Do you enjoy old Kung Fu films?

[Apositive]

Remember Kung Fu theater on USA Network back in the 80s.? Are you a genre fan? What's your favorite title? I recently saw The 36th Chamber of Shaolin at a revival theater in Hollywood.

[Mikey]

I don't remember titles but I used to watch them every weekend.

My fav was the one where Bruce Lee going up the different levels of the building fighting people (forgot the title)

[Grimjohn]

I don't remember titles but I used to watch them every weekend.

My fav was the one where Bruce Lee going up the different levels of the building fighting people (forgot the title)

Game of Death, yes that was a good one.

Kung Fu movie week was always my favorite as a kid. Enter the Dragon will always be my absolute favorite.

[CrimsonGhost]

I like Fist of The White Lotus and Mr. Vampire... and I'll watch pretty much anything with Gordon Liu or the Shaw Brothers logo.

[Iron Mego]

A local station should two every Saturday, it was also called Kung Fu Theatre. I loved them. Saw some of Jackie Chan's earliest movies on there, before I even knew who he was. Prior to that it had been horror movies (mostly Hammer and Universal) which I also loved.

[Hector]

Game of death has good parts, obviously the ones with Bruce Lee. But he died during filming, the movie is unfurnished...the scenes with the double are laughable...I cannot in good conscious list Game of Death as my favorite.

I really love Enter the Dragon...his biggest and most epic film...the one who made him a true worldwide superstar outside China.

My favorite stand alone Bruce Lee fight is against Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon (aka Return of the Dragon)...that climatic fight was one for the ages, truly awesome.

[Hector]

As a kid...I think my favorite was Master of the Flying Guillotine, must've seen it like at least 20 times, lol.

It's prequel, One Armed Boxer...is pretty good too.

Five Fingers of Death, another good one.

Jackie Chan's Drunken Master is a classic...

[Hector]

I also love the Japanese samurai flicks. Aside from the serious Akira Kurosawa films...I also dig the more fantastical ones like Lone Wolf and Cub...those are awesome...

[EmergencyIan]

^ Hector, for a long time most of the footage that Bruce Lee filmed for the game of death was lost. Around a decade or so ago, it was found (accidentally, I believe). I have a Special Edition of "Enter The Dragon" that also includes all of the "Game of Death" footage shoot by Bruce. It's well put together. Also, it may, now, be available through other releases...I'm not sure. If you haven't already seen it, it's worth seeing.

- Ian

[Hector]

Wow...really????????

I'd love to check it out...

Links to where I might see that...or where could I buy a DVD?

[EmergencyIan]

Other than Bruce Lee movies, I haven't watched any Kung-Fu movies in a very long time. The last time I watched them was when the USA Network aired Kung-Fu Theater in the 1980's and I loved that. If I recall correctly, it aired on Sunday right before the WWF.


- Ian

[drquest]

I love the The Flying Guillotine (1974)

[drquest]

Also Master of the Flying Guillotine!

[EmergencyIan]

Wow...really????????

I'd love to check it out...

Links to where I might see that...or where could I buy a DVD?

Enter The Dragon Special Edition 2-DVD set (Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Enter-Dragon-T...or%27s+journey

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey : http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lee-Warr...or%27s+journey

So, the documentary "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" contains the existing usable footage that Bruce shot of "Game of Death." Below is a review/description.

"When Bruce Lee died in 1973, he left behind the uncompleted "Game of Death", having already filmed three important scenes. Golden Harvest later incorporated 11 minutes of that fight footage into a new story created using Lee look-a-likes that became the dubious enterprise of the same name. What Harvest wasn't telling anyone was that there was a further 23 minutes of footage that they left out. Discovered by Bey Logan in 1999 (rotting away in a back yard, and covered in chicken ****) this previously unseen material has been incorporated into the part documentary, part movie that is "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey".

This docu-movie is divided into five clear parts, with the first three dealing with the life of Bruce Lee. There's not much new information here for Lee fans, but the footage from a number of sources including Lee's home movies, TV interviews, and shows is well presented and paints a vivid picture of a man whose phenomenal talents were only just beginning to mature.

These archive moments are interspersed with new interviews with Linda Lee Caldwell (widow of Lee), Taky Kimura (Lee's highest rated student), Ji Han Jae (Hapkido Grandmaster), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (co-star in "Game of Death"). In particular, it's great to see Abdul-Jabbar offer forth his thoughts on the man because he tends to be missing from other documentaries.

With the overview of Lee's life complete, "A Warrior's Journey" then moves into the final two segments. The first examines Lee's intentions with "Game of Death", with the second part devoted to showing the available (and usable) footage that Bruce shot, edited to as close as possible to the original script, and film notes.

The result is the final three levels of the five-level pagoda sequence now shown as intended. It should leave the viewer in no doubt that Lee's film would have been very different to the hokey effort that Golden Harvest cobbled together."

- Ian

[Hector]

Thanks!!!