GAME OF DEATH (1978) Retrospective / Review

[@maxcometa9031]

Watching the behind the scenes footage of Game of Death always made me sad, it looked like Bruce and the cast were having so much fun making this movie, and it's a shame that it was never fully completed. Still, the archived footage that we do have kicks all sorts of ass.

[@rolandog5424]

Max Cometa I miss the man damn we lost the best for real I'll never forget Bruce

[@maxcometa9031]

I miss him too dude. I won't forget him either, he's an icon in every sense of the word.

[@jaimonjohn2516]

Game of death couldv'e been lee's best film if he finished it.

[@thewoowsksk100amankwah3]

Exactly

[@madinahpaak1]

Still is but he died too soon. I wonder how this movie would have ended or was the story it was the way it was then completed?

[@rodneysettle8106]

Yes unfortunately his death ended what could have been a great movie.

[@808music3]

@@madinahpaak1 Unfortunately the help of Hollywood would have helped, and casting America actors spices the film to greatness

[@dragonfire1760]

@ 4:43 I imagine the theme from Bloodsport where Dux vs Chong Li was playing at this part of this video.

[@klipkultur2951]

I'm a sell-out to John Barry and LOVE this score.

[@davidfrederick6003]

Why didnt his wife Linda Lee sue/demand the funeral footage be removed?

[@xDavyx]

That's a good question.

[@DavidFlores-ix2cy]

Como se nota que no observas, la señora estaba literalmente destrozada anímica y emocionalmente, tanto así, que cuando pasan escenas de su funeral se nota como un tipo la maneja como títere durante ello. Y lo más seguro es que los tiburones han aprovechado esa situacion para hacer esta mezcolanza que todos conocemos y se aleja muchísimo del concepto original que tenía Bruce Lee. Les recomiendo ver (si aún no lo han hecho) "el camino del guerrero" donde recién pude apreciar el valor de este filme inconcluso. Saludos desde la cuarentena.

[@wedgeantilles4712]

Perhaps there were things going on behind the scenes that we don't fully know about. Maybe she did. Maybe they told her a ton bullshit. Who knows.

[@JoeVincentPresents]

Love these videos bro!

[@serbinator8529]

Thank you so much for doing this film!!!!!!!!

[@jorgezarco9269]

In the stock footage, Bruce Lee picks up a book with "siu lam ji/shao lin tzu" written on it. That means "Shaolin Temple".

[@b_side8669]

Man I wish they would really remake that Bruce lee game for the original Xbox with the upgraded graphics & better controls & achievements & a few bonus things & unlocks if they wanted to throw that in the game . I that would be a real treat oh well I guess wishful thinking I’ve always thought about that game & wished they would remake it or remaster it . I love Bruce lee man. t as the young kids say now Adays true legend

[@jerichobeach2967]

Sammo Hung seems like he was a loyal friend to the real Lee.

[@shanecochran2491]

Oliver have you ever seen Shakedown AKA Blue Jean Cop 1988 (classic 80s action goodness) with Peter Weller and Sam Elliott?

[@michaeljensen501]

Your really awesome Oliver.. love your work thank you

[@GamerForLifeDrakunia]

Bloody hell you are good!

[@mikew7499]

How does this channel not have more subscribers?? it's bloody brilliant!!

[@020djcorsa]

thnx my friend for doing another great Retrospective review of my Sifu of life. can't wait for more, i love ur work bro, in my opinion u are the best to listen to and to watch. Bruce Lee will always be a special person to me with his Philosophy and mostly true speaking. he was ahead of his time and i wish he was still alive the man saved me many times in darker days. Thnx Oliver for always making such great videos i love them all. keep up the good the work. Greetings from Amsterdam.

[@katoextreme3401]

could have been one of the best film of all time. This was designed to show case what Bruce Lee style (Jeet Kun Do - aka the way of an intercepting fist) is all about if this film were to be finished. God just decided to take him back from our world so early. a true candle in the wind. Love you and missed you Bruce! may you rest in peace.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

Come on guys anyone who came to see this flick knew it was going to be put together with spit and scotch tape but WE DIDNT CARE we were getting another opportunity to see BRUCE and that was satisfying.

