this third film in the series has no relation to the previous two other than the title.it's the best movie of the first three,in my opinion.there's much more action,plenty of pretty good fight sequences,and it's fast paced.the story line was nothing new or original,but it was well done nevertheless there are some exciting moments,and i was drawn into the action.it was almost compelling in parts.of course the bad guys were your typical stock two dimensional characters just like in the previous two films,but sadly,that's almost to be expected.apparently there are at least two more movies in the series,but i think i've had my fill for awhile.for me,No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers is a 6/10
18 Reviews
Sweet Surrender
fmarkland3228 September 2006
Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali star as two martial arts expert brothers ho team up to take down the ruthless murderers who squashed their father. Lot s of martial arts battles are waged in the course of this film. Loren Avedon is a gifted martial artist and watching him fight is ultimately the real show to watch. He actually has somewhat of a screen presence and his acting while admittedly not very good is still better than his co-star Keith Vitali. What finds most strange about No Retreat No Surrender 3:Blood Brothers, aside from the obvious fact that it has nothing to do with the first (Sadly there is no ghost of Bruce Lee) or second (I guess, since I haven't seen it) is that it makes literally no dramatic sense on any level. There are so many scenes of gleeful stupidity that you can't help but cave and enjoy the movie as such. The action sequences are however are what make this thing great to watch. The action sequences are thrilling and in a Z-grade martial arts thriller, that is all that counts. I recommend it as a perfect way to avail yourself in glorious ass-kicking, that is why this movie is so enjoyable.
* *1/2 out of 4-(Pretty good)
* *1/2 out of 4-(Pretty good)
Where the series retreated and surrendered...
wellthatswhatithinkanyway13 July 2005
STAR RATING: ***** The Works **** Just Misses the Mark *** That Little Bit In Between ** Lagging Behind * The Pits
Will (Loren Avedon) returns to be with his CIA brother Casey (Keith Vitali) at their father's 65th birthday party. However, when the old man is murdered by the evil Franco (Rion Hunter) they are both re-united in a quest for revenge...
When the movie opens, we see a foiled bank hold-up where American Imperialism self-righteously prevails when we see that the gangs agenda appears to be against American-imposed wars abroad. From there, we're left to gawp at just how much charisma Avedon actually had and how sad it was that he never moved on to bigger and better things. His delivery's a little ropey, but other than that, he's a spot on action star. Hunter in the bad guy role also has a genuine presence to him that is typical of DTV action fudd of the time that this movie was released.
From here, we see what is essentially a very weak film. It's predictable, clichéd, simplistic and lazy. But, for fans of the past two films, who get a kick out of the hammy over-acting, corny 80s soundtracks and the cleverly choreographed martial arts sequences, it may just pass muster all the same, but it is an undeniably wise final edition to the series. **
Will (Loren Avedon) returns to be with his CIA brother Casey (Keith Vitali) at their father's 65th birthday party. However, when the old man is murdered by the evil Franco (Rion Hunter) they are both re-united in a quest for revenge...
When the movie opens, we see a foiled bank hold-up where American Imperialism self-righteously prevails when we see that the gangs agenda appears to be against American-imposed wars abroad. From there, we're left to gawp at just how much charisma Avedon actually had and how sad it was that he never moved on to bigger and better things. His delivery's a little ropey, but other than that, he's a spot on action star. Hunter in the bad guy role also has a genuine presence to him that is typical of DTV action fudd of the time that this movie was released.
From here, we see what is essentially a very weak film. It's predictable, clichéd, simplistic and lazy. But, for fans of the past two films, who get a kick out of the hammy over-acting, corny 80s soundtracks and the cleverly choreographed martial arts sequences, it may just pass muster all the same, but it is an undeniably wise final edition to the series. **
Best of the three
AlbertV792 April 1999
This film is the best of the three No Retreat, No Surrender films. This is your typical revenge movie, but it involves two rival brothers, played by martial artists Keith Vitali and Loren Avedon. At first the brothers totally hate each other, but then their father's death brings them together as they take on the terrorists responsible for their father's murder. The fight scenes are a thrill-a-minute, the highlight being in a garage with Avedon and Vitali teaming up to fight terrorists. This is in fact the best of the three and I strongly recommend you see this film!
