Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest: Limited Edition – Arrow Video (4K UHD/Blu-ray Combo)

Theatrical Release Dates: Hong Kong, 1971 (The Big Boss), Hong Kong, 1972 (Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon), Hong Kong/USA, 1973 (Enter the Dragon), Hong Kong/USA, 1978 (Game of Death), Hong Kong, 1981 (Game of Death II)
Directors: Wei Lo (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury), Bruce Lee (The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death), Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon, Game of Death), Ng See-yuen (Game of Death II)
Cast: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien, Ying-Chieh Han, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Ping-Ou Wei, Chung-Hsin Huang, Robert Wall, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri, Kien Shih, Bolo Yeung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Hugh O'Brian, Colleen Camp, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kim Tai-chung, Yuen Biao

Release Date: July 24th, 2023
Approximate Running Times: 100 Minutes 17 Seconds (The Big Boss - 1983 Version), 100 Minutes 27 Seconds (The Big Boss - English Export Cut), 99 Minutes 53 Seconds (The Big Boss - US Theatrical Cut), 110 Minutes 55 Seconds (The Big Boss - The Mandarin Cut), 106 Minutes 32 Seconds (Fist of Fury), 106 Minutes 17 Seconds (Fist of Fury - English Export Cut), 99 Minutes 23 Seconds (Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut), 99 Minutes 23 Seconds (Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut with English language end credits), 99 Minutes 23 Seconds (Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version), 102 Minutes 33 Seconds (Enter the Dragon - Special Edition Version), 101 Minutes 7 Seconds (Game of Death - The International Cut), 99 Minutes 55 Seconds (Game of Death - Alternate Japanese Cut), 89 Minutes 36 Seconds (Game of Death - The Chinese Version), 90 Minutes 12 Seconds (Game of Death - The Mandarin Version), 92 Minutes 23 Seconds (Game of Death - The Cantonese Version), 95 Minutes 59 Seconds (Game of Death II - The International Cut), 86 Minutes 38 Seconds (Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version), 85 Minutes 40 Seconds (Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend), 89 Minutes 8 Seconds (Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen / 2160 Progressive / HEVC / H.265 / Dolby Vision HDR10 (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, The Big Boss - English Export Cut, The Big Boss - US Theatrical Cut, The Big Boss - The Mandarin Cut, Fist of Fury, Fist of Fury - English Export Cut, Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut, Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version, Game of Death - The International Cut, Game of Death's - Alternate Japanese Cut), 2.35:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC (Enter the Dragon - Special Edition Version, Game of Death - The Chinese Version, Game of Death - Alternate Cantonese Version, Game of Death - Alternate Mandarin Version, The Final Game of Death, Game of Death II - International Cut, Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version, Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend), 1.78:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC (Bruce Lee: The Legend)
Rating: 18 (UK)
Sound: DTS-HD Mono Mandarin (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut, Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version, Game of Death - The Chinese Version, Game of Death - The Mandarin Version, Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version, Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend), DTS-HD Mono Cantonese (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut, Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version, Game of Death - The Chinese Version, Game of Death - The Cantonese Version, Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version), DTS-HD Mono English Alternate Japanese Score (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, Game of Death II - The International Cut), DTS-HD Mono English (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, English Export Version, US Theatrical Cut, Fist of Fury, Fist of Fury - English Export Cut, Game of Death - The International Cut, Game of Death - Alternate Japanese Cut, Game of Death II - The International Cut, Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version, Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend, Bruce Lee: The Legend), DTS-HD 5.1 surround English (Enter the Dragon), Dolby Digital Mono Cantonese (Game of Death - Alternate Japanese Cut)
Subtitles: English (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut, Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version, Game of Death - The Chinese Version, Game of Death - The Mandarin Version, Game of Death - The Cantonese Version, Game of Death II - Hong Kong Version), English SDH (The Big Boss - 1983 Version, English Export Version, US Theatrical Cut, Fist of Fury, Fist of Fury - English Export Cut, Way of the Dragon - Hong Kong Theatrical Cut, Way of the Dragon - Alternate Japanese Version, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death - The International Cut, Game of Death - Alternate Japanese Cut, Game of Death II - The International Cut)
Region Coding: Region Free (4K UHD), Region B (Blu-ray)
Retail Price: £159.99 (UK)

"When former child actor and Hollywood TV sidekick Bruce Lee returned to his native Hong Kong in 1971 to star in two films for fledgling company Golden Harvest, movie history was made thanks to one of the most iconic partnerships between star and studio that cinema has ever seen. 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.

The first two starring vehicles for Lee, The Big Boss and Fist of Fury (both directed by Lo Wei), smashed all box office records in Hong Kong and made him the most famous face on the continent. Lee asserted his artistic independence by directing, writing and starring in The Way of the Dragon, arguably his most thrilling and personal film. Tragically, on the cusp of achieving the international stardom he had long strived for, Bruce Lee died suddenly in 1973, aged only 32. 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. Today, five decades since his passing, Bruce Lee continues to be the most beloved and influential martial artist in the world." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 4.75/5 (4K UHD), 4.25/5 (Blu-ray)

Here’s the information provided about the restorations, "The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, Game of Death and Game of Death II have been exclusively restored for this collection by Arrow Films. The original feature film elements have been used as the primary source materials for this work, but extensive searches and investigations were also undertaken to locate and identify additional film and audio materialsin order to restore original logos, credits, cut scenes and reconstruct alternate release versions.

