Enter The Dragon

[knma91]

Warner Bros is planning to remake this film. What are your thoughts about it. The link is below.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_en_mo/people_bruce_lee

[Azmyth]

unless bruce less is going to come back from the dead to be in.. i object

[bushido_man96]

It may turn out alright. It sounds like it will just have a similar story line to Enter the Dragon. You can't expect it to be that. As long as you keep an open mind, and lower expectations, it should be enjoyable to watch.

[masterintraining]

... i cant belive they r actually doing that.

its going to be terrible!!! how can they mess up a classic like that, Bruce's 1st movie that was made for america, by actully doing sumthing lke this. i will probley not see own principle, unless they got sum1 like Tony Jaa 2 play Lee.

[Ace2021]

It could be really good, or really bad..

[YoungMan]

Good luck. That would be like trying to remake Star Wars. Why mess with perfection? In practically every poll, Enter the Dragon is listed as the greatest martial arts film of all time. My opinions about Bruce Lee notwithstanding, he brought something to the screen that simply cannot be duplicated. I just cannot believe they would find someone who could duplicate that. Jet Li and/or Tony Jaa maybe. Anyone else, I think, would simply come across as a typical Hollywood actor trying to showcase themself and ruin it.

And for God's sake don't get one of those Matrix or wire work choreographers. It will end up looking like a typical kung fu film with people stopping or flying through the air and look awful.

[Azmyth]

thats exactly why i don't watch modern martial arts movies..

sure, most of the movies made in the past were not believable..

but geez.. if i wanted to see outlandishness to the point of impossible.. I'd watch Power Rangers.

give me old school martial arts movies..

Perfect Weapon, Only the Strong, No Retreat No Surrender, Shootfighter... where martial arts were the focus.

[DWx]

If you read the article:

the movie will tell the story of an FBI agent who investigates a Shaolin monk and underground kung fu fight clubs

That's only loosely the same as Enter the Dragon. Lee played an FBI agent who infiltrated the tournament, not an underground kung fu club and to be honest I can think of quite a few films about underground martial arts organisations.

The article is not exactly that informative, here's another one:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969988.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

If the director is planning to do a noir-style remake than it will probably be a lot different and they are just using Enter the Dragon to draw some attention. I'm not all that bothered to be honest, if its good I'll watch it, if its not I won't bother... simple as that.

[bushido_man96]

I agree with DWx. It is basically the underlying story being recycled. In the original, Lee wasn't an agent, he just helped the agency out (if I remember right).

There have been lots of remakes of movies, and they aren't all bad. You just can't go to this movie and expect Enter the Dragon. That is when you will disappoint yourself. Aside from that, there are plenty of skilled Martial Artists out there that could make the role look good. Granted, not as good as Lee, but it can still look good.

[YoungMan]

One trend that has plagued Hong Kong-produced martial arts films for quite a while is a move away from aesthetically pleasing realism and towards the Crouching Tiger/wire work/flying through the air/Chinese opera influenced choreography.

Keep in mind, Enter the Dragon was made for an American audience using an American director. Chinese audiences may appreciate the flowery, drunken monkey, Chinese opera-based choreography, but Americans like realism. The one thing Chuck Norris brought to the screen that I respect-realistic fight choreography. His technique was subpar, but he tried.

Aesthetically pleasing, but realistic looking. Bruce Lee understood this, and this is one thing that separated his films from the crap that surrounded them. The techniques used in his films were very eye friendly, but solidly based in reality.

Keeping this in mind, I think Korean-based kicking, with a healthy dose of Chinese style hand technique could work. Jet Li is possibly the one guy who could pull this off. Technically proficient with an attitude.

I don't think a MMA or kickboxer would do it justice. Their technique is designed for the ring, not the camera. Why do you think Don Wilson's films were so awful?