Weakeast sequel ever.
hwanin30 January 2010
I'm going to write a short review, as this title does not worth more than few lines...
The plot is simply primitive. I can't be more positive about it. Though the close combat fights are choreographed pretty well, the whole movie is a joke. The directing is so bad that it hurts me.
Just an example: in the final scene, when the terrorists are trying to take down the president the Alexander brothers come to save the day. Casey has a broken wrist and his wrist is in a plaster. This fact does not set him back to fight and use that wounded fist. While his young brother, Will got a shot into his shoulder and then Will is fighting with a wide smile on his face with his shot shoulder... Even Will is hanging on at the back of the escaping car with his overshot arm/shoulder.
In another scene at the hangar, where Casey and his girlfriend was kept as prisoners, the terrorists were shooting at them from 5-10 meters distance with automatic guns/UZIs. Of course, no bullets reached the main actor...
These were only 2 ridiculous scenes from the movie. The whole movie is full of this kind of badly directed scenes.
I'm deeply sorry to say it, after watching the No Retreat, No Surrender 2, but this follow-up was the worst I have seen so far. (I'm 26 at the time, when writing this review.)
The only reason why I gave this title 2 out of 10 is the fact that Loren Avedon is funny and incredibly cool when fighting and the fighting scenes are good and entertaining.
The plot is simply primitive. I can't be more positive about it. Though the close combat fights are choreographed pretty well, the whole movie is a joke. The directing is so bad that it hurts me.
Just an example: in the final scene, when the terrorists are trying to take down the president the Alexander brothers come to save the day. Casey has a broken wrist and his wrist is in a plaster. This fact does not set him back to fight and use that wounded fist. While his young brother, Will got a shot into his shoulder and then Will is fighting with a wide smile on his face with his shot shoulder... Even Will is hanging on at the back of the escaping car with his overshot arm/shoulder.
In another scene at the hangar, where Casey and his girlfriend was kept as prisoners, the terrorists were shooting at them from 5-10 meters distance with automatic guns/UZIs. Of course, no bullets reached the main actor...
These were only 2 ridiculous scenes from the movie. The whole movie is full of this kind of badly directed scenes.
I'm deeply sorry to say it, after watching the No Retreat, No Surrender 2, but this follow-up was the worst I have seen so far. (I'm 26 at the time, when writing this review.)
The only reason why I gave this title 2 out of 10 is the fact that Loren Avedon is funny and incredibly cool when fighting and the fighting scenes are good and entertaining.
flowing excrete, no plunger - crud brothers
talllwoood1314 November 2023
This is such a bad movie. I had this as a so bad its good recommendation and it's just bad. The main actors were so poorly cast, you'd think this is some film school project Will is this rebellious brother who drives the crappiest car in America. His father is some "top spy" with the CIA who just retired. It's his 65th birthday. Yet the son thinks it's a good idea to walt into the party in a USSR jacket. Sure he gets in a bit of trouble for doing so but it was just such an odd thing. Perhaps the director or someone was really proud of their jacket.
Both brothers can't act to save their lives. They should never have been leads in anything. Especially Loren Avedon. He doesn't have the looks, he has no charm and just comes off as this over confident jerk. I hate his voice as well it's like sand paper to my ears. They have so little chemistry. I get it brothers usually hate each other but the way they convey this to struggle to have any dialogue is about as fun to watch as pulling ones hair. The only way either of them got their roles was they both knew martial arts.
Why not a 1 star.. the action was good. The movie is a bit homophobic in the bar scene especially but I couldn't finish this garbage in a single sitting and doubt I will be able to finish this. I'm just glad I wasn't some middle or high school kid and this was the movie that was rented from a video store for the weekend. I'd be upset and actually want to do my homework before sunday night.
Both brothers can't act to save their lives. They should never have been leads in anything. Especially Loren Avedon. He doesn't have the looks, he has no charm and just comes off as this over confident jerk. I hate his voice as well it's like sand paper to my ears. They have so little chemistry. I get it brothers usually hate each other but the way they convey this to struggle to have any dialogue is about as fun to watch as pulling ones hair. The only way either of them got their roles was they both knew martial arts.