The Big Boss is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with Mandarin, Cantonese and English mono audio. The original 35mm camera negative, conformed to the 99 minutes 1983 re-release version, was scanned and restored in 4K resolution at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The film underwent additional picture restoration was graded in SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision at Silver Salt Restoration, London. In addition to this, a 4K scane of a 1971 35mm exhibition print was made available to Arrow by Fortune Star Media for the restoration of the 100 minute Mandarin Cut, and select portions of an American 35mm exhibition print were scanned in 4K by UCLA Film Archive. Further conforming of these 35mm elements to create the Mandarin Cut and two alternate English language versions was undertaken by Arrow Films, with restoration and grading by Silver Salt. All audio mixes were remastered from the best quality materials available by Bad Princess Productions, London, with the exception of the "original" English dub of the film for the 'English Export Cut' viewing option, conformed by Will Offutt and Arrow Films.

Fist of Fury is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with Mandarin, Cantonese and English mono audio. The original 35mm camera negative was scanned and restored in 4K resolution at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. A 35mm interpositive element containing the film's opening credits and English language end roller sections was also scanned in 4K. The film underwent additional picture restoration and was graded in SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision at Silver Salt Restoration, London. In addition to this, alternate opening credits were upscaled from a high definition scan of a Japanese 35mm exhibition print, supplied by Twin Co., Ltd., with further restoration and grading by Silver Salt. All audio mixes were remastered from the best quality materials available by Bad Princess Productions, London.

The Way of the Dragon has been exclusively restored by Arrow Films and is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with Mandarin, Cantonese and English mono audio. The best existing feature film element, an original 35mm internegative, was scanned and restored in 4K resolution at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The film underwent additional picture restoration and was graded in SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision at Silver Salt Restoration, London. The original opening logos, alternate opening credits and other material relating to the Japanese theatrical cut were upscaled from a high definition scan of a Japanese 35mm exhibition print supplied by Twin Co., Ltd., with further restoration and grading by Silver Salt. All audio mixes were remastered from the best quality materials available by Bad Princess Productions, London.

The international English language version of Game of Death is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with English mono audio. The best existing feature film element, an original 35mm CRI internegative, was scanned and restored in 4K resolution at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The film underwent additional picture restoration and was graded in SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision at Silver Salt Restoration, London. Material relating to the Japanese theatrical cut was upscaled from a high definition scan of a Japanese 35mm exhibition print supplied by Twin Co., Ltd., with further restoration and grading by Silver Salt. All audio mixes were remastered from the best quality materials available by Bad Princess Productions, London.

For the Blu-ray presentation of the Cantonese and Mandarin language version of Game of Death, a high definition master prepared by L'Immagine Ritrovata was supplied by Shout! Factory, with additional optimisation work (using the 4K restoration of the international cut, among other sources) undertaken on behalf of Arrow Films by Brandon Bentley. Alternate footage for other viewing options relating to this version of the film was reconstructed by Arrow Films using a mixture of high definition and standard definition (with upscaling by Leroy Moore of The Engine House Media Services) materials, as as a 4K scan of a 35mm interpositive of Lee's original raw dailies for the unfinished project of the same name from 1972, scanned by L'Imagine Ritrovata.

The international cut of Game of Death II is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 with English mono audio. A 35mm internegative was scanned in 2K resolution by Fortune Star and grading and restoration was completed in 2K at R3Store Studios, London. The Hong Kong cut of the film, titled Tower of Death, was reconstructed in high definition by Arrow Films using a mixture of HD and SD sources. The shorter Korean cut of the film was restored in 2K from a 35mm internegative by Nineplanners, with additional optimisation work for this release by Arrow Films. The altnerate US opening for the international cut, removing most of the outtakes from Enter the Dragon, was reconstructed in high definition on behalf of Arrow Films by Brandon Bentley.

High definition masters of the two documentaries, Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend and Bruce Lee: The Legend, were supplied to Arrow Films by Fortune Star Media Limited. Additional optimisation and audio conforming on both films was undertaken on behalf of Arrow Films by Brandon Bentley.

All original materials used for these restorations were made available by Fortune Star Media Limited.

Additional film materials were sourced from the American Genre Film Archive, UCLA Film Archive and the BFI National Archive, and additional visual and audio materials were sourced from Brandon Bentley, King-Wei Chu, Irongod2112, Will Offutt, Scott Napier, Pauline Senkowsky and Andrew Staton.

Additional film scanning was completed at R3Store Studios, London and Company 3, Burbank."

The Big Boss, the 1983 version, the English export version, and the US theatrical cut come on a 100 GB triple-layer 4K UHD.

Disc Size: 92.5 GB

Feature: 64.8 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these three versions.

The Big Boss, the Mandarin cut, comes on a 100 GB triple-layer 4K UHD.

Disc Size: 87.6 GB

Feature: 66.5 GB

Fist of Fury and an English export version come on a 100 GB triple-layer 4K UHD.

