tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87622478741929664862026-03-07T02:08:53.014-05:00Reviews, features, and mostly gibberish about B-movie films with fake fighting.Karl Brezdinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504898646276737567noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762247874192966486.post-64069070259410554212022-07-12T13:47:00.000-04:002022-07-12T13:47:15.567-04:00

Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the ultra-low-budget, shot-on-video 1985 action romp, JUSTICE NINJA STYLE, starring some enthusiastic amateur filmmakers from the state of Missouri."The film’s climax ... features a surprisingly gory ending that almost makes up for the ninja’s throwing star ('shuriken') constantly bopping people on the hand instead of getting painfully

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 Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the ultra-cool 1995 action film BALLISTIC starring Marjean Holden."Armed with a stacked cast of genre movie veterans, a badass lead performer, and an entire warehouse full of cardboard boxes, BALLISTIC is the stuff that b-movie dreams are made of."Read more on Death Ray Dive

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 Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the enjoyable and endearing 1987 shot-on-Super-8 martial arts crime classic TREASURE OF THE NINJA, starring, edited, and directed by William Lee."A martial arts special agent travels halfway across the world to help a team of archaeologists hunt for treasure. Along the way, they’ll fight ninjas, zombie ninjas, a zombie ninja final

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PLOT: A Chinese corporation implants a man with a synthetic “bio-engine” that gives him enhanced reaction time, speed, and fighting ability. When he flees to California, the group scrambles to prevent him from delivering the device to a competitor. This is why it’s important to require your cyborg prototypes to sign non-disclosure agreements. Director: Steve Wang Writer: Scott Phillips Cast:

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PLOT: A former boxer and Vietnam veteran is called into action after a terrorist group executes his father. The head of the group is hiding out in Hawaii, under the assumption that the prohibitively expensive airfare and living costs will keep away federal investigators. Director: Jerry Schafer Writer: Jerry Schafer Cast: Carlos Palomino, Henry Silva, Marianne Marks, Kenny Kerr, Sam Melville,

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PLOT: An ancient sword forged by Zen monks from a meteorite falls into the hands of a paramilitary madman. Can a police trainer based in Los Angeles recover it, or will he be too busy Googling the differences between comets, asteroids, meteors, and space rocks, to get the job done? Director: Byron Meyers Writers: James Bruner, Britt Lomond, William O’Hagan, Joseph J. Randazzo Cast: Tadashi

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PLOT: After her sister and nephew are murdered during a break-in at her home,  a psychologist must pick up the shattered fragments of her life. Will she be doomed to step on tiny shards she may have missed during the clean-up? (It’s tough to find them all with high pile carpeting). Director: Paul Maslak Writers: Robert Easter, Paul Maslak, Neva Friedenn Cast: Cynthia Rothrock, Kurt

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PLOT: A bus full of tourists in the Philippines are kidnapped and held hostage by a group of terrorists. Will an elite trio of special operatives be able to stop their evil plans, or at least delay them, no doubt causing annoyance and perhaps even a complete deferral of the evil plans until the next financial quarter? Director: Emmett Alston Writer: Emmett Alston Cast: Sho Kosugi, Brent Huff,

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PLOT: When the daughter of a Japanese diplomat is kidnapped by a gang of American mercenaries in Arizona, there’s only one man up to the task of infiltrating their compound to rescue her. Unfortunately, he’s busy filming Black Eagle with Jean-Claude Van Damme, so another ninja will have to do. Director: Emmett Alston Writers: Douglas Ivan, Dan Ivan Cast: Douglas Ivan, Patricia Ball, Robert

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PLOT: A group of martial artists from a California karate club board a cruise ship destined for Warrior’s Island, a remote stomping ground for undead martial artists. Will they make it to their destination or be forced back to port on account of a norovirus outbreak? Director: Edward D. Murphy Writer: Edward D. Murphy Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Binney, John Dresden, Jillian Kessner,

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PLOT: A young man possessed by weaponized alien armor known as the Guyver travels to a mysterious archaeological dig site that may hold the key to explaining its origins. It may also hold around 800 million barrels of salted caramel, a candy lover’s dream. Director: Steve Wang Writers: Steve Wang, Nathan Long, Yoshiki Takaya Cast: David Hayter, Kathy Christopherson, Christopher Michael, Bruno

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PLOT: A boxer and a karate champion join forces to destroy a gang of heroin dealers in Nuremberg. Fortunately for the local tourism board, they fight only in bars and streets and away from the Schöner Brunnen and the Frauenkirche. Director: Alexander Titus Benda Writer: Alexander Titus Benda Cast: Rene Weller, Peter Althof, Bea Fiedler, Jacqueline Elber, Michael Messing PLOT THICKENER

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PLOT: A former hitman for a drug gang is recently released from prison, and must put his life together, raise his estranged son, and help a victim of drug violence evade his former cohorts. Can he find an apartment in the Five Boroughs for less than $1200 a month so he has decent place to sleep in between all this stuff? Director: Godfrey Ho Writer: Lisa Cory Cast: Loren Avedon, Cynthia

