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A True Classic of the Genre!
"The Chinese Connection" starting the legendary Bruce Lee also known as "Fist of Fury" has led some to confuse it with Lee's debut film of the same title. It appears that the films were mixed up and placed in wrong containers when they were originally shipped to the U.S. for distribution. Make no mistake about it because that's where the similarities end as "The Chinese Connection" is a far superior production in comparison to Lee's first film (originally titled "The Big Boss"). In "The Chinese Connection" Lee plays Chen Jeh a fictional student to real life martial arts hero Fok Yuen Gaap who was poisoned by Japanese in Shanghai during the 1930's. Using this basic premise the film follows the super human exploits of Chen Jeh who seeks revenge for the murder of his beloved teacher. <
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>"The Chinese Connection" in many ways is the best of Lee's five films. It is the film that really established him as a martial arts superstar but it is also the film that set him up as an iconic image in representing equality between the Chinese and Japanese people. In undoubtedly one of the seminal events in Hong Kong cinema Lee proclaims "we (Chinese) are not sick men (of Asia)." This comment is made in reference to a sign that was given to Chen Jeh's school by some Japanese martial artists as a challenge to fight. After this declaration Lee's character Chen Jeh proceeds to force his Japanese discriminators to literally eat their words making them ingest that sign with the offensive message. This scene was perhaps the first time on film that an actor of Chinese decent proclaimed an equal standing with the Japanese and certainly was not lost with his adoring countrymen. <
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>After gaining a great deal of clout with the success of his first film Lee was able to demand more creative control with "The Chinese Connection" and he put this power to good use. While Lo Wei receives an on screen credit for directing, it is Lee who is responsible for the direction of all of the fight scenes that he participated in. In this role Lee introduces some groundbreaking techniques as it relates to camera angles and shot selection. The centerpiece of this innovation takes place in a scene shot in a Japanese Dojo where Lee is surrounded by angry students. As the action commences Lee kicks nine of them without pause or edit in spectacular fashion rendering them helpless. The scene is shot overhead which was a technique rarely used in Hong Kong films of this period but it gave a drama and tension that is palpable even after 30 years. <
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>Lee's fighting style is direct and precise. There is no wasted movement in his approach to neutralizing an attack. It is this economical approach to martial arts (honest expression of self) that has allowed Lee to remain relevant even today's martial arts world that is heavily reliant on wires and special effects. He is unequaled in every match up but brings so much intensity to his performance that it is impossible to take your eyes off of him even though there is little doubt as to how each encounter will end. Watching "The Chinese Connection" is bitter sweet because while you can still marvel at Lee's unquestioned brilliance there is a sense of what might have been had he not died so tragically at the age of 32. <
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Another Bruce Lee classic
Bruce Lee (Enter The Dragon, Return Of The Dragon) stars in The Chinese Connection this time as he returns to find that his teacher/intructor somehow died. The newspapers called it an accidental but when a group of Japense people invade The Chinese, Lee has his suspicions and soon, he finds out that The Japense poisoned his instructor. So, Lee then goes on a vengance spree slamming his fists of fury into the chests of those responsible and hanging them high on posts while he's at it. Some of the group fighting scenes, especially the first time the Japenese invade The Chinese and fight with them, it looks like their doing a briskful dance but that doesnt matter. Lee shows us why he's the best. The funny part would be when Lee pretends to be the telephone repair guy, with those glasses and Lee faking the dumb smile. Lee is a swift, agile, and force to be wreckoning with. You should know not to mess with Lee when you kill his teacher, otherwise, look out.

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This is BRUCE LEE at his best. I love all BRUCE LEE movies but this one really got to me