High School Movies New Kid Gets Bullied Then Learns Martial Arts
I wish I went to this high school!
Instead I was stuck going to an all boys catholic schoolhouse. Information technology was hell down there. In that location was lots of bullying and no custodial engineer with a tai-bo background to teach the states how to fight back against bully classmates and evil senseis with janitorial supplies every bit our main weapons. In a strange way, I'm glad I was bullied some, as information technology taught me resilience. This movie has fun and unintentional humor in places well-nigh movies don't even have places. I'thousand glad Billy refrained from yelling JESUS CHRIST later on performing his tai-bo moves here. He tends to do this on other videos and it often lands me in a trigger-trap. He goes lite on the cheese in this i. The kid that plays the bullied party, Ken, reminds me of the great NFL QB Steve Young. The dude that plays sadistic sensei Lee and beats the tar out of any kid dumb plenty to step foot into his dojo is very convincing in his unmitigated evil. He has a very sinister-looking countenance. His head looks quite like a bullet. Great job by casting. I named one of my cats after him. I dig the anti-intellectualism of this motion picture. Time out of listen. It has become a guilty pleasance go to for me. Similar Route Firm, it makes me experience tough in a vicarious sense. And boy do I wish I went to that loftier school!
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I gave it a 4
You have to admire whatever picture show that willingly acknowledges its source textile correct there in the dialogue. In the instance of "Showdown," directed by Robert Radler and written by Stuart Gibbs, that source is "The Karate Kid" (1984). You also accept to admire star Baton Blanks. The guy tries then hard and yet never really comes off as annihilation more than just Billy Blanks, that Karate/Kickboxing/Tae Kwon Practice master who would later detect fame as the founder of the popular exercise system Tae Bo.
The movie plays pretty much like a watered-downward version of "The Karate Kid," except "Showdown" seems more and more like some lame after-schoolhouse children's special though obviously it's aimed more at teenagers. In the beginning of the film, Ken Marx (Kenn Scott) arrives on his kickoff mean solar day of school after moving from Kansas with his mom. From the commencement as the new kid, Ken doesn't fit in with the other students, his only friend being Mike (John Mallory Asher), another local outcast who shows him the ins and outs of his new surround.
Right abroad, Ken makes the error of striking on the pretty blonde Julie (Christine Taylor), instantly making mortal enemies out of her extremely possessive young man Tom (Ken McLeod). Of course, Johnny... er... Tom, is a violent Karate blackness belt, instructed in a manlike, unethical form of martial arts nether the macho, insane Lee (Patrick Kilpatrick). Ken takes several brutal beatings from Tom, until one day he's saved past the school's janitor, Billy (Blanks). Billy decides he's going to teach Ken to defend himself, so that he can finally stand to Tom and win over Julie.
"Showdown" plays out more than simply a repeat of "The Karate Kid." Gibbs's script combines elements from several completely separate genres and places them in ane movie, the ii most noticeable beingness the cop movie and the bullied-teen movie. Yes, I said the cop movie. As information technology turns out, Billy'due south an ex-cop with a tragic past that eventually comes dorsum to haunt him in the present. Using his erstwhile partner who'due south still on the force, the 2 work together to bring down a full-contact fighting circuit organized by Lee that pits teenagers against each other for coin. In the meantime, Baton doesn't know that Ken has accepted a challenge to face Tom in this aforementioned arena.
"Showdown" as well aims to poke fun at the loftier school movie genre, just doesn't quite succeed at this either. There are enough of lame sight gags, the usual bullies, cliques and reversals, and even Brion James drops in as the stereotypical hard-nosed principal. But none of this really gets the attending you think it deserves, since the filmmakers went to some lengths to put this stuff there in the first place.
On the plus side, I estimate the interim is good from this cast and the movie seems to have a middle and a good message, but it's weighed down by the fact information technology'south been done before. Radler seemed to be onto something when he made the otherwise excellent "Best of the All-time" in 1989, simply "Showdown" proves to exist another tedious entry into an overdone genre. Information technology'southward best that you save "Showdown" for an afternoon where y'all have nothing to practice, or merely desire a belatedly-night feel-proficient martial arts picture show where the good guys win, and the bad guys become to jail. Now, isn't that what we all desire?
4/ten
P.S.: Is also available in both "PG-13" and "R"-rated formats. This review was based on the "R"-rated version.
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Draw the line
I have to agree with most of the comments in here.
This movie IS cheesy, bad, cliche and VERY Karate Kid'ish.
