Cubussoli
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Cookiesfordinner
At first I was excited to see this! As the first fight popped up, I was pumped. Then I watched it and it was truly a fail. I kept on watching and realize how the acting felt like a YouTube video... The camera moves more than it should, it closes up so much. It gets you dizzy and makes you take medicine. The fighting scenes were a big disappointment, even children of Asia could do better. It is truly the worst fighter movies I have seen. Hate all you want, but on the range of movies I watched. None can get worse than this. Even martial art videos chereograped on YouTube are way more entertaining than this. Fights on this are so slow and truly a laugh. I am big fan of fights and this one made me lose that pride. Also, the ladies on this movie have butter faces and they can't even make me happy because their acting is literally worser than a middle schoolers drama class. This is truly your fail movie.
danblukk
I don't know what film the other reviewers were watching but this has got to be one of the worst films I've ever seen.OK, so the film had zero budget to play with, man does it look that way.The camera work looks like it was filmed on a home video camera. The main fighter uses the same fight moves in every single fight he has with the same sound effects, groans, thumps, whacks etc. All used over and over again from the first fight you see. Apart from the fact you can hardly watch the fights cause the camera works shakes about so much or is far to close up to the action you cant really tell whats happening. I can see the were trying to make it look more brutal with the shaky camera but it just gets annoying.The best fight by far was when the lead actor fought a Chinese kung fu guy and thats mainly cause of the other guys kung fu moves and it's sad to watch the lead actor using the same group of punches and knees to defeat everyone he comes up against.I tried to watch as much of this film as I could. I could tolerate all of the above to get through it but by far the worst bit was the acting which eventually made me turn it off and flick through it.I'm a huge martial arts film fan and have sat through some of the worst acted stuff about, going back to the old Chinese dubbed stuff which I could still sit though but this I just couldn't take no more.Anyone wanting to watch a brutal no holds barred fighting flick then stick with something like Undisputed 3.
the_blade08
I've heard rumblings of this film for the past few years as it was shot in and around The Gold Coast and my home town of Brisbane. Was pleased to see that it finally got a release, albeit everywhere else but Australia! Got a copy off Amazon and I would have to say I was quite impressed by what I saw.The story is pretty simple, former street fighting champ goes to jail for killing an opponent. Upon his release, he wants to go straight, but the powers that be are trying to force him back in the ring.For a debut film I would have to say I was very impressed with what the filmmakers were able to pull off with what looked like quite a low budget. The piece is tightly edited together with some great camera work, especially in the action pieces. The film moves along very nicely, with enough action to keep everyone pleased. The fight scenes are a plenty,most of them very brutal and frenetic. The film shows of the Gold Coast well, with plenty of exotic locations and exotic woman to keep everyone interested.The acting on the whole was pretty decent, lead man El Rico plays it well as the ex-fighter just wanting to go straight. The bad guys are very imposing, with main enforcer Wade Bull giving the film some of its most brutal and violent moments.On the whole, Among Dead Men is definitely worth a watch. There are some plot inconsistencies and love interest does feel forced at some points, but all in all this is a great debut film. With his eye for sharp dialogue and even sharper action scenes, director James Richards may be one to watch. Here's hoping one day it will be available here in Australia!!
dbborroughs
Weakly shot action film about a man who makes his money in illegal fights. After he accidentally kills someone and is sent to jail his former boss conspires to get him back into the ring.The actors aren't bad, they all look mean and imposing. Their fights are pretty good, or would be if they weren't ruined by bad camera work which keeps the view in constant motion, often looking away from the action. The film is further weakened by some interludes of quiet contemplation and deep narration which look good but feel really out of place. Points for their trying to be more than just an action film but just as many away for not making it work.Its a snoozer.
