Sergei Illich
No one talks about one of the hottest killings on the movie of one of the cops,OFFICER #1 while at his apartment((starring Joe Bonacci , handsome swim like physique, a guy like Eric Roberts and almost unknown). This guy is a virile presence u must see: manly death, his innards collapse under the villain brutal attack. The cop was dating a hot chick and gets surprised at bathroom. He brutally got killed at his prime, probably hard from the fight and from the hot chick... DIED WITH HIS /black) BOOTS ON!Its hot to watch him bleeding from his mouth. Ah! and its always hot watch a muscular wrestler stud like RVD get literally broken by the villain!
elshikh4
Despite what you think, despite what hundreds of reviews think, and despite what I myself sometimes think; this is one cool action movie.Yes, Gary Daniels can't act, Chuck Jeffreys' magic routine is weird (doing it over dead buddies !), Frank Gorshin is all-the-time angry, and Darren Shahlavi is horrible ! But hey, this time you can forgive. And for 2 reasons.Firstly, there is redemption. A very fine one. Which's the rest of the movie. I mean, look at the fight sequences; they can't get more perfect. Their choreography is magnificent, their performing is flawless, and their direction is fiery. In brief; it's rare when you see hard-working, creatively-done, and highly entertaining action like this. Kudos to the movie's choreographer and director Siu-Hung Leung. This man knew and loved what he was doing.Then, the writing. It made the antagonist as a martial arts heroes killer; which's interesting, as it's the serial killer movie where we'll have the opportunity of enjoying a fight sequence before every murder. The buddy cop formula was on. Not the best, but workable. The script was surprising and convincing; one of the definitions of "smart" in my book. The use of the internet element wasn't less smart. It even managed to add some emotional moments; concerning a father and daughter relationship, and an odd-couple turned good-buddies relationship. I just hated the personal, no legal, man-to-man encounter in the end, where killing is the only available justice !You have to love extra merits; such as the rapid-fire pace, the expressive electronic music, the lovely montage of New York, and the sexy body of Brandie Rocci. Secondly, there is a strange quality. It's in the way this movie's bad points develop into good. Watch carefully the infamous acting form nearly everybody, especially the iconic one of Shahlavi. It's TOO DAMN LAUGHABLE! It magically serves as brilliant comedy. Shahlavi is worth watching, more than once, for every single reaction he does. His smiles, eye looks, and way of talking; all were done in a style that great comedians can't reach !Daniels's low acting talent is compensated by his presence and martial arts wonders. Jeffreys' magic routine was a feature to make his character funny; and it's better than similar features, done with other sidekicks, in other buddy cop movies, for the same purpose; like Dan Aykroyd's schizophrenic spasms in Loose Cannons (1990), Kevin Kline's love for disguise in Wild Wild West (1999), and Josh Hartnett's acting mania in Hollywood Homicide (2003) ! Gorshin wasn't a disharmony; scrutinize most of the police chiefs, in the American action / thrillers since Dirty Harry, and you'll easily find out that they're nothing but screaming angry naggers !In this manner, some details are rather appealing. For example, the evil man's customs; as if he's KISS' biggest fan. His joyful bomb at the end. His explanation of it, as he refuses to kill children, yet left on a recorded tape, in case he died (how thoughtful !). And the way how that very tape starts running right after the explosion (Now how precise !).1997 was light on the buddy action movie (Men in Black, Double Team, The Edge), and heavy on the buddy comedy movie (Mousehunt, Gone Fishin', Fathers' Day, Nothing to Lose, Out to Sea, Money Talks, Trial and Error, Good Burger). Now here's Bloodmoon, which can proudly join the list of that year's best buddy action movies,.. and best buddy comedies as well ! It's where the vices can be considered virtues.. Aaah, the more you live, the more you see !
Valek-5
Wow! If there is one word to describe this film, it would probably be "cr@p".I sat throught this film from beginning to end in the hope that it would get better, but it didn't. I think that the worst part was the end. REALLY! People rigged to a bomb which turns out to be a tape recorder saying "I don't kill women and children - no slaughter of the innocent - hahaha" and it "exploded" letting loose a mirage of colourful ribbons.And the hero rescuing them after falling 4 storeys with no support other than a rope tied around his waist. Sorry. He should've been dead after that. In fact, that would have been the highlight of the film.I didn't rate this film. There isn't a score low enough for it.
Shaka
This movie does a great job of continuing the "Superfights" legend. Created by mostly the same team (and watch for cameo appearances of Superfight characters), this one differs from most martial arts movies in that, just like Superfights, it has quite an interesting story and characters that develop and evolve through the film. Though maybe not as much of a martial arts-fest as Superfights, it still ranks up as one of the best martial arts movies of the 90's, greatly recommended to those who are tired of the typical movies. A must-see for the lover of intelligent action movies.
