I've seen some bad movies in my day, but I can honestly say, without hyperbole, that Bloodsport 4 is one of the most bizarrely bad movies I've ever seen.
So bad, in fact, that's it's difficult to write a review. The movie starts with a man in tiny bicycle shorts fighting a meathead version of children's entertainer Raffi and goes downhill from there.
This is a movie that needs to be seen to fully appreciate how bizarrely bad it is, because words cannot do it justice. Did the director really think American judges wear frilly collars? Did the director really think prisoners in American prisons still dress like 1930's chain gangs? Did the director really think American prison wardens live in mansions that are staffed by bikini-clad models? (OK, I guess that one is true)
I try to say something positive about every movie I watch, so I can say this: Bloodsport 4 came out in 1999, in the early days of the internet, and one of the characters makes reference to looking something up on the web.
Also, the fight scenes at the end of the movie are well choreographed, so much so that they stand in stark contrast to the hambone, campy antics that proceeded them. Also, the fights feature proto-MMA moves, something not common in the days before UFC was more than a fringe sport.
Anyway, if you want proof that Future War is not Jean-Claude Gosh Darn's worst movie, check out Bloodsport 4.
So bad, in fact, that's it's difficult to write a review. The movie starts with a man in tiny bicycle shorts fighting a meathead version of children's entertainer Raffi and goes downhill from there.
This is a movie that needs to be seen to fully appreciate how bizarrely bad it is, because words cannot do it justice. Did the director really think American judges wear frilly collars? Did the director really think prisoners in American prisons still dress like 1930's chain gangs? Did the director really think American prison wardens live in mansions that are staffed by bikini-clad models? (OK, I guess that one is true)
I try to say something positive about every movie I watch, so I can say this: Bloodsport 4 came out in 1999, in the early days of the internet, and one of the characters makes reference to looking something up on the web.
Also, the fight scenes at the end of the movie are well choreographed, so much so that they stand in stark contrast to the hambone, campy antics that proceeded them. Also, the fights feature proto-MMA moves, something not common in the days before UFC was more than a fringe sport.
Anyway, if you want proof that Future War is not Jean-Claude Gosh Darn's worst movie, check out Bloodsport 4.