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Wonderful Movie

Too much of everything

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Scott Wylde (Avedon) is a young American kickboxer who comes to Bangkok to look for his friend Mac Jarvis (Thayer). During his quest, he meets the spunky Terry (Rothrock) in a boxing gym. After that, there is good news and bad news for Mr. Wylde: the good news is, while soaking up all the Bangkok nightlife, he finds his buddy Jarvis (in a club facing off against an opponent in wrist-wrasslin', naturally). The bad news is, his girlfriend Sulin (Patra Wanthivanond) is kidnapped. It seems her father is using his wealth to fund some anti-communist forces, so the commies kidnap her to use her as bait to get to him. But they didn't count on one thing: the 2-man and 1-woman army that is Wylde, Jarvis and Terry!They must "climb Death Mountain" to infiltrate the commie training camp in Cambodia. But it's going to take all their wits, ingenuity and a whole lot of weaponry to combat the sadistic, M. Bison-like head of the camp, Yuri the Russian (Hues), a hulking brute who loves throwing his enemies in a pit of hungry alligators just for fun. Will our heroes triumph over those nasty commies and save the girl?No Retreat No Surrender 2 is simple 80's fun that is easy to like. All the ingredients are present and accounted for: some Americans with nice camaraderie fight commies, highly entertaining fight scenes, weaponry and blow-ups, a super-evil bad guy, and horrid line readings by the actors. Even though none of our lead players are Asian, all the fight scenes clearly have that Hong Kong-style fast pace and inventiveness to them, thanks to director Yuen. Even though this was at the beginning of his directorial career, he appears confident, at least in the action department (which is all that matters, really). The final fight between Hues and Avedon is excellent and very well executed.Avedon appears to be some sort of cross between Emilio Estevez, Ron Marchini and Wild and Crazy Kids' Donnie Jeffcoat. Sure, his acting is horrendous but that's not why Yuen hired him. The dude has some moves and is no slouch in the martial arts department. We always love seeing Cynthia Rothrock and here she's looking especially pixieish. She tends to deliver all the groaner one-liners in the film and provides a lot of the humor, on top of her martial arts skill. A short-haired, barely-recognizable Hues once again (even though this was his first film role) plays the baddie you love to hate. Max Thayer of No Dead Heroes (1986) fame plays the glue that holds all this madness together. He's the cigar-chomping leader that doesn't think twice about drinking snake blood and tying some beer cans to his machine guns to take down the baddies.The stilted, awkward dialogue, if anything, helps the fun of the movie, and Matthias Hues is about as Russian in this movie as Richard Norton is German in Strategic Command (1997), but it all goes with the territory. NRNS2 is good thanks to the direction of Corey Yuen and a cast of familiar favorites delivering the chop-socky goods.For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com

Seriously this is in my top 10 worst movies of all time its position would probably be around 4. I think this movie is like pointing a gun at a child's face watching them scream moving the gun away from them then pointing the gun over and over again at their face disturbingly funny yet immorally wrong, why don't these actors think am i actually in a movie like this or why Michael Dudikoff is in any film for that matter. Overall this movie was a complete toss fest and should be watched by anyone who loves action movies that are never suppose to have been made..................................I needed an exorcism after this movie

