3 Ninjas Kick Back
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • AWESOME!!!
  • Only one kid from the original,but...
  • as good as the first if not a tad better
  • Great Service!!
  • The best 3 ninjas movie
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Starring: Victor Wong (III) , Max Elliott Slade , Sean Fox , J. Evan Bonifant , and Caroline Junko King
Director: Charles T. Kanganis
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B00005LK97
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!.......2007-05-02

Victor Wong does it again with his cinematic Ninja-y magic, and the boys are back this time and ready to kick some serious booty! This movie is a pure delight.

After the first 3 Ninjas movie, I was thinking how great that these 3 Ninjas can work together to fight the powers of evil, because ninjas customarily work very independently, like a brain surgeon or electrician would. Masters of the ninja sciences know that they are bound by duty, honor, and super high kicks, so to find 3 Ninjas that are on the same page...well, that's just amazing.

The story of 3 Ninjas Kick Back is loosely based on the famous novel "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," and for history buffs the film is like a whirlwind travelogue set during the decline of the Roman Empire, with very clear allegorical references to the struggles between the infamous Rasputin and Catherine the Great. When the 3 Ninjas find their three backs against the wall, they fight bad guys like they are going out of style!!!

I love 2/3 of the ninjas, but there's one I just can't stand. You know the one I'm talking about. He's lousy.

A brilliant movie that will make you glad to be a ninja or a lover of ninjas.

5 out of 5 stars Only one kid from the original,but..........2007-03-10

I loved it.It's stood the test of time for me.That could be my nostalgia though.I remember what I liked about it as a kid(and now) was that it took them out of the usual environment...to JAPAN!For being a kid obsessed with the whole japanese influence on America,I almost peed my pants.And I guess from being a kid who didn't have high standards,made me pay no attention to the different actors as Rocky and Tum-Tum.It's got the usual feel of the 1st,with Rocky being involved with a girl,good-guy bad-guy conflicts,etc.Don't expect a masterpiece,but it's a decent kid movie.

4 out of 5 stars as good as the first if not a tad better.......2006-06-23

As with my review in 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up, I have to make something clear. The original 3 Ninjas trilogy was released out of order. First came 3 Ninjas (1992), then 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up which was shot back to back with the first movie (also 1992) though not released until 1995, then 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994) which is actually the 3rd installment of the official triology. Having said that, I will now review 3 Ninjas Kick Back. Now I realize that alot of the reviewers favor the original 3 Ninjas but for some reason I tend to favor Ninjas Kick Back a bit more. Anyway, the humor and the fight/action scenes are all good and not so much over-the-top as was in the 2nd movie 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up. The actors of the parents of the 3 Ninjas from the first film return (the mom is kind of a babe in my opinion), Victor Wong returns yet a third time as the grandfather, and Max Elliot Slade returns for the third time as Colt. The actors for Rocky and Tum Tum are different but still do a good job. I also liked the soundtrack to this movie as well. I especially liked the tune that followed everytime Tum Tum yells "Scramble!". As for the plot, the 3 Ninjas get a chance to go to Japan with their grandfather but little do they know that an enemy from their grandfather's youth has been plotting revenge. That's all I will give away concerning the plot though trust me, the plot is good. Other things I liked about this movie are the character developments and the brief insight of the japanese culture regarding sight seeing. As for the characters, the 3 Ninjas act more grown up with the exception of Tum Tum and the main villain's goons aren't quite as dumbed down as was in the first two movies. 3 Ninjas Kick Back completes the third of the official trilogy. Like the others, however, the DVD has no extras. This is sad! Oh, if you are a fan of the 3 Ninjas films then you may want to stay clear of the fourth installment with Hulk Hogan. It is geared towards small children in addition to none of the actors from the previous films returning with the exception of a brief appearance of Victor Wong as the grandfather. Of course if you are a parent, you may not consider these flaws to be a bad thing but just remember... I told you so!

5 out of 5 stars Great Service!!.......2006-01-31

I ordered the movies, and they were on my doorstep a day after!Great service!!! Great Delivery!!! I will be ordering again!

