{"id":91183,"date":"2023-09-06T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91183"},"modified":"2023-09-06T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:24:08","slug":"return-of-the-dragon-way-of-the-dragon-the-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91183","title":{"rendered":"Return of the Dragon \/ Way of the Dragon, The (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What I like, I get &#8211; and I want that restaurant!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-91184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Poster.png 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen martial arts expert Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) travels to Rome to help his uncle (Chung-Hsin Huang) and cousin (Nora Miao) fight against gangsters hoping to take over their restaurant, he eventually finds himself in mortal combat with a hired fighter named Colt (Chuck Norris).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bruce Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Films <\/li>\n<li>Chuck Norris Films<\/li>\n<li>Martial Arts Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, this third film by Bruce Lee (his &#8220;only attempt at directing&#8221;) features &#8220;several kung fu battles, which are fun to watch but repetitive,&#8221; and then a &#8220;much more exciting&#8221; set of fights featuring &#8220;martial-arts experts Bob Wall, Wang Ing Sik, and in his film debut, Chuck Norris&#8221; &#8212; all playing &#8220;the villains who take on our hero.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-1024x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Wall.png 1305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Sik.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-128x64.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris-540x270.png 540w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Norris.png 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not much more to say about this film other than that it represents Lee playing &#8220;a fists-for-free-hire character whom he would have played in several other films if it hadn&#8217;t been for his sudden death&#8221; (which is sad to contemplate), and to point out that the &#8220;Lee-Norris confrontation, set in the Colosseum, is one of the highlights of Lee&#8217;s movie career.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum-604x246.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Colosseum.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Numerous fabulous fighting sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Numchucks.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of location shooting in Rome<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Way-of-the-Dragon-Location.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but the fight scenes are well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0068935\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/08\/08\/archives\/the-screenlee-directs-return-of-the-dragon.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5758\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What I like, I get &#8211; and I want that restaurant!&#8221; Synopsis: When martial arts expert Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) travels to Rome to help his uncle (Chung-Hsin Huang) and cousin (Nora Miao) fight against gangsters hoping to take over their restaurant, he eventually finds himself in mortal combat with a hired fighter named Colt (Chuck Norris). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Bruce Lee Films Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Films Chuck Norris Films Martial Arts Films Response to Peary&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91183\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91183"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91194,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91183\/revisions\/91194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}