This movie has its moments. There are some extraordinary fight scenes that involves Cynthia Rothrock. The fight between Conan Lee and Sheila Chan is hilarious. Besides the fights , the story is lame and the dialogue through the film is shockingly bad. There are a few good actors in this like Cynthia Rothrock, Jeffrey Falcon or Ching-Ying Lam. There is a lot of cheesy Hong Kong humor to sit through unfortunately. But fortunately the movie has better fights than any US movie Cynthia Rothrock has done so far. So this one i recommend just to Cynthia Rothrock fans (maybe). I didn't saw the Hong Kong Laserdisc which runs with 6 minutes longer. At least is better than Triple Cross or The Hostage (the US movies starring Cynthia Rothrock).
Reviews
15 Reviews
Miao tan shuang long
(1989)
An instant classic
1 November 2015
I didn't have high expectations about this movie but i was really surprised. This film impressed me with its fight scenes, some good jokes(most of them were lame)and with the cast involved: Cynthia Rothrock, Michiko Nishiwaki & Mark Houghton. The final fight between Cynthia and Michiko didn't disappoint but i wanted to be a lil' bit longer. Ms.Rothrock had the same role that she had in films like: Yes Madam&Righting Wrongs. She plays convincingly her role and not like she was playing in one of her US movies. I like a lot her Chinese movies, are so much better than her US movies. Even Prince of the Sun (the last movie she had done in China) was better than China O'Brien for example. All in all this movie remains until this day a classic, believe or not, and Cynthia Rothrock's fans should not miss this one.
Better than average
20 October 2015
I've saw actually a full movie (the two episodes ''The Enforcer&Not Fade Away were edited in a full movie) called : Hercules - The Enforcer which runs almost 84 min. The first part of the movie which involved the actress Karen Sheperd is extraordinary done but the second part is mediocre but has a cool fight between the most prominent martial arts artists: Cynthia Rothrock&Karen Sheperd. The second part of the movie has also a dramatic scene with Kevin Sorbo crying at his friend's death. All in all this movie deserved to be seen for its entertainment values, for its fights and the actors involved: Karen Sheperd, Cynthia Rothrock, Kevin Sorbo and Teresa Hill. Cynthia Rothrock's fans you can't skip this one.
China O'Brien II
(1990 Video)
Better than the first one
15 October 2015
I've watched China O'Brien recently and i was really disappointed by how they managed the movie, by the vision of the director and the screenplay. I thought that being directed by director Robert Clouse the movie it will be really awesome but i was wrong.Richard Norton has destroyed the movie with his accent and the fights aren't that good because the opponents are really weak. The second movie has a better story in my opinion&better fights (because there are decent opponents to Cynthia&her fellas) but that's it. So if the first movie deserved 5/10, the second movie deserved 7/10 because of the two major improvements. Unfortunately Richard Norton appears in part two too. The oponents are: Billy Blanks,Toshishiro Obata,the Spanish guy(who fights only with his legs) from Jean Claude Van- Damme's Double Impact and others. So the movie is good enough if you are interested to see the beautiful Cynthia Rothrock fighting with many guys in the second part of the movie&for the villains that appears on the end of this film.This is one of her best US movie besides Guardian Angel&Fast Getaway.
Fast Getaway
(1991 Video)
Good enough
14 October 2015
This is a very entertaining movie with the likes Corey Haim&Cynthia Rothrock. Unfortunately i couldn't give this movie more than 7/10 because i didn't like 2 things about this film: Corey Haim dressed as womany(you could see that he was very embarrassed for acting like that)and Cynthia Rothrock's skills are wasted here a lil' bit. If she had more than screen time & more fights i think that this movie would have been a classic because Cynthia was in top form. But all in all was a good movie and Cynthia Rothrock didn't disappoint. Fast Getaway 2 isn't a good follow up unfortunately. This movie and Guardian Angel are my favorite movies with Cynthia Rothrock.
The Substitute
(1993 TV Movie)
Pretty good indeed
21 October 2014
When i first saw this movie was a few years ago because i had it on VHS.Back then i thought that the movie deserved 5/10 (Average) but i bought the DVD with good image and sound it made to give this movie a 7. The music score is excellent and the movie (instead of having some minor flaws) is very entertaining.In this film Mark Wahlberg made his debut and you can tell but he is acceptable because of his charisma&attitude.Amanda Donohoe has done the biggest role in her career in this movie.But this just my opinion.Watching this movie you'll not be disappointed because Amanda Donohoe is Bete Davis of our times.
