Is Remaking Bruce Lee A Good Idea?

August 21st, 2007 in Action, Actors, Movie News, remakes

EntertheDragonWarner Bros. seems to think so, posing a film called Awaken The Dragon, apparently a remake of the Bruce Lee classic, Enter The Dragon.

The film will be written and directed by Kurt Sutter, a producer on the The Shield who is attached to help write the next Punisher flick, Welcome Back, Frank.

The original had a secret agent - Bruce Lee - travelling to an island to fight a villain in a martial arts tournament. The remake follows roughly the same lines - of an FBI agent investigating a Shaolin monk and underground Kung Fu fight clubs.

The really great thing about Enter The Dragon - aside from Bruce Lee kicking a lot of ass - was the way the film could follow its characters without getting too bogged down in the story. The set-up was detailed enough to detail the motivations of the characters, but sparse enough to stay out of the way.

I worry - in addition to the perplexing question of just plain replacing Bruce Lee - that the remake may already be getting bogged down by the specifics of its plot. Nailing the kung fu atmosphere of Bruce Lee’s films may be difficult enough - but reflecting the kung fu master himself may be the hardest of them all.

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(3 Comments)
  1. Michael Llaneza Says:

    Ahhh, I’m gonna go with “no”. Remakes just prove that the major studios have completely lost touch with creativity.

    Still, at least they aren’t re0using the original name. Frankly, “undercover agent at a corrupt kung fu tournament” is a pretty generic plot. They may just be calling it a remake for the publicity. Or maybe no competent martial artist wanted to step into Bruce Lee’s shoes and so they couldn’t re-make the movie.

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  3. Adam Says:

    Haven’t they already done this? Has anyone noticed the simularities of Enter the Dragon and Mortal Kombat?

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