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Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon To Be Remade

by Jen Yamato | August 10, 2007

Summary

Martial arts purists, unite: Hollywood is planning a remake of Bruce Lee's classic Enter the Dragon. According to Variety, it will not be a faithful version but rather a contemporized remake, with noir undertones, set in the illicit world of fight clubs. Back to Article

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MMacKK writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:33 AM

Sounds ****.

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kfarschman writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:34 AM

Why!? What the **** is the point of doing this? Seriously, don't anybody say "don't shoot this down before you see it", either. I don't even completely understand how this is a remake if it has a different story.

How is Noir considered contemporary anyways?

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screwhead100 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:48 AM

This is just stupid

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Shaomaike writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:51 AM

This martial arts genre enthusiast has no enthusiasm for this.

Hollywood -- Less FBI characters, please.

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yodas gooch writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:00 AM

there is no god

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kfarschman writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:05 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026267)
Shaomaike didn't you know. Every hollywood movie has to have either a cop, detective, FBI/CIA agent, or an assassin in it.

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Terrorvator writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:20 AM

Obviously, a worst-case scenario of a director claiming "I can do better than THAT!"...with "THAT" being Bruce Lee, whose contributions to the kung fu film industry seem to mean nothing if we see fit to tamper with a film that he felt was perfect; don't worry, children - Mr. Sutter knows best.

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lpbreeze writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:48 AM

This could be good but it is obvious they are using the Enter the Dragon movie to get attention. I don't even see the point of bringing up Enter the Dragon because it is not a remake. The plot they are talking about has been done before many times. Lets hope they dont put rap music in it. Christopher Walken and Steven Stegal should be in it just cause

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Puzzledman writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:56 AM

They should get Tony Jaa to be the Monk. He wants to make films in America.

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Product_of_You writes:
on Aug 10 2007 02:42 AM

as different as the concepts are this doesn't really even sound like a remake; sounds like it is being titled as one to bring in viewers. And I agree: Tony Jaa is the way to go.

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FEENXFIRE writes:
on Aug 10 2007 02:56 AM

Can someone please explain to me why, exactly, I should feel guilty downloading movies or tv shows off the internet?

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welease_woger writes:
on Aug 10 2007 03:06 AM

Kawate chop him, Centuwion, vewy woughly!

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Puzzledman writes:
on Aug 10 2007 03:22 AM

FEENXFIRE you shouldn't feel guilty downloading sh*t off the internet. I hate it when these multi billion dollar companies moan about the fact that there not making quite as much money as they used to because some bright spark has got round there inflated DVD prices.
If they've got enough money to pay Chris Tucker 25 million, they can afford to let me watch the odd downloaded film.
Generally the quality is so bad that if I like the film I,m gonna buy it anyway.
So ***** 'em thats what I say.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 10 2007 05:54 AM

How is this a remake again? The plot is completely different, There were no Shoalin monks, rogue or otherwise in the Enter the Dragon I remember. Last Dragon with Bruce Leroy sounds more like a remake than this does. That aside, The Shield rocks though I don't remember hearing about Sutter that much. I'd feel much better if it was written and directed by Shawn Ryan.

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Grendel419 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:12 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026408)
Actually, Bruce was a Shaolin monk in the movie. And Hann was a renegage Shaolin monk in the movie. Just thought you'd like to know.

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:25 AM

f-ing terrible

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Matanuki writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:31 AM

These money grubbing hacks have no respect. If there ever was a film that deserved a nationwide boycott, it's this one.

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ClericPreston writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:33 AM

I'd be fine with this if they didn't call it a remake or Enter the Dragon. Tony Jaa yes, but he basically already made this movie, Ong Bak... I guess it could be an english remake of that

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Baccus83 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 06:56 AM

There's really no reason to remake the film. I mean, the only thing that was remarkable about "Enter The Dragon" was Bruce Lee. Take him out of the equation, and you have a pretty thin plot, boring characters, and low production values. Producers money would be better spent finding something original to make, because unless they plan on raising Bruce Lee from the dead, this film is going to bomb hard.

