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It hurts to say it, but . . .
. . . this is Bruce Lee's best film. Look, I hear the groans already, but consider the competition. Having watched all his films in order just recently, I was reminded how clunky and slow "Enter the Dragon" was. Apparently, there came a point in Bruce's approach to fight scenes where he would barely receive a punch, and instead just utterly dominate the opponent, no ebb and flow -- like his ultra brisk, almost anti-climactic demolition of Bob Wall in ETD.

Now, we all know "Game of Death" simply exists to use The Footage. And the 20-ish minutes of The Footage does appear at the end, and it's a very stylish, having-fun Bruce Lee -- not the sullen, monotone Bruce of ETD. The makers of the film went with a "Bruce double" for the rest of the film, often in shadow, wearing HUGE sunglasses, keeping his face turned away, etc. Every now and again, a snippet of actual Bruce gets edited in from an earlier movie, say, upon his walking into a room, or for a reaction shot. And some of these cut-away bits are pretty awkward -- few of them flow smoothly.

But having said all that, this film -- as a kung-fu film about a star named Billy Lo trying to break away from the syndicate -- is way, way above the average for this genre. For the trio of syndicate heavies, we get Mel Novak, Hugh O'Brian and Dean Jagger -- and these guys are FAR more compelling actors than you usually get for this type of flick. Some of the exchanges, with Dean Jagger especially, are deliciously sinister. The guy (actually, there may be two of them) playing the "Bruce double," while not looking a whole lot like Bruce (hence the sunglasses) and not exactly a riveting screen presence, has the fluidity of Bruce's kicks down pat -- which is no doubt why they hired him. Moreover, some of the fight scenes end with him getting beaten down and out, an effective dramatic element which the real Bruce had seemingly discarded. The real Bruce was doing movies which were becoming more and more of an "I-am-indestructible" exercise, only offering his steady obliteration of everyone else, even against noteworthy foes. But because we're dealing with a stand-in of sorts, HE can be beat down to a pulp. This at least lends a bit of dramatic flux.

And, of course, this film has The Footage, arguably Bruce's best work, and edited together pretty well from whatever they had on hand. BUT -- before we get to The Footage, the "Bruce double" has an absolutely fantastic fight with Bob Wall -- after Bob Wall has just gotten done having a very cool fight scene with Sammo Hung for "The Martial Arts Championship of the World," complete with a stadium of screaming fans! How much campy-goodness is THAT?! People who are simply bothered by the way the studio glommed onto The Footage in order to make a profitable flick are totally overlooking the much-better-than-average elements going on. The soundtrack is beyond classic -- the triumphant yet haunting horns announcing the titles somehow mesh so strongly with the realization of Bruce's untimely death -- it becomes the perfect music for his passing, as well as for the movie itself. And lest I forget, this DVD transfer is really crystal clear -- even some of the jarring "real Bruce" cutaways are made to almost work by the fact that the DVD looks so good.

Yeah, this film really needs to be cut some slack. If people are going to call the 70's-clunky "Enter the Dragon" a timeless classic, then this one deserves much more recognition. Robert Clouse directed this one (1978) between "Enter the Dragon" (1973) and "The Big Brawl" (1980) -- so the timeline pedigree is solid as well.

A CLASSIC MOVIE THAT OFFERS A FINAL GLIMPSE OF A TRUE MASTER
IN THE LAST MOVIE OF BRUCE LEE'S LIFE, A RISING MARTIAL ARTS STAR NAMED BILLY LO GETS HARASSED BY THE MAFIA. BUT, WHEN THEY VICIOUSLY SHOOT HIM, HE FAKES HIS DEATH AND GOES ON A MISSION FOR REVENGE. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE REAL BRUCE LEE DIED HALFWAY THROUGH THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. BUT SIX YEARS LATER, ROBERT CLOUSE GATHERED UP ALL THE SURVIVING CAST MEMBERS AND WITH THE USE OF DOUBLES FILLING IN FOR LEE, THIS MOVIE WAS COMPLETED. A VERY GOOD MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE WITH SOME LEGENDARY FIGHTS. THE FIGHT BETWEEN BRUCE LEE AND KAREEM ABDUL JABAR IS A MUST SEE. FOOTAGE FROM BRUCE LEE'S ACTUAL FUNERAL WAS USED FOR ONE SCENE IN THIS MOVIE. NONETHLESS, BRUCE LEE FANS SHOULD ENJOY THIS FINAL LOOK AT A TRUE MASTER OF THE MARTIAL ARTS.

