Directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee
Produced by
Raymond Chow
Starring
Nora Miao
Paul Wei
Huang Chung-hsin
Tony Liu
Unicorn Chan
Chuck Norris
Malisa Longo
Robert Wall
Hwang In-shik
Jon T. Benn
Cinematography by Tadashi Nishimoto
Edited by Peter Cheung
Music by Joseph Koo
Distributed by Golden Harvest
Release date (Australia): October 1974
Synopsis
Tang Lung visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.
Review
The Way of the Dragon. Hmmm. Not exactly his most popular, but definetly MY FAVOURITE!
First of all, you can see this film was supposed to be a comedy. Tan Lung asks to use the bathroom in all the first 3 scenes in the movie after he is asked 'anything you'd like?' and I have no idea why but that is too funny to me.Secondly, the casting choice is amazing. All the young boys in the movie play restaurant workers who practice karate. Their line delivery and everything they say feels realistic and natural. This movie is all Lee. He produced it, wrote it, directed & starred in it all perfectly. His character is brave & heroic and that's why he is my favourite in this movie. Thirdly, the action in the movie is like no other. Forget Enter the Dragon, this is way better then this. This movie was the second to have Lee use nunchucks and he does it perfectly in this movie. The fight scenes are clearly choreographed, especially the one with Chuck Norris. Crazy how a man with only 3 words to say and a LOT of chest hair can be intimidating. Lee vs Norris was basically the 1970s alternative to Jackie vs. Urquidez in "Wheels on Meals", except this is less better. But we aren't talking about Wheels on Meals, we're reviewing Way of The Dragon! This film is the best Bruce Lee film I've watched. It might not be THAT realistic, but it ends goodly and doesn't disappoint.
If you have the time or the money, watch this movie ASAP!!
Edit February 2: while enter the Dragon is better, this comes in a close second
Rating: 10/10
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