The Chinese Connection (1972)
Way, way better than Fists of Fury, this is Bruce at his best. A strong plot (based on a old Chinese legend) that still leaves plenty of room for kickass fight scenes, plus lots of angry Bruce and Bruce in disguise too! This film also seems to be the first time Bruce's famed Jeet Kune Do minimalist technique was ever truly demonstrated (compare the fight where Bruce demolishes an entire dojo without breaking a sweat to any scene in Fists of Fury, which honestly could have been done by anyone). Weird streak of anti-Japanese sentiment runs throughout but then the Occupation wasn't yet 30 years past so it's understandable (though it's interesting to note that Bruce stopped working with director Lo Wei after, among other things, differences of opinion about the film's racial bias). But hey, does it kick ass? Answer: FUCK YES.
Grade: B+
Way, way better than Fists of Fury, this is Bruce at his best. A strong plot (based on a old Chinese legend) that still leaves plenty of room for kickass fight scenes, plus lots of angry Bruce and Bruce in disguise too! This film also seems to be the first time Bruce's famed Jeet Kune Do minimalist technique was ever truly demonstrated (compare the fight where Bruce demolishes an entire dojo without breaking a sweat to any scene in Fists of Fury, which honestly could have been done by anyone). Weird streak of anti-Japanese sentiment runs throughout but then the Occupation wasn't yet 30 years past so it's understandable (though it's interesting to note that Bruce stopped working with director Lo Wei after, among other things, differences of opinion about the film's racial bias). But hey, does it kick ass? Answer: FUCK YES.
Grade: B+
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