DO NOT BUY THIS FILM (READ THIS)
This film is an insult to everything Bruce Lee was. And they didn't even use all of the available fight footage. Instead, pick up "Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey". It contains all of the original fight footage Bruce shot, along with a VERY in depth documentary covering his whole life. If you are a Bruce Lee or kung fu fan, that dvd is a must-have. Not this one.

"Game Of Death" Review
While billed as the "final film of Bruce Lee", it is important to note that this movie just splices footage from other Lee films in with both shots of a Lee double and the only actual material that Bruce recorded for the film, which clocks in at just over 20 minutes. The way that the filmmakers try to pass off a poor double as the real Bruce reminds one of the infamous Bela Lugosi "Plan 9 From Outer Space" curtain call. While the first hour or so of the movie is laughably bad, one of the big anti-climatic fights involving Bruce and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is worth every dime you put in. The jaw-dropping battle uses well-placed fight choreography as opposed to today's fancy camera tricks to make for one of the best martial arts fight routines captured on film. For those who want to know, the plot of the film surrounds a martial arts film star who fakes his death and returns to seek revenge on the mob. In a twisted sense of irony, Bruce's character is shot on a movie set with a gun that is filled with real bullets instead of blanks, the very same accident that would claim his son, Brandon, on the set of "The Crow", nearly twenty years later.

Game of Excellence
Oh, this is a great one. This is the one in which Bruce Lee fights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Oh man, that part is great. The whole movie is good, I think. And so is the music they play during the fighting.

There's this one cool part where Lee fights a motorcycle gang in a warehouse, and he hits a guy in the face with his bike! The end is excellent. Lee goes to this place and fights five martial arts masters in a row.

Also, in this movie, Lee uses nun chucks for at least ten minutes. It's so great. Lee died while shooting this movie, and most of it is a body double, but it's still very entertaining. His noises are great and so is his technique. No martial artist today can compare to Lee.

Watch out, though. After seeing this movie, I had a strong urge to fight people, and I did not control it. I went out and gave my neighbors a beating. They were doing some lawn work, so I hit one with a rake and used him to impale his son. ... Read more

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Bruce Lee wrote and directed Return of the Dragon, his third film, a mix of hard-edged kung fu and goofy humor. Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case Italy, where his restaurant-owning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate. Their strong-arm tactics have driven customers away and now threaten the family, but Lee refuses to buckle under their pressure and takes them on in a series of impressive confrontations. The film ends with a memorable showdown with world-champion karate artist Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum (though much of it is staged in a rather cheap studio set), a brutal, almost inhuman battle that revels in the intense punishment taken by the combatants. Norris is one of Lee's best opponents and a marvelous physical contrast: brawny and hairy, using power and blunt karate moves while lean, wiry Lee counters with speed, gymnastic prowess, and balletic grace. The mix of comedy and kung fu comes off as camp at times, but that's hardly the reason to see the film. When Lee gets into action, whether he's taking on a gang of knife-wielding thugs or dueling Norris to the death, he becomes the total focus. Originally titled The Way of the Dragon, this film was renamed in the wake of Enter the Dragon to cash in on that movie's popularity. --Sean Axmaker ... Read more