Why not a 1 star.. the action was good. The movie is a bit homophobic in the bar scene especially but I couldn't finish this garbage in a single sitting and doubt I will be able to finish this. I'm just glad I wasn't some middle or high school kid and this was the movie that was rented from a video store for the weekend. I'd be upset and actually want to do my homework before sunday night.
An enjoyable, mindless martial arts movie from the 90s.
BA_Harrison10 December 2007
I wasn't expecting much from No Retreat NoSurrender 3: the DVD I watched was a bare bones pan and scan effort (meaning that the distributor either couldn't be arsed or thought the film unworthy of much attention), and the director and 'stars' were unknowns to this fan of fight-fests. However, despite some awful acting and an unimaginative story, Blood Brothers actually proved to be quite good fun. Not groundbreaking in any way, shape or form, you understand, but solidly entertaining stuff nonetheless, particularly if you enjoy silly action trash from the 90s (it comes packed with nasty hairstyles, a naff soundtrack, and plenty of hard-bodied babes).
Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali play Will and Casey Alexander, two brothers who fail to see eye to eye; Casey is a womanising CIA operative, whilst Will is a selfish Karate instructor with a strong moral sense (but no fashion sensecheck out his denim and leather blouson jacket, chinos, and aviator shades combo!). But when their father is murdered by a group of terrorists, led by white-mullet-ed baddie Franco (Rion Hunter), they eventually learn to work together in order to bring the killers to justice.
Casey uses his connections in 'the company' to locate the whereabouts of those responsible for his old man's demise, and then convinces Maria, his ex-girlfriend (and also an ex-employee of Franco's), to help him make contact with them; Will, on the other hand, is a little more impetuous and hot foots it to Florida on his own (after taking a peek at his brother's Top Secret file on the case), changes his name to Jessie, and gets a job with the bad guys as a 'heavy'.
Inevitably, Will's true identity is discovered and big brother Casey must come to the rescue.
Of course, it's not the quality of the story that matters in a film like thisit's the action. And with bone-crunching stunts, and loads of fast and furious martial arts, fans of the genre should not be disappointed. What Avedon and Vitali lack in acting skills, they more than make up for with their ability to kick ass.
The fighting is certainly impressive stuff: acrobatic, fast, and very painful looking, with bodies crashing through glass, falling from great heights, and generally being treated in a manner that would cause mere mortals like me to spend many months in hospital (or, quite likely, an eternity six feet under). The use of some unconvincing stunt-doubles, particularly in the film's closing moments, kinda spoils things a tad (Hunter's stand-in wears a VERY bad wig), but, on the whole, as low-budget actioners go, this one delivers the goods where it matters most.
6.5, rounded up to 7 for IMDb
Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali play Will and Casey Alexander, two brothers who fail to see eye to eye; Casey is a womanising CIA operative, whilst Will is a selfish Karate instructor with a strong moral sense (but no fashion sensecheck out his denim and leather blouson jacket, chinos, and aviator shades combo!). But when their father is murdered by a group of terrorists, led by white-mullet-ed baddie Franco (Rion Hunter), they eventually learn to work together in order to bring the killers to justice.
Casey uses his connections in 'the company' to locate the whereabouts of those responsible for his old man's demise, and then convinces Maria, his ex-girlfriend (and also an ex-employee of Franco's), to help him make contact with them; Will, on the other hand, is a little more impetuous and hot foots it to Florida on his own (after taking a peek at his brother's Top Secret file on the case), changes his name to Jessie, and gets a job with the bad guys as a 'heavy'.
Inevitably, Will's true identity is discovered and big brother Casey must come to the rescue.
Of course, it's not the quality of the story that matters in a film like thisit's the action. And with bone-crunching stunts, and loads of fast and furious martial arts, fans of the genre should not be disappointed. What Avedon and Vitali lack in acting skills, they more than make up for with their ability to kick ass.
The fighting is certainly impressive stuff: acrobatic, fast, and very painful looking, with bodies crashing through glass, falling from great heights, and generally being treated in a manner that would cause mere mortals like me to spend many months in hospital (or, quite likely, an eternity six feet under). The use of some unconvincing stunt-doubles, particularly in the film's closing moments, kinda spoils things a tad (Hunter's stand-in wears a VERY bad wig), but, on the whole, as low-budget actioners go, this one delivers the goods where it matters most.
