Instead I was stuck going to an all boys catholic school. It was hell down there. There was lots of bullying and no custodial engineer with a tai-bo background to teach us how to fight back against bully classmates and evil senseis with janitorial supplies as our primary weapons. In a strange way, I'm glad I was bullied some, as it taught me resilience. This movie has fun and unintentional humor in places most movies don't even have places. I'm glad Billy refrained from yelling JESUS CHRIST after performing his tai-bo moves here. He tends to do this on other videos and it often lands me in a trigger-trap. He goes light on the cheese in this one. The kid that plays the bullied party, Ken, reminds me of the great NFL QB Steve Young. The dude that plays sadistic sensei Lee and beats the tar out of any kid dumb enough to step foot into his dojo is very convincing in his unmitigated evil. He has a very sinister-looking countenance. His head looks quite like a bullet. Great job by casting. I named one of my cats after him. I dig the anti-intellectualism of this flick. Time out of mind. It has become a guilty pleasure go to for me. Like Road House, it makes me feel tough in a vicarious sense. And boy do I wish I went to that high school!
Review of Showdown