That being said, i've had this moving-picture show on my shelves since 1996 and might have watched it more than 10 times. So information technology must contain SOMETHING watchable, to the point of good, in it.
Well, i approximate every critics has got something different out of it. And that'southward a quality right there. even though information technology's a rather bad motion picture, it all the same may manage to accomplish something inside of you.
For being a big Billy Blanks fan and a HUGE martial arts fan, there was disappointingly less fights and even less good choreography. But still i've been seeing information technology again and again. Why? To be totally blunt. The story is entertaining from outset to finish and the most characters are really likable. And the characters who aren't are actually quite expert (Especially Ken McLeod as the asshole swain Tom is terrific).
But the matter nigh'"Showdown" that i'g most fond of, is the soundtrack/training song "Draw the line". I just can't become tired of that song and it's been driving me insane that information technology'southward impossible to find either the band that has performed it or the soundtrack anywhere!!! :o(
Tin anyone assistance?
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Where have I seen this before?
Well, everyone else did a great job of summarizing Showdown just I had to add my ii cents!
I for one idea it was a pretty good moving picture that could have been alot better if it weren't for the $10 budget and the obvious storyline theft from a 1984 archetype! I recently recorded it off of the TBS Superstation (and I know I am probably missing a chip of it) only from what I saw, I couldn't finish crying from laughing. I don't care what anyone says, Baton Blanks is the man! Anyone who thinks otherwise, is just mad because the dude is making a fortune off of Tae Bo! Although he has not much of an actor (like Steven Segal), he is a corking martial artist and kicks rear with the best of them! He has been in some pretty bad movies but always entertains with his skill. Just I don't know why he decided to play, Billy, the Janitor. He could of at least used a different name similar Bobby, the Custodian or something.
I couldn't assist rooting for the good guy, Ken Marks. (played by Kenn Scott and I don't know what information technology is with people using their existent names in movies) I don't know whether I was having Karate Kid flashbacks or what, but I liked the guy's performance (although he had amend moves equally a Ninja Turtle). Even so, if I were him, I would have left Julie (Christine Taylor) and her Marsha Brady playin backside alone. I hateful specially since she had that crazy boyfriend Tom (Ken McCloud). Although he kept going up to her, I found myself maxim, "He must actually want to get his butt kicked!" after awhile.
Enter the "Token Nerd" Mike (played past John Mallory Asher)! In a "Weird Scientific discipline" sort of way, he adds some funny sarcasm to the mix with his "I told you then" simply "Please hang out with me" mental attitude. Lee (played by Patrick Kilpatrick) should have had more lines or meliorate ones. 1 thing I don't sympathise is how he went from sounding similar a whining Al Bundy (remember the line "You lot killed my brother grunter!") in the first of the movie, to the soft/loud spoken master of martial arts.
He is a great actor and was proficient in "Death Warrant" every bit the psycho. Yeah I know both guys needed their own respective nemesis but he was as unbelievable as the ones who played Tom's friends, Rob (Michael Cavalieri) and Gina (Seidy Lopez) simply I guess it'southward Different Strokes for Different Folks. As soon equally Ken starts training with Billy, I could not believe the timing or the fact that they even made reference to the thought that they stole from the Karate Kid. When Billy made Ken clean the toilets and Ken was similar "I get it! So it's like Wax On, Wax Off!" I almost cruel out. I was thinking that correct before he said it and when Billy added his "No, this is Toilet Cleaning!" line, I was like this was so wrong.
By the way, what was up with the guy Tom'due south hair in the fight at the end of the motion-picture show. He looked like he stuck his finger in an outlet. Anyway, this whole movie was worthy of being shown at three:00am when I saw information technology but it was a riot and I can still watch it over and over again!
