Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest Limited Edition 4K UHD [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

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Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest Limited Edition 4K UHD [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

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But its still curiously inert when there’s no action on-screen – the acting is passable, but the story misses that edge that Lo Wei brought to the prior films, the similar themes of working-class oppression here used to almost depict Lee somewhat unsuccessfully as a mythical folk hero rather than an actual character. Thankfully, we are now able to watch this footage outside of the context of this particular film, which really renders it now a curious anachronism, drenched in bad taste and even more obviously the cash-in it always was. None the actors come close to matching Bruce Lee's impressive kicking and punching speed, demonstrating why he is and forever will be the unrivalled and inimitable legend that he is. In only a handful of films, Lee high-kicked his way into audiences’ imaginations forever, thanks to his blistering screen presence and his masterful ‘Jeet Kune Do’ fighting technique.

Starting at the very beginning, of the five films being looked at – The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, Game of Death and Game of Death II – all were shot on 35mm, using the anamorphic process (whereby the widescreen picture shot – in the case of these films, at 2. Audio Commentaries: The two new tracks begin with author Jonathan Clements, and the second, once again, features Bentley sharing his insights and knowledge. For the remaining 1080p SDR film – Game of Death II – the new 2K restoration had a really tough job on its hands.The Dolby Vision HDR furnishes the visuals with a strong yet somewhat subdued contrast balance, giving it a slightly toned down and overcast look although whites remain clean and bright.

Once again, there are three DTS-HD MA mono options that fans can choose from with the Mandarin being the best and most faithful to the original presentation. Everything that could be said of Bruce Lee's final but sadly, incomplete film Game of Death has really all been said. For more about Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K and the Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K Blu-ray release, see Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on August 12, 2023 where this Blu-ray release scored 5. And as a curio, it’s fascinating – the stand-in’s look nothing like Lee, the film hilariously constructed around obvious attempts to hide the face of the various doubles in shadow and behind huge sunglasses at all times.Scoring this set is tricky - arguably the film's aren't perfect, neither are some of the transfers due to source limitations, and of course there is a separate 4K arrival for Enter the Dragon due anytime now. is shot on non-widescreen aspect ratio film, and ‘stretched’ by a projection lens to recreate the original aspect ratio). Wanting to ape not only the changing style of new Hollywood at the start of the 70s, but also the hyper kinetic and excessive stylings of the spaghetti westerns he also admired, Lee moved his film to Italy, with a film less interested in the sociopolitical issues of his first two, and more interested in flexing its visually creative muscles.

Highlights include the double nun chuck alley fight and of course, the final 10 min scrap with Norris who says barely two words but still convinces as someone who would at least cause Lee to break a sweat. Most already know the history of the production, which severely altered Lee's original tale into a straightforward revenge flick involving the mafia, a fiancée (Colleen Camp) and apparently, a restaurant designed like a pagoda. Lee first made the obvious decision to approach Run Run Shaw at Shaw Brothers but, unimpressed by the deal offered to him, he looked elsewhere.

Cue an introduction of some strange humour, of a semi-love interest, and of name-worthy opponents to pose more of a challenge – for most who haven’t seen the film, they’ll still be aware of Chuck Norris turning up in the third act to be the film’s whole climax with the epic Colosseum-set brawl. The two have different approaches, with Ying-Chieh’s fights being more traditional, whilst Lee’s tear up the rule book. Hello, when a friend first told me about the new ' Bruce Lee at Golden harvest ' ' 4K Blu ray ' box set I was dubious about it. Not to be outdone by the tidal wave of 'Bruceploitation' films that followed, Golden Harvest completed two posthumous films using unreleased footage, 1978's Game of Death and its 1981 sequel, as well as two official documentaries, the first of which hit cinemas only three months after Lee’s death.



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