Memorable, crazy movie

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I caught this low budget martial arts indie under the title FORCE FOUR. It's a hilariously inept little feature shot on the urban streets of New York, where a task force of four kung fu experts are called in to retrieve a stolen African statue from a sinister criminal gang who have stolen it. The film features some of the slowest and worst-choreographed fight scenes you'll ever watch, while the general air of ineptitude isn't helped much by the fact that all of the dialogue is dubbed in post-production and the words never quite match the lips. It deserve kudos for having an actor called 'Warhawk Tanzania' in the cast, but director Michael Fink is well out of his depth here and the end result a cheesy disappointment.

This movie is a lot of fun. AQ bunch of brothers running around doing kung-fu on each other. The box shows a couple of guys with guns but I don't recall any weapons being used in the movie. The production is horrible and the story is really bad but if you drink or smoke enough, this movie is wonderful! The sound effects make the movie. Imagine getting kicked in the stomach and it sounding like someone chopping wood! The dialog is funny and the fight scenes are choreographed like an 8th grade production of "West Side Story". This movie is easy to find on the auction sites and can be had for under $1. You can also pick up Black Force 2 for a few pennies if you really have the urge to waste away a Friday night. Don't watch this while sober.

WOW! They don't come more incompetent than this. A Blaxploitation flick where four karate experts are hired to retrieve a stolen African witchdoctor fetish doll. The entire movie consists of them getting the job, asking people where it is, kicking people when they don't know, locating it at crime boss Z's house, Z getting away, them finding Z at his other house and taking it back. This is absolutely amazing film-making because nearly every scene is dubbed with actors just laying down the lines regardless of whether their mouths are moving or not. The film features real martial artists with credits stating their black belt degree. It boasts that no effects outside of slow motion were used but this looks like something Rudy Ray Moore choreographed. Fans of Warhawk Tanzania (DEVIL'S EXPRESS) might want to check this out because he is the second lead Adam. He delivers the film's one (yes, one!) awesome slo-mo kick. Tanzania's EXPRESS co-star Wilfredo Roldan also appears sporting the same Rodan moniker but this time he is a thug. Amazingly, director Michael Fink got one more film out the following year called VELVET SMOOTH. Even more amazing, he went on to become a top of the line visual effects supervisor on films such as TANGO & CASH, BRAVEHEART, X2 and CONSTANTINE (I am not kidding!). Platinum Pictures' VHS release has a guy on the front holding a machine gun and the back claims a team "armed to the teeth" recover the idol. Not a single gun is in film. Such a scrupulous company they then released the unrelated BROTHER ON THE RUN (1973) as BLACK FORCE 2!

I have seen Force Four (aka Black Force) about 15 times. Admittedly it has been a couple of years since I last watched it, but I still love it to bits. It's not the type of movie you would watch for realistic, or even entertaining martial arts - it's more of an example of how funny a C -grade movie can be!I honestly find Force Four's main entertainment value to be it's complete lack of professionalism. It looks like it was filmed in one take and the cinematography is down right ugly, but that's what makes it so much fun to watch! The story line is terrible but that's not important when you have so many other things to keep an eye out for. Scenes like Billy (the girl) fighting about 12 bad guys - one minute she is wearing her orange hat, but the very next camera angle shows her without a hat at all! Pretty damn funny because it's pretty damn obvious. Basically, the film is riddled with errors and dodgy camera work. In my opinion, it has the perfect recipe for a great movie.So if you're looking for a good laugh, give Force Four a go. I'm sure Warhawk Tanzenia wouldn't agree, but it has some of the lamest acting and fighting you'll ever see! Keep an eye out for it - it's the video (I REALLY doubt it's on DVD) with three guys on the cover (Billy is on the back).Enjoy!