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PLOT: An art thief is double-crossed by his business partner and then sentenced to prison in Thailand. During his incarceration, he learns about a fighting style called “Iron Hand,” a dangerous tournament known as the kumite, and how to make a tasty prison latte in his cell using milk and instant coffee. Director: Alan Mehrez Writer: Alan Mehrez Cast: Daniel Bernhardt, James Hong, Donald Gibb,

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PLOT: When an ancient African artifact is stolen by criminals, four of New York City’s best martial artists are hired to recover it. Can they rely on the city’s metro system to get the job done or will their efforts be derailed by service delays and random detours to Queens? Director: Michael Fink Writers: Leonard Michaels, Janice Weber Cast: Owen Watson, Warhawk Tanzania, Malachi Lee, Judie

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PLOT: An honest cop is framed by his crooked partner and sent to prison. His only remaining friends? His Vietnam war buddy who now works for the Italian mafia, and the kindly Chinese martial arts expert with whom he shares his prison cell. Director: Tony Zarindast Writer: Tony Zarindast Cast: Ted Prior, Carter Wong, Tony Zarindast, Tony Bova, Christine Lunde, Vincent Barbi, Debra Lamb PLOT

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PLOT: After his brother is killed in Manila, an American boxer enters an underground kickboxing tournament to find his murderer. The entry fee: 500 tickets from a Skee-Ball game. Director: Terrence Winkless Writer: Robert King Cast: Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Joe Mari Avellana, Michael Shaner, Billy Blanks, Riley Bowman, Vic Diaz, Rob Kaman, Cris Aguilar, Kenneth Peerless, Ned Hourani PLOT

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PLOT: When a former U.S. Navy SEAL chief goes rogue and threatens to strike his own home country with a nuclear missile, a team led by his former subordinate is sent to an island near Siberia to stop him. Director: Isaac Florentine Writers: Boaz Davidson, Michael D. Weiss Cast: Michael Worth, Damian Chapa, Karen Kim, Hakim Alston, Marshall Teague, Sophia Crawford, Andy Cheng, Kate Connor,

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PLOT: A righteous martial artist comes to the aid of his master when his karate school is being targeted for hostile takeover by a local crime boss beholden to the Italian Mafia. They probably want to turn it into a Whole Foods. Director: Robert Clouse Writers: Fred Weintraub, Alexandra Rose, Oscar Williams Cast: Jim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Alan Weeks, Malik Carter, Eric Laneuville, Scatman

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PLOT: Two unemployed friends join a martial arts school to meet girls, but must first contend with a fierce trio of enemies determined to confront them: discipline, maturity, and self-respect. Director: Paul Kyriazi Writers: Sid Campbell, William C. Martell Cast: Eric Lee, Sid Campbell, Gerald Okamura, Carlos Navarro, Dalia Gutierrez, Nancy Lee, Frank Navarro, Juan Morales, Fumiko Takahashi,

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PLOT: The five members of the U.S. karate team must work together in order to compete against their highly skilled counterparts from Korea. Will the stress of intense training combined with their personal demons threaten their chances, especially if they’re not allowed to drink, have sex, or smoke the devil’s lettuce during training? Director: Robert Radler Writer: Paul Levine Cast: Phillip

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PLOT: A straight-laced entrepreneur leaves his violent ninja past behind in Japan to emigrate to America for a new life. When his family is terrorized by gangsters, he is forced to return to the violent ninja past he left behind. Working title: "Ninjas Without Borders." Director: Gordon Hessler Writer: James Booth Cast: Sho Kosugi, James Booth, Donna Kei Benz, Norman

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PLOT: A group of high school students gets their kicks by competing in ninja-themed, capture-the-flag games at night. Coupled with their sunrise martial arts practices, this hectic pace leaves most of them snoozing in class during the school day. The result? They have no time to plagiarize homework or smoke dope behind the bowling alley. Director: Mark Joffe Writer: Michael McGennan Cast: Tom

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PLOT: A martial arts champion travels abroad for a fighting tournament, only to be sidetracked by a dangerous scheme involving ninjas, terrorism, and virus engineering. Because he failed to purchase travel insurance, he’s unable to recover any of his money. Director: Cedric Sundstrom Writer: Gary Conway Cast: David Bradley, Steve James, Michele Chan, Marjoe Gortner, Calvin Jung, Evan J.

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PLOT: One master demon. One severed hand. Ranchera music. One mesh half-shirt. Eight gallons of blood and make-up. Blend until smooth and then bake for approximately 81 minutes, or until set. Director: Samuel Oldham Writer: Samuel Oldham Cast: Eric Lee, Gerald Okamura, Sid Campbell, Steve Nave, Ava Cadell, Kay Baxter Young, Tony Halme, Art Camacho PLOT THICKENER Among vampires, zombies,

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