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Clichéd and frankly embarrassing......but oh so much fun
Baton Blanks headlines in this hilariously cheesy Karate Kid rip off equally an ex-police officer turned schoolhouse janitor(!) who makes it his mission to break a cruel kickboxing tournament whilst simultaneously education i poor wimp how to defend himself against the local schoolhouse bully. Well, if you enjoy pic clichés then yous'll admittedly Love this picayune gem! Yes, it's all here; new kid getting bullied by karate bad boy who trains under a psychopath; both share the aforementioned dear interest; kid learns karate to defend himself and is an adept in about......um.....all of what appears to be a nigh a week(!!!!) Of course the newly trained student must inevitably run across up for a climatic showdown with his bullying nemesis whereupon past seeming contractual obligation he is after beaten to the point of apparent near death but of a sudden, as if by some divine intervention an ostensible miracle transpires and he subsequently leaps back to his feet (plus rips off his shirt to reveal his manlike, oiled down physique) and administers a miraculous and victorious come dorsum (wow!!!!!!) and then for the grand finale the psychopath instructor by clichéd obligation of course faces off against the kids instructor - cue our Baton in plough taking a brutal chirapsia to near coma before of a sudden realising that good guys are supposed to win and getting back to his feet (now obviously sans his shirt in order to show off his macho, oiled downward physique) and forgetting his pronounced injuries, wins in mode (with a serial of lovingly shot, slow motility spin kicks no less!) Peachy Scott! - This doesn't accept an original idea in it'south body but frankly who cares - it'due south pure dumb fun of the highest calibre.
Every bit a final note (or is that insult?) although this was made in 1993, judging by the pilus styles and vesture the students (who curiously all look as though they are really in their thirties and forties!!!!!) clothing, it looks more circa 1980's! Tremendously daft stuff and a real hoot if you're in the correct frame of listen.
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High Schoolhouse Martial Arts Hijinks Highlight 'Showdown'.
I'g a sucker for the high school genre. And while this definitely echoes 'Karate Kid', information technology'south has a John Hughes feel every bit well...sort of Midwesterny. Then I found out it was shot in Arizona...
Anyhow, this is a really funny activeness film from Imperial Entertainment. It's a howler, suffers from technical problems, just moves forth quickly to information technology'south inevitable feel-good determination. Kenn Scott as the lead is such an annoyingly nice guy that YOU want to beat him up, but he does grow on you. Christine Taylor is the girlfriend of the bad guy teenager. The bad guy teen has some of the worst fashion and haircut I've seen in a long time; maybe he had stock in Merry Become Round. Brion James turns up in another Imperial Entertainment release in a throwaway office equally the vice master. Maybe he had a contract with them.
Apparently in that location's a PG-13 likewise as the R rated version I saw, which explains once again why Royal'due south films accept that weird family vibe, then all of a sudden someone'south blasphemous or spitting blood into the camera lens. Billy Blanks is a terrible actor; during SHOWDOWN, my friend kept screaming "He sucks then bad!!" and kept hitting his head, but believe me, he meant information technology in the nicest possible mode. I tell you this....I'd rather sentinel a Blanks vehicle then a Wesley Snipes big-upkeep borefest whatever 24-hour interval of the week.
A truthful classic of the growing straight to video action cult. These were our drive-in films of the 90'southward, folks, so if you mutter well-nigh the lack of that sort of New Earth/regional independent drive-in forage you lovingly associate only with the 70's and early 80's, you better start backtracking. At that place'due south a lot of stuff to catch up with.
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I went to that high school!!!
I'1000 only hither cuz my stride-dad told me nearly a movie that was shot at PV high school where I graduated in 94 and I never heard of a picture beingness shot there. So I did some inquiry and here it is!!! Too funny! I really went at that place for my freshmen year, and then they close the school down for construction for 2 years and moved us to the new schoolhouse, then we got to come back to the original "PV" for our senior year. And then apparently they shot this moving picture while we were at the other schoolhouse. Why the hell didn't I ever hear virtually this??? You would've idea everyone who lives near in that location would've been talking about this. Oh expect I know why....cuz information technology'due south a low budget straight-to-video B movie! LOL!!! Now I Accept to meet information technology!!! Bring back some memories! Peace out!
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Billy Blanks does a dandy job again
For starters: This movie is nothing without Billy Blanks. Although the main character really is OK, it's Blanks who give this movie all the musclepower it needs. Initially, the whole moving picture seems similar the most low-budgeted and poorly acted (and written) high-school motion-picture show ever, merely all of that changes when Blanks comes into business concern. I really liked his part in this i, as the at-home and lone janitor who long ago retired from the fighting scene (of class). When he decides to help our hero, nosotros go the archetype grooming scenes with peachy background music. Pretty standard like many other movies of this kind, only it ever works. Cool fighting at the end, even though I've seen better. This movie proves that you don't need that much money to brand an entertaining movie.
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Karate Child meets Baywatch Nights
Putting all of this moving picture's cliches aside, at that place is nothing left to watch. And, frankly, that'south what makes it the entertaining piece it is. This one feels like yous've seen information technology twenty times the offset time you meet information technology.