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Bruce Lee's best
This is perhaps the best martial arts (from a basic, pure karate perspective) movie, from the man who had started the whole martial arts revolution on screen and made it a household name. There are probably many martial artists who are, and were better than Bruce Lee, but no one compares to him when it comes to understanding the arts and how to project it on screen. His sense of choreographing fight scenes is still unmatched in the world of cinematic martial arts. This is the one simple reason what makes 'Return of the Dragon' the best of Lee's movies. The climatic battle scene with Chuck Norris remains the best-choreographed karate demonstration on screen, so far. He was perhaps the only true movie martial artist who could take of his shirt and have the male audience want a body like him. Like, 'Enter the Dragon', this movie didn't have a host of big-name martial arts stars like Jim Kelly, Yang Ze, and others. It had a relatively unknown Chuck Norris (to the rest of the world) after his reign as a seven-time US Karate champion, but the movie did make Norris a household name. Return of the Dragon remains Lee at his best, without all the glamor and high budget extravaganza of Enter the Dragon. If you like Bruce Lee, and martial arts, the buck stops here.

One of the all-time great bad guy vs good buy battle scenes.
[Note: The UK DVD version from Hong Kong Legends has (1)The best DVD quality. (2)The best DVD extras. (3)The proper TITLES for Bruce Lee films (The US titles are very muddled around).]

Much of the cast from Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection US title) are back in this Italian mobster / martial arts flick. The story is quite simply a case of the Italian mob trying to get the daughter of a recently deceased restaurant owner to sell the property over with little success and so they turn to violently disrupting the restaurant's clients and employees. Bruce Lee arrives from Hong Kong to solve the problem which allows for various set pieces involving lots of fist and foot action.

Way of the Dragon (or Return of the Dragon US title) isn't a patch on Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection US title) in terms of story or Bruce Lee kicking bad guys around the place but it does bolster some fine moments all the same including a very good final showdown with Chuck Norris in which both martial artists flex their wares before going at one on one.

Although Bruce Lee has improved on his technique since the latter films this may disappoint those who where expecting more action than what was in Fist of Fury. The nunchaku scene is certainly less graphic or intense than the one in the Fist of Fury but at least he has two of them this time! There is also a very good scene involving a test bag kick which sends the bag holder flying and an okay kick-about on some wastelands but the end fight between Lee and Norris is really what this movie is about and this is probably the only reason why you should want to watch this. So get this movie to see one of the great Bruce Lee one on one battles, but choose Fist of Fury if you want to see Bruce Lee scrapping virtually non-stop.

Fast hands just as fast feet
This is the first bruce lee movie i ever owned or saw and I was pleasently surprised with it, as a matter of fact it sent me spining into the world of martial arts and kung fu movies. But all the Bruce Lee collection is equally good except Game of Death because he isnt in the whole movie because he died while filming. Bruce is so fast with his feet its no wonder he is amazing on screen i love this movie and the collection and you should check them out. The dubing isnt too bad but not great.

The chuck noris and bruce lee fight is a pretty good end fight sceen too.

The Classic Return of the Dragon with Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee wrote, directed and stars in this masterpiece.. The original title was Way of the Dragon, but after the tremendous success of Enter The Dragon (1973), the title was renamed "Return of the Dragon." Lee is a country boy going to Italy help a family friend whose Chinese restaurant is being bullied by local gangsters.

The movie is nothing short of brilliant and it has several themes to it, and yes I'll explain everyone of them.

Bruce Lee in all his films managed to maintain a family element in his films. He is either fighting alongside family members against crooked politicians or Chinese gangs. In short, he comes to his family's defense when they need him.

Also unlike most Hollywood directors who use people for a film and throw them away, Lee always wanted to include his friends in his films (Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Nora Miao and others).

The costar of this film, Nora Miao was in The Chinese Connection and Fists of Fury. She is a pretty decent actress in those films.

