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MASTER DAN MAYID IS ANX-TREME FIGHTER!
After a long time waiting I finally got to see my karate instructor Master Dan Mayid in his first martial arts movie! If I did not know better I would think his fighting scences were for real.It has a cool story and X-treme Fighter is now my favorite martial arts movie and Master Mayid is now my favorite movie star! If you buy this movie you will love it too! I hope there will be an X-treme Fighter 2!

Not Bad
It is a little confusing because the star is not really Lorenzo Lamas but Don "The Dragon" Wilson. Lorenzo is in it, but a smaller part.

The sory is (Wilson) must save his son from a video game by fighting ,and winning each level. It's kind of fun to watch a who's who of fighters meet wilson at each level. The only real suspense comes from guessing who he will meet at each level, based on who's in the credits.

Overall it's fun.

X-treme FighterThat Dan Mayid is great!
I loved the story it was a new aspect showing different martial artists. Brad played by Dan Mayid, is awesome. His techniques look outstanding. I hope he makes more movies! I think he's gonna be the new Karate Kid! Can't wait for x-treme fighter 2

Gotta see Dan Mayid in this Movie!
As a 4th Degree Black Belt, I have to say that I have been a fan of martial arts films for quite some time so it was great to see a new movie with an interesting plot and cool special effects. This is a must see for anyone interested in the martial arts or in a good action movie.The son in the Movie, played by martial artist Dan Mayid, steals the show. I think he is the true star of the film.His fight scenes are more believable then anyone in the film and his acting really brings you into his character's story.Dan Mayid will be the future of Martial Arts films.BUY IT!!! ... Read more

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If "The Thing" had a sequel...this would be it...
This movie has a great plot, and pretty good acting. The movie has an extremely EXTREMELY similar plot to the first Resident Evil movie, but has somewhat of a "The Thing" blend to it.

Deep Evil is about a select handful of military ops going on a mission into an underground bio lab to retrieve any surviving members of a lockdown, within the lab. When they reach the lab though..things get dangerous. They find the entire lab covered in water and slime, which has no explination as to how it got there. They then come to find that a "secret experiment" which we later find is named "PB3" is missing from the lab.

Soonafter, the movie gets interesting when the team meets an infected civilian woman, who contracted a virus from the alien or possibly the slime/water in the lab's surroundings, the team then takes her out, after she tries to up the radiation of the lab and kill herself and everyone in the lab.

From then on, the movie only gets better and better, as members of the op. begin to become infected by this virus, and soonafter die.

Then finally the ending...i'm not about to spoil anything, but expect the unexpected. It's not the most "good triumphs over evil" ending, in the world. But it's a good one, for sure.

In the end, "Deep Evil" actually satisfied my thirst for suspense as a horror movie. And the fact that it tied in with a few other movies (Resident Evil 1, Mimic, The Thing) only made it that much more interesting. It wasn't the most original movie in the world, but it was def. worth the 1.5 hours of view to see it.

hohum
This movie is something you may have found 10 years ago late at night on the old USA channel, or maybe even the sci-fi channel. It reminded me of the old cheesy roger corman movies. Your left with an ok (over done) plot, you have some ok actors, mixed in with some bad actors. You have some nice computer generated FX, mixed with some cheesy Halloween alien costumes. As a matter of fact I thought the aliens in the movie looked like a complete rip off of the aliens in the movie "Enemy Mine" made back in 1985. This movie was very so/so. I would pass on it. You might be able to see it for free on tv because it has a made for tv feel to it

WOW, What a great movie??
I was'nt going to write a review but the only review here was written by a member of the Lorenzo Lamas fan club. He is'nt even the star of this film (Wow, Lorenzo's career is tanking fast)

The production values are bad.
The acting is mediocre.
BUT..the plot is OK.

Deep Evil is not a terrible film, but it is not that good either. Don't pay too much for it.

WOW! What a great movie!
This movie hyped me up after the start of it. This movie is one of the greatest sci-fi! Perfect acting, AWESOME STORY! Actually one of the best movies ive seen so far. The aliens pb3 are attacking! Even I got scared a little after seeing those people get infected with alien poison. That was scary as hell! The first 2 people who died were the scariest. But at the end aliens themself were a little funny. So i recommend buying this movie for whole family! Just awesome! Fairwell im gonna go now watch it 2nd time! Best movie ever! ... Read more

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A Bittersweet ¿Muse¿
'The Muse' may not be the best comedy ever, but, let's face it, this is a funny, charming and entertaining movie. Moreover, sometimes its critics to Hollywood system can be very pertinent.

