Dragon: Since 1973 (2004)

AKA: Dragon Since 1973

Director: Lot Sze

Producer: Takkie Yeung

Cast: Dominic Lam, Shek Kin, Bee Chan, Jin Di, Pang Him, Li Kun, Ko Chiu, Alex To, Andrew Lien, Shannon Ma, Cheung Tung Cho, Chaplin C.P. Chang, K.C. Cheng, Tony To, Li Bing Bing, Sam Lee, Alex Cheung, Cheung Yiu Chung

Running Time: 126 min.

Plot: Bruce Lee has been gone for decades, and yet there are still many mysteries unsolved. Many people are interviewed here who once worked with Bruce, in the hopes that more details of Bruce's life and death will be revealed.

Availability: This title is available at HKflix.com

MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S REVIEW: First of all, why the hell did they call this documentary "Dragon: Since 1973" -- like that makes any damn sense -- I mean, isn't 1973 the year the Dragon took a nap? As far as I know, he was born the "Little Dragon"... okay, I realize I'm reading way too much into the title... anyways, the bullshit doesn't stop there. This has got to be the WORST documentary I have ever seen on or about Bruce. It's boring. It drags. It consists of a bunch of talking heads going on and on about how good of a guy Bruce was... (zzzzzzz)

I appreciate the hard production work, the time spent going after all those people that worked with Bruce, and all the cheesy Photoshop filters they applied to the super rare Bruce-photos (yes, that's sarcasm... these fucking photos are the same ones that come up in a Google search...); but give it a rest, fellas. There's really nothing new here. No new footage... nothing. Actually, that's no surprise - because there hasn't been anything new on Bruce Lee for years - but still, at least those "other" bad documentaries had something good to offer ("Warrior's Journey" had the unseen Game of Death footage, "Fist of Fear, Touch of Death" had Bill Louie's mustache).

A few things on my mind that are covered in this documentary:

COMPUTER ARTIST SHANNON MA: When the fuck are you going to finish your CGI-animated Bruce Lee movies? You're still showing us the same old clips that have been floating around on the net for the past 3 or 4 years. Finish what you started, dammit! Actually, don't! They're beginning to look a little daft there, buddy. I think the XBOX and PS2 games already outdid your shit with their animated cut scenes.

WHERE THE HELL IS NORA MIAO?: If you can track down Bruce Lee's personal driver, you can certainly track down the next best thing about a Bruce Lee movie... Nora Miao! She's in Toronto, Canada... Fly to her; or buy her a ticket. Make a documentary about her and ONLY her. In fact, don't even mention Bruce!

NICE FOOTAGE OF SHIT THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRUCE LEE: Yeah, that's right. Stock footage of Chinese camera crews that have nothing to do with Bruce or his movies. They managed to get a few reels of some 1970s film crew and plopped it around the documentary. Who the hell are you guys trying to fool? Not only that, but they actually had the nerve to play the same shit several times!

I THOUGHT SHIH "MR HAN" KIEN WAS DEAD?: Could you believe it? The guy is still alive and alert as hell! Pieces of his interview are some of the VERY few noteworthy things in this documentary. But still, like the other interviewees, his bullshit goes on way too long. Show us one of your hand accessories or something!

LI BING BING: Why the hell did they interview her? Just another pretty face who has seen "many of his films". I hate to break it to you, Bing... but 38 of those films you've seen were probably Bruce Li or Dragon Lee films. Yeah, that's right. He only made 4 movies. But here's a mic anyways... start talking about Bruce... say anything... you have nice small tits.

I swear, the running time of the movie is 126 minutes, but only about 15 of those minutes are somewhat insightful (GOD tidbits, Bruce Lee museums, on-location footage of some of the location shoots of Bruce's films). Seriously, even die-hard Bruce Lee fans should keep away from this one. Like that will happen... hundreds of collectors who bust nuts over any DVD that says "Bruce Lee" on it will get this, no questions asked! (including myself -- but I think I'm finally learning my lesson, thanks to this one).

Adapt, be flexible and don't watch this shit.

MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S RATING: 2/10