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BarbarianMonster writes:
on Aug 10 2007 07:01 AM

I'm ok with some remakes but this makes me sick and it's insulting to any martial arts fan, to think that anything Bruce Lee can be done better than his original performance. They should call this Enter the Rip-Off. LAME. I see just about every martial arts movie that comes out and I can tell you this... I will never see this movie. You can't just replace a mystical force like Bruce Lee with some guy (no matter how good he is) an not get laughed at.

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Baccus83 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 07:02 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026369)
This just goes to show how ignorant some people are. Don't pirate films. It effects more people than you'd like to think. You seem to believe that everybody working in the film industry is rich and can do without the constant stream of revenue that DVD sales brings in. My good friend is an electrician in Hollywood and this effects him just as much - if not more so - than it effects studio execs. Another friend of mine is trying to make a living in the DVD authoring business, and what do you think happens to him when people don't buy DVD's? That's right - he loses his job.

Stop being selfish.

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Baccus83 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 07:14 AM

And don't complain about how "inflated" DVD prices are. Yeah, MSRP is high, I agree. But not all outlets sell at that point. Come on! You can get DVD's for 15 to 20 bucks! Is that too much? Look, just because something might be expensive doesn't mean that you're justified in stealing it. Go to Blockbuster and buy it used, for heaven's sake!

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bobdebicker writes:
on Aug 10 2007 07:51 AM

sounds like ****

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eastern2western writes:
on Aug 10 2007 08:06 AM

If u are going to remake a martial movie, the most basic thing u should do is hire people who know martial art movies. The first ones I would definitely hire are yuen woo ping, sammo hung or any one from the jackie chan stunt team. Jet Li's fist of legend is a direct
remake of bruce lee's fist of fury. In this special case, the remake is much better than the original in areas such as story developments, production values and fight choragraphy.

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Skeebo24 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 08:09 AM

I cant believe nobody's mentioned it, but this doesnt sound like a remake to Enter the Dragon. It sounds like freaking Van Damme's Blood Sport. Down to the "law eforcement types" chasing a rogue martial artist through the underworld to a Brutal fighting competition. All we need is Bolo Yeung cameo (since he was in both films.)

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Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 10 2007 08:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026452)
I knew he was a priest, I just don't remember them saying Shaolin. Don't Shoalin shave their heads? or is that just a plot hole?

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PrecentorEpsilonXVI writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:20 AM

What?!? F--- no! Those hollywood b------!

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taran72 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:23 AM

Why do filmmakers, screenwriters, producers, etc. even bother talking about projects like this before they are at least in development? There's no way they can make this sound good - they always sounds like bad ideas. Unless they have a cast in place that we can go "ooooo ahhhhhh" then there is not point.

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CodeClearanceBlue writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:36 AM

Y'Know, I have this theory that the human race is capable of only a finite amount of artistic creativity and inspiration before it starts to feed on itself. Nowhere is there more eveidence of this than in the film industry. True, I am motivated to post this because I am an enormous fan of "Enter the Dragon", but with the amount of unbelievably horrible remakes that have been ground out in the past decade, it just seems that there is no more original thinking in Hollywood anymore. Past work is now just being mined for dollars. Ach.
And on a fanboy note: There is absolutely no one on this earth that can possibly approach Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon". Any attempt to remake or "reimagine" this film will and should be met with contempt and derision by fans. Hollywood, please stop desecrating sacred ground for the sake of money.
If you want to see a great -parody- of "Enter the Dragon", watch the "Fistful of Yen" segment in "The Kentucky Fried Movie". Now that is pure gold.

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:42 AM

testing my new avatar.

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:42 AM

In reply to this comment (#1026870)
nope didn't work.

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Sadistik writes:
on Aug 10 2007 10:02 AM

Don't even know why they are referring to this as a remake. If they didn't say anything it would just seem like any other crime flick but with martial arts. I hope they use Tony Jaa for this.

