Strictly average movie

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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

A hugely disappointing and dull action film from Chuck Norris. While it's certainly better-made than most of his and with a higher budget, this is still a highly clichéd film in which you can predict just what's going to happen, right down to the climatic fight between Norris and Carradine. It's also not nearly violent enough, actually receiving a PG rating in America! Why? I thought we could depend on Norris for plenty of high-kicking martial arts mayhem, broken bones and the like, but this just seems like a family-orientated sell-out for him.The film kicks off with a western theme, with Norris taking on a gang of cattle-rustlers in slow motion. Incidentally, this film's music score, by a noted Italian composer, Francesco de Mosi (whose roots go back to those Italian peplum adventures of the early '60s), is the biggest selling point, really old fashioned and highly reminiscent of Ennio Morricone's work. Soon we're treated to a string of scenes, involving Norris bonding with his ex-wife and daughter and falling in love with a woman on the other side. He also beats up a few hicks and gets a new partner. Blah, blah, it all predictably ends with lots of explosions and non-violent gun battles.Norris is as wooden as ever here, his bland face not displaying any emotion for one second. David Carradine is barely seen as the bad guy, but doesn't make much impression, aside from showing us his impressive KUNG FU tricks. Carrera is a boring love interest, and it's only up to the likes of L.Q. Jones, William Sanderson, and R.G. Armstrong to inject some life into their small roles. Oh yeah, and there's an evil dwarf in there too, for some reason or other.There are a handful of cool scenes in this movie which make it kind of fun at times; we get to see Norris buried underground inside his car, dowse himself with a beer and reverse straight out of the ground! He also gets shot in the stomach but the wound has healed enough in a couple of days that he can take the bandage off and have a fight with no ill effect. Or alternatively sit back and watch Norris try some target practice back at his ranch. The climatic fight between Norris and Carradine is well staged, as are the periodic martial arts that Norris uses, but there's not nearly enough. As this is a family-film, Norris also only beats Carradine up, and then lets him die in an explosion - disappointing or what? I would say this is an amusing film for Norris fans, but a real disappointment for somebody expecting some serious violence or action. There just isn't enough, just long scenes of sentimentalising and dialogue in an overlong film.

Lone Wolf McQuade is by far, in my opinion the best Chuck Norris film and a huge personal favorite. Even though Lone Wolf McQuade got a PG rating, this movie was made for the enjoyment of men(heterosexual ones)and by these standards Lone Wolf McQuade is excellent macho entertainment. Lone Wolf McQuade is a western, dressed up as an 80's action movie and brings out the best of both genres. The Norris is in top form as JJ McQuade, an elite Texas Ranger and one man army where the bad guys stand no chance against him. He must face off against ruthless arms dealer Rawley Wilkes. David Carradine is great as baddie Wilkes and beautiful Barbara Carrera is great in her role as hottie in the love triangle between our hero and villain. Robert Beltran from Star Trek gives a memorable early appearance as McQuade's partner/sidekick. To give the film some serious western cred, western legends LQ Jones and RG Armstrong appear as well. Lone Wolf McQuade is the ultimate mans movie where our hero beats up, blows up and shoots up the bad guys. He also is manliness personified with his remarkable martial arts skills, gnarly beard, mud covered truck and a barrage of chest hair. When McQuade isn't rolling around in the mud or reducing the crime rate along the Texas/Mexico border, he consumes massive amounts of beer. There also is a scene where his drinking habit saves his life. It also appears to be the source of our hero's power, he don't take vitamins, he drinks beer. Lone Wolf McQuade is a classic and when I saw this as a kid, I learned how to become a man. However, I know no martial arts and am not quite as hairy as The Norris. Great film.