6.5, rounded up to 7 for IMDb
Classic 90's beat-em-up.
tarbosh2200021 February 2014
Warning: Spoilers
he Alexander brothers couldn't be more different: Casey Alexander (Vitali) is a CIA operative like his father, is a straight shooter and a dutiful son. His brother Will (Avedon), however, is a disaffected and unlikable jerk who gets irritated any time anyone says anything to him. Even when their father John (Campanella) is mercilessly killed, the brothers have their own ways of doing things. Will travels to Florida and goes undercover as a guy named Jesse just so he can get close to the evil Franco (Hunter) and his criminal organization. Casey also goes to Florida and teams up with Maria (Acuna) to try and get answers in his own way. Of course, the paths of the two brothers intersect and they end up fighting Franco together. Will this be the end of sibling rivalry after all?
The No Retreat No Surrender series have all been solid entertainment, and this installment is no different. It's an in-name only sequel, with Avedon playing a different character, but no one really cares. It's all about the great stunts and very impressive Martial Arts fights. Funnily enough, Avedon's character, Will, goes through no arc whatsoever. He's a jerk at the beginning, remains a jerk, and is still a jerk at the end. It's a good thing Avedon is a competent Martial Artist, or there would be nothing for audience members to latch onto. His counterpart Keith Vitali is cool, and the guy definitely has moves as well. He more than holds his own with his on-screen brother and in many cases outshines him. Rion Hunter of Cage (1989) fame plays the very Matthias Hues-like baddie well, and only a bad guy could have hair like that.
The weirdness quotient is maintained with such moments as when a video- generated on-screen quote from Chairman Mao is randomly inserted into the proceedings and looks like an editing mistake. Avedon drives angrily while chomping down equally angrily on a piece of bread, and Casey's one-way conversations with a computer, which predate Siri by twenty years or so. But the old standbys are here too, such as the abandoned warehouse and the prerequisite torture. But the movie undoubtedly gives you what you want, especially the blowout ending. The actors and stuntmen clearly were working overtime to entertain the audience, and that effort is on screen, and much appreciated.
Written and directed by the same guys that did King of the Kickboxers (1990) and American Shaolin: King of the Kickboxers II (1992) (Keith Strandberg and Lucas Lowe, respectively), and released on VHS by Imperial, surely a good time will be had by all with this classic 90's beat-em-up.
The No Retreat No Surrender series have all been solid entertainment, and this installment is no different. It's an in-name only sequel, with Avedon playing a different character, but no one really cares. It's all about the great stunts and very impressive Martial Arts fights. Funnily enough, Avedon's character, Will, goes through no arc whatsoever. He's a jerk at the beginning, remains a jerk, and is still a jerk at the end. It's a good thing Avedon is a competent Martial Artist, or there would be nothing for audience members to latch onto. His counterpart Keith Vitali is cool, and the guy definitely has moves as well. He more than holds his own with his on-screen brother and in many cases outshines him. Rion Hunter of Cage (1989) fame plays the very Matthias Hues-like baddie well, and only a bad guy could have hair like that.
The weirdness quotient is maintained with such moments as when a video- generated on-screen quote from Chairman Mao is randomly inserted into the proceedings and looks like an editing mistake. Avedon drives angrily while chomping down equally angrily on a piece of bread, and Casey's one-way conversations with a computer, which predate Siri by twenty years or so. But the old standbys are here too, such as the abandoned warehouse and the prerequisite torture. But the movie undoubtedly gives you what you want, especially the blowout ending. The actors and stuntmen clearly were working overtime to entertain the audience, and that effort is on screen, and much appreciated.
Written and directed by the same guys that did King of the Kickboxers (1990) and American Shaolin: King of the Kickboxers II (1992) (Keith Strandberg and Lucas Lowe, respectively), and released on VHS by Imperial, surely a good time will be had by all with this classic 90's beat-em-up.
