# Sadly, most of Bruce Lee's movies were simply awful **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401 "2006-03-22T04:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/21 "2006-03-22T20:56:00Z")
> [@Askia](#): > > I disagree, citing two main things: the nuances of the physical action sequences and how well scripted (or well-choreographed, if you prefer) the fight scenes were. OK, I agree with that. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/22 "2006-03-22T21:00:25Z")
**Cervaise** : > [@](#): > > By the way, I use the term “martial-arts action porn” deliberately. Movies in specialized sub-genres exist to deliver specific content in exactly the same way pornography does. One offers explosions, or wire-fu; the other offers a cumshot; and all other considerations are secondary. I intend to develop the sub-genre that will bridge that gap. I give you: _Cum-Fu_!!! ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/23 "2006-03-22T21:38:06Z")
> [@Gorgon Heap](#): > > **Cervaise** : > > I intend to develop the sub-genre that will bridge that gap. I give you: _Cum-Fu_!!! You people here to sign up, get the heck in line! I was here first. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/24 "2006-03-22T22:23:36Z")
> [@Gorgon Heap](#): > > _Cum-Fu_!!! AKA, The Way of the Fist. ---
**Author:** ![arcticdonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@arcticdonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arcticdonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/25 "2006-03-22T22:24:27Z")
I just think its awesome that he fought Kareem Abdul Jabbar…but what movie was that? ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/26 "2006-03-22T23:53:00Z")
It’s called “Game of Death.” It’s anything but awesome: it’s a massive snore-fest. The fight itself has Jabbar kicking the living shit out of Lee for what seems like an eternity (there’s a lot of dead time where nothing happens), but Lee manages to win in the end. ---
**Author:** ![Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401/27 "2006-03-23T00:14:13Z")
> [@kelly5078](#): > > It’s called “Game of Death.” It’s anything but awesome: it’s a massive snore-fest. The fight itself has Jabbar kicking the living shit out of Lee for what seems like an eternity (there’s a lot of dead time where nothing happens), but Lee manages to win in the end. Imagine had Ridley Scott directed that film. Say what you will about Scott, but he’s a titan compared to Robert Clouse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sadly-most-of-bruce-lees-movies-were-simply-awful/349401.md?page=1)