Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

RavenGlamDVDCollector I saw this years ago at a drive-in theater. The projectionist was my pal, and he joked, for years afterward, about old Charles always rushing in to spoil the fun. Yeah, the movie's main appeal lay in that first scene. Guys are guys, whatcha expect? Okay, laddish humor aside, I finally got to it on DVD two-and-a-half decades later. And there is that promising start, clearly showing why Nicole Eggert got to be Summer Quinn, but then, aw what an old wet blanket this is!Charles Bronson cut a debonair action hero... back in the day. But quit while you are ahead. Geriatric, little more than a well-dressed scarecrow, taking on hoodlums far less than half his age? Worst of all, there is no fire in his actions. He parrots lines from a script that has loads of appeal, but there is no conviction in his words. He is an empty shell, the drying husk of a dead insect. Hoodlums would have laughed at the grandpa, and they'd have p**d on his shoes. Afterward, they'd use him a punching bag. That's reality.He was too old to play a father, he should have been the much-opinionated grandfather, with the action left to some younger guy hungry for the part. Fueled by grandfather's wisdom. For, yes, people, we live in a sick society, and we gotta take care of our own. THe kids, and the elderly...That scene with the Rolex, besides being entirely unconvincing, how deeply tragic, the weak effort of the former action hero. Such feeble movements. And when he points that gun, he seems trembling, unsteady. With Charles in the lead, utterly doomed idea.For the Bronson fans out there, I am not being disrespectful. But you have an indefensible case here, the guy is the very epitome of miscast. Too old, and fragile.RavenGlamDVDCollector was only here for Nicole Eggert... Better than BAYWATCH! Hell, yes, I'm a guy, and a guy will be a guy... Rear view, ten out of ten.(By the way, William Shatner was her Dad on T.J. HOOKER, and he had a similar attitude...)

gavin6942 A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. (Charles Bronson) is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.The movie marks the ninth and final collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson. Beginning with the movie "St. Ives" in 1976, their partnership spanned nearly thirteen years. I am sad to say they did not end on a high note.Although there are good parts of the film, it lacks an overall punch. The opening scene, busting in on a prostitute and her john, that grabs your attention. But then it becomes a film that tends to stereotypically anti-Japanese. I'm sad to see Bronson's character suddenly dislike all Japanese because of an incident with his daughter.

Witchfinder General 666 I am both an enthusiast of controversial, violent and sleazy Exploitation cinema, and an avid fan of the great late Charles Bronson. I strongly oppose political correctness in films, and I have no problem with a movie glorifying violence and vigilantism. However, this last collaboration of Charles Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson is so far out there it is sometimes difficult to enjoy. While the other Thompson/Bronson collaborations (10 TO MIDNIGHT, THE EVIL THAT MEN DO, DEATH WISH 4, MURPHY'S LAW...) were the opposite of politically correct (which is something I enjoy), KINJITE - FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS of 1989 is so full of glorification of police sadism and blatant racism that it is hard not to wonder whether Thompson's main intent was to overtrump his previous movies in wrongness.***SPOILERS*** Bronson is more willing than ever to bend the law in the role of tough-cop Lt. Crowe. Within the first five minutes of the film, he verbally abuses an Indian man in a racist rant, and assaults a man suspected of sex with underage prostitutes with a dildo (!). His main concern is bringing the evil pimp Duke (Juan Fernández) to justice. After his teenage daughter is groped by a drunk Japanese businessman, he furthermore keeps ranting about orientals. The highlights in the dubious protagonist's behavior are moments when he forces a suspect to devour a Rolex Watch (!) or sets a guy up to be raped in prison (!!).I cannot claim that the film isn't entertaining. It is. But on a very low and nearly despicable level. The so-called moral message of the film may well be described as fascist. I never have a problem with cinematic cops bending the law, or people taking the law in their own hands in films; however the manner of how the whole thing is glorified here is rather disgusting at times. Even worse, the film is blatantly racist. All the male Japanese characters are perverted drunks whose hobbies include groping and degrading girls. The one reasonable Japanese character is a woman who was 'raised in a Western manner'. All the villains are Latinos and blacks whereas the good guys are white cops. Bronson's characters' over-protectiveness of his daughter sometimes seems to go beyond the usual father-daughter protectiveness. Bronson generally doesn't seem too enthusiastic about this film. The 67-year-old actually seems annoyed by yet another type-casting. By the time this film was made, medication had rid Bronson of his rough facial features, which, in combination with his obvious lack of enthusiasm, makes him seem like an angry old guy who hates everybody, rather than the tough guy he used to be in earlier films. Still, watching Bronson in action is the main aspect that makes this film worth watching. The best performance comes from villain Juan Fernández, who is truly despicable and evil in his role.The combination of Bronson as star and Thompson in the director's chair never was an avatar of subtlety. And one would not want it to be. In watching a Bronson/Thompson film one will expect testosterone-driven, brutal and sadistic, politically incorrect entertainment, which is perfectly fine. This film's racism and fascistic message are hard to digest, however. As said, it may entertain, but it does so in a very low manner.