Albert Brooks writes, directs, produces and stars this comedy about a Hollywood writer who -- as everybody says-- has lost his Edge. Advised by a friend who is very succesfull in the business, he meets The Muse, played by Sharon Stone. But far different from the simple Greek entities, she likes expensive clothes and hotels, she has many extravagant desires and charges for her inspiration. Undoubtly her attitudes and advices will change not only the writer's life but also his wife's.

Don't expect something dark or mindy; this is a very light film. But this is very most of its charm lies. And, in Sharon Stone. She hasn't been as beautiful as in this movie for many years. She is the heart and soul of the story. She was born to play this character; there would never be a muse as amusing as she. And to make things better, she has a good timing for comedies. She uses all her sex symbol status to make her character sensual without being vulgar.

The other players are fine. Jeff Bridges is particularly funny as Brooks's friend. Many industry insders, as Martin Scorsese and Rob Reiner, also pop up in some scenes, playing some of the muse's protégés. Andie MacDowell is not bad but she has been better before, but her character allows her some transformation. Albert Brooks is a good comediant and he deliviries fine here.

Brooks's script sounds very resenteful with the big studios and their system. But his critics to them is as not acid as they could be. Actually, they taste much like an piece of cake that went off than bile as they actually should be to make this a much better movie-- but they are critcs anyway. Some of them are too clichéd, for one, the studio executive who turns to be Satan itself.

I suggest you to take a look at this muse. You may find some good ideas here and there. Brooks himself may actually have been helped by a muse during the procution of this film -- but not all the time.

Thoroughly Charming!
Forget the Sharon Stone of movies like Basic Instinct, Sliver or even Casino. This is an entirely different role and one that might actually change your opinion of her. Albert Brooks - who was also the writer and director of this little film - is a once successful screenwriter amid a career dry spell. At the suggestion of a friend, he seeks to engage the services of a muse, Sarah - Sharon - who demands gifts, living quarters and perpetual adoration. The initial benefit is questionable as Brooks struggles to realize any positive ideas from Sarah while his wife - Andie MacDowell - comes up with a hundred thoughts regarding the relationship between him and his erstwhile source of inspiration.

It's Andie that strikes gold first through the presence of Sarah, leading to comic angst from her husband - and perhaps no one has as much angst as Albert Brooks. Cameo appearances by a number of Hollywood characters playing themselves help to keep your interest through whatever slow spots might bog things down at times. But this is a lovely comedy that will give you enjoyment throughout.

Lightweight, Boring and Transparent
I had seen previews of this movie, off and on, over the years, and finally got to see it last week. It was a complete disappointment. The movie plot was shallow and disjointed. The dialogue was often pointless. Even the acting lacked inspiration. And, if ANY storyline required some kind of "spark", it would be a story about a modern-day MUSE. I barely made it through the entire movie, feeling as tho I was being dragged from one boring and transparent scene to the next. I was disappointed with the ending, as well. It wasn't really about the "mystical powers" of the muse, as much as it was about the sad and uninspired Mr. Brooks. I would not recommend this movie to anyone prefers something intelligent and interesting, be it a comedy or a drama. In my opinion, this movie was a huge waste of money, both in the making of it, as well as the cost to anyone who rents or purchases it.

Unbelievable and Unbelievably Bad!
Brooks' muse deserted him long before this film ever got underway. As it limped along, you could almost hear him thinking out loud , "What ridiculous situation can I put our hero in next?" This is one long, and boring film.

There's One Born Every Minute ...
This incredibly far fetched non-sense is certainly one of Albert Brooks' lesser achievements. A moderately successful Hollywood screen writer hits "the wall" and is told by everyone in the business that he's yesterday's donut. Enter Sharon Stone as the "muse" who is to turn his life back on track and then insure it takes off to new heights. Excentric doesn't discribe the muse. This woman has invented lavish living (at her clints' expense).

Both Brooks and his wife (Andie MacDowell) seem "inspired" by Stone's presence. MacDowell starts an extremely successful cookie baking business, and Brooks comes up with new ideas for a comedy script. The plot hobbles along, and an inevidable twist towards the end is the final slap in the face for those who had just unwisely invested an hour and a half of life they'll never get back. A luke-warm Elton John theme song does nothing to rescue this lemon. Have another look at the FUNNY "Mother" and forget "The Muse".** ... Read more

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Grade A Cheese!
Others have compared this film to Deep Blue Sea. That is slightly true in that there are several smart (well, trained, at least) sharks in this movie. But it also borrows heavily from Shark Hunter (under water installation destroyed by sharks, down-on-luck scientist has super research sub, people smoke in rarefied environments, etc.).

