Enter the Dragon (1973) (40th Anniversary Edition) (Remastered)

[Akijama]

Enter the Dragon Blu-ray:40th Anniversay Edition

Bruce Lee was an incredible athlete and mixed martial artist who, despite making a limited number of movies during his short life, became a charismatic megastar and left a permanent mark on cinema and popular culture. Even Time Magazine agreed. They included Lee in the “100 Most Important People of the 20th century” issue (Heroes and Icons 1999*). Enter the Dragon continues to resonate with today’s audiences. It was a major theatrical hit 40 years ago, grossing approximately $25 million domestically – the equivalent of almost $180 million in today’s box-office. Enter the Dragon has sold more than 450,000 units on DVD and Blu-ray since 2004. In 2004, Enter the Dragonwas selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It also received a 95% positive rating on the critics’ review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes (http://www.rottentomatoes.com).

Lee was born in San Francisco on November 27, 1940. As a young boy in Hong Kong, he acted in some 20 films there and first became known in the U.S. in 1966 for his role as sidekick Kato in TV’s “The Green Hornet.” He also appeared in TV shows like “Ironside” and “Longstreet,” with his most notable American role coming in the 1969 movie, Marlowe, starring James Garner. Returning to Hong Kong, Lee starred in a number of successful films for Raymond Chow’s Golden Harvest Productions and soon became a superstar in China. His enormous overseas success ultimately reached Hollywood and the attention of filmmaker Fred Weintraub and Warner Bros., who produced Enter the Dragon and tapped the actor to star. Lee died suddenly in Hong Kong, at the age of 32, of a cerebral edema. That was on July 20, 1973, less than a month before the film’s August 17 U.S. premiere. Posthumously, Enter the Dragon rocketed him to international superstardom.

Enter the Dragon producer Fred Weintraub, who also wrote the book Bruce Lee, Woodstock, and Me said: “If fans want to hail Bruce as the greatest and most influential martial artist who ever lived, you’ll get no argument from me. He was a shining star who streaked across the night sky of our collective awareness in a flash of white hot unsustainable intensity only to burn up in the atmosphere of fame, wealth, and worldwide adulation. Watching him again (this time even better on Blu-ray), you can see why he became the first international superstar from a third world country.”

The plot of the Enter the Dragon revolves around outstanding martial arts student Lee (Bruce Lee), who is recruited by an intelligence agency and then uncovers the evil Han's (Kien Shih) white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. Along with martial arts champions Roper (John Saxon) and Williams (Jim Kelly), Lee infiltrates the stronghold and enters Han’s brutal tournament. Lee and his partners fuse skills in Karate, Judo, Tae Kwon Do, T'ai chi ch'uan and Hapkido, in a now classic fight-to-the-death epic battle, all staged by Lee himself.

Bruce Lee, John Saxon, and Ahna Capri star in Enter the Dragon, which co-stars Bob Wall, and Shih Kien and introduces Jim Kelly. Music is by Lalo Schifrin. Written by Michael Allen, the film was produced by Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller in association with Raymond Chow. Robert Clouse directed.

Enter the Dragon Official Trailer #1 - (1973) HD

[Agent Bond]

Hopefully, it will be better than the current release.

[Arkadin]

yeah if warner simply issues the same disc they will have hit a new low I think.
but other Warner re-releases of bds that were already out have been the same disc, so pretty frightening prospect actually.
I won't be holding my breath.

[PowellPressburger]

Get ready to lose the Saul Bass logo pretty sure WB's will replace it on this release. They need something extra to do lol

[ghostwhowalks]

Digibook release maybe?

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by ghostwhowalks

Digibook release maybe?

I was about to say that really cool artwork on a digibook with maybe some gold foil or something would be nice. I would say 99% sure it will be a digibook.

[Mr.Twinks]

Day one buy for me!

[Solidus911A]

This has Digibook written all over it. A man can hope

[Frightener22]

This may finally be the edition that ends up in my collection. I'm hopeful that we get a digibook of it too.

[HD Goofnut]

I am only buying this if it comes with lossless audio and a new master.

[snoman_99]

new transfer please!!!!!! get the audio right ... come on Warner bros.!!!

J & Jen

[Jompa]

Yes, this film needs to be restored again + have lossless audio. Then, i will buy it again.

[drees5761]

We need the theatrical version with the proper music cues in place...there was over 8 hours of behind the scenes footage shot by Henry Wong in 16mm which is in the vaults somewhere...now THAT would be an extra!!

[MifuneFan]

Expecting anything but a re-release of the same transfer from Warner is a recipe for disappointment.

[nocomments87]

I'd gladly double dip if it's remastered (or at least, a new scan), with lossless audio and retains ALL the extras from the previous release (including "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" that was removed from the re-release). A digibook would be icing on the cake

[UniSol GR77]

No new scan needed *Warner already scans at 4k*
We need a bit of restoring, yes.

And extras !!!!!

[OldPangYau]

I would certainly hope for a new transfer, as the original blu-ray (which came out alongside of an HD-DVD, just to show how early in the game it came out) was based on the master used for the 2004 DVD release.

And yes, having both the 1973 and 1998 cuts would be very smart, and seamless branching should make it possible! Footage-wise, there are only two changed areas in the film, and audio-wise there are (I believe) four spots of altered music.

Digibooks usually irk me due to jacking up the price in the process, but for ETD, I would totally go for it!

[Morsoth]

I almost buyed the original releaselast week. Now I'll wait!

What are the "need-to-have" Bruce Lee movies? I know this one is a real classic, but what about the others?

Also, I hope they release "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" soon!

[al cos.]

Theatrical is a MUST, otherwise pass.

[SolidBlu]

digibook please