In one of his very best vehicles, Chuck Norris plays Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade, a solitary man with his own way of doing things. In this tale he must do battle with a nefarious arms dealer, Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine). His boss tries to saddle him with a partner, nicknamed "Kayo" (Robert Beltran). J.J. is naturally resistant to this arrangement, but Kayo is determined to prove himself worthy. J.J. also finds himself another ally when F.B.I. agent Jackson (Leon Isaac Kennedy) shows his own willingness to not do things strictly by the book.The decision by director Steve Carver (who'd previously worked with Chuck on the formulaic but fun "An Eye for an Eye") and his filmmaking company to play this like a Spaghetti Western is an inspired choice. Carver directs with a real flair, the rural scenery is breathtaking to behold, the action scenes are extremely well executed, and the Chuck vs. Carradine title fight is an irresistible hook. Certainly one man who understands the tone of the whole thing is composer Francesco De Masi, whose score is just perfect.What's nice to see is that Carradine, who often slummed in B fare and basically phoned in his performances, makes for a truly effective villain here. He actually looks like he's enjoying playing this over confident, egomaniacal creep. Much eye candy is supplied by the luscious Barbara Carrera, who has the role of Wilkes's uneasy "partner". Chuck and Carrera do have some sexy scenes together. Beltran is fine as the eager beaver young cop who is initially something of a nuisance but who will prove his worth by the end. Much praise goes to the uniformly solid supporting cast, including such luminaries as L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Sharon Farrell, and William Sanderson. The lovely Dana Kimmell of "Friday the 13th Part III" fame plays Chucks' frequently imperiled daughter. Daniel Frishman has the most delicious role in the picture as the diminutive crook Falcon; this is another guy who looks like he's having a good time.Rough, tough, and rousing, "Lone Wolf McQuade" makes for completely agreeable entertainment, delivering to us a finale that we can savour. Chuck and Carradine performed the stunts themselves, to the chagrin of the producers.This would make a fine double bill with "Code of Silence", another of Chucks' best features.Eight out of 10.

Chuck Norris. David Carradine. The battle. I could write you the largest synopsis imaginable, but it's still all about the two legends squaring off in a martial arts contest. Carradine does the honors of playing the stone cold heel who runs an operation smuggling stolen artillery from the military shipping guns and other American weapons to terrorists. Norris is an El Paso Texas Ranger who doesn't necessarily operate using the standard "code of ethics" often not "playing by the rules" in order to catch (or in most cases, kill) criminals. Barbara Carrera is Lola, the woman between them (although, she loves Norris) and Dana Kimmell (Friday the 13th III) is the cutesy daughter of Norris' JJ "Lone Wolf" McQuade. L Q Jones is the retired Texas Ranger and pal of McQuade, Dakota, who pays a heavy price for assisting in the "babysitting" of a drug dealer (character actor William Sanderson, scrawny, nervy, with these glasses which enlarge his eyes to make him more of a cartoonish criminal who squeals like a pig when Dakota uses an AK 47 to get his attention). Robert Beltran is McQuade's "new partner" (yes, quite a cliché, but if you're an action fan this comes with the territory), green as expected, but loyal and actually comes in handy during moments where the one man army act is impossible. R G Armstrong is the boss over the Texas Rangers, always on McQuade about his appearance and style, believing his men should represent their badge with a "squeaky clean" image. Sharon Farrell is McQuade's ex-wife, Molly. Interesting enough, McQuade and Molly get along cordially, even after she tells him of the acceptance of a job offer in another Texas city. Leon Isaac Kennedy is a Fed, Jackson, who offers to help, not hinder, McQuade in his pursuit of the ones responsible for killing his daughter's boyfriend (and another friend; another cliché, the murder of the best friend is here)and soldiers during the artillery heist. What really puts McQuade over the edge, besides being shot at in his own bedroom, is the damned murder of his pet wolf (what is it with action movies and killing canines?). Ultimately, it is about Norris and Carradine engaged in a fight for all the marbles, at the end—after a lengthly shoot out as McQuade, Jackson, & Beltran's Kayo raid the desert compound of Carradine's Rawley Wilkes—as Carrera and a kidnapped Kimmell look on in fear. The music score and opening credits (along with how the director shoots Norris and Carradine) present "Lone Wolf McQuade" in the grand tradition of Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns. My only wish would be that McQuade and Wilkes had fought longer or more than once, but seeing them going tooth and nail—before Wilkes sucker punching McQuade's daughter, a definite no-no which gets our hero all riled up—for even a few minutes was worthwhile. As you would expect, Norris encounters plenty of punks to pummel, including many half his size (these big, burly sorts often go down with one punch or kick which I always find amusing), sent to the ground for a nice, long nap after a smack or kick (I have nicknamed Norris' spinning kick the "velocity kick" because it always knocks the recipient unconscious on impact). Carradine seems to be having fun, gnawing on his cigarillo and oozing menace, channeling, it seems, Henry Fonda's cold-blooded killer in "Once Upon a Time in the West".