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jaqu7 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 10:15 AM

I have no idea if the film will be any good, but with the right trailer it won't matter: millions of people will go and see it, especially if they grab a popular American actor to play the FBI agent, like, say Matt Damon who seems to enjoy playing the FBI/ CIA type.

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deadorundead writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:10 AM

That is the biggest load of bull**** I have ever heard. When are studios going to wise up and learn that people don't want classic movies re-hashed!

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Callpacas writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:15 AM

Word : stupid marketers and publicists. Why link this film to the Bruce Lee cult classic when it could turn out to be indistinguishable from the original and yet is still a marvelous film on its own....Its merit would only to be tarnished by reference to Bruce Lee.

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Novastar. writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:18 AM

i can hear Stephen Chow crying in a dark little corner.

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John E.Nigma writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:23 AM

How is this being a called a remake then?

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Vincent_Raynez writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:59 AM

My childhood just officially died.

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Monkeyfist writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:14 PM

Blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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spawnwest writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:20 PM

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

why why

when will the madness stop

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Paul_Is_Drunk writes:
on Aug 10 2007 12:31 PM

How is this a remake? I feel like they're just saying it to draw attention to the film. Really, it's an slightly original film based on previous film ideas. Maybe it was the only way they could sell it to the producers, who are notorious these days for not wanting to do anything that hasn't previously proven to be an audiance draw.

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moviemonkey2 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 01:06 PM

I'm jumping in with the choir that says this is a very bad idea. Pretty soon they'll be remaking Casablanca and Citizen Kane. Do the people in Hollywood have no soul, no brain, or no imagination? I'm guessing it's all three. Nothing is sacred to those b@st@rds

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scott123 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 02:17 PM

There is only one Clark Gable. There is only one Earl Flynn. And there is only one Bruce Lee. You cannot remake a legend.

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Mr. Boffo writes:
on Aug 10 2007 02:25 PM

Why not just tweek it a bit more and make it an original film. This sounds like a bad idea. Who's playing Bruce Lee's character in this crap.

This might be almost as bad as the last 3 STAR WARS films. Some things should be left alone.

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Young Turk writes:
on Aug 10 2007 02:26 PM

There is absolutely no way in hell this will work, unless there is some alternate demension where Bruce Lee is still alive.

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saiga6360 writes:
on Aug 10 2007 05:40 PM

What the hell. Either it will somehow work or it will be so horrible we will eventually disavow its existence. It's not going to be our money to waste.

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MovieRator writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:06 PM

God this sounds like ****. There is NOTHING about Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon that can be remade/redone/or re digitized(for those that rely on CGI) This movie sounds like complete garbage

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carlitooo writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:57 PM

I'm typically quite skeptical about "remakes" but for some reason I don't seem to feel that way with this. I'm not quite hyped to see it nor am I pissed off at the thought of it. I think if you're going to "remake" a movie such as this, better off not trying to duplicate a classic and just borrow while paying tribute to it. I've never watched The Shield so I can't comment on this guy's writing ability but from what I've heard it's a decent show.

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carlitooo writes:
on Aug 10 2007 09:58 PM

I should also add that if this weren't being called a remade by the makers of the movie, everyone would read that plot description and call it a rip off of Enter the Dragon.

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Y4USay writes:
on Aug 10 2007 11:39 PM

I'm all for this movie. I've been thinking how cool it would be to see some Bruce Lee movies to be remade for some time now. We can only cross our fingers and hope they're made well, but life goes on. The Original will always be on the shelf for anyone to watch, so cry babies stop complaining. I'm sure there are martial artists that exist that can perform as well as Bruce Lee, and most certainly can act better than he did. He deserves his respect, but he's been dead for a long ****ing time.

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Elmatto writes:
on Aug 11 2007 02:28 AM

if they're going to grab someone...they need to find someone who understands the art like bruce did...someone like Tommy Carruthers. Of course they can't use tommy cuzz he's not asian.

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tianfeng writes:
on Aug 11 2007 02:33 AM

It sounds more like bloodsport than enter the dragon.

