Enter the Dragon

And yet when the fisticuffs eventually arrive — on a James Bond-style island where an evil crime lord is hosting an international kung fu-themed tournament of death — they’re impossibly satisfying.

[Lee's] balletic moves are a joy and the traditional nunchuck showoff display is mesmeric – it’s why we can forgive this film for the slightly lower-octane scenes when he’s not in them.

As martial arts films go, "Dragon" leads the pack so far.

Really, there's no call to mention anyone, director, writer or actor, beyond Mr. Lee, who, it should be said, was no mean actor as well as acrobat... The genre dies with him. I suppose.

If you take the entire affair nonchalantly, you will easily smile, laugh, and enjoy your way through Enter the Dragon.

A good-natured example of the pleasures of schlock art. There's so much going on that the whole history of movies seems to be recapitulated in scrambled form.

Bruce Lee is the star and that's why we watch. Bare bones plot. No apologies. All action. All fun.

Enter the Dragon set the standard for Martial Arts movies that has been imitated time and time again.

... a glorified B-movie mix of kung-fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue elevated by the charismatic presence and graceful but deadly moves of the lean, wiry martial arts master.

Lee is terrific and his natural charisma gives the film the energy it needs.