AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Wordiezett So much average

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Art Vandelay They were trying to make a serious movie, correct? Then they failed, so 0 stars. However, if they were trying to sneak a comedy into the theatres, then I will warily offer up 2 stars. I mean, that daft king, the Parmistan half-wits and the Crazies Race. Comedy, right? Anyway, this might be a fun trip down memory lane for people who caught it on late-night cable in the 80s or 90s but if you value your time this is an unmitigated pile of Parmistani cheese. Were U.S. medal winners in an Olympic games that didn't even include half or more of the world's best athletes so popular that Hollywood was willing to throw money at skinny, mullet-wearing midgets in lead roles? And a personal nitpick: martial arts are about as pointless and useless as 13-century atonal chants. I mean, other than as a demonstration of Ye Olden Days. Because if you're trying to kill a guy in the 20th century, you don't send 10 guys in black dresses and diapers on their heads. You have a guy shoot the intended victim. It's called a gun. And it's pretty effective. You martial arts losers need to restrict yourselves to teaching kids self-esteem at the local strip mall. Otherwise your skills have zero practical application in the real world. Yak-Mala !!

SnoopyStyle Parmistan is a tiny mountainous nation located in the Hindu Kush. It is also the prime location for a satellite station coveted by every powerful nation including the US for its Star Wars program. Parmistan runs a medieval Game which no outsider has won for 900 years. The American government recruits Olympic level gymnast Jonathan Cabot to participate in the Game after his father goes missing. He is trained and assisted by Princess Rubali.Kurt Thomas could have been Olympic champ. Instead, he is more well-known for this cheesy cult-classic B-movie. His acting level is what I expect from a non-actor. His Razzie nomination is overkill. Of course, somebody should teach him how to run without bouncing but in general, he's not the worst thing about this movie. The movie is called Gymkata. One should start there for any problems. Everything about this is cheesy. It's perfect for a drinking game or as a spoof of other B-action movies. On the positive side, there is plenty of B-movie action and exotic Eastern European locations. It's one of those movies where one asks if it's so bad that it's good.

utgard14 One of the greatest 'bad' movies of all time. A ridiculous but enjoyable comic book of a movie. It was done as a showcase for Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas. In this film, Thomas is recruited to go into the tiny country of Parmistan and win "The Game" in order for Parmistan to allow the United States to install a satellite monitoring station as part of the Star Wars program. This is already pretty stupid and I haven't even scratched the surface yet. "The Game" is Parmistan's tradition of making foreign warriors run a race along a set course, all the while being chased by soldiers. If they succeed, they get a wish granted. It all makes the kind of sense that doesn't.Mulleted Kurt Thomas is perhaps the most unlikely action star ever, with his all-American boyish looks and diminutive size. Whatever else there is to say about him, it's damn impressive watching him do all of his own stunts. Princess Rubali (Tetchie Agbayani) is his love interest. Filipino Agbayani is the highly unlikely daughter of the very white King of Parmistan, played by Buck Kartalian. Richard Norton plays the principal villain, the rat-tailed and dangly earring-wearing Zamir. One of my favorite roles in the movie, however, was that of Bob Schott as Thorg. The top-heavy Thorg wears a sweatshirt in all of his scenes, resembling Hans & Franz from the old Saturday Night Live sketches.It's a good movie to laugh at, for sure. But I want to be fair and say that there were some genuinely good points to it. As I mentioned, Thomas does all his stunts and they are impressive. Yes, they do silly things like place a pommel horse in the middle of a town just so he can jump on it and kick people. But it's part of the movie's nonsensical charm. I also enjoyed the location shooting. The film was shot in Yugoslavia and there's some great scenery and lovely old buildings. The "village of the crazies" part is actually pretty cool with some creepy atmosphere as Thomas is chased through the foggy streets by lunatics.The '80s was a wonderful decade for "fun" movies. Many of those are legitimate successes while some, like Gymkata, are misfires that succeed in spite of themselves. If you love '80s action movies or you love movies that you can have some fun with, you have to check this one out.

disdressed12 despite the fact that this film is pretty poorly done from from every every aspect you can think of,it's still manages to be a guilty pleasure.it comes off more as a Mel Brooks parody type of a movie than an actual serous attempt at film making,although it does try to take itself seriously,which of course makes it all the more funny.there are definitely a lot of eye rolling moments here.and yet,this is nowhere near as bad as many so called movies floating around out there.there's some entertainment value here,and it isn't all that painful to watch,relatively speaking.try Dark Town,or Dracula 3000,if you really want to know pain,and then get back to me.as for this one,i give it a 7/10