The Octagon
by Eric Karson
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Actor: Alan Belkin, David Miller, Jean Higgins, Roger Riddell, Sandra ShawDirector: Eric Karson
Brand: Trinity
Producer: Eric Karson
Cinematographer: Bry Thomas Sanders
Editor: Gil Karson
Producer: Grace E. Leone
Producer: Kenn Scott
Producer: Stacy Barber
Producer: Ted Warren
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: T-1263
Studio: Trinity Home Ent
Product features:
- Called "spectacularly choreographed and executed" by the Hollywood Reporter, legendary martial arts star Chuck Norris takes on a deadly terrorist training camp known only as The Octagon in this deadly tale of revenge that pits brother against brother in aic showdown battle of good vs. evil. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 692865126331 UPC: 69
Movie Reviews of The Octagon
Movie Review: Octagon is Chuck's Best! Began the Ninja-Mania of the 1980s.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ever wonder where all the ninja movies of the 1980s came from?
They all came about as a result of The Octagon. It was the first ninja movie made in the U.S. It was a huge hit and it single-handedly created the ninja-mania of the '80s.
I am a huge Chuck Norris fan and I rank The Octagon as the VEYR BEST movie he has made to date. Not only did the movie make a ton of money at the box office (his most profitable film to date) but it demonstrates Chuck's best karate skills.
Watching this movie, you can really see Chuck's skilled martial arts technique and see what he is capable of doing. YOU SEE WHY THIS GUY WAS UNDEFEATED WORLD KARATE CHAMPION SIX TIMES IN A ROW. This movie doesn't require a bunch of cheesy MTV jump-cut edits to deliver good martial arts action like today's cheesy martial arts movies.
Here's an FYI: the more camera edits you have during kicks and punches, the less skilled the actor is at doing them. The Octagon shows that Norris doesn't need camera edits to execute triple spinning-back-kicks. He does them one right after another, all right in front of your eyes, from one camera angle (!!!)
This movie also features the great Richard Norton in a hidden role as the main masked ninja heavy that Chuck takes on in the final scene.
I am so glad to see that this movie is now out on DVD and with some excellent behind the scenes back-features. Two well-produced over 30-minute long documentaries on The Octagon and American Cinema, as well as trailers and 5.1 and surround sound (!!!)
After The Octagon, Chuck went on to make An Eye for an Eye, another great Chuck flick. But, to me, The Octagon will always be No. 1. If you want to see what Chuck Norris is capagle of doing in peak form. What him kick some serious ninja butt in this one - the ORIGINAL NINJA MOVIE!
Summary of The Octagon
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