7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
The film opens with a pre-fame Bruce Lee delivering newspapers in Seattle, Washington. We then see Lee competing in various martial arts tournaments and eventually landing a role on the television show The Green Hornet. He also gets married, and has to fight a whole lot of challengers.
Starring: Bruce Li, Yung-Hsiang Chin, Chun Chou, Ting-Ken Shih, Robert TaiMartial arts | 100% |
Action | 43% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's The Game of Clones: Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1.
When Severin Films released Kung Fu Trailers of
Fury
and Return of Kung Fu Trailers of
Fury
several years ago, I'm sure I wasn't the only one initially thinking, "Well, that's a stupid idea for a release", only to have the sheer
lunacy of the trailers assembled in both collections "fight back" against that assessment, as if to say in response, "Yeah, well who's stupid
now?" In fact, both Kung Fu Trailers of Fury and Return of Kung Fu Trailers of Fury were kind of deliriously enjoyable in
their
own slapdash way, and those releases evidently were one of the inspirations for a full on collection of so-called "Brucesploitation" films, this time
offering the actual films in addition to their trailers. The goofily affable Michael Worth, who has contributed so many fun commentaries
through the years to various kung fu films on Blu-ray, is your "host" of sorts here, offering introductions to all the films and commentaries for many
of
them. If none of these films is ever going to be acclaimed as an unappreciated masterpiece, and if both video and audio on many of the films in
this
set might be charitably termed problematic, merely having these films in high definition will be alluring, and an absolute glut of other supplemental
material is included as well, making this a probable "must have" for a certain demographic.
Super Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Michael Worth's introduction omits the source for this transfer, but it shows some of the same qualities I've addressed in other reviews of the films in this set. The palette is one of the strong points, though the entire presentation has the look of a secondary element, with a just slightly faded quality and with contrast that may not support shadow detail. This is another transfer that can show some obvious anamorphic squeezing, especially at the edges of the frame, but also as with some other transfers, a bit further in than may be normal. Damage is pretty recurrent, and can vary from at least relatively minimal in the form of flecks and speckling, to more serious issues like apparently missing frames and rather bright flashes, along with some scenes that are kind of littered with white blotches.
Super Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story features a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track that matches many of the others in this set with an overall boxy, hollow sound that is quite noticeable in the already goofy sound effects in the battle scenes. The score is decently rendered, and dialogue is never hard to follow. Optional English subtitles are available.
Super Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story has a number of undeniable historical firsts to its credit, but historical firsts don't necessarily translate into historical accuracy, so to speak. Once again video and audio encounter some hurdles, but Worth's introduction and partial commentary are both very enjoyable.
(Still not reliable for this title)
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1979
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1980
Dragon on Fire / Kuai quan guai zhao / 快拳怪招
1978
Shen wei san meng long / 神威三猛龍
1980
Mission for the Dragon / Ying quan / Maegwon / 鷹拳
1979
Si wang mo ta / 死亡魔塔
1978
He's a Legend, He's a Hero / Yong chun da xiong / 詠春大兄
1976
Cameroun Connection
1985
Bruce Against Iron Hand / Dai gau tau yue siu leung ji / Da jiao tou yu sao niang zi / 大教頭與騷娘子
1979
The New Game of Death / Xin si wang you xi / 新死亡遊戲
1975
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu / Lee sam geuk wai jan dei yuk moon / Li san jiao wei zhen di yu men / 李三腳威震地獄門
1977
2023
5 Masters of Death
1974
Nan Shao Lin yu bei Shao Lin / 南少林與北少林
1978
龍虎鬥
1970
1980
Shǎo lín sì / 少林寺
1976
Countdown in Kung Fu / 少林門
1976
Kuai huo lin
1972
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1981