hyped garbage

Beautiful, moving film.

A different way of telling a story

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Adequate cheese ball entertainment should prove to be somewhat interesting for any fan of Lamberto Bava, son of Italian filmmaking maestro Mario Bava. Lamberto filmed all exteriors Stateside, in this tale of ex-cop "Tiger" Sharp (Michael Sopkiw, "Massacre in Dinosaur Valley"). Tiger has just gotten out of prison for his revenge-killing of the man who murdered his wife. Now he's trying to live a normal life, but he will soon be approached by Connie (Valentina Forte, "Cut and Run"), the daughter that he hasn't seen in ages. He makes enemies out of a bunch of mentally challenged redneck hunters, especially Wally (Stefano Mingardo), brother of Tigers' friend Tom (Italian genre & exploitation icon George Eastman).The title seems to suggest something at least slightly futuristic, but that is not the case. This is more a tale of a private war in a woodsy setting; ultimately, the finale strongly echoes "First Blood". The only thing remotely futuristic is the title weapon, something that definitely earns the adjective "badass". It can fire just about anything, it seems. But it doesn't come into play until the final 10 minutes of the movie."Blastfighter" is rough going for a while - it's a loud, sometimes chaotic, sometimes incoherent mess of a movie. It sort of improves as it goes along, and the characters become more engaging. The actors on screen are fine; also among them are future director Michele Soavi ("Stagefright", "Cemetery Man") and stuntman / actor Ottaviano Dell'Acqua ("Rats: Night of Terror"). Sopkiw is a decent B movie hero, handsome and rugged, and Eastman is always good value. But the people doing the dubbed-in American voices tend to be over the top, especially the gal doing Fortes' voice. It renders her character rather annoying.Overall, it shows you an amusing enough time, with a fun electronic score by Fabio Frizzi ("Zombi 2"), and a particularly lively finish that features explosions aplenty.Five out of 10.

This has got to be one of the best bad films i have ever seen. The plot is atrocious. It starts of with an ex cop out to avenge the murders of his wife. he meets an old buddy from the force who gives him... BLASTFIGHTER.. the gun with a million different uses...spray of darts armour piercing explosive tips etc.. etc The hero gets into position to kill the crooked lawyer who got his wife's killer off, he has him in his sights but doesn't shoot. Instead he drives off into a cabin in the hills to think things over, the film doesn't return to this incident it just sort of forgets all about the need for vengeance and turns into a deliverance meets Rambo type hodge podge. In the end he kills about 30 or 40 redneck hunter types because one of them killed a little dear he saved when they killed the dears mother, oh and i think they might have killed his best friend raped his daughter and killed her boyfriend though i can't really remember. He drives into the town at then end in his pick up with all the dead bodies in the back and a whole lot of explaining to the authorities...this was the days of Rambo and death wish where multiple homicides were common place and he probably got let off with a fine..I bought this movie for 50p years ago at a video clear-out store and used to watch at all the time,it had a cult following amongst me and my friends until the tape nipped and we ceremoniously burned it.

Scenic locations and great action really make this italian entry into the Hicksploitation genre stand out. It's somewhat reminscent of Rambo: First Blood, but I actually like it better than that movie. Micheal Sopkiw really shows his talent as a versitile action star here. See it along with After the fall of New York and Massacre in Dinosaur Valley to really get a sense of Sopkiw's talents.

They obviously ain't seen BLASTFIGHTER then cuz this is one kick ass flick we got here! Made the same year as his equally lightning-paced film DEMONS, and featuring the exact same Claudio Simonetti score used in MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY (a film I highly recommend BTW), Blastfighter is a hot little piece of celluloid. Genre favorite Michael Sopkiw (AFTER THE FALL OF NEW YORK) is here as the hero who seeks revenge on the redneck bullies who killed his daughter and ruined his life. Also, Joe D'Amato reg George Eastman co-stars doin' what he does best: playing a bad guy. Here, he actually has speaking lines! There's lots of action, a good storyline with a fair amount of suspense and drama, and of course loads of gory violence toward the end. Now, after seeing this, is L. Bava really as bad as most say? I think not. You might be very well surprised.