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Game of Death (1978)
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Summary: A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him. (imdb)
AKA: Si wang you ju
Genres: Drama, Action
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Directed By: Robert Clouse
Written By: Bruce Lee, Jan Spears
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na dbamford
51
T4
na Mateushs
89
T8
na hellboy76
62
T4
A few decent Lee fight scenes mixed with a lot of shots of the back of someone elses head.
na snurri
70
T3
na HKi
78
T9
na sldsnk
78
T6
na apesma
100
T8
na pr0land
78
T8
na dcatcher
39
T2
na doctor7
31
T2
This is just bad, just downright bad. Almost all the footage inserted in the beginning is so obviously not shot for this film it's downright laughable. The actor playing Bruce Lee doesn't look like him very much at all, either. It's obviously just a hack attempt to capitalize on Bruce Lee's fame after his death. It takes a full hour and twenty minutes to get the fight scenes that Bruce Lee is really in, which is the only reason to watch this. If you do see this, skip to that part.
na Zoltan
65
T6
na Bhm
60
T4
na Eagle-X
54
T3
Bruce Lee's performance is cool but story is poor
na pmpfe
65
T2
na krakow056
1
T1
na imcn100
49
T4
na Fromo
50
T3
na Insan3
55
T3
na deeopey
65
T4
na madiso
60
T7
na Bnktop
50
T3
na waitsup
70
T8
na coot
62
T6
na Daffy6964
70
T2
na TheDenizen
70
T7
The Bruce Lee footage is awesome and the basis for more video games than I can think of. The rest is kinda lame.
na Dynagrip
71
T3
na TheDiceman
50
T4
Not bad.
na Vecheeso
90
T10
na Hutzovinian
71
T6
Why did he have to move on to Valhalla?
na DrewTheDude
40
T4
na fletch
35
T1
na Suteupac
15
T1
Bruce Lee's death during the filming of Game of Death didn't stop the producers from throwing together an only partially thought out plot that had little to do with the original storyline. And, though there are scenes that do contain Bruce, most of the film is a bad look-alike. If you rent the film, skip to the end to see the Bruce scenes. His part really doesn't need the "plot" from the first part to play into.
na e-ball
72
T6
na f.sandri84
80
T4
na terrymac
61
T5
na ManInBlack
6
T6
na Dumptruk4Lif
50
T1
na Bacchanalian
65
T5
na Barraoc
60
T5
na Paryu
71
T5
I could almost give 100 for the fighting scene in the end.
na herge
60
T5
na stevekimes
70
T2
na loserville
24
T2
na joseywales
75
T8
na mCihhh
60
T4
na hotsake
58
T3
na Prismatic
80
T6
na ZombieBuffet
75
T10
na JulieNewmar
61
T3
na de_niro
70
T6
na kangadoodoo
55
T5
na PetrosTser
60
T4
na TAYLOR-MANIA
45
T2
na starving
65
T2
na Amadeus
64
T2
na VolitioN
86
T9
na Rouzbeh
80
T6
na ryno23
70
T6
na bapster
98
T8
na postmodifier
45
T3
na Mento
75
T9
na strangelime
65
T3
na rex
78
T5
na Lskywalker
80
T7
na Heist
60
T2
na realmlord
88
T6
na Mick
90
T5
na Lebar
75
T5
na incisor
65
T3
na keskin
29
T1
na PUGILIST
99
T10
na TheRev
77
T5
na Equanimity
65
T6
na Zharradan
60
T2
na Kraven1905
70
T7
na Pioneer
80
T5
na overrated
43
T4
na borislugosi
60
T3
na aus_hab_fan
72
T4
Surprisingly disappointed, despite what all the cool emo/indie kids have to say about it. No question, he's a great fighter, but acting/speaking roles aren't his calling. Same with Jet Li, and to a lesser extent, Jackie Chan. Silly plot, co-actors are passable at best, but the fight scenes are decent. Kareem is probably my favourite part.