Disc Size: 91.6 GB

Feature: 74.2 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these two versions.

The Way of the Dragon, the Hong Kong theatrical cut and alternate Japanese version come on a 100 GB triple-layer 4K UHD.

Disc Size: 92.1 GB

Feature: 72.8 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these two versions.

Enter The Dragon comes on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 43.7 GB

Feature: 26.7 GB

It should be noted that this is exactly the same disc that Warner Brothers originally released in 2013. Also, Warner Brothers has since released Enter the Dragon in 4K UHD, and that disc is vastly superior to this disc. For these reasons, no comments will be made about this Blu-ray disc.

Game of Death, the international cut and the Japanese cut come on a 100 GB triple-layer 4K UHD.

Disc Size: 88.9 GB

Feature: 70.7 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these two versions.

Game of Death, the Chinese version, the alternate Cantonese version, and the alternate Mandarin version come on a 50 GB dual-layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 46.2 GB

Feature: 23 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these three versions.

The Final Game of Death comes on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 46.5 GB

Feature: 41.8 GB

Game of Death II, the international cut and the Hong Kong version come on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 45.7 GB

Feature: 24.3 GB

This disc uses seamless branching for these two versions.

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend and Bruce Lee: The Legend come on a 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 46 GB

Feature: 19.7 GB (Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend), 19.8 GB (Bruce Lee: The Legend)

Arrow Video has done an excellent job with the sources that they used for these transfers. All of the films that are presented in Dolby Vision and HDR10 look the best, while the rest of the films in this collection that are presented in 1080p also look great. That said, when it comes to using footage from other sources, like some of the versions of The Big Boss and Game of Death, which are a mixture of footage taken from different sources, there is a drop in quality when compared to the bulk of the footage for these two films. Flesh tones look healthy, and color saturation, image clarity, and compression are solid. When it comes to black levels, they look noticeably stronger for the films that are presented in Dolby Vision and HDR10, while there are moments where the black levels are not as strong as they should be for the films that are presented in 1080p. Also, all of the films retain an organic look.

Audio: 4.25/5

Audio options for the 1983 version of The Big Boss are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with removable English subtitles, a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH, a DTS-HD mono mix in English (alternate Japanese score) with removable English SDH, and a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese. It should be noted that there is only one English subtitle track, and it is most likely that it translates the Mandarin language tracks and not the Cantonese language track.

All of the audio tracks included with the 1983 version are in great shape. There are no issues with background noise or distortion; dialog comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, and fight scenes sound appropriately robust. That said, the slight edge goes to the Mandarin track, which sounds fuller than the other audio tracks.

Audio options for the English export version are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with some moments in Mandarin where no English audio was recorded. Though the Mandarin Moments have burnt in English subtitles, this version also comes with a removable English subtitle track for Mandarin dialog and text.

Audio options for the US theatrical cut are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH and a DTS-HD mono mix in English (alternate Japanese score) with removable English SDH. This version has some moments in Mandarin with Burnt in English subtitles. These moments also come with a removable English subtitle track for Mandarin dialog and text.

Audio options for The Big Boss, the Mandarin cut, are a DTS-HD mono mix in mono mix in Mandarin with removable English subtitles. It should be noted that there are some moments where the newly added footage has burned in English subtitles.

When it comes to the moments that are not associated with the newly added moments, the audio tracks sound comparable to those included in the 1983 version. That said, there is a clear drop in quality when it comes to the newly added moments in Mandarin.

Audio options for Fist of Fury are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with removable English subtitles, a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH, and a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese. It should be noted that there is only one English subtitle track, and it is most likely that it translates the Mandarin language track and not the Cantonese language track.

Audio options for Fist of Fury's English export cut are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH. All of the audio tracks are in great shape. There are no issues with background noise or distortion; dialog comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, and fight scenes sound appropriately robust. That said, the slight edge goes to the Mandarin track, which sounds fuller than the other audio tracks.

Audio options for the Way of the Dragon Hong Kong theatrical cut are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with removable English subtitles, a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH, and a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese. It should be noted that when watching the Mandarin and Cantonese language tracks, there is some dialog in English.

Audio options for Way of the Dragon, the alternate Japanese version, are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH.

All of the audio tracks are in good shape. Dialog comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, and fight scenes sound appropriately robust. That said, the English-language tracks sound slightly fuller than the other audio tracks.

Audio options for Enter the Dragon are a DTS-HD 5.1 surround mix in English, a Dolby Digital mono mix in French, a Dolby Digital mono mix in German, a Dolby Digital mono mix in Italian, a Dolby Digital mono mix in Spanish (Castilian), a Dolby Digital mono mix in Spanish (Latin), a Dolby Digital mono mix in Polish, and a Dolby Digital mono mix in Russian. Included are these subtitles: English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Greek, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Turkish. All subtitles are removable.

The DTS-HD 5.1 English audio track is exactly the same audio track Warner Brothers used for their 2013 Blu-ray release.

Audio options for the international cut Game of Death is a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH. 

Audio options for Game of Death's alternate Japanese cut are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH and a Dolby Digital mono mix in Cantonese with burnt English subtitles.

Audio options for the Chinese version of Game of Death are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with non-removable English subtitles and a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese with non-removable English subtitles.

