Kinjite - Forbidden Subjects
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Actor: Charles Bronson, James Pax, Juan Fernández, Peggy Lipton, Perry LopezBrand: BRONSON,CHARLES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Kinjite - Forbidden Subjects
Movie Review: Kill 'em all, Chuck, kill 'em all!
Summary: 5 Stars
Every few months I find myself lamenting the passing of Charles Bronson. He died in 2003, and it is only in the last year or so that many of his memorable films have started to arrive on DVD. I suspect most viewers will consider that a bad thing, especially concerning his "Death Wish" films and the other low budget boilerplate actioners he made under the Cannon banner in the 1980s. Not me; I love watching the stone faced Bronson mow down waves of street scum in a vain attempt to rescue America from the forces of decadence within. Arguably the apogee of this type of Bronson film is "Death Wish 3," an almost cartoonish romp that finds Chuck running through the streets of a New York City slum spraying rounds from a belt fed machine gun. You'd be hard pressed to find a Clint Eastwood film that tops any of the later "Death Wish" entries. They are all out on DVD, along with an even sleazier albeit slightly less violent film called "Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects." Arriving on the scene as the 1980s closed, "Kinjite" was the last film Bronson made with Cannon. It's also the final film lensed by Hollywood veteran J. Lee Thompson. Talk about the end of an era!
Bronson plays architect turned vigilante Paul Kersey...er, I mean a Los Angeles cop named Crowe who simply cannot stomach his job as a vice cop anymore. It's tough to blame him after witnessing the opening scene, a scene that involves a young teenage girl named DeeDee (Nicole Eggert) and a much older man at a swank hotel. Crowe and his partner Eddie Rios (Perry Lopez) burst into the room just in time to prevent a sordid activity from taking place. DeeDee's companion unwisely mouths off to Crowe and receives a beating as a result. Then Bronson does something so repulsive to this guy that the movie can't even show it. Afterwards, Crowe goes home and whines to his wife about the horrors of the job. He even talks about quitting. I should think so, Lt. Crowe! What you did in the hotel room at the very least spotlights the need for an early retirement if not a few years in prison. Anyway, Bronson's character has witnessed so many depravities on the job that he assumes an overprotective stance regarding his attractive young daughter Rita (Amy Hathaway). He doesn't like her messing around with boyfriends, wearing suggestive attire, or even posing for pictures in her bathing suit after a swim meet. Crowe's wife Kathleen (Peggy Lipton) thinks he's overreacting. But she hasn't seen the things her husband has seen.
The man responsible for most of Crowe's horrific visions is Duke (Juan Fernandez), a guy who runs the harridan ring that ensnared DeeDee and plenty others like her. Bronson's character knows who Duke is, but he can't secure enough evidence to keep him behind bars. Duke's luck runs out, however, thanks to a subplot involving a Japanese businessman named Hiroshi Hada (James Pax) moving to Los Angeles. Hada has his own issues with young girls, but when Duke abducts his young daughter and turns her out on the street the businessman comes into contact with Crowe. Doesn't sound like a big deal, right? Well, it turns out that Hada is none other than the stranger who accosted Rita Crowe on a bus one night. Obviously, Lt. Crowe has no idea that the man he is helping is the same bloke responsible for terrorizing his daughter. What a complex web "Kinjite" weaves for us! While we try to sort out the numerous interweaving subplots, the movie treats us to lots of over the top antics that beg for Bronson to pull out a machine gun and start blasting. He gets around to that eventually, thank goodness, in a finale with lots of explosions and cartwheeling bodies. We can never get enough cartwheeling bodies. In fact, every movie could benefit from more of them.
"Kinjite" is a personal favorite for many reasons. I first saw the film on cable back in the early 1990s and never forgot the part where Bronson makes Duke swallow a Rolex watch. That scene alone makes this movie a winner, but there's a lot more going for Bronson's final Cannon film. For instance, I completely failed to remember how hilarious Perry Lopez is as Crowe's sidekick. His humor has little to do with throwing out funny lines or mugging for the camera and everything to do with his total lack of presence. The guy stands around like a lead weight, usually looking at something off camera while remaining utterly silent. It almost seems like he thinks he's in another film! Maybe he can't believe his agent got him a job in a movie this sleazy. Even funnier is Bronson, whose facial expressions and body language achieve heights of ridiculousness. Be sure and watch for the scene at the swim meet where Bronson tries to express exasperation. I've seen better acting at a dinner theater. An important message about Crowe's prejudice towards Asians goes almost nowhere in a film that repeatedly emphasizes child abuse, murder, extralegal killings, and torture. In fact, the movie never even resolves the most significant subplot.
Why waste time watching such a vile piece of trash? Because "Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects" is a film in the grand tradition of Bronson's other depraved revenge flicks, and I for one lament the passing of this remarkable tradition. The only bonus feature on the disc is a trailer, sad to say. Surprisingly, MGM released "Kinjite" on disc in anamorphic widescreen, something they often failed to do with several of the "Death Wish" films. Not as memorable as the "Death Wish" films but just as seedy, "Kinjite" is a must for sleazy cinema lovers and Bronson completists alike.
Summary of Kinjite - Forbidden Subjects
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 4-FEB-2003
Media Type: DVD
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