Meng long guo jiang

Plot synopsis:
In Rome, Chen Ching-hua and her uncle Wang experience trouble with their restaurant from a mob boss who wants their property. When Chen refuses to sell, the mob boss sends gangsters to scare away customers. Appealing to an uncle in Hong Kong, Chen receives help in the form of Tang Lung, a martial artist. Disappointed, Chen asks how he can help her, but Tang confidently assures her that he is capable. At the restaurant, Tang learns that the staff have begun to learn karate, much to the annoyance of Quen, an employee who favors Chinese martial arts. Tang tells Quen that he should be open-minded and incorporate any moves that work. Before Tang can demonstrate his style to them, customers arrive, and the staff change clothes.
Before long, gangsters appear at the restaurant and chase off the customers while Tang is in the bathroom. Angered by Tang's poor timing, the staff question his skill and the usefulness of his style. Later, the gangsters return to harass more customers. Before the staff can engage the gangsters, Wang asks all involved to take their fighting outside. The staff engage the thugs, only to be beaten. However, Tang single-handedly defeats the thugs, and the staff abandon their training to study under him. Wang warns them that the gangsters will now seek revenge and that this victory could make the situation worse. Tang vows to protect the restaurant. Chen and Tang grow closer, and she takes him on a tour of Rome, though Tang is unimpressed.
Ho, the mafia boss's consigliere, returns with armed thugs and takes the restaurant staff hostage while they wait for Chen and Tang to return. Ho gives Tang a ticket back to Hong Kong; when his men escort Tang outside, Tang quickly disarms and overpowers them. When reinforcements from the restaurant arrive to subdue him, he defeats them using a pair of nunchaku. Tang warns Ho not to return, and the thugs leave the restaurant. The staff celebrate their victory, though Wang again urges them to focus more on business than fighting. Meanwhile, the mafia boss threatens to send an assassin to kill Tang unless he leaves by Chinese New Year, and Wang urges Chen to convince Tang to leave.
When Tang refuses to abandon the restaurant, the assassin targets him from a nearby rooftop. On edge from nearby fireworks, Chen and Tang survive the attempt, and Tang races off to confront the assassin, whom he tricks into wasting his ammunition. When he returns to the apartment, he finds Chen gone. Assuming that Ho has kidnapped her, Tang arrives at the mafia boss' headquarters and leads the restaurant staff in a battle, which they win. Tang issues a final warning to the mafia boss, which Ho translates. The staff again celebrate, but a telegram for Tang cuts this short when they learn that he has been summoned back to Hong Kong. Tang assures them that he will not leave without seeing the situation resolved.
Ho hires two martial artists to challenge Tang, Japanese and American karate practitioners who initially refuse to work together. When the mafia boss indicates that money is no issue, Ho also recruits the American's sensei, a world-class martial artist named Colt. Ho leads the restaurant staff to an isolated spot under the pretense of a truce, where the two hired martial artists attack them, and Ho lures Tang away to fight Colt at the Colosseum. After they defeat the martial artists, Wang betrays and kills two of the staff, as he wants to sell the restaurant to the mafia boss and return to Hong Kong.
In a brutal fight, Tang injures and then disables Colt. When Colt refuses an offer of mercy, Tang kills him. The mob boss arrives at the original location as Tang and Ho return, and the boss kills both Ho and Wang. The police arrive and arrest him as he attempts to also kill Tang. As Tang leaves for Hong Kong, Quen tells Chen that Tang is a loner who will never settle down.

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Review:
The Cantonese title Maang5 Lung5 Gwo3 Gong1 (Dir. Bruce Lee; 1972) is aesthetically fully controlled by the leading actor Bruce Lee (1940-73) himself, and it's the largest box office hit in Hong Kong among all Bruce Lee action martial arts films.Although his actually completed Hong Kong films of 1970s are only four films such as The Big Boss (1971); Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973).
In fact, they did not play any actual Kung Fu fight out there, that was dealt by studio shooting separately.The opening sequence typically shows new genre style and Bruce Lee's comical acting taste while Tang Lung waiting for the arrival of Chen Ching-hua at the airport.
It something attracts audiences psychologically.Besides this, Bruce Lee's role Tang Lung intends to avoid killing anyone during all fight scenes in this film.
The fight scenes are unbelievable, and it is already widely regarded that the final Colloseum battle between Tang Long (Bruce Lee) and Colt (Chuck Norris) is the best fighting sequence ever filmed for a movie.Do yourself a favor by watching the original Way of the Dragon with all it's original fighting noises intact.
