Red Belt.

[bushido_man96]

I'll probably buy it.

[Tiger1962]

Ok, I don't want to give away the movie but I finally got to see this and I enjoyed the beginning of it but the ending disappointed me. I would not classify this as a typical "action" movie though.

I guess I have mixed feelings / reviews on this. Would like to hear others opinions after seeing it.

[BDPulver]

Havent heard of this. Whats the basic story line of it without giving away any plot to it if possible.

Thanks

[Tiger1962]

Taken off the web from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1012804/plotsummary

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

[joesteph]

I just rented Red Belt and enjoyed the "street fighting" aspects of it (even though the action happened indoors). It's more that it was "peppered" with MA, even though the main fight was at the end of the movie--or else how would he be awarded the red belt? And look who presented it.

The acting wasn't the best, but it was offset by sympathizing with a man trying to save his MA school. The scene with the rape victim was something I had mixed feelings about, in that he was "flooding" her with the instruction move that he made, and yet that move is exactly what someone concerned with self-defense might consider. (Anybody proficient in knife defense see the movie? Was it feasible? It didn't look "Hollywood" to me.)

Good for a rental and some homemade popcorn.

[white owl]

I was little dissapointed it was not worth me buying it. I also bought Never Back Down to which it is not worth buying. I agree joesteph maybe alright for renting.

[tori]

I really thought this movie was awful. Yes, I liked the main character, but they did nothing with a story that was ultimately predictable and a total let down at the end. I enjoyed Kung Fu panda much more than this movie. Sometimes I wonder if the people reviewing these movies are 98 years old, hard of hearing and far sighted. (kidding). For reals though, Kung Fu panda was good!

[joesteph]

I enjoyed Kung Fu panda much more than this movie. . . .

For reals . . . Kung Fu panda was good!

When it was in the theater, I took my boys three times. I've bought the DVD, which they've watched twice, and the Kung Fu animals/figures in McDonald's.

Red Belt was okay; the fighting was what I liked. But Kung Fu Panda was a bigger hit to me; after all, animations aren't just for kids!

[Traymond]

I like the movie. It was realistic, and it was down to earth. What I did not like about the movie, is that they had the concept of Honor completely wrong, when they portrayed the cop. The cop did not have to kill himself to uphold his teacher honor and the honor of the dojo. He never dishonored either one, but yet he felt he did, even if he felt he did their was no need to kill himself, and he did not even do it in a ritualistic way, so even if he did it for the honor, did he even regain anything back?, he left his wife without money where is the honor in that, he even caused his Sensei and the dojo more problems.

[white owl]

I really thought this movie was awful. Yes, I liked the main character, but they did nothing with a story that was ultimately predictable and a total let down at the end. I enjoyed Kung Fu panda much more than this movie. Sometimes I wonder if the people reviewing these movies are 98 years old, hard of hearing and far sighted. (kidding). For reals though, Kung Fu panda was good!

I loved Kung Fu Panda an so did my son. I was little disappointed in the skadoosh.