na rssj007
50
T2
na Jadarad247
64
T2
na MasterKENOBI
90
T9
na wokkal
80
T6
na filmcricket
33
T2
na Numberz
50
T3
na jswinder
50
T2
na catcry
57
T3
na Arithaniel
3
T3
na sterling
96
T10
na Llanirev
60
T4
na johnshaft
58
T3
About 30 minutes of ass-kicking action at the end mixed with about 100 of attempts at hiding the characters face.
na mork1
65
T4
na ky_pack35
92
T8
na imdb
55
T3
na aaronwhat
30
T2
I was pretty appalled by it. The only redeeming aspects are the scenes in which Bruce Lee's archive footage is in there - and there is about 20 minutes of it in the whole 1hr 45min final film. This really is an abomination. And using footage from Bruce Lee's actual funeral? Despicable.
na jaball
65
T2
na RNG
79
T9
na HatlessJack
69
T6
na Qwipster.net
50
T4
na Carlospx
50
T4
na octanoid77
55
T1
na stzrules
80
T4
na Jeanie72
77
T4
na fyngyrz
3
T1
One of Bruce's stinkers. Sad. A great martial artist; a terrible actor.
na susmatt
0
T1
na bentien
57
T5
na Mikado
64
T5
na Castroph
3
T2
na arnica
85
T2
na CrazyJim9380
78
T6
na brianchaley
75
T5
na Bras_Cubas
70
T3
na Piglet
65
T5
na jerk
81
T8
na mikedemo
60
T4
na mostafah
53
T3
na Freitas
53
T1
na Batmite
60
T5
na Dewmeister
48
T2
na Ronin167
45
T4
na Grouchy
77
T4
na stpmtnfury
73
T3
na dharmabum
62
T5
na ShogunRua
30
T2
Let's be honest; pretty goddamn boring, both with and without Lee. The scenes featuring Bruce are overly self-indulgent, with long, drawn-out fights featuring philosophical thought. They are neither realistic nor exciting. And sorry, as much as I respect Kareem for his legendary basketball career, he sucked as the final fighter here. The rest is throw-away, generic, mostly uninspired action. A lousy film.
na cmmille1
98
T9
na eveelun
45
T1
Some nice Bruce Lee footage inserted into a generic kung fu movie where a poor look alike (often wearing sunglasses or filmed in shadow) substitutes for him. Bruce Lee's films often had cliched and predictable plots, but it was his technical skill and magnetism that made them classic. This is not a Bruce Lee film.
na Gauntlet
50
T1
na Paradigma
65
T7
na NilbogSavant
51
T4
na sherreragea
70
T4
na Henrik
40
T2
na Eggza16
75
T6
na Squibbles
60
T3
na filmaffinity
60
T5
na Mesacer
80
T9
na gwynplaine
60
T2
na Mytheme
60
T6
na bullet06
72
T6
na KTP
4
T2
na TeeZeh81
65
T7
na navidchop
59
T4
na dbentien
60
T5
na moosh23
70
T5
na Barometer
100
T10
na AzurEclipse
70
T9
The american version came out alright, but with the stunt double i was truly annoyed, and the ending left an even sour taste in my mouth as i watched that pitiful dummy fall to its death. Meanwhile the original featuring the 5 story pagoda was much more entertaining.
na fabio ramos
85
T5
na tyoda
40
T3
na KGB
43
T3
na DBZ
81
T6
na gorkemoge
65
T6
na Cronos
40
T3
na mike615
64
T6
na PhotonStorm
60
T3
na drstrangeluv
40
T2
na Jarmann
50
T2
The fights at the end are great, the rest is generic and forgettable.
na Askail
70
T7
It's all in the fights. "You lose, Carl Miller".
na lostinlodos
90
T10
90, for the Hong Kong uncut, un-recut version .
na lost0633
71
T5
na mcasella08
87
T6
na crazymoronx
78
T8
na opuss
45
T3
na sli
55
T4
na Mohko
65
T6
na oguzhaners
50
T2
na ewp805
71
T6
Shame Lee didn't live to fully make this movie awesome, but the fight with Kareem at the end is worth enough in its own.
