Kill 'Em All

[Vash]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1928335/

I hope my search Fu isn't as weak as it once was. Just saw this on Netflix, 'bout to check it out.

Never heard a thing about it.

[Brule]

Yeah, saw it in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago and decided against it. Let me know what you think of it.

[Vash]

I am . . . unimpressed. A waste of everyone's time.

[GeneChing]

I noticed that pop up on my netflix queue and have been toying with the idea of watching it. I'm less inclined now, unless others come out and disagree.
But who knows? I might get bored some night. How much screen time does Gordon get?

[Vash]

Not 100% sure; I blinked, he tiger-mouth-gripped a throat, and was out.

I thought he was Shaolin, not ninja.

[GeneChing]

[Jimbo]

I noticed that pop up on my netflix queue and have been toying with the idea of watching it. I'm less inclined now, unless others come out and disagree.
But who knows? I might get bored some night. How much screen time does Gordon get?

I saw the Gordon Liu version. I mainly wanted to see Gordon in the same movie as former (and late) karate/kickboxing champ Joe Lewis. It was Joe Lewis' last movie, and unfortunately, he looked very unhealthy. It was probably Gordon's last movie as well. Lewis and Gordon never actually came face-to-face onscreen.

Not a great movie, but not nearly as bad as I'd expected. I actually thought that Gordon looked quite good as the arch-villain in the end fight. In fact, his fighting looked better in this movie than in the Kill Bill movies, and any of his other recent movies I've seen, though obviously not nearly as good as in his heyday of the '70s and '80s. A word of warning: the early parts of the original 'Kill 'em All' are really bad (editing, acting, etc.).

From the trailer, the only thing the new Van Damme film has in common with it is the title. Otherwise, the two movies appear completely unrelated.

[GeneChing]

From the trailer, the only thing the new Van Damme film has in common with it is the title. Otherwise, the two movies appear completely unrelated.

They are absolutely unrelated. Given the scope of these films (and we're not talking Shaw Scope) it seemed more fun to me to post this new JCVD trailer and ttt this old thread at the same time. I've actually found JCVD's recent work more enjoyable than his early stuff. He's matured in a way that I respect.

Thanks for the review on the former, Jimbo!