Birth of the Dragon

PG-13

Released Aug 25, 2017

1 hr. 31 min.

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Young Bruce Lee is trying to make a name for himself while working as a martial arts instructor in 1964 San Francisco. When Lee meets Wong Jack Man, he challenges the kung fu master to a no-holds-barred fight that became the stuff of legend.

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Carlos T

Filme: A Origem do Dragão Assistido: 2-12-23 Elenco: @straightblast5 @billymagnussen @ronyuan @darren_e_scott_official Modelo: #artesmarciais #ação #action Duração: 1h 35m Ano: 2016 Minha opinião: Um filme que conta a historia da época que Bruce Lee estava em São Francisco. E a sua obstinação para se tornar o maior lutador da historia. E neste exato momento o mestre Shaolin Wong Jack Man (Yu Xia). Aqui Bruce parece até meio vilão, pois vai atrás de Wong sempre para lutar contra ele. Neste paralelo temos um dos alunos de Bruce que acaba se envolvendo com uma das escravas da Triade. Com boas cenas de lutas e coreografia de Philip Ng e Yu Xia dão ao filme uma ótima pitada de ação. E o encontro deles leva a um empate. Até que ao final temos a luta contra a Triade. Conhecer mais a historia de Bruce é muito legal e sentir seu ímpeto, que fez quem ele é. E o ator Philip representou bem seu papel, lembrando aquela arrogância que só Bruce havia. Mas sinto que faltou algo para que o filme pegasse na veia. Uma pena. Roteiro e enredo razoável. Mas em algum lugar pecou. Vale apena assistir? Sim, principalmente pelo seus fãs. Nota: 7,5

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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John B

Facinating story about Bruce Lee in San Francisco and Jack Man coming to visit him as we get to see 2 great legends at work and the culture of the community at the time

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/13/23

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Vivian T

My family was looking for something to watch last night. This movie is so good and refreshing after all the Hollywood woke stuffs. Can't stand the one they keeps trying to make all these women hero and tough. We need strong and tough men but grace and morally women.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/23

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jeff n

It was a fun movie. Corny for sure. Not a cult classic like Last Dragon. Don't think it was meant to be an iconic movie like Enter the Dragon or Chinese Connection. Still Critics rating seems overly harsh.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/23

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Lee

When I was a youngster I was obsessed with Bruce Lee and Kung Fu movies. After Speed Racer and the Six Million Dollar Man, my favorite show was Kung Fu Theater. I've seen them all from the "One Armed Boxer", "The Five Deadly Venoms" to my favorite, "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin". I was even taught by a legendary master, Kwan Jang Nim/ Master Hee Il Cho. As I grew older the mystique and magic faded as life and it's temptations kicked in. I appreciated movies like "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" for its artistic aesthetic instead of the spiritual bond with the martial art itself. This movie took me back to the days of old. Something about it captured that magic and mystique which dwells within the martial arts. For my personal journey this was a great film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/07/23

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Audience Member

Has a lot of problems but still very fun and watchable!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/16/22

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George Nolfi

Director

Philip Ng

Bruce Lee

Yu Xia

Wong Jack Man

Billy Magnussen

Steve McKee

Jingjing Qu

Xiulan

Jin Xing

Auntie Blossom

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The fight sequences are slick, but this is a soulless slog.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 25, 2018

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Joel Down

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Sorely lacks supreme enlightenment.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 23, 2018

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

It doesn't offer much enjoyable action, and doesn't convince in any way as a picture of what Lee's life was really like.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 23, 2018

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

The key to a strong punch is the force and willingness to follow through, but Birth of the Dragon is so limp that it crumples on impact.

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 25, 2020

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Andrew Gaudion

THN

Alas, this inspired-by-fact tale does little to inspire or enlighten and only very occasionally enlivens. A squandered opportunity.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 30, 2020

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

Overall, while Birth of a Dragon showcases Ng and Yu's talents and great action scenes that are sure to win over martial arts fans, having a Caucasian drive a story about two Asian martial artists just feels like a cinematic cop-out.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 11, 2019

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Synopsis

Young Bruce Lee is trying to make a name for himself while working as a martial arts instructor in 1964 San Francisco. When Lee meets Wong Jack Man, he challenges the kung fu master to a no-holds-barred fight that became the stuff of legend.

Director: George Nolfi
Executive Producer: Jason Blum, Michael J. Luisi, Kelly Mullen, David Nicksay
Screenwriter: Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele
Distributor: BH Tilt, WWE Studios
Production Co: Groundswell Productions, Kylin Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Martial Arts Violence|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M

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