tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post6980678863406053610..comments2024-03-15T20:14:57.052-04:00Comments on Direct to Video Connoisseur: Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)Direct to Video Connoisseurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-72252945863846262352011-10-13T18:01:36.668-04:002011-10-13T18:01:36.668-04:00I've had US Seals 2 in my Netflix Instant queu...I've had US Seals 2 in my Netflix Instant queue for a while now, so maybe in the next few weeks we'll get some room opened up for it.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-53011176672165598632011-10-13T07:57:04.721-04:002011-10-13T07:57:04.721-04:00No, US Seals 1 is okay but a rather routine Nu Ima...No, US Seals 1 is okay but a rather routine Nu Image action films with a couple of gunfight scenes (very similar to the Operation Delta Force flicks and I think using a lot of the same actors as ODF3).<br /><br />US Seals 2 is completely unconnected (they really should have billed it a separate film). It's about a team of Navy Seals going to stop an evil madman on an island. It's pretty much non-stop fighting and some really bizarro plotting. Check it out.Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-69389840530281983322011-10-12T21:34:21.834-04:002011-10-12T21:34:21.834-04:00Do I need to see US Seals 1 first? And I did like...Do I need to see US Seals 1 first? And I did like this one, but those lulls really hurt it. I say this a lot, but it's really true: an action movie should flow like a musical, not like a dramatic piece. If there needs to be character development, use the action to tell it, not sweaty rock busting scenes.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-56768674853765730142011-10-12T07:53:27.168-04:002011-10-12T07:53:27.168-04:00Yeah, just finished up watching all three movies. ...Yeah, just finished up watching all three movies. There's a review up on my Collected Cinema page.<br /><br />They were all pretty good. Watched them all back to back to back so didn't mind the lulls between the fighting as much you. Agree that Adkins really nails this role, unlike Ninja.<br /><br />Now, hurry up and review US Seals 2. You're missing out on Florentine's masterpiece!Jack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-9096030954079885902010-07-01T10:21:18.265-04:002010-07-01T10:21:18.265-04:00I loved in the first Mortal Kombat, the original o...I loved in the first Mortal Kombat, the original one in the arcade, how you could punch off three heads with Johnny Cage if you held down, low punch, low kick, and block buttons all at once during the fatality. I know you could do it in the later ones too, but the first one was the best because it was a glitch.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-4521857102456143372010-06-30T22:33:30.725-04:002010-06-30T22:33:30.725-04:00My only complaimt was how much of a tool both Bara...My only complaimt was how much of a tool both Baraka and Johnny Cage were. I mean seriously Johnny Cage is the man and they make him into a complete pushover. Then again I was a Johnny Cage fan in the game. I also liked Linden Ashby as such.Kennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664118447662130586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-87910203541437175832010-06-30T22:10:00.557-04:002010-06-30T22:10:00.557-04:00Yeah i'm really looking forward to the new MK ...Yeah i'm really looking forward to the new MK film as well, and i'm also excited about the Tekken and King Of Fighters film adaptions.venomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632381738581803935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-27251758846528861832010-06-30T19:58:24.279-04:002010-06-30T19:58:24.279-04:00Dude, thanks for hooking me up with that link. Fi...Dude, thanks for hooking me up with that link. First off, with Steve James, the man who Jax was modeled after, no longer with us, Michael Jai White is the next best thing, so I'm lovin' him in this. I don't know what to think of Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade, nor do I know what to make of real world versions of Baraka and Reptile, as opposed to ones from whatever planet they were on in the video game. It looks like it has potential though-- cheesy dialog, bloody special effects, and solid fighting. I'm ready to check it out.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-74201942478623856412010-06-30T19:38:05.830-04:002010-06-30T19:38:05.830-04:00"If you need plot, give it to me in between e..."If you need plot, give it to me in between explosions as the characters are escaping a shootout at an abandoned warehouse."<br /><br />Gold, and so true. I am looking forward to checking this out and probbaly at some point doing my own triple-feature review as I've not watched any of the Undisputed movies yet. This one has had so many positive reviews, with many people declaring it the best DTV movie in years.