Green Hornet

Starring: Bruce Lee, Van Williams Original UK Premiere: 1974 Dvd Release: 22nd March, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 0 Encoding Dubbed In: English

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If I say that The Green Hornet was produced by the same producer that brought us the 1960s Batman TV series then you know what sort of quality show we have here.

You only have to watch the opening seconds of the show & see The Black Beauty appear from under the floor as another car dissapears to see the style & art of these 60s Superhero & action shows.

This film presentation is a 70s compilation of mainly three episodes of the original 60s TV series for cinema release but dont let that put you off they are all enjoyable in this format. Great actors, great clothes & great music throughout the program. So good a music that I would like to get it on soundtrack somewhere.

Sadly we in Northern Ireland never got to see The Green Hornet though I bought the Corgi model car & could only imagine what the series could be like. Well my wait was worth it. This is a big budget show just look at the well designed sets each scene is set in. Revelation must be complimented also on the first class job of restoring the picture. The colour is so brilliant & rich.

Also Revelation has given us lots of text extras to enjoy on the actors & history of the show & even a documentary of The Black Beauty & all for such a low price. I would realy love to see the whole original series rereleased & to such a high standard as Revelation have provided. Go on & treat yourself & buy this release.

Bruce Lee is widely considered to be the greatest martial arts film actor of the 20th century. His films, especially the last performance in Enter the Dragon, elevated the by-then traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level & artists like Jackie Chan & Chuck Norris have been able to work from this platform. He was married to Linda Emery, with whom he had a son, Brandon & daughter, Shannon. His son, Brandon Lee, was a martial artist & an actor. Lee Jun-fan Bruce was born in his fathers absence His mother named him for the meaning of brighten San Francisco based on the Chinese alias of his birthplace 舊金山. The nurses at the hospital gave him an English name Bruce. His Chinese name was changed within a few months when his father returned, due to a conflict with his grandfathers name. In Chinese culture, it is a taboo to name the same as an ancestor. Bruces brother before him was stillborn at birth. Chinese believe baby boys are often stolen by the demons. Boys are sometimes called a girls name to fool the demons. Posters Of Bruce Lee

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