[@glenmcculla6843]

Great review (as per usual), Oliver! A trip down memory lane: i had those old 4-Front VHSes, too.:) I also remember stumbling across the TV showing of 'A Warriors' Journey' one night and being shocked and amazed that they'd found and reassembled the original footage - though i thought it was on Channel 5, rather than 4? I may well be misremembering, though. The only downside of this excellent retrospective is that i was planning on covering 'Game of Death' on my blog and pretty much everything i was going to say is now redundant. Grr!:p

[@StCerberusEngel]

Oh, shit, Robot Romp for the end card! Love that song!

[@sfighter0085]

Fantastic, the first "Retrospective/Review" of 2018. Great work. I actually have the Robert Clouse movie on a DVD set that also included "The Big Boss" and "Way of the Dragon". I actually enjoyed the Clouse Cut, mostly for the fight scenes and easy to follow plot. I will say using the footage from Bruce Lee's actual funeral was definitely in bad taste, they could've just shot a different funeral scene to go along with the story, but instead the company had to make use of the real Bruce Lee's corpse, him acting in death, what a shame. But on the other hand, the misused stock footage of Bruce Lee at the beginning and middle of the film did make for some good laughs, especially at the beginning when the editors super-imposed that towel on Lee's neck and that Cardboard looking face, who ever did that must've been on something. I was looking at the two disc "Shout Selects" blu-ray release of this movie and noticed the Mandarin/Cantonese version on another disc. I see you used footage from that cut of the movie. It actually makes want to buy the Blu-Ray for that feature alone. Also may keep an eye out for the movie "Bruce Lee in G.O.D.", just to see what his completed version could've been.

[@carydavidhoffson6014]

This is more of a documentary on the game of death and bruce lee

[@MoreMiles2Go]

Thank you very much!

[@johndennison8105]

Was even worse for us brits.we had the nunchuk fight censored out in the cinema and video releases.

[@panzerfaust187]

This was a very interesting one Oliver. Thx 👍👌

[@kingvader100]

great film classic

[@jhonakandiah6055]

They should have just made a 2019 updated version making it look a lot more real

[@adc2031]

Jhona Kandiah wow that’s a great 👍 idea

[@BetimAlimi]

I like john barrys score more than enter the dragon, it has much more character and beautiful melodys. It fits so good to the fight choreo. Enter the dragon almost dont have good score to the fight scenes. Enter the dragon just has good theme. But not really good sound to the fight choreo.

[@chmultimidiafilmeseseries2494]

This movie is my bigest guilty pleseare

[@kgalfredgangmei1637]

Do you have real footage of bruclee in his filming clip?

[@leetant935]

I was confident that Barry was brought in as Lee had always been a fan of his work. The soundtrack/theme is a quality blend of Bond, Blaxploitation, and oriental elements, which imho is true homage to movie phenomenon that is Bruce Lee. Also Stan Lee has suggested using CGI, once the technology is good enough, to have Bruce posthumously play Shang Chi...

[@suyezlee6650]

The 1978 release should've had a convincing story , better antagonist and more of Bruce . But hey , Tong Lung did a great job as Billy Lo.

[@ta4life27]

no not really he made of lot of mistakes in that movie

[@suyezlee6650]

@@ta4life27 I think that was the direction problem . Tong Lung looked identical to Bruce from the side .

[@nisancashi2241]

I'm positive the Lee family would like to see a remake

[@hawkthrust1839]

mention your patreon before the start of the video or at least in the middle and state what you want to do with your channel in future if you have more patreon supporters in future like video game retrospectives, many you tubers have grown because not only do they do great content they tell people what they can do if they reach certain patreon goals. PS love your videos and laughed consistently form your terminator genisys

[@hasanwallah7015]

this intro gave me chills

[@goriotv2023]

Have you seen the new documentary The Final Game of Death? its all the 3 to 4 hours of footages in its entirety. If you want a safe sleeping pills this documentary is a must have!

[@yvesandrethevenot3489]

I couldn't disagree more about " Game of death's " score. I love what Schifrin did on " Enter the Dragon" , but Barry's score for GOD is simply far superior. Unforgettable, in fact. A beautiful, haunting score, perfectly fitting.