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Aug 11 2007 03:52 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

This is why piracy should be made mandatory! Try b4u buy!!!
I agree with ^^^Puzzledman! Maybe its the pirates fault? Maybe out of all the pennies hollywood has left in its pocket, this is all they can afford to make with the change from dvd sales???

NOT!!!! Heres how it is, They want ALL our money! And they will stop at nothing to get it! They will make CRAP film after CRAP film to get it. They show NO respect for our favourite movies, so they remake it hoping they can sell the same movie twice!!! They are Disrespecting YOU!

I say roll out the Skull n crossbones, and wage war with blood sucking, disrespectfull
hollywood!

(On the other hand, if its good I'll buy it!)

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ipisking writes:
on Aug 11 2007 05:08 AM

This is a very bad idea...

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High School With Money writes:
on Aug 11 2007 07:57 AM

Tell me when they get to making [i]Release the Dragon[/i]. A [i]Dragon Booster[/i] movie sounds better than this.

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buttamack writes:
on Aug 11 2007 03:24 PM

flippin retarded! its not even a remake, its a totally different story and an American in the Bruce Lee role? I understand that Bruce was American as well being from San Francisco and all, but ?????? Just sounds crazy!

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mill writes:
on Aug 11 2007 03:29 PM

What a stupendously lousy arrogance. Fight club but a Shaolin monk enters? The premise itself is pathetic let alone the idea of remaking an original masterpiece. Some moron suggested remaking Wizard of Oz and that idea immediately got ridiculed worldwide enough so that the idea was canned. Same thing should happen to this shortsighted reject notion. Noir film? Give me a freakin' break!!!

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mill writes:
on Aug 11 2007 03:44 PM

In reply to this comment (#1026526)
I'll boycott this one. I'll even start the ranting, hate email campaign to everyone involved with even thinking of making this movie. I mean, retarded premise of the convoluted storyline aside, mentioning "remaking Enter the Dragon" comment deserved to be worldwidely ridiculed. Why mention Enter the Dragon in the first place? To drum up controversy and free advertisement for the clearly visionless film Noir piss film making? Or to announce that you will make a superior remake of a classic masterpiece? Either case, they all sound like damn morons, the lot of them. Americans feel this way, how do you think the Asian and the martial arts community will feel about this? I think we will actually start seeing demonstrations in front of movie theaters if you ask me.

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 11 2007 10:16 PM

In reply to this comment (#1026280)
Whats wrong with wrap music???

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 11 2007 10:18 PM

what wrong with rap music??

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 11 2007 10:23 PM

As a Big Bruce lee fan, It'll be blasphemous to do this. UNLESS. They get a JKD expert that could portray the essence of what the choreography was of the original. Tony Jaa or Stephen Chow(or is it cho). But i'm all for it. I'd go see it.

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 11 2007 10:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#1028312)
HELL YEAH! You hit the nail right on the head. He can be used to direct the choreography.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 12 2007 04:54 AM

In reply to this comment (#1027510)
There are actually probably alot of Earl Flynn's, there is only one Errol Flynn :). Don't sweat it man I do the typo's all the time. That one just struck me as one of those inadvertantly hilarious ones.

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carlitooo writes:
on Aug 12 2007 01:32 PM

In reply to this comment (#1030372)
People are being murdered in Darfur right now and you're going to protest about a movie being remade? Give me a break. Get over yourselves.

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flaggaz writes:
on Aug 12 2007 02:23 PM

Awww, hell no!

Ban remakes for at least 20 years, I say.

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Huntressmoon13 writes:
on Aug 12 2007 03:00 PM

No to the remake of "Enter the Dragon!" Too many classic lines and scenes!

Now "Five Deadly Venoms" I'd consider, if only to make improvements in sound and cinematography in what was a cool story of a film. After all, isn't that SUPPOSED TO BE THE POINT OF A REMAKE ?!? At least Tarantino gave FDV a shoutout in Kill Bill...