Audio options for the Game of Death alternate Cantonese version are a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese with non-removable English subtitles.

Audio options for the Game of Death alternate Mandarin version are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with non-removable English subtitles.

Audio options for The Final Game of Death are DTS-HD mono English with removable English subtitles.

All of the audio options for Game of Death are comparable. Dialog always comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, ambient sounds are well-represented, and fight scenes sound robust.

Audio options for the international cut of Game of Death II are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with optional English SDH and a DTS-HD mono mix in English (Japanese mix) with optional English SDH. It should be noted that the subtitles can only be turned on and off via the main menu.

Audio options for the Hong Kong version of Game of Death II are a DTS-HD mono mix in Cantonese with optional English subtitles, a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with optional English subtitles, and a DTS-HD mono mix in English with no subtitles. It should be noted that the subtitles can only be turned on and off via the main menu.

Quality-wise, all of the audio mixes for Game of Death II are comparable. Dialog comes through; everything sounds balanced and robust when it should.

Audio options for Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend are a DTS-HD mono mix in Mandarin with removable English subtitles and a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH.

Both audio tracks sound clean, clear, and balanced.

Audio options for Bruce Lee: The Legend are a DTS-HD mono mix in English with removable English SDH.

The audio sounds clean, clear, and balanced.

Extras:

Extras on the 4K UHD disc with The BIg Boss include image galleries: publicity & lobby cards (167 images), behind the scenes (40 images), and poster & video art (22 images), a trailer gallery: Hong Kong theatrical trailer (3 minutes 48 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), Hong Kong theatrical trailer (2 minutes 50 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK theatrical trailer (1 minute 47 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US super 8 theatrical trailer (4 minutes 8 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US theatrical trailer (1 minute 35 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), 2 US TV spots (1 minute 16 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), Hong Kong re-release theatrical trailer (2 minutes 25 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), Before The Big Boss trailers for Green Hornet and Marlowe (5 minutes 59 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles) and The Big Boss Part II theatrical trailer (3 minutes 40 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), alternate credits sequence: Japanese opening/closing credits (1 minute 41 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin, no subtitles), US theatrical re-release opening credits (1 minute 33 seconds, Dolby Digital mono) and alternate opening/closing English credits (1 minute 45 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), a video essay about the music for the English version titled Bruce Lee Vs. Peter Thomas (2 minutes 27 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Lau Wing (44 minutes 41 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Cantonese with removable English subtitles), an archival interview with stuntman Tung Wai (2 minutes 45 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Cantonese with removable English subtitles), a video essay by Brandon Bentley investigating the scenes still lost, such as the ‘saw-in-the-head’ scene titled The Not-Quite-Biggest Boss (8 minutes 25 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), 19 deleted & extended scenes (18 minutes 13 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English and an optional audio commentary with Brandon Bentley), a new documentary produced and presented by Matt Routledge exploring the original filming locations titled Return to Thailand (41 minutes 58 seconds Dolby Digital stereo English and Thai with removable English subtitles for Thai), an audio commentary with David Desser, and an audio commentary with Brandon Bentley.

Extras on the 4K UHD disc with The BIg Boss (the Mandarin cut) include a video essay titled Axis of English by Will Offutt profiling the English dubbing actors for The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and The Way of the Dragon (29 minutes 18 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), and The BIg Boss (the Mandarin cut) unrestored Grindhouse raw scan from the last know 35mm print (109 minutes 12 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD mono Mandarin with burnt in English subtitles).

Extras on the 4K UHD disc with Fist of Fury include image galleries: publicity & lobby cards (128 images), behind the scenes (19 images), and poster & video art (18 images), a trailer gallery: Hong Kong theatrical trailer (4 minutes 21 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), Hong Kong theatrical trailer (4 minutes 21 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), Hong Kong theatrical trailer (4 minutes 20 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US theatrical trailer (1 minute 51 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US TV spot (32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK radio spot (33 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles) and a Chen Zhen trailer reel of sequels and reboots (16 minutes 46 seconds), US opening credits (2 minutes 32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), an archival interview actress Nora Miao (16 minutes 57 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Cantonese with removable English subtitles), an archival interview actor Riki Hashimoto (11 minutes 45 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Japanese with removable English subtitles), an archival interview actor Jun Katsumura (12 minutes 13 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Japanese with removable English subtitles), an archival interview actor Yuen Wah (9 minutes 50 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Cantonese with removable English subtitles), a video essay titled New Fist, Part Two Fist by Brandon Bentley (7 minutes 33 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), a featurette titled Visions of Furyon Bruce Lee's collaboration with Golden Harvest and Lo Wei, featuring interviews with co-producer Andre Morgan and martial arts experts Michael Worth, Frank Djeng, John Kreng, Andy Cheng and Bruce Willow (35 minutes 20 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with film critic and historian Tony Rayns who provides a detailed overview of Bruce Lee's life and career titled Legend of the Dragon (81 minutes 46 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an audio commentary with Jonathan Clements, and an audio commentary with Brandon Bentley.