[@AmbersKnight]

I remember seeing the theatrical cut when I was 10 and thought it was okay but this was long before I understood the story behind the film. Seeing this review it does smack of exploiting Bruce Lee as a cash in rather than any serious attempt to get his vision out there. As you say, better to watch the short movie made up of all the Bruce Lee footage and forget the terrible cash in. I would however be very interested in hearing what you think of The SIlent Flute, the film that Bruce and James Coburn write together and was originally to star Bruce but that role was taken by David Carradine in the film. I personally like the film although I know it is not well liked in general.

[@davidcabral3805]

Hugh obrian died in recent years!! so did Raymond chow here in 2018

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

it may have been an exploitation from one point of view but I think overall Fans were grateful to see Bruce one more time and applauded the way the film makers tried to make the story plausible Even though we KNEW doubles were being used for some scenes truth be told they weren't bad the fight in the locker room with Carl BOB WALL Miller was as exciting IMO as the authentic scenes with Bruce.

[@angelopollock5227]

They could do a special edition of game of death using cgi to erase the bad editing and continuity errors and of course the obvious doubles faces and adding new Bruce footage and using his vocal battle cries but I know that will never happen.

[@BetimAlimi]

Why golden harbest sold the footage to japan? I mean why are japan so interested in material of golden harvest? Jackie chan once said, he has also a lot of footage of his work where hw never released maybe a lot of outtakes or deleted scenes. He said maybe one day i will sale it to japan. So my question why japan are so interested on that?

[@Nestalgba92023]

At least they did Paid to store the action films greatness.

[@jamesrolo1819]

There is somethin very creepy and mysterious about this movie. Too bad he died too early, this could have been his second best, or best movie

[@MorseCodeStutters]

What's the best version of Game of Death I can get that closely resembles Lee's original vision? I have the Bruce Lee DVD collection and I have the...distasteful Bruicesploitation version I'm actually afraid to watch.

[@SuperThegreatone23]

Bruce Lee will always be a legend❤

[@Jangwonyoung_is_my_wife]

bruce lee is handsome! i love him forever!

[@lancelindqvist8848]

Awesome

[@kgalfredgangmei1637]

Please upload real footage of Bruclee

[@adc2031]

Why didn’t they use audio it would’ve felt even better

[@yvesandrethevenot3489]

Yes, it DOES fit Bruce Lee' s image, or at least what Lee's image was becoming : majestuous, dangerous, mythical. You are greatly mistaken here. Not surprising, though, Barry was a genuine artist with a true vision.

[@dietman]

YES!!!!

[@martijnstuart95]

It is still creepy to me how much Bruce's faked death in this movie bares resemblance to Brandon Lee's death. Being shot by a stuntman on the set of a movie...

[@ex0duzz]

Martijn Stuart yep when I was younger I got confused and I thought that Bruce had actually died like that instead, and I thought that it was a conspiracy when Brandon also died like that in "suspicious" circumstances. Both young Chinese Americans with unlimited potential. Both healthy as can be and on t physical and mental shape. Then both die suddenly from nowhere in suspicious circumstances. Feels like an assassination/conspiracy to me. I bet Bruce pissed off the wrong people, like triads in HK, which were well known to be involved in the movie industry. I remember Bruce got provoked and then challenged even beat up one of them since he was an extra on the set of enter the dragon. Bruce then grabbed him by the hair and rammed his head into the wall.

[@bartlemy]

@@ex0duzz it was the Sion and Zion connection. Both satanists and both parties have a jealous and vindictive nature.

[@dingane0039]

@@bartlemy can you tell me more about that

[@thewoowsksk100amankwah3]

Wait what

[@thewoowsksk100amankwah3]

Ikr it sad :(

[@bestboutgaming3212]

Lee's original script for Game of Death was ahead of its time. It's essentially the basis of almost every video game; fight through a level, defeat the boss, level up.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

the musical score of Game of Death is awesome

[@nasalpolecat091]

Music by the late great John (James 007 Bond) Barry!

