hrkepler 'The Big Boss' (also known as 'Fists of Fury') is Bruce Lee's debute film after his return to Hong Kong from United States. The movie was groundbreaking and instant success breaking box office records not only in domestic Hong Kong, but all over Asia and turned Bruce Lee into international superstar.Bruce Lee stars as Cheng Chao-an, a man who has vowed to never fight again, who moves from Mainland China to Thailand to work in an ice factory. After his coworkers dissapear wihtout the trace, Cheng starts to investigate. After he is accidenitally drawn into fight (which he rules) all hell breaks loose, and all the bad guys get aquainted with his fists.Condsidering that the screenplay was practically nonexistent, containing only some notes when the shooting started, 'The Big Boss' is very well structured. Supergroovy soundtrack adds nice coolness to the movie. When the song starts over the opening titles you know you're about witness some kickass action.Kicking someone while eating snacks have never been cooler.

S Ali I am a massive fan of Bruce Lee, this film is not better than Enter the Dragon or Fist of Fury but the story is good, the fight scenes are OK but look silly, we all know that it's old fashion.I never buy video or DVD to watch this film but I recorded it on channel 4 in early 1997 and I still got the video tape. I think the Chinese language is mandarin, not cantonese, I might be wrong but it doesn't sound like cantonese. And the fight scene, Bruce killed the 'Big boss' with his bare hands and another scene, Bruce went to hotel to find out where the big boss is, both did actually show on TV, there might be more but I can't remember. While I copied the video to a new tape, I cut up the TV adverts and some unnecessary scenes because it was too long. I believe that some scenes were still exists that no-one have seen it before, I didn't realise and I should keep the whole version.

Uriah43 "Cheng Chao-an" (Bruce Lee) is a young man from the country who decides to seek employment with some relatives and friends at a factory far from home. What he doesn't realize is that the factory is a secret conduit for heroin. Natually, where there are illegal drugs there are also hoodlums present. When they inevitably cause trouble for Cheng's group he has to decide on whether to obey a promise he made not to fight or help to defend those closest to him. Now, while this film isn't nearly as good as a couple of other Bruce Lee movies, it did have a big influence on starting the martial arts genre that we enjoy today. I believe that it is because of this reason that many people rate it so highly. However, upon closer inspection I think that most people would see that there are obvious faults to this film. The film quality isn't good, the dubbing is bad and there are parts that seem to drag on way too long. But there is plenty of action and a few pretty ladies to lend some nice scenery. I especially liked "Miss Wu-man" (Marilyn Bautista). Even so, this is a very basic martial arts film and I rate it as average.

dee.reid (For purposes of personal continuity and preference, 1971's "The Big Boss" will from here on out be referred to as "Fists of Fury.")1971's "Fists of Fury" (also known by its original title "The Big Boss") is a bit of a hit-and-miss effort. But first things first, from a historical perspective, "Fists of Fury" has the distinction of being deceased martial arts legend Bruce Lee's first starring role in a film - and was also his first hit film - after failing to obtain any work in Hollywood because of negative racial stereotypes regarding Asians.As I already stated, the film is a bit of a hit-and-miss. I had previously seen Lee's greatest film - and the greatest martial arts movie ever, period - "Enter the Dragon" (1973) first, and "Fists of Fury" was the first of Lee's Hong Kong efforts that I saw not long afterward, and was disappointed. Then I saw "Return of the Dragon" (1972) (which I enjoyed a little bit more than this film) and then I finally saw "The Chinese Connection" (1972) (which I feel is Lee's greatest effort from China).In this film, Lee plays Cheng Chao-an, a young man from mainland China who has arrived in Thailand to work with relatives at an ice factory. Cheng has taken an oath of non-violence, his senior-aged mother having extracted a sacred promise from him to never fight again. Thus, "Fists of Fury" is a slow burn of escalating violence and tension, so people will be sitting on pins + needles waiting for Lee to get into action as Cheng and his cousins investigate the mysterious disappearances of other relatives and fellow co-workers.And when it does finally come time for Bruce Lee-styled Jeet Kune Do action, Cheng lets his fists and feet - his Fists of Fury, if you will - do the talking after he runs afoul of the corrupt owner of the ice factory, the so-called "Big Boss"/Hsiao Mi (Ying-Chieh Han), and his legion of disposable henchmen. (It's also worth noting at this point that "Fists of Fury" may very well be the bloodiest and most graphically violent of all the films Lee made while still in Asia - it reportedly had to be cut several times for its excessively bloody violence.)While I make it a point to mention that Bruce Lee doesn't finally get to see some real action until the film's climatic final 20 minutes, "Fists of Fury" is not a complete drag until then. There are plenty of other fisticuffs until then, including a big brawl at the ice factory involving Cheng's cousins and fellow co-workers against Mi's henchmen. Writer and director Lo Wei (who would later direct Lee's subsequent effort "The Chinese Connection") has uneven direction, but is quite skilled in handling the various fighting sequences. Lo Wei also injects a bit of meaningful morality into the story, involving the consequences of violence, revenge, and taking the law into your own hands - a point made crystal-clear by this film's explosive, well-known ending.In Bruce Lee's all-too-brief life and career, "Fists of Fury," while it was in fact his first hit film, is also his least accomplished effort as a lead actor and the most disappointing of his Hong Kong films.That's why I give it a "6."6/10