iMDB Rating: 6.8
Date Released : 1 April 1995
Stars : Anna Simone Scott, Jennifer Fabos, Aliena Gray, Daniel Nathan Spector." />
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Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
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Wonderfully, the Worst Movie Ever Made
'Nuff said? Never. Though theflyingninja's review is right on point and possibly the best we could ask for with regard to people wanting to see a GOOD movie, I think this movie dares to be taken in a wider light. As a media studies and video production professor, I find this movie to be of great value. As one of the, if not THE, worst films ever made, it is a great example to learning shooters, directors, writers and actors of most of the things that you would NOT want to do with or to a production. When a production makes its mistakes so glaringly obvious, almost to the point of suggesting Ognenovski had done it on purpose, it becomes an almost iconic utility for a teacher who had never gotten into the rut of Citizen Kaning his students into cinematic submission.
"Warrior of Justice" aka "(the OTHER title that's on the DVD menu!)" is a visual cacaphony of jump cuts, bad angles, untrimmed edits, poor set design, under-acting, over-acting, pseudo-acting, poor lighting, bad writing and about 372 other issues that will become glaringly apparent once you see it. It deserves to BE the final exam for any film studies or video/film production concepts course. The list of specific mistakes would be so voluminous and constant that the students would need oxygen during a number of required intermissions during the test. It's so bad, it's tremendous! After showing a number of segments to one of my intro production classes, my students nearly demanded that I show them the rest of the film. I had never experienced such a reaction as deep and emotional as that even though I regularly show segments of good and mediocre films and stop them at particularly irksome points (to get them to watch it all on their own). I believe I wasn't able to finish the film with them that day, but their disappointment was alleviated when they realized they could buy copies of the film online for as much as $0.01. I think it had a confidence-building effect on them. They KNEW they could do better than this! I assured them that they could.
On another level, this film plays out some old and tired gender, race and other stereotypes that are the stuff that keeps a good media studies professor in good with the universe. From one-eyed villains (a la Disney, which loves to have their villains display some sort of "disability" - Captain Hook, Scar, et al) to one-dimensional tree-log-necked karate dudes, "WoJ" is an anti-joy to behold. One should only watch films like this under the supervision of a professional.
We could crush, kill and destroy "WoJ" in one easy, wispy blow if we wanted to. Again, theflyingninja review comes close. But we would be remiss if we did not see the value in repurposing films such as this for the highest good of all. After all, we've learned to popularize the process of food composting. Why not turn movies like "Warrior of Justice" into cinematic compost so that we can grow better filmmakers, videographers, storytellers and media critics? Just like Disney, my favorite whipping-rat, it would be a crime to pass up such an easy critical target.
Female journalist attempting to understand the life of a prostitute via "research"
Standard erotic fare from a particularly bland director. Lots of close up shots and extended sex scenes with the bare minimum of plot linkage. An awful Casio two-tone soundtrack, lots of fading, and particularly wooden acting mean you will adore this film if you are the kind of person who actually enjoys these films. The only merit I can mention is that I watched it with Polish over-dubbing, thus blocking out the dialog.
The director, Anthony J. Christopher, didn't particularly excel himself in his other projects, and this seems to be little more than a time-filler whilst he reviewed his "artistic direction." If cheap thrills are your thing, they don't come much cheaper than this.
Vijay (Harish) and Sunny (Sunil Shetty) are two friends, who are very close to each other. They study together in college and even fall in love with the same girl, Priya (Sonali Bendre). Sunny is rich and influential, and likes to control and dominate. Vijay comes from a poor family. Sunny wants to control the college scene using Vijay as a puppet, which does not work to Sunny's satisfaction. As a result, Sunny's dad (Mohan Joshi), who owns part of the college, steps in, to assert his and Sunny's position, as well as put pressure on the college authorities, and as well on the other hand, attempts to teach Vijay a lesson for betraying Sunny. But Sunny wants revenge in his own way, and he does so diabolically, by being even more friendly and close to his Vijay and his family. Will Sunny succeed?
Succeeds to an extent
Sunil Shetty was a very successful action hero in the early 90s but 1995 was when his star power started to wane with a chain of flops. After a mostly successful 1994, Sunil's set of backlog films released and they all flopped at the box office. In 1994, Shetty himself confirmed in an interview that he doesn't guarantee the success of his delayed films from the early 90s(releasing in 1995) but they are safe films.
