Can a film really be this cheesy? Can a low budget, made-on-the-cheap kung fu rip-off from the late '70s really be as amusing and entertaining as this? Well, it looks like the answer is yes, and if you're a fan of insane martial arts madness then look no further than ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH. It's a cheese-fest through and through, packed with typical genre clichés: the worst dubbing you'll ever hear, atrocious editing, and some of the poorest acting around. It's also a great adventure of a film, with non-stop fighting throughout, and action packed entertainment from beginning to end. Ignore the fact that the plot doesn't make sense, just sit back and enter the world of the kung fu cinematic feast. This is a hilarious film. There are so many scenes to enjoy that I have trouble remembering them all, although I only watched this yesterday; certainly some of the highlights are Bruce's training scenes, where we see him running through the woods to music from ROCKY; invariably he then gets assailed by five or six opponents whom he beats off effortlessly.

You know what to expect from the OTT titles, which use music from both ENTER THE DRAGON (check) and James Bond (check). From then on we get story for about thirty-five minutes which makes little sense (something about retrieving a top-secret document from the invading Japanese) then the real fun, the GAME OF DEATH-inspired action, starts. Bruce Le, complete with Bruce Lee's yellow tracksuit (recently modelled yet again by Uma Thurman) enters a tower and has to fight his way up floor by floor. Here we get guys throwing deadly metal balls, a snake master, a mystic who uses his deadly fingers to stun his enemies, a guy who can only fight in glowing red light, then some kind of viking guy at the very top. This whole sequence is excellent, but the highlight is definitely the snake master, who slides around on the floor and whose face turns purple when he dies. I absolutely love the moment when he bites the head off a snake and sprays the blood out like a hosepipe, before whipping Bruce with the now empty skin! It can never happen, yet the effect is so funny you'll laugh out loud.

As for Bruce Le, well he's doing what he does best, pretending to be Bruce Lee. So all the mannerisms are there and exaggerated: wiping his nose (check),tasting blood from a wound and spitting it out (check),stamping on somebody, breaking their bones and pulling an angry face (check),ripping off his torn clothing (check). The best thing is, his martial arts are decent here, and the action is generally exciting and watchable with a wide array of opponents. The oriental mystics are the best, but there are also good turns from a huge black guy (definitely a basketball player),American Steve James (extremely pumped up here) and, best of all, the ever-hulking Bolo Yeung. Le beats Yeung's ass three times, once in the woods, once in a ring and finally in a ruined temple, where he kicks his behind big time. You gotta love the dramatic music playing right at the end there. Basically, ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH is a non-stop roller-coaster ride of kung fu, full of vitality and always fun. Kung fu addicts should check it out immediately!

After the death of Bruce Lee, there were many lookalike actors who made Bruce Lee rip off movies.

This one starring Bruce Le is a remake of what the Game of Death intended to be before Lee's demise.

Set just before the start of World War 2. Chang (Le) has been hired to recover a secret document from the Japanese.

He has to enter a tower with some fiendish opponents who practise different style of martial arts.

The most familiar face is actor Bolo Yeung. As in Game of Death, Chang has to fight a tall black guy. The most laughable scene is the snake type kung fu which seems to involve throwing snakes at Chang.

Le actually is a rather good Lee type fighter. It is an entertaining movie if you are into 1970s low budget Hong Kong martial arts with bad dubbing.

Yeah, it's a little cheesy, it's a typical Bruce Lee Clone Movie and the story isn't really mentionable (although it's there and even kind of logical.. in the most part). The quality is OK for this time even if there are some bad cuts..

But if it comes to fighting this one is one of my favorite movies.. I like this "defeat the Master of one Stage after another" thing, there are many different fighting styles and one arrogant master after the other plus there's good old Bolo Yeung in his prime role as Executioner of the bad guy - what do you want more ?

So if you get a Copy and like just plain fighting - enjoy it.