Product: Laser Mission+The Real Bruce Lee"Martial Arts"[Double Feature] (1989)
Rating: 4.0
A good "Father and Son" double feature.
Bad acting, crappy dialog, guns, explosions, men on fire, etc., etc., etc. All staples of a low budget action flick. Despite all of this, I always have fun watching "Laser Mission" (sometimes called "Soldier of Fortune") which stars Brandon Lee (son of Bruce Lee). Brandon plays Michael Gold, a mercenary hired to persuade a Dr. Braun (Ernest Borgnine) to defect to the U.S. and then must rescue the Dr. from the clutches of the KGB. Gold must team up with the professors "daughter" (Debi Monahan), cross a desert, dogde bullets, and fight the bad guys. A very fun and unintentionally funny film."The Real Bruce Lee" is a documentary about, who else, Bruce Lee (Brandon's daddy). The first half hour contains some clip from the very first four movies Bruce acted in (Kid Cheung, Bad Boy, The Carnival and Orphan Sam). The picture quality of these clips is not that great (sepia toned and grainy), but it is very interesting to see young Bruce on film (one clip even has Bruce and his father in the same scene). The rest of the film contains a highlight reel of Bruce Lee imitator Bruce Li and then a film starring another imitator called Dragon Lee. This is an interesting documentary, but more about Bruce and less about his copy-cats would have been nice.The picture quality on this double feature is not that great. The edges of the films are cut off and there seems to be a fuzz over the picture. What can you expect from a cheap double feature? I give this DVD a four star rating because, like I said, I have fun watching "Laser Mission" and find the documentary interesting. Plus I only had to pay a dollar for over three hours of entertainment. If you are a fan of either Bruce Lee or his son, Brandon Lee, I highly suggest getting this cheap double feature.