The former (hugely influenced by Oriental martial discipline himself) gave him a hero who is narcissistic (check the opening shot), whole; whose physical prowess is ironically the result of mental superiority, an almost Zen laid-backness; concealing the coiled, taut, muscle-burst of Lee's beautiful body.Kung Fu is primarily an art of self-defense, and this film returns to these roots: its conception of protecting the oppressed rings throughout the film (in the seemingly gratuitous picture-postcard scenes, Lee makes the connection between European colonial splendour, and the poverty and repression of Hong Kong).
This is ironic, since it is the proof of Lee's martial art power that makes the initially sceptical heroine (very stylish and lovely) fall for his charms (and who can blame her?).Lee's second master is Sergio Leone, from whom he has learnt an irreverent approach to genre, with jokey zooms, close-ups and cuts; mocking, yet mournful and melancholic Morricone-esque music; a ritual stand-off between mythical archetypes (an awesome set-piece in the Colosseum), with the film's heart belonging to the slightly silly, but loveable, subsidiary characters.The use of these iconoclastic directors adds a reflective and critical dimension to a genre previously (in its most populist form) a showcase for male vanity (although Lee never lets us forget how gorgeous and sweetly small and cuddly he is).
Much like the Big Boss the first Bruce fight scene is way into the film but in my opinion this good because it creates a good build up, the nunchuka scene is second only to the one in Fist Of Fury or the uncut Game Of Death.
There may have been better fights since on screen and I havn't seen many Hong Kong films with Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen etc but this is the first great one on one fight, therefore it set the standard.There will indeed never be another Bruce Lee. I find it fascinating to imagine what Bruce would have done if he had lived, the 80's and 90's would have been very different if Arnie, Stallone, Wiilis, Seagal and Van Damme had Bruce to compete with, Bruce is sometimes critcised for being a bad actor, but i disagree, if anyone has seen his episodes of `Longstreet' or `Marlowe' they will see that Bruce could convincingly carry a dramatic scene given the right script and no dubbing and he oozed charisma, and he showed glimpses of good acting in Enter The Dragon.Being a Bruce fan i kind of wish that Jet Li would do the films that bruce did or was planning on doing, Jet's early work in Honk Kong like the Shaolin Temple or more recent stuff like Fist Of Legend(remake of Fist Of Fury) and Once Upon A Time In China was very promising and it seemed he was the successor to Bruce but instead now he's doing crap in Hollywood with DMX and Jason Statham.
(where it was released as a sequel to "Enter the Dragon"), "Meng Long Guojiang" was Lee's first film as a director, and like his following two final films, a movie where he was able to express not only his physical abilities, but also the philosophy he developed to achieve them.In "Way of the Dragon", Bruce Lee plays Tang Lung, a young man from Hong Kong who is sent to Rome by his uncle in order to help a family friend, "Uncle" Wang (Chung-Hsin Huang).
With Tang Lung's help, the Restaurant's waiters manage to defend themselves from the gangsters, but the Mafia Boss is completely decided to get the Restaurant, so he hires a group of Martial Arts experts, including the famous Colt (Chuck Norris) to eliminate Tang Lung.After proving he was a bankable star, Bruce Lee finally got the opportunity of not only writing, but also directing his own film.
While the plot is very straight forward, and a bit typical, Lee uses it effectively to showcase his own ideals and philosophies as martial artist, delivering finally an action film with some depth beyond watching the character overcome the enemies.Borrowing heavily from Spaghetti Westerns (even some score by Morricone is used), Lee creates a magnificent epic set on the beautiful locations of Rome, where his lonely hero Tang Lung arrives as a modern day cowboy to right some wrongs.
"Meng Long Guojiang is definitely the basics for what Lee conceived as a Martial Arts film, and many of what he developed for this movie would become of great influence for future directors of the genre.Due to his character in "Enter the Dragon", most people remember Bruce Lee's acting as a serious, dark personification of the perfect martial arts warrior, however, "Meng Long Guojiang" is a chance to discover a way different side of Lee's persona, as he allows himself to be as funny and human as skilled in Kung-Fu.
Martial arts expert Bruce Lee fights off mobsters and world champion Chuck Norris.
A man named Tang Lung (Bruce Lee choreographed his own fight scenes) arrives in Rome to visit his relatives , he help his cousins (Nora Miao who along with Lee played ¨Fists of Fury¨) in the restaurant business .
The American martial artist Colt (Chuck Norris film debut) is also hired and takes place a deadly ending combat .This violent Chop-Socky displays action-packed , thrills , fast-paced and wild fighting images .
