On an island turned into an impregnable fortress, militants have opened a martial arts school, which is just a screen to cover the smuggling business. Lee infiltrates this citadel and becomes a participant in a brutal tournament.
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This movie is the last full-length and fully filmed movie with the great master Bruce Lee, the ‘Little Dragon’, as he was affectionately called by his Chinese and overseas fans, to whom he gave a dream and a legend. This movie was the last and the most perfect movie of the invincible Chinese – he was defeated by something else, what – is still unknown, but it is known that among people no one could resist the ‘Dragon’. And this movie will tell you why.
Here Bruce Lee appears in all his glory – lightning-fast fights staged by him, amazing fights that look more believable than in all other Bruce’s movies. Lee’s movements are simply impossible to follow, he moves like the wind. The martial artists in this movie can’t even react to his crushing blows…..
His sparring with the outstanding fighters of cinematography look impressive even now, and in fact it has long been known that Jackie Chan managed to surpass the legendary master. Particularly striking is his ability to work with his legs: two three swings not for a second not lowered leg and here is the opponent on the ground, with his hands pressed to the body. The manner of fighting is mesmerizing – he fights like a Tasmanian devil – brutally, mercilessly, emitting a guttural scream and straining every muscle of his body – it is impossible not to admire him in this movie.
Watching ‘Exit the Dragon’ you realize why he is so beloved even 33 years after his death – he is a real, perfect, hero-defender. This is not a simple guy Jackie Chan, not a killer Jet Li, not a funny fatty Sammo Hung and not an acrobat Yuan Biao – this is a true hero without fear and reproach, a knight of nunchaku and iron hands, a fighter for justice. He fights with hatred and pride, knowing his worth. His face shows no emotion, no glimpse of any emotion – a deceptive calm that turns into the cruelty of a predatory beast.
In this film, his idea of constant struggle with the generalized in the form of the image of a certain ‘Boss’ of universal evil is seen very clearly. At the same time Bruce Lee does not forget about the soul. His hero is a perfect example of physical strength and spiritual balance, who finds no pleasure in fighting and killing.
Yes, it’s a masterpiece. A terrific master class from a great fighter. The movie is perfectly made from a technical point of view. The camerawork, music by Shifrin (‘Rush Hour’), impressive cast, among which glimpses of the future cult Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, still learning the basics of a difficult profession. It’s a good production by Robert Close, who directed a good ‘Big Brawl’ with Jackie Chan in the future.
All in all, everyone did their best and created an excellent, truly iconic movie. Of course, the script in this movie, as in all of Lee’s films, is virtually absent, and dialogues are extremely incoherent, but this movie is for fans of martial arts and the personality of the maestro. For us, he is an object of worship.
Info Blu-ray
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (45.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: FLAC 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles
English SDH, Bulgarian, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German SDH, Ancient, Greek, Icelandic, Italian SDH, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