<br /><br />Have you seen the teaser promo for the new Mortal Kombat movie starring Michael Jai White? That could be fantastic if it continues like the promo.<br /><br />http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/06/michael-jai-white-does-mortal-kombat.phpExplosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-59555840070381041482010-06-30T18:38:05.078-04:002010-06-30T18:38:05.078-04:00Yeah, who knows where we'll go next with Ike-F...Yeah, who knows where we'll go next with Ike-Flo, but this definitely won't be his last film up here.<br /><br />Kickboxer V: Redemption should probably throw all rules for continuity and coherence out the window. First, Dacascos isn't a kickboxer. Second, who creates a kickboxing league and kills off anyone who won't join? What kind of business model is that? By the time we get to the end where we'd be like "hey, wasn't this about redemption?" we've kind of forgotten about it. The redemption isn't Dacascos', it's Geoff Meed's, the assassin that helps Dacascos. You're right, though, if Dacascos is the star, it should be associated with him.<br /><br />I think the Redemption in Redemption was Wilson saving the hooker after he got his partner and future wife, Rothrock, killed in the line of duty. Still a stretch, I know. I think what happens is the people come up with ideas for a title, but as the story gets fleshed out and the film is shot, what made it a redemption story is pushed to the background, but the title stays the same.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-76209526543770138672010-06-30T17:38:16.940-04:002010-06-30T17:38:16.940-04:00Believe it or not Special Forces is no as enjoyabl...Believe it or not Special Forces is no as enjoyable as you would think. I personally preferred U.S Seals II. Special Forces was just you know didn' work for me. Cold Harvest was good. Don' remember Desert Kickboxer other than it not being very interesting and slow. I'm pretty sure such is so far the worst thing I've seen from Florentine...though The Fighter is terrible too. Despite my crush on Ashley Laurence.<br /><br />Undisputed III (You can review the first one as it made 12 Million and was a box office bomb, though I liked that one also)was good but I liked the other two better...the villain wasn't nearly as fun. Also because they focused so much on Adkins weaknesses it's sort of like how Kickboxer 3 was so in favor of Sasha Mitchell that the bad guy had to torture him and force training to weaken him. I fot one always like fighters to be even edged. Florentine did the same with Van Damme in Shepherd Border Patrol. Having one wonder if Florentine adds too much vulnerability to his protagonists. Especially since if you've ever had bad knees watch him do those kicks adds an element of wincing for one.<br /><br />Another thing is the whole "Redemption", this is more or less an observation that of all movies titled "Redemption" the majority of them made in the last 20 years (only exception the Tookie Williams bio and Shawshank Redemption) have to do with martial arts and such. Indeed a lot of times it makes little sense as Mark Dacascos didn't get redemption really in Kickboxer 5, nor did Don Wilson when he worked as a courier (he didn't even do anything really considered evil) and this one only slightly gets it right. Another use of Redemption is usually done in those spirtual movies that are about finding god. 24:Redemption is another one. It's just weird that redemption an act of freeing your soul and life from the burdens of sin and evil (I'm agnostic so bare with me) are all put in movies in which people shoot and fight it out for revenge. <br /><br />Indeed it's very strange that the title redemption would lead toKennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664118447662130586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-47279099653574547792010-06-30T16:28:22.242-04:002010-06-30T16:28:22.242-04:00You want a film with little plot and mostly action...You want a film with little plot and mostly action, look no further then Florentine's own Special Forces, that's one DTV film that should be required viewing for every DTV enthusiast out there, U.S. Seals II and Cold Harvest are pretty damn good as well, High Voltage is pretty average, though fortunately Tagawa and Sabato make it worth watching, Desert Kickboxer however is an unmitigated crapfest-though Florentine was just getting started with that film so I can easily forgive him for that one misstep. Also Florentine's next film-Blood Hostage will have not only Adkins but Vinnie Jones as well, dosen't get much better then that!venomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632381738581803935noreply@blogger.com