Infamousta
brilliant actors, brilliant editing
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Jerrie
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
adonis98-743-186503
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose. Death Wish 4 is fun, action packed and once again Charles Bronson steals the show. Now to be honest i still loved Part 3 a bit more than this but there were still some amazing action scenes like the opening dream sequence plus there's an awesome plot twist in the movie regarding a character. Overall Death Wish IV is an 80's underrated classic!!!
Leofwine_draca
The fourth in the series is definitely one of the cheesiest Death Wish films out there, almost equalling the heady heights of DEATH WISH 3 in many key scenes. Utilising only the barest backbone of a plot, this outing sees Bronson battling against various despicable drug dealers, and, in a very similar fashion to Seagal's OUT FOR A KILL, the film basically consists of him going along and killing person after person with no bonding, characterisation, dialogue or family scenes to get in the way. Now this is what an '80s Cannon film is all about!The action is leaner here unlike the all out balls-to-the-wall assault that was DEATH WISH 3; this time Bronson works alone, going after and killing the baddies one by one in various amusing ways. This entry, we get death by wine-bottle-bomb; a guy getting chucked out of a high-rise; a guy exploding with a rocket launcher, and plenty more interesting and exciting moments. The film is a little like the first entries in the series, being grittier here, more realistic and a lot darker in terms of lighting. Don't expect any happy endings.The cast are okay but really nothing special. Bronson walks through the part with his stony face, delivering cheesy one-liners that are actually amusing, and you can't wish for anything more. John P. Ryan is typically over-the-top whilst TV actress Kay Lenz barely get a look in as Bronson's new wife. Movie baddie Soon-Tek Oh pops up as a crooked cop hot on Bronson's trail, whilst there are very small parts for future stars Mitch Pileggi and Danny Trejo. The run-time is short and the film is packed with sadistic action and suspense; pretty much all you can want in a typical mindless '80s action. I love it!
Rainey Dawn
This Bronson film is not a crime-thriller like the first two films. This 4th film is more like Death Wish III - it's all action and not much of a story. Like the 3rd film in the series, this 4th film has Paul Kersey (Bronson) kicking the bad-guy's. The movie is good if you want a movie that is mainly all action - gun shooting and things being blown up - then Death Wish 4 is a good choice to watch. Film bonus: You will get to watch an 80's arcade room shot up in this film.I personally am more into the first two films which are good crime-thrillers and great vigilante stories. Starting from Death Wish III forward - the film saga turns into simply shoot-them-up action without the great stories like the first two flicks in the series.5/10
Nexus Engel
That quote right there is this movie in a nutshell.'The Crackdown' is the second-most entertaining of the series, behind Death Wish 3. It's actually a little smarter than the second and third ones, but it still has its moments of hilarious stupidity and trashiness, which is a good thing. It also tones down the rape considerably (a trend that began with 3) and ups the action. A lot. Which is a fantastic thing.We follow Paul Kersey (once again played by the one and only Charles Bronson) as he sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend's daughter, who died of a drug overdose. Before, Kersey's enemies were idiotic street punks who lived to spread the message of anarchy and trouble-making through the streets of New York and Los Angeles. Now, his enemies are a variety of L.A. mob figures who are also responsible for the drugs that killed the one-dimensional daughter. Kersey seems to be an assassin-for-hire in this one, as he's hired by tabloid owner Nathan White (played by John Ryan) to take down the mob.This movie's budget is noticeably lower than that of its predecessors, but aside from one obviously cheap shot of a restaurant being blown up (if you call a sheet of fire running up the screen effect 'blowing up), it doesn't affect the overall viewing experience much. The action scenes are still fantastic and the violence is still brutal. Charles Bronson is a welcome presence, as always, and while his role by this installment may be tired and routine, he still gets the job done without dropping his quality too low. Plus you get to see Bronson use an M-16 equipped with a grenade launcher as he takes on baddies (the grenade, of course, he saves for last).Take it for what it is: a fun, moronic, hour/forty-minute ride through the dirtier side of 80's cinema. It's definitely one of the better Death Wish films.
