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Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.
Release : | 2000 |
Rating : | 8 |
Studio : | Warner Bros. Pictures, Concord Productions, Media Asia Films Ltd., |
Crew : | Graphic Designer, Director, |
Cast : | Bruce Lee Linda Lee Cadwell Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Pierre Berton James Franciscus |
Genre : | Action Documentary |
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It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
For years i was subjected to the other well known doc. Bruce lee: The Man, The Myth, and as a young kid i knew this doc. was done poorly. WHAT I failed to understand at that young age (i was 9 at the time) was that a lot of Bruce lee's life was not well known yet. I later hoped that a documentary telling more of lee's life as we learned more through time from friends, family, and former students would someday be made.Fast forward 17 years, this doc comes out and it was incredible. So much more was discovered about his life since that made him an even more mythical human being since his passing. It's amazing how many things were influenced by him, from various types of workouts to protein drinks before all that became popular in mainstream culture.However, the best was saved for last......the original 41 min of footage he filmed for the game of death before he stopped production to film Enter The Dragon and was left incomplete due to his passing. I can only imagine how awesome this film would have been if it was completed. it probably would have topped Enter The Dragon as the greatest martial arts epic ever.If you haven't seen this film yet and you are a Bruce lee fan.......BUY IT.......Don't RENT IT! BUY IT!!!!!
It was infuriating to see the tasteless knockoffs that surfaced when Bruce Lee died. Like the lamentable lemming, I found myself queuing up every time one of these stinkers opened; and, like said lemming, I invariably found myself regretting it. But I was a true believer, a Bruce Lee fan from his days on THE GREEN HORNET, and I wanted to see anything and everything that might shine light on his having been. It was often painful. The long anticipated theatrical release of GAME OF DEATH, with footage thought to be lost, was nothing less than loathsome. Here and there, documentaries had hinted that there was much more footage than had been seen in the lackluster feature. Most of us had given up on ever seeing any more of it.Enter John Little, and suddenly there was something to crow about again. BRUCE LEE: A WARRIOR'S JOURNEY is must-see for fans of "the little dragon." Often moving and always- always- respectful, Little's documentary is the tribute to the memory of the greatest martial artist of the 20th century that we've been waiting for since 1973. The GAME OF DEATH fight scenes- as presented here- are among the very best Bruce Lee ever conceived. In many respects, these beautifully crafted confrontations are the highlights of his career. The focus is almost always on Lee himself- which is where it should've always been, anyway. A follow-up theatrical release of GAME OF DEATH with a reworked beginning (omitting none of the available footage in its present form) would be worth paying to see, indeed. But only so long as John Little wrote and directed it.
This is a documentary which pays homage to the pure mayhem and fury of the myth/man Bruce Lee! Moreover, it contains the most astonishing scenes from the Game of Death. It shows the scenes how Bruce intended them, and I must say it is awesome to say the least! Whereas the original Game of Death movie almost even manages to ruin the Bruce Lee material (not to speak of the rest of the movie, which is worthless) this new material is mindblowing and real! For example, you can see the Korean Haikido masters lips move in the original Game of Death but there is no speech! Here you hear what he says, and you hear Bruce Lee's comments and thoughts. Such as: "Give him the fatigue bombing!" and wonderful dialogue such as Karim: "You must have given up the hope of living" "On the contrary, I don't let the thought of death bother me", and "I hope you don't mind that we move our man so the two of us have more time to groove!" Moreover, they call each other "baby" all the time. It is truly awesome. The rest of the biography is also good but what makes this a real classic is the remake of Game of Death.
The first Bruce Lee documentary that tells the real story behind one of the most fascinating men of the 20th Century. For fans of Lee or martial arts it is absolutely unmissable. There is so many awful movies/documentaries out there that take advantage of Lee's name to make some money, it's great to see a documentary that's true to the great man.If you enjoy this, I recommend you read the Lee's biography 'Fighting Spirit', the author of which is Bruce Thomas.