So Bruce comes in to help his family from these thugs threating their humble establishment and he beats the hell out of them. LOL

I remember the first time as a kid I saw Bruce Lee's movie in the U.S. not only were they good ,but soon after many Asian stars (Jet Li, Chow Yung Fat, Jackie Chan) saw there was a market for martial arts action and gave their best efforts to live up to the same high quality Bruce Lee had in his movies.

On top of that, the whole Martial Arts movement have inspired many people to take self defense karate courses and martial arts training. A kick can do much more damage than a fist sometimes.

Anyhow, soon the head crime boss (Robert Wall who is the godfather of Freddie Prince Jr.) enlist the help of a famous US martial artist named Colt (Chuck Norris) to eliminate Bruce.

The action scenes are incredible. To see Bruce go into his routine and execute his moves to perfection is inspiring.

Especially the fight with Chuck Norris, before fights him he goes into a mind boggling array of stretch exercises that were soon copied by bogus Bruce Lee imitators including Chuck Norris.

Without giving too much away, the film is jam-packed with flying fists, kicks and humor.

In one scene for example, an Italian thug tries to use Bruce Lee's nunchucks against him and ends up hurting himself!!!

The movie is a great buy for any action fan, and if you're a Bruce Lee fan, you should have this in you're collection.

More info about the movie:

On Amazon.com, the movie has gotten great feedback from it's viewers, including Leonard Maltin.

Chuck Norris was a student of Bruce Lee's martial arts school along with James Coburn, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and others.

Raymond Chow produced this film but it was Lee who wrote ,directed and starred in it.

Raymond Chow has executively produced other great martial arts films like "Police Story" by Jackie Chan and the Bruce Lee movies "Fists of Fury" , "Chinese Connection" and "Enter the Dragon."

Lueng Chuan!! --DRAGON FIST---
This in my opinion is the best "movie" that Bruce Lee starred in. Not only did he star in it, but wrote it, and directed it also. This is Bruce's work, and in my opinion his best work. The fighting was great, Bruce's charisma was great, the characters were great, the story, the comedy, the final showdown with Chuck Norris...Everything..!! It is just a great film and showcases how talented Bruce was, not only in martial arts, but as a writer, director, and actor. A definate MUST SEE for all Bruce Lee fans!! ... Read more

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It hurts to say it, but . . .
. . . this is Bruce Lee's best film. Look, I hear the groans already, but consider the competition. Having watched all his films in order just recently, I was reminded how clunky and slow "Enter the Dragon" was. Apparently, there came a point in Bruce's approach to fight scenes where he would barely receive a punch, and instead just utterly dominate the opponent, no ebb and flow -- like his ultra brisk, almost anti-climactic demolition of Bob Wall in ETD.

Now, we all know "Game of Death" simply exists to use The Footage. And the 20-ish minutes of The Footage does appear at the end, and it's a very stylish, having-fun Bruce Lee -- not the sullen, monotone Bruce of ETD. The makers of the film went with a "Bruce double" for the rest of the film, often in shadow, wearing HUGE sunglasses, keeping his face turned away, etc. Every now and again, a snippet of actual Bruce gets edited in from an earlier movie, say, upon his walking into a room, or for a reaction shot. And some of these cut-away bits are pretty awkward -- few of them flow smoothly.

But having said all that, this film -- as a kung-fu film about a star named Billy Lo trying to break away from the syndicate -- is way, way above the average for this genre. For the trio of syndicate heavies, we get Mel Novak, Hugh O'Brian and Dean Jagger -- and these guys are FAR more compelling actors than you usually get for this type of flick. Some of the exchanges, with Dean Jagger especially, are deliciously sinister. The guy (actually, there may be two of them) playing the "Bruce double," while not looking a whole lot like Bruce (hence the sunglasses) and not exactly a riveting screen presence, has the fluidity of Bruce's kicks down pat -- which is no doubt why they hired him. Moreover, some of the fight scenes end with him getting beaten down and out, an effective dramatic element which the real Bruce had seemingly discarded. The real Bruce was doing movies which were becoming more and more of an "I-am-indestructible" exercise, only offering his steady obliteration of everyone else, even against noteworthy foes. But because we're dealing with a stand-in of sorts, HE can be beat down to a pulp. This at least lends a bit of dramatic flux.