Extras on the 4K UHD disc with The Way of the Dragon include image galleries: publicity & lobby cards (224 images), behind the scenes (20 images), and poster & video art (14 images), a trailer gallery: Hong Kong theatrical trailer (4 minutes 9 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), Hong Kong re-release theatrical trailer (4 minutes 26 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US theatrical trailer (2 minutes 12 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), 2 US TV spots (1 minute 37 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK theatrical teaser (41 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK theatrical trailer (2 minutes 41 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK TV spot (9 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK TV spot (32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles) and Bruceploitation trailers (11 minutes 46 seconds), alternate credit sequences: textless opening credits (1 minute 55 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), English export credits (1 minute 58 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), US theatrical release credits (2 minutes 18 seconds, Dolby Digital mono) and US theatrical re-release credits (2 minutes 21 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), an archival by Robert Lee (1 minute 1 second, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Jon Benn (21 minutes 42 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Bob Wall (33 minutes 35 seconds , Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Hwang In-shik (15 minutes 23 seconds , Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with production manager Chaplin Chang (25 minutes 26 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with production manager Louis Sit (11 minutes 8 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), a  select scene commentary with actor Piet Schweer (18 minutes 28 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with on-set observer John Young titled The Scottish Soldier Meets the Dragon (18 minutes 30 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an interview with actress Malisa Longo titled Meet the Italian Beauty (26 minutes 18 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Italian with removable English subtitles), a documentary titled The Way of the Camera that looks at Bruce Lee's filmmaking and fighting method in his directorial debut, featuring interviews with Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan, martial arts experts Michael Worth, Jon Kreng, Andy Cheng, Frank Djeng, David Yeung, film historian Courtney Joyner and actors Piet (Peter) Schweer, Jon Benn and John Saxon (51 minutes 32 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an audio commentary with Frank Djeng and Michael Worth, and an audio commentary with Brandon Bentley.

Extras for Enter the Dragon Blu-ray include seven TV spots: Roper, Williams & Lee (34 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), The Deadly 3 (1 minute 4 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), The Island of Han (1 minute 4 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), Review Spot (1 minute 4 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), Champion of Champions (1 minute 4 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), Fury’s Back (34 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English) and The Crown Prince of Combat (34 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), four theatrical trailers: Mysterious Island (3 minutes 37 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), Champion of Champions (1 minute 14 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), The Deadly 3 (1 minute 14 seconds, Dolby Digital mono) and Island Fortress (2 minutes 57 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), a documentary titled The Curse of the Dragon (87 minutes 29 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a vintage archival featurette from 1973 (7 minutes 41 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), a featurette of home movies titled Backyard Workout with Bruce (1 minute 55 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English), Linda Lee Cadwell interviews: Love and Kung Fu (47 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Into Hollywood Through the Back Door (26 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Bringing the Classroom to the Camera (2 minutes 12 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), The Real Bruce (1 minute 23 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Mental Self-Defense (59 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Enter the Dragon (52 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Planting the Seed: Growing a Film (2 minutes 31 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Incidents on the Set (5 minutes 2 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), Setting the New Standard (43 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English) and Bruce’s Influence on His Family (1 minute 34 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a featurette titled Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (19 minutes 22 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a featurette titled Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon (30 minutes 15 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a featurette titled Wing Chun: The Art that Introduced Kung Fu to Bruce Lee (20 minutes 2 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a featurette titled Return to Han’s Island (10 minutes 25 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), a featurette titled No Way As Way (26 minutes 28 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English), and an audio commentary with screenwriter Michael Allin and producer Paul Heller. Subtitle options for the extras on this disc are English SDH, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Castillano), Korean, Spanish (Latin), Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, and Turkish. All subtitles are removable.

Extras for this release include include image galleries: publicity & lobby cards (68 images), behind the scenes (14 images), and poster & video art (16 images), a trailer gallery: Hong Kong theatrical trailer (3 minutes 31 seconds, Dolby Digital mono with Cantonese and English text), International theatrical trailer (2 minutes 22 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US theatrical trailer (2 minutes 18 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), US TV spot (25 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), UK radio spot (30 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), a Bruceploitation trailer reel (14 minutes 44 seconds) and a Robert Clouse trailer reel titled Robert Clouse at Golden Harvest (10 minutes 17 seconds), a then and now locations featurette from 2013 (7 minutes 28 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo), fight scene dailies directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (1 minute 27 seconds, no sound), a pre-production sales featurette from 1976 with audio commentary by Michael Worth and producer Andre Morgan (6 minutes 52 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), behind-the-scenes footage as featured in Bruce Lee: The Legend (4 minutes 10 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Dan Inosanto titled Fist Among Equals (36 minutes 47 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Bob Wall titled Game of Death Revisited (28 minutes 48 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), deleted and alternate scenes: alternate opening credits Cantonese (2 minutes 16 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), alternate opening credits Mandarin (2 minutes 16 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), Greenhouse Fight (4 minutes 46 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), Death Threat (22 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), alternate fight with Ji Han-jae (3 minutes 15 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), Return to the Boat (32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), alternate fights with Dan Inosanto and Ji Han-jae (4 minutes 32 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), alternate Cantonese ending (1 minute 38 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), an interview with actress Colleen Camp titled The Song I’m Singing Tomorrow (12 minutes 24 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles) and alternate Mandarin ending (1 minute 38 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles), and an audio commentary with Brandon Bentley and Mike Leeder.

