Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite

Rating:
Summary: It's okay.
Review: ...I am going to admit, this movie is not the best martial arts movie around, but I am still going to give credits for the great series that is Bloodsport. This movie aint no Bloodsport 1, or 2, but it does give a small dose of suspense. When I first watched this movie, I could of never predicted what was going to happen to Seheck (if thats how his name is pronounced). I don't know much about the directors of this film, but I don't agree on most of the things that has happened. This movie is basically about a convict who was "Executed" for murder some time ago (Seheck), and was mysteriously released from prison without the approval of authorities. Undercover agent, a martial arts expert, Keller, goes undercover as a convict to try and solve the mysteries occurance of this fiasco, and a mysterious deaths of other convicts. The warden is suspicious about Keller being undercover, and begins to toy with him around a bit, even up to sending an undercover chick to try to get the words out of his mouth, but still no luck.... until the fight....
Keller (shortly after his religious rival) is due to execution by orders of the law, and send to injection. But then Keller wakes up to a surprise, finding out he has one chance of freedom..., to win the savage martial arts battle, the kumite.
Now, this is my favorite part of the whole movie, even though there isn't much to say about it because the fights don't last as much, but like I said, the ending has a hard turnpoint. I have to give some credit to the way they made the bad guy (seheck), because he isn't one of those bad guys who you would hear whinning, or complaining, but is serious as it can be. I am also flattered that he is a Judoka (master of judos) which makes it alot more interesting, and isn't as typical as other martial arts movies (which don't use judos). Overall, I say this movie is okay, but could of been longer, and more approval. So I say if you like Martial Arts movies, buy Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite - it's worth watching two to three times.

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Summary: The best action film of the 90's
Review: As the opening scenes of Bloodsport 4 wiped by, a simple phrase continued to echo through my dome. The phrase was: Daniel Berhardt is God. There is no denying this. What at first seems like a cookie cutter action film, quickly developes into something much more. Forget the Matrix, Bloodsport 4 is the true heir to martial arts classics such as: Enter the Dragon and A Hard Days Night. When watching Bernhardt on screen, one gets the sense that the man loves his work. For Bernhardt, Bloodsport 4 is the perfect platform for his cathartic, method acting. It has everything: a wonderful script, Shakesperean acting, Yuen Woo Ping-like choreography, and moist vaginas. Get it now

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Summary: visually stimulating
Review: Compared to the others the production value is the best. The look of this film is unique. Vibrant colors and costumes take you on a visual journey. Lets face it this is a karate movie. I doubt any of the fighters fought on broadway but the cast of charactors that surround Bernhardt make him watchable. I figure the lack of fight scenes is due to the budget so give it a chance and stop complaining. The guy who plays Doc Rosembloom is hysterical!

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Summary: Detour to Daniel
Review: Daniel Berhardt saves this connect the dot kung fu wannabe from total disaster. He has the presence and lead to carry off the hero role. Maybe he acts with conviction because the bouncer job was already taken and this was it. Maybe he acts with conviction because those Eastern European payments may devalue before the film is finished. Who knows. But all the other characters are cardboard walk ons waiting for their next commercial or extras scene. One laughable scene is the one with the extras of young girls lying on a staircase. Did they too miss out on the cheerleader tryouts?

The fight scenes are predictable as is the runny ketchup from the wounds. Filmed in some Eastern European country one would expect more accents, but the producers wisely spared no expense to try to give us more Western accents. Yes, they too know the audiance that may watch this minor masterpiece of the superberb mediocre.

Being performance challenged in the action scenes, the director wisely shows us the woman agent in a breathtaking chairlift scene as tourists ski below. Brilliant! I must get that resort name to book my next vacation there. If only James Bond would use the chairlift instead of the helicopter to get to the top of the mountain.

Yes, yes, yes........Daniel! You are too good for this. But still can you really make Matrix 2 a success?

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Summary: Terrible fighting sequences, but plot makes it up (ha!)
Review: Every once in a while, a movie comes along that redefines its genre. These works set new standards for greatness and, as high-water marks of their respective fields, do the industry service by raising the bar of expectations. I'll let you know if they finally got it right when Bloodsport 5 comes out. A spectacular abomination, Bloodsport 4 shows us that no amount of "experience" in front of the camera is ever going to make Daniel Bernhardt believable. Watching him plug through his lines with that laughable accent makes one harken back to the earlier days of the series (say, for example Bloodsport I) when the films were actually good enough to be released onto the big screen. Now, they're all directly ported onto video to make a buck off of fans of ultraviolence. Give it up, Bernhardt - stick with something of quality, like Mortal Kombat - the Series........

Rating:
Summary: Can I give it ZERO stars?
Review: Quite simply this has to be one of the worst movies of all time. The plot is almost non existant and where it does exist the acting destroys it. I'm not sure if I've ever seen worse acting in "major" motion picture!

The fight scenes were terrible and poorly choreographed.

This was one of those rare movies where I knew it was going to be horrible within 5 minutes of the movie starting.

The bottom line? Buy the original or save your money for something better.... like a root canal.

Rating:
Summary: Can I give it ZERO stars?
Review: Quite simply this has to be one of the worst movies of all time. The plot is almost non existant and where it does exist the acting destroys it. I'm not sure if I've ever seen worse acting in "major" motion picture!

The fight scenes were terrible and poorly choreographed.

This was one of those rare movies where I knew it was going to be horrible within 5 minutes of the movie starting.

The bottom line? Buy the original or save your money for something better.... like a root canal.

Rating:
Summary: Greatest Film Ever
Review: This is a must own film! I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end. Daniel Berhardt is God!

Rating:
Summary: I feel guilty giving this movie One Star
Review: This is perhaps the worst movie I have ever seen. To call the acting bad is an understatement, The lines in this movie are so pathetic it makes watching painfull. [....]

The Fight seens are terrible, if not down right boring and on top of all this the sound on the DVD doesn't quite sync with the movie, I guess the movie wasn't worth the extra effort to get it right.

It really doesn't deserve a whole star.

Rating:
Summary: UGH!
Review: THIS TIME AROUND, A COP [DANIEL BERNHARDT] INFILTRATES A PRISON TO INVESTIGATE THE ONGOING EXECUTIONS OF THE INMATES AT THE PRISON. SUDDENLY, HIS COVER IS BLOWN AND HE FINDS HIMSELF FIGHTING TO SURVIVE IN THE KUMITE. THIS MOVIE IS SO BORING. THE ACTING IS BAD, THE FIGHTS ARE CORNY, AND THE SCRIPT REALLY SUCKS. VAN DAMME LOOKALIKE DANIEL BERNHARDT IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A MARTIAL ARTIST THAT KNOWS HOW TO FIGHT, BUT SERIOUSLY HAS PROBLEMS ENTERTAINING AN AUDIENCE. FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, WHY COULDN'T THERE JUST BE ONLY ONE BLOODSPORT MOVIE? WHAT'S THE POINT OF THE SEQUELS? FROM WATCHING THIS MOVIE, I ALMOST DON'T WANNA SEE PART 2 OR 3. EVEN IF YOU ARE A MARTIAL ARTS FAN LIKE MYSELF, YOUR BEST BET IS TO AVOID THIS ONE ENTIRELY.