Twilightfa
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
Numerootno
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
Brendon Jones
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Sammy-Jo Cervantes
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
adonis98-743-186503
Eric Roberts never seemed to me as an action guy but i guess i understand why Stallone picked him in The Expendables because this movie rocks. Martial Arts, Drama and a great cast that is completed by Chris Penn (Footloose) and James Earl Jones (Star Wars Trilogy and Conan The Barbarian). Also the ending is so freaking touching where the good guy and somehow the 'bad guy' respect the one the other and that totally brought tears in my eyes respect to anyone who worked on this film. Also the fight scenes and the dialogue totally worked so far i know that they made a 2nd one, 3rd one and a 4th one but judging by the ratings i should probably avoid them.
Hypercampe
Yes! This film is so cool I don't know where to start! Story: Eric Roberts is a martial artist. He joins the American kung fu (or karate or something) team to face Korea. Himself and his teammates have to train hard to overcome their past demons or their pride and become the best of the best. Only regret is that only Philip Rhee (Tommy Lee in the film) on the American team, is the only martial artist. It would have been great if all the actors were real martial artists, but anyway, it's fun to see Chris Penn smashing people's heads in. This film is a typical 80s production: sunsets, simple plot, hair metal, cool violence etc. It also contains a few extraordinary fight sequences, really pure martial arts. Loved it!
Aaron Martinez
There were two main stories in the film. One is a very touching story about a retired martial artist with a bad shoulder. He lost his wife, and now has a 5 year old son and lives with his mom. He gets invited to try out for the US National Karate Team, and he decides to do it.The other is a heartfelt story about a young martial artist who just wants to make himself, as well as his family proud.This is a very touching, and VERY emotional film. Storytelling was very bad, and the amounts of heartfelt montages were just too much for me to handle. Even so, the acting was very good, the character development was done well, and the fighting scenes were GREAT! One of the best American-made martial arts movies I've seen. Go ahead and give this one a chance. You might be surprised.
Jsimpson5
The 80's had some good martial arts movies, and some bad ones (really bad ones), this movie is a good one. While yes it does suffer some of the typical things in a martial arts flick, one lines, bad jokes, and some great fight scenes. The US tournament, the bar fight, and the match against the Koreans were all preformed very well.I'm a martial artist myself, who goes to tournaments, and trains as well. The training scenes are done very well, and James Earl Jones who I must saw is a wonderful actor does a good job as the coach. The coach at first is a old school type coach (Tough training and very strict), who seem to have a softer side, when he learns that the team members need Tommy and Alex to win.Overall a good movie, that any body can enjoy and or relate to if they have had a coach who was tough.