Extras on Game of Death Blu-ray disc one include archival interviews: Robert Lee (19 minutes 25 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Phoebe Lee (11 minutes 36 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Pat Johnson (28 minutes 22 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), George Lee (16 minutes 16 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Gene LeBell (13 minutes 53 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Van Williams (33 minutes 55 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Joe Torrenueva (7 minutes 47 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Jeff Imada (21 minutes 13 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Linda Palmer (10 minutes 35 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Fred Weintraub (15 minutes 54 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles),Tom Kuhn (11 minutes 19 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Paul Heller (16 minutes 28 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles) and James Lew (17 minutes 25 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with grandmaster of Wing Chun kung fu William Cheung titled The Grandmaster and The Dragon (54 minutes 42 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), Dragon Rising - Bruce Lee screentest from 1965 (8 minutes 26 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), an archival documentary about Bruce Lee titled Legacy of the Dragon (48 minutes 50 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival featurette titled Bruce Lee Remembered (7 minutes 34 seconds, Dolby Digtal stereo English and Cantonese with removable English subtitles for Cantonese), an archival featurette titled The Hong Kong Connection (18 minutes 30 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an archival interview with actor Casanova Wong (17 minutes 4 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo Koeran with removable English subtitles), alternate Cantonese version of Game of death (92 minutes 23 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), and alternate Mandarin version of Game of death (90 minutes 12 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD mono Mandarin with removable English subtitles). A note about these two alternate versions: both are presented in high definition via seamless branching, with different credits, endings, and reinstated Ji Han-jae fights (which contain some standard-definition material).

Extras on Game of Death Blu-ray disc two include image galleries: The Hall of the Unknown (28 images), The Hall of the Tiger (298 images), The Hall of the Dragon (233 images), and The New Territories (20 images), Frames of Fury - Stray Frames (5 minutes 59 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), an archival interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from 1976 (2 minutes 6 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), super 8 footage from 1974 of Dan Inosanto demonstrating the nunchaku (9 minutes 31 seconds, no sound), an earlier attempt to reconstruct Lee’s original vision from 2001 titled Game of Death: Revisited (39 minutes 10 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), a brand new three-hour video essay titled The Final Game of Death by Arrow Films that incorporates a new 2K restoration of all two hours of Bruce Lee’s original dailies from a recently-discovered (3 hours 43 seconds 5 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD mono English with removable English SDH).

Extras for Game of Death II Blu-ray include an image gallery (34 images - stills/posters/soundtrack and home video art), a trailer gallery: early promo trailer telecine (5 minutes 16 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), early promo trailer reconstructed (5 minutes 17 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), Hong Kong theatrical trailer (4 minutes 10 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Cantonese with removable English subtitles), Hong Kong theatrical trailer (2 minutes 4 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), and a Bruceploitation trailer reel (25 minutes 41 seconds), alternate end credits (6 minutes 7 seconds, DTS-HD mono), an archival interview with actor Roy Horan (23 minutes 59 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), an alternate US video version in 1080p High Definition (94 minutes 47 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD mono English, no subtitles), an alternate Korean version titled Tower of Death with unique footage in 1080p High Definition (72 minutes 15 seconds, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital mono Korean with removable English subtitles), and an audio commentary with Frank Djeng and Michael Worth, co-producers of Enter the Clones of Bruce.

Extras on the Blu-ray disc with Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend and Bruce Lee: The Legend include image gallery (9 images - posters), a theatrical trailer for Bruce Lee: The Man & Legend (2 minutes 24 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), a theatrical trailer for Bruce Lee: The Legend (2 minutes 6 seconds, Dolby Digital mono English, no subtitles), Enter the Dragon alternate Hong Kong credits Mandarin language version (2 minutes 17 seconds, Dolby Digital mono), a featurette titled A Tour of Golden Harvest Studios (7 minutes 13 seconds, Dolby Digital stereo English, no subtitles), and an alternate video version of Bruce Lee: The Legend (83 minutes 56 seconds, 4:3 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital mono English and Cantonese with removable English subtitles for Cantonese).

Other extras include a reversible poster with vintage quad poster artwork, ten glossy photos of Bruce Lee in action, twenty-four lobby card reproductions and a 200-page hardbound book with cast & crew information for each film, film notes for The Big Boss written by Walter Chaw, film notes for Fist of Fury written by Walter Chaw, film notes for The Way of the Dragon written by Walter Chaw, film notes for Enter the Dragon written by Walter Chaw, film notes for The Game of Death written by Henry Blyth, film notes for Game of Death written by Walter Chaw, film notes for Game of Death II (Tower of Death) written by Henry Blyth, film notes for Bruce Lee: The Man & The Legend / Bruce Lee: The Legend written by Henry Blyth, an essay The Early Films of Bruce Lee written by Andrew Staton, an essay titled Fields of Fury: The Rise of Golden Harvest written by Dylan Cheung, an essay titled Dreams of the Little Dragon written by Henry Blyth, an essay titled Enter the Censor: Bruce Lee Vs. the BBFC written by David West, an essay titled Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest: A Viewing Guide written by James Flower, information about the restorations, production credits and special thanks.