4 out of 5 stars The best 3 ninjas movie.......2005-03-03

This movie is fun and has lots of action. Rocky and Tum tum changed actors, but the movie is still good. Unlike High Noon on Mega Mountian. That is a movie you should stay away from it puts 3 ninjas to shame. Stick with the other 3 and you'll have a ggod time.
Kickboxer 3 The Art of War / Kickboxer 4 The Aggressor
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • "Can You Hear Me Now?" ~ Exploring Both The Tender And Tough Persona of Sasha Mitchell
  • not as good as the first Kickboxers, but good price for 2 films on one dvd
  • 4 edges out 3 just for being more violent, wht else can I rate these stupid movies.
  • 3 stars for Kickboxer 3, one star for Kickboxer 4
  • Yea Great to See 2 Kickboxer Films at once, unless they 1&2
Kickboxer 3 The Art of War / Kickboxer 4 The Aggressor
Starring: Sasha Mitchell , Dennis Chan , Richard Comar , Noah Verduzco , and Alethea Miranda
Director: Rick King , and Albert Pyun
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ASIN: B0000ALPFJ
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Product Description

Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
Kickboxing's main man is back. He's in Rio where the action is hotter, the women sexier, and the competition deadlier than ever before. Sasha Mitchell (Kickboxer 2) puts his life on the line to save a young girl and stop an international terrorist's reign of terror.
Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor
Sasha Mitchell (Kickboxer 2 & 3) triumphantly returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, forgotten and furious, Sloan has been wasting away in prison, but the Feds agree to release him, if he will lead them inside Tong Po's impenetrable Mexican fortress protected by its deadly guards and adorned by its sexual slaves. Sloan reluctantly teams up with a female fighter to gain entry into Po's tournament of champions, a savage battle where winner takes all-and to Sloan-that means everything!.

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  • Full Screen Version
  • 2.0Dolby Stereo Surround
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  • English Closed Captioning


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  • Running Time:90 Min


    Format: DVD MOVIE

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars "Can You Hear Me Now?" ~ Exploring Both The Tender And Tough Persona of Sasha Mitchell.......2006-11-27

    "The Body And The Mind Do Not Always Travel Together" ~ Part 3

    "Kickboxer 3: The Art Of War" takes a surprisingly different approach from the expected and spends the larger portion of the film exploring the kinder, gentler, more philosophical side of Sasha Mitchell in the starring role of American kickboxer David Sloan. Touched by the plight of Brazilian poverty and the sight of a young boy and his teenage sister living on the streets David and his friend and trainer take them under his wing and devise a plan to alter their destines for the better. When the girl is kidnapped by a prostitution/slavery ring David makes it his business to rescue her.

    Yes, there is some kickboxing in the film. It just so happens that the man behind the abduction is also the owner of the vicious kickboxer David is scheduled to fight in defense of his title. Winner gets the girl.

    Short on fighting but Sasha Mitchell's easy going demeanor makes for an enjoyable viewing. In case you need more to keep you watching take a long look at Alethea Miranda in the role of the kidnapped Isabella. That should hold your attention until the end.


    "The Most Dangerous Weapon In The Universe Is A Focused Mind" ~ Part 4

    "Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor" marks the return of Tong Po. David's task is to sneak into Tong Po's private kickboxing tournament in Mexico, free his kidnapped wife and bring an end to Po's nefarious drug dealing. You know what happens.

    This poor man's version of Bruce Lee's `Enter the Dragon" is a good watch overall with lots of fighting and a pretty girl or two to spice things up. What male could resist the lovely Jill Pierce in the role of Darcy, the tournament hostess?

    4 out of 5 stars not as good as the first Kickboxers, but good price for 2 films on one dvd.......2006-08-19

    KICKBOXER 3
    3 STARS - DISAPPOINTINGLY NO TONG PO

    Kickboxer 3 goes away from the first two movies with the absenece of the impressive villain, Tong Po. David Sloan and Xian return though, and fly to Brazil where David is to fight the Argentina fighter, Eric Martine, for the lightweight world kickboxing championship. While in Brazil, David and Xian meet and become friends to a homeless boy and his older sister. David also meets Eric Martine's promoter, Frank Lane, who is inviting to David and Xian but secretly steals the boy's older sister to sell into prostitution. Lane captures David and puts him through excrutiating training, hoping David will be too weak for the fight against Martine.