Gaddaar is Sunil's first film from 1995 and this Shetty flick also sank without a trace like his last release Hum Hain Bemisaal(1994). The film was promoted as well handled romantic movie with bits of action in parts of the movie. The film's trailer already gave away most of the story but there are still several hard hitting scenes in the movie.
The film starts off well with a mind blowing action scene in a boxing ring with Sunil winning the match. The friendship between Harish and Sunil Shetty is good and thankfully, there isn't much forced comedy. The scenes between Sunil and his father, Mohan Joshi, are good and Sunil's outburst is well acted even if he overacts. However, the film starts to drag once Sonali Bendre is introduced. Some scenes like Sunil joining college and getting insulted by Kiran Kumar is good. However, the romance just drags the movie. To make matters worse, there happens to be a typical rift between these good friends because of the heroine and because Harish saves Kiran Kumar from getting insulted by Sunil. The rift is well handled but the entire Sunil vs. Harish becomes repetitive and the film just keeps going on and on. However, Sunil's realisation is well handled and the climax is good.
Direction by Raam Shetty is good in parts but the drag gets annoying and the climax will not be liked by fans of Sunil Shetty(he dies). Raam Shetty handles most of the first half well but his direction falters in the second half but he saves the day by decent action packed climax. Robin Bhatt's story isn't anything novel but a typical romantic script but the direction saves the film from failing completely.
Sunil Shetty is good but he terribly overacts in some scenes. However, his acting has improved and he plays the spoilt son(with a good heart) effectively. Harish steals the show with good acting and he plays the typical college going boy properly. Sonali Bendre looks beautiful and acts adequately. Kiran Kumar for once plays a positive role and does a good job. Mohan Joshi is typical but he still shows improvement from his earlier films. The rest provide decent support.
Music is very good with two hit songs. The friendship song(Aaj Kal Ki Nahi) is superbly sung by Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam. The other hit song is the Tumse Milne Ko is also sung superbly by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik. Action is limited but decent, but the lack of good stunts is definitely a minus point.
On the whole, Gaddaar may have failed at the box office but it succeeds to an extent because of good music and good performances. If there was more action then the film would've done better.
Lucas, the Lord of Darkness, takes over a peaceful planet in the Andromeda system. Princess Shou Shou escapes with her aide, Sally the Warrior. They take refuge in Young-gu's house on Earth. The princess owns a medallion which, when worn by a person of pure heart, can summon the Power King.
Korean-American splice job: OUTLAW POWER
Korean audiences know this superhero movie as POWER KING (Zero Nine Entertainment; 1995), but international audiences are more familiar with it under the title OUTLAW POWER (Master Film International; 1996). In the unfortunate tradition of POWER RANGERS and other Saban hybrid superheroes of the 1990s comes this equally unfortunate rip-off: OUTLAW POWER, ARMICRON, ARMICRON IN OUTLAW POWER or whatever you choose to call it. In this case, it's the FX battles of Korea's POWER KING which get gutted, butchered and randomly spliced with American actors for the non-FX scenes. I've seen both the untranslated Korean print (POWER KING) and it's more 'user friendly' OUTLAW POWER. Surprisingly, I preferred the Korean version, even though I didn't understand the dialog. The original POWER KING came off as an action-packed, entertaining sci-fi adventure, while it's Americanisation (OUTLAW POWER) is awkward and dumb.
OUTLAW POWER full of bad acting, embarrassing comedy, cheap sets, and is padded out with long stretches of stock-footage (ranging from volcanoes, to disaster films to seemingly endless scenes of army jets). Director/producer/actor Hyung-rae Shim's bumbling "Young Gu" character (an idiot he's played in countless films) is replaced by American actor Michael Bunata, who's of the typical "put-glasses-on-him and-now-he's-a-college-nerd" school of unconvincing casting. OUTLAW POWER has a few nice spinning-back kicks & explosions, but it seems needlessly padded out with American soldiers; characters which slow down the pace.
One of the things I liked about cybernetic space hero Power King was his unexpected brutality: Not only would he sneak up and snap a guy's neck, but when a rude motorist yelled at Power King, he gave him a bloody nose! His watered-down alter-ego, Amicron isn't as gutsy; though he does fight a couple G.I.s who got in his way.
