Way of the
Dragon is a movie we all must see if you like martial arts and don’t mind
some lame scripting that leads to the fights.
The final fight,
where Bruce Lee takes on Chuck Norris, was what kept me glued. I was expectant
of the showdown, and I was not disappointed at all. It was as grand as I would
have expected the fight to be—fast, ruthless in a way, and I loved the die-hard
attitude of both fighters.
As mentioned
above, the movie isn’t well-scripted. It’s meant to be some sort of
action-comedy. The action hit home, though (and while watching, I kept seeing
where Jackie Chan got Rumble
in the Bronx (1995) from). But the scripting, on the other hand,
needed some work. It was just awful, if I must say. The comedy kept going over
my head, as it looked like Bruce Lee knew what he wanted and the message he
wanted to pass across, so he just filled in the gaps with enough story to last
the movie for over 90 minutes.
But who cares
about the story and script when we have Bruce Lee wielding the nunchaku? First,
he used two, showing off his mastery of the weapon. Then he dropped one and
went on to show off how great he is with this particular weapon of choice.
One reason why
this movie won’t contend with films like Fist of
Fury (1972) and Enter the
Dragon (1973) is because of the story. But when it comes to the
fights, I believe this movie delivered better fights than the other two.
In this movie,
Bruce Lee’s character is sent to Rome to help out a Chinese restaurant owner
who is having issues with some thugs trying to take over her business. When he
showed up, he didn’t fully understand the gravity of the situation at first.
But when guns started to appear and bullets started to fly, he shaped up. Using
darts, he crippled the hands of those who wielded the guns and kicked the ass
of anyone who tried to take him on.
Well, who else
would you prefer on your side?
This guy beat Chuck Norris, and I heard that the only reason Chuck Norris is still alive today (2014) is because Bruce Lee is dead. He’s afraid of dying and meeting Bruce on the other side, only to get his ass whooped again.
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