Sunday, July 27, 2003

Return of the Dragon (1973)

Contains possibly even less story-related scenes than The Chinese Connection, this film at times seems to be comprised solely of Bruce Lee kicking ass. That it's not is more the pity, since when feet and fists aren't flying there's some vague stupidity about Lee being a country hick, none of which is very funny. The fact that the villain's right hand man is flamboyantly homosexual was supposed to be funny too, I think -- whoever dubbed it sure got their Paul Lynde on. But consider that the lame character stuff occupies maybe twenty-five minutes, and this film runs an hour-thirty, which leaves an hour-plus of solid creamy kung-fu goodness, with each fight seemingly designed to top the last one... I think it's obvious where I stand on this one. Chuck Norris plays Lee's last opponent, which demonstrates how big a star Lee was -- just getting your ass whupped by him could be your first step to stardom.

Grade: B

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