[1973] Enter The Dragon

[Mave]

Enter The Dragon

Ratings and links

IMDB: 7.6/10
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070034/

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (Critic Reviews): 88/100
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enter_the_dragon

Information and details

Genre: Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Action
Runtime: 1h42m

Director: Robert Clouse
Notable cast members: Bruce Lee

Plot summary: A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.


Trailer

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[Mave]

My review

This was my first time watching a Bruce Lee movie.. ever.
I thoroughly enjoyed many Jackie Chan movies in the past. In comparison, this movie was lacking everywhere.
I get that it's the first Hollywood take on making a Kung Fu film. I even read somewhere they were trying to create a new franchise to compete with James Bond. Knowing this makes the movie even less likeable.
Perhaps at the time, Hollywood, America, or even the rest of the world apart from Asia, were not really ready for a "real" Kung-Fu movie.
The other two "main" characters also felt really forced and weird.
For me it was all a big underwhelm.

5/10