The Legend Of Bruce Lee

Well Go USA Announces LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE: VOLUME THREE

I won’t lie. I watched the pilot episode of Well Go USA’s latest release, Legend Of Bruce Lee, and it’s been weeks since I cared enough to look at the second episode and thereafter. The show runs enduringly high on drama and the dubbing is equally exasperating, but that doesn’t cancel out the fact that this show has an audience since its heyday in 2008. And Danny Chan? Well… he sells it, I suppose. Beyond that, if you’ve been watching the series and are keen on Well Go USA’s forthcoming third volume of the show, you’re more than welcome to set the date for October 3, 2017. I may just continue onward with it myself but I’m eager to hear your thoughts on the show myself, especially considering we’re just days away from the BH Tilt/WWE Studios release of Birth Of The Dragon. It’s a high time to be a […]

THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE – VOL 2: Movement With A Heart

It can be difficult to put into words what Bruce Lee gave to the world of martial arts but I will take his cue to simplify it: movement with a heart. And this second volume, with all its faults and laughingly unintended background with 2000 era bloopers not caught (episode 15 shows John Woo’s “Stranglehold” [2008] on a San Francisco trolley car, twice), this volume gives us that heart to a certain degree, trying to keep a balance between fantasy and actual history regarding Bruce Lee. Beginning with episode 11, after being humiliated by the fight of Karate Master Yamamoto (Mark Dacascos) in the 10th episode, Bruce mulls over why Uncle Shao (Luoyong Wang) decided to stop the match. It was only at Ms. Ruby’s restaurant that Uncle Shao imparts his wisdom to try to temper Bruce’s anger into a more focused, humbled, and disciplined self. “If you’re too impatient, […]

Well Go USA To Release LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE: VOL.1 On DVD This November

Lee B. Golden III

I remember first seeing the trailer to the CCTV-1 broadcast of the Shannon Lee produced series, The Legend Of Bruce Lee a bit less than a decade ago. Having already been a fan of director Rob Cohen’s Hollywood treatment, I wasn’t too impressed and I guess because it felt a bit like excess for there to be another pseudo-fictional telling of the life and legend of the Jeet Kune Do founder and martial arts film star. I think nowadays, however, my perspective has changed a bit since then and particularly considering that lead actor Danny Chan reprised the role opposite Donnie Yen in the hit film, Ip Man 3, it’s understandable that fans would probably take a ceremonial liking to this show which casts a number of well-knowns and through a showcase of various styles of martial arts to interpret how Lee adapts to win his battles. It’s a martial […]