ma-cortes This thrilling picture titled Kinjite (which means "to forbid" in English) contains suspense , noisy action-packed , intrigue , thrills and lots of violence . The meaning and relevance of this movie's title is that it refers to subjects such as sex, child molesting, prostitution which are forbidden topics in Japanese culture . It deals with the cop Lt. Crowe (Charles Bronson , he was about sixty-seven years of age) who takes on a pimp (Juan Fernandez) and a slimy hoodlum (Sy Richardson) whose speciality is recruiting adolescents including the daughter of a Japanese business man (James Pax). The lieutenant married to Kathleen (Peggy Limpton) has a teenager girl (Amy Hathaway) and is helped by another policeman (Perry Lopez). He then stalks the baddies and takes the law into his own hands , acting as judge , jury and executioner ; searching vengeance on crooks , pimps making the neighborhood safer and bumping off delinquents and street scum.This standard Bronson movie is full of action , thrills, and disturbing scenes . Bronson in his usual stoic acting displays efficiently his weapons such as ¨Harry the Dirty¨ and killing mercilessly nasties . This is the last movie Charles Bronson made for Cannon Films and it represents the tenth and final of ten teamings between producer Pancho Kohner and star actor Bronson . It's certainly thrilling , though the morality may be questionable , even in this time, as the spectators were clearly on the Lt. Crowe Bronson's side . Disagreeable scenes and loathing theme as abuse of children with terrible end . Screen debut from Baywatch's Nicole Eggert as a teen prostitute and Danny Trejo as an inmate in a final brief appearance -almost extra- . Unappropiated and anti-climatic musical score composed by means of synthesizer . The fare was badly directed by J. Lee Thomson , in his last one , he previously had a nice track record in the English cinema from 1950 until 1961 , directing good Western (McKenna's gold , White Buffalo) and all king genres as Sci-Fi (Conquest and Battle of planet of apes), terror (reincarnation of Peter Proud, Eye of the devil), adventures (Flame over India ,Kings of the sun, Taras Bulba , Tiger Bay) and Warlike (Guns of Navarone, Von Braun , Chairman , The passage) . His two biggest successes turned out to be ¨Guns of Navarone¨and ¨Cape Fear¨. Thereafter , the filmmaker's career subsided in a morass of slickly realized but middling films . He moved into the field of international spectaculars , at which point his filmmaking seemed to lose its individuality . J. Lee Thompson working from the 50s in England, finished his career making Chuck Norris (Firewalker) and Charles Bronson vehicles (Caboblanco, Evil that men do , Messenger of death, Death Wish 4 : Crackdown, Caboblanco, St Ives). Rating : Below average . Lousy results for this disagreeable thriller that has many depressing failures.