Best Versions Of Bruce Li (Ho Chung Tao) Movies- A List

[saltysam]

Trying to obtain the best versions of his films available - i'll list what i know and have but please feel free to update with corrections

 

Dragon Dies Hard	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Bruce Lee We Miss You	German DVD/Custom	Widescreen	English
He's A Legend	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Bruce Lee Superstar	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Goodbye Bruce Lee	UK DVD,HK DVD	Widescreen	English/Cantonese
Bruce Lee Vs Superman Superdragon Vs Superman	German DVD/Custom	Widescreen	English/Chinese
Bruce Lee,Man,The Myth	German DVD	Widescreen	English,Cantonese
Exit The Dragon,Enter The Tiger	UK DVD	Widescreen	English
Fists Of Bruce Lee	Custom	Widescreen	Cantonese
Chinese Stuntman	Custom	Widescreen	English
Bruce Lee's Secret	Custom	Widescreen	English
Bruce Lee In New Guinea	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Bruce Lee The Invincible	Custom	Widescreen	English
Edge Of Fury	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Ming Patriots	Custom	Widescreen	English
Deadly Strike	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Iron Dragon Strikes Back	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Image Of Bruce Lee	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Lama Avenger	Custom From VHS	Widescreen	English
Return Of The Tiger	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Blind Fist Of Bruce	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Bruce & The Iron Finger	Custom From UK VHS	Widescreen	English
Soul Brothers Of Kung Fu	Custom Blu Ray	Widescreen	English
Dynamo	USA Blu Ray	Widescreen	English
Fist Of Fury 2	German DVD	Widescreen	English
Fist Of Fury 3	German DVD	Widescreen	English

 

 

Edited July 11, 2020 by saltysam

[ShawAngela]

Great idea, thank you very much.

So, it seems that the German version of Bruce Lee the man, the myth is better than the original Chinese dvd ?

[saltysam]

10 minutes ago, ShawAngela said:

Great idea, thank you very much.

So, it seems that the German version of Bruce Lee the man, the myth is better than the original Chinese dvd ?

I've never had the Chinese DVD (Didn't know it had been released there) but the german DVD i have has english dub and chinese audio with subs.

[saltysam]

I haven't got Enter The Panther Or Magnum Fist so would like to know the best versions of those. Dragon Force i guess is the VHS transfer i have,which is a bit weak.

[Drunken Monk]

Are these German releases still in wide circulation or are a lot of them out of print?

[NoKUNGFUforYU]

I am going to say that the custom of Bruce VS Superman is better quality print. No dub, as there are different parts, etc. I have the German DVD as well.

[saltysam]

15 minutes ago, Drunken Monk said:

Are these German releases still in wide circulation or are a lot of them out of print?

Blind Fist Of Bruce (not full widescreen but best version) is OOP,Bruce Lee Superstar,Fist Of Fury 3,Bruce In New Guinea, would be hard to find as well.

[saltysam]

2 minutes ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

I am going to say that the custom of Bruce VS Superman is better quality print. No dub, as there are different parts, etc. I have the German DVD as well.

It's a better print but it's so different to the english version it should qualify as a Separate movie .

[makone]

4 hours ago, saltysam said:

It's a better print but it's so different to the english version it should qualify as a Separate movie .

I bought the custom but never got the chance to see it because my hdd died.

but it was definitely the best it ever looked.

also the custom Bruce Lee we miss you looks far superior to the German dvd.

[NoKUNGFUforYU]

14 hours ago, makone said:

I bought the custom but never got the chance to see it because my hdd died.

but it was definitely the best it ever looked.

also the custom Bruce Lee we miss you looks far superior to the German dvd.

I will send you another print, you should have told me! Loading now.

[makone]

3 minutes ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

I will send you another print, you should have told me! Loading now.

Thanks you’re to kind.

[NoKUNGFUforYU]

Be ready tonight! Going out to brunch. Out here in California.

[NoKUNGFUforYU]

7 minutes ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said:

Be ready tonight! Going out to brunch. Out here in California.

PS, wearing a mask, outdoors brunch not indoors and going to sanitize after, including rinsing the nostrils. 

[makone]

Thank you for this, hope you enjoy your day.

[chonk]

On 7/11/2020 at 4:40 AM, makone said:

 

also the custom Bruce Lee we miss you looks far superior to the German dvd.

Don't know the custom but this wouldn't surprise me, since the DVD is only some VHS transfer.

Return of the Tiger has some issues as well - slightly cropped and they messed up the rate conversion, resulting in stutters. Pretty annoying. Looks like a VHS transfer too.

I read about some well-done Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger custom, allegedly uncut. Can someone confirm this?

[saltysam]

Some updates

Fist Of Fury 2 - The HD print Web-DL, English dubbed

Iron Dragon Strikes Back- Gold Ninja blu ray, english & mandarin audio

Bruce & The Iron Finger-Asia line german DVD,English dubbed

Bruce Lee We Miss You-German blu ray,english dubbed

Edited August 9, 2022 by saltysam

[saltysam]

I came across a print of Return Of The Tiger that while unrestored appears to be in HD

 

[saltysam]

Exit The Dragon Enter The Tiger, again unrestored but looks HD

[makone]

These look great, where can I get them.

[saltysam]

2 hours ago, makone said:

These look great, where can I get them.

They've nt ong been put up on Cinemageddon

[makone]

4 hours ago, saltysam said:

They've nt ong been put up on Cinemageddon

That’s a shame I’m not on Cinemageddon.

[saltysam]

Exit The Dragon print only runs about 78:19 and is cut in at least one scene, where the gang are torturing tiger in the disused factory,the sequence ends before Kam Kong picks up and uses the blow torch on him.There's a few more seconds of nunchaku action in the opening sequence than there is on the UK DVD. We need Robber to get to work on this one

[Cognoscente]

The Western print also removes footage of Bruce in his two disguises for Fist of Fury.

[shukocarl1441996347]

2 hours ago, Cognoscente said:

The Western print also removes footage of Bruce in his two disguises for Fist of Fury.

Erm...not on my dvd it doesn't.

[saltysam]

3 hours ago, Cognoscente said:

The Western print also removes footage of Bruce in his two disguises for Fist of Fury.

Both of those sequences are in this HD print