Giallo Fanatic I've seen many martial arts movies and honestly I wasn't that impressed with 'Way of the Dragon' the first time I saw it. I was more into Jackie Chan movies (I still love Jackie Chan's movies from the 80's. A lot.), so I thought Bruce Lee was wooden and I didn't think he was as skilled as Jackie Chan. But the older I got, the more I got fond of Bruce Lee movies and Bruce Lee himself. What I realized was what Bruce did in his movies were something that only a very few could match. He had charisma, great martial arts skills, great acting skills and one of the few actors who had an "in your face" performance. Many actors have tried to match him but they often got comical instead of intense as Bruce did. This movie is a real gem and it is underrated compared to 'Enter the Dragon' and I like 'Way of the Dragon' more since I feel you could feel more of Bruce and his philosophy here. I feel what he tried to communicate in this movie was more important than his previous and later martial arts movies.Now the movie itself: it is made with a low budget so don't expect great production value. The script is good and actually well thought out, the fight scenes are still among the best I've seen and it has a bit of Bruce's humor here. It is not as big as 'Fist of Fury', meaning it is a bit more (if not a lot) realistic. Tang Lung (the main character) didn't fight 20+ martial artists at once, which in my opinion made the movie great since it wasn't exaggerated. It was humble in that sense. The fight scenes are much more realistic than most movies and more simpler so it is more down to earth than the other martial arts movies he's been in, less fantastic. Which in my opinion makes the movie better than most action movies. The acting in the movie was sufficient for me, but it is mostly due to the bad English dubbing the acting seemed unnatural. I am sure the acting makes a lot more sense in the Cantonese version. Nora Miao was especially quite good, she had the biggest emotional span in her acting and as usual, Bruce Lee was phenomenal.The plot is like taken from Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns, even some of the camera angles that Sergio used are used here. They were magnificently used to create atmosphere and tension in the fight scenes. Tang Lung also has some resemblance to Clint Eastwood's 'The Man with No Name' character. Few words and more action. It is also a personal movie of Bruce Lee's where his character Tang Lung arrive at a foreign country and try to integrate, which he surely experienced when he moved to the US. It is also personal in that sense we get to see a lot more of his philosophy here, like shown in the scene where Tang meets the waiters of the restaurant for the first time. In that scene he said: "Foreign or not, if it works you should learn to use it", he wasn't degrading Karate he merely pointed out there is no need to be so narrow minded and only do it in one way. He really meant that use what works, use what is useful it has nothing to do with nationality. You don't need a uniform or a black belt to be a great martial artist, what you need is an open mind. The script is full of messages like that. So the script is full of philosophy and wit. Some humor too.Anyway, the final fight is one of the best. One of the movies that are on par with it is 'Wheels on Meals'. Great movie.

Uriah43 Upon the death of her father a young woman named "Chen Ching-Hua" (Nora Miao) inherits a Chinese restaurant in the heart of Rome. Unfortunately, a mobster decides that he wants possession of it and begins to pressure Ms. Chen in the hope that she will eventually sign it over to him. Not wanting to sell it she write to her uncle in Hong Kong who sends a young man named "Tang Lung" (Bruce Lee) to fix things. However, Ms. Chen is disappointed when he arrives because rather than being a lawyer or a savvy businessman Tang Lung has no discernible skills that will help at all. Anyway, rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film is basically the extended version of "Return of the Dragon" with two particular scenes more fully covered. The first scene involves Tang Lung going into a restaurant in the airport at the beginning of the movie and the second gives more detail about his adventure with a prostitute. Both scenes are somewhat comical but neither really affect the overall storyline. In any case, this movie is clearly one of the better martial arts films ever made with Bruce Lee clearly being the main attraction but with both Nora Miao and Chuck Norris (as "Colt") providing excellent support. That said I would definitely recommend this movie for all fans of this genre and rate it as above average.

