“Fist Of Fury” is the second kung-fu flick starring Bruce Lee (“The Big Boss”, “Enter The Dragon”) and his first legitimately good one. While “The Big Boss” had great fights, a lot of the movie was really boring. Thankfully, “Fist Of Fury” is a bit more balanced with a reasonable plot to serve the action well.

When martial artist Chen Zhen (Lee) returns to Shanghai to find that his master has died, he refuses to believe that foul play was not involved. He soon discovers that he was poisoned by individuals connected with the Japanese. Now, to save his kung-fu school and avenge his master, he must battle the elite Japanese fighters that control the city.

Bruce Lee shows off some very impressive moves throughout this film. I do not know if any other action star has done kicks with such speed. The highlight of the movie is watching Lee battle an entire dojo full of Japanese martial arts students. The villains are not amazing by any means yet they are dastardly enough that you want to see Lee beat them. If you are really into your kung-fu movies then make sure you keep an eye out for a very young Jackie Chan (“Who Am I?”).

“Fist Of Fury” is one of the most iconic martial arts films and it inspired several sequels including Jackie Chan’s “New Fist Of Fury” as well as a tv series starring Donnie Yen and a remake, “Fist Of Legend”, starring Jet Li. I think “Fist Of Legend” is a better movie and definitely worth checking out but if you have seen it and enjoyed it then it can be fun to watch “Fist Of Fury” too. This is also one of Lee’s better movies. This and “Enter The Dragon” are really the only ones worth bothering with.