Kickboxer: Retaliation
One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.
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- Cast：
- Alain Moussi , Christophe Lambert , Jean-Claude Van Damme , Mike Tyson , Sara Malakul Lane , Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson , Sam Medina
Reviews
How sad is this?
Excellent but underrated film
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Keep it simple, they certainly did when making this one. The crazy way this one starts is a real head scratcher but once we get into the movie proper its just a cut and paste plot at best. But that said, what do really expect its kick boxer 6 for crying out loud.Some great cameos for all as fight fans but again they just strangley disappear. I was pleasantly surprised by Christopher Lambert. Maybe not at his best but after meeting him last year and seeing a very tired Highlander it was good to see some sparkle back in his eyes.JCVD lines up again and many may question why but look no further then his producer credit. This one certainly won't challenge you but it alao won't leave you bored. Plenty of action with some above average fight choreography will keep you satisfied.
This movie is weaker than 1989 kickboxer i watch this movie for sake of Jean Claude and Mike Tyson this action is for 1980 not for 2018
My quick rating - 5,0/10. Ok, I will admit I like these types of movies, regardless of how unbelievable they are (without spoiler, this one goes over the top). The story is the typical "I am not going to XXXX, anymore" Fill in the X with fight, crime, kill, whore yourself out, among other things to make the story of stopping something only to be forced back into it. In this case, tournament fighting. Well, there it is. The secondary characters of Mike Tyson and Christopher Lambert actually were used well. And then there is Jean Claude Van-Johnson....if you get that joke, you want to see this movie, if not, you probably aren't interested. The fight scenes are done quite well and are not filmed in hyper edit mode which seems to be the norm these days. Realistically, this movie should score below a 5, but the reason it should be lower is the reason I gave it 5. Once you see the movie, you will know just why when you roll your eyes and say "how stupid is that" Well that is what I did, and for a movie to actually get that reaction out of me, bonus points. Funny, just noticed, IMDB has it at a 5.0 as well lol.
Retaliation is a even better than its prequel! It is jam packed with wall to wall action. Moussi is obviously talented and shows off his amazing martial arts skills throughout, no stunt doubles here!!! I've already watched it again and enjoyed it even more the second time around. Retaliation is entertaining from beginning to end. If you're looking for a fun night at the movies, you won't be disappointed!
