Brian Trenchard-Smith on “Game of Death”
Nov 30, 2012
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Released five years after Bruce Lee's death, this elaborate salvage job incorporates only 11 minutes of Lee footage from his original production, which he had put on hold to star in Enter the Dragon. The rest of the time his character is played by heavily disguised doubles, while the majority of the cast play auxiliary roles in what amounts to an entirely new story. There are varying international versions of this film as well as several pseudo-sequels and ripoffs, all of which can be read about here.
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Wow - It's disappointing to see such negativity show up on this site. Brian, I love your commentaries and always look forward to them!!!
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Wow, this Okko guy really needs to get a life. Such hurtful words...
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