No Retreat, No Surrender [Region 2]
by Corey Yuen
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Actor: J.W. Fails, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kathie Sileno, Kurt McKinney, Tai Chung KimDirector: Corey Yuen
Cinematographer: David Golia
Cinematographer: John Huneck
Writer: Corey Yuen
Editor: Allan Poon
Producer: See-Yuen Ng
Writer: See-Yuen Ng
Writer: Keith W. Strandberg
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Running Time: 85 minutes
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Movie Reviews of No Retreat, No Surrender [Region 2]
Movie Review: Where Jean-Claude learned the splits!
Summary: 5 Stars
No Retreat No Surrender is a classic martial arts movie from the 80s. It's classic because it follows the 80s formula of "screw it, put it in there, people will enjoy it regardless of how unbelievable it is".
The movie "stars" a runt named Jason (Kurt McKinney), who looks like the guy perpetually gets his lunch money stolen. All is well in his sheltered life until one day he skips into his father's dojo just in time to see his father getting a beatdown from a Russian mobster henchman named Ivan (Jean Claude Van Damme). Evidently, the Sherman Oaks Karate School is prime gangster real estate, and the Russian syndicate simply must have it.
After his dad gets a can of ***-whoopin' from Ivan, and a broken leg, the family is forced to move to Seattle to regain any semblance of pride. It's in Seattle that Jason meets RJ, a black guy who wears a jheri curl to distract others from seeing how lame he really is. But, hey! He can breakdance, and he sure can dribble a basketball while riding a bicycle like it's nobody's business!
Anyway, Jason and RJ get bullied by karate thugs, and afterwards Jason is visited by Bruce Lee's ghost. (seriously) Lucky for Jason, it's just in time to meet up with Ivan, who is yet again applying a beating to an unprepared opponent. This time, however, Jason has had a few months of training behind him and is more than prepared for the final battle.
The final battle is classic. And by classic I mean most atrocious choreography for a fight scene in movie history. There is one bright side, and that is the fact that we get to see the genesis of Jean Claude Van Damme's patented move: the splits. Jason uses it on him during the fight with deadly effectiveness, and JCVD hasn't forgotten the lesson to this day.
I can't recommend this movie highly enough. Watch it for the laughs, the bad acting, and the beginning of the phenomenon known as Jean Claude Van Damme.
Summary of No Retreat, No Surrender [Region 2]
[NON-U.S. FORMAT (PAL) Region 2 U.K. Import - This will not play on U.S./Canada DVD players or those from most other countries outside of Europe. You would need a "multi-region" or "region-free" PAL compatible DVD player or computer.] SYNOPSIS: Martial arts pupil Jason Stockwell pits his newly acquired skills against a local crime syndicate when his karate teacher is run out of town. (Note: Please be aware there are substantial differences between this DVD and the original VHS release. For the DVD some additional scenes were added back into the movie as well as a new soundtrack and voice for Bruce Lee.)Similar DVD Movies
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