154 The Way of the Dragon

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2019

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Last week it was John's guilty pleasure and this week it's Steve's turn with Bruce Lee's 1972, Directorial Debut, The Way of the Dragon. With a pretty lame plot, and low budget, and use of stereotypes, there is plenty about The Way of the Dragon that could make Cine-Files dismiss it. However, one cannot over estimate Bruce Lee's impact on martial arts, action films and culture in general. He was, to put i simply, a cultural phenomenon and many (including Steve) would argue that Way of the Dragon is his most personal film.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Steve. So as I think just about everybody knows by now, we're doing guilty
0:05.3	pleasures on the cinephiles. Last week was John's guilty pleasure, Zorro the Gay Blade,
0:10.2	and this week it's my turn with Bruce Lee's The Way of the Dragon.
0:13.0	Unfortunately, the truth is after rewatching this movie,
0:17.0	I don't really feel all that guilty.
0:19.0	Sure, there's a ridiculous plot about mobsters in a Chinese restaurant, some cheesy villains, and a pretty bad gay stereotype.
0:26.0	But it's also Bruce Lee's first film as a director, some very funny and even heartfelt examination of what it means to be a stranger in a strange land.
0:35.0	And let's not forget about Bruce fighting Chuck Norris in the Coliseum.
0:39.4	So if you haven't seen Way of the Dragon, I think you should head over to cinnophiles. net where you can buy or
0:44.2	stream it along with every other movie we've ever reviewed. Then come back on Friday to hear
0:48.6	John and I discuss my not so guilty pleasure, Bruce Lee's Way of the Dragon.
0:53.3	A man?
0:55.3	Only one man!
0:57.2	But this man knows Chinese kung-fu.
1:00.2	Kung-fu!
1:01.2	Kung-fu! Oh, Foo! Foo! Hello and welcome back to our two-week exploration of guilty pleasures on the cinnophiles.
1:15.0	My name is Steve Morris. I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California.
1:19.0	Hello, my name is John Roke. I'm a voice-over artist, writer,
1:22.0	producer, and host over a collider, co-host, and
1:24.3	co-host of the Geek Buddies podcast.
1:26.8	And thanks to everyone for coming back after the Zor of the Gay Blade conversation.
1:30.4	I hope we didn't lose any of you and you're in you know just back on board with us.
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