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mill writes:
on Aug 12 2007 03:58 PM

In reply to this comment (#1032259)
Oh nooooo. A pseudo-intellectual and pseudo-sensitive BS comment on a damn movie comment box. Good job pretentious blowhard!!! Then you go do something about people dying in some foreign land and stay the hell off this page OK? At least other people on here aren't so damn pretentious and pseudo-sensitive as you. People dying where? Who gives a ****? I don't. But I do care about some moron remaking Enter the Dragon. So, while that may make me some insensitive jackass in your pretentious blowhard self; but I am not a pretentious *** like you.

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jacog writes:
on Aug 13 2007 02:13 AM

Oh my Gaaaawd... he wants to "expose the brutality of Shaolin kung fu" ???

Bodi Dharma would turn in his grave if he read this. Most of the Chinese Wushu that is popular today had its origins out of pure necessity by common peasants to defend themselves. These people had no intention of warring with anyone, or being "brutal". The Shao-Lin order have strict policies of maintaining harmony, and to never use the art for bellicose purposes. There's nothing "brutal" to expose there.

Sutter has his head so far up his butt he can extract his kidney stones with his teeth.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Aug 13 2007 04:57 AM

In reply to this comment (#1032259)
People are also being murdered in NY, London and Tokyo, but unlike in Darfur they don't have you and Bradjelina Jolie-Pitts looking out for them and will have to handle their own problems. Unfortunately the rest of us can't find the time to spend constantly bemoaning the horrors going on in the world 24/7. Seriously what a dumb comment.

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tsalin@hotmail.com writes:
on Aug 13 2007 08:06 AM

****ing **** man. let the guy rest in peace. they ripped him off when he was alive and now there ripping him off when he's dead. **** this

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tsalin@hotmail.com writes:
on Aug 13 2007 08:09 AM

and for god's sake don't remake 5 deadly venoms! are you smoking dog ****!?

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Aug 13 2007 09:29 AM

Bruce Lee's Ghost will return to kick the crap out of who-ever came up with this remake! This disrespectfull crime is about to be repeated by someone remaking Conan, without Arnie!

This calls for a war against hollywood!

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J.M.Zombie writes:
on Aug 13 2007 10:38 AM

This is just another slap-in-the-face for Bruce and his fans, Hollywood F***'d him over his ideas for HIS Show KUNG FU with David Carradine which Bruce WAS supposed to be the main actor, but THEY (Hollywood) said she was too Asian and the American Audience wasn't ready for an Asian Actor..so they used David instead and NO CREDIT was given to Bruce for HIS Idea, and here it is again Asian Monk (Tony Jaa and Jet Li would be great team)and American FBI agent (yet again who cares) That's my 2 Yen

J.M.Zombie

"Got Maggots?"

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J.M.Zombie writes:
on Aug 13 2007 10:42 AM

Ahnold don't want to do Gonad (Conan) or Terminator 4 (maybe a possible cameo)

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 13 2007 01:29 PM

In reply to this comment (#1032259)
You know? Some o these cats got waaaaaay too much time on their hands. Why dont they try banning gay marriage.......(not that there's anything wrong with it) NOT!!!!

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 13 2007 01:33 PM

In reply to this comment (#1032847)
iT'S DUDE LIKE YOU THAT ARE SCARED TO GO OVERSEAS WANDERING WHAT THEY MIGHT DO TO YOU AS AN AMERICAN. his point is "IT'S JUST A MOVIE" and theres more serious ish to try BANNING. like ur self absorbed twat for instance!!!!

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jacog writes:
on Aug 14 2007 06:19 AM

Lazarus, for cripes' sake just shut the hell up.

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theatrefreshman writes:
on Aug 14 2007 05:18 PM

In reply to this comment (#1026258)
They should remake GAME OF DEATH because that sucked. And this sounds like another JASON STATHAM vehicle. And if it is I hope he fights TONY JAA or becomes his sidekick.

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Exode writes:
on Aug 14 2007 10:31 PM

They're remaking this way too soon, they haven't yet invented the serum that will bring Bruce Lee back as a zombie.

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LAZARUS007 writes:
on Aug 15 2007 12:23 PM

In reply to this comment (#1038966)
Make me!!!

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