Return of the Dragon
by Bruce Lee
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Actor: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Chung-Hsin Huang, Nora Miao, Ping-Ao WeiDirector: Bruce Lee
Producer: Bruce Lee
Writer: Bruce Lee
Cinematographer: Tadashi Nishimoto
Editor: Yao Chung Chang
Producer: Raymond Chow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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DVD Review: Here's the info on which DVD version to buy of this film !
Summary: 4 Stars
After the phenomenal success of Bruce Lee's first two martial arts films ( "The Big Boss" & "Fist Of Fury" ), Bruce broke free of the past fiery relationship with director Lo Wei, and formed Concord Productions to handle the next step in his skyrocketing film career. The influx of funds from the success of Bruce Lee's two preceding movies, allowed Bruce to budget for more exotic locations (Rome, Italy), more accomplished oppenents ( hapkido expert Ing-Sik Whang, karate champion Bob Wall, and seven times US karate champion Chuck Norris) and an overall better production quality.
Bruce Lee wrote, directed and starred in "Way Of The Dragon", and the plot line does not drift too far away from his first success ("The Big Boss"), as Lee once again plays a seemingly, simply country boy (Tang Lung) who travels to Rome, Italy to work in a relatives restaurant. Upon arrival, his cousins all assume Tang Lung to be a rather meek & naive character, until gangsters visit the restaurant to try to extort money from the Chinese owners. All parties head out into the back alley, and after a couple of his relatives are floored, Bruce hands out a punishing demonstration in chinese kung fu ( "...dragon whips his tail..." ) and throttles several of his bigger Anglo opponents much to the amazed delight of Nora Miao. The demoralised gangsters limp back to their boss, detailing about their shock loss, and the stakes are raised higher as the criminals try to take Bruce out of the picture using guns and hitmen. Their repeated attempts fail, and the thugs are forced to recruit three outsiders, all lethal fighters ( Ing-Sik Whang, Bob Wall & Chuck Norris ) to kill the unstoppable Tang Lung (Lee). The film, is of course famous for the incredible showdown between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris at the Colisseum in Rome, as the two modern "gladiators" fight to the death in a well choregraphed fight sequence....with a small kitten the only witness to the action.
"Return Of The Dragon" aka "Way of The Dragon" was another solid box office success for Bruce Lee in Asia, and further cemented his position as the number one actor in Hong Kong. Regrettably, only a year later, Lee would be dead and the world shocked by the premature death of such a rising star. Now concerning the DVD versions of this film, several people have commented on this site about the DVD version available on Amazon.com (Region 1 release by CBS/FOX with red tinted cover) detailing how it is missing various footage, only in Dolby 2.0 mono and other issues.
However all is not lost, so log onto the Amazon site in the UK, you will find the Hong Kong Legends Special Collectors Edition of "Way Of The Dragon", that (in my opinion) is the best presentation of this movie available on DVD to date. Hold your breath....here's all the great stuff included : a digitally remastered 2:35.1 Anamorphic widescreen UNCUT presentation (superb picture), plus Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio for both the dubbed English soundtrack and the original Cantonese soundtrack. ( Just wait till you hear the kicks and punches in the Colisseum fight recreated in Dolby 5.1 !!! ). In addition, there is an insightful feature length audio commentary by martial arts fanatic Bey Logan & actor Jon Benn, plus several excellent photo galleries, plus original HK & UK theatrical trailers, plus interviews with Andre Morgan, Anders Nielsen & Jon Benn ! The DVD is Region 2, so you will need a multi-zone DVD player ( You do have one don't you ? ). Furthermore, there is another Region 2 twin disc Hong Kong Legends Platinum Edition of "Way Of The Dragon" (same high quality image and audio) plus, with interviews with Bob Wall, Ing-Sik Whang, Robert Lee and Pat Johnson. The 2nd disc is split into four menu areas : Interview Gallery, Promotional Archive, Information Archive and the Hong Kong Collection....each area is loaded with sensational interviews and biographical material that is both rare and of great interest to Bruce Lee fans. If you are a fan, then both these offerings are well worth having !
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