Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

davidtkd-25249 After trying to make a big name in the US with the TV series "The Green Hornet" which was a mixed bag, legendary actor and martial artist Bruce Lee traveled back to Hong Kong where he was very popular as a child actor in the past. He met producer Raymond Chow who allowed him to star in a martial arts film. "Tang Shan Da Xiong", or "The Big Boss" (U.S. Title: "Fists of Fury") was the film he starred in and was the result of the beginning of Bruce Lee's legendary martial arts film career.The film's original director was Ng Kar-seung. He choose James Tien to have the starring role. However, after only 1 week into production, Ng Kar-seung left the project and Lo Wei became the director. When he became the director Bruce Lee and James Tien's roles got switched. Bruce Lee got the starring role while James Tien was the co-star. "The Big Boss" is about a young Chinese man named Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee) travels from China to Pak Chong, Thailand in search of a job. He goes to live with his distant cousins. They offer him a job at the ice factory. He works there and develops a good relationship with cousin Hsu Chien (James Tien) and a huge affection for Chiao Mei (Maria Yi). Cheng is a skilled fighter. However, he swore to his mother an oath of non-violence, keeping him out of fights and trouble. However, things get messy when his cousins start to disappear and the true dark secret of the ice factory is revealed. Cheng will now have to break his oath and fight Hsiao Mi (Han Ying-chieh).Directed by Lo Wei (1918-1996), the film was a turning point in martial arts cinema as it showed a flawed protagonist in a new setting. Before "The Big Boss", most martial arts films were bashers. Basher films were martial arts films where the fighting was just the waving of the hands and feet. There was no real style to it. Bruce Lee changed the martial arts world with this film because his fight scenes had style and charisma. This film, written by Lo Wei and Bruce Lee, has a ton of suspense and action. It is very different from most martial arts film as Bruce Lee's character doesn't fight until half way through the movie. This film not only made Bruce Lee an overnight sensation across Asia, but it inspired his later film making skills and changed the way martial arts films have been done ever since the premiere of The Big Boss on October 23, 1971 in Hong Kong. The Big Boss was produced on a small budget of $100,000. The film grossed $3,197,417. The Big Boss was the highest grossing film of all-time in Hong Kong, only being beaten by Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury (AKA "The Chinese Connection") the following year in 1972. The film even beat The Sound of Music (1965). The Big Boss is the highest grossing film of 1971 in Hong Kong. Lo Wei, as a film director, has a very mixed reception with his films. The Big Boss (1971), however, is definitely one of his best films. However, Lo Wei, at times, would watch horse racing instead of actually directing the film that he is supposed to. Lo Wei was much more interested with being entertained with himself than with production of the film. Bruce Lee became incensed by this and only worked with Wei on one last film - Fist of Fury (1972). Bruce Lee was an amazing martial artist and actor. He perfectly plays his role in The Big Boss and delivers the best performance of the whole cast in the film. James Tien, Maria Yi, Malelene, Lee Kwan, Tony Liu, and Han Ying-chieh are also great. Nora Miao (Credited as Miao Ke-hsiu) makes a special guest appearance as a drinkstand owner. Granted, there are a few flaws to this film. It is somewhat outdated and many (not me though) will not like the fact that Lee doesn't fight for half of the movie, but I think that this makes the film even better. The reason why? We get to see Bruce Lee act a lot more (his facial expressions, personality, thoughts, fears, etc.). Despite the films flaws, "The Big Boss" (1971) is a classic and deserves a 9/10 in my book. Highly recommended.

ebrucedwards This movie has to be Bruce lee's best film because it has great fight scenes . good acting and a good story i would recommend showing your friends and family this gory kung fu movie from the best actor Bruce lee who did five other movies. Plus there is a lot of blood and gore so not for the squeamish

Mopkin TheHopkin The Big Boss stars the legendary Bruce Lee as Cheng Chao-an, a migrant worker who visits his cousins in Thailand and begins work in an ice factory. Cheng has taken an oath of non-violence, and struggles to control himself and hold back as his cousins in Thailand begin to disappear...The Big Boss is certainly a classic martial arts film. It kick started Bruce Lee's film career, and made him a star in the East. One can see why. The fighting in this film is excellent, with Lee and fellow martial artists showcasing their talent, even with the films low budget look. The story itself is passable, as Cheng navigates an increasingly dangerous situation that he is trying his best to avoid. Supporting characters in the film are likable, and the thugs and villains suitably dastardly.A few small complaints would be the relatively weak, if passable story. It almost feels like the Big Boss is a sequel, as Cheng arrives with a back-story half told. Some characters acting skills are not on par with the fist fighting as well. The props and weapons also look laughably unrealistic.Those aside, this is a good martial arts film staring the legendary Bruce Lee. It's by no means the best of his filmography, but is enjoyable non the less. The Bog Boss is worth your time if you enjoy martial arts, or Bruce Lee's other films.

antoniopascualengono Fist of all, I have to admit that this movie(THE BIG BOSS) was one of my favorites growing up, because watching Bruce Lee kicking the hell out of his enemies was a great thing back in the days, and still being a great thing nowadays because he is a legend. Know reviewing the movie, I would say that "The Big Boss" might had been the best action movie during its period back in the 20s, but now is nothing compared with movies of this century. Talking about the movie, the hing i did not understand is, if Bruce Lee(Cheng) kept her mother a promise of no fighting again, there is no reason for him to break up that promise just because someone in the Fabrique broke his necklace, I do not thing is a big deal, because he could have fixed it. I think the director did it to make the movie entertained.I do not understand why people disappear on the movie just like that, with no reason, then realize they hide the inside the ice. If people start disappearing, I think the best thing to do is call the police, there is no need to handle the problem by themselves, because that would create more conflict between them and the bad people.