With a title like that, you know you're dealing with something special. No Retreat, No Surrender II (NRNS2), is a magical pastiche of poor dialogue, bad acting and frenetic martial arts action. NRNS2 is, verily, one of the ultimate Bad Movies for Bad Movie fans everywhere. On the one hand, the movie is entirely watchable -- due primarily to the entertaining fight and action sequences (very reminiscent of early/mid 80s, Hong Kong produced, kung-fu movies). On the other hand, it's chock full of cringe worthy dialogue -- delivered in the most hilariously stilted manner possible. This is generally the case when you cast martial artists as opposed to actors.Our story begins with fresh-faced Scott Wylde (Loren Avedon) arriving in Vietnam. For reasons obscure to me and my Bad Movie buddies, Mr. Wylde is obsessed with finding his friend, Mac Jarvis (Max Thayer). Apparently, Mr. Wylde thought the best course of action for finding his friend was to run around Vietnam yelling, "Mac! Mac Jarvis!" Mr. Wylde bumps into Terry (Cynthia Rothrock), who -- as it turns out -- is an ex-girlfriend of Mac. If memory serves correctly, she informs Scott of the present whereabouts of Mr. Jarvis.At this point, things turn sour for Mr. Wylde. His Vietnamese girlfriend, Sulin (Patra Wanthivanond), is kidnapped by the nefarious Vietcong -- because her father just happens to be a local bigwig. This sets the stage for Scott to rescue his girlfriend, and beat-down a whole mess of Bad Guys in the process.Mr. Wylde eventually joins forces with cigar (and scenery) chomping Mac Jarvis. Together they make their way to Cambodia (IIRC). As you can imagine, their travels are beset by a host of enraged Vietcong. In addition to the VC, Scott and Mac must administer an Country Ass Whopping' on the local Buddhists (who, unbelievably, favor ropes as their primary weapon of choice).Sulin, meanwhile, is introduced to her primary captor, Yuri (Matthias Hues) -- a monstrous Russian with an undeniable German accent (Matthias Hues is German). Yuri demonstrates his brutality by summarily executing a couple malcontents. One of them is forced into a large pool teeming with hungry alligators (or is it crocodiles?). Oh, the horror! From here the plot develops in a thoroughly predictable manner -- Scott and Mac hewing their way through jungle and assailant until they reach Yuri's compound. During their journey, they join forces with Terry -- who, for reasons incomprehensible to me, insists on wearing a large yellow sweatshirt over her workout gear. We found the interplay between Scott, Mac and Terry to be eerily similar to Star Wars. Specifically: Mac is Han Solo, Scott is Luke and Terry is Princess Leia. It might sound strange, but watch the movie and tell me I'm not right! Mac and Scott develop a truly bizarre plan to attack the compound. The (hilarious) centerpiece of their attack features M60s being "auto fired" via the aid of several Budweiser cans (that Mac had the foresight to pack through the Vietnamese/Cambodian jungle). Anyway, our heroes launch their attack. The VC come running out of their barracks, into a hail of enfilading M60 fire (featuring empty beer can technology). The VC keep charging, and the M60s keep firing. The end result is a whole mess of dead VC.Eventually Mac, Scott and Terry encounter Yuri. As you can imagine, a serious kung-fu fest ensues. Ultimately, however, Yuri is bested by the combined might of his three assailants. His demise is, perhaps, the Greatest Bad Movie Death of All Time. Get this: Yuri is dragged, by his neck, in a Jeep being driven by Scott. Scott slingshots Yuri into the pool of alligators. Yuri, not one to be intimidated by enraged reptiles, begins pulling the jeep towards the pool. Scott, sensing his impending doom, leaps from the jeep -- first making sure that the gas tank is full. Yuri then pulls the jeep on top of himself, while being gnawed on by alligators. Scott, for the coup de grace, shoots the gas tank which causes the jeep to explode! Poor Yuri becomes food for worms. This is probably the only movie in cinema history that makes the attempt to explain why a jeep would explode! Normally, any vehicle, in any movie, can explode for any reason whatsoever. We found this particularly amusing since, a half-hour previous to this point, the movie depicted several dozen canvas tents exploding. Were they full of gas as well? Oh well. The end result is totally hilarious and totally awesome. I highly recommend this movie to anyone with a predilection for terrible movies.Bad Movie Score: 8/10 Good Movie Score: 6/10

I decided to rent NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER II due to the man also responsible for Jet Li's fight choreography...however not even Corey Yuen's stylish chop socky could save this....not saying it wasn't fun though. Cross a low budget Rambo rip off with a quality hong kong kung fu film and you've got NRNS 2. Hero Scott Wylde (Loren Avedon) travels to Thailand to meet with his fiance (who is also daughter of a wealthy business man financing anti Soviet forces in Cambodia). The obligatory kidnapping of the fiance takes place forcing Scott to join forces with weapon specialist Mac and pilot/martial artist Terry (Cynthia Rothrock) as they make their way into Cambodia to take on the Soviet forces led by one big Russki known as Yuri (Matthias Hues).If you can survive the ridiculous dialogue between the three leads(especially former lovers Mac and Terry), outdated one man army shootouts, and Matthias Hues's facial expressions then you may be in for a treat. Although not "Grade A" martial arts sequences, the film does provide entertaining brawls in the opening sequence between kidnappers and Scott, Scott and Mac vs others in an outdoor dining establishment, the three leads vs an army of monks (netting included) and finally the climatic showdown between Scott and a barechested (wouldn't you tear off your shirt if you were buff as hell before a bare knuckled melee?)Yuri. Once again this movie is highly cheesy and lost credibility as a true action movie once you push the VCR play button. Seen as an action parody through the eyes of any martial arts fans, NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER II may still have a chance. What gives this viewing priority over such direct to video turkeys as POINT BLANK and any offering by the PM group is in the fights...imported straight from Hong Kong.