    The story in Kickboxer 3 is pretty decent, but its harder to appreciate it with the absence of Tong Po. There aren't many fights in the movie, and only two that are decent. The first is an exhibition match between Martine and another fighter. The best fight in the movie is between David and Martine. Its about a 5 minute fight that begins in the ring but ends on the arena floor with the surrounding crowd cheering on. I really like this fight and I wished it were longer (especially when they fight outside the ring on the floor). Also worth mentioning, there is a small scene of Caporeia fighters in the beginning of the movie that is beautiful to watch.

    Kickboxer 3 overall turns out to be nothing more than an average martial arts flick. After Kickboxer 5, it is the worst in the franchise. Its not a bad movie, but Kickboxer 1, 2, and 4 have a lot more to offer, especially action and fighting.

    KICKBOXER 4
    4 STARS - TONG PO RETURNS

    Many people would love to give this movie far less than four stars, but Kickboxer 4 really is better than a lot of American martial art movies. No, its not a classic like the first 2 kickboxers or bloodsport, and its not as intense on fighting as Shootfighter or Best of the Best 2. But overall, Kickboxer 4 delivers (as a good B-rated movie in the genre of American martial arts). The action is a plenty, there is a tournament, good-looking locales, and acting that isn't terrible along with a story that has a decent plot.

    Sasha Mitchell is the only returning star from any of the 1st 3 Kickboxers. Still playing the lead role of David Sloan, this time out the character is a lot darker and far-less laid back than in the previous 2 films (probably because his wife has been kidnapped and he has been framed for murder in the beginning of the movie). Although many would disgree with the turnaround of his character, it sets Kickboxer 4 up for a lot more fights. Tong Po returns, but instead of being played by Michel Qissi, Kamel Krifia takes over. Unfortunately, his fake make-up and higher voice doesn't set quite a villainous tone for Po, as compared to the 1st 2 Kickboxers. But, there is still something about him that still makes the villain role convincing enough.

    Kickboxer 4 has a lot of fighitng, both in and out of the tournament. There is a bar fight near the beginning of the movie where Sloan kicks everyone butt and doesn't get hit once. The tournament has plenty of fights, though most are short and unimpressive. There is one fighter that does some Caporeia, which I think is always great to watch. Tong Po fights very little, only near the end of the movie against David Sloan. The fight is good, with Po and Sloan fighitng it out outside on table tops covered with dishes and glasses for about 2 minutes, but it could have been so much cooler if Tong Po connected with maybe one hit. Unfortunately, its Sloan all the way from the beginning of the fight.

    Kickboxer 4 has its flaws, but if the flaws were corrected it may very well have been a 5 star rating by me. The movie is still entertaining from start to finish. The movie ends with a hopefull return of Tong Po, but Kickboxer 5 blew the pants off of that one.

    2 out of 5 stars 4 edges out 3 just for being more violent, wht else can I rate these stupid movies........2006-03-26

    So I still need to see the 2nd one again after not seeing it for many many years, but here is my review for this dvd.

    Kickboxer 3 - These types of movie are SO difficult to watch. The characters are all acting ok, but the storyline is on par with any linear story that has ever been done. I wish that I could give this a good review cause I like cody from step by step, and he can't do anything great in terms of high quick legs or really fast fist forms, but he does make up a little but for that in his power. Though the action director doesn't showcase it, you can tell that cody has plenty of power. I would love to give you some long review and give you the whole storyline but , you know what, I guess I can, Cody is going to a tournament, a guy doesn't want him to fight in it so his guy can win, so this guy acts nice at first and then when cody won't accept an invitation to throw a fight for money, he gets mean and since he is also like a slave trader he decides to put cody through some hell training with 1 enjoyable moment out of like 8 scenes.

    Alright so i reviewed the story only because it is no goddang simple.

    Overall this movie is not suggested by me and you should only watch it if you have seen every good kungfu movie, and I haven't even come close, so this sucked.

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    Kickboxer 4 - Now this movie actually had the potential to be good unlike the last one. You get the impression that they are actually going to have a tournament in this one and they almost give you double digits in fights.

    Since this was almost watchable, I will go over the strong points:

    -Hot girl who can fight, always a good thing.
    -Cody getting to show off a little bit and he actually looks decent in this one.
    -Having a tournament and actually showing some fights, none that are good, but some that I would give a 2/5.
    -Even hotter girl-this one even gets down.