Summary:

The Big Boss is a nice introduction for Bruce Lee; there’re a few solid action sequences that showcase his talent as a martial artist. The first of his two standout fight scenes takes place at the ice factory, where some thugs who work for the big boss are looking to silence his character once and for all. The other standout fight scene is the finale, where Bruce Lee’s character Cheng Chao-an confronts Hsiao Mi (the big boss). Instead of immediately attacking each other, they stare each other down in a Sergio Leone slow buildup that even features an ultra-close-up of the two warriors’ eyes. The last moments of their battle serve as a perfect climax to the events that have unfolded.

The Big Boss also has a fair amount of lighthearted moments, like the scene where Cheng Chao-an makes faces when he’s introduced to his relatives. And a scene where the big boss’s men invite Cheng Chao-an to a night out with prostitutes During this sequence, Cheng Chao-an blacks out after drinking too much, and he wakes up next to a prostitute. The moments where Cheng Chao-an stumbles around drunk give Bruce Lee an opportunity to showcase his ability to deliver comedy.

The Big Boss, like many Hong Kong martial arts films from this era, features music that was not written for the film, and in most instances, it is music that was not cleared for use in the film. The Cantonese language track features three Pink Floyd songs: Obscured by Clouds, Time and The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, and King Crimson’s Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 2.

From a production standpoint, though, Bruce Lee’s next films are all stronger than The Big Boss. The result is a solid martial arts film that holds up better than most martial arts films from this era.

At the heart of Fist of Fury is a tale about national pride. The villain's oppressors are the Japanese occupiers. The premise is a classic take on China vs. Japan.

The Big Boss began as a film that was to star someone else before Bruce Lee eventually became its star. From its opening moments, it's clear that Bruce Lee is the main attraction of Fist of Fury. That said, though Bruce Lee’s talents as a martial artist are undeniable, one must not overlook his ability to convey so much through his facial expressions and his eyes.

Though Fist of Fury features a stronger narrative than The Big Boss, there’s also much improvement when it comes to the action sequences, which Bruce Lee had more control over. A standout action sequence that occurs early on is a scene where Bruce Lee’s character Chen Zhen returns an insulting sign to a Japanese karate school that disrespected his master and his martial arts school. In this sequence, Bruce Lee showcases his lightning-fast fighting skills and his ability to land forceful blows. It is also in this sequence that Bruce Lee introduces a new weapon, the nunchakus, a weapon he would forever become linked with.

Not wanting to be one-dimensional and just known for his martial arts skills. Fist of Fury allows Bruce Lee to show a more tender side of himself in a scene where his character is hiding in a graveyard. His interactions in sequence humanize his character in a way that’s lacking in most martial arts films from this era. Also, Bruce Lee expands his comedic side in Fist of Fury; throughout, his character wears various humorous disguises.

Fist of Fury’s main action set piece is a scene where Chen Zhen faces off against an assassin named Petrov. It’s in this scene that Chen Zhen unleashes his fist of fury technique. That said, all around, the martial arts in Fist of Fury are simply outstanding, as each fight tops the next.

The Way of the Dragon would mark Bruce Lee’s debut as director. Unfortunately, because of his tragic death, The Way of the Dragon was the only film over which he had total control.

Bruce Lee, with each new film, would inject more humor. With The Way of the Dragon, he would find a perfect balance of action and comedy. Some of the funniest moments actually occur during the fight sequences.

Also, with The Way of the Dragon, Bruce Lee would add more weapons to his arsenal, like throwing darts, that he would use to disarm gunmen. Of course, his trademark nunchakus would be put to use in The Way of the Dragon.

The thing that becomes clear while watching The Way of the Dragon is Bruce Lee’s visionary fight choreography and his grace and power. Standout fight sequences include a scene in an alley where Bruce Lee’s character Tang Lung shows four thugs the ancient art of Chinese boxing and what it's like to be on the receiving end of nunchakus. The main attraction of The Way of the Dragon is Bruce Lee’s duel with Chuck Norris. This sequence is breathtaking in its execution, as the long build-up adds to the tension. It’s also right that they’re fighting in the Roman Colosseum, a place where gladiators once fought to the death. That said, neither man is willing to go down easy, as they both take a beating in what shapes up to be one of martial arts cinema's greatest duels.

Unsatisfied with the work of director Lo Wei, who had directed Bruce Lee’s first two films for Golden Harvest, Bruce Lee would insist on directing his next film, The Way of the Dragon, and the result is an exceptional film that foreshadows Bruce Lee’s greatness.

Bruce Lee would return to America with his landmark 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon, which also marked the first Hong Kong/U.S. collaboration on a martial arts film. Having trouble finding his place in Hollywood, Bruce Lee would go to Hong Kong and find instant fame and success. The three films he made before Enter the Dragon were not only successful; they all did better than their predecessors. Enter the Dragon is arguably Bruce Lee’s most famous film, and tragically, it would also become his last feature film that he would complete before his untimely death at the age of 32.

