Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

ShadowTek here...Well.. if you want a fun movie to watch.. its a great and entertaining movie.. it really is.. if you want to watch a biography about Bruce Lee.. 99.9% of this film is fake and 100% of the film is an insult to his legacy.. cause almost NOTHING in this film is true... 1. There was never a fight with Navy guys as the movie shows in the beginning..2. As above that was not the reason he left.3. The Lee family was RICH.. and Bruce was far from an only child. So that whole "saved up money" and the "cops were called so you have to go" crap was just that... crap.4. He did work at a restaurant.. but the fight in the movie never happened. The loan never happened.5. The whole racist thing in college never happened. That was propagated by among others the Lee family.6. The stop teaching white people and black people is fake.. thus the whole underground fight stuff is 100% fake.7. Um. Bruce hurt his back weightlifting.. not in some secret underground fight.8. There was never a re-match in some ring.. in fact as the reason for that rematch never happened.. well.. do the math.. He did attend that event mentioned however... he demonstrated his 1-inch punch and his one and two finger pushups.. that video is all over the place.. yes you can find it online.. lots of versions of it.9. He never wrote or published a book.. his wife did from notes he made after his death.10. The fight on the set of the Big Boss movie (I think that was the movie set in they were saying took place) never happened.. not in that or any other movie.11. The whole chasing Bruce down scene to make movies in Hong Kong.. see a pattern here? Never happened.10. The entire movie is 100% fiction.. literally NOTHING in the movie happened..In other words.. the entire movie is fake.. nothing in the movie actually happened... BUT.. if you look at the life of Bruce Lee from an alternate universe of what COULD have happened.. well.. it is a great movie in that aspect :)ShadowTek

A film which successfully manages to tell the life story of superstar Bruce Lee in an interesting, exciting way; not a bad effort considering the dozens of low-budget similarities which followed in the '70s after the death of the Chinese legend. DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY differs somewhat by including a number of purely fictional moments but these also make the story a bit more surprising to established fans of the actor who already know his life story anyway. In the end, the film admirably works as both a biopic and an action-thriller, which is no mean feat at all. The action scenes (of which there are plenty, martial arts fans will be pleased to hear) are invariably well-shot and offer maximum hard-hitting violence and cool choreography, with every punch in devastating detail and every kick captured in loving slow motion.Jason Scott Lee), who plays Bruce, may well offer the most noticeable performance in his career; as the kung fu legend he succeeds admirably. The difference from other Bruce Lee impersonators like Bruce Li and Bruce Le is that Jason Scott Lee displays a keen understanding of the factors that made up the man and puts them to use in his performance here, and at times the realism is uncanny. Lauren Holly is also more than adequate as Linda, Bruce's wife, and although a lot of screen time is spent on the pair's developing relationship it never becomes boring. It's also nice to see a substantial and memorable role for Sven-Ole Thorsen as nightmare creature The Demon, after years of playing only supporting roles.The overall effort of the film is to convey the good qualities of Bruce, from his physical prowess to his strong personality and his characteristics of bravery and inner strength. The negative aspects - including his dodgy death - are skipped over, but really this is no great loss. Scenes in which Lee combats racism are excellently done, and the combination of film clips, interspersed with Jason Scott Lee playing Bruce Lee in the process of making his movies, comes off well. Not the best martial arts flick out there, but definitely a commendable and enjoyable one, and perhaps definitive when it comes to Bruce.

I first watched this film in middle school when I didn't know much about Bruce Lee. Like any kid, I was fascinated by this mysterious and legendary martial artist, and this movie helped pique my interest. Although the movie has many inaccuracies, it tells the story of Bruce Lee in a realistic, innocuous way that is quite entertaining. The movie has a very good flow to it and mixes in the martial arts scenes at the right time to never leave the viewer bored. The acting is absolutely superb, as the chemistry between Jason Scott Lee and Lauren Holly is very believable. And my favorite part is perhaps the score – Randy Edelman creates a masterpiece. Watch this movie with no expectations and enjoy the influence Bruce Lee had on the world yet understand the many demons and hardships he had to face throughout his life. You will not be disappointed.

wonderful story , it was truly a nice story it was heart warming and sad at the same time , it even teaches how racism can hurt people's feeling. there were parts that made me enjoy and the movie just stole my heart . the only part that i didn't like is the performance of the Bruce lee ,his was good at it but it felt like he is doing a comedy show but i don't know maybe the real Bruce lee was a funny guy but when i imagine Bruce lee i always imagine a character like harry potter or rocky but i don't but for as the film goes he did a pretty good job , overall great movie it deserves a good recognition among people i say give it a watch .