Rage of Honor

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DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD Nov 26 Substantially less bloodthirsty than the more traditional Pray for Death, exchanging the brutality for a lighter touch. Complete with the action, espionage and globe-trotting adventure of a James Bond-style thriller, all the while keeping the Ninja flavour that Kosugi was known for. The action comes at a breakneck pace with a lovely sense of inventiveness, wit and just the right amount of cheese, although director Gordon Hessler doesn't hone in on the martial arts action as much. Most of it is upstaged by a high quotient of explosions, flips and car stunts, the vast majority performed by the always fantastic Kosugi. He moves onscreen with such confidence and specificity that each flip, kick, and leap is impressive and practical, never showy and superfluous, even if the circumstances are. He is very much the star of the show, and it’s a shame the supporting cast isn’t really on the same level, although Lewis Van Bergen is a wonderfully over-the-top villain. Complimented by a gloriously goofy score by Stelvio Cipriani and a hilarious, overwrought but catchy theme song, Rage of Honor is a beautiful, chaotic relic of gloriously overcaffeinated mayhem. See more chris h @RT26751167 07/22/2024 Very cheesy...but I knew acouple ppl from the movie.More of a guilty pleasure movie. See more 06/09/2015 Sho Kosugi as a US drug enforcement agent who goes to Buenos Aires to avenge his friend Jeff's death at the hands of a drug ring. It is about honor, not revenge. No doubt Sho Kosugi can handle the martial arts demanded by the role but the delivery of his lines in English no doubt kept a ceiling on his ability to be an action film lead. See more 02/21/2015 Drug agent is ordered on vacation after his partner is killed in the line of duty, prompting a flight to South America pursuing the killers. Strictly a formula cop/action film but its a winning formula. Kosugi's career likely held back by his lack of command of the English language. See more 01/10/2015 From the director of "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" and the star of "Enter the Ninja," "Revenge of the Ninja," "Ninja 3: The Domination" and "The Bad News Bears Go to Japan," Shô Kosugi, comes this very 80s style martial arts film involve cop Kosugi going after nasty drug dealers who killed his partner. Like his ninja films, the martial arts seems like it's being done in slow motion compared to the Hong Kong martial arts pictures being made during this same time (i.e. anything with Jackie Chan or Benny Urquidez). However, there is a cheesy charm to these types of film that did give me at least two and a half stars worth of entertainment, although I do have to say I enjoyed the Cannon Films Globus/Golan ninja production better. See more 04/28/2013 79% Back in my ninja days, I would have loved it. Good 80s action flick. See more Read all reviews

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