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3.0 out of 5 stars
AN OK COLLECTION OF BRUCEPLOITATION FLICKS, August 23, 2003
THIS DVD WHICH FEATURES BRUCE LEE'S IMITATORS WAS RELEASED FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRUCE LEE'S UNTIMELY DEATH. THIS DVD HAS 4 MOVIES. SIDE A HAS ''BRUCE LEE'S DEADLY KUNG FU'' AND ''BRUCE'S FIST OF VENGEANCE'' WHILE SIDE B HAS ''THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE'' AND ''THE BIG BOSS II''. HERE'S MY OPINION ON ALL THESE FLICKS;SIDE A ''BRUCE LEE'S DEADLY KUNG FU'' -3 STARS- BEST MOVIE ON THE WHOLE DVD. TWO MEN BECOME THE TARGETS OF A LOCAL GANG. SUPRISINGLY, BRUCE LI WAS GOOD IN THIS MOVIE. THIS IS A HUGE STEP UP IN THE ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT FOR BRUCE LI. FINALLY, BRUCE LI MANAGES TO HAVE AN ACCEPTABLE MOVIE. TOO BAD I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR MANY OF HIS OTHER MOVIES. ''BRUCE'S FIST OF VENGEANCE'' -2.5 STARS- A MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR [BRUCE LE] IS THE TARGET OF A CRIME BOSS WHO WANTS A RARE BRUCE LEE BOOK THAT THE INSTRUCTOR POSSESSES. FAR FROM THE QUALITY OF THE REAL BRUCE LEE, BUT, I'VE SEEN MUCH WORSE. SIDE B ''THE CLONES OF BRUCE LEE'' -1.5 STARS- AFTER BRUCE LEE DIES, A SCIENTIST MAKES 3 CLONES OF BRUCE LEE. STRAIGHT UP STUPID AND BORING. THE CLONES ARE PLAYED BY DRAGON LEE, BRUCE LE, AND BRUCE LAI. JUST A SERIES OF POINTLESS FIGHTS. I KNOW THE REAL BRUCE LEE WOULD BE MAD IF HE WERE ALIVE TO SEE HIS GREAT NAME BEING USED TO SELL BS MOVIES LIKE THIS. ''BIG BOSS II'' -2 STARS- A CHINESE MAN [DRAGON LEE] SETS OUT TO GET REVENGE FOR HIS MURDERED FATHER. THIS IN-NAME ONLY SEQUEL TO THE FISTS OF FURY IS SO-SO AT BEST, BUT, WHAT BRINGS IT DOWN IS ITS PLOT. IT'S BEEN DONE TOO MANY TIMES BEFORE. OVERALL RATING; 3 STARS AN OK COLLECTION. NOTHING SPECIAL, BUT IT'S OK. I WOULDN'T REALLY RECCOMEND THIS TO MARTIAL ARTS FANS. UNLESS OF COURSE, YOU'RE A BIG FAN OF THE BRUCE LEE WANNABES. IF YOU'RE EXPECTING TO SEE 4 EPIC MARTIAL ARTS FILMS, PUT THIS DVD BACK ON THE SHELF RIGHT NOW! FOR REAL, IT IS TRULY A SHAME HOW MANY DIRECTORS HAVE TRYED TO USE BRUCE LEE'S NAME TO MARKET BS MOVIES.
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