i love it!!!!!!! great old school formula back at last!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2008)

i remember when i saw: no retreat no surrender, the karate kid, the karate warrior, the first kick boxer, bloodsport and many more back in the good old days... this movie brings back all that memories for me. Sure its not original, but isn't the wasted formula of cop/martial arts/CIA/ex CIA blah blah blah that has poison the genre in the last years. This is like a gift for all of us who enjoy our cinematic adolescence watching a bad ass Russian kick boxer versus a disciple of the ghost of Bruce lee. I really want to thank the makers of this film, thanks for make me feel like 16 again, thanks for a great 80's old school martial arts formula: new kid with a past/funny friend/gorgeous girl/the bad rich kid who happens to be a martial arts monster/the master/the training/tournament ... i love it!!! hopping someday for: NEVER BACK DOWN 2!!!!!
PS. i also enjoy films like "kuro obi" and "ong back", but this isn't about that, its about the magic of a film to bring you back all that you have lost growing up.*