The plot of Showdown is an integration of two main subplots: i) a retired cop/school janitor joins his erstwhile partner to bust an illegal fighting ring lead past an old enemy and 2) a high school senior tries talking to the incorrect man's girl at his new school and has to learn martial arts from the school janitor to defend himself from her aggressive boyfriend/fighting champ.
Audio like the Karate Kid? You got it, simply this time, Mr. Miagi is a ripped black guy (Billy Blanks, creator of Tae-Bo) who used to be a cop, but quit when he accidentally killed a kid at a party break-upwardly and is now the school janitor. Meanwhile, the primary of the local dojo, Lee, plays information technology rough with his students and offers much more than friendly wagering at his illegal fighting ring. Karate Kid meets Baywatch Nights in this 1994 classic about a nice guy who's only trying to finish first.
The acting in this one is fantabulous for the type of movie information technology is, simply the production, namely the editting, ran into a couple crude spots. It's nothing y'all'll notice if you but run across information technology in one case, but I don't recommend seeing it less than ten times. Try fast forwarding to your favorite parts and you'll end up watching the whole moving-picture show.
What is most surprising about this film is its script. So bad, it'southward adept; you'll literally laugh out loud at Vice Principal Kowalski's no-nonsense attitude toward his unruly students. And Lee'south acrimony allows him to deliver some of the best lines in a movie ever. To be honest, the only matter Showdown is missing is sex activity, but I judge this was a time in Christine Taylor's (Melody from Hey Dude) career when a sex scene would've been going overboard. Every bit a side note, I have heard there is an uncut version wherein there may exist a sex scene between Lee's business organisation partner and his best fighter (there's room for it at the dojo), just they don't evidence that ane on Get-go.
The characters may be typical, but it's impossible not to like them, and the scenes outside the school tin can't exist beat; every moment is entertaining. Plus, they even tried to deliver a few moral lessons as suggested past the text at the beginning of the moving-picture show, and so pay attention.
Likewise, see how many small-time actors you can point out because this 1 is full of familiar faces, young and erstwhile.
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So bad......it's good.
This movie is like a car crash on the side of the highway....
You lot know you lot shouldn't wait, but once you lot practice, you tin can't pull yourself away.
Start off, this movie definitely has an "fourscore'southward" feel to it.
The merely problem is - it was fabricated in 1993.
The motion-picture show actually plays well as a "parody" of lxxx's high schoolhouse/teenager movies - particularly "Karate Kid" (information technology's a virtual copy).
The merely problem is - it parodies these movies unintentionally.
"Showdown" is the perfect example of a movie that is hilarious, without ever once trying to be funny.
Every bit others have stated, Billy Blanks really steals the evidence in this one, and the other chief grapheme is played past a one-time Ninja Turtle.....what great casting! All the high school students announced to be in their late xx'south or early thirties - although if you pay close attention, you can probably find a few pushing 40.
Here's the deal.....if y'all lookout man this picture as information technology's SUPPOSED to be watched you volition detest it (if you lot don't, check your pulse!).
Merely if y'all watch it as a parody of movies like the "Karate Kid" than you volition find yourself laughing throughout the film.
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Kinda like "The Karate Kid", only more intense!
I've seen this movie one time, and all I can say is the star Ken(Kenn Scott) was sorta like Daniel Russo of "The Karate Child" only there were a few things his sensei(Billy Blanks) did that Miyagi didn't do. Billy helped enhanced his speed, and reflexes to become against Julie's controlling boyfriend, who was taught by a deranged sensei named Lee(Patrick Kilpatrick), who people in that location seem to totally dislike. The fight scene was nothing similar the KK, peculiarly when the other students saw what Lee did to his ain educatee. Kenn tried to assist only to land a sucker punch to the lower lumbar. Then it was Billy vs. Lee. And judge who the other team root for? Billy of course. When the other group of students told Billy most their dissatisfaction of Lee. Baton never decline an offer similar that. Would you? The others were very happy to have a new sensei. I DON'T Blame THEM! I liked the daughter who wore the half-shirt. She was hot! Kenn Scott is very practiced in karate, is because I was taught past the same sensei he did in existent life. Information technology was here in North Carolina! Sorry, you'll have to run across the picture, it may be inexpensive, if you see it that way, but I enjoyed it very well for many reasons. Rating 3 out of 5 stars.
