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      American Kickboxer 2

      R 1993 1h 31m Action List
      Reviews 29% 100+ Ratings Audience Score After her daughter is kidnapped by a terrorist, Lillian (Kathy Shower) recruits two men from her past to help save her child: gritty, take-no-prisoners policeman Mike (Dale "Apollo" Cook) and jacked-up kickboxer David (Evan Lurie). The only catch is that the former is Lillian's ex-husband, and the latter is her ex-lover; what's more, Lillian had an affair with David while married to Mike. Their bad blood notwithstanding, the two men team up to help Lillian save her imperiled daughter. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 04 Buy Now

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      David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...with one-liners like "your *** is grass and we're the lawnmowers!", the movie would surely work better amongst friends and a lot of booze. Rated: .5/4 Jun 27, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member I found this film entertaining.. Lots of action Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It took two years after the first film for this sequel to emerge and that seems like a rather long time considering the title of the first film is "American Kickboxer 1". If there is a "1" in the title I would assume part "2" would already be in the bag and ready to release the same year. What's strange is that this sequel has NOTHING to do with the original film with a completely different production company, plot, cast and crew. What's even stranger is Cannon Films, distributors of the first film, released their own sequel the same year as this 'sequel' called "To the Death" with original star John Barrett returning. Okay, wait a minute, what the fuck happened here? Cannon released a sequel to their film "American Kickboxer 1" but didn't include the words "American Kickboxer" in the title and a completely different production company released an unrelated sequel with the title "American Kickboxer 2." It's enough to crash one's mind! Since Cannon didn't title their sequel with the "American Kickboxer" phrase, this other production company must have taken it upon themselves to title their unrelated film as a 'sequel' as they thought the fabric of space and time would implode if a film titled "American Kickboxer 1" didn't have a sequel with a proper "2" in the title. Remember balance is everything and a "1" without a "2" would just be fucking wrong. Unlike the first film which was a tournament style kickboxing movie, here we get a full fledged action film complete with gun fights, kidnappings and a love triangle. No doubt your asking is there any kickboxing. Well, not in the tournament sense, but the film does star kickboxing champion Dale "Apollo" Cook as one of our leads so yes he does use some of his trademark kickboxing moves to kick the shit of some baddies. What we get is a wealthy family whose daughter gets humorously kidnapped by a guy repelling into a swimming pool from a helicopter. Being threatened that the girl will be killed if the police are involved, the mother turns to her hot-head cop ex-husband and long-haired playboy karate instructor lover (whom she cheated with while married to her ex). The kicker is she doesn't know which one is the father of her daughter so both agree to rescue her just in case she belongs to either one of them. The result is quite hilarious as they bicker and fight the entire time while trying to put their differences aside to rescue their daughter. Yes it's "My Two Dads" action movie style! The acting is bad, real bad but it actually enhances the enjoyment of the film. Dale Cook constantly has his jaw clenched on a tooth pick as he spouts out awful dialogue like "the only peace your are worried about is the one dangling between your legs. " Evan Lurie is equally bad but both bad actors seem to cancel each other out making the film quite enjoyable in the "so bad it's good" vibe. The action sequences are good especially for a low budget action flick shot in the Philippines and our two leads know their kickboxing and martial arts as they beat the living shit out of about everyone. The actors and director/writer Jenö Hodi know their making a B-grade direct-to-video sequel to a hunk of shit so they run with it, having their tongues planted in their cheeks as they spout hilariously bad dialogue. To be honest I had a blast with "American Kickboxer 2" and it has become one of my all time favorite unintentional comedies. I mean how can a film with a line like "your ass is grass and we're the lawnmowers" not be somewhat entertaining? I say skip the hunk of shit known as "American Kickboxer 1" and go directly to this 'sequel'. Sure it's bad.... but in a good way. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member ** (out of four) Another routine action flick complete with hot babes, high-kicking dudes, and some fancy flag waving. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is absolutely ridiculous. Fighting scenes aren't bad though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member First of this has nothing to do with the first one and there is an actual sequel to the first one. This literally has nothing to do with kickboxing and must have been used for marketing purposes only. The funny thing is the film itself is not bad I mean it is hilarious some of the dialogue and the special effects, kills, and acting crack me up. This was fun to watch and plenty of action scenes. There were very few times when someone was not getting beat up or shot at. Evan Lurie is the man and Dale Apollo Cook is hilarious. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After her daughter is kidnapped by a terrorist, Lillian (Kathy Shower) recruits two men from her past to help save her child: gritty, take-no-prisoners policeman Mike (Dale "Apollo" Cook) and jacked-up kickboxer David (Evan Lurie). The only catch is that the former is Lillian's ex-husband, and the latter is her ex-lover; what's more, Lillian had an affair with David while married to Mike. Their bad blood notwithstanding, the two men team up to help Lillian save her imperiled daughter.
      Director
      Jeno Hodl
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 3, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 31m
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