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William R Thw movie was great and is a classic for anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s and are now 40+ years old. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Claudio C Best of the Best (1989) Corny, but Entertaining (11,739 – 02 Jun 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) During a dispute for the selection of five fighters of karate, taekwondo, kickbox and judo for a tournament against South Korea, the couch Frank Couzo (James Earl Jones) selects Alexander “Alex” Grady (Eric Roberts), who has a serious problem in his shoulder; Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee), who is an martial arts instructor and has a trauma with the loss of his brother in a similar competition; the troublemaker Travis Brickley (Christopher Penn); Virgil Keller (John Dye), who is Buddhist and likes to meditate; and the streetfighter Sonny Grasso (David Agresta). They have three months only to be prepared to compete against the skilled Korean team. Soon Frank is forced to accept the spiritualist Catherine Wade (Sally Kirkland) into the team to help the athletes to balance their bodies physically and mentally. They travel to South Korea to dispute the competition and discover who is the best of the best. “Best of the Best” (1989) is a forgettable American film with a corny story, but entertaining for fans of martial arts. The plot is silly, the conclusion is awful, but the fights are worthwhile watching. The fight in the bar is hilarious, and the fights in the competition are very well choreographed. The cast has good names, and the viewer will not feel disappointed. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): “Operação Kickboxer” (“Kickboxer Operation”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review Audience Member Fun, corny and incredibly 80s martial arts film. The only beef I have is that they are competing in a karate competition when all the forms and uniforms from the Koreans are taekwondo. It even says taekwondo on the back of their uniforms. Then in the class, some kids are wearing a taekwondo dobok, others a karate gi and one kid in a judo gi with the thick lapel. To Americans, everything is karate. Nonetheless I still enjoyed it despite this. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Ridugulous B This movie embodies the late 80s early 90s. They show the values of friendship, camaraderie, and adversarity. It is a tale of do great things, get great results. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Daniel G What would be a cliche 80s martial arts movie is made exceptional in the unique ending and quote between the last opponents. Worth the watch and should be a classic! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Audience Member This was peak 80's cinema. I loved the movie when I was a kid and still think it's great. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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