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popedamasus
09-08-2025one of the best movies i ever saw, mixing eastern philosophy and martial arts and a lot of fun, you can even learn meditation techniques from it, an absolute classic and guaranteed good time.
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guidry23
09-08-2025No words needed!!
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Ervin Griffin
09-08-2025I just relived my teen years by viewing this film yesterday and let me say that I do see the similarities to Bruce Lee's classic "Enter The Dragon" now.Yes, it is an "ETD" clone but as "ETD" clones go, its pretty damn good and stands on its own! Other than Kickboxer, Lionheart and perhaps the first Universal Soldier, this is easily Jean Claude Van Damme's best performance ever!Like other reviewers, what kept me glued was the training montages and seeing all those different styles of fighting! While some of them were overplayed for the sake of film, many of these styles exist in real martial arts so it was fun to see them even if they were exaggerated a bit.And while they didn't have any dialog, I found the other fighters to be engaging just by what they did on the Kumate mat! My favorite non-speaking character was, and still is, real-life fighter Paco! My friends and I loved him for some reason!Bolo Yeung is the guy most young adolecent boys dream about being. Very little talk but all action! His portrayal of the villian Chong Li wasn't an acting masterpiece but it didn't need to be to convey that this was one bad mutha.....well you get the idea!While this was based on the life of Frank Dux, the story has been exposed as fake in recent years. Still, even with that knowledge, its still a fun film to watch though it is toned down violence by today's standards. Imagine if they re-made this film today!? The level of violence would probably be off the page!Van Damme, who had starred in other low-budget action films before this (most notably "No Retreat, No Surrender"), got his first starring role in this film and enjoyed a good run from 1987 until about the mid-90's! Still, this is one of his brightest moments in film! Enjoy martial arts action, 80's style!
Technical Specifications
Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him. Two army officers are sent to get him and the trail leads to Hong Kong but Frank eludes them. While Frank advances, he knows that he may have to face Chong Li, the defending champion, who has killed a few participants.