[@yvesandrethevenot3489]

I agree. Superior to anything by Lalo Schiffrin ( although I did love his scores too)

[@paulbradley8533]

Seriously! I literally work out to the theme of Game of Death. Well, just goes to show that you can't please everyone.

[@gutz1981]

One aspect I really liked about Bruce Lee's concept was that his character was a former champion, considered the best and a retired from the sport of martial tournaments. So the syndicate wanted him more than anyone else for the mission. James Tien's character (The last guy before Bruce to fight Kareem) was supposed to be the then current world champion who hated being under the shadow or Bruce's character, so the animosity developed in the idea of the characters was very smart. James wanted to prove he was better, but in the end, paid with his life due to ego.

[@Partoftheratpack]

God I hate the Bey Logan voice dub, what was he thinking.

[@undeadnightorc]

Not a very good film, but the tower boss battles and the soundtrack by John Barry are outstanding.

[@ruddiato]

Remember that the story was never completed and that the scenes that u watched were some of the last scenes

[@davidchan9632]

Correct. The film shouldn't have been made. You can't fool Bruce Lee fans. Lots of deleted footage were crucial to the movie.

[@albertseanchen7929]

Totally agree with you on the John Barry score, which I downloaded from iTunes to add to my library, because I liked it so much. It was probably why I could stomach the rest of the movie, which although the star was no Bruce Lee, wasn’t totally bad in his own right. The score definitely enhanced his fight scenes and was extraordinary for the final Bruce Lee scenes.

[@mohammedsalahdineelfateh3959]

As a contrary ... This movie is the True profile of Bruce ... Try to focus on the wise and martial arts philosophie in Bruce talks ... Exemple ... To be flexible to adapte ... And more ...

[@SSJ4Vegiito]

This was a great movie. 🖕all the haters

[@gutz1981]

I have seen images of Bruce's family outside the 1978 Game of Death premiere with Brandon being interviewed before going to see this film. I cannot imagine how bad it would be to go see the film when the scene of his father's ACTUAL funeral comes on. Totally disrespectful.

[@gutz1981]

Vegeta Solo 77 if he still lived. Hard to imagine where he would have been in the movie world today. But due to his intense body respect, hard to imagine he NOT be in good/great shape.

[@danieljames9249]

Movie sucked because they threw it together to make money

[@gutz1981]

I won't lie, the soundtrack is perhaps the only thing that keeps me not disregarding the 1978 movie altogether. Its great, I like the main theme.

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

@ gutz 1981 I agree, defiantly one of the best themes that John Barry composed outside the James Bond series. I would not mind getting a copy of the soundtrack on CD.

[@natalydavidsmith3118]

I love the soundtrack. Besides the pagoda fighting, the music is by far the best part of the film. I think it fits lees persona perfectly. And is overall dope.

[@albertseanchen7929]

JB0071051982 it’s available for download on iTunes and “The Main Motorcycle Fight” (the main score) is truly riveting. I definitely recommend it 👍🏾👌🏾!

[@ricogomez4020]

@@user-si9fx4xb6v That closing love song is good too. The soundtrack although good doesn't quite fit this movie and it does feel like a James Bond movie.

[@Scott-nl1ky]

Bruce lee's mum walked out in tears at the premier of GOD at the scene when they dug up Bruce's coffin at his grave, as if it weren't bad enough showing Bruce's actual funeral.

[@danielosullivan2256]

i didnt know that i,m so sorry to hear that i have a game of death integra where the funeral i altered and shots of him dead so theres ittle bad taste the digging him up was kind of a important plot point in the film but the prevous was sick

[@gutz1981]

Was waiting for this one Oliver, thank you very much. Bruce Lee is my idol and a person who's philosophy and determination against the odds and disciple in self belief has gotten me through some dark times in my life.

[@luqas99]

"Same here, baby."

