Beverly Hills Cop III

 My second favourite BHC film. Felt slightly more childish because of Wonder World, but I absolutely love this movie!! Wish there were more uses of Axel F, and I wanted Taggart back. 

10/10

Beverly Hills Cop II

 Probably my least favourite entry to the series - the last fight scene with the guns and everything was pretty cool but everything else was extremely dull and hard to remember. If you can't remember the movie, don't bother to since that means it was probably really boring. And that's what this film was. Really boring.

5/10

Beverly Hills Cop

 I watched this film during school holidays a while ago and I really liked it. I don't know who wrote it but they are a fricking genius because this movie is great. Most people only watched it for the comedy but I watched it for the action, and appreciated both aspects of the movie.

Amazing soundtrack too.

10/10

Back To The Drawing Board: The Karate Kid Part III

 Release date: August 17, 1989

Rated PG (15+)

Now we're talking.. this Karate Kid is once again an All Valley tournament and takes place in the location from the first film. But is it really that good? Ehh.

The fight scenes and story are pretty good, but the action department is mediocre, especially the final fight scene. Mike Barnes really should've won. Daniel would have lost if the film was realistic.

 The plot twist in this film was pretty predictable and it wasn't as surprising. This film introduced Terry Silver to the Cobra Kai series, the evil moron he is.

Anyways, I still cannot get myself to completely hate this film, so I give it a 

Rating: 9/10 

 

A Whole New World, Old Characters: The Karate Kid Part II

Release date: July 31, 1986

Rated PG (15+) 

Oh waa blah blah blah the Karate Kid 2 is such a bad sequel blah blah- SHUT THE HELL UP. THIS MOVIE IS A MASTERPIECE. IT IS CRIMINNALLY UNDERATED. I WILL DEFEND IT UNTIL I DIE. HELL, I MAY EVEN DEFEND IT AFTER I DIE. 

So, I will admit, this film and it's predecessor are two completely different ideas. They take place miles away. The first one is about a boy competing in a Kung Fu tournament to prove to his bully he's strong. And this one is about that boy traveling to Japan with his master.

So of course, this film has such a different feel to it and a very unique story that's hard to follow. And I'm honestly digging it.

 

I enjoyed every fight in this film heavily. Every action sequence, every plot twist. I watched it and I loved it. Hell, I might even watch the movie again. Get it on DVD AND Blu-Ray.

Rating: 10/10

 

Cobra Kai - The Film: Is The Karate Kid That Great?

 

    Release date: Oct 27, 1984

Rated PG (15+)

AAAAARRRGGGH.

After watching the Cobra Kai series and the Jacky Chan remake, I eventually figured it was time to watch the original. Was I dazzled? No. Was I dissapointed? No.

With a cliched plot that has been copied from probably over a million films, this film is tiring in terms of plot and term of action.

With slow but for some reason, still painful hits, the action department of this film was a bit of a fail, just as with the emotion department. LaRusso is the victim of bullying while simultaneously a literal JERK. You really fail to feel bad for him, unlike with Jaden Smith, a wonderful actor and terrible rapper. Ralph Macchio didn't take on a dog poop music career, which is why I still have a hint of sympathy for him.

He yells at his mother and his kung fu teacher, Mr. Miyagi, who looks ancient but unconvincingly still can kick butt. Huh? 

My god. My opinions of this films go up and down like a Ferris Wheel. I love it! Nah, it's bad. NOW I LOVE IT! And I hate it. JUST PICK ONE, ME!

Yeah, I love it.

Rating: 7/10

JC & JC collaborate in Hidden Strike

 

 Produced by & starring Jackie Chan

Directed by    Scott Waugh
Written by    Arash Amel
Produced by   

    Esmond Ren
    Hans Canosa
    Joe Tam

Starring   

    John Cena
    Pilou Asbaek
    Ma Chunrui

Cinematography    Tony Cheung
Edited by    Scott Waugh
Music by    Nathan Furst
Production
companies
    
Changchun Film Studio

    XYZ Films
    FilmsHuaxia Film Distribution
    Epitome
    Talent International Media
    Flame Pictures Company

Distributed by Netflix
Release date: July 28, 2023

Synopsis

Two ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad's "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone.

Review

Let's talk about the story. The story reminds me of the 1973 classic "Enter the Dragon". But this film is nothing like that.

Let's talk about the two main stars. Jackie Chan & John Cena, what a random duo. This would surely turn out to be a horrible movie, right? Well, no. Chan and Cena have some good chemistry and great lines in the bloopers and the movie.

Let's talk about the action. The action is enjoyable, but really nothing special. It becomes less special when you release Jackie was 64 at the time this was filmed, so all his performances are mostly stunt doubles. This is an average run of the mill one of his movies where the idea of having him in a role is cool but the movie doesn't turn out to be that cool.

The dialogue is pretty funny, I can say that. But I can ALSO say that this movie relies on the dialogue and none of the action, really. There's no cool tricks or kicking, just guns and running and random punching.

I can say the film could have been a lot better but still pretty enjoyable.

Rating: 5.5/10