This is a great movie, unlike just about any other martial arts film ever made.
The idea behind it is not just to show off martial arts, but to dig into the deeper core "Zen" philosophy behind martial arts, as well.
I personally wonder what Lee would have said about David Carradine taking his role (it is said that one reason Lee left Hollywood to go back to making films at home was when he lost out the role of Caine, an obvious Chinese, to Carradine, an American), but the actors all do a credible enough job, if not spectacular, in their roles.
It would, indeed, be pleasant to peak into an alternate universe where this film was made with Lee and Coburn in their respective parts, however.
The idea behind it is not just to show off martial arts, but to dig into the deeper core "Zen" philosophy behind martial arts, as well.
I personally wonder what Lee would have said about David Carradine taking his role (it is said that one reason Lee left Hollywood to go back to making films at home was when he lost out the role of Caine, an obvious Chinese, to Carradine, an American), but the actors all do a credible enough job, if not spectacular, in their roles.
It would, indeed, be pleasant to peak into an alternate universe where this film was made with Lee and Coburn in their respective parts, however.