In this movie we have a young scientist who is raising fake funds for an Atlantis mission, worries that he didn't sell enough books to cover the cost of the press conference, but owns a billion-dollar sub. After being taken in by some seductive decoys, he is convinced to look into the destruction of an undersea base (located under a drilling platform). The investigation takes his sub to its depth limit. Enter coordinated shark attack.

Soon, ala James Bond, said scientist finds himself aboard a secret sub where they have been developing the attack sharks for the past 20 years. He and his sidekick (a brainy, busty, oceanographer) baffle the crew with bluster before having to run for their lives. Eventually we get to a cheesy ending involving reunited families, amazing discoveries, and credibility thrown out the window.

There are some odd bits to this film. One is the offshore drilling platform. At what should be where the shaft meets the seabed, there is an installation that looks like an underwater city (mistake or unexplained secret base? My guess is the film makers didn't know anything about offshore drilling). There is also the shark tank. It is in the floor of the research lab with open water. It also extends up in front of the lab so than an impressive window can be opened into it. I shudder to think of the air pressure required to pull off this feat.

Still, there are some nifty shark attacks, a dead whale, cool subs, one of the stupidest rescues ever (it involves a raft and you have to see it to believe it), evil military, atoning scientists, a brainy busty oceanographer, and an amazing discovery. Grade A cheese!

Awful movie...sexy girl
Well, what can I say. This movie pretty much stinks. Suffice it to say that the main characters become mass murderers during the course of this thing, murderers of a whole lot of innocent people. But as is so typical of these "check your IQ at the door" type of films, the dead were all members of the military, so apparently the writers didn't see any reason why anyone should care. Oh, your average audience member who's smart enough to tie their own shoes might notice, but the makers of the film didn't. That's just a bit too deep and intellectual for them.

However, if you like looking at a pretty girl in a black bra and a skin-tight T-shirt getting squirted with water, diving into water, and generally running around while very wet, well, this movie does deliver that. She even takes her T-shirt off at the end, but it's too dark to really see anything. I suppose you could try turning up the brightness on your set.

And that's about it.

Don't be fooled
This is just a direct-to-video ripoff of "Deep Blue Sea."

Even with all that movie's faults, it still comes out better than this.

Between the bad lines, strange accent of the female lead, and predictable death scenes (gee, he's standing by the water...HE'S not gonna get eaten by a shark!) I don't know whether this movie is supposed to make me vomit or just shrivel up and go into a coma. ... Read more

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The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen
If you want to see the worst movie ever made, rent this movie. I've seen better acting in elemetary school plays. The plot has holes so big that you could fit the new planet Sedna through it. When the main character's girlfriend is attacked and beaten, we never find out her fate, and characters refer to her as dead AND in a coma. Come again?

Also, Michael Blanks, who was in the first movie, plays a different character in the sequel. Like viewers aren't going to pick up on this? Add to that a scene when prison guards open fire on innocent spectators for no reason. This movie has no brain.

I had to review this movie for a DVD web site and I want the hour and a half of my wasted life back!!!

The Circuit 2
Not to bad of a movie at all, however like many BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO EXCLUSIVE(R) titles, it is not exactly an award winning title, but it was very enjoyable, especially if you enjoy part one. Good acting by Oliver Grunier, I looked him up to see what other movies he has been in, mostly smaller BBE names. ... Read more

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Murder mystery with kung fu in old China
MASK OF DEATH (aka SHAOLIN DEVIL AND SHAOLIN ANGEL, 1979) is a well-made costume tale about a series of murders that offers just enough fighting to barely qualify as a kung fu film. Detailing the fate of a family decimated by the murders, it follows the efforts of a brother and sister to identify the murderers and avenge their family. They are helped by a secret agent, masquerading as an assassin (Wong Tao), and encounter numerous surprises along the way, culminating in a final battle with an unlikely enemy. It's packed with characters, incident, subplots and flashbacks, but, while never boring, is never very exciting either. No one bothered to string the incidents together in any cohesive order. Key people disappear for long stretches and we're not always sure who the main characters are supposed to be. When we learn finally who the villain is and why the murders occurred, it's too late to develop any dramatic tension or suspense.

Tung Wei is credited as co-fight director and also plays a young scholar who goes off, after his father's murder, to learn kung fu from a Buddhist monk. When he finally reappears to join the heroes, his kung fu doesn't help much. Overall, the fight scenes lack the vigor, imagination and relentlessness such scenes require. Wong Tao, normally quite a firebrand in his films, including THE HOT, THE COOL AND THE VICIOUS, in which he played a vaguely similar character, is too restrained here, trapped in a wig and period costume, spending too much time brooding and lamenting a childhood spent working in a brothel (seen in flashbacks). There's far more melodrama than a film like this is generally comfortable with.

