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Noel L This is like Running Man mixed with Mad Max In the world of the X-Men. Except all those movies were better in quality then this one Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Allan C Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983) *** Like most Italian ROAD WARRIOR knockoffs, this one is hampered by limited budget and production values, but it does feature some more clever of ideas than most of its ilk. The champion of a RUNNING MAN-type of kill-or-be-killed televised show is recruited by telepathic mutants to take them across the dangerous, untamed wasteland to safety. He puts together a team, ALA THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN/THE SEVEN SAMURAI, and the team escorts the telepathic mutants through a series of exciting events, hopefully finding safety at the end of their rainbow. From semi-talented hack director Joe D'Amato, best known for ANTHROPOPHAGUS, BEYOND THE DARKNESS, and EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD, he delivers some passable action sequences and doesn't waste too much time with exposition, moving things along at a brisk pace. D'Amato is quoted as saying this was his favorite film, which isn't saying a lot, but the script did have some interesting ideas that, although not fully explored, have seeds of some interesting world-building that, if this were a bigger budgeted American film, might have been something more. There's an offhand remark about the telepathic mutants not being willing to raise a gun at anyone because they would not be able to endure sharing the emotional terror of the person they just killed. An entire movie could have been built around that, but it's just a throwaway line in this film. There's another episode in the film where the travelers drive up to an abandoned mill town that's inhabited by blind black robe-wearing cultists. Although blind, the cultists quickly turn deadly when they are somehow able to come at our heroes with guns and swords, which they figure out is because they are holding hostage a powerful telepath they're forcing to project images of where they need to attack. That, too, probably could have been an entire movie! This sequence has a pretty great ending to it that I did not see coming, which was exciting since I'm rarely surprised by films. Overall, I quite enjoyed this low-budget Italian warriors-of-the-wasteland flick despite it being cheap, even by cheap Italian exploitation film standards. But to put a qualifier on that, this is a disreputable genre I have a particular love for, so I'm not sure if this film is something others will enjoy quite as much as I did, but if you loved WHEELS OF FIRE or 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS, you'll likely dig this one.  AI CAPSULE REVIEW: Cheap Italian knockoff of Mad Max, but has some clever ideas. Directed by hack Joe D'Amato. Decent action, fast-paced. Could've been better with bigger budget. Fans of cheesy post-apocalyptic flicks will enjoy it. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review DARK A K ITS VERY UNIQUE I WATCHED IT NEAR ITS TIME SO THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT IN MY COUNTRY SINCE MAD MAX WAS BANNED IF YOU LIKE FALLOUT GAMES YOU WILL ENJOY THIS Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Another stellar post-apocalyptic Italian film that brings out many of the genre's heavy hitters including Al Cliver and George Eastman. A couple deadly game show contestants deliver a band of telepathic mutants to safety out of a crumbling city. Remarkable entry that proves this formula never gets tiresome. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member TV's deadly Endgame points leader Ron Shannon (undefeated in 22 matches!) risks confiscation of personal property among other things to help telepathic mutants escape outside the city limits. "The Running Man" borrows heavily from the first half hour of this. Cool ending, I'd like to know who came out on top between Shannon and arch rival Karnak. Among the best of Italian post nuclear films. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member TV's deadly Endgame points leader Ron Shannon (undefeated in 22 matches!) risks confiscation of personal property among other things to help telepathic mutants escape outside the city limits. "The Running Man" borrows heavily from the first half hour of this. Cool ending, I'd like to know who came out on top between Shannon and arch rival Karnak. Among the best of Italian post nuclear films. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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