The first was for honour, The second for his country, This time... it's family!
bad_habitt20 August 2005
Wow. Just wow. This film and its video cover easily have the greatest tagline of any film, in the greatest series of movies ever. Putting this film into words does not do it justice. Loren Avedon is one of the most amazing action heroes of all time. The fact that his career during its success period only featured 3 amazing and mesmerizing movies, it's like he was Bruce Lee, in the way that he was so amazing for such a short period of time and he gave the art away. See it, but see it as a film enthusiast, starting from hiring it at the video store after studying and looking over the video cover, then come home and put it in the vcr on a summer evening. You will have an experience that only the most fortunate people on earth experience.
Solid popcorn action flick
Leofwine_draca6 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
This is a decent little martial arts flick very much in the Hong Kong mould – although it's an American movie, there's a lot of Chinese talent behind the scenes which means that the varied fight scenes are identical to the ones you'll find coming out of Hong Kong during the same period. The film this directly reminded me of was Yuen Biao's ABOVE THE LAW, for example. It's the third in a series of films that seem to get slightly better as they go along. The first was a fun take on the KARATE KID story, the second used a Rambo-era Vietnam backdrop for the action, and this one is just a stand alone action flick.
The first thing I noticed was that the acting is absolutely diabolical – the worst of the series, and among the worst I've seen even in this genre. Keith Vitali is a more than able fighter but his attempts at emoting are frankly atrocious – and it's little wonder that he didn't go on to star in much after this. Loren Avedon, returning from the last film, is better, but not on the level of a Van Damme or Seagal in their heyday. Not that it matters much – the supporting cast are bad enough to make Vitali and Avedon look good on occasion, with the exception of Rion Hunter, the weird-looking bad guy who plays this thing down to a tee. Wanda Acuna, in comparison, the Puerto Rican love interest, is awful.
But anyway – who watches these flicks for the acting? I certainly don't – it's all about the action, and that's where NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 3: BLOOD BROTHERS triumphs. The fight scenes come thick and fast and are expertly choreographed to best show off the genuine skills of the participants. They can be funny (Avedon pretending to kill his brother) and they can be violent (the last, extended bout which doesn't disappoint at all) but the key thing is that they're all good – even the brief ones. They're also packed with stunts, from the usual 'guys smashing through windows' stuff to that effect I love, where somebody is kicked and spin around and around, incredibly fast, in the air before hitting the ground. Weapon play, shoot-outs, and the classic two-versus-one climax – I loved every bit of it.
Okay, so the story is pretty weak when it comes down to it, although the opening murder of the father was sufficiently violent to have me shocked and rooting for the good guys to kick some backside. The film meanders in places, and comes across as very dated in terms of the fashions, the haircuts, and the mannerisms, but hey, it was still the '80s when they filmed it. BLOOD BROTHERS is nothing more than a popcorn action flick and works very well for what it is.
The first thing I noticed was that the acting is absolutely diabolical – the worst of the series, and among the worst I've seen even in this genre. Keith Vitali is a more than able fighter but his attempts at emoting are frankly atrocious – and it's little wonder that he didn't go on to star in much after this. Loren Avedon, returning from the last film, is better, but not on the level of a Van Damme or Seagal in their heyday. Not that it matters much – the supporting cast are bad enough to make Vitali and Avedon look good on occasion, with the exception of Rion Hunter, the weird-looking bad guy who plays this thing down to a tee. Wanda Acuna, in comparison, the Puerto Rican love interest, is awful.
But anyway – who watches these flicks for the acting? I certainly don't – it's all about the action, and that's where NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 3: BLOOD BROTHERS triumphs. The fight scenes come thick and fast and are expertly choreographed to best show off the genuine skills of the participants. They can be funny (Avedon pretending to kill his brother) and they can be violent (the last, extended bout which doesn't disappoint at all) but the key thing is that they're all good – even the brief ones. They're also packed with stunts, from the usual 'guys smashing through windows' stuff to that effect I love, where somebody is kicked and spin around and around, incredibly fast, in the air before hitting the ground. Weapon play, shoot-outs, and the classic two-versus-one climax – I loved every bit of it.
Okay, so the story is pretty weak when it comes down to it, although the opening murder of the father was sufficiently violent to have me shocked and rooting for the good guys to kick some backside. The film meanders in places, and comes across as very dated in terms of the fashions, the haircuts, and the mannerisms, but hey, it was still the '80s when they filmed it. BLOOD BROTHERS is nothing more than a popcorn action flick and works very well for what it is.
