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Release Date: 05 March, 2002 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $17.98 You SAVE: $2.00! Cast: Complete Cast (14 total) |
Bruce Lee - A Warrior's Journey Reviews
Lost footage finally released !
It has been a longtime waiting for the release of this unseen footage from Bruce lee's last movie (Game of Death) . 30 years to be exact . The birth of this project dated back in 1972 before Bruce was commited to make "Enter the Dragon ". And this footage was shelved until the film was completed . Then , sadly , Lee died before he could complete "Game of Death" . Then in 1978 , Warner Brothers released "Game of Death" using only 15 minutes of actual Bruce Lee footage . And the story line was no where close to the original story line Bruce intended to use . Making this movie a waste of time and energy . And now in 2002 , we finally get to see the real deal . The actual footage . Although the movie was not complete , we finally get to see Bruce's fight scenes that were filmed . The only problem i had with this DVD release was the "Special Features " were no where to be found . In Europe and other countries ,they had the features included . So why doesn't the USA version have it ? What's the deal ?
The Game of Death That Should Have Been
If you're a Bruce Lee fan, even in the very least, do not pass up this DVD! Forget about the Game of Death that you saw previously that used only about 10 minutes of the real Bruce Lee footage and incorporated incompetent stand-ins and an unconvincing merging storyline. I have always heard about and seen some of the missing scenes, but never seen it brought together as John Little has done in this DVD.
His dilligent research and careful application of putting the footage together from Bruce's own notes and illustrations is obvious and well appreciated, unlike the ones who hap-hazardly put together their own version of Bruce's movie over 20 years ago. They obviously lacked the kind of clear, crisp vision that Bruce had in the way he envisioned martial arts to be, as a true artform. Not just people beating the heck out of each other (especially in action movies today), but to have a purpose or reason for violence and learning to adapt within one's own self to the outside environment to overcome challenges, as Bruce does on each level of the pagoda.
As I have learned recently, asian movies were usually shot without a soundtrack to make it easier for international showings that had to be dubbed in various languages anyways. Therefore, Bruce's war-cries are from his previous movies but add excitement nevertheless. And yes, you will hear Kareem's voice too! And other good stuff you don't want to miss.
Bruce's humour and "serious play" attitude, as in "Way of the Dragon", is as vibrant as ever in various restored scenes of The Game of Death. You can just imagine how much fun Bruce and his friends had in making the movie in getting to "express themselves freely" as Bruce always encouraged. Also, the work done by Dan Inosanto, Ji Han Jae, and of course Kareem are finally in its entirety. This restored vision of The Game of Death alone is worth getting the DVD.
The Biography segment contains more of Bruce's philosophy and footage from his screen test, movie and TV appearances that you might not have seen before. This even includes audio clips as well as some home movie footage. Brand new interviews with Bruce's family and friends are also among its features.
I would have liked to give 5 stars for this DVD but just one warning. The DVD advertises a music video and a feature-length audio commentary by Little (it does not specify whether this a narration throughout the biography or a separate track for T.G.O.D. portion). Both of these are as elusive as Bruce's bamboo whip. If anyone knows what and where these features are, please let us know. That aside however, this is a MUST for your DVD library. If you don't get it, "...you'll be in deep trouble".
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