I Am Bruce Lee [Blu-ray]

I am Bruce Lee
I have to confess, right away, that I am a fan of Bruce Lee, and have been one since the seventies, when he conquered the world with "Enter the Dragon," the film that made him a megastar - a short-lived one, since he unbelievably died early at the age of 32. And, as a fan that I am of Bruce, I have seen almost every documentary available about his life (and death). With that said, I can affirm that "I am Bruce Lee" is the best and most complete documentary about him ever made. This is the real thing.

Approved by Bruce Lee Enterprises, the documentary has lots of participation from Linda Lee Cadwell -- Lee's widow -, as well as daughter Shannon. It also has interviews with Lee's closest, known friends and disciples, such as Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, and Bob Wall. There are interviews with some celebrities that were influenced by Lee, including Ed O'Neill, Mickey Rourke, Manny Pacquiao, Reginald Hudlin, Ray Mancini, Kobe Bryant, Diana Lee Inosanto, Gina Carano, Jon...

An informative but otherwise disposable documentary
Nearly 40 years after his death and after countless Bruceploitation films in the 70s, a biographical film in the early 90s, two documentaries that were made nearly ten years apart, a biographical TV series, and another biographical film in 2010, it's safe to say that the legacy of Bruce Lee is pretty much covered. Nevertheless a new documentary entitled "I Am Bruce Lee" is upon us with the promise of "never before seen footage" and that it's "the best Bruce Lee documentary ever!" While its "unmissable" content may be up for debate, "I Am Bruce Lee" is an interesting insight into Bruce Lee's life, but features material that can otherwise be found in any other documentary or biographical film based on his life.

The documentary utilizes this rather irritating editing technique where it jumps back and forth between family, friends, trainers, actors, MMA fighters, and boxers talking about how Bruce Lee has affected their lives and footage from Bruce Lee's films, his personal...

2012 bruce lee documentary
This latest video documentary about Bruce lee aired on spike channel only a couple of times.It has various people and celebrities from all walks of life talking about the influence and insparation of bruce lee and how he affected them personally like kobe bryant, mickey rourke, dana white, & jon jones just to name a few.The documentary does go into some depth about bruce lee's philosophys and views of martial arts and life in general.It was kind of an eye opener for me because I never really understood why bruce was so legendary, but this is one of the many documentary's that answered why. Bruce's wife before he died also appears to talk and discuss his life and legacy.

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