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Cheesy Karate Kid ripoff
There isn't much yous oasis't already seen in this motion-picture show if you've watched any of the Karate Kid movies. The simply difference between the two is the poor acting and campiness. Billy Blanks makes Chuck Norris look like Olivier. Nonetheless, if you want to have a good chuckle with a few of your friends a la MST3K, this is a skilful movie to consider.
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Hey, meat head. Your parents take whatsoever kids that lived?
This is twice in 1 day. Outset I tuned into the Chinese film A Touch of Evil and got the Orsen Welles B moving-picture show Touch of Evil. No problem every bit it was a slap-up moving picture. And then, I tune into Showdown in Little Tokyo and become Showdown, a Billy Banks film that barely could exist called entertaining. Cinemax needs to rent people that know what they are putting in the descriptions.
I hung in there just to run into Billy Blanks. I vaguely remember him from Lionheart. The film was basically a remake of The Karate Kid without all the "wax on, wax off" garbage. At least the Karate Kid worked for months to go in shape. The kid in this film was able to exercise information technology in 10 easy lessons.
The 1 redeeming character in the flick was Brion James as Asst. Principal Kowalski. He really seemed to exist having fun with his office yelling at the kids for smoking or just looking stupid. James managed 156 films before his life was cut brusk at 54.
Don't bother.
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A treat
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SHOWDOWN is a cheap B-motion picture reprisal of the '80s classic KARATE Kid, except that instead of having the kindly Mr Miyagi as the friendly mentor and benefactor, our youthful hero bags bad-ass Billy Blanks instead. Blanks plays a sometime cop turned janitor who finds himself hunted past a maniacal villain (Patrick Kilpatrick, always enlivening a B-production). Meanwhile, a bullied high schoolhouse child (the unknown Kenn Scott, remaining undistinguished) falls nether Blanks' fly and mans up to tackle the bad guys. With ROCKY III-style grooming montages, cheesy ability songs, slow motion ample, kicking-donkey fight scenes and a wonderfully derivative only hilarious KICKBOXER-style extended climax, SHOWDOWN is a real hoot and a treat for lovers of B-film activity everywhere.
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The comfort of familiarity.
An entertaining picayune early on 90s 'The Karate Child' knock-off. Style more than enjoyable, and competent than I expected. Baton Blanks plays the Mr Miyagi function. Patrick Kilpatrick in the John Kreese role. Christine Taylor in the Alli Mills part. Then you take a scene stealing Brion James wandering the school grounds berating students equally the deputy principal and Linda Dona seductively toying around.
The formulaic plot provides the usual cheesy goods. Including a new child (Kenn Scott) in town who gets beaten up by the school bullies, falls for the girlfriend (Taylor) of the hot-headed leader, and gets help from the school janitor (Blanks) which leads to a couple grooming montages before the big last clash involving illegal underground fighting. Saving the best for last between Blanks and a psychotic Kilpatrick, which their characters share an unforgettable past. The fight scenes are well-staged, which is no stupor with the manager'southward other work (Best of the All-time 1&2). However the all-time moments, which shouldn't surprise, ever involved Blanks.
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Enjoyable movie!
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Ken Marx (Scott) is a 35 year old high school senior (judging by sight anyway) who transplants to a new school filled with punks, ne'er-do-wells and miscreants. But Ken is just your good-hearted American guy. He rapidly makes friends with class clown Mike (Asher) and develops a serious crush on the beautiful Julie (Taylor). But there'south a problem: Julie's boyfriend Tom (McLeod) is an angry, smothering jerk of the highest social club. He goes to Martial Arts training under the militaristic, inhuman monster Lee (Kilpatrick) who teaches his students to take no mercy. Though he's in over his head, Ken teams up with Billy (Blanks), an intriguing man who is the school janitor but was a erstwhile cop. Billy trains Ken extensively in Martial Arts and then he tin defend himself in full general and confronting Tom in particular. Information technology all comes to a head at the evil dojo where, unsurprisingly, Lee stages underground Punchfighting matches. Who will be victorious in the terminal SHOWDOWN? You gotta love these high school-fix action movies. They range from annoyingly bad (Detention, 2003) to lots of fun (A Unsafe Identify, 1995). Thankfully, Showdown falls towards the latter. It's entertaining, fast paced, and fun. If you've seen A Dangerous Place, yous'll note the similarities. Nosotros've all seen the "troubled school" scenario - kids acting wild, smoking, and even - just so you know things are out of control - riding skateboards in the halls. Brion James does nothing in this motion-picture show except harangue students and exhort to them the schoolhouse rules. We've never seen him then animated, and he put as much life into the small-scale function equally he could, only James should have been given more.
