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![]() Double Impact
1991
![]() Knock Off
1998
![]() Sudden Death
1995
![]() Legionnaire
1998
![]() Maximum Risk
1996
![]() The Quest
1996
![]() Death Warrant
1990
![]() Timecop
1994
![]() Lionheart
1990
![]() Kickboxer
1989
![]() Universal Soldier: The Return
1999
![]() Replicant
2001
Double Impact(Movie), Knock Off(Movie), Sudden Death(Movie), Legionnaire(Movie), Maximum Risk(Movie), The Quest(Movie), Death Warrant(Movie), Timecop(Movie), Lionheart(Movie), Kickboxer(Movie), Universal Soldier: The Return(Movie), Replicant(Movie)
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holy fuck is this stupid. mickey rourke has a mostly normal face and that freaked me out. tigers, dennis rodman, babies, humongous explosions, lack of police presence, lasers. this film is seriously bonkers. read
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i really wish i could say i liked this as much as its little brother knock off, but i'd be lying. hard to put my finger on why, there's some wonderfully dopey stuff present (cybermonks, jcvd's punk wig), but also more groanworthy attempts at gravitas that completely miss the mark, making every minute you spend with some of these characters feel twice as long. read
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critics roasted double team for "bad editing" and "scenes that don't end, they just stop" but that's just part of the hong kong film style. their technical points of emphasis don't lie in the same areas that american filmmakers do. so while plenty of hollywood action movies might be more 'polished' by that metric, they're rarely as entertaining as they are when helmed by foreign talent. all that being said, double impact is a blast. it's awash in vibrant colors and explosive action. characters brood and monologue as necessary (which is constantly- of course), dropping grenades and one liners... read
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