ma-cortes "Fury of the Dragon" or "Return of the Dragon" or ¨Way of the Dragon¨ is a classic Chop-Socky in which wild fighting scenes provide an overwhelming view of Bruce lee's skills. A man named Tang Lung (Bruce Lee choreographed his own fight scenes) arrives in Rome to visit his relatives , he help his cousins (Nora Miao who along with Lee played ¨Fists of Fury¨) in the restaurant business . There Tang has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them and attempting to take over . The syndicate boss hires the best foreign martial artists (Robert Wall who played some films with Lee) to fight Tang , but he easily finishes them off . The American martial artist Colt (Chuck Norris film debut) is also hired and takes place a deadly ending combat .This violent Chop-Socky displays action-packed , thrills , fast-paced and wild fighting images . It is a corny , action-filled and violent film , being filmed in Rome , Italy . Breathtaking fights and embarrassing acting , the whole thing was shot without sound, with the actors looping their lines in post-production. Overwhelming final duel between Lee and Norris , in fact it was last movie to be filmed in the actual Roman Colosseum ; Bruce Lee had Chuck Norris put on weight so he would looks less impressive by comparison . This is a top-notch Kung-Fu movie with the unforgettable Bruce Lee , though he does not fight till almost 30 minutes into the movie. It was billed "Return of the Dragon" during its western release in order to cash in on the success of "Enter the Dragon" as its "sequel". Bruce Lee produced , directed and even wrote the death threat note which the mafia gave to Uncle Wang and also dubbed almost all of the English speaking characters in this film including one line for the boss . Bruce Lee formerly played one of the biggest international hit smashes , ¨Fist of Fury¨ , it was previously realized to his American box office ¨Enter the dragon¨. This one was made later but released before ¨Lee's Return of dragon¨ , and Lee had formerly starred ¨Fists of fury¨ or ¨The big boss¨. ¨Enter the dragon¨ was realized by an expert on Chop-Socky movies , Robert Clouse , and he directed Bruce Lee's last film . ¨Enter the Dragon¨ is his last complete movie character but his next film ¨ Game of death¨ was absurdly edited after his death . This Kung-Fu actioner titled ¨Return of Dragon¨ was realized by the same Bruce Lee . According to the Bruce Lee documentary, this is Linda Lee Cadwell's (Bruce's wife) favorite of all her husband's films. ¨Return of Dragon¨ is indispensable and essential seeing for Lee fans and Karate enthusiastic . It is not ¨Enter the Dragon¨ but his fans -who have so few to choose from- undoubtedly will want to see it again .

Glen McCulla There are a great many people out there who will tell you that "Enter the Dragon" is THE martial arts film par excellence, and the greatest movie of the late Little Dragon himself, Bruce Lee. These people are, of course, wrong. This is.Written by, directed by, and starring Bruce Lee, "The Way of the Dragon" showcases his martial philosophy and incredible skills, as well as a flair for comedy. Lee stars as T'ang Lung (literally "China Dragon"), a naive martial artist who travels from China to Italy to work along with his fellow countrymen in a restaurant - which happens to be located on some prime Rome real estate sought by a Mafia boss and his hired goons. After some humorous "fish out of water" situations arising from his unfamiliarity with Western customs and behaviour (and Campbell's soup!), his amazing kung fu skills are utilised to protect his friends from the predations of the criminal gwai-lo.With great villainous support from Jon Benn as the unnamed Boss (whose incredulous "Kung FU?!?" always raises a smile), and the great Wei Ping-Ao giving a reprisal of his fawning henchman role from "Fist of Fury" but with the camp factor cranked all the way up to eleven. The gorgeous Nora Maio is the leading lady exasperated by T'ang Lung's country bumpkin behaviour, and Malisa Longo (credited quite accurately as "Italian Beauty") gives nice eye candy titillation in a brief topless scene.But the aspect of the movie that everyone is familiar with, and we are all eagerly anticipating, is the gladatorial conflict between Lee and karate champion turned right-wing loon Chuck Norris in the Roman Collosseum. Called in by the Boss after Korean hapkido expert Wong In-Sik and American karate exponent Bob Wall (as Bob / Fred - couldn't they have decided on what his character was called?) have failed, we are introduced to the mighty Colt (Norris) in a frankly disturbing shot that sees him disembark from a plane and march groin foremost straight towards the camera. It's a good thing this movie wasn't in 3-D.This clash of the titans is witnessed only by a small Italian kitten who, speaking neither Engliash nor Cantonese, cannot hope to follow the gargantuan combat taking place before his tiny eyes. But as the fight ends, as it must, with the stunning defeat of Colt / Norris, T'ang Lung must bid farewell to his new-found friends with their new-earned respect, and head off into the distance with his knapsack on his back like Dr. David Banner.Or like Caine from "Kung Fu"."KUNG FU?!?"