"Fist of Fury" is an improvement over Bruce Lee's previous movie, technically speaking and the story is stronger. Above all, the martial arts choreography is simply superb and represents the best of its kind. The violence is brutal and unpretentious. There is some history associated with this film, focusing on the hatred between the Chinese and the Japanese races. That is the reason why the plot is better than usual. Bruce Lee plays the avenging student of a local Chinese school who seeks revenge for the murder of his teacher. He soon runs afoul of this Japanese school - or should that be the other way round? Soon, all hell breaks loose as Lee exerts his own brand of justice - in Kung Fu style! There is added tension in the story, courtesy of the Chinese citizens being under the control of the Japanese. Bruce Lee is a more hard-edged character in this film. He displays almost no humour or charm and is strictly business. He dispatches his enemies without a second thought and without conscience. His anger and grief surface on more than occasion and in spectacular fashion. The fight scenes are amongst the best I've ever seen in a martial arts movie and I have watched a lot of them. Real life student of Bruce Lee - American Bob Baker - is on hand as a Russian martial artist. His fight against Lee is not to be missed. For the first time, we bear witness to the use of the nunchukus. In the hands of Lee, they are an exceptionally dangerous weapon. At the beginning when Lee first enters the Japanese school, he says the line: We Chinese are NOT sick men," the cinemagoers went wild with applause during the film's release in 1972. The Chinese people immediately regarded Bruce Lee as their hero and who can blame them? "Fist of Fury" proved to be so successful at the Asian box office after breaking all records, that two different sequels were made. In my opinion, neither one of them can match the original.

'Fist of Fury' (also known as Chinese Connection) is second major movie of Bruce Lee. More serious in tone and more depth in story than his previous hit 'The Big Boss'. Besides his amzing martial arts skills Bruce Lee now has the chance to show more of his acting skills as his character is more layered. This time his character is still the man who opposes unnecessary violence (he usually gives the people not involved chance to walk away, but they never take the chance), but his anger and need for revenge for his teacher is blinded him somewhat, so his actions seem irrational. Might not be as fun as 'The BIg Boss', but it is defenitely better movie altogether as there is no camp and the film is better paced.

It goes without saying that Bruce Lee gave one hundred percent and was super intense in all of his life endeavors(including film). However, I think in Fists Of Fury, Bruce gives his most intense performance of all of his films. When Chen Zen's master dies under mysterious circumstances and is harassed by a rival Japanese school, Chen(Bruce Lee) kicks the crap out of the Japanese school. This causes conflict between the school, Chen and the Japanese which results in a series of back and forth fighting until the film's conclusion. Bruce is at his most intense and the fighting is almost non stop. Bruce is rage incarnate in this film and his presence and performance is second to none. Fists Of Fury is a most apt title indeed and is my personal favorite of Bruce Lee's movies. Classic and essential viewing for all martial arts fans. Great!

This, for me has to be the best Bruce Lee film there is. It contains every part of Bruce's dynamism that I don't think is visible in his other films. Based on a true story, Bruce portrays the character Chen Jun, a past student of a school of martial arts at which his sifu (master) has just died. On returning, Bruce does not believe his sifu died of natural causes and after a while discovers the truth, at which point he goes on a killing rampage. For every second that Bruce is on the screen he has an aura which surrounds him that I think gives you an insight into why he is a legend. His performance is unlike any other, not only in this film but in the era also. Scenes to remember for me are; Bruce seeking revenge in the Bushido school, returning the 'sick men' sign. the scenes in which before and after he discovers the real reasons for his sifu's death and the climactic battle with Petrov. I've watched this film again and again and I'm always amazed at Bruce's on screen presence, even now