And that's what where mainly in this film for the martial arts action and Bruce Lee himself.I like his character Tang Lung whom is supposed to be kind of an outsider as he's from the country which makes him somewhat easy to emphasize with as he's a guy that does his thing and is doing his best to understand the world around him.
Even like the use of the darts which look like really sharp pencils, it's true they probably wouldn't be very effective in real life but from Bruce's performance and how well executed the sequences are it's fun to think they could work and having an alternate weapon other than the conventional gun.And the fight with three actual champion martial artists two of them Robert Wall and Ink Sik Whang.
But of course, in this fight it is the one on one battle between both Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris that is most memorable and is one of my favorite one on one battles ever, it's a truly legendary battle in martial arts movie history because here we're seeing two martial arts action stars going against each other.
Moreover, apart from the brilliant physical performances, there are more emotional performances, especially at the end of the final fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris..
Many of who've also starred in the "Enter the Dragon".Very classic Hong Kong movie starring Bruce Lee. It has innocence of the old days, and is a good film to watch..
Instead, just sit back and revel in the athletic prowess of the god that is Bruce Lee, who delivers scene after scene of iconic fight action, culminating in his legendary showdown in the Colosseum against hirsute Karate champ Chuck Norris.Lee stars as Tang Lung, a kung fu expert sent to Rome to help defend his relatives against gangsters who aim to get their hands on the family's restaurant.
When Lung sends the bully boys packing, effeminate thug Ho (Ping-Ao Wei) enlists the help of several martial artists, including formidable US fighter Colt (Norris), to help even the score.Watch the uncut version of the film and be amazed as Bruce uses two sets of nunchakus to decimate his foes, delivers punches and kicks so fast that to blink is to miss them, and unleashes his fury against Chuck in a fight to the death that, to this day, remains one of kung fu cinema's most impressive battles.
In addition to all of this skull-cracking and bone breaking, Bruce gets accosted by a busty brunette (but runs a mile when she gets her kit off), teaches his style of fighting to the restaurant's staff (who had been learning useless Karate up until then), and gets acquainted with oriental cutie Chen (the rather gorgeous Nora Miao).A classic of the genre that no self-respecting fan of fight films should miss, Way of the Dragon once again proves that Bruce Lee, above all others, is, and probably always will be, THE coolest martial arts star of all time.8.5 out of 10, rounded up to 9 for IMDb..
Way Of The Dragon though has crossover appeal for everyone and I'm fairly sure that anyone who is a fan of the action genre cannot sit and watch without feeling a sense of excitement when Lee takes on Norris in the finale.
100% Bruce Lee. In an age where CGI effects and wires can make the most impossible move possible and can turn your average Hollywood actor into a fighting machine, I feel great relief when I watch a movie like "Way Of The Dragon".
Bruce Lee's amazing skill is what made this movie so good, no wires, no need for fast forward photography, just pure skill.Way Of The Dragon casts Lee as a simple man from the outskirts of Hong Kong who is sent to Rome to help some relatives fight of members of the mob.
Not the strongest of premises but then again this is a Bruce Lee movie (even more so then the rest since it is also his debut as a director) so chances are you're not watching it for the plot but for the action scenes.
In this case, said relatives own a successful Chinese restaurant in Rome, Italy, and are constantly being harassed by a powerful gangster and his legion of disposable henchmen - Tang's frequent encounters with them eventually leading to one of the greatest Nunchaku showdowns I've ever seen in a martial arts movie.Tang Lung annihilates most of the bad guys sent in his direction, many times leaving them beaten and bruised.
Most of them are played for laughs to begin with, so that makes their beatings even funnier (though you really shouldn't laugh at the pain of others, even if they are villains).When Tang proves to be too big a problem (in fact, WAY bigger than they expected him to be), the gangster boss uses his contacts to hire an American martial artist, Colt (Lee's most skilled opponent in the film and world karate champion Chuck Norris, in his breakthrough film role), to deal with him.
The action then escalates into the film's brutal, take-no-prisoners climatic showdown between the two combatants at the Roman Coliseum, in what is widely said to be one of the greatest fight scenes ever filmed.With its goofy humor, horrendous dubbing and comic book bad guys not withstanding, "Return of the Dragon" is actually one heck of a good movie.
This is a brilliant film, just for watching Bruce Lee's fight scenes.
However, I do not watch Bruce Lee films for the storyline and acting etc, I watch them because he was the best martial artist ever, there is no-one that can come close to fighting as good as Bruce Lee, he is the original.If you want to see a martial arts film, with no special effects to make the actor look better, for example, like in Jet Li's films and The Matrix, then I recommend this film highly, all the fighting is authentic.
