No Holds Barred
No Holds Barred
PG-13 | 02 June 1989 (USA)
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Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.

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Perry Kate

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Kien Navarro

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Cheryl

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

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Fluke_Skywalker

No matter how low your expectations are going into this absurd late 80s Hulk Hogan vehicle, it's quite likely to limbo right under them.Hogan is the "star", but he actually gets very little screen time, disappearing for large chunks of the film while the focus is on the villain of the piece played with a "Hey, it's a paycheck" glee by Kurt Fuller. When he is on screen, Hogan struggles playing a character that is more or less the same one he'd played for nearly a decade in the WWF.None of this would've mattered much had the film at least given us some entertaining wrestling moments and perhaps a few good montages set to cheesy rock music, but it can't even seem to do that right.'No Holds Barred' is awful even by the standards of low budget late-80s wrestling movies, of which it may be the only one.

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gavin6942

Rip (Hulk Hogan) is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for. Brell (Kurt Fuller), the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.So, seriously, the best name for their wrestling match they could come up with is "Battle of the Tough Guys"? I mean, why not a simple tweak to "Battle of the Titans" or something? I find it hard to take a film seriously that cannot even give its event a real title.Of course, it is hard to tell how serious this film wants to be. For as much as it seems serious, it also has more than a moderate dose of comedy... and I cannot really tell where the line begins or ends. The plot itself is just so ridiculous -- a television executive kidnapping people and whatnot... and no one thinks the solution is to involve police rather than fight? Film critic Brian Orndorf described the film as "tremendously crude, unapologetically manipulative, and aimed directly at easily entertained 13-year-old boys." Seems about right.

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Scott LeBrun

Taking this film for what it's clearly meant to be, the first major feature film vehicle for wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan, no more and no less, this yields acceptable entertainment. It ain't exactly great cinema, nor would this viewer imagine that anyone watching would EXPECT such a thing. It's just simple, root-for-the-good-guys, turn-your-brain-off fun. The Hulkster, not surprisingly, is playing a part that's not a stretch: "Rip", a WWF champion who catches the attention of Brell (Kurt Fuller), a stereotypical ratings-hungry sleaze ball lowlife creep. Brell tries to lure Rip to his network, but no go. Rip's a loyal guy. Brell does, however, come up with a winning idea: a Battle of the Tough Guys TV program that allows various thugs and goons to pummel the stuffing out of each other for a big cash windfall. And along comes "Zeus" (the imposing Tommy "Tiny" Lister, in his breakthrough film role), a spooky eyed mountain of a dude who wants to reign supreme in this contest. Eventually, Brell does manipulate Rip into a confrontation with Zeus, and pulls every under handed trick he can think of to ensure Rip doesn't succeed. This may not be Shakespeare, but you can certainly do worse than to watch this sort of cheesy escapism. It gets the blood pumping, to be sure, and as it plays out you just can't help but get into it. Yeah, Hulk's never really been an "actor", but he still has presence. That said, it's hilarious watching him as he attempts romantic chemistry with leading lady Joan Severance, a real beauty. Also among the cast are Mark Pellegrino as Rips' younger brother, Bill Henderson, as his trainer, Charles Levin and David Paymer as Brells' underlings, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura and "Mean" Gene Okerlund in cameos. None of this is subtle, including Fuller's flamboyant villainous portrayal, and there's a definite formula at work here, with developments guaranteed to get our hero emotionally wound up. There's plenty of violence (making this not really acceptable viewing for the youngest among Hulks' fans), with a hard hitting final showdown between Rip and Zeus followed by the inevitable feel-good silly rock song to accompany the end credits. All in all, this is an agreeable enough way to kill an hour and a half. Seven out of 10.

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Deathrow_nzl

I'm surprised to see this with such a bad ratingOK the acting sucks The Story line isn't the greatest But It is funny. I actually Think this is a good movie for Kids I remember watching this when I was 10 My mate owned this movie. I'm not saying its the best But 3 stars Come-on I gave it 6 out 10 Cause its aim at kids 7 to 13 not adults. It is also very fun to watch.any way that is my peace, Just think when you vote "would you enjoy this when you were 10 years old." If the answer if yes then be a bit more generous with your vote If your sure you would think it sucksfine give it a crap vote

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