Just For Laughs
wwwkenorg2 December 2002
I've seen this movie before, but most recently over-dubbed in Spanish (I do not speak the language). It is honestly one of the funniest movies I've ever seen when you don't understand a word. Then again, this was on at about 2am, so I may have been deliriously tired, but inspired enough to write this review at 4am. The acting is beyond horrible - but the scenes with the white haired terrorist were so over the top that I laughed until I cried. Besides being the silliest looking bad guy, he appears to be playing right to the camera. This is worth it just for the laughs, though there are brief segments of reasonably talented martial arts moves - only to be ruined by any attempt at acting.
These No Retreat, No Surrender movies are the best
sveknu21 February 2010
I just love the No Retreat, No Surrender series. All three movies are great. Even though the actors are mostly totally unknown, the budgets aren't that huge and they're generally not that well-known, it fun and entertainment from start to finish. This particular installment in the series sees Loren Avedon from the previous movie teaming up with Keith Vitali. The opening scene with Vitali is hilarious, and you start wondering if you're watching a slapstick comedy. That's the level this movie is at, it's an extremely easygoing piece of action movie which delivers the goods when it comes to the fight scenes. As always they are truly great, and way better than most other movies of both past and present. It looks to be inspired of the wirework from Hong Kong, and the execution is satisfactory.
Fine film in the genre
rettercritical14 September 2009
The most insane martial arts film from America incorporates an albino terrorist leader's plot to kill president George WH Bush. In classical Hong Kong style, Blood Brothers bares no connection to previous NRNS-series instalments, apart from sheer wackiness, creative dance-like use of violence and a tacked-on cold-war nationalism verging on parody. One of the great screen fighters, Loren Avedon, was brought into the series to replace Kurt McKiney, who broke his contract to return in the sequels. But these mishaps didn't stop the strange phenomena of this movie series getting better with every sequel. Seasonal film's Hong Kong production on American soil brought truly daring and dangerous fight sequences to VHS. The other "blood brother" and truly joyous cinematic ham Keith Vitali, had a plaster-cast on his arm for the first few scenes because he genuinely broke it during filming. Scenery is chewed and successfully digested by bleached blond and English-accented Rion Hunter as the leader of a strange gang of king-fu fighting communist terrorists. This all leads to the assassination plot of George Bush senior, incorporating real footage of the president, which along with strange moments of text used on a blank screen, constitutes the most unlikely tribute to Jean-Luc Godard in cinema. Cheesy quotable dialogue and severe bone-crunching where it counts, NRNS 3: Blood Brothers is among the very cream of B-cinema and wildly enjoyable.
Don't Mind the Acting
Masta_Ruthless22 September 2004
This was to me the best movie in it's 5 part series you can say. Two brothers constantly at each others throats until their father dies, which eventually brings them together. Ron Hunter displayed some very good martial arts techniques. The acting was not that good at all, but then would you rather have good acting and bad fight scenes (Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolution, Cradle to the Grave) or bad acting good fight scenes ( Blood Moon, Super Fighter, and Drive). If you are not an acting snob then please by all means give this a shot. If acting plays a big part to you then I would say don't really bother, but if you like good fight scenes this is a definite looker.
No Boredom, No Snoozefest 3: Kick-ass Brothers
Viva_Chiba12 October 2010
this is the first movie of the "No Retreat, No Surrender" series that i watched.
The fights are well choreographed (reminds me of the work of Corey Yuen, director of the first No Retreat, No Surrender), thrilling, entertaining and well made.
Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali made a good team up, Rion Hunter did an awesome job as "Franco", the villain.
Plot: After their father got killed by Franco, the leader of a terrorist organization, Will (Avedon) and Casey (Vitali) must revenge their father's death, the political and moral point of view of the two brothers are different, sometimes leading to some disagreement.
Watch it even if you haven't see the 2 previous movies of the No Retreat, No Surrender series.
It's like a martial arts movie made in Hong Kong with American actors, super recommended.
The fights are well choreographed (reminds me of the work of Corey Yuen, director of the first No Retreat, No Surrender), thrilling, entertaining and well made.
Loren Avedon and Keith Vitali made a good team up, Rion Hunter did an awesome job as "Franco", the villain.