The Hostage
(1998)
It could have been great but ultimately it disappoint so much unfortunately
3 April 2014
It does not have a bad script but the budget of this little movie is a very tiny.I think is the budget of a car only.This is an action movie.Because i am a Cyntnthia Rothrock fan i thought that this movie will not disappoint because i thought it will have great fights scenes with her.But Cynthia don't fight in this movie, she just shoots here and there. I've waited for such a long time(1996) that she will play in a new movie on the same level with her older but classic films like: 1.Righting Wrongs 2.No retreat no surrender II 3.Blonde Fury 4.Tiger Claws 5.Martial Law II 6.Rage and honor II 7.Irresistible Force 8.Lady Dragon II 9.Guardian Angel Maybe WHITE TIGER,PRISON RAID,Star Raiders: The Adventures of Sabre Raine or BLUE SUEDE will not disappoint.So now we'll have to wait for what will be released next.Her movies from 1997 until 2013 were disastrous unfortunately.
Deep Cover
(1997)
Average action movie - just for Cynthia Rothrock's fans only
1 November 2013
What can i tell is that i've saw a version of this movie called Checkmate which runs 95min(much of the bad dialogue have been cut but the fights not). I've saw Deep Cover also which runs with 5 minutes longer(with very boring diologue added) and exists a third version which is caled : Check Mate Special Agent FBI which runs 97min (some of the fights&bad dialogue have been cut unfortunately for this dutch release). So i will make a review for my favorite version - Checkmate. Deep Cover starts well with some fights that allows Cynthia to enter in the action. Then continue with some dialogues until Cynthia is involved in an other climatic fight. Rothrock shows some good martial arts skills fighting brutal against the bad guys in the last 12 minutes of this film. She really looks great in this movie and she was in the top form but the director and his team were not chosen properly in my opinion.It was really awesome if the movie was like Guardian Angel with more fights&action and less dialogue.I think this is the last movie with Cynthia Rothrock which was OK the rest of her movies in which she played from 1997 until these days are really awful. Maybe White Tiger will be great because there she fights against another B movie star Don The Dragon Wilson. All in all i think that some of Cynthia Rothrock's fans will be pleased with this movie too. Checkmate deserves 6/10 Deep Cover deserves 5/10 Check Mate Special Agent FBI deserves 4/10
Critic Jim McLennan wrote in 2014 about this movie: ''There's a whole subsequent subplot involving a local judge, who is in cahoots with Dutch, and using the profits of their gun-running business to fund his gubernatorial campaign. It's no more interesting than the main storyline, and every moment spent there is a moment wasted, since it could be used for better things, such as Cynthia Rothrock kicking some additional ass.'' So he probably not seen ''Checkmate'' because all the bad dialogue between him and Dutch were cut. But if it have been added more fights with Cynthia that would have been really awesome.
Critic Jim McLennan wrote in 2014 about this movie: ''There's a whole subsequent subplot involving a local judge, who is in cahoots with Dutch, and using the profits of their gun-running business to fund his gubernatorial campaign. It's no more interesting than the main storyline, and every moment spent there is a moment wasted, since it could be used for better things, such as Cynthia Rothrock kicking some additional ass.'' So he probably not seen ''Checkmate'' because all the bad dialogue between him and Dutch were cut. But if it have been added more fights with Cynthia that would have been really awesome.
Unforgettable
(1996)
Thriller is what it is
28 October 2013
This is an excellent movie from start to finish.I've never been boring during the movie.Ray Liotta is awesome like always and the villains are chosen very good also.The director&composer made an wonderful atmosphere to this movie.I will check if they collaborated to other movies also. I also liked the twist that was on the end of the movie. John Dahl is a very good director.He directed also The Last Seduction in which stars Linda Fiorentino also.In Unforgettable Linda Fiorentino didn't shine like in The Last Seduction but it isn't lame either.So i recommend you all to sit back on your bed and watch an entertaining movie like this which is unique.It was a fun thrilling ride.
Ted
(2012)
a little bit disappointed because.......
