if Bruce Lee had lived, would he have gotten more famous?

[vash]

just watching "enter the dragon". fights are short, one hit, and the badguy drops, not like the recent drawn out fights. do you think his talents would have had any staying power?

cliff

[Heel n Toe]

Definitely... how could they not? He was amazing.

If he had lived, I bet he would've never agreed to do one of those craptastic martial arts movies where he'd be "wired" so he could do the impossible, either.

I hate those. Never saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for that reason.

[911Rob]

WHO?

Just kidding, childhood hero.
Lots of boys got beaten up after watching his movies; ha, ha; oh well

I think he would've kept up, but it would've been el natural; who knows?

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Definitely... how could they not? He was amazing.

If he had lived, I bet he would've never agreed to do one of those craptastic martial arts movies where he'd be "wired" so he could do the impossible, either.

I hate those. Never saw Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for that reason.

That is a classic style, not something born of modern movie making. Those cultures elevated the fighting monks to near godlike status, and legends have been told for centuries of fighters flying, slowing time, and knocking raindrops out of the sky. Those movies are actually more honest than anything Bruce Lee did.

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

legends have been told for centuries of fighters flying, slowing time, and knocking raindrops out of the sky.

A legend is not necessarily factual.

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Those movies are actually more honest than anything Bruce Lee did.

I disagree. Lee never had to use wired harnesses, so in my book, he wins the honesty contest.

[ikarcuaso]

BL would have only further solidified his status as a cultural icon had he lived longer. Dude was a bad-ass.

[svandamme]

There wouldn't have been any talk about how Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the sun one day, causing it to spin around the earth with the day/night cycle as a result...

[svandamme]

[glewis80SC]

For sure, is movies were great, he would still be a big star.....no way he would use cables!!!!

[Sonic dB]

Absolutely.... Bruce Lee had an odd combination of desire, drive, lintensity, looks and talent...

He was actually a bit ahead of his time... but would have been a huge action star in the 80s had he lived.

[kycarguy 935]

I knew his cousin and sometimes stunt double Bruce Li and he would always have a neat Bruce Lee story.

Li was a customer of mine for years and when I first met him I thought he full of crap. The better I got to know him the more I realized he was for real.

I met him in Long Beach, Ca.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Li

[rammstein]

He'd have made a lot more really great movies, and probably advance martial arts a bit too.

[m21sniper]

Bruce Lee was a REAL badass too, not just some movie star. People used to actually come to the set to challenge him and he would always stop working to totally F their world up(usually with one blow). Supposedly he fought the stunt guys all the time too.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by svandamme

There wouldn't have been any talk about how Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the sun one day, causing it to spin around the earth with the day/night cycle as a result...

Yep. Chuck Norris would be Bruce Lee's beetch.

[Aurel]

He would have made a fine politician, just like Arnold...

[svandamme]

well, i would think BL would have brought more to the table then Aaahnold would have
and if i'm not mistaken, he was born with american citizenship, he could have been the first Azian US president !


Osama would have gotten his ass Jeet Kun Do'ed in no time

[mattdavis11]

Talk about an insignificant person in my life. I didn't even know he was dead.

[vash]

Originally Posted by mattdavis11

Talk about an insignificant person in my life. I didn't even know he was dead.

then thanks for putting up a few minutes to post up...

i am personally fascinated by people that have perfected their craft. sad he, (and his kid) died young.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Yep. Chuck Norris would be Bruce Lee's beetch.

Actually, Chuck was his beotch. BL killed CN in "Way of the Dragon".



I took Tae Kwon Do when I was younger. The guy that taught me had been on a kickboxing team with Chuck Norris (before he was famous). He had pictures of them holding up huge trophies. He said that he had met Bruce Lee at some "after parties", and said that BL was really amazing.

[TheMentat]

I find the stuff that Jackie Chan does far more impressive (and entertaining). I have no doubt that Bruce Lee would kick his ass in real life, but as far as putting on a performance, Jackie Chan is much better.