Category: Martial Arts
BMFcast551 – Righting Wrongs – Power of Attorney
Righting Wrongs (1986) is also known as Above the Law in the states and if you’ve seen this before you might have seen it with a vastly different ending. We watched the original Hong Kong version and well… it is DARK. Yuen Biao is a prosecutor frustrated with the system so he starts whipping ass around town. Cynthia Rothrock is the cop who thinks he should play by the rules. The action is nuts, everything else not so much.
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BMFcast543 – New York Ninja – Nintendons
New York Ninja (1984/2021) managed to break our collective brains. Sure there’s plenty of talk about this incomplete, unreleased 80s film resurrected by Vinegar Syndrome, but it leads to questions about the nature of art and then the nature of reality. Is this movie real? Is anything real? Who are you people? What’s happening?
“I can’t wait to die.” — BJ
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BMFcast540 – Duel to the Death – Animadjacency
Duel to the Death (1983) was sent to us by a passionate listener who REALLY wanted us to watch it, so we did! It’s an over the top kung fu swordplay ninja movie with insane stunts, crazy violence and an annoying soundtrack. What’s not to love?
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BMFcast536 – The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter – Snake Sock
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) is considered to be not just one of the best Shaw Brothers movies, but one of the best overall martial arts movies of all time. We were very confused about the plot but we do know that all the fighting RULES and the last 20 minutes in particular will rock your gosh darn snake socks off.
Editor’s Note: In this episode we will absolutely butcher names, proper nouns, places, events, phrases, minerals, traditions, religion and so on. We don’t mean to do this. It’s not done for laughs. We’re just dumb and talking too fast. We will strive to do better. We do know a lot about Soul Calibur though.
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BMFcast533 – Black Samurai – Half-Assed Buttresses
Black Samurai (1977) stars Jim Kelly as, well as the Black Samurai. He’s a secret agent of sorts trying to rescue a lady he knows from the clutches of the Warlock, who is just some no-neck dude in a big house. Along the way, Kelly fights a vulture and destroys many mens’ testicles. We also have plenty of time for the most random asides you’ve heard in a BMFcast episode yet.
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BMFcast Extra 192 – Kickboxer
Kickboxer (1989) is Jean-Claude Van Damme’s… okay look, you all know what Kickboxer is. We watched it.
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BMFcast519 – Redemption – White Tara, Heroine
Redemption (2002) features a bunch of our favorite direct to video action stars (Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, etc.) not doing any of the things anyone want them to do. This is a cop drama about a good cop gone sorta bad but then there’s a… redemption. Things that actually would have redeemed the film never happen.
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BMFcast517 – Bad Blood – Lorenzo’s Oiled
Bad Blood (1994) is also known as Viper, but don’t call it that because it’s meaningless. Lorenzo Lamas is an ex-cop who has to help his idiot brother out of his “I stole $5 million from a drug cartel” situation. Absolutely, mind-blowingly ridiculous stunts are the result. Avoid the trailer, just go find a copy and enjoy.
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BMFcast511 – The Golden Child – Pig Klingon
The Golden Child (1986) was a bump in the road for Eddie Murphy’s early career. It’s an awkward mix of fantasy/action film and Eddie Murphy comedy that audiences liked but did not love. Has time been kind to it? Does it deserve its reputation? We answer all your burning questions.
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BMFcast510 – Hero and the Terror – Suck Norris
Hero and the Terror (1988) features Chuck Norris and STEVE JAMES battling an unstoppable serial killer. Well, that’s what it’s supposed to be about anyway. It’s actually about Chuck Norris who has knocked up his therapist and has to deal with her anxieties and concerns while preparing for the arrival of their child. Cannon!
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