[@user-si9fx4xb6v]

I have been a fan of Bruce Lee's since my father first showed me Enter The Dragon. At the time, I was already studying martial arts and it was a real treat. I was thinking recently about how Game Of Death might have turned out if Bruce Lee had lived. I am sure that it would have been incredible, both in terms of action and how Lee wanted to work in his personal beliefs. One of the books I have about Bruce Lee, even outlines how he was planning to work in his personal philosophy, including what is seen in the original footage. I know that he wanted Chuck Norris to appear in the film as well as Whang Ing-Sik ( who played the Japanese fighter in Way Of The Dragon) and his student Taky Kimura. With all of these talented martial artists in the film, I am sure we would have had some great fight scenes.

[@echelon2k8]

@@leehodge9741 Not according to his birth certificate, he wasn't.

[@mikesantillanmx5530]

Damn, they used the "modern editing techniques" that The Simpsons mentioned in the "Radioactive Man: The Movie" episode!

[@almanacofsleep]

Seamless no?

[@freemantle85]

You're fired

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

I really disagree with the criticism of the musical score. I liked it because it sou dedicated heroic. I agree it is reminiscent of the spy dramas of that era but it does capture the energy of the film especially the locker room fight.

[@cosmiclino2080]

"Your fired" Hey with good cause

[@Traillblazer]

A quick fact: The people doing Bruce's voice in the discovered Game of Death footage are... Bruce Lee: A Warriors Journey - John Little. Bruce Lee in G.O.D - Bey Logan.

[@OneWayOfficiel]

Hi , Why , the Bruce Lee's voice was lost ?

[@duneideannaer5990]

OneWayOfficiel no these movies were shot with no sound then dubbed once completed....... so the fake Bruce lee needs voicing......

[@hairy_cornflake]

When the so-called sequel is a much more enjoyable movie of the released version of Game Of Death, you know something wrong happened.

[@nathanwhite3953]

The Pagoda sequence is awesome and shows how brilliant Bruce’s vision was. The once thought lost footage was Unearthed at Golden Harvest by a Hong Kong film historian.

[@Takeshi357]

You should do a full video of Game of Death II; there's some surprisingly high-profile names attached to that production!

[@MOTIVATIONCINEMA]

Love the soundtrack of game of death!

[@joesam7744]

A retrospective on Sorcerer 1977 would be great. Talk about a troubled production. 40th anniversary Blu Ray was recently released. It's a masterpiece of a film.

[@rayvenous5085]

He was a great innovater and makes you wonder what great films and ideas he could have created if he didn't pass.Great review.

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

I feel had he lived he would’ve stretched his acting muscles and did some comedy. I think he would’ve also played villains a little more. Like John travolta he would’ve been one of those villains you know you were supposed to hate but just couldn’t! I recognized Bruce’s ability to play a cool charming yet intense villain from the film MARLOW where he played Winslow Wong.

[@undeadnightorc]

@@TheSubwaysurfer Way of the Dragon showed us he could definitely play a comedic role. I could easily see him and Jackie Chan doing a buddy cop movie together!

[@Pleto22]

Your attention to detail is unrivaled

[@thebestofthebest5724]

Birthday was yesterday Ollie and this is the best late gift I have ever had love your retrospectives as always

[@OliverHarper]

Happy belated Birthday!

[@thebestofthebest5724]

Oliver Harper thank you Ollie 😊

[@silverfoxsilverfox6932]

@@OliverHarper Nice video, you missed out the fact that the story line of the movie actually mirrored Bruce Lee's real life as Lee was coming under pressure from the triads to sign a contract with them it's one of the reasons way of the dragon was alone entirely shot in rome. I am a HK cinema expert with contacts in hong kong so this information comes from a reliable source.

[@clownprince88]

Even with all the silliness and the fact they exploited Lee's death , I still love this film and have since I was a teenager, I wore out the vhs something fierce . I don't know about the score being mediocre , it's one of my favorites from any of his films and it's one of my favorite Barry creations, it's powerful and invigorating. I also love , totally obsessed with the sequence in and outside of the factory , it's total perfection the way it's staged , edited , and choreographed , just perfect. And yeah , Game of Death part 2 is a terrific companion piece, it's easily one of the best martial arts films from that era , totally stunning fight choreography, and some great set design and cinematography. Great retrospective again, you never fail to deliver

[@TheSubwaysurfer]

Even though the fight in the locker room wasn’t Bruce. It was done so well in the spirit of lee that fans suspended their judgement. I remember hearing thunderous applause when Billy lo kicked Carl into the locker BBC and uttered that iconic line YOU LOSE CARL MILLER!

