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16. Enter the Dragon - 133 points

Snake - 8
Wickle - 10
Johnbobb - 14
JONA - 16
scarlet - 23
Karo - 27
Inviso - 35

Snake - I feel like this is definitely the first thing to pop into someones head when they think martial arts movie. Its the chief testament to Bruce Lees amazing talent as an actor and martial artist. The plot is simple but exhilarting, and theres some interesting theming in this film, especially regarding blaxploitation. Rich in atmoshphere with a top-notch score, Enter the Dragon is must for martial arts and film fans all around.

Wickle - Not only did I first think Roper looked like Sean Connery as James Bond, but this had the feel of a James Bond movie. We had suave moments, spy moments, evil villain being very Bond-like besides the Kung Fu movie stereotype of he has dishonored this dojo! Uh, the dropping a body into water that may or may not have sharks, eels, or some other thing in it. Oh right, and the girl dying in the end anyway. Many Bond things. I enjoyed also that they gave some backstory in the major characters, having Roper and Wilson both have scenes before they came to China. Oh, and did you know that it was racist in Confederate states in the 60s and clearly 70s? @scarletspeed7 DID YOU KNOW THAT!?

Johnbobb - Now heres a film thats a classic and deserves to be. Bruce Lee was at his best; theres great acting, great camerawork, and great combat all around. If more of the 70s Martial Arts films were like this, I could see myself getting more into the genre. The story of course isnt the MOST standout now, though it was moreso at the time (Im kind of ashamed to say the movie gave me flashbacks to Balls of Fury, which Im now realizing completely ripped off Enter the Dragons plot). Still, it suffices, and makes for a fun revenge subplot in a movie that that isnt JUST about revenge. Its also cool to see the one white person in a tournament of Asian fighters trope where the white hero isnt the main protagonist of the film.

JONA - Bruce Lee's most well-known film and it's a great film to be known for. The action's great, especially the fight in the mirror hallway, and had a great setting with the tournament site looking great and also having the feel of a spy movie. The two non-Bruce characters are also quite entertaining in their own ways, despite this being Bruce's spotlight. Just an awesome and oddly quotable classic.

scarlet - They story is so shoddy that it's unintentionally hilarious anytime Lee isn't kicking someone in the face, but when he is fighting it's entertaining and was unlike other kung fu films I had seen prior to this list.

Karo - Bruce Lee enters an elite martial arts competition as cover to dig up dirt on the reclusive 'Mr. Han'. Han is supposedly a rogue shaolin monk, but he seems more of a reject from the Bond school of villainy, from the 'secret' island hideout to the gadget ridden lair and the fluffy white cat and the evil monologuing and he's got a fucking claw for his hand jesus christ. In all honesty it feels like they took an unused Moore-era Bond script and stuck Bruce Lee in it, creating the Disco Stu and douchenozzle american characters to take on the scenes where Bond has sex with the beautiful girls.
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