Billy Blanks this time around is administering the preparation, as opposed to receiving information technology, a la Residual Of Power (1996). He's even called at ane indicate "Kung-Fu Janitor". We never get tired of training sequences, especially if they have the right song behind them. In this case, "Describe The Line" by A.Z.R.O. fits the pecker nicely. Playing opposite Billy as your classic evil sensei is Patrick Kilpatrick, who puts in an over the top performance. He's not quite at John Miller levels, just seems to be aiming for it. So needless to say, we enjoyed it wholeheartedly. Compare and contrast to Marshall Teague's performance in A Dangerous Place for farther examination. Kenn Scott equally Ken Marx clearly is stretching his interim chops, playing a dude with just 1 "N" in his name.
There are classic 90'due south wisecracks, humor and sarcasm on brandish, and even a few movie references. It was obvious that the xc's were upon us at this point. But rather than exist irritating, it's aged well, especially if you have nostalgia for that period in time. Wear is the same mode - note the colour schemes which seem to include a lot of purple. Predating the current trend of constantly "raising awareness" about bullying, this motion picture should be shown in high schools (is that why there's an edited version?). But director Radler (of Best of the Best 2 (1993) and The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Selection (2001) - sticking with the whole loftier school theme) keeps things upbeat and moving at a good clip.
At the evil dojo, there are posters for China White (1989), Trained To Fight (1992), Black Hawkeye (1988), and King of the Kickboxers (1990), which featured Baton Blanks. It's interesting to spot them, and some of them are beau Imperial titles. The referential thing pops upward again.
We liked Showdown (not to be dislocated with the Leo Fong Showdown, 1993 though we liked that one too), it's an enjoyable film and is worth seeing.
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VIDEO STORE MEMORY
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MVD Rewind is a serial of films being released past MVD that celebrates the heyday of the video shop era, a time when movies were made but for video stores to fill the shelves and take care of the needs of movie fans looking for something to watch when the hottest new releases were flight off the shelves and not always available. Those movies have provided some of the fondest memories for video store fans who missed having them bachelor with the loss of those mom and pop stores and who are now clamoring to supplant their old taped copies of those films. MVD Rewind is filling that void.
Dorsum when video stores were the rage the martial arts movie made a strong improvement having slowed down with the death of Bruce Lee. New stars popped up on direct to video tapes of the time, stars similar Cynthia Rothrock, Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Baton Blanks. Information technology is Blanks who takes on center stage in the new release SHOWDOWN.
Blanks stars as Billy Grant, a constabulary officer who breaks upwards a fight and accidentally kills one of the troublemakers. Guilt takes over and Grant leaves the force, his future uncertain.
Fast forward 7 years equally we meet Ken Marks (Ken Scott), the new kid in town on his get-go day at a new high schoolhouse in his senior year. Given the odd look by nearly anybody he'southward a fish out of water. Where the school he came from everyone was friendly, here everyone seems distant. Things get from bad to worse when he says hullo to Julie (Christine Taylor), the girlfriend of school corking Tom (Ken McLeod). A small tussle leaves Ken on the ground and Tom threatening him not to get near Julie once again.
Ken soon makes friends with Mike (John Asher), the grade clown. Mike warns him well-nigh Tom and the way things take place in the school. Mike ignores his new friend's alert and says hi to Julie again in the school library. Which of course leads to another potential beat downwards in the school gym. Fortunately for Ken the school janitor is in that location and makes short piece of work of Tom and his friend. Word soon gets out that it was Ken who did the deed in spite of his protests to the contrary.
At the dojo where Tom trains his sensei Lee (Patrick Kilpatrick) shows his displeasure at the news of his being beaten by beating Tom. While no one else know nosotros viewers are immediately enlightened that Lee is the brother of the human Billy killed in the opening sequence. Tom is and so shown to the band where he fights in an illegal fight game that Lee is involved with along with Kate (Linda Dona).
Ken tracks downwards the janitor and lo and behold it'southward Billy. After seeing him beaten up once more Billy decides to train Ken and the procedure begins. Visions of Mr. Miyagi from THE KARATE Child pop in your mind and Ken fifty-fifty makes a joke most it. But the process is the aforementioned with Billy education him all he knows so that Ken can defend himself.
All of this volition eventually lead to a showdown between Ken and Tom. But that really isn't the showdown of the championship. While their fight goes on Lee steps in well-nigh to use his dirty tricks and cut throat mental attitude to take downwards Ken. But Billy steps in and the ii face off in the battle for the ages.
