While Bruce Lee is not the titular Big Boss, he actually is. Or rather sadly was, as he left us way too early and with not enough movies to cherish him. Now this introduction already may tell you that I'm a bit biased - ok more than just a bit. I generally liked watching Shaw Brothers eastern movies when I was a kid, but I also was a giant fan of Bruce Lee and the few movies he made. That is not counting the whole Brucesploitation "genre" that was made after his death, but more on that on his Game of Death movies. Although only the first one is actually somewhat offical.
Big Boss has quite a few plot holes - a lot of character development that I didn't question as a kid (why has Bruce Lees character sworn off fighting others? Is there a reason other than him getting deadly for others?). I also didn't remember the nudity in this. Now it sort of serves the story in some way, but I know I did not remember it. Maybe it was cut from the version I saw, maybe I just was more focused on the fights and the story.
I remembered the ice factory (apparently it still exists and is working or was a few years ago) and the "secrets", I remembered the bird cage and the end fight very vividly. While the original audio does not contain the brandmark Lee-isms, some dubbed versions do have them. Which I guess is weird in a way. Slow paced, but action packed when it counts. And the fights still work - even if we are or have been spoiled by way more collaborate fight choreography.
Big Boss has quite a few plot holes - a lot of character development that I didn't question as a kid (why has Bruce Lees character sworn off fighting others? Is there a reason other than him getting deadly for others?). I also didn't remember the nudity in this. Now it sort of serves the story in some way, but I know I did not remember it. Maybe it was cut from the version I saw, maybe I just was more focused on the fights and the story.
I remembered the ice factory (apparently it still exists and is working or was a few years ago) and the "secrets", I remembered the bird cage and the end fight very vividly. While the original audio does not contain the brandmark Lee-isms, some dubbed versions do have them. Which I guess is weird in a way. Slow paced, but action packed when it counts. And the fights still work - even if we are or have been spoiled by way more collaborate fight choreography.