[@anthonydeline-grant1739]

It sucks that that Bruce Lee died to early.😔 If Bruce Lee had lived a little longer, Game of Death would have been completed the Bruce Lee intended it to be; because I'm curious to see how the movie would have really looked like instead of the Robert Clouse version.

[@gutz1981]

16:40 I forgot how great that kick to the head was. As you can see clear as day it connected and did go through a crate to do so.

[@floridagator1765]

I saw this in the theater back in the day. It was awful. The Real Bruce Lee footage was the best thing about the 🎥. Shameful😢

[@SavageMontreal]

It wouldn't surprise me if they found more footage of Game Of Death. They found more footage of Metropolis over 90 years after it was made, and the Hong Kong film industry pumps out so many movies a year that their film vaults are probably packed with undiscovered footage.

[@runningsuperska]

I'm usually not up for remakes, but this could a good one. You could have loads of different legends in the pagoda. Great retrospective as usual mate.

[@shamasnazir997]

one level tongpo one level bolo yeung one level micheal jai white add a very large sumo wrestler to complete the movie

[@jabello]

I've always hoped that they would remake not only Game of Death but also The Silent Flute (made as Circle of Iron) and do them as Bruce had envisioned them.

[@IndSwagMaster95]

if they were to remake it, i hope they stick to the concept that Lee was trying to present especially with the guardians of each level and how his style adapted to each one of them

[@jasonjenkins899]

Has there ever been an in depth interview with James Tien, especially in regards to Bruce, his career in Hong Kong and his vision for this movie in particular?? James Tien starred with Bruce in The Big Boss, Fist of Fury and was meant to have a fairly sizeable role in this movie as well. He had a good career on his own before and after starring with Lee. It would be interesting to hear his point of view on all of this. Bruce was and always will be the greatest in my opinion. This may have been the greatest film ever had he lived to complete it and we can only dream about where his career would have gone afterwards.

[@lilstinker1949]

The best film channel on KZbin, hands down

[@Jays_dead_cat]

I have the dvd for this film but only watch the bruce lee tower fight scenes in the special features. As a bruce lee fan this film is highly disrespectful and embarrassing.

[@JoeBuck207]

Brandon Lee liked it so did i, nobody remembers part 2.

[@sammylane21]

Anyone else ever noticed the impact THE GAME OF DEATH had on the videogame industries?? In this movie Bruce Lee fights in Pagoda,in which in every floor....or "level",there is a different set of thugs and a different end area/ end level boss for Lee to deal with....just videogames. I think this movie had a big impact on game designing because of how the movie is layed out.

[@VADY2B]

as far as beat em ups go definetly. kung fu double dragon karate champ list goes on.

[@the-NightStar]

Even anime movies like the Ranma 1/2 movie "Big Trouble In Nekonron, China"'s final act was almost DIRECTLY based on the idea of Game Of Death. Right down to a sometimes comedic, sometimes badass take on the idea of moving up floors to fight enemies. And lets not forget in Dragonball Z, during the early part of the Majin Buu arc, when Babidi has Gohan, Goku, the Surpreme Kai and Vegeta fight their way through several levels of bad guys. It's become a legit trope over the years, thanks to Lee's influence.

[@ForgottenHorrorchannel]

Kung fu master..was a game of death inspired game..

[@DavidFlores-ix2cy]

No sólo a videojuegos, sino a libros, series, películas, etc. Donde el "protagonista" debe atravesar diferentes "niveles" para luego enfrentarse al "jefe final" fórmula exitosamente usada por muchos hasta el hartazgo (sí o no Saint Seiya, Tony Jaa, Leal, etc. XDXDXD) Saludos

[@Matt_Merritte_Edits]

One thing about the 4k blu ray they accidentally put the Audio from the Hong Kong version in the Danny Inosato fight.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

They used footage from his actual... funeral... Jesus.

[@joeriveracomedy]

The original version would have been amazing if it were finished. The Levels concept is exhilarating.

