Eye of the Tiger

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They stole his pride and destroyed his family and now he'll do whatever it takes to get justice! Action legend Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon) "makes a great, rawboned blue-collar hero" (Los Angeles Times) in this hard-boiled tale of revenge and retribution! Buck Matthews (Busey) returns to his rural hometown after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit, wanting only to live in peace with his beloved wife and daughter. But that peace is irrevocably shattered when a sinister biker gang begins terrorizing the townspeople. When Buck's brave attempt to protect his family from the vicious marauders results in tragedy, he embarks on a one-man war against his evilfoes and even though he's outnumbered and outgunned, he won't give up until the last body drops!

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First Class.......2007-01-12

Excellent movie. I saw this movie when it first came out and I still like it as much today as I did then. Plenty of action throughout the movie.

Greatest Movie Ever...EVER!!!.......2006-02-02

Holy crap! This movie blew my mind! Action? TOO MUCH OF IT (almost)! Acting? TRULY OSCAR WORTHY! Theme Song? GREATEST SONG EVER! It's a shame that there aren't more movies out there with "Eye of the Tiger" as the theme song. I honestly believe it would go great with some movie where this guy has to face a huge challenge and he seems like an underdog however in the end, due to his amazing conditioning and training he overcomes his challenges and beats the favorite in a boxing match.

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Bruceploitation At It's Finest!

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Starring: Bruce Li
Director: Lee Tse Nam , and Lee Tso Nam
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ASIN: B000BT96UU
Release Date: 2005-11-15

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Bruceploitation At It's Finest!.......2007-02-08

I actually own both versions of this movie. This film was originally released as "Bruce Lee Star of Stars" in Cantonese(which can be found on the Return of the Dragon Pack with 3 other such Bruceploitation flicks), but for the purpose of marketing and promoting Ho Chuong Tao(Bruce Li) in the U.S., it was re-cut, dubbed over and released as "Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger." Predictably, in either case...the film begins with Tiger(Bruce Li) meeting up with Bruce Lee(Bruce Li) and Betty Ting Pei during a movie shoot about 3 days before his passing. On the set he's having multiple headaches, tells Tiger about mysterious phone calls, and deems Tiger as his successor in the event of his death. In either version, Bruce's death leads to Tiger's own investigation into what turns out to be Bruce's murder and his findings lead him into a mafia-like conspiracy that ends with Tiger battling the Baron, who lures him into a duel of the death by kidnapping Betty Ting Pei and his(Tiger's) girlfriend and holding them hostage.

Honestly, the only thing that cheese up the film as that they're exploiting the mysterious circumstances surrounding Bruce Lee's death and incorporate the use of actual, real-life personalities into the plot, meaning we see the fictionalized torturing of Betty Ting Pei my syndicate thugs, meetings between Tiger and Betty Ting Pei, pictures in her apartment with love notes from Bruce Lee, a mysterious recording of a supposed phone conversation about Bruce's murder,etc. However, the action is there, and I was particularly impressed with the quality of product. This one's a keeper not just because of the action, but because it's a 2006 re-issue and the best, remastered Bruce Li flick since Anchor Bay re-released Goodbye Bruce Lee:His Last Game of Death(Bruce Li). Only thing is that you can't fast fwd and there are no chapter selections, but overall, good movie, good quality, just falls short of a 5 in my book for being Bruceploitation as opposed to an authentic Ho Chuong Tao production.

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Another One Of Ho Chuong Dao's Best
THE FILM THAT MADE BRUCE LI A STAR!
A mediocre film playing off Bruce Lee's mysterious death

Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger
Starring: Bruce Li , Tsao Shao Jung , Saio Po Ko , Bau Kwok Leung , and Fei Lung
Director: Tso Nam Lee
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ASIN: B00008G6G6
Release Date: 2002-05-28

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Another One Of Ho Chuong Dao's Best.......2005-02-23

I own the Chinese(English Subtitled version) of this film, which is "Bruce Lee: Star Of Stars," and while I,too, was a lil salty behind the exploitation of Bruce Lee's death and the nature of his relationship with Betty Ting Pei, I was impressed with the way the movie did manage to give tribute to Bruce Lee. Now looking at the Chinese version, the names are a little different, however, I felt that the movies atrongpoints again were the fact that it gave tribute to Bruce Lee(the death scenario was reminscent of the intro to Chinese Connection if you think about it,and I loved the 2 Chinese Connection disguise scenes), the action was superb(considering Ho Chuong Dao's LESSER efforts), and the only lowpoint was the way it ended and the involvement of the faux Betty Tong Pei character...however, considering Ho Chuong Dao's not trying to mimick or replace Bruce Lee in this one, it's a classic. So I strongly disagree with the other critic(s) who came down on my man in this one cause he was bein' himself.