The plot is rather silly, but it does exactly what Bruce's fans expect it to do--set up some of the most fantastic fight sequences ever put to film.Perhaps the thing that sets Bruce's movies apart from the myriad of action hacks that followed him is not his unparalleled kung fu choreography but rather his powerful screen presence.
There are even flashes of what will become Jeet Kune Do in his climactic fight with Chuck Norris.Speaking of which, if you want to find simply the greatest martial arts sequence ever put to film, look no further.
The original title was Way of the Dragon, but after the tremendous success of Enter The Dragon (1973), the title was renamed "Return of the Dragon." Lee is a country boy going to Italy help a family friend whose Chinese restaurant is being bullied by local gangsters.The movie is nothing short of brilliant and it has several themes to it, and yes I'll explain everyone of them.Bruce Lee in all his films managed to maintain a family element in his films.
To see Bruce go into his routine and execute his moves to perfection is inspiring.Especially the fight with Chuck Norris, before fights him he goes into a mind boggling array of stretch exercises that were soon copied by bogus Bruce Lee imitators including Chuck Norris.Without giving too much away, the film is jam-packed with flying fists, kicks and humor.In one scene for example, an Italian thug tries to use Bruce Lee's nunchucks against him and ends up hurting himself!!!The movie is a great buy for any action fan, and if you're a Bruce Lee fan, you should have this in you're collection.More info about the movie:On Amazon.com, the movie has gotten great feedback from it's viewers, including Leonard Maltin.Chuck Norris was a student of Bruce Lee's martial arts school along with James Coburn, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and others.Raymond Chow produced this film but it was Lee who wrote ,directed and starred in it.Raymond Chow has executively produced other great martial arts films like "Police Story" by Jackie Chan and the Bruce Lee movies "Fists of Fury" , "Chinese Connection" and "Enter the Dragon.".
I've only seen the dubbed version, but the guy who voices Bruce has a cool voice.Bruce Lee plays a relative who comes to Rome to help out his uncle, who owns a Chinese restaurant and also has a dojo to train people for martial arts.
This film is an action-packed martial arts extravagganza, guaranteed to make any die-hard fan of Bruce Lee OR Chuck Norris drool, with their eyes glued to their television sets.
I am not a huge fan of the genre, so I only give the movie a 7--though it IS one of Bruce Lee's best films (the only one better being ENTER THE DRAGON--which has nothing to do with this film, despite the title).
Seriously one of the best martial arts kung fu films of all time mostly because of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.
Nora Miao as Chen Ching Hua was excellent as Bruce Lee's cousin I like her, she was better than most of the actresses today.The movie is about a martial arts expert who visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them.The music score is excellent.
And the fight Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris, creates a martial arts classic that will go down in history..
Now, you won't go to a Bruce Lee movie expecting the best dialogue ever or a plot full of nuances, but something more than what "The Way of the Dragon" has to offer would be welcomed.The story is simple, and a typical in martial arts movies ("Rumble in the Bronx", for example, comes to mind): Tang Lung is sent from Hong Kong to Rome to help the Chinese there from some very bad people.
Rated R for Violence Quebec Rating:G Canadian Home Video Rating:14AReturn Of THe Dragon or Way Of The Dragon is Bruce Lee's third movie.It is a good movie with the usual kung-fu scenes and mild humor of a Bruce Lee film but I preferred Fists Of Fury,Enter The Dragon and Chinese Connection.Return Of The Dragon is a good movie however and it is worth watching for any martial-arts film fan.The film is about a man who goes to visit his cousins in Rome.They own a restaurant, however they are being harassed by some gangsters to sell the restaurant.So basically Bruce starts kicking their asses.This film has an appearance by Chuck Norris as well and the final fight is pretty sweet.Overall a good martial-arts flick..
A BRUCE LEE CLASSIC.His other movies like Enter the Dragon and The Chinese Connection are good as well, but this one definitely tops them off.
Plus, it has one of the sickest fights to hit the movies.CHUCK NORRIS VS BRUCE LEE in Rome's Coliseum!
Also it contains the great scene with Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee fighting.
The fight scenes are the highpoint and very explosive, showing off the differing martial arts skills of both Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris.
Watch the Colliseum fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris it's a real classic.
There are a great many people out there who will tell you that "Enter the Dragon" is THE martial arts film par excellence, and the greatest movie of the late Little Dragon himself, Bruce Lee. These people are, of course, wrong.