Jo Berry started his
review by noting, “Bruce Lee’s break-out movie is the latest (and confusingly
last) to receive the ‘Platinum Edition’ treatment.”
This is the story of
Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee), a young man from the city, who goes to work with his
cousin (James Tien) in a factory, vowing for no more violence to make his
family happy and keep himself calm. Sadly, keeping his promise is in trouble
from the evil acts in the factory, where his co-workers, after having met the
bosses (Han Ying-chieh and Tony Liu), are disappearing one by one.
Berry mentioned, “What
earns it a place in every fu-fan’s collection is Lee’s rawness — the proverbial
coiled spring unleashed to devastating effect.”
It’s interesting
because it’s the first Bruce Lee film but also it holds a simplicity that is appealing
to fans.
For the very first
Bruce Lee film, I would say this is a powerhouse that needs to be seen. If you
want a good introduction into how Bruce Lee films were like, this is a good
place to start. You will absolutely fall in love with the movie. The action,
the characters, the lines, the sets, everything about this movie is something
that we don’t see anymore in Martial Arts movies. I give this a high
recommendation.
Now that we got this
month started off with a bang, stay tuned next week when we look at the next
film in “Bruce Lee Month.”
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