Protraph Lack of good storyline.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

tenshi_ippikiookami In "Fist of Fury", Bruce Lee plays Chen Zhen, a martial arts master who is distraught after the death of his teacher. Pretty soon he discovers that some 'bad people' (Japanese 'bad people') are behind the death. Cue lots of fight, Bruce Lee over-emoting and a plot that is just there to help the next fight happen."Fist of Fury" is a really entertaining movie. The action is really cool and it is nicely choreographed. The camera work and the set ups are really good: for example, the fight between Chen Zhen and the Japanese students at the latter's dojo. Even if the fighting per se comparing with more modern movies has become outdated, it has shear force and it is highly entertaining. Bruce Lee showcases his skills and he has charisma to give and share. Too bad he has a penchant to over-emote at every opportunity. Not that the acting is high quality in any case.On the down side, as in other Bruce Lee movies, it can't help but being over-patriotic and being cheaply nationalistic, the bad guys just pure evil caricatures (and Japanese, of course).

boxingbear This is my favorite Bruce Lee film for a few reasons. It is pretty well-choreographed for the time and features a decent supporting cast and characters ( although the fact that all the police officers are sporting fedoras with their traditional garb is a bit ridiculous). Wu is a nice slimy villain, Petrov , portrayed by Robert Baker is a pretty good tough-guy, and the film builds up towards the final confrontation between the two quite well. Notice as well that in this movie, Bruce Lee is about ten pounds heavier than in his other feature films, and looks stronger. I prefer this look to the skinnier ( and thus, a bit more muscularly defined)version of Lee we see in Enter The Dragon. The music in this movie is another highlight, the sound effects used during the combat scenes coupled with slow-motion death blows are a nice touch ( check out the killer blow to the Japanese cook's sternum ) that add to the intensity and mortal nature of the violence being portrayed. The movie Fist Of Legend, which tells the same story about actual event sin Chinese history, is a decent film as well. One afternoon when time permits, watch both offering s back-to-back and you will find it well worth the time spent.

Uriah43 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.

mrt425800 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.