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Good Guys Wear Black
The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Release : | 1978 |
Rating : | 5.1 |
Studio : | |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Stunt Coordinator, |
Cast : | Chuck Norris Anne Archer Lloyd Haynes James Franciscus Dana Andrews |
Genre : | Action |
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Fantastic!
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
This serviceable action flick from karate man Norris has a better plot than usual for his films, once which draws in politics and hidden agendas and a government conspiracy going right to the top. This makes a refreshing change from the typical "gang of bad guys" out hunting the heroes in these kind of films, but sadly there is also a drawback with this movie: it's one of the most action-free action movies out there. There are only three or four major action scenes in this movie, ones which are quite well done, it has to be said, but the majority of the film consists of talking or people going from location to location in search of the truth.The slightly-above-average running time for a Norris flick also drags this film down, too, although it just avoids becoming too boring thanks to a number of supporting characters and a range of locations, from a car racing track to snowy ski slopes. The cast is also pretty good too. Norris here is very young-looking and has odd blond hair; however he is as wooden as ever and has no cause to do any kind of acting aside from the straight-laced hard man routine of most of his films. Archer makes for a forthright love interest, while Lloyd Haynes seems to be left over from the blaxploitation days and his role is a good supporting one. The chief villain is a miscast James Franciscus who fails to be threatening or scary. Also a surprise is the appearance of an aged Dana Andrews in a minor supporting role, and he puts in another fun turn.The action scenes, when they do come, are stylish yet brief. A highlight sees Norris kicking a baddie off his motorbike as he drives past, a trick which John Woo would later steal for the Van Damme epic HARD TARGET. There are a couple of shoot-outs and some fun martial arts fights, but one scene in particular stays in the mind long after the credits have run. This jaw-dropping moment sees Norris leap feet-first into the windscreen of an oncoming car, thus crushing the driver inside and saving himself. It may be far-fetched but it makes for great cinema. While not a great film at all, GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK is entertainment that passes the time and is pretty good for a Norris flick.
Only Chuck Norris could overcome the horrible dialogue and his own stunning lack of acting ability to make this film entertaining. I loved this movie, proving love is blind, deaf and not necessarily based on logic or good judgement. And please.... Will somebody tell me why Jim Backus made an appearance? Was it really necessary to put him in that ridiculous doorman's outfit? Chuck's facial expressions were worth the 99 cents I spent to rent Good Guys Wear Black. He tries so hard to convince the audience he is really an actor, and I believe such effort is admirable despite the abysmal results. His fight scenes are almost identical to the dozens of fight scenes he's filmed over the past thirty years, yet somehow it looks cooler in 1977 clothing.
This is pretty good movie. Chuck Norris was good. The fighting scenes were good especially the one when Norris kicks through the car window! The war scenes near the beginning was awesome! The music was really different. This was one of Chuck's first movies and its a good one!
Why is everyone giving this movie a bad review? It is not the best movie but it is entertaining enough for me. It has some good actors(including norris) and some great martial art scenes Give it a go if u like Norris,martial arts or just a movie to pass the time