I was going to watch 'The Neverending Story' tonight but by the sounds of it that goes for an eternity and one would likely start growing cobwebs by the time it finishes so looks like I'm stuck with this Lou Diamond Phillips movie.
There was always a beef between this guy and Van Damme back in the day which was never resolved. And if I recall correctly, it was Van Damme who always ducked Don.
Lou Diamond Phillips, looking handsome as ever, enters a honky-tonk and hits on some nun who's absconded from the convent.
Impressed that Lou Don Phillips beats up a bar full of rebels, the nun immediately shares a motel room with him and puts on a striptease to a 'Lethal Weapon' trumpet solo. She's scandalous though and steals what's-his-name's car and disappears for most of the movie as Lou goes on a wild goose chase and has everyone out after him.
I liked Don Phillips character name in that other movie of his - Karate Man.
The Hawaiian Karate Man is arrested for party crashing a house then sent to Tromaville and interrogated by the fuzz, who are hellbent on breaking him and use unconventional methods and are more crooked than The White Sox scandal. (No one can be trusted in this movie.) Karate Man becomes Richard Kimble and is falsely accused of murder in his pursuit-mission of finding the nun.
Oh yeah, the 6th Street Bridge from 'Repo Man.' That bridge was iconic. The millions of dollars spent on the new one only adds to the concrete jungle of LA and is quite bland. Karate movies in the 90's, with the 6th Street Bridge and smog, gave LA its personality & charm.
Wow, this chase scene on foot is cool even though I've seen in before in 'Point Break.' They're retracing every step. (No Pitbull was thrown in this movie though.)
Come on everybody, on the count of five, let's boyband! 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - step by step. Oh baby, gotta get to you girrrrllll.
The smog in some scenes is so thick that it resembles a fog but I have to say that LA today has cleaned this pollution up somewhat.
Is that Paco from 'Bloodsport?' I know his fighting style.
You have to admire Mr Wilson's dedication to filming in the districts of LA. His commitment to stay loyal to the regions is to be admired. Good stuff.
Do all these former karate guy's no longer make movies? All we have today is either wrestlers or MMA fighters in film. (Not a fan of. I mean, Cena was in 'Fred: The Movie.')
Not many movie's today film live in LA anymore as it became too expensive apparently. (Only blockbusters like the 'Fast & Furious' series get to actually film in LA for some reason.) In the 2000's Vancouver BC was used as the backdrop for every LA setting.
Surprisingly, I found myself enthralled by every minute of this movie. There's never a dull moment and the baddies are all believable. The settings of LA - raw. And the smog ain't no prop! It's real. I hope it got a credit at the end. Good stuff.
I'm surprised what's-his-name didn't include some of his usual karate buddies in this for cameos. They normally do. And I don't mind 'em.
I spread relish on my love of this period of karate movies that were filmed around the late 80's to the mid 90's. I loved all those actors and zany storylines. Mathias Hughes, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Gary Daniels, Rothrock, Cody Lambert.
Did I say Cody Lambert?
Oh, here we go again everybody!
Step one - we can have lots of fun! (At Golf 'N Stuff.)
Step two - there's so much we can do. (Play Nintendo.)
Step three- it's just me and you! (Playing Contra.)
Step four - I can give you more. (With the up up cheat code.)
What fun.
Happy times by all, people. I'm happy life. Life's happy times.
Hey, cheer up.
There was always a beef between this guy and Van Damme back in the day which was never resolved. And if I recall correctly, it was Van Damme who always ducked Don.
Lou Diamond Phillips, looking handsome as ever, enters a honky-tonk and hits on some nun who's absconded from the convent.
Impressed that Lou Don Phillips beats up a bar full of rebels, the nun immediately shares a motel room with him and puts on a striptease to a 'Lethal Weapon' trumpet solo. She's scandalous though and steals what's-his-name's car and disappears for most of the movie as Lou goes on a wild goose chase and has everyone out after him.
I liked Don Phillips character name in that other movie of his - Karate Man.
The Hawaiian Karate Man is arrested for party crashing a house then sent to Tromaville and interrogated by the fuzz, who are hellbent on breaking him and use unconventional methods and are more crooked than The White Sox scandal. (No one can be trusted in this movie.) Karate Man becomes Richard Kimble and is falsely accused of murder in his pursuit-mission of finding the nun.
Oh yeah, the 6th Street Bridge from 'Repo Man.' That bridge was iconic. The millions of dollars spent on the new one only adds to the concrete jungle of LA and is quite bland. Karate movies in the 90's, with the 6th Street Bridge and smog, gave LA its personality & charm.
Wow, this chase scene on foot is cool even though I've seen in before in 'Point Break.' They're retracing every step. (No Pitbull was thrown in this movie though.)
Come on everybody, on the count of five, let's boyband! 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - step by step. Oh baby, gotta get to you girrrrllll.
The smog in some scenes is so thick that it resembles a fog but I have to say that LA today has cleaned this pollution up somewhat.
Is that Paco from 'Bloodsport?' I know his fighting style.
You have to admire Mr Wilson's dedication to filming in the districts of LA. His commitment to stay loyal to the regions is to be admired. Good stuff.
Do all these former karate guy's no longer make movies? All we have today is either wrestlers or MMA fighters in film. (Not a fan of. I mean, Cena was in 'Fred: The Movie.')
Not many movie's today film live in LA anymore as it became too expensive apparently. (Only blockbusters like the 'Fast & Furious' series get to actually film in LA for some reason.) In the 2000's Vancouver BC was used as the backdrop for every LA setting.
Surprisingly, I found myself enthralled by every minute of this movie. There's never a dull moment and the baddies are all believable. The settings of LA - raw. And the smog ain't no prop! It's real. I hope it got a credit at the end. Good stuff.
I'm surprised what's-his-name didn't include some of his usual karate buddies in this for cameos. They normally do. And I don't mind 'em.
I spread relish on my love of this period of karate movies that were filmed around the late 80's to the mid 90's. I loved all those actors and zany storylines. Mathias Hughes, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Gary Daniels, Rothrock, Cody Lambert.
Did I say Cody Lambert?
Oh, here we go again everybody!
Step one - we can have lots of fun! (At Golf 'N Stuff.)
Step two - there's so much we can do. (Play Nintendo.)
Step three- it's just me and you! (Playing Contra.)
Step four - I can give you more. (With the up up cheat code.)
What fun.
Happy times by all, people. I'm happy life. Life's happy times.
Hey, cheer up.