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Advantages: Great films, good commentary, great price
Disadvantages: Nothing...as long as you like Karate Kid films :P

...fell in love with it. The storyline is so-so, but the performances and characters were just so awesome - who could forget Mr. Miyagi! It's great for younger boys who can relate to Daniel, and the films also teach good morals. The special features for the box set are limited to some audio commentary by the main characters, but fortunately it's some good stuff. If you're a fan, its great to be able to see how they are in real life, and none of them ... Read review

Advantages: Lightweight entertainment
Disadvantages: None really

...affection. Ralph Maccio plays the lead character Daniel Larusso who together with his single parent mother moves to California from their Esat Coast home to start a new life. Daniel is out of place attending the preppie West Coast school and soon falls foul of the local bully boys led by the blonde haired rich kid Johnny. It just so happens that all of his gang are members of a karate school called the Cobra Kai Dojo and they are quite happy to ...
...a beating rescue comes in the unusual form of the janitor at the apartments where Daniel lives. Mr Miyagi an elderly small Japanese man proves to be rather good at karate and soon sees off the cowardly gang. He then agrees to teach Daniel how to defend himself and enter the annual karate tournament to help him face up to his bullies. The rest of the ilm follows a rather predictable path with Daniel having to come to terms with his teachers rather ... Read review

Advantages: very interesting
Disadvantages: less than 2 hours run time

brother of Van Damme is defeted by his enemy in a crual way.what is next.not considering the warnings of his broter Van Damme goes to the fight.He is taught martial Arts by a chinese old man and after that the enemy who injured his brother is defeted by Van Damme.Thisi is a very interesting film that i have ever watched. I watched this at 2002 but realy now also it is in my heart.Althoug Van is a high qualified actor any other film does not contain ... Read review

Advantages: Great martial art film with the master!
Disadvantages: Sad end

...powerful. Lee isnt going to enter the tournament but it approced by a government agent who tells Lee they are investigating Han for crimes linked to drugs and prostitution. They have no proof however and need Bruce to investigate whilst he is there. Bruce goes to the island and as you can expect there are many fights and Han ends up being a bad guy. The plot then may not be the most complex but it provides easy watching. The main reason to watch ...
...despite being is quite a lot of pain due to a recuring back problem. Bruce was very proud however and still did all his own stunts and many difficult fight scenes. Bruce was also challenged by the extras on the set, many of whom were actual chinese gang members. Im sure if Bruce had his way he would have fought them all but most of the time fights were dissolved quickly. Bruce also loved being involved in the camera work and the direction in general. ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, exciting, amazing, great popcorn flick.
Disadvantages: The story is a little hokey. Who cares?

This is a fantastic film, I'll say that now. If you are already a Martial-Arts movie fan, you should believe the hype. I actually took quite a while to get round to seeing this one, but that was because I hadn't seen a good martial arts flick since... Jackie Chan! I hate Seagal, and Van Damme only has one or two good films. So when I finally watched Ong-Bak: my faith in 'chop-socky' films was reaffirmed. Balletic, exciting, there's even a little ...
...fight scenes, and incredible acrobatic feats that you watch this one for. The 'pants on fire' moment blew me away! When I first watched Jackie Chan (I was very young at the time) I was filled with a 'wish I could do that' sense of awe. Watching this film I felt the same way, and that's rare now that I am at a very jaded age. Very little cinema leaves me feeling the way this film does. A must watch movie, especially if you have been to Thailand! (which ... Read review