na patedwalters
70
T4
na avgcrtckr
48
T4
na KingKongBong
80
T5
na delgado
60
T5
na burhenn
60
T3
na WoozyB
90
T9
na DougCollins
80
T5
na ArkadyFalls
75
T9
na dotCommunism
40
T2
na mertagabey
65
T7
na Monster
75
T4
na RandallODim
67
T3
The first half of this movie is centered around mobsters sitting around the phone and wishing Bruce Lee would call them, like a really clingy date. 'Bruce Lee''s face is in shadow more often than a nazgul's, and he wears his sunglasses at night, and also all the time. Half of the fights have zero impact to their blows, and the editing is often incredibly sub-par. But, even while the rest of the film is bland, the final sequence of fights are a testament to how incredible Bruce Lee was.
na Scampi
50
T3
na mrlinds
58
T4
na ricardo reis
56
T5
na aovii
5
T5
na Desdinova
68
T3
na mukor
90
T10
na amanohyo
55
T7
na Cagulata
70
T4
na frg
2
T2
na burn
50
T1
na helfen419
70
T4
na IMDb-byvotes
55
T2
na komois
75
T6
na gtrmp
75
T7
na roger1
85
T4
na BryanBosler
85
T6
na bal3x
50
T2
na Kavu
62
T5
One third is bad, one third is awesome Bruce Lee action and the rest has loads of camp value.
na glm
69
T5
68.625
na sweetsin0r
75
T5
na Veib
60
T5
na Damoon
75
T5
na fenixdown
76
T6
na excowboy
27
T1
na calogen
85
T8
na Witchcult
55
T4
na alleyd84
50
T3
na Phaethon360
92
T9
na st_fly
88
T10
Very Good
na jsim596
1
T1
na sobored
60
T4
na PeaceAnarchy
34
T1
Terrible editing, terrible acting and mediocre writing make this pretty much a waste of time with the exception of a couple of fight scenes. Even then most of the fight scenes are just plain boring.
na monkfish
85
T8
na upaboveit
90
T8
na Mochard
60
T6
na MrBialas
9
T9
na Maggot505
30
T3
na Jeb
63
T5
My least favorite Bruce Lee movie.
na DLawrence
78
T7
na elmakebabi
38
T2
na buser333
60
T7
na revolverjgw
70
T1
na adidawha
75
T6
na athfemory
95
T8
na soustecky
85
T4
na caocao
65
T4
Some great Bruce Lee scenes some terrible pretend Bruce Lee scenes = an awkwardly hilarious viewing experience.
na Persona
70
T6
na samcoarse
31
T2
Looking at how this was made, this is a Frankenstein of a movie. As a result, the plot kind of jolts along, there's a professional fight to break up the street fighting, no real closure scene with the love interest either. I'm not sure about other versions but the dubbing on mine was awful, Lee's character had this soprano pitch that felt as out of place as his body double. Great choice on the 7"2 Kareem for the penultimate pagoda fight.
na AgostoMesmer
3
T7
na Hoodar
72
T4
na redpatriot
88
T10
na sreeraj
75
T5
na x@nder
60
T4
na blackthorn
72
T6
na girlvirus
60
T6
na Sondergaard
70
T6
na sicirou
25
T4
na El Camino
77
T6
na dippyblonde
60
T4
It doesn't really feel right to call this a Bruce Lee film. He died after only filming afew of the scenes. The rest of the film has been made using a dodgy likealike just so the film company could make money. The finished result is a mishmash of good and bad which has nothing inbetween. The best part is the end which has Bruce Lee doing what he does best. It just a same the that couldn't be said about the rest of the film
na Puya
45
T3
na magpie
90
T9
na Bison11
1
T1
na fatalfred
80
T8
na kyussj
20
T1
na Ofterdingen
60
T5
na RhYnoECfnW
20
T1
na NoSex
60
T4
Average Tier 4.66 from 244 Rankings rss