Review of No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) by Khaled T — 27 Feb 2010
One of the best martial arts movies ever made!
Jason, a dedicated Karate student and a big fan of Bruce Lee, sees his Karate sensei (his own father) get beaten up and injured by a Russian martial artist (Van Damme) who is working for a gang trying to recruit him. His father decides to leave Los Angeles and go live with his family in Seatle. In Seatle, Jason faces lots of trouble from Karate bullies and finds himself helpless. He visits Bruce Lee's grave and asks him to help him. Bruce Lee's spirit visits Jason and starts training him into becoming a powerful martial artist.
This movie is quite a classic. I might have seen it over 100 times when I was a little kid. This is one of Van Damme's earliest films when he was still not famous. He sure did a wonderful performance and he was a really good "bad guy".
This review of No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) was written by Khaled T on 27 Feb 2010.
No Retreat, No Surrender has generally received mixed reviews.
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