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a must for fans of lee or the kung fu genre, and for chinese
not lee's best movie? who are you kidding....he only has a handful of them, and the only reason you think enter the dragon topped this one (i doubt you were referring to any of his other movies) probably was because it was more upscale and americanized. Anyone who does not appreciate this film is obviously a newbie to the kung fu genre or not part of it at all. This is simply a classic....but for the average movie fan not schooled in this genre they may not be able to appreciate it and see the theme as being to simple or something. This is bruce playing one of his toughest, vengence seeking characters ever......being driven by his teachers death and hatred towards the chinese to seek revenge in every way. He starts by single handedly bashing thier whole school, and then killing and hanging publicly anyone he finds who had anything to do with the killing of his teacher. When this movie came out in China, it's pro-chinese theme was so emotionally moving that when lee smashed the "No Dogs or Chinese Allowed" sign, people jumped out of thier seats in excitement cheering, or so i'm told. A must for any Lee fan who wants to see him at his finest and toughest....there is nonstop action from him in this movie (unlike other movies where he tries to limit his violence), also for any fans of the "revenge" theme.....and finally for anyone with chinese blood in thier veins

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breaking point
_The Chinese Connection_ is the American title of Bruce Lee's 2nd feature film, "Fists of Fury." _Fists of Fury_ is also the American title of Lee's first feature, "The Big Boss," one year earlier-- both directed by Lo Wei. _The Chinese Connection_ is a step up from Lee's first film in a number of ways. Lee is onscreen much of the time, has more fight scenes, and plays a cunning, steely character who even goes into disguise several times in the film. However, the main reason for the jump in quality is Lee's role in his character's development. He not only choreographed all his own fight scenes, he even insisted on the film's semi-surprise ending. Playing a student avenging his teacher's murder, Lee shakes off the questionable mores and self-doubt of his _Fists of Fury_ character and becomes in _The Chinese Connection_ a deadly and fearsome martial arts nemesis.

Unfortunately, despite these advances the film as a whole suffers for the same reason the older film did: a poorly written plot. The story, set in 1908 China, follows the escalating racial violence of two rival fight schools, one Japanese, the other Chinese. I'm sure there was something lost in translation-- shame on 20th Century Fox for once again not providing the original audio with proper English subtitles, though in a way the atrocious dubbing has come to be expected of this genre of film. However, this doesn't explain the terrible vagueness in plot throughout. From the very first scene, nothing is explained about *why* other than race these two schools are fighting. Lee's jumpkicking of the "No Chinese allowed" sign is a powerful moment, but it doesn't make up for what we do not know about him, about his teacher, or about his relationship to the rest of the school; which is to say, nothing. There aren't even any details given about Lee's relationship with his fiance, and it forms another instance of a place in the film where the viewer is asked to care about something with little justification why.

Lee was reportedly unhappy with Lo Wei's script and it was to be the star's last film with him. However, for its awesome display of Lee's physical prowess and as a document of his own unique brand of incredible martial arts skills, _The Chinese Connection_ is a worthy viewing.

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The oriental revenge!
Shangai , first years of the new century. The schoolmaster of Chen Chen (Bruce Lee)is murdered , so his pupil decides to take revenge.
First at all , the films that look around this argument are certainly , countless , but it what it remarks this film is the particular commitment and approach given by Lee . The main rival comes from a japanese bushido school.
Lee wasn't an actor ; and that's what it becomes his main strength ; he makes a tour de force loaded with enraged fury with a level of enrage and no mercy sense fighting simply spelling.
Lo wei was the director ; and since the plot is extremely predictable ; the charismatic presence of Lee and some kung fu fights are of first rate.
Obviously ; this work remains under Enter the dragon level . This last one is hold by a finest script and a a punch cast, but the violence is not free ; it comes from the inside to the outside and that's a good point .
I watched this film when I was a teenager and also it became the first time I saw Lee on the screen. But the last sequence fight still floats in my memories.
When you leave the exhibition hall you feel the catharsis in its major expression and besides such a kind of cosmical justice!
You'll find out in this film interesting clues about the meaning of the Kung Fu discipline , that had in the TV series an unvaluable shelter like David Carradine meant.