[@naughtydog1617]

joeriveracomedy Bruce's intention with Kareem's character was exhilarating as well.

[@alfa01spotivo]

would have been a great video game

[@raymondmoore7497]

Well, I liked it! does it have problems? Hell yeah! but do you expect from 1978? As far as the soundtrack Luv'd it! (& yes it did sound like a 'Bond' film but that's OK!)

[@davaotripsters]

2:07 Courtesy of Fortune Star Media Limited, Golden Harvest and Paramount Pictures.

[@Dangerous2099]

I've always LOVED this film, including the 1978 version, there's something awesome about the naffness of it all combined with the prestige of it being Bruce Lee's 'final film'. Also- Oliver; are you ever going to talk about Mike Habjan's Superman Vs Hulk series? I'd love to hear your opinion on that...

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Yes the footgae of the end which is all that got shot before he passed away is legit worth the buy of this "movie" and I use that term loosely just for the final 20 minutes or so...... but this film is exploitation otherwise....

[@shockz16]

I'm probably in the minority here but I would actually like to see them take this on as a project with modern CGI, whatever they do it cannot be more demeaning to the memory of Bruce Lee than what they did back in '78. It would be nice to see it done properly and to Lee's original vision. They could also edit out any footage of Bruces' funeral as that's just fucking awful they even did that. However I think I would also be happy if they remade it with new actors, a modern take but again how it should of been and then just dedicated to Bruce Lee. Anything would be better than that laughable photoshop cut n paste face effect. WTF.

[@dr_mafoony]

This would be a pretty cool idea in my opinion, either that or in some sort of rotoscoping style so they can use Bruce's amazing footage.

[@JanekMJera]

nice. i think the day, with an cgi-bruce, will come in near future. i hope that will happened soon. some years ago, they animated princess leia(like she looks in 1977) in the end scene of "star wars story: rogue one" for some seconds. thats not bad and not far away from the perfection, but for an cgi-bruce, you need a litte bit more bits&bytes. a bruce lee animation must look perfect! a movie like this is an great idea, to honor mr lee and bring him back to people minds !! greetz from germania

[@AndrewAmbrose]

I would love to see you review Battle Creek Brawl/The Big Brawl and The Protector

[@alexsaucedo8032]

My second favorite Bruce Lee movie. Awesome film. And a great score. Kick ass movie. GAME OF DEATH R I P BRUCE LEE

[@SequentiallyCompact]

I liked this one just because I got to see Bob Wall actually show what he could do. The first Lee movie I ever saw was Enter the Dragon and his purpose is to get utterly outclassed by Bruce, so watching him demonstrate his ability was a treat.

[@Vegeta8300]

An Oliver Harper review/retrospective just makes my day!

[@rocknrollkid90]

All 4, Bruce Lee Blu-rays from Shout Select (Shout! Factory), are currently out of print because their rights, for distributing them, have been expired.

[@PACKERMAN2077]

*Take a shot every time he says "bad taste".*

[@kelvendyson1508]

The 1978 movie was sooo bad! The only forgiving grace was the last 13 minutes of the film when the real Bruce Lee came up the stairs!! The whole theater erupted with some shouts of "about time"!! THEN, it seemed like the real movie began. If only for those 13 minutes!

[@jerelminter]

I'm a Bruce Lee fan and I hated this movie with a passion, they destroyed what made Lee's movies so fun to watch. The directors of the movie knew they couldn't complete the movie without him because of his death, so you don't make a new movie with a fake Bruce Lee and try to pass it off as the real thing. It's that simple.

[@stuka187]

the actor/stuntman next to Sammo At 9:48 it's Yuen Biao not Tang Long according to Bey Logan Yuen was uncredited.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

An awful cash-In bad taste movie especially because they used actual footage from Bruce Lee's funeral. The only good thing about it is the original footage Bruce shot in 1972, it's really impressive and cool. I bought it on dvd years ago and i remember i threw the dvd in the bin after it finished.

[@GH_EmotionalGuy]

Game of Death is the first retrospective/review to use 1080p.

[@OliverHarper]

Indeed! All R/R from now on will be 1080p!