Film Reviews - Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:52 - 0 Comments

Enter the Dragon (1973)

Director: Robert Clouse

Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Shek Kin, Ahna Capri

Featuring: Bob Wall, Bolo Yeung, Angels Mao, Betty Chung, Geoffrey Weeks

Enter the Dragon takes Lee to a martial arts competition held on an isolated island ruled by the evil Mr Han. The plot is considerably more sophisticated that on any of the previous Bruce Lee martial arts films. Lee plays a secret agent who has been hired to uncover Han’s illegal opium ring. Interlaced with the central storyline however, is the sub plot that involves Lee being on another mission - to avenge his sister who has lost her life after being attacked by a gang of Han’s henchmen. There is yet another sub plot which is touched upon which is the idea of Han being an estranged Shaolin monk who has disgraced the Shaolin Temple. Combine these three elements with a large international cast of martial arts film stars, along with an exciting martial arts tournament and it’s no surprise that Enter the Dragon is regarded by many as the greatest martial arts film of all time.

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