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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave
A lightning bolt strikes the grave of Bruce Lee. However, that is as much as Bruce Lee has to do with it. Then a kung fu instructor starts a quest to avenge a friend's death, and on the way has a romance with a girl with similar problems. He eventually finds the bad guys behind it all, and has several fights with them...
Release : | 1979 |
Rating : | 3.7 |
Studio : | Hap Dong Film, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
Cast : | Deborah Dutch Hwang Jang-Lee Phillip Rhee Simon Rhee Sho Kosugi |
Genre : | Drama Action Crime |
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A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Lightning strikes Bruce Lee's grave and his spirit is reborn. Wong Han (Bruce K.L. Lea) arrives in LA and is attacked. He finds his brother Ji-Hyeok Han killed. When he's attacked at the studio, the police arrests him instead. He's bailed out by sinister Scott Li who proposes a missing person job but he rejects Li. He's walking the streets of LA in mourning when he rescues waitress Susan Clark from an attacker. She turns out to be a follower of his late brother. She recalls a large lawsuit which destroyed his brother's business and five mysterious strangers who met him right before his death.Lea has the look of corporate middle management. He's definitely copying many of Bruce Lee's mannerisms including his patented tasting his own blood move. At the time after Bruce Lee's death, this is one of many copycat exploitations. The problem is that Bruce Lee has nothing to do with most of this movie. Only the lightning strike opening and the Bruce Lea name suggest the great martial arts legend. While it's not a crime, it's close to a misdemeanor to fight film culture. The plot itself is solid B-movie material until it becomes boring. There are jarring disjointed elements and unbelievable convenience. I don't know how Susan can afford that big house as a waitress. The actors are amateurishly overacting at times that is when Mr. Lea can actually emote. The villains remind me of the Village People. The first half is able to draw me in but the second half fails to maintain any momentum.
I picked up this movie as part of a "10 classic kung fu movies" DVD pack, from the start i knew it would not have the real bruce lee in the film, i at least thought that it would contain a story based upon him and then maybe one of the more better bruceplotation doubles like li or dragon lee.Was i wrong, his movie has the first scene and only that scene to do with Bruce lee... his grave stone hit by lightening.The movie itself is badly done, the camera work, dubbing, lighting, acting, amongst man other things is terrible, the plot is weak and sometimes difficult to follow, either that or boredom was sinking in and i missed it. I feel that the real bruce lee would be turning in his grave if he ever thought that his name would be put to something like this.Some of the Kung fu was good, though some obvious missed kicks and punches were noticeable and the camera work and angles spoiled it.What else can i really say, i don't think this movie was any good and think that i will not be getting my hour and 25 minutes back.2 out of 10
People hate on this movie like it is their job. I found it for $3.99 at a TOPS grocery store in Upper Tupper, Adirondacks, NY. Worth every penny!!! While how much the movie has to do with the title can be debated, the fight scenes are pretty awesome. Better than this, though, is the incredible acting. I instantly fell in love with the dubbing (usually does not happen) and have watched this film several times since. Show it to all your friends. This is an excellent kick-off to a kung-fu party as it sets the mood and gives a light tone before you get into more legitimate films.Highly recommended, especially at 3.99 for the DVD!!! Bonus: the DVD comes with a quiz!
Five minutes into this movie and you will know exactly how great it is! Starring the incredibly talented Bruce K. L. Lee (who can act every bit as good as he fights!) and the absolutely gorgeous Deborah Chaplin (good to know that old Charlie's genes are still out there doing good work) and a host of kung-fu-practicing baddies... this movie is not to be missed! I always found the original Bruce Lee's movies to be incredibly hokey and slow-paced. This movie never seems to let up for a second. B.K.L. Lee can't even get himself a cab without having it turn into a demonstration of his kicking prowess! The tentative romance between Lea and his buxom female lead is very well handled... her breathy sigh as he leaves her to go off and avenge his dead friend... magnificent! Even though the movie is dubbed, the voices are so well-matched to the lip movements that you probably won't even tell it's not the actors' real voices. To cap it all off is the devastating, heart-breaking finale. No, you can't practice kung fu without casualties... even the good must die in service of the art.