The masters of Kung Fu cinema  Posted by David Konow  God knows
how many ridiculous kung fu movies were made back in the 70's
that were badly dubbed to the point of hilarity.     If anyone
tried to count, forget it, they'd probably pile up to the moon.
But when you see a really amazing martial arts movie, it
definitely stands out among the interchangeable chop socky films
that flooded Saturday afternoon TV.  Kung fu films are in a way
like porno, there's seemingly millions of movies in the genre,
but only a small handful that really deliver. As for my personal
favorites, kung fu movies that is, they are as follows:  The
first martial arts film that reached the U.S. was Five Fingers
of Death in 1972. Enter the Dragon, released a year later, took
the "chop socky" film to a higher level than its badly dubbed,
interchangeable brethren. Dragon made Bruce Lee a top box office
star, yet he would not live to reap the rewards of a long
career. He died the year Dragon was released, 1973, under
mysterious circumstances