Enter The Dragon (1973)

A martial arts instructor (Bruce Lee) is approached by a British intelligence agent (Geoffrey Weeks) to enter a high profile martial arts tournament on a private island. His mission is to gather evidence against the crime lord (Shih Kien) who owns the island and is sponsoring the tournament. The crime lord is involved with drug trafficking and prostitution. Directed by Robert Clouse (GOLDEN NEEDLES), this low budget martial arts movie was a massive international hit (on a $900,000 budget) and would have made Bruce Lee a huge international star if he hadn't died at age 32 before the film was released. I'll be upfront, I'm not a fan of martial arts films in general and I've seen better Asian films involving martial arts than this. But some bad acting aside (but who watches a movie like this for good acting?), it's an enjoyable example of exploitation pulp. I couldn't help but find some of the martial arts scenes unintentionally amusing as Lee squawks like a chicken when he fights. Still, the film is one of the most influential genre films of all time. With John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri and Bob Wall.