Best movie of this year hands down!

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

KILL AND KILL AGAIN is one of those American martial arts films made during the 1970s and 1980s which pale into insignificance when compared to their rival productions being made in Hong Kong. This one's another tournament flick in which a bunch of old and evil white men create a secret tournament for the world's top karate fighters; an ENTER THE DRAGON rip-off, in other words. Our improbably-named heroine, Kandy Kane, enlists the help of a top fighter to go undercover and break the criminal gang; the story goes from there. This is very much a nothing special sort of film, with criminally bad fight choreography which makes the fighters look unskilled and out of shape; none of the hits come remotely close to hitting, and there's a distinct lack of excitement and involvement on the viewer's part throughout.

That kick was no where near the target. Horrible camera angle.Imported from what seems to be an island is not impressive. It's an island, everything is imported.This guy looks like Chachi."Fuel from potatoes" sounds hilarious.Mind control potato extract! Diabolical! I quit! vs I fired you! stupid argument. Take the firing! You'll get severance.Cheap mud hug gag.Sweeping his van hovel.That was the slowest back-hand chop of all time.Needless pushing a woman aside. Real nice.Carrot Top's Southern aunt.That helicopter looks like a go-cart.There it is. The whole reason I heard about this movie a character named Hot Dog.You know Kandy is going to sneak along.How observant. She was sitting there all along.I'd love to see a spin-off... Hot Dog and The Fly.Supervised recreational activity... alternating days... is this gym class? Which way to the bar (fight)? What bar keeps all those lit candles? That don't mix with drunk fools.This guy is his horrible. A few sweet lines and a lick on her shoulder and she's all over you. Yick.Off potatoes forever! Don't say it Hot Dog! That means no more fries!! So far I haven't seen anyone killed let alone killed a second time.The dreaded #4 outhouse.Action floor roll.Marduk has a horrible fake beard.A sudden change of background during a conversation.I expected Hot Dog to be more of a show off.A kick-up instead of a kip-up.No wasted movement huh? He just did multiple meaningless flips.Hold the stem or you'll warm the wine! Power Blue T-Shirt Gang attack!!!!!

Ace martial artist Steve Chase (a solid and charismatic performance by James Ryan) rounds up a crack team of rough'n'ready karate experts in order to rescue scientist Dr. Horatio Kane (John Ramsbottom) from the clutches of evil billionaire Marduk (broadly played by Michael Mayer, who sports an uproariously obvious fake beard).Director Ivan Hall, working from a blithely silly script by John Crowther, keeps the entertaining story moving along at a snappy pace, maintains an engaging lighthearted tone throughout, stages the lively chopsocky fights with rip-roaring flair (a rowdy barroom brawl rates as a definite rousing highlight), and tops everything off with amusing touches of campy humor. The neat array of colorful characters adds considerably to this picture's infectiously kitschy appeal: Anneline Kriel provides delicious eye candy as foxy blonde babe Kandy Kane, Ken Gampu cuts an imposing figure as amiable behemoth Gorilla, Marloe Scott Wilson almost steals the whole show with her gut-busting portrayal of Marduk's sassy pink-haired main hench wench Minerva, Bill Flynn supplies affable comic relief as lovable slob Hotdog, Stan Schmidt spouts a lot of mystical mumbo jumbo hogwash as the enigmatic The Fly (he levitates and scales high-rise building with no difficulty whatsoever), Norman Robinson contributes a likable turn as hillbilly bruiser Gypsy Billy, and Eddie Dorie makes for a suitably menacing flunky as hulking brute Optimus. The funky-pulsating score hits the get-down groovy spot. A really fun flick.

MASTER PLAN: eliminate free will and create a new kung fu race! The follow-up to "Kill or Be Killed" of the previous year again follows the pattern of the famous "Enter the Dragon" picture, meaning a small group of elite fighters enters the private kingdom of a slightly-insane master villain, who has his own private army and seems preoccupied with the ancient city of Babylon. This one's a little more tongue-in-cheek than "Kill or Be Killed" but is also slightly more entertaining, as a result. This features the return of Steve Chase (the lithe, acrobatic Ryan), South Africa's answer to Bruce Lee, as the best martial arts combatant in the world (he's given some award at the start of the film). In the previous movie, Chase was just caught up in the weird plans of the villain, whereas here, he's on assignment as a special agent (but, for a lot of money, not a salary). Chase is approached for a special mission, a la a kung fu version of the James Bond style, and then gathers a quartet of specialized fighters, all of whom he knows from some previous missions. A female fighter also tags along, claiming to be the daughter of the scientist who is held captive by the villain. So what we have here, besides the "Enter the Dragon" and Bond parallel, is another "Magnificent Seven" or "Dirty Dozen" kung fu take-off, albeit with only half-a-dozen special fighters.Much of the entertainment stems from the odd group that Chase puts together. One guy is known as 'The Fly' (a real-life martial arts master, apparently) who, besides the obvious abilities, is actually able to levitate (unless it's some trick - Chase copies him at one point). Another just seems like overweight comic relief, but can throw a punch when he has to. Then there's Gorilla, played by Gampu, whom I remember from way back to the incredible "The Naked Prey" from the mid-sixties. It's not a bad cast for this type of picture. Even more comedy is provided, however, by the villain, which does go a bit overboard. His paramour or moll, a severely-fake redhead, calls him a bunch of pet names, like 'popsickle,' and he keeps telling her to stop it, to no avail. This does not impress or awe the audience. Plotwise, it's out of a silly comic book: the villain plans to use a drug which enslaves the populace to his will - and he actually sounds like he's doing the world a favor when he explains this. As the heroic group approaches his stronghold, he sends groups of fighters against them which get quickly pulverized. Then the heroes infiltrate his domain. At one point, they're under suspicion by the guards and talk to each other about their plan to break free within the obvious hearing distance of the armed guards! It culminates in the standard arena-type fights - guess who prevail? Yes, it's dumb, inconsequential, but kind of fun. Heroes:6 Villain:4 Femme Fatales:5 Henchmen:6 Fights:7 Stunts/Chases:5 Gadgets:2 Auto:3 Locations:5 Pace:6 overall:5