Bullet Points: Magnificent Fist
To the average American movie fan, Carter Wong is probably most recognizable for his role as Thunder in 1986’s Big Trouble in Little China. But fans of the martial arts movie genre, know that Carter Wong...
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Bullet Points: Bruce Strikes Back
A globetrotting adventure that goes to such exotic locales as Rome, Paris and Macau sounds like the backdrop for a big budget blockbuster movie, but would you believe it was actually the backdrop for a modestly...
Bullet Points: Bruce Lee in New Guinea
Of all the Bruceploitation films I have covered on the site, 1978’s Bruce Lee in New Guinea is probably the most divisive among fans that I’ve encountered thus far. The negative feelings about the film start...
Bullet Points: The Dragon, The Hero
I went into The Dragon, The Hero with the expectation that it was another Dragon Lee film. The name DRAGON is right there in the title. Every poster I saw for the movie featured Dragon Lee....
Scene of the Week: Black Belt Jones
There is no denying the historical significance of the film Enter the Dragon. The Hong Kong/American production was a first of its kind. It was also the apex of the tragically short film career of Bruce...
Bullet Points: Black Belt Karate
I am not entirely sure how the producers of the movie I will be reviewing in this edition of Bullet Points decided upon the name of the film, but it feels like it may have went...
Bullet Points: Bruce’s Deadly Fingers
An argument can be made that part of the charm of watching the 1970’s chopsocky imports from Hong Kong is the fact that they looked a little rough. The color would always be washed out. You...
Bullet Points: New Fist of Fury
Back in 1976, Jackie Chan was a star on the rise laying the foundation for what would end up becoming a monumental movie career both in his native Hong Kong and here in the United States....
Bullet Points: Soul Brothers of Kung Fu
With a name like Soul Brothers of Kung Fu, I was expecting the 1977 film to be an amazing mash up of Bruceploitation and Blaxploitation movies. After watching the movie I learned that was not exactly...
Bullet Points: Edge of Fury
Many of the actors who were dubbed Bruce Lee Clones during The Bruceploitation Era of Hong Kong cinema were content with the niche they were able to carve out for themselves. From listening to Bruceploitation expert...
