Game of Death has the best fight scene ever - VGF

**Wyborn** · 06-24-2007, 01:58 PM

I'm talking of course about Bruce Lee vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That stuff is a spectacle to watch.

To give this topic some legs, you can either talk about how awesome that fight is or present an alternative choice. You will of course be wrong.

**Dr. Horrible** · 06-24-2007, 04:40 PM

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**Wyborn** · 06-24-2007, 06:10 PM

Look I love Ong Bak as much as the next guy, but there's not much that can beat that huge footprint on Bruce Lee's chest to start off the fight. The whole point is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks real, and is a more-than-capable martial artist, but compared to Lee he looks like a freaking Ent.

**Dr. Horrible** · 06-24-2007, 09:52 PM

I dunno, man, the footprint Ting leaves on that guys face to start the fight comes close.

Bomby · 07-05-2007, 12:30 PM

Bruce vs. Kareem is definitely top 5 of all time... but I far prefer Gordon Liu vs. Lo Lieh in Clan of the White Lotus, Jet Li vs. Billy Chow in Fist of Legend, or the final fight in Shaolin and Wu-Tang.

And if anyone wants to contest me, I can pretty much guarantee I've seen more martial arts movies than all of you. Combined. Except for maybe Joker.

The Joker · 07-19-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyborn

Look I love Ong Bak as much as the next guy, but there's not much that can beat that huge footprint on Bruce Lee's chest to start off the fight. The whole point is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks real, and is a more-than-capable martial artist, but compared to Lee he looks like a freaking Ent.

Words of pure freaking genius !! Wyborn is right, there are very and I mean very few things that have been committed to celluloid that can beat when Bruce takes that frontal side kick to the chest and rockets backwards from the force. That footprint lets you know **** is about to hit the fan. As if it wasn't bad enough that you see Bruce whoop on a fool with a STICK !! A STICK PEOPLE !! You get to see him show the true nature of martial arts when he displays his ability adapt to each fighting style and conquer his enemies by adapting and adjusting to their weaknesses. My only gripe is that the acting double who played the rest of Bruce’s parts at the end looks like my drunk uncle with a bad wig.

Game of Death is my all time favorite Bruce Lee movie. Also wyborn have you ever seen a movie that stars Bruce Lee but he's dressed in an 16th century Chinese garb, complete with long pony tail and all ?? I caught a small snippet of it one time that some one showed me but they couldn't recall the name of the movie. And I have also seen a still shot of him in full costume but can't find what movie it was from.

And hell yeah Gordon Liu vs. Lo Lieh was a masterpiece. I also like the ending when Shoalin and Wutang team up to whoop some major ass on that damned Manchurian Prince. Also Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter is one of the best displays of a martial arts master using a staff or bo.

Bomby · 07-19-2007, 10:17 PM

^ Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter is just simply the best Martial Arts movie period. In my opinion at least...

MC Mushi Mo · 07-19-2007, 11:23 PM

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That is all I wanted to add. Carry on.

Bomby · 07-20-2007, 10:50 AM

Some interesting facts about Bruce Lee...

Bruce Lee only completed four movies in his life:
The Big Boss (a.k.a. Fists of Fury)
Fist of Fury (a.k.a. the Chinese Connection)
Way of the Dragon (a.k.a. Return of the Dragon)
Enter the Dragon

Game of Death uses only about 20-25 minutes of the real Bruce Lee. The rest is a lookalike, which is why you never see a closeup of his face. Another interesting tidbit is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was actually a student of Lee's.

Any other film that has is purported to star Bruce Lee is likely an imitator - and believe me, there were tons. The three biggest fake Bruce Lee's were Bruce Le, Bruce Li, and Dragon Lee. These have since been dubbed "Bruceploitation" films. In fact, Jackie Chan was originally marketed as the second coming of Bruce Lee, before finding his own niche with the kung-fu comedy genre.

Bruce Lee actually "kills" Jackie Chan in Enter the Dragon. Jackie appears twice in the film: first, as one of the thugs chasing Lee's sister, and later as one of Han's thugs in the underground lair.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-20-2007, 02:24 PM

^^I've always been glad that they didn't just do a cheap neck break at the end of that. It would've been easy, but it also would've been completely stupid.

^I actually knew all of that.

By the by, have you ever seen They Call Me Bruce? and They Still Call Me Bruce? (The question mark is in the first title, but not the second.)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

The Joker · 07-20-2007, 04:13 PM

There is a pre-production movie that he began work on but it lost funding and the director dropped the project. Thats the one with Bruce Lee himself in the period clothing with the long ponytail. In the still shots of him he's trying on the different costumes he was going to wear for that movie. They only filmed a few fight scenes before the movie was scraped. I've spent nearly four years searching for footage of that movie and I still don't know what the name was going to be either so that makes it even harder.

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Bomby All I Ever Wanted Was To Pick Apart the Day & Put the Pieces Back Together My Way Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The People's Republic of Madison, WI Gender: Posts: 14,694 Thanks: 202 Thanked 445 Times in 313 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 3,797.41 Bank: 1,932,597.03 Total Points: 1,936,394.44 Donate	Some interesting facts about Bruce Lee... Bruce Lee only completed four movies in his life: The Big Boss (a.k.a. Fists of Fury) Fist of Fury (a.k.a. the Chinese Connection) Way of the Dragon (a.k.a. Return of the Dragon) Enter the Dragon Game of Death uses only about 20-25 minutes of the real Bruce Lee. The rest is a lookalike, which is why you never see a closeup of his face. Another interesting tidbit is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was actually a student of Lee's. Any other film that has is purported to star Bruce Lee is likely an imitator - and believe me, there were tons. The three biggest fake Bruce Lee's were Bruce Le, Bruce Li, and Dragon Lee. These have since been dubbed "Bruceploitation" films. In fact, Jackie Chan was originally marketed as the second coming of Bruce Lee, before finding his own niche with the kung-fu comedy genre. Bruce Lee actually "kills" Jackie Chan in Enter the Dragon. Jackie appears twice in the film: first, as one of the thugs chasing Lee's sister, and later as one of Han's thugs in the underground lair.

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