As I said movies like this lined the shelves of video stores across the state during their time. And they all did expert business. They were low cost action flicks that satisfied the needs of fans and made stars of those who were in them. Blanks went on to star in numerous films and eventually created his own exercise video series called Tae Bo. To this solar day he continues to act on occasion.
MVD Rewind is doing a great task with the release of the film. Once more they accept the video store embrace for fans with long memories. Extras include a mini-poster for the motion-picture show, interviews with Blanks and director Robert Radler, an image gallery and trailers for this and other films. Merely it's the video shop experience and the movie itself that will exist the draw hither. And if you loved those classic video store martial arts films then you'll desire to add this one to your drove.
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Pure Crap
You know a movie sucks when the star is "Raphael" from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
This movie is aught but a string of clichés and one-dimensional characters. Nothing in this movie is original or well-done. The music is terrible and Billy Blanks is lame. Patrick Kilpatrick is ridiculous and the bad guy. Christine Taylor is the only good thing in this moving picture, only her character is nothing but a typical 80s movie "daughter prize."
The fighting isn't fifty-fifty that good. They seem to think that the spin boot is the ultimate cool fighting movement. What a bunch of dorks.
This movie is then bad that is has, not one, but 2 training montage sequences. The horror.
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This such an under rated moving-picture show
I find this pic really good despite the cheesiness of this film, I can chronicle to the grapheme of ken in this moving picture every bit I was bullied my self, it is hard to make friends n school when you become some donkey picking on you.
The thing that nigh people don't know is that the actor that play ken is actually one of the turtle in the teenage ninja turtle picture show dorsum in the 1990.
I constitute this film to be similar a karate kid type flick where he get fed upwards with being bullied for trying to make friend with a cute girl that is the girl of the bully's it come up to a big fight between them.
Billy banks is a brilliant functioning in this moving-picture show as well as a retired cop trying to keep himself to himself after an incident from he past but as they say your past will always take hold of up with you lot an old enemy pops up his force to train the child to defend himself &find himself fighting for his own self respect.
I think this film is and so underrated for a 4.five, I would at least say this film is a vii for what it is, you exist hard pressed not to like this film to be honest, this is one picture show tho that your find difficult to find as its a rare film.
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Great Movie, In Personal Collection
Showdown, starring Billy Blanks and Christine was an excellent movie and I recently purchased it at my local video shop. Although some of the interim wasn't up to par, the motion-picture show had great activeness and an excellent storyline. The violence scenes are a mixture of karate and UFC- manner fighting. Most of the movie centers around Ken's new high school or the fighting dojo. This is a must lookout. Some of the actors such as Ken Marx and Christine Taylor performed excellently though others such as Master Lee were a joke. This contained moving picture is currently out of impress and is hard to find. You may purchase on Ebay or Amazon or get lucky like I did.
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The Bizarro Karate Kid
It'due south 3am right now, and I had the TV on merely to fall asleep to. And upward comes Showdown. With the awful Flock of Seagulls hairdos and worse wardrobe (denim equally far as the eye tin can see), I just causeless it'due south a mid 80s Karate Kid knockoff. But it's from 1993!!!! Post grunge. But none of the filmmakers knew that.
It's actually 2 movies. One about Billy Blanks who's proficient at boot backside (and evidently is a janitor). The other's about some high school doof who likes Christine Taylor, and is willing to use his lame karate to win her over (sort of like how I woo'd my wife). I watched two scenes back-to-back and LITERALLY idea I had changed the aqueduct.
I have never been more confused by annihilation. Ever. Movies written entirely in the Apocalypto linguistic communication would make more sense.
And to summit it off, one of the last lines of the flick is... "You did information technology." "No, we did information technology"
I tin't imagine anyone volition e'er watch this intentionally. But if you do, please permit me know your thoughts.
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Mr. Billyagi trains Kenial Larusso so he can beat Tommy Lawrence trained by Sensei Leese.
Recall when the bully at your high school would osculation you on the brow later on threatening y'all? Remember when the neo-Nazi clique at your high school stole the teacher'due south desk and all your classmates croaky up over information technology? Call up when the master asked you if you liked sexual practice and and so proceeded to need that yous NEVER have sexual practice on schoolhouse grounds? No? Well, then you probably didn't go to the high school in this movie.
