Sorry, this movie sucks

Load of rubbish!!

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Don't Believe the Hype

'Fist of Fury' (also known as Chinese Connection) is second major movie of Bruce Lee. More serious in tone and more depth in story than his previous hit 'The Big Boss'. Besides his amzing martial arts skills Bruce Lee now has the chance to show more of his acting skills as his character is more layered. This time his character is still the man who opposes unnecessary violence (he usually gives the people not involved chance to walk away, but they never take the chance), but his anger and need for revenge for his teacher is blinded him somewhat, so his actions seem irrational. Might not be as fun as 'The BIg Boss', but it is defenitely better movie altogether as there is no camp and the film is better paced.

It goes without saying that Bruce Lee gave one hundred percent and was super intense in all of his life endeavors(including film). However, I think in Fists Of Fury, Bruce gives his most intense performance of all of his films. When Chen Zen's master dies under mysterious circumstances and is harassed by a rival Japanese school, Chen(Bruce Lee) kicks the crap out of the Japanese school. This causes conflict between the school, Chen and the Japanese which results in a series of back and forth fighting until the film's conclusion. Bruce is at his most intense and the fighting is almost non stop. Bruce is rage incarnate in this film and his presence and performance is second to none. Fists Of Fury is a most apt title indeed and is my personal favorite of Bruce Lee's movies. Classic and essential viewing for all martial arts fans. Great!

This movie takes place in pre-World War 2 Shanghai when the Japanese were involved with expanding their empire at the expense of China. As a result Shanghai was considered an international city in which the major powers at the time pretty much used as they saw fit. Anyway, it's during this time that a martial arts student by the name of "Chen Zhen" (Bruce Lee) returns to the dojo that meant so much to him. When he arrives he finds that his beloved master has died and is in the process of being buried. After a few days of intense bereavement Chen angrily demands to know how his master died. When told the official diagnosis was pneumonia Chen immediately rejects that explanation and suspects a more sinister cause. Not long afterward some members of a nearby Japanese dojo arrive and disrespectfully taunt those who are paying a final homage to their late master. This infuriates Chen who decides to take matters into his own hands and pay a visit to the rival dojo later that night. Now, rather than reveal any more of the movie and risk ruining it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was one of the first martial arts films shown to American audiences and it made a huge impression at the time. Even so, while it is certainly good, I don't consider it to be the best martial arts film ever made. I say this because the dubbing on the film that I watched was extremely bad. Additionally, the first fight scene between Bruce Lee and Yi Feng (as the Japanese martial arts instructor named "Yoshida") was rather pathetic. Along with that the film quality wasn't exactly top-notch either. On the plus side this movie features the best martial arts expert to have ever acted on screen bar none. Likewise, with the exception of the fight scene mentioned earlier, the rest of the combat scenes were quite excellent. I especially liked the fight between Chen and "Petrov" (Robert Baker). I also liked the addition of Nora Miao (as "Yuen Le-erh"). Be that as it may I thought this was a good movie and I rate it as slightly above average.

This, for me has to be the best Bruce Lee film there is. It contains every part of Bruce's dynamism that I don't think is visible in his other films. Based on a true story, Bruce portrays the character Chen Jun, a past student of a school of martial arts at which his sifu (master) has just died. On returning, Bruce does not believe his sifu died of natural causes and after a while discovers the truth, at which point he goes on a killing rampage. For every second that Bruce is on the screen he has an aura which surrounds him that I think gives you an insight into why he is a legend. His performance is unlike any other, not only in this film but in the era also. Scenes to remember for me are; Bruce seeking revenge in the Bushido school, returning the 'sick men' sign. the scenes in which before and after he discovers the real reasons for his sifu's death and the climactic battle with Petrov. I've watched this film again and again and I'm always amazed at Bruce's on screen presence, even now