Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury

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    • February 5, 2009 at 4:45 am
    Sean Conklin
    Sean Conklin
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    Bruce Lee was tight.

    What was censored exactly? Was it just certain content within the films that was censored or were the films censored from public release?

    • February 5, 2009 at 6:11 am
    billmeedog
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    @Rick Graham 6451 wrote:

    Gotta share this footage from the film with you guys. Bruce Lee is one of my biggest heroes of all and I spent most of my childhood and early adult years watching his films. They were all, of course, censored by the powers that be, who SUCK, but have been re-released uncensored(they have been for some time now tho).
    I cannot believe what he manages to capture on film and for me he was a man who managed to reach the pinnacle of true artistry
    Here’s a couple of clips:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYUrSS5Q7jQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q9kYKtvYU0&feature=related

    and this is classic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8DzjUR_xQw&feature=related

    Rick, šŸ™‚

    Absolutely amazing, and I agree wholeheartedly with your take on his achievements! šŸ˜® šŸ˜Ž šŸ˜‰

    ~Bill Meehan~ šŸ˜€

    • February 5, 2009 at 7:54 am
    Richard Lundmark
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    Great clips man!
    BUT, here’s the REAL kicker for you then =)
    Not many Lee fans even know that the movie Game of Death was never finished,
    sure they know that Bruce had the project on ice while going into Enter the Dragon,
    and that after he died the movie was finished with a (very poor) stand-in.
    However, few people are aware that about 40 minutes of footage was lost before launching
    that movie, and the whole plot re-written completely.

    This is the lost footage, in 4 parts ( I have the actual DVD as well). Enjoy!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEUDRKRX1Eg
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GQaKK0mWus
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfsIGFPxb_w
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id1L-nFVlao

    FOr thosde interested , like you Rick, I recommend you pick up the movie,
    it’s also a great documentary about Bruce!
    It’s called “A warrior’s Journey”, and was released in 2000.
    http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Lee-Warriors-Sun-Man-Bae/dp/B00005UF83

    • February 5, 2009 at 8:00 am
    Richard Lundmark
    Richard Lundmark
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    I might add that Bruce saw this film as being sort of a testament and instructional about hsi views on martial arts.THis is quite apparent in the way he lectures his opponents šŸ˜€

    • February 5, 2009 at 1:36 pm
    billmeedog
    Member

    Hey Richard, šŸ™‚

    I think that you need to be more passionate and informed about Bruce Lee! You clearly aren’t interested, are you?!? šŸ˜‰ (LOL!) Of course I’m kidding! I love that you and Rick are so into Bruce Lee! I have a good friend who is a huge fan (not surprisingly, he studied martial arts at a pretty high level too!) so I knowa little about the man, and he was amazing!!! šŸ˜® šŸ˜Ž

    In fact,maybe there is a pattern here…Rick and Richard are into Bruce Lee, and they are both killer musicians…hmmmm?!?!? Well actually, it probably just speaks to their respective passion for excellence and discipline, and that carries across all studies (be them music, martial arts, or even golf! (I knew I could reference Tiger Woods in here somehow?!? (LOL!) šŸ˜‰

    ~Bill Meehan~ šŸ˜€

    • February 5, 2009 at 2:48 pm
    Mandz
    Member

    I used to love watching his films and loads of documentaries. I even took up Wing Chun, but I never stuck with it as i got into bands and guitars a lot by then.

    I’ve still got a mean 1-inch punch though šŸ™‚

    • February 5, 2009 at 4:20 pm
    billmeedog
    Member

    @Mandz 6459 wrote:

    I used to love watching his films and loads of documentaries. I even took up Wing Chun, but I never stuck with it as i got into bands and guitars a lot by then.

    I’ve still got a mean 1-inch punch though šŸ™‚

    Mandz, šŸ™‚

    “Everybody Wing Chun tonight!” :D:p;)

    I’ll bet that’s “one-angry-inch!” :cool::D;)

    LOL!

    I gotta get that documentary that Richard referred to, and get a copy for my buddy (the huge Bruce Lee fan that I spoke of.) as a gift! I LOVE documentaries about interesting people and/or topics! šŸ˜Ž

    ~Bill Meehan~ šŸ˜€

    • February 7, 2009 at 3:34 pm
    Rick Graham
    Rick Graham
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    Thanks for that Richard, I ended up getting the DVD and there is some very interesting stuff on there for sure. I bought the re-release of enter the dragon when it came out and there was tons of bonus stuff on there which was basically a rehash of what is on the DVD.
    I’m always keen on new stuff of Mr Lee tho.
    Then again who needs Mr Lee when you can have Mr Larusso:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fua0g13djo&feature=channel_page

    • March 25, 2009 at 12:51 am
    hscalfo
    Member

    There are so many talented martial artists out there who never make it to the big screen.
    Some of them probably live in a city near you!
    If you get a chance, sit down and watch some Jackie Chan films. His fight choreography is simply brilliant. Comedic yes, but also brilliant.
    Here are some (SOME!!) samples.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onV520uBO5E&feature=related

    With the amazing Benny “The Jet” Urquidez:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVsigkUmvy8&feature=related

    Jackie with Brad Alan, member of his stunt team. Brad is truly an artist.
    From 3:29 to about 3:40 there is a great barrage of kicks that are simply beautiful.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAByieNMWUY&feature=related

    Thats all for now.

    • March 26, 2009 at 10:24 am
    Rick Graham
    Rick Graham
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    I’ve always loved Jackie Chan, the choreography and stunts are insane. Very different kinda thing to what Bruce Lee did but I’m a huge fan of both of them. Thanks for the clips man!!

    • March 26, 2009 at 3:05 pm
    hscalfo
    Member

    Right on Rick,
    Jackie and Bruce are two completely different styles and both are amazing artists.
    Like musicians who have the same pallet of notes with which to express themselves, but create vastly different music, Jackie and Bruce have the same pallet of tools (hands, feet etc..) and create completely different styles of art. Its amazing.

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