Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Deadly Revenge
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bloodfist Fighter II - Deadly Revenge |
| Original title | Ring of Fire |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard W. Munchkin |
| script |
Jake Jacobs Richard W. Munchkin Steve Tymon |
| production |
Charla Driver Joseph Merhi Richard Pepin |
| music | John Gonzalez |
| camera | Richard Pepin |
| cut |
Geraint Bell John Weidner |
| occupation | |
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Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Tödliche Rache (OT: Ring of Fire ) is an American martial arts film with Don "The Dragon" Wilson from 1991. The German distribution title is misleading, with Blood Fist Fighter , who is also directed by Richard W. Munchkin comes from and in which Don Wilson also plays the lead role, this film has nothing to do with it. The DVD release took place under the original title Ring of Fire .
action
Johnny Woo lives with his aunt May. The Chinese and Tai Chi fighter has settled in in the United States and studied medicine. He works as a doctor in a large hospital. In contrast to his cousin Terry. He has joined a Chinese gang that regularly meets the hostile surfer clique for illegal martial arts duels. While Johnny befriends July, Chuck's friend, a surfer, the situation between the two gangs escalates. The argument is carried from the ring onto the street. Johnny is not deterred, but the conflict puts a strain on his relationship with July, especially after she broke up with Chuck.
When Johnny's cousin is killed with broken glass on his gloves in a Muay Thai fight, the situation escalates. Johnny refuses to compete against Brad and Chuck. July leaves Johnny to protect him, but Johnny wins her heart back. Finally, he reluctantly steps into the ring against Brad. When Chuck intervenes, but Johnny dominates the two, Chuck picks up a sword. But instead of Johnny, he meets Juli, who goes down seriously injured. Johnny takes her to a hospital.
background
Blood Fist Fighter 2 is the first Don Wilson film that was not directed by Roger Corman . Instead, Joseph Merhi , who has already been involved in numerous other B-movies , produced the film. Don Wilson himself appeared as a co-producer. The film is only available in a shortened form in Germany.
A sequel appeared on the video market in 1993 under the title Bloodfist Fighter 4 , while the DVD was released under the original title Ring of Fire 2 . 1994 followed with Lion Strike , also known as Ring of Fire 3: Lion Strike, a third part of the original Ring of Fire series.
criticism
The genre mix of love films with Romeo and Juliet bonds and martial arts films could hardly convince the critics.
“The motif of the ' West Side Story ' as a background for bloody kickboxing fights. Because of the love story, the tempo of the film is dragged out again and again, and the result is a genre mix that never really works. "
Web links
- Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Deadly Revenge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 18 - R-Rated , BBFC 18 - R-Rated , Tele 5 from 16 - NL DVD by Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Deadly Vengeance at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Deadly Vengeance. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017 ; accessed on September 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Biography of Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Fan site donthedragonwilson.com, accessed November 4, 2010 .
- ↑ Overview. Online film database , accessed November 4, 2010 .
- ↑ Bloodfist Fighter 2 - Deadly Vengeance. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 20, 2018 .