Ken Marx is the new kid on the cake. When his mom drops him off on his starting time day, we are treated to the about dramatic thermos toss every. Seriously! The slow-movement shot is enough to brand you lot believe that the container is full of kryptonite. What's the significance of the thermos? Nothing. They but really wanted to reel yous in with this compelling primary stroke of cinematography. Nosotros automatically get the sense that Ken is a barbie doll who has establish himself in a toy chest total of rusty wrenches. He bumps into a gang of punk students. One of them has a shirt that says "Kill Yourself," while his friend polishes off a pistol, as if to say, "nosotros could kill you but we'd rather you do information technology yourself." You can't fault a clique of delinquents for presenting you with options. Soon after this, nosotros are introduced to Tom the bully who is giving the buss of death to a geeky bottom-being who has offended him. Aye, it is literally a osculation on the forehead. Ken arrives at his first class, meets nerd boy Mike and is genuinely amused when Mike shows him his printed eye glasses that enable him to appear awake while sleeping in class. Mike explains that Julie's boyfriend is fierce, non once simply twice. Ken's response? "Come on. What tin happen?" Seriously! That's what he says. Fifty-fifty while he's chatting up Julie, she explains to him that her swain gets very jealous. The results are shocking when Tom appears and beats up Ken.
I could continue with the detailed synopsis simply there'south not much betoken. You've likely already seen the moving picture that this movie is ripping off. Having said that, Billy, the former cop turned janitor has more than wisdom to bestow than Mr. Miyagi could always hope to. Wax on, wax off? Billy explains to Ken that if y'all tin dodge a dodgeball, you can dodge anyone. Yes, Ken spars with a dodgeball. As for John Kreese'due south counterpart, he's the real star of this pic. The evil scar-faced Sensei Lee is a force to be reckoned with. Subtlety be damned, every other line of dialogue is accompanied by a Shakespearean paw gesture. It's captivating. As if his dramatic weight wasn't enough to hold down this motion picture, he too exudes egomaniacal pride reminiscent of Skeletor. After chirapsia upwards a tardy student in a "match," he glares at his minions and says, "I won! WHO WON?" "SENSEI," yell the students in unison. "WHO WON?"
- "SENSEI!"
Any actor who can deliver the lines, "Kill him, my boy! Destroy him for me," deserves the credit ...nay, the regard one would give to a student of Lee Strasberg. When you retrieve he'south washed with the one liners, here comes, "You lot wreak of failure!" It'due south just a friggin' feast of villainy. Did I mention that he fights in loafers and a leather vest? He too takes off his belt and whips his opponent similar an insolent child. Remember when you brought a purse of marshmallows to a campfire and your engagement said, "Wow, you're quite the outdoorsman"? The point is that you should spotter this movie ...if merely to play a drinking game based on how many scenes feature the graffiti statement, "death kills."
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Karate Kid with Billy Blanks *Yes actually
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This is such a breathy karate kid rip off information technology should be illegal. this doesn't mean information technology isn't a adept movie or a fun movie. Its little scrap of both. Same situation every bit the Karate Kid. a "kid" with a single mother moves to a new boondocks and meets a girl at school and that girls boyfriend happens to be a super karate student. Now this main character has no personality what so e'er. information technology's similar i watched a stuffed beaver in blue jeans for an hour and 45 minutes. at least LaRusso wasent a total dork. one thing i really enjoyed was the knock off cobra Kai. They had an surreptitious fight social club going on. I'm thinking.. they are well-nigh fighting to the death.. for what exactly? Oh AND they had some kinda hot cougar involved in the dojo, information technology's a win win scenario. between that and the scar faced evil sensai i had a good fourth dimension. Just the icing on the cake is Billy blanks the martial arts fable who was previously in the chinese directed rex of the boot boxers appears as the Mr Miyagi begetter type function and teaching the twerp how to defend himself. The movie has the typical high five, Hey, "we did it" ending which is segued into the bad guys being arrested. IDK though i really felt bad for the kid getting beat upward at first, being in a new schoolhouse and all, simply by the end of the picture he got so annoying, i was hoping he would get whooped. This is a movie i meet myself rewatching multiple times. a solid 7 for me, not great, corking. but just enough cheese and Top Gunny sounding music to keep me entertained.
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Kid bullied to karate hero.
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Typical movie about a new kid who gets bullied by a karate "expert" popular jock. New kid learns karate from a karate master, beats the bully, they have a common respect for each other, he gets the girl, the end. Oh, and tons of glorious eighties cheese.
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