American Force Of The Avenging Ninja

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Avenging Force (1986): Breakdown by Rutledal A retired martial arts expert/army intelligence agent becomes the target of a racist organization after saving a senator’s life. [THE EXECUTION] Between American Ninja and American Ninja 2, Michael Dudikoff and director Sam Firstenberg decided to make a less ninja-themed martial arts action movie. This was it. … Read moreAmerican Force Of The Avenging Ninja

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (2009) Breakdown by Kain424 Cloud Strife and the rest of AVALANCHE have to get over all their emotional baggage in order to once again save the world from a life destroying threat.  Moping, philosophizing, and physics-defying action ensue. [THE EXECUTION] Where to start?  Final Fantasy VII: Advent … Read moreFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

The Karate 22 Year-Old

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] The Karate Kid (1984): Breakdown by Kain424 Weakling learns the Karate Way to save himself from bullying.  America becomes obsessed with martial arts. [THE EXECUTION] Ah, the 80s.  We saw the perfection of the police procedural film, the emergence of Hong Kong’s heroic bloodshed movies, the 80s Action hero, and the revival of … Read moreThe Karate 22 Year-Old

Melodramatic Cops

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Heroic Cops a.k.a. The Executor a.k.a . Jing wang shuang xiong (1978): Breakdown by Kain424 Two cops rail against the mob and a corrupt system through a combination of tight pants and overacting.  Chow Yun-Fat pisses on someone’s face and laughs. [THE EXECUTION] I like watching the older films of a now-famous actor.  … Read moreMelodramatic Cops