And, of course, this film has The Footage, arguably Bruce's best work, and edited together pretty well from whatever they had on hand. BUT -- before we get to The Footage, the "Bruce double" has an absolutely fantastic fight with Bob Wall -- after Bob Wall has just gotten done having a very cool fight scene with Sammo Hung for "The Martial Arts Championship of the World," complete with a stadium of screaming fans! How much campy-goodness is THAT?! People who are simply bothered by the way the studio glommed onto The Footage in order to make a profitable flick are totally overlooking the much-better-than-average elements going on. The soundtrack is beyond classic -- the triumphant yet haunting horns announcing the titles somehow mesh so strongly with the realization of Bruce's untimely death -- it becomes the perfect music for his passing, as well as for the movie itself. And lest I forget, this DVD transfer is really crystal clear -- even some of the jarring "real Bruce" cutaways are made to almost work by the fact that the DVD looks so good.

Yeah, this film really needs to be cut some slack. If people are going to call the 70's-clunky "Enter the Dragon" a timeless classic, then this one deserves much more recognition. Robert Clouse directed this one (1978) between "Enter the Dragon" (1973) and "The Big Brawl" (1980) -- so the timeline pedigree is solid as well.

A CLASSIC MOVIE THAT OFFERS A FINAL GLIMPSE OF A TRUE MASTER
IN THE LAST MOVIE OF BRUCE LEE'S LIFE, A RISING MARTIAL ARTS STAR NAMED BILLY LO GETS HARASSED BY THE MAFIA. BUT, WHEN THEY VICIOUSLY SHOOT HIM, HE FAKES HIS DEATH AND GOES ON A MISSION FOR REVENGE. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE REAL BRUCE LEE DIED HALFWAY THROUGH THE MAKING OF THIS FILM. BUT SIX YEARS LATER, ROBERT CLOUSE GATHERED UP ALL THE SURVIVING CAST MEMBERS AND WITH THE USE OF DOUBLES FILLING IN FOR LEE, THIS MOVIE WAS COMPLETED. A VERY GOOD MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE WITH SOME LEGENDARY FIGHTS. THE FIGHT BETWEEN BRUCE LEE AND KAREEM ABDUL JABAR IS A MUST SEE. FOOTAGE FROM BRUCE LEE'S ACTUAL FUNERAL WAS USED FOR ONE SCENE IN THIS MOVIE. NONETHLESS, BRUCE LEE FANS SHOULD ENJOY THIS FINAL LOOK AT A TRUE MASTER OF THE MARTIAL ARTS.

DO NOT BUY THIS FILM (READ THIS)
This film is an insult to everything Bruce Lee was. And they didn't even use all of the available fight footage. Instead, pick up "Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey". It contains all of the original fight footage Bruce shot, along with a VERY in depth documentary covering his whole life. If you are a Bruce Lee or kung fu fan, that dvd is a must-have. Not this one.

"Game Of Death" Review
While billed as the "final film of Bruce Lee", it is important to note that this movie just splices footage from other Lee films in with both shots of a Lee double and the only actual material that Bruce recorded for the film, which clocks in at just over 20 minutes. The way that the filmmakers try to pass off a poor double as the real Bruce reminds one of the infamous Bela Lugosi "Plan 9 From Outer Space" curtain call. While the first hour or so of the movie is laughably bad, one of the big anti-climatic fights involving Bruce and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is worth every dime you put in. The jaw-dropping battle uses well-placed fight choreography as opposed to today's fancy camera tricks to make for one of the best martial arts fight routines captured on film. For those who want to know, the plot of the film surrounds a martial arts film star who fakes his death and returns to seek revenge on the mob. In a twisted sense of irony, Bruce's character is shot on a movie set with a gun that is filled with real bullets instead of blanks, the very same accident that would claim his son, Brandon, on the set of "The Crow", nearly twenty years later.

