Force of One

Rating:
Summary: It's the Force!
Review: A force Of One is one of Chuck Norris's best. It had action and some big name actors like Clu Gullager (from The Hidden and Return Of The Living Dead)Chuck Norris plays a karate instructor (and a boxer on the side) who helps the police train because there is a "killer ninja" on the loose. Norris doesn't do a good job showing enough emotion though,(*possible spoiler*) as in the scene about the death of his son. As I said, there are some good action scenes, especially the boxing scenes. Go see it, because it is one of the best action films of the 1970's!

Rating:
Summary: A True Guilty Pleasure: Poorly Made Movie is Still Fun
Review: I like this film, mostly because it help fill the void in the late 70's of martial arts flicks. The fight scenes are not very good even though you have two great martial artists in Chuck Norris and Bill Wallace; the acting subpar, even though there were talented actors like Jennifer O'Neal and Ron O'Neal; and the scrip is down right silly (I mean, the father of a slain son still fights for teh championship the next night? This is just one problem, there are a lot more).

Then with such negative reviews, why three stars - completely, because I still like watchng this movie. I know it is not very good, but I still ike it. Bill Wallace is actually very good in his role as teh "bad guy." (I must admit my bias here, I grew up a big Bill Wallace fan). The plot is simple, drugs filling up the streets, cops are being killed and they turn to a karate champion for help. No surprises, no frills, but, in parts, still enjoyable.

Rating:
Summary: One of Chuck's Best!
Review: This is one of Chuck's best! He plays a champion karate instructor who's been asked to help teach self-defense classes to a class of police officers on the trail of a cop-killer they believe is a skilled martial artist. There's fun dialogue (listen to that offscreen cop muse about baseball mit prices while he and his partner search for clues at a sporting goods store!), good fight scenes (Wallace's kicks and Norris's spinning back fist look very sharp during the tournament matches), involving scenes of suspense (run, Charlie, run!), and Chuck dialogue at its best ("Whoever did this, is as good as dead.") It's got a low budget feel (because it WAS a low budget pic) with some extended long shots (not a lot of different camera angles and fancy framing), but that adds a little realistic touch and some extra charm to the film as well. Highly recommended for fans of Chuck! (Other top-notch Chuck Norris films would be CODE OF SILENCE and WAY OF THE DRAGON-also known as RETURN OF THE DRAGON. And I also recommend SLAUGHTER IN SAN FRANSISCO which is a REALLY low budget Hong Kong movie starring Don Wong-also known as Wong Dao-where mouths don't match the words and Chuck plays a really good bad guy!)