The Perfect Weapon
1991 Directed by Mark DiSalle
Synopsis
No gun. No knife. No equal.
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
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American martial-arts fight-fest starring Kenpo black-belt, Jeff Speakman, on a quest to avenge the murder of his mentor by the Korean Mafia.
Speakman isn't a great actor, lacking the charisma to sustain a career as a leading man, but when it comes to action, he's a lethal fighting machine, letting his fists and feet do the talking in an impressive array of armed and unarmed fight sequences. The action is thick and fast and is well-handled by KICKBOXER director Mark DiSalle, with plenty of fights, chases, and stealth assaults -and it's pretty violent too.
Worth a look if you're a fight fan who just wants to see some brutal and mindless action. -
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal certainly had the Hollywood action market cornered during the early 90's, but martial arts fans would be wise not to pass up this B-movie gem starring Jeff Speakman. The well-oiled Kenpo practitioner was granted the spotlight for at least one theatrical venture. While Speakman may look like he belongs more in a Kohl's catalog than an action flick and his acting is a little stiff, he sure knows how to help choreograph a hard-hitting fight scene.
Kenpo differs from other forms of martial arts in that the goal appears to be to chain a never-ending stream of punches to your opponent's face, almost like a fighting arcade game come to life. While other so-called…
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That Speakman doesn't have a long exciting movie career is a bit of a crime considering this promising debut. True it doesn't have the production value of Seagal's early stuff but the fight scenes are fantastic and Speakman attempts some actual acting. I liked it. A lot. Plus you have James Hong which is, for me, a seal of approval right there.
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With the absolutely killer ass-kicking he displays here, it’s a shame Jeff Speakman’s career never went anywhere. Utilising some sort of Americanised karate called kenpo (I think that’s what it is and can’t be bother looking it up on Wikipedia, martial arts geeks don’t all pounce at once with your corrections), he destroys all manner of henchmen, arrogant dojo heroes and street thugs with lightning roundhouse kicks, elbows, flurries of machine-gun punches and hilarious Seagal-esque shots to the groin. Fantastic skillz, all aided and abetted by some crazy bone-crunching foley work. The story is Kung Fu 101 “THEY KILLED MY TEACHER!” revenge garbage, and Speakman’s acting talent is best described as on par with Chuck Norris but who cares when…
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Now this is how you make a beat-em-up martial arts movie. The hero gets involved in the plot through a series of convenient coincidences, he tracks down the bad guys through just kinda asking around in places bad guys might hang out, and he beats the ever-loving hell out of anybody who gets in his way.
Jeff Speakman's acting ability isn't anything to write home about (which makes one wonder how he has so many non-fighting movies on his filmography), but he sure knows how to devastate a mook with solid kicks and amazing punches.
Seriously, his Kenpo karate style is something to behold. You don't see stuff like this from his contemporaries. It's not the fluid choreography of kung…
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Vajadzēs kādreiz atsvaidzināt atmiņu, jo no tiem laikiem atceros, kā populāru filmu savu vienaudžu vidū:)). Vienīgais ko atceros no filmas - šito gabalu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRv9wGf5pk
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American martial-arts fight-fest starring Kenpo black-belt, Jeff Speakman, on a quest to avenge the murder of his mentor by the Korean Mafia.
Speakman isn't a great actor, lacking the charisma to sustain a career as a leading man, but when it comes to action, he's a lethal fighting machine, letting his fists and feet do the talking in an impressive array of armed and unarmed fight sequences. The action is thick and fast and is well-handled by KICKBOXER director Mark DiSalle, with plenty of fights, chases, and stealth assaults -and it's pretty violent too.
Worth a look if you're a fight fan who just wants to see some brutal and mindless action. -
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal certainly had the Hollywood action market cornered during the early 90's, but martial arts fans would be wise not to pass up this B-movie gem starring Jeff Speakman. The well-oiled Kenpo practitioner was granted the spotlight for at least one theatrical venture. While Speakman may look like he belongs more in a Kohl's catalog than an action flick and his acting is a little stiff, he sure knows how to help choreograph a hard-hitting fight scene.
Kenpo differs from other forms of martial arts in that the goal appears to be to chain a never-ending stream of punches to your opponent's face, almost like a fighting arcade game come to life. While other so-called…
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With the absolutely killer ass-kicking he displays here, it’s a shame Jeff Speakman’s career never went anywhere. Utilising some sort of Americanised karate called kenpo (I think that’s what it is and can’t be bother looking it up on Wikipedia, martial arts geeks don’t all pounce at once with your corrections), he destroys all manner of henchmen, arrogant dojo heroes and street thugs with lightning roundhouse kicks, elbows, flurries of machine-gun punches and hilarious Seagal-esque shots to the groin. Fantastic skillz, all aided and abetted by some crazy bone-crunching foley work. The story is Kung Fu 101 “THEY KILLED MY TEACHER!” revenge garbage, and Speakman’s acting talent is best described as on par with Chuck Norris but who cares when…
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That Speakman doesn't have a long exciting movie career is a bit of a crime considering this promising debut. True it doesn't have the production value of Seagal's early stuff but the fight scenes are fantastic and Speakman attempts some actual acting. I liked it. A lot. Plus you have James Hong which is, for me, a seal of approval right there.