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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You can't go wrong with this movie, September 1, 1999
This movie, in my opinion, is the best of Bruce Lee's late film career. it is superbly acted, and the fight sequences are amazing. Bruce shines as an old kung-fu student who comes back to get revenge for his master,whom the Japanese martial artists have assassinated. The final scene is pure Lee. This is also the movie that catapulted Lee to superstardom in China. The scene in front of the park when Lee smashes the board that says "No dogs or Chinese allowed" into pieces with a jump kick made the Chinese audiences go crazy with enthusiasm. An interesting bit of trivia: For those of you who read my Enter the Dragon review, Jackie Chan is a stuntman in this movie as well. Although you can't see his face, he doubles for the lead Japanese villian that gets kicked through the doors at the end of the film.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Bruce Lee movie with Jackie Chan in it!, August 1, 2000
Sorry about the title of the review, I just wanted to get peoples' attention. But it's true, Jackie Chan was a stuntman in this movie and even doubled for the main bad guy in the part where Bruce did a flying side kick that sent him out a door! Well, anyways, onto my review. This is one of my most favorite Bruce Lee movies because it's actually based off of a true story! It might be offensive to Japanese people though, because the movie takes place at a time when the Japanese were prejudiced against the Chinese (note the "No Dogs or Chinese" sign that Bruce kicks down if you watch the movie). It was an innovative movie to me, because it was the first Bruce Lee movie that had his famous "WATTAAHH!" scream and the first movie where he used the nunchukus. It was also the only movie where he kissed a girl. Sure, the plot is your typical "You killed my master..." type of plot but it's still a classic, 'cuz at the end, the hero dies. I was kinda shocked the first time I saw the famous scene where Bruce Lee's character, Chen Zhen, does a flying side kick and gets gunned down by angry Japanese.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A surprisingly good sequel to Lee's Chinese Connection, October 13, 2003
Chinese Connection 2 (released as Fist of Fury 2 in many parts of the world) is a sequel to Bruce Lee's memorable film The Chinese Connection (Fist of Fury), taking up the story immediately following the death of Chen Chen, who was killed in a most memorable ending after avenging the murder of his Teacher. The Ching Wu school is, to put it mildly, in disarray, and this condition quickly begins to spread to the other Chinese martial arts schools in Shanghai. The Japanese, for their part, are more cruel and contemptible than ever, continuing to take out Ching Wu students and eventually, under the leadership of a new martial arts master named Miyamoto, taking over the Ching Wu school itself. It's actually rather hard to watch at times, as the defeated and demoralized Chinese fighters turn into weak cowards, and those who do stand up and fight back prove vastly unequal to the task. The Ching Wu teacher, believing he has failed his Teacher and his students, has become an alcoholic and a thoroughly broken man. At this point, Chen Chen's brother Chen Shan (Bruce Li) arrives in Shanghai determined to avenge his brother's killing. He alone shows no fear of the Japanese, delivering a number of up close and personal instruction sessions with those who try to get in his way. The Chinese actually berate the man and urge him to leave town so that the Japanese won't come after them, but Chen Shan refuses to stand down. I must say that Bruce Li really impressed me in this film with both his acting and his martial arts skills. The other Bruce Li films I have seen left me rather noncommittal as far he was concerned, but he really gives the Japanese what for in this surprisingly good sequel to the original film of Bruce Lee's. I keep wishing Li would break out the numchuks at some point, but he definitely lets his hands and feet do the talking here. Even on DVD, the film quality of Chinese Connection 2 leaves a little something to be desired; I believe that, among other things, the full screen presentation of the film causes viewers to miss a good bit of the visual information afforded by the original presentation aspect ratio. Unquestionably, this Hong Kong production is of an obviously inferior film type than that of the original Chinese Connection starring Bruce Lee. Still, this is one of the best Bruceploitation films I've seen, and fans of Bruce Lee should not be afraid to test the waters of this Chinese Connection sequel; it is much better than I expected it to be.
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