tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post9171787350755790653..comments2024-01-07T09:36:51.796-08:00Comments on Chess, Comics, Crosswords, Books, Music, Cinema: Jim Kelly, and Enter the Dragon, 1973Prashant C. Trikannadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-33522628664873791612014-03-07T01:50:59.892-08:002014-03-07T01:50:59.892-08:00Hi Neer, I think most of us saw this film on DD an...Hi Neer, I think most of us saw this film on DD and, as you point out, it is a favourite and for a lot of Indian movie buffs too. Jim Kelly's death in the film surprised many including John Saxon whose expression says it all. I wonder how the film would have come out had Kelly lived until the end but then you can't have all the good guys surviving; somebody has to go as they usually do in most films.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-28390741271661798142014-03-06T19:32:29.809-08:002014-03-06T19:32:29.809-08:00You brought back memories of earlier days, Prashan...You brought back memories of earlier days, Prashant. I remember watching this on Doordarshan and it remains a favourite. I was already very fond of John Saxon though this was the first time I saw Lee and Kelly. We (Myself and my sister and cousins who watched it at the same time) were were very hurt when Kelly died. (I liked the way how his death is initially only hinted at). Sad that he passed away in such an unsung manner. But that's the entertainment world, I guess...neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-11486954521339492882014-03-06T01:53:02.334-08:002014-03-06T01:53:02.334-08:00Col, Chuck Norris figures only in Bruce Lee's ...Col, Chuck Norris figures only in Bruce Lee's THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (aka RETURN OF THE DRAGON). The final scene is worth watching. As I remember it, Lee beats Norris in no time. I think Norris has always played the good guy in his films.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-18938322193450482542014-03-06T01:04:45.325-08:002014-03-06T01:04:45.325-08:00Prashant thanks for the detail on him. I'm onl...Prashant thanks for the detail on him. I'm only really familiar with the MIA films. I was unaware he had figured in the DRAGON series of films.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-4497701588015979852014-03-06T00:58:26.799-08:002014-03-06T00:58:26.799-08:00Hi Col, I used to enjoy watching Chuck Norris'...Hi Col, I used to enjoy watching Chuck Norris' films in the very late 70s and 80s. It was around the time Sylvester Stallone came out with the ROCKY and RAMBO series but well before Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jean Claude van Damme added their muscle to the big screen. Norris fought Bruce Lee in THE WAY OF THE DRAGON (or RETURN OF THE DRAGON as I know it) in 1972. I think the film came to Indian theatres after ENTER THE DRAGON even though it was made a year before; possibly for chronology. Aside from this film, off the top of my head, I remember Chuck Norris most in THE DELTA FORCE, LONE WOLF MCQUADE, CODE OF SILENCE, and GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK. I have never seen his television series WALKER, TEXAS RANGER that I've heard so much about.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-35261121071108160262014-03-06T00:22:07.893-08:002014-03-06T00:22:07.893-08:00I can't actually remember whether I have seen ...I can't actually remember whether I have seen all of this or only snippets. I definitely haven't seen any of the other Kelly films mentioned. The face and the hair are instantly recognisable.<br />I caught an hour of Chuck Norris and Missing in Action last Saturday night. I did like a bit of Chuck back in the day. He seemed to kind of get left behind when Arnie and Stallone took over as action men. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-58742584418466922782014-03-05T22:41:13.543-08:002014-03-05T22:41:13.543-08:00Charles, I've watched it many times too, as I ...Charles, I've watched it many times too, as I have all of Bruce Lee's films. He directed all the fight scenes and sequences in his films. And was he fast! Had he lived long, he'd have had a terrific career.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-74275921178317163692014-03-05T07:08:51.948-08:002014-03-05T07:08:51.948-08:00I really like this movie. I've watched it many...I really like this movie. I've watched it many times. Didn't know much about Kelley I guess.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-72216881600842508802014-03-04T21:47:23.726-08:002014-03-04T21:47:23.726-08:00Tracy, thank you. Not many would have heard of Jim...Tracy, thank you. Not many would have heard of Jim Kelly who didn't have much of a film career. He was also an athlete. In contrast, John Saxon has been very successful. Both had good screen presence in this film.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-20447600011100655672014-03-04T21:33:47.470-08:002014-03-04T21:33:47.470-08:00Very nice tribute, Prashant. I don't know much...Very nice tribute, Prashant. I don't know much about Jim Kelly but my husband remembers him.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-38015921087289667332014-03-04T21:15:45.021-08:002014-03-04T21:15:45.021-08:00Thank you, Sergio, and you're welcome. I have ...Thank you, Sergio, and you're welcome. I have seen each of Bruce Lee's movies several times, more for the martial arts than the stories which are weak. He went too early. I think of Jim Kelly more as a comedian than a martial artist. However, I'll have to watch some of his other films and find out how true that is. I thought Tom Clancy ought to have got a mention simply because his novels were made into films. I didn't realise that he may not have written any (notable) screenplays for those adaptations. Good point.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-71228760221475497512014-03-04T15:03:15.388-08:002014-03-04T15:03:15.388-08:00Great choice Prashant, really fascinating and for ...Great choice Prashant, really fascinating and for me truly out of left field, thanks. I would say, with regards to the Clancy reference, that he may have been omitted because unlike Leonard and especially Matheson, he did not have any notable credits as a screenwriter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-36103981583502700192014-03-04T06:59:53.459-08:002014-03-04T06:59:53.459-08:00Patti, ENTER THE DRAGON is a constant on Indian ca...Patti, ENTER THE DRAGON is a constant on Indian cable, telecast almost every week throughout the year. All of Bruce Lee's films are popular in India, as they are in Asia, and he has a large number of fans here. In RETURN OF THE DRAGON, Lee fights Chuck Norris in the end.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169151311037688512.post-84683752536561077802014-03-04T06:52:23.075-08:002014-03-04T06:52:23.075-08:00I have never seen this film, Prashant. There were ...I have never seen this film, Prashant. There were quite a few left out, but they only have so much time, I guess. Clancey was certainly a big omission. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com