“Come here and kiss me before I give up on you.” - I never got my kiss but the excitement while anticipating it kept me engaged. He attacked a police force who were just apprehending a gang known as the Clowns. Not really good or really terrible.5/10 when compared to other Fu/ninja movies, would score higher if the last fight scene was done well. 2015 Trey: “Oh man, this movie is soooooo bad, Hahaha”. The feature documentary Enter the Samurai, which chronicles the making of Samurai Cop 2, was released on July 22, 2016. Unfortunatly this is just another stock plot film of the 90s. Filmed in Turkey, it was released in the United States in 1992.

Another downside is one dream scene (where Bradley gets injured) that actually made me physically ill. (As someone who gets migraines, it wasn't fun.

American Samurai is a martial-arts action film directed by Sam Firstenberg and starring David Bradley and Mark Dacascos and produced by Cannon Films. Directed by Sam Firstenberg. You've seen this done in far better movies with far better fighters, but it serves its purpose and doesn't feel like a drag that the first half does. * Most importantly – competition. Thankfully, David Bradley gets to do some hand-to-hand stuff earlier in the movie and utilizes some traditional karate throws and holds that aren't often seen onscreen. Even the soldier's aging process was slowed because of this event. In a sort of take on Tarzan an infant Andrew'Drew' Collins (who grows up to be David Bradley) is the only survivor of a plane crash, only instead of falling out of the sky into Africa, it's Japan, and instead of being raised by apes he's raised by samurai master Tatsuya Sanga (John Fujioka). David Bradley Mark Dacascos Rex Ryon Valarie Trapp John Fujioka, 94 mins   That is the high point of this flick.The low point, and I mean VERY low point is the last fight scene. Genre: Exploitation (100 Years: 1896-1995), Psychotronic Ultimate Guide (as complete as possible), Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About (WORK IN PROGRESS), Kicked In The Balls: A Cinematic History of Testicular Trauma, Red Letter Media’s DVD and Blu-ray Collection, "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and i'm all outta bubblegum! In defense of the actors, it was Dacascos first acting role, athletes can't always act, and every actor does a few movies that flop once and a while. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. The most disappointing part was that Bradley is not a swordsman, and it shows because every fight except his is shown with choreography. Schrecklich ordinär und schrecklich unterhaltsam. Teil die "American Fighter" - Sage endgültig und bisher unwiderrufen ihrer Klasse beraubt hat zusammen mit Sam Firstenberg, dem Begründer der "Fighter" - Reihe mit anderen Hieb- und Stichwaffenschwingern die Klingen kreuzen. Abgesehen von den handgemachten Effekten glänzt der Film dagegen audiovisuell nie. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Even the way Bradley kick his assailant or swing the samurai sword was hypnotizing. Joe storms through The Complex, encountering the Ginza clan before Carter is shot by Mola Ram, leader of the Yick Lung clan.

25 years later, Katana boss Fuj Fujiyama has successfully rebuilt his syndicate into a powerful multi-national organization, but is caught up in the midst of a gang war with the Shinjuku and Ginza clans. I was prepared to bite my tongue in watching this one, as it features ol' fave Dave Bradley and Mark Dacascos - the reason behind me purchasing this. Be sure…, Pretty sure this is a complete list of every movie released by Cannon. Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (also titled Revenge of the Samurai Cop) is a 2015 American action film directed and co-written by Gregory Hatanaka, a sequel to the 1991 cult film Samurai Cop.

His fights are shot and edited in close ups, which leads me to believe he couldn’t stand his own with the blade against everyone else. Boring. I am a karate movie lover, the movie was ok. I watch him all the time, American Samurai is great. After dispatching a group of ninjas at the compound, Joe reluctantly agrees to again team up with Frank after being told that the case of his wife's murder will be reopened for his vengeance. The thesis of this book is on page 2: "American business is fat, overweight, slow, and failing fast." When Elektra and Daredevil eventually located the Samurai, he was defeated and begged to perform "seppuku". Few things. Even the soldier's aging process was slowed because of this event.After World War II was over, the Samurai grew angry at the way America was evolving. A so-far unnamed American soldier was somehow empowered by a mystical samurai spirit by the Keepers of the Koan after his body died in a Japanese labour camp during WWII which gave him superhuman and magical skills. On the possitive side, when I contacted Amazon about it, they quickly sent me a replacement copy of the DVD at no charge, and told me to do what I liked with the damaged copy. They are standing on ground in the Bruyeres area, France, where many of their comrades fell. The film itself is a typical tale of 2 brothers who just don't get along and take separate paths but are destined to one day face each other. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Entertaining, well made martial arts actioner with David Bradley and Mark Dacascos shining in their roles. [4], After healing from his wounds he became the training partner of Colleen Wing and began dating Princess Python. Red Letter Media shared their entire DVD and Blu-ray collection in this video, all films are listed here. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The Samurai knocked all of the officers out and slaughtered all of the members of the Clowns by himself, refusing to let their injustice continue. The fight scenes are semi decent, but the plot, romantic subplot, and overacted characters are extremely stupid, Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance), Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance), Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance), 5 Appearances of American Samurai (Earth-616), Minor Appearances of American Samurai (Earth-616), Media American Samurai (Earth-616) was Mentioned in, 2 Images featuring American Samurai (Earth-616), Quotations by or about American Samurai (Earth-616), Character Gallery: American Samurai (Earth-616), https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/American_Samurai_(Earth-616)?oldid=5324439, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function. Report this film, Egal ob "Ninja" oder "Samurai" gekämpft wird bevorzugt mit dem Schwert, und so darf David Bradley nachdem er mit mit dem 5. Joe kills Fujiyama and his henchwomen, then defeats Doggé in a sword fight. Also the actors don't know a damn thing about sword fighting, they just clang them together for 5 minutes, that coupled with the reused footage makes it a non-climax.Since 45 minutes of this movie is solid fighting with fighters that actually do know how to use their weapons, the very last scene isn't as important.You can do worse then this, any American Ninja above 2 for example. Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp. Linton Kitano, the new leader of the Shinjuku clan, battles Joe and is swiftly taken down, but confesses to Joe that he was the one who murdered Jennifer 25 years before. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? I have seen MUCH worse Fu/ninja flicks then this but this one isn't very good either.Kind of a ripoff of American Ninja, white guy learns Japanese style blah blah blah. Tenant helps landlord fight off local street gang. The usual poor story and usual set chases [car and boat] and over the top fights that were so common in those years. Just to provide an example, the two leads whiplash between utter contempt and irresistible passion for each other with absolutely no relationship or build up, and the main villain (who I swear has the same lisp as Zuko from Avatrar: The Last Airbender) begins hissing like a snake because that's... scary? Support cast is surprisingly strong too. Soon after, Frank warns Joe that Milena is not who she says she is. The Samurai was stunned that the Clowns still "existed", fought the both Murdock and Elektra but when he realized he was outnumbered, the Samurai fled. More details at 0 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars 0. American Samurai fits into a genre of cinema that enjoyed far to short lived a success, that being the underground, martial arts death tournament film. The Samurai knocked all of the officer… Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2013. I dunno.

0 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars 0. A so-far unnamed American soldier was somehow empowered by a mystical samurai spirit by the Keepers of the Koan after his body died in a Japanese labour camp during WWII which gave him superhuman and magical skills. Auch die Darsteller, vor allem David Bradley agieren extrem hölzern. The first half is a hectic mess of editing, but once the movie settles into the series of arena battles that comprise the second half, you realize the filmmakers wanted those early establishing scenes over with as much as the audience did.