Plot: After their father got killed by Franco, the leader of a terrorist organization, Will (Avedon) and Casey (Vitali) must revenge their father's death, the political and moral point of view of the two brothers are different, sometimes leading to some disagreement.
Watch it even if you haven't see the 2 previous movies of the No Retreat, No Surrender series.
It's like a martial arts movie made in Hong Kong with American actors, super recommended.
Not Retreating for a second!
peterpants6624 October 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Loren Avedon unleashes a full six pack, no make that 30 pack of butt kicking action in the third installment of the series. This movie is about family, its also about the laundry list of dead or permanently injured stunt men in this flick. People get attacked in this movie like I've never seen and you may have to rewind certain shots about a million times cause there too priceless. Like when Loren Avedons dad in the movie is taking on the thugs in his house, and he Leaps at one guy and knocks him so ridiculously far off the set its...well its amazing is what it is. This movie has so many lines and fighting that you just don't have time to rest its a constant bombardment of plot twist and foot and fist. The fighting is shot furiously fast too, this movie makes a lot of other martial arts movies look slow. And the ending...well thats just a whole nother scaffolding story. If your a fan of the late eighties early nineties kick-boxing action genre then look no further, this movie along with part two and king of the kick-boxers are some of the best. Loren Avedon for life. Don't rent this OWN it.
Must see!
dasa10823 April 2021
This film has Loren Avedon at the top of his abilities, the great star Keith Vitali with a strange role (not the villain) and an unusual opponent: a red skin expert in kung fu who is albino. The story is simple: these are two brothers who must avenge the murder of the father. From the beginning to the end there is one sequence of action after another, and there is no opportunity to close your eyes. It's remarkable how Seasonal pictures offered the best occidental films thanks to applying Hong Kong's style. The direction is competent and makes you look exactly what needs to shine. It's a kind of movie that's no longer made today. Remarkable in every way.
#3 for a reason
jimminysnickety3 April 2015
The Alexander brothers are nearly going to kill each other... both are trained fighters with different personalities. Their semi-retired CIA dad stubbornly wants another crack at putting some Terrorists away for life. The patriarch about to have his 65th birthday and only chance at any intervention with the two sons.
Loren Avedon as the younger brother Will Alexander demonstrates some of his signature KICKS,SWEEPS, and FLIPS. He is a Martial Art Instructor by day and a vigilante by leisure. Keith Vitalli as Casey Alexander plays the overly domineering and arrogant older sibling. He has got into his dad's profession which his bro Will has no interest for. The dad played by Joseph Cappanelli (sorry about the spelling) is oblivious of the foreboding drama.
The brothers ultimately have to pursue the Terrorists but they take different paths to find them. The Lead Terrorist Franco is heavily guarded by dozens of armed men. He even has a right hand man Russo.
Franco uses Will after successfully joining forces. Now under his corny new alias Jesse Roby he kills his CIA brother or does he? Franco meets rogue CIA Agent Atteron (Luke Askew) who basically spoils Will's cover. Franco captures Casey Alexander and threatens to kill him if Will Doesn't do what he says.
The finally has some fast paced martial art choreographed scenes. Franco is maybe the most badass villain in martial art movie history with his brutal moves.
Loren Avedon as the younger brother Will Alexander demonstrates some of his signature KICKS,SWEEPS, and FLIPS. He is a Martial Art Instructor by day and a vigilante by leisure. Keith Vitalli as Casey Alexander plays the overly domineering and arrogant older sibling. He has got into his dad's profession which his bro Will has no interest for. The dad played by Joseph Cappanelli (sorry about the spelling) is oblivious of the foreboding drama.
The brothers ultimately have to pursue the Terrorists but they take different paths to find them. The Lead Terrorist Franco is heavily guarded by dozens of armed men. He even has a right hand man Russo.
Franco uses Will after successfully joining forces. Now under his corny new alias Jesse Roby he kills his CIA brother or does he? Franco meets rogue CIA Agent Atteron (Luke Askew) who basically spoils Will's cover. Franco captures Casey Alexander and threatens to kill him if Will Doesn't do what he says.
The finally has some fast paced martial art choreographed scenes. Franco is maybe the most badass villain in martial art movie history with his brutal moves.
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