bgar-80932 At the beginning it almost seemed like a parody to me. Bruce Lee with IBS and a fear of breasts has to come help a relative in Rome defend her restaurant from thugs. It gets better and has some humorous moments. The fights are all just Lee landed one big kick to the face while the enemies line up to fight him one on one basically in the first half or so. It picks up a bit when the other guys at the restaurant learn how to fight and they take on the thugs and the fights are a little more even. There's a surprising little twist at the end and the end fight with Chuck Norris was decent. Kung Fu movies aren't my thing so take that into account if you read my review.

tenshi_ippikiookami Now, you won't go to a Bruce Lee movie expecting the best dialogue ever or a plot full of nuances, but something more than what "The Way of the Dragon" has to offer would be welcomed.The story is simple, and a typical in martial arts movies ("Rumble in the Bronx", for example, comes to mind): Tang Lung is sent from Hong Kong to Rome to help the Chinese there from some very bad people. Cue Tang Lung being very cool, looking very cool and fighting very coolly while all the enemies throw themselves in front of his fists and kicks.And then there is some Chuck Norris...The story is simple, but that shouldn't be a problem with good pace, fights and acceptable acting. The first isn't great, with a too long first part where Tang Lung scares children, looks derisively on Rome's touristic places and just talks a lot about how good kung fu is (better than karate, we get it). The pace gets better as it goes along, and the last fight is great in choreography, use of location and camera- work, very smartly directed. However, the fight per se is more technical than flashy, and it could have done with a little bit more sass. The acting is... well, it can be watched, let's say.On top of that, the movie has some other questionable points: it is not only that karate isn't good enough for kung fu (or jeet kune do); it is also overly patriotic, with lots of comments about how cool Chinese are (or their relics, or fighting styles...; that others do the same do not justify that reek of cheap nationalism). There are also the typical moments of awestruck woman falling in love with the violent and strong man.Maybe fans of the genre will enjoy it, but the movie, even if it has some good points, lacks and can't overcome its shortcomings.

adonis98-743-186503 A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them. Today marks the 43rd Anniversary of the Legendary Bruce Lee and i thought to review 2 of my favorite movies with him. The first one is The Way of The Dragon that has this iconic fight scene where Lee goes against Chuck Norris and in my opinion one of Norris best movies ever that not only it's serious but it's also not dumb. Another great scene is also when he started going against a whole army and minutes before you see his body and he was ripped as hell if Bruce was still alive he would definitely make more movies that's for sure but for the little time he stayed with us he gave us some of the best martial arts films of all time!!!

Giallo Fanatic I've seen many martial arts movies and honestly I wasn't that impressed with 'Way of the Dragon' the first time I saw it. I was more into Jackie Chan movies (I still love Jackie Chan's movies from the 80's. A lot.), so I thought Bruce Lee was wooden and I didn't think he was as skilled as Jackie Chan. But the older I got, the more I got fond of Bruce Lee movies and Bruce Lee himself. What I realized was what Bruce did in his movies were something that only a very few could match. He had charisma, great martial arts skills, great acting skills and one of the few actors who had an "in your face" performance. Many actors have tried to match him but they often got comical instead of intense as Bruce did. This movie is a real gem and it is underrated compared to 'Enter the Dragon' and I like 'Way of the Dragon' more since I feel you could feel more of Bruce and his philosophy here. I feel what he tried to communicate in this movie was more important than his previous and later martial arts movies.Now the movie itself: it is made with a low budget so don't expect great production value. The script is good and actually well thought out, the fight scenes are still among the best I've seen and it has a bit of Bruce's humor here. It is not as big as 'Fist of Fury', meaning it is a bit more (if not a lot) realistic. Tang Lung (the main character) didn't fight 20+ martial artists at once, which in my opinion made the movie great since it wasn't exaggerated. It was humble in that sense. The fight scenes are much more realistic than most movies and more simpler so it is more down to earth than the other martial arts movies he's been in, less fantastic. Which in my opinion makes the movie better than most action movies. The acting in the movie was sufficient for me, but it is mostly due to the bad English dubbing the acting seemed unnatural. I am sure the acting makes a lot more sense in the Cantonese version. Nora Miao was especially quite good, she had the biggest emotional span in her acting and as usual, Bruce Lee was phenomenal.The plot is like taken from Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, even some of the camera angles that Sergio used are used here. They were magnificently used to create atmosphere and tension in the fight scenes. Tang Lung also has some resemblance to Clint Eastwood's 'The Man with No Name' character. Few words and more action. It is also a personal movie of Bruce Lee's where his character Tang Lung arrive at a foreign country and try to integrate, which he surely experienced when he moved to the US. It is also personal in that sense we get to see a lot more of his philosophy here, like shown in the scene where Tang meets the waiters of the restaurant for the first time. In that scene he said: "Foreign or not, if it works you should learn to use it", he wasn't degrading Karate he merely pointed out there is no need to be so narrow minded and only do it in one way. He really meant that use what works, use what is useful it has nothing to do with nationality. You don't need a uniform or a black belt to be a great martial artist, what you need is an open mind. The script is full of messages like that. So the script is full of philosophy and wit. Some humor too.Anyway, the final fight is one of the best. One of the movies that are on par with it is 'Wheels on Meals'. Great movie.