All that said, however, the film is beautifully photographed, designed and costumed. It's a consistent visual treat, even when the narrative sags. The Crash Cinema DVD offers a very good letter-boxed transfer of an original print with sharp imagery and striking color. However, the print is extremely scratchy in parts, with occasional speckles and scratch lines streaking vertically through the film. Some parts, however, are not so bad and look almost pristine. The DVD case features a picture of Yasuaki Kurata, a Japanese actor/fighter who often starred in Hong Kong movies (SHAOLIN CHALLENGES NINJA), but doesn't appear in this one.

Very Good Cung fu classic, but....
This is an entertaining Kung fu flick, but it has allot of scratches and lines throughout the movie. I've seen older kung fu flicks in better condition. There was no effort in remastering it. This is the only copy of MASK OF DEATH on DVD right now so if you really want it just be aware of the condition of it.
Nuff said.

excellent film
i bought this one on a whim because it was cheap
i was not dissapointed
i'll watch again and again and again
really fun

a flick so dope it has an alias
aka "Shaolin devil, Shaolin angel", this movie is worth at least 2 titles and 5 stars. The cinematography in this movie is masterful, especially for being so old ('76), and depicts wong tao and chen sing (not my favorite of actors, but perhaps the finest work of his career)in many confrontations and battles. dvd is of great clarity and quality, except for some non-invasive, but visable verticle lines. And there is actually a descent storyline with some almost tarantino-style flashbacks. why is shoji kurata on the cover though? ... Read more

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The Immortal
This is obviously the pilot of the series. It really wasn't bad at all, though obviously totally based on the Highlander series. The special effects could have been better but there was a lot of humor and I liked the characters.
Unfortunately this is only the pilot movie, the series itself doesn't seem to have been released on dvd yet, which is disapointing.
You will not find anything scary in this movie at all, and I don't think you are meant to. There is some action, some angst, and some humor though.

The Immortal (DVD)
This appeared to be some kind of pilot episode for the series at just under an hour and a half...but far from Lorenzo's best work. I'm a Lamas fan from back to the Snakeater days, and boy do I miss Renegade! (as cheesy as it was!!) This movie could have used a lot more fight scenes...not nearly as action-packed as some of his older stuff. It was more or less a new version of the Highlander. If Lorenzo Lamas wasn't in it...I certainly wouldn't have checked it out.

What does this DVD contains exactly ?
Hi, what does this DVD contains exactly ?
Are these episodes from the immortal TV series ?

Thanks,
Bob ... Read more

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Storyline
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.

Stars Lorenzo Lamas ( Snakeater and other cheesy TV and videos), O.J. Simpson ( of the slow speed white Bronco chase) and Kathleen Kinmont ( Picket Fences)

Cheesy action film- not as bad as it sounds. Stunt work is pretty decent. Entertaining from 1993- this is one of O.J's last movies before his big TV/court cases ended his public career. ... Read more

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Murder mystery with kung fu in old China
MASK OF DEATH (aka SHAOLIN DEVIL AND SHAOLIN ANGEL, 1979) is a well-made costume tale about a series of murders that offers just enough fighting to barely qualify as a kung fu film. Detailing the fate of a family decimated by the murders, it follows the efforts of a brother and sister to identify the murderers and avenge their family. They are helped by a secret agent, masquerading as an assassin (Wong Tao), and encounter numerous surprises along the way, culminating in a final battle with an unlikely enemy. It's packed with characters, incident, subplots and flashbacks, but, while never boring, is never very exciting either. No one bothered to string the incidents together in any cohesive order. Key people disappear for long stretches and we're not always sure who the main characters are supposed to be. When we learn finally who the villain is and why the murders occurred, it's too late to develop any dramatic tension or suspense.

Tung Wei is credited as co-fight director and also plays a young scholar who goes off, after his father's murder, to learn kung fu from a Buddhist monk. When he finally reappears to join the heroes, his kung fu doesn't help much. Overall, the fight scenes lack the vigor, imagination and relentlessness such scenes require. Wong Tao, normally quite a firebrand in his films, including THE HOT, THE COOL AND THE VICIOUS, in which he played a vaguely similar character, is too restrained here, trapped in a wig and period costume, spending too much time brooding and lamenting a childhood spent working in a brothel (seen in flashbacks). There's far more melodrama than a film like this is generally comfortable with.

