StunnaKrypto
Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
Ketrivie
It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Comeuppance Reviews
he Alexander brothers couldn't be more different: Casey Alexander (Vitali) is a CIA operative like his father, is a straight shooter and a dutiful son. His brother Will (Avedon), however, is a disaffected and unlikable jerk who gets irritated any time anyone says anything to him. Even when their father John (Campanella) is mercilessly killed, the brothers have their own ways of doing things. Will travels to Florida and goes undercover as a guy named Jesse just so he can get close to the evil Franco (Hunter) and his criminal organization. Casey also goes to Florida and teams up with Maria (Acuna) to try and get answers in his own way. Of course, the paths of the two brothers intersect and they end up fighting Franco together. Will this be the end of sibling rivalry after all? The No Retreat No Surrender series have all been solid entertainment, and this installment is no different. It's an in-name only sequel, with Avedon playing a different character, but no one really cares. It's all about the great stunts and very impressive Martial Arts fights. Funnily enough, Avedon's character, Will, goes through no arc whatsoever. He's a jerk at the beginning, remains a jerk, and is still a jerk at the end. It's a good thing Avedon is a competent Martial Artist, or there would be nothing for audience members to latch onto. His counterpart Keith Vitali is cool, and the guy definitely has moves as well. He more than holds his own with his on-screen brother and in many cases outshines him. Rion Hunter of Cage (1989) fame plays the very Matthias Hues-like baddie well, and only a bad guy could have hair like that.The weirdness quotient is maintained with such moments as when a video- generated on-screen quote from Chairman Mao is randomly inserted into the proceedings and looks like an editing mistake. Avedon drives angrily while chomping down equally angrily on a piece of bread, and Casey's one-way conversations with a computer, which predate Siri by twenty years or so. But the old standbys are here too, such as the abandoned warehouse and the prerequisite torture. But the movie undoubtedly gives you what you want, especially the blowout ending. The actors and stuntmen clearly were working overtime to entertain the audience, and that effort is on screen, and much appreciated. Written and directed by the same guys that did King of the Kickboxers (1990) and American Shaolin: King of the Kickboxers II (1992) (Keith Strandberg and Lucas Lowe, respectively), and released on VHS by Imperial, surely a good time will be had by all with this classic 90's beat-em-up.
Viva_Chiba
this is the first movie of the "No Retreat, No Surrender" series that i watched.The fights are well choreographed (reminds me of the work of Corey Yuen, director of the first No Retreat, No Surrender), thrilling, entertaining and well made.Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali made a good team up, Rion Hunter did an awesome job as "Franco", the villain.Plot: After their father got killed by Franco, the leader of a terrorist organization, Will (Avedon) and Casey (Vitali) must revenge their father's death, the political and moral point of view of the two brothers are different, sometimes leading to some disagreement.Watch it even if you haven't see the 2 previous movies of the No Retreat, No Surrender series.It's like a martial arts movie made in Hong Kong with American actors, super recommended.
peterpants66
Loren Avedon unleashes a full six pack, no make that 30 pack of butt kicking action in the third installment of the series. This movie is about family, its also about the laundry list of dead or permanently injured stunt men in this flick. People get attacked in this movie like I've never seen and you may have to rewind certain shots about a million times cause there too priceless. Like when Loren Avedons dad in the movie is taking on the thugs in his house, and he Leaps at one guy and knocks him so ridiculously far off the set its...well its amazing is what it is. This movie has so many lines and fighting that you just don't have time to rest its a constant bombardment of plot twist and foot and fist. The fighting is shot furiously fast too, this movie makes a lot of other martial arts movies look slow. And the ending...well thats just a whole nother scaffolding story. If your a fan of the late eighties early nineties kick-boxing action genre then look no further, this movie along with part two and king of the kick-boxers are some of the best. Loren Avedon for life. Don't rent this OWN it.
wwwkenorg
I've seen this movie before, but most recently over-dubbed in Spanish (I do not speak the language). It is honestly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen when you don't understand a word. Then again, this was on at about 2am, so I may have been deliriously tired, but inspired enough to write this review at 4am. The acting is beyond horrible - but the scenes with the white haired terrorist were so over the top that I laughed until I cried. Besides being the silliest looking bad guy, he appears to be playing right to the camera. This is worth it just for the laughs, though there are brief segments of reasonably talented martial arts moves - only to be ruined by any attempt at acting.