Both versions have basically the same story: Earth is invaded by an alien ('Lucas' in Korean, 'Ankar' in America) who looks like Nosferatu. His helpers look like Darth Vader-- but the STAR WARS imitations don't end there (there's an exciting chase through a forest not unlike stuff in RETURN OF THE JEDI). Fortunately, two alien princesses (Kim Young Eon & Kim Suek Hyun in Korea, but replaced by Jodee Anderson & Helen Miya for English audiences) have come to Earth to befriend the most unlikely hero: Hyung-rae Shim or Michael Bunata, depending on which version. Either way, you get plenty of stupidity before the buffoon gets turned into heroic Power King/Armicron. In the Korean movie, Hyung-rae Shim clowns around for the first 20 minutes, and in the Americanisation, we have to stomach all these teenagers who keep high fiving each other. Either way, you get to see some decent superhero action and martial arts. There are three Klingon-like warriors who jump up and cling to trees (in one scene, the suspension wires are visible).
Lucas, the Lord of Darkness, takes over a peaceful planet in the Andromeda system. Princess Shou Shou escapes with her aide, Sally the Warrior. They take refuge in Young-gu's house on Earth. The princess owns a medallion which, when worn by a person of pure heart, can summon the Power King.
Korean-American splice job: OUTLAW POWER
Korean audiences know this superhero movie as POWER KING (Zero Nine Entertainment; 1995), but international audiences are more familiar with it under the title OUTLAW POWER (Master Film International; 1996). In the unfortunate tradition of POWER RANGERS and other Saban hybrid superheroes of the 1990s comes this equally unfortunate rip-off: OUTLAW POWER, ARMICRON, ARMICRON IN OUTLAW POWER or whatever you choose to call it. In this case, it's the FX battles of Korea's POWER KING which get gutted, butchered and randomly spliced with American actors for the non-FX scenes. I've seen both the untranslated Korean print (POWER KING) and it's more 'user friendly' OUTLAW POWER. Surprisingly, I preferred the Korean version, even though I didn't understand the dialog. The original POWER KING came off as an action-packed, entertaining sci-fi adventure, while it's Americanisation (OUTLAW POWER) is awkward and dumb.
OUTLAW POWER full of bad acting, embarrassing comedy, cheap sets, and is padded out with long stretches of stock-footage (ranging from volcanoes, to disaster films to seemingly endless scenes of army jets). Director/producer/actor Hyung-rae Shim's bumbling "Young Gu" character (an idiot he's played in countless films) is replaced by American actor Michael Bunata, who's of the typical "put-glasses-on-him and-now-he's-a-college-nerd" school of unconvincing casting. OUTLAW POWER has a few nice spinning-back kicks & explosions, but it seems needlessly padded out with American soldiers; characters which slow down the pace.
One of the things I liked about cybernetic space hero Power King was his unexpected brutality: Not only would he sneak up and snap a guy's neck, but when a rude motorist yelled at Power King, he gave him a bloody nose! His watered-down alter-ego, Amicron isn't as gutsy; though he does fight a couple G.I.s who got in his way.
Both versions have basically the same story: Earth is invaded by an alien ('Lucas' in Korean, 'Ankar' in America) who looks like Nosferatu. His helpers look like Darth Vader-- but the STAR WARS imitations don't end there (there's an exciting chase through a forest not unlike stuff in RETURN OF THE JEDI). Fortunately, two alien princesses (Kim Young Eon & Kim Suek Hyun in Korea, but replaced by Jodee Anderson & Helen Miya for English audiences) have come to Earth to befriend the most unlikely hero: Hyung-rae Shim or Michael Bunata, depending on which version. Either way, you get plenty of stupidity before the buffoon gets turned into heroic Power King/Armicron. In the Korean movie, Hyung-rae Shim clowns around for the first 20 minutes, and in the Americanisation, we have to stomach all these teenagers who keep high fiving each other. Either way, you get to see some decent superhero action and martial arts. There are three Klingon-like warriors who jump up and cling to trees (in one scene, the suspension wires are visible).
Interesting plot and slow and boring rhythm.
It's really a shame seeing such a good idea (although it's not that original) in such bad pace. The last twenty minutes, however, things happens in much better mood. Together with this recovery, the good cast is enough to make this movie attractive.
During World War II, a French family decide to hide a Jew family in his house although their area is occupied by the Germans. Things get even worse when they have to house a Nazi general in their house.
The focus of the story is on François (Stanislas Crevillén) the house proprietor´s young son who lives a beautiful friendship with Georgi, the Jew girl who lives secretly in his house.
My Rate 6/10
This is the true-to-life story of Filipina stage/movie actress, Lilian Velez who was brutally murdered by an obssessive co-actor who was at rage upon learning that his favorite leading lady in movies has chosen to marry another man.