23 July 2012
At the end John and his wife will marry at a church where they don't have any respect for God.Sam Jones alias Flash Gorson had to be the priest(so he don't have nothing to do with God)and at that church 2 homosexuals have a kiss together.I observed that many American movies parodies weddings which are a mystery of God who deserved to be respected.So Seth Macfarlane gives people a very bad example for doing this script.Mark Wahlberg who think he is a religious man is a bad example for the kids from nowadays.I don't know why he accepted to do a movie like this with so much dirty jokes and filthy language and even worse bad jokes about God's Church.How to face his mother after doing this,how to enter in a church after he made bad jokes about God.He don't realize he will pay on life after death for doing this?The movie is alright,is very entertaining but is a bad bad example for our youth.Let's hope that Seth Macfarlane&Mark Wahlberg will clear their minds.
Undefeatable
(1993)
classic movie
14 February 2010
i've saw a different version of this movie called BLOODY MARY KILLER which is different in 3 cases than UNDEFEATABLE: 1.the movie starts with Cynthia rothrock using a sword to let us know how good is she at the demonstrations with weapons 2.it is a fight scenes at the beginning involving Cynthia rothrock and robin shou which not appears on undefeatable 3.that scene when john miller was telling Cynthia that he knows who killed her sister and after a few seconds Cynthia laughs and she was asking miller if they can take her car this scene is different on Asian edition was cuted a lil' bit so the laugh and the idea of Cynthia to take her car were cut off.so i think there 3 good improvements to the movie these 3 changes and i think that made the film better.i have BLOODY MARY KILLER from a friend.i think you'll like this version better
Honor and Glory
(1992)
pretty good movie
14 February 2010
I've saw the Asian version of this movie which is called : ANGEL THE KICKBOXER and features actors like : Cynthia rothrock,yukari oshima,robin shou,Pauline Chan,Donna Jason,waise lee and others.this movie has non-stop action and the fights are well done but are very short unfortunately.i wanted to see Cynthia rothrock in a few other scenes that are not included in honor and glory but they aren't.as a Cynthia rothrock's fan i wasn't disappointed by this movie which is very entertainment in my opinion.i hope to see these days a new movie with a cast that include Cynthia rothrock+yukari oshima or Cynthia rothrock+Michelle yeoh(they played very well in police assassins)
Lady Dragon 2
(1993)
better than the first one
12 February 2010
This could have been one of the best Cynthia US American movie if the fight between Rothrock and that fat thug was better and if there was a fight between billy drago and Cynthia at the end of the movie.Lady dragon 2 has nothing new to offer: has the same story like the first movie with rothrock seeking revenge for the killing of her husband.she uses her martial arts knowledge for killing the bad guys.this movie is improved instead of the first lady dragon movie because the chief villain:billy dragon played much better than Richard Norton,the fight scenes were better and is a lil' bit thriller in some moments.the fight from the elevator was so sexy and rough.Cynthia is very convincing as tough woman who is seeking for revenge.so in my opinion it was a pretty good movie.enjoy
Lady Reporter
(1989)
almost perfect
12 February 2010
this movie amazed me because it has nice story,good cast,good directors,very good fights and awesome soundtrack.Cynthia rothrock acts very well in this , she has a lot of charm,is very beautiful in this and fights very well.She is my favorite martial arts actress because she makes her own stunts and she is not fake.i think this movie don't deserve a 10 because i was disappointed by a fight between Cynthia fighting against a bad guy in the house of her roommate and i didn't like the ending also because i expected a brutal fight between she and the chief villain.but the fights are very well photographed and Corey yuen does its job very well as usual coordinated the fights scenes.fans of Cynthia rothrock watch this movie because she was in top form in this and because BLONDE FURY it is in the top 3 for sure in her list.
Sworn to Justice
(1996)
Cynthia rothrock is simply magic in this
7 February 2010
i don't think i've ever seen an actress that could do this things together in the same movie:she looks gorgeous in her costumes she wears,fights very well,she's involved in 2 very erotic scenes and acts very well.i don't understand why Cynthia wasn't appreciated for her role from this movie.every rothrock's fan should watch this movie because is almost perfect : has great fight scenes(one is in hk tradition with Cynthia fighting against an Asian guy),quick comedy,2 sex scenes and a sexual short scene,a decent story but very common unfortunately(because of that i said is 'almost perfect').this movie is on the same level with other great movies that Cynthia did in China like :Police Assassins,Righting Wrongs or Blonde fury.
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