80's Action Flick Alert - Bring Popcorn

Rating: 6/10 (10 November 2010)

Back when I watched this, martial arts were all the rage. They had 2 basic formulas - person who was a complete novice and knows it learns ow to fight, or person has some skill but they aren't as good as think they are so they need to learn how to fight well. Van Damme was one of my favorites in this genre, and this movie doesn't disappoint, throwing the main characters into fights in and out of ring.
The rape could have been left out without hurting the movie, but I guess they wanted to make you hate the already very hate-able character even more.
Van Damme is in amazing shape, there is some lame humor here, but the great action and scenic shots make this an interesting movie.