He died unexpectedly just weeks before it premiered in America. Handsome and charismatic, this movie was to be his introduction to mainstream Hollywood audiences. Lee is without a doubt the greatest ku fu fighter to step in front of a movie camera. The only other one I've seen that comes close is 'Iron Monkey', but as good as it was, it obviously didn't have the one thing that makes this movie legendary - Bruce Lee. 'Enter The Dragon' has them and then some! I'm not sure whether I'd describe it as "the greatest martial arts movie ever made" (as many people do), but it's certainly one of the most entertaining I've ever seen. Let's face it this is a kung fu movie, and what the audience wants is exciting fight scenes. The plot is simplistic, the acting is variable, but the action and the LOOK of it make it an all time classic. Like 'The Omega Man' this movie is one that I find difficult to be objective about. Maybe only Bond (Sean Connery Bond!) and Charlton Heston as 'The Omega Man' came close. As a pre-teen Bruce Lee was just about the coolest thing I'd ever seen. 'Enter The Dragon' was a massive part of my childhood back in the 1970s.
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