Game of Excellence
Oh, this is a great one. This is the one in which Bruce Lee fights Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Oh man, that part is great. The whole movie is good, I think. And so is the music they play during the fighting.

There's this one cool part where Lee fights a motorcycle gang in a warehouse, and he hits a guy in the face with his bike! The end is excellent. Lee goes to this place and fights five martial arts masters in a row.

Also, in this movie, Lee uses nun chucks for at least ten minutes. It's so great. Lee died while shooting this movie, and most of it is a body double, but it's still very entertaining. His noises are great and so is his technique. No martial artist today can compare to Lee.

Watch out, though. After seeing this movie, I had a strong urge to fight people, and I did not control it. I went out and gave my neighbors a beating. They were doing some lawn work, so I hit one with a rake and used him to impale his son. ... Read more

Description

Bruce Lee was an enigmatic, legendary figure at the time of his death in 1973. His popularity has never waned and this 2001 documentary on the black belt movie star attempts to explain some of his magnetic appeal. Included in this biographical film is footage of The Game of Death, the film that Lee was involved in at the time of his death. Pieced together by Lee aficionado John Little, the film's finale is a flurry of images of the master in action for over 30 minutes. ... Read more

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"Be Water, My friend".
Part documentary, part movie, all fun. This film takes a good look at Bruce Lee's life and philosophy. From facing prejudices in Hollywood, to his rise to stardom in Hong Kong and eventually the US, to his untimely death in 1973. Bruce Lee's life was that of phenomenal. This film features rare TV and audio interviews of Bruce, Bruce Lee's home movies and interviews with many of Bruce Lee's friends and family. This film also offers the chance to see the complete 41 minutes footage shot for The Game of Death, Lee's final unfinished film, which have long been considered lost forever. This is the Bruce Lee the world has never seen, until now.

"Be formless, shapeless, like water. When you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. When you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend" - Bruce Lee.

Game of Death is Finaly Released!!!
John Little, one of the most dedicated and prolific Bruce Lee historians has made good by restoring the original Game of Death footage for all of us to see. Little does not try to create a movie out of existing footage, but instead, tells the story of Bruce's martial philosophy as well as his script and ideas for "Game of Death."

The last 40 minutes is peer uninterrupted Bruce. How I wish this footage had been kept in the 1978 release. There are tons of material here and one sees more of Bruce's wit and of course, his vision in the fight scenes.

Little keeps the fight scenes with the non-Bruce Lee fights as well. This makes the film more enjoyable as the viewer gets a deep sense at what Bruce Lee was after.

While the first half is standard Biography fare, the last 40 minutes is pure outstanding martial arts mania. A must for every Bruce Lee fan!

This documentary made me a Bruce Lee fan.
After having watched one documentary, all I knew of Bruce Lee was that, through his unbreakable will, he proved to the american film industry that a non-American can be accepted by a western audience, and that he created his own "style" of fighting: jeet kune do.
When I first inserted A Warrior's Journey in the DVD player, I wasn't much excited. But, as I passed through the bits of Bruce's first interview, my curiosity was awakened. After some interesting biographical information, commentaries by family and friends and the pleasure of seeing the master displaying his physical skills, I arrived at carefully selected scenes from T.V. series he played in and parts of another interview. In these few minutes is summarized the truth found by Bruce Lee. The truth about martial arts known as Jeet Kune Do: human beings cannot know the truth (their own accomplishment, attain perfection) if they follow definite rules prescribed by a system. Why? Because life is dynamic, in constant change, it is flowing water. Therefore, it is logical to say that a limited and definite set of rules are not an answer to reach the truth. No system or book can contain the limitless situations that human beings can encounter in a lifetime.
Men and women must use their intelligence, will, flexibility of mind, sense of creativity and ability to learn in order to successfully jump over the obstacles of life.
Finally, I witnessed this truth taking shape in The Game of Death 's footage as Bruce intended it to be shown accompanied by Wayne Hawkins' inspired score. A true masterpiece.
(a non-dubbed one compared to the footage found in the 30th anniversary box set).
I believe that this documentary is, so far, the best expression of Bruce's message to the world.

