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Return of the Dragon (The Way of the Dragon) (1973)

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Bruce Lee's pre-Enter the Dragon outing is a surprising change of pace from his usual hard-hitting action fare because it favors humor as much as it does kung-fu. It's also notable because it represents Lee's only venture as a director. For the most part, Return of the Dragon works thanks to its charismatic star. Lee shows great comic timing in the humorous set pieces in addition to the usual physical prowess he displays during the action scenes. He also manages to utilize both skills at once on

R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics

Bruce Lee

Jul 3, 2001

Bryanston Distributing

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All Critics (11) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0) | DVD (4)

Bruce F*@king Lee!

July 27, 2007 Comment
ColeSmithey.com

Certainly the only movie in history to have Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris do battle in the Roman Colosseum.

November 18, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | Comment
DVD Clinic

Strip down the excess of strange characters and bizarre humour, and you have Bruce: mesmerising, fast, witty, and one of the rare examples of true screen magnetism.

May 30, 2001 Full Review Source: BBC | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Return of the Dragon (The Way of the Dragon)

great kung fu choreography all the way through, excellent characters, creative setting, good fusion of humor, and a solid story. the one thing hurting this film is a breakdown of the logic of the villains in the final act that is too obvious to be believable, but overall this is one of my favorite bruce lee films.

January 25, 2007
sanjurosamurai
danny d

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First of all, Return of the Dragon (or Way of the Dragon, depending on where you live) is wacky. Extremely wacky. Yes, it's one of Bruce Lee's trademark action movies and you get to see him go toe to toe with a ton of bad guys, but there's a lot of both intentional and unintentional humor. Obvious setups like Bruce

May 7, 2010
lewiskendell

Super Reviewer

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Foreign Titles

  • Bruce Lee - Die Todeskralle schlägt wieder zu (DE)
  • Fury of the Dragon (UK)
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