The Chinese Connection

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The Chinese Connection

R

1972

1h 47m

Adventure

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Chen Zhen leaves his homeland of China and relocates to stay with family in Thailand. Chen, who swore to his mother that he would avoid violence in his new life and even wears a necklace to remind himself of this oath, is tested when he confronts trouble at his job. When he finds out the factory he works at is a cover for a drug ring, and his family members are murdered by members of the gang, he can avoid fighting no more and decides to confront his corrupt boss.

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A.H. Weiler

New York Times

He [Lee] is decidedly an eye-catching figure as he takes on all comers, singly or in whimpering groups, in stylized, Karate-like bouts with swift, balletic moves, baleful stares, deadly flying fists and legs and, of course, all the necessary eerie shouts.

Rated: 3/4

May 9, 2005

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Almar Haflidason

BBC.com

Rated: 4/5

Apr 17, 2001

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

the violence is a mix of the realistic and the fantastical, with Lee's intense physicality giving the film an undeniable presence that also leaves room for Wei's preference for hyper-stylized action that defies the laws of physics

Rated: 3/4

Mar 8, 2021

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Dated Bruce Lee classic has violence, weapons, racist slurs.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 20, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Bad dubbing and poorer sound effects negatively boost the downtime between skirmishes.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 27, 2020

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Major disagreements between star and director led to their irrevocable dissolution as collaborators. The tension is palpable in the final product, which suffers from lagging narrative energy and a variety of clichés

Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2020

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Daniel C. M

A quintessential martial arts flick. Features what you would expect from a Bruce Lee movie: amazing action, revenge plot, kinda effective melodrama, etc...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Shawn R

One of Bruce Lee's best movies.. a must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Patrick R

Of all the Bruce Lee movies this is the greatest. It may not look as good as Enter the Dragon due to budget differences, but it has the story, the heart and soul. Lees teacher died under mysterious circumstances, seemingly only Lee questions this. Lee starts his quest to find out "the truth". A few meh moments in the middle of the movie can not take away from the madness soon to be. The last 20 minutes of this movie, Lee begins his vengeance unleashing possibly the greatest sequence of martial arts skill and insanity ever filmed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/24

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N.A.

His second Best movie !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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noah g

fun fight scenes the plot was kinda boring tho

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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CodyZamboni

This is one of Bruce Lee's best movies, and his most emotional performance. Movie pushes all the right buttons as you really feel Lee's rage and innner conflict. Best of all, the fights -- Lee is so fast and brutal with his strkes and counter moves. Awesome marital arts choreogrphy, as Lee seeks vengeance against rival karate school. Final freeze frame encapsulates all the movie's themes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/23

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Synopsis

Chen Zhen leaves his homeland of China and relocates to stay with family in Thailand. Chen, who swore to his mother that he would avoid violence in his new life and even wears a necklace to remind himself of this oath, is tested when he confronts trouble at his job. When he finds out the factory he works at is a cover for a drug ring, and his family members are murdered by members of the gang, he can avoid fighting no more and decides to confront his corrupt boss.

Director: Lo Wei
Producer: Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Production Co: Golden Harvest Company
Rating: R
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 47m

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