All that said, however, the film is beautifully photographed, designed and costumed. It's a consistent visual treat, even when the narrative sags. The Crash Cinema DVD offers a very good letter-boxed transfer of an original print with sharp imagery and striking color. However, the print is extremely scratchy in parts, with occasional speckles and scratch lines streaking vertically through the film. Some parts, however, are not so bad and look almost pristine. The DVD case features a picture of Yasuaki Kurata, a Japanese actor/fighter who often starred in Hong Kong movies (SHAOLIN CHALLENGES NINJA), but doesn't appear in this one.

Very Good Cung fu classic, but....
This is an entertaining Kung fu flick, but it has allot of scratches and lines throughout the movie. I've seen older kung fu flicks in better condition. There was no effort in remastering it. This is the only copy of MASK OF DEATH on DVD right now so if you really want it just be aware of the condition of it.
Nuff said.

excellent film
i bought this one on a whim because it was cheap
i was not dissapointed
i'll watch again and again and again
really fun

a flick so dope it has an alias
aka "Shaolin devil, Shaolin angel", this movie is worth at least 2 titles and 5 stars. The cinematography in this movie is masterful, especially for being so old ('76), and depicts wong tao and chen sing (not my favorite of actors, but perhaps the finest work of his career)in many confrontations and battles. dvd is of great clarity and quality, except for some non-invasive, but visable verticle lines. And there is actually a descent storyline with some almost tarantino-style flashbacks. why is shoji kurata on the cover though? ... Read more

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Refreshing role from Lorenzo Lamas
This movie is also known as Back to Even. Being an action hero in all his movies, it is hard to picture Lorenzo Lamas in this role as the victim. Good performance from both Lorenzo and Michael Pare. Lorenzo did very well in portraying the unfortunate and victim of Pare's character lured into counterfeit money.

This is not the usual Lorenzo Lamas movie, so if you are looking for martial art's stuff, this movie is not for you. However, recommended for Lorenzo Lamas' fans. ... Read more

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Campy, silly, but fun.
Blood Angels is the story of a small town girl who has come to stay in the city with her big sister. Little realizing that the sister and the rest of the club staff are actually demi-vampires.

Judging by the cover of this film, I expected it to be cheesecake. Parts were. But I was pleased to see there were actually a few hot guys in this too.

Parts of this film were actually kind of funny like the Japanese kid who wanted to be a hipster, and the comments made by the master vampire. I particularly thought the ending was pretty funny.

This is a B-rated campy, silly vampire film with a few good scenes. Rated R for nudity and violence.

I should've known better
I am a collector of vampire movies, but I try to stay away from the cheapie home-made Grade ZZZ vampire movies. But every now and then I get suckered. Like on Dracula 3000 and now on this one. The one reviewer does a good job on explaining the "plot", threadbare as it is. The production values are very VERY low. The whole story pretty much takes place in the nightclub run by vampires. Dull. I gave it two stars because the actors (except for Fernando Lamas) really give it a good try working with what they've got. Skip it, unless you absolutely MUST have every vampire or Fernando Lamas movie available.

Not enthralled
Blood Angels (aka Thralls) is a clone of a number of other bikini-clad vampire films - with a story-line very much like Embrace the Darkness II/Morgana/Blonde Heaven about a girl who goes to the big city to look for her sister who happens to be a vampire - or to be exact a "Thrall", in this film thralls are blood-suckers too, but with not quite the same powers as vampires.

They escape from their vampire master, set up a bar to host parties, and feed from muscled studs. There's only two 'sex' scenes with the most minimal amount of skin shown... except one case where there's very likely a body-double used.

Can the 'thralls' evade their vampire master for long? Will the hick country sister save her 'evil' sister? Why is it that she can blurt out to a complete stranger that her sister's a vampire, and he believes her instead of seeking medical help for her?

There are a very few interesting special effects, such as a vampire girl sticking her tongue about 15cms into the air (whether it's to 'taste' the air like a snake, or not, who knows, as she's not poking it out at anyone). ... Read more

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intense,sexy thriller brimming with intrigue,twists & turns.
Undercurrent is an intense, sun-splashed, sexy thriller brimming with intrigue and an array ofcagey characters that add to the twists and unexpected turns of this enthralling Latin noir. The film features the fascinating urban neighborhoods of Puerto Rico,including spectacular locations in Old San Juan,picturesque seascapes,palatial homes, elegant hotels, and the cockfight arena contribute to the immense verve and edginess of this lushly filmed psychosexual thriller. ... Read more