Enter the Dragon

This is one of those classic movies that really speaks for itself. Is it absolutely of the 70’s, to the point that watching it for the first time in 2023 exposes the dated, cliched filmmaking? Absolutely … but if you’re here to complain about that from a 70’s kung fu movie, like, what even are you doing here? What did you expect? This isn’t Jackie Chan’s fluid stunts or Jet Li’s unearthly speed and grace. It is what it is. It’s only campy in retrospect; the movie is taking itself 100% seriously, and it’s all the more fun because of it. Plot, character arcs, themes, meaning, all of that isn’t welcome here. Just ass-kicking and a reason for it to happen is all you get. If you want anything else, you’ve come in with the wrong mindset. Enjoy every punch sounding like someone slapping a leather couch with a wet ham, or bruises that show immediately, or the flashback within a flashback. It’s fun. It’s just fun, which is what movies should be.