This documentary made me a Bruce Lee fan
After having watched one documentary, all I knew of Bruce Lee was that, through his unbreakable will, he proved to the american film industry that a non-American can be accepted by a western audience, and that he created his own "style" of fighting: jeet kune do.
I wasn't much interested when I inserted the DVD A Warrior's Journey in the DVD player, but, as I passed through the bits of Bruce's first interview, my curiosity was awakened. After some very interesting biographical information, commentaries by family and friends and the pleasure of seeing the master displaying his physical skills; I arrived at carefully selected scenes from a T.V. series that he played in and parts of another interview. In these few minutes is summarized the truth found by Bruce Lee. The truth about martial arts known as Jeet Kune Do: human beings cannot know the truth (their own accomplishment, attain perfection) if they follow definite rules prescribed by a system. Why? Because life is dynamic, in constant change, it is flowing water. Therefore, it is logical to say that a limited and definite set of rules are not an answer to reach the truth. No system or book can contain the limitless situations that human beings can encounter in a lifetime.
Finally, I witnessed this truth taking shape in The Game of Death's footage as Bruce intended it to be shown accompanied by Wayne Hawkins' inspired score. A true masterpiece.
(and a non-dubbed one, compared to the footage found in the 60th anniversary box set).
I believe that this documentary is, so far, the best expression of Bruce's message to the world.

An Amazing Treat
I got this DVD with a bit of scepticism expecting for it to be little scraps of junk that they put together of Bruce Lee to make more money from his name and legacy. I watched it and 15 minutes into it I started to realize that I was enjoying peering yet more deeply into this fascinating artist/teacher. The compilers of this DVD did an amazing and I really do mean an amazing job putting this together. This was nothing less than a labor of love because it was a lot of work to put something like this together. They actually tracked down about 30 minutes of lost footage from Game of Death edited it, put voice overs over it, cleaned it up and showed us Bruce Lee's notes for the his actual version of Game of Death, not the piece of junk that has been floating around with that title for the last 30 years. If you are a fan, I promise you that you are in for a treat.
Not only was it fascinating to get to see the lost Game of Death footage but the DVD is also a biographical documentary that was extremely well done. They really focused a lot on painting a picture of Bruce Lee as a deep artist/philospher not just showing us this 'butt kicking' chinese guy who made action films. This documentary really did a great job of showing the depth and integrety he had for the spiritual part of the martial arts and how he wanted to express himself as a teacher who was on the path to spiritual enlightenment through his art and the inner expression of it.
I am an artist type who is very deeply into eastern philosophy, my friends are always surprised when I tell them that I love Bruce Lee's work, they find it out of character for me since I am not even a martial artist and am not the type to be into action films. They unfortunately associate him as just this chinese action hero. Only the fans know how deep he was into the spiritual side of it all. How he was so deeply in tune with the Truth that he challenged the whole martial arts community for the dogmas and eventually even left behind the idea of styles to just learning to awaken to the inner expression of what Kung-Fu really is about---training the intuitive part of you to learn to react to the moment without any set ideas, no form as form. This DVD captured the essence of that part of Bruce---Bruce Lee the artist.
If that wasen't enough, it also includes very rare footage of Bruce Lee, interviews, quotes and interviews even his wife at the time Linda. This is in my opinion, by far, the very best, most sophisticated documentary ever done of Bruce Lee. ... Read more