Game of Death (1979)

One of the wrost movies I have ever seen

Charming and brutal

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

I will be honest, I have never seen a Bruce Lee film until 2017, with "Enter the Dragon" and I enjoyed that film. As for this one being his last, before his untimely death I have to say it's fun. It falls into the category of being so bad it's good. Hard-core fans don't take it too seriously, and if your like me, you shouldn't. There wasn't much footage to use from the archives, because of what was completed, all of it is in the pagoda; I don't know much about it, I'm not sure if there was even a script, I'm just aware that their are just script notes found. I felt the way director Robert Clouse (Enter The Dragon) did the film was still pretty good; because from what I have heard, he didn't like or at least, care that much for what had been shot five years before. Because according to the director, many movies already copied the same idea, before the film's release! So it's understandable that he wanted to do something different.For what's it's worth I really liked it, it's fun. Even though it's bad, but that's why I like it, because it's bad, and over the top. The main baddie Dr. Lang is differently over the top funny, his laugh is hilarious! I give it a 6/10. Bruce Lee's last film is just pure escapist fun. Give it a look.

for me , it is the film of a single scene. because, from childhood, except the fight between Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul - Jabbar, nothing else could be interesting. sure, it is not a sin. because it is the film of the Bruce Lee choreography. because the story is only a pretext. and it is enough for impress a precise target . all is well known from the other films of Bruce Lee. and this fact is the good motif for could not define it as a bad movie. because, from the first scenes, you knows - it is only a large collection of clichés. junk ? off course. but this verdict is less well choice if you do not ignore the contemporary films, with the significant exceptions, from Hollywood.

Robert Clouse, the same guy who directed "Enter the Dragon" also directed this movie. Bruce died after making "Enter the Dragon," but Clouse and other Hollywood pimps felt they could use excerpts to include in "Game of Death." Kareem Abdul Jabbar is in this one but is no match for the great Master Lee. Bruce has to fight his way through a maze of different kinds of fighters, tricks, traps and other trivia. I think that Chuck Norris' "The Octagon" might have ripped off some ideas from "Game of Death." It's an interesting movie, but there's so much editing and manipulating to replace Bruce's image that any aficionado will be bored senseless. Let Bruce rest in peace, but the movie is certainly worth watching. Bruce Lee fan or not

Bruce Lee had filmed some footage for "The Game of Death" before he filmed "Enter the Dragon". Since Lee died after filming the latter, they couldn't complete the former as he had intended. Instead, they used the footage that he had filmed plus new footage containing stand-ins to create the completed movie. The result is fun but it's obvious that the stand-ins are just that. There's even a scene where Lee's face is obviously superimposed! Other than that, it's pretty fun when the martial arts are taking place. It's about what you'd expect. A bone-chilling scene presages how Bruce Lee's son later died. But mostly the movie is the typical chop-socky entertainment that we like in Hong Kong cinema. Lee's yellow outfit looks like the inspiration for what Uma Thurman wore in "Kill Bill". A lot of neat stuff, and Colleen Camp is a real looker.