This ain't a film. I know it's marketed as such, but it's nothing like a movie. Instead it's the most obvious, crass, stupid cash-in on the whole 'Bruce Lee' craze you'll ever see, a semi-factual, semi-fictional excuse of a movie that makes no sense whatsoever. I can't even begin to describe the story, because there isn't one. Half of the film is a kind of documentary about the martial arts, filmed at a bout between rival masters. The other half consists of clips of old movies that supposedly tell Bruce's life and reveal his passion for kung fu.The script is absolutely diabolical and completely nonsensical. The funniest part of the film by far is the 'soap opera' retelling of Bruce's life as a child. Because Bruce actually was a child actor, appearing in loads of films like this, all they do is take various clips from a film and re-dub them to make them about Bruce himself. It's as bad as it sounds. Then, even funnier, are more clips, from a period kung fu flick – INVINCIBLE SUPER CHAN, incidentally – that are supposed to be an account of the life of Bruce's great-grandfather in the 19th century, the "best samurai in China". What idiot thinks that samurai warriors are Chinese instead of Japanese? Elsewhere we get clips of Bruce in action and plenty of interviews with the actor, where the other 'actors' in this film are added in to make it look like they're in the same room (it doesn't work). The worst bit is the part where Aaron Banks and Bruce talk about each other's techniques which goes back and forth like a tennis match. Not only is the footage with Banks modern and the footage of Bruce archive (you can easily tell by the quality), they even use a voice stand-in for Bruce on occasion. Banks is some kind of fight promoter and has zero connection with the star, while host Adolph Caesar was an Oscar-winning announcer who they roped in to add gravitas.There are a couple of clips of Ron Van Clief training at his home which allow the producers to give the star third billing, while Fred Williamson turns up in a few comedic scenes, playing himself, who keeps getting mistaken for Harry Belafonte! There's another interlude with Bill Louie dressed up as Kato fighting off some would-be rapists and then a kickboxing fight that doesn't have a lot to do with anything else. FIST OF FEAR, TOUCH OF DEATH is an absolutely awful cash-in with no artistic value whatsoever, although fans of bad films will be delighted to see just how blatantly bad it is. The only good thing about it is the decent footage from INVINCIBLE SUPER CHAN, which makes me want to track that film down...

This is perhaps one of the worst 'movies' i have ever seen. Truthfully, I could not bare to watch the film in its entirety and ended up skipping through parts of it. It is disgraceful that Bruce Lee's name is even mentioned in relation to this production at all.There is a fake scene terribly sewn together which is supposed to represent dialogue between Bruce Lee and Aaron Banks where they are talking about the 'Touch of Death'. How they could do this to Bruce Lee is simply grotesque and offensive.Watch this only to gain an insight into just how shallow and depraved some people really are or if you have recently discovered that you are immortal and have the time on your hands.

This utterly ridiculous film is about the martial arts legacy of Bruce Lee. There really isn't a story and the script comes across like the writing of a 13 year old fan-boy. Very little of what is conveyed in this film is truthful. For a much better treatment of the legend of Lee, see Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey.Somehow, Matthew Malinson got a few action stars and martial artists to participate in this mess and was able to secure clips from a REAL martial arts film which were recycled into a silly ancestor-worship theme which supposedly inspired Lee. Adolph Caesar plays an annoyingly monotonous MC at a Madison Square Garden event which is supposed to result in a decision for the question - 'who will be the next Bruce Lee?'. As ridiculous as this may sound, it was a common theme for martial arts films of the middle to late '70s. Again, anybody interested in the reasons why should see A Warrior's Journey, not this film.Scenes from the Bruce Lee Crown Event are spliced in with nearly random interview clips and poor re-enactments of Lee's completely fictionalized early life and some of his theatrical work.Avoid.

In the hype for a big karate championship bout between Louis Neglia and John "Cyclone" Flood at Madison Square Garden, a TV Anchorman named Adolph Caesar tries to tie the match into the controversy stirred up with regards to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Bruce Lee and whether or not this karate match-up will crown his successor.I gave this a rating of 4, one point each for the ways in which this succeeded in entertaining me. Point # 1 was awarded for the karate championship match itself which was exciting if a little too short-lived. Point # 2 was for the archival footage featuring Bruce Lee which was cool to see even if it was horrendously dubbed. Point # 3 was for the footage taken from the "Samurai" film which amused me with its utter lack of convincing effects combined with some otherwise intense and gory fight scenes. Point # 4 was for this film's sheer audaciousness as it preposterously tries to tie itself and a straightforward karate match at Madison Square Garden to the enduring legacy left behind by Bruce Lee succeeding in making me laugh and shake my head in utter amazement at this ludicrous presentation unfolded before my eyes.