Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee


Starring:Leo Fong, Bruce Lee, Joe Lewis (II), Chaplin Chang, Jon T. Benn, Peter Wu (II), Don Langford, Sheun-Leung Wong, Bruce Li, Betty Ting Pei, Brandon Lee, George Lazenby
Director: Toby Russell
Studio: Videoasia
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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On the 30th Anniversary of the untimely death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, VideoAsia is proud to release for the first time in the U.S. a collection of documentaries and films starring the great Bruce Lee and his imitators. There have been many theories and rumors about the untimely death of superstar Bruce Lee. Now the truth can be told. Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued. First hand accounts by the people who were there. Exclusive footage of Bruce Lee not seen anywhere!
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I should give it a 3/5, but video asia didn't screw up this dvd near as bad as the others in the collection.
  • Good but could have been better
  • KUNG FU ACTION!!!!!!
  • Excellent documentary!!
  • Top Bruce Lee Film
 Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Starring: Leo Fong , Jon T. Benn , Peter Wu (II) , Don Langford , and Bruce Lee
Director: Toby Russell
Manufacturer: Videoasia
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00009IB4M
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Description

On the 30th Anniversary of the untimely death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, VideoAsia is proud to release for the first time in the U.S. a collection of documentaries and films starring the great Bruce Lee and his imitators. There have been many theories and rumors about the untimely death of superstar Bruce Lee. Now the truth can be told. Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued. First hand accounts by the people who were there. Exclusive footage of Bruce Lee not seen anywhere!

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars I should give it a 3/5, but video asia didn't screw up this dvd near as bad as the others in the collection. .......2006-07-22

Now the last reviewer may not have been a bruce lee fan, but I am. I found this documentary absolutely fascinating. Is is not spectacular, but very well done.

The documantary itself is truly one of the better investigation movies about his death.

And the commentary is very good. Though terrible audio quality, still worth listening too a couple of times. The doctor that first looked at Bruce, Dr. Don Langford was in like half of the documentary and then is on about 30 minutes of the commentary! It is so insightful that I have alreadsy listened to it twice. It is very interesting.

Now the audio is fine on the movie itself, but like I said is just really bad on the commentary. Still, worth turning up the volume and checking this out if you are a Bruce Lee fan.

2 out of 5 stars Good but could have been better.......2005-04-21

This is not for real Bruce Lee fans as we have all seen the childhood footages, imitators, and movie documentaries many times. The so called "never before seen footages" can also be seen in other Bruce Lee documentaries and demonstration tapes. What is most upsetting is the use of Bruce bio movie clips when talking about Bruce's movies. Why weren't actual Bruce Lee movie clips used to better describe his movies and martial arts ability. The only part that were worth paying for are the interviews and demonstrations.

5 out of 5 stars KUNG FU ACTION!!!!!!.......2003-09-03

At long last, Death by Misadventure gets a U.S. DVD release! Starring Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee! Check out the other Bruce Lee movies in the collection:
FIST OF UNICORN (1972)
BRUCE LEE - TRUE STORY (1976)
YOUNG BRUCE LEE: THE LITTLE DRAGON (1982)

5 out of 5 stars Excellent documentary!!.......2003-08-12

Wow!Finally,a no holds barred account of how Bruce Lee REALLY died!
The documentary is the best I've seen to date,and the rare footage is amazing.Bruce as Jerry Lewis and James Dean is priceless(clips from his childhood films).Some awesome demos by Bruce and lots of photos.
Bonus materials are plentiful.Loads of extra and extended interviews,and a killer audio commentary.
Very good work on the whole.

5 out of 5 stars Top Bruce Lee Film.......2003-08-09

This is hands down the BEST piece ever done on Bruce Lee.Ever.
George Tan and Toby Russell do a magnificent job of explaining the true nature of Bruce Lee's death one step at a time.

Aside from this,rare and unseen footage of Bruce is all over this film:childhood films(all unseen),kung fu forms,demonstrations(Hong Kong television), and candid film of Bruce make this the rarest footage ever put since Warrior's Journey.
The bonus materials are amazing-
interviews with George Lazenby,Charles Lowe and Bruce and Betty Ting Pei's doctors are here.Each runs 15-20 minutes.Also Ted Wong,Bruce student gives a demo and talk about Bruce.
Audio commentary is with George Tan and co-writer Davis Miller. Then Miller has a phone conversation with Bruce's doctor. Great stuff.
Buy this DVD at all costs if you are into Bruce Lee.
Also check out Fist of Unicorn and The Young Bruce Lee.

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