Though directed by Robert Clouse Enter the Dragon is clearly Bruce Lee’s creation, as he meticulously creates every fight to perfection, and the tone of the film is in line with Bruce Lee's philosophy. The scenes between the action scenes serve only to further the plot. These moments are mostly kept brief enough for the viewer to catch their breath before jumping back into the action.

Enter the Dragon is simply astounding. You have, in brief roles, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo in the film's opening fight with Bruce Lee and Bolo Yeung as one of Han’s henchmen. Other cast notables include Robert Wall, who worked with Bruce Lee before on The Way of the Dragon; Angela Mao, one of the première women of 1970’s Hong Kong action cinema; and Jim Kelly, who would go on to a successful career in martial arts cinema because of Enter the Dragon. If you blink, you might miss them, but Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao both appear in Enter the Dragon in uncredited roles.

Actor John Saxon, who's given co-top billing in the opening credits, plays Roper, a man who doesn’t know when to say 'no', when it comes to betting, and this often lands him in hot water. Saxon is surprisingly good in the role, with his martial arts skills exceeding all my expectations. Then there is Bruce Lee, the star of the show, who's in peak form. Enter the Dragon showcases Bruce Lee at the top of his game. Enter the Dragon's most memorable sequence is the fight scene in a hall of mirrors. Ultimately, Enter the Dragon is one of the best martial arts films ever made, and despite its many imitators, none have come close to capturing its magic.

Five years after his untimely death, Golden Harvest would jump into Bruceploitation with Game of Death. Though Game of Death has never seen footage from a project of the same name that Bruce Lee was making before he died, the result is a film that’s far removed from what Bruce Lee envisioned.

Though Robert Clouse, who directed Enter the Dragon, returns for Game of Death, It quickly becomes clear that Bruce Lee was the creative force behind Enter the Dragon.

From its opening moments, Game of Death is an abomination that’s lacking everything that made the film it actually starred in so special. And nowhere is this clearer than when it comes to the two actors hired to fill in for Bruce Lee: one actor does the exposition scenes, while the other actor does the fight scenes. Unfortunately, both actors lack charisma, and all the fight sequences are poorly executed.

There are so many things wrong with Game of Death, like the use of cardboard cutouts of Bruce Lee’s head and the fact that only 1/3 of his Game of Death footage gets used, while we have to sit through almost ninety minutes with a fake Bruce Lee lookalike. In a tragic twist of fate, Bruce’s son Brandon's death would strangely mirror Billy Lo’s death in Game of Death.

After sitting through the abomination known as the Game of Death, to my surprise, there’s a Game of Death II. And though Game of Death was bottom-of-the-barrel filmmaking, ultimately, it was a success at the box office and at money talks. That said, it was only a matter of time before someone made a sequel.

Prepared to be let down, I went into Game of Death II with extremely low expectations. And to my surprise, what I unfolded was a film that’s superior to Game of Death in every way.

Game of Death II’s premise is a fairly standard martial arts scenario. Like most of the stronger martial arts films, it delivers and then some when it comes to the action sequences. The action choreographer on Game of Death II is the legendary Woo-Ping Yuen, whose notable credits include Drunken Master, The Magnificent Butcher, Once Upon a Time in China, and Iron Monkey.

Also, Game of Death II, like so many Hong Kong martial arts films from the 1970s and 1980s, uses music composed for other films. In the original Hong Kong cut of the film titled Tower of Death, the music uses cues from Les Baxter's score for The Dunwich Horror.

Though Bruceploitation is most remembered for films featuring an actor who'resembled' Bruce Lee and/or whose name was a play on Bruce Lee’s name, to my surprise, there are actually several documentaries that are part of Bruceploitation. Case in point: Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend, a film released shortly after Bruce Lee’s death and one of the first films that exploited his death.

That said, Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend is a well-made documentary that features footage from Bruce Lee’s funeral. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend also does a good job recapping Bruce Lee’s life, personal and professional.

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend has some interesting music choices, including a pair of Pink Floyd songs, One of These Days and On the Run, and King Crimson’s Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 1.

Bruce Lee: The Legend is another documentary about Bruce Lee’s life that is filled with remembrance from those who worked with and knew him. Bruce Lee: The Legend is another documentary made by Golden Harvest, and just like Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend It features an abundance of clips from Bruce Lee’s movies. Another strength of Bruce Lee: The Legend is the inclusion of behind-the-scenes footage. Also, this documentary delves more into Bruce Lee’s personal life than Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend did. That said, this is the stronger of the two Golden Harvest documentaries about Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest is an impressive release from Arrow Video, who have put together a collection with Bruce Lee’s four completed films and four other films that have footage of Bruce Lee. All of the films have undergone extensive restorations and have never looked better than they do for this release. Also, there are a ridiculous number of extras included with this release. These extras are extensive, as they not only cover every aspect of the films included as part of this collection but also provide an in-depth look into Bruce Lee’s personal life. That said, is it hard to imagine there will ever be a better release to celebrate the legacy of Bruce Lee than Arrow Video’s Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest, highly recommended.

Note about the 4K screenshots: It is not possible to make Dolby Vision or HDR10 screenshots that faithfully match the experience of watching a film in motion on a TV. Instead of not having any screenshots, all of the 4K screenshots are m2ts taken with a VLC player and lossless PNGs.

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Written by Michael Den Boer