THE FILM THAT MADE BRUCE LI A STAR!.......2004-04-07

First of all, I'd like to DISAGREE with the reviewer below who states that Bruce is unimpressive. Look at those kicks man! How is that unimpressive, you moron? While still hanging on a Bruce Lee exploitation story, this is the movie that introduced Bruce Li as himself to Western audiences. The movie out grossed KING KONG in 1976. Bruce set the stage with this movie for his masterpiece, RETURN OF THE TIGER. If you're looking for kung fu mania, be sure to check out EXIT THE DRAGON, ENTER THE TIGER.

A mediocre film playing off Bruce Lee's mysterious death.......2003-10-14

Films such as this which exploit the memory of Bruce Lee do bother me to some degree, yet I swear I can't get enough of them for some reason. Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976) actually makes the mystery of Bruce's death its underlying premise, yet like all movies that supposedly seek an answer to Bruce's early demise, no real answers are ever really forthcoming in the end. Bruce Li, whom I can never really get all that excited about, plays Tiger, one of Bruce Lee's friends and his chosen successor. Tiger visits Bruce on the set just before his death, and Bruce tells him he has been receiving some strange phone calls. Reminding him to always uphold the honor of martial arts, Bruce pretty much tells Tiger that, should something happen to him, Tiger must seek out the truth and avenge him. When Bruce dies suddenly, Tiger honors his friend's wishes by investigating matters himself. He is most anxious to speak to Susie Young, in whose apartment Bruce supposedly died, but she is squirreled away in the hospital after a suicide attempt. Still, he makes headway, learning about a gang of drug-dealing thugs headed by the Baron. The Baron, I have to say, is about the silliest and least intimidating bad guy I've ever seen, going around dressed in a white sheet and hideous scarf. Susie ends up being kidnapped by the Baron's gang, who are desperate to find a tape in her possession that ties them to their drug operation and possible involvement in Bruce's death. The Tiger refuses to give up his search for the truth, no matter how badly his reporter friend George gets beaten up by the bad guys.

There is just something about Bruce Li's style of fighting that I don't like, although I won't deny the fact he is a decent martial arts fighter. In the case of Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, I was less impressed with Li's fights than ever. Let's just say that this Tiger doesn't always roar; his greatest strength seems to be his ability to endure heaps of punishment and bodily harm, put the lives of his loved ones in grave danger, and still come back fighting. His encounter with the Baron is particularly unimpressive, as the real Bruce Lee could have taken the guy with both hands tied behind his back and his eyes closed. My biggest issue with this film, though, has to do with the video quality of the fights. It seems apparent in some of the early fight scenes that the filmmakers have removed a few frames in order to make the moves appear quicker than they are. In the latter half of the film, the fights always seem to be sort of jumpy, and I'm not sure if this is a deliberate attempt by the filmmakers once again to make the fighters appear faster than they are or if it is due to bad film quality.

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Another One Of Ho Chuong Dao's Best.......2005-02-23

THE FILM THAT MADE BRUCE LI A STAR!.......2004-04-07

A mediocre film playing off Bruce Lee's mysterious death.......2003-10-14

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give me a break.......2007-07-20

The tiger mask has got to go. The main charcater, who is known as "Tiger" (Bruce Locke) can not conduct a training sequence or fight in this film without wearing that silly tiger mask. Understanding that it does hold certain value, as it belonged to his father before he was murdered, but the thing just looks darn silly in this film, and is quite a distraction and well overdone. As for the rest of the film, its not too much better. I bought this film mainly because Matthias Hues is in it, and is always a very good B-action villain. This must be his only movie he is not a villain in, and also barely has any action. As for martial arts action, there are a lot of illegal gambling fights, but moves are executed too slowly, and make the fights look too rehearsed. Many of the fighters don't even appear to be in any good physical shape, and are even older guys. Richard Lynch does a decent job as the greedy boss, but the lead - Bruce Locke - is nothing special.

The only thing left I enjoyed about the film, is that it takes place in Vegas, and we get too see many views of the neon city. Tiger - who's real name is actually Chuji - arrives in Vegas and lives on the streets as a poor man. Discovered while fighting in the back alley to protect innocents, he is asked to fight for Rossner (Lynch) to make some money. Unlike most martial arts films with this storyline, Tiger actually accepts and does some illegal fights for Lynch, but he eventually is pushed too far when asked to kill the men he defeats. His real motive for arriving in Vegas is finally revealed - to discover the man who killed his father years ago. By the conclusion, we get to see that the people involved from the murder are much closer than he thought. The movie actually doesn't officialy end, and its setup like there will be some kind of sequal - ha, fat chance.

This is a basic plot that is a little draggy, as the run time is 1 hour and 45 minutes. It is rare that martial arts films exceed the hour and half mark. The action is not exciting and most of the cast is bland and boring. Matthias Hues looks golden compared to these guys, but barely has any action. Too many martial arts films out there exceed this one by far - may want to pass this one up.

Lone Tiger / Initiation / White Tiger / Demonstone [4 DVD Set]

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Lone Tiger / Initiation / White Tiger / Demonstone [4 DVD Set]

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