    Horrible things about this movie:

    -Guy who looks like the abd guy from original kickboxer is really hard to look at. If you are gonna get a look-a-like, at least get a fighter, and maybe he can fight, but if he can, let him. So something was very wrong there, and almost as bad as that was his make up. They used a very tan person so when he took off his shirt, his face looked white in comparison to his golden skin. Very hard to watch.
    -Guy who is a b movie actor and can fight, but acting ability can be rivaled by any male soap opera star.
    -Bad guy doesn't notice cody is in the tournament until the end.
    -This aspect of the movie is so bad that it is funny. Every time cody would fight, something would distract him from seeing cody's face like his girl being kissed, truly funny stuff.

    So final fight ranks #384,225th on my all-time list, pretty good.

    2 out of 5 stars 3 stars for Kickboxer 3, one star for Kickboxer 4.......2005-06-27

    Oh, what a mixed bag we have here! Sasha Mitchell returns for Kickboxer 3 as David Sloan along with the trainer (I don't know his name) from the first two Kickboxers. Instead of training in the ring, they take a vacation to Rio where David ends up fighting a champion kickboxer and along the way ends up getting caught in the traingle of a crimeboss who kidnaps and sells teenage girls. Overall, Kickboxer 3 doesn't have quite the martial arts action that the first two have which is probably why it received mixed reviews but it is an action packed movie no doubt. Kickboxer 3 is not oscar winning material (probably because it is direct to video) but it is worth a look if you liked the first two Kickboxers.
    Now for Kickboxer 4... I'll start off by saying that the Kickboxer series should haved ended as a trilogy because Kickboxer 4 suffers from "direct to video" script flaws. Sasha Mitchell yet again returns along with the character of Tong Po though played by a different actor. The trainer from the first three kickboxers does not return and after seeing this movie its no wonder why he didn't. And while I'm at it, this movie was not produced by the same person who did the first three Kickboxers. Ok, moving on... David Sloan learns while he is in prison (which goes unexplained as to how he got there) that his wife was mysteriously captured by Tong Po and in order to get her back he must fight in a tournament that is held by Tong Po. You find (if you choose to watch Kickboxer 4) that it is somewhat of a rip off of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. None of the characters put up much of a fight and seeing Tong Po in action unlike Kickboxer 1 & 2 is an absolute joke. Like Kickboxer 3 however, this movie did have some likeable characters but that's about the extent of it. Overall, Kickboxer 4 is the bad apple of the series. I'll bet the producers discussing how to make this movie went something like this... "Well, since Kickboxer 4 won't hit the theaters due to the lack of decent fight scenes and a good story, let's fill up the gaps with some pointless sex & nudity in hopes that the audience won't notice the other flaws."
    My advice to any Kickboxer fans out there is that you skip this one and stop after Kickboxer 3.

    1 out of 5 stars Yea Great to See 2 Kickboxer Films at once, unless they 1&2.......2004-04-14

    Yea it is great to see 2 Kickboxer films on the same casette if its only 1 and 2,if you wanna see any Kickboxer films, get 1 and 2, not the worst ones, 3 and 4.Get 1 and 2
    King Of The Kickboxers 2
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • mark twain sam australia WA Perth
    King Of The Kickboxers 2
    Director: John Lloyd
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    Billy is a young fighter whose sister Judith was hurt after a near gang rape. When he learns she must have surgery, crime boss Russell has Billy compete in illegal street fights. When Billy learns he may get killed, he quits but is later killed by Russell and his men, who were the ones responsible for Judith's accident. After his death, Billy must rely on one man to seek revenge for him: his best friend David. However, David must train in the martial arts before he can seek revenge. Davidy seeks guidance from the ghost of Billy as well as Billy's trainer and ally, Murphy.

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars mark twain sam australia WA Perth.......2006-09-25

    I just got this DVD from ebay and expected a lot better from Loren Avedon. He is an awesome kicker on camera and most of his techniques that he used were shocking! I am a big fan of his and have been for a long time because I have always been a major martial arts movie buff. The film was horribly mimmed and although with plenty of action, I wasn't that keen on this movie as it is very B-Grade and you could tell that there wasn't much money involved in the production of this movie. The screenplay was ****house and the acting was incredibly bad. The only good thing about this film is that Loren Avedon is in it.

    This is a good plot, too bad about the movie. Billy (Sean Donahue) is a young and ambitious fighter with high plans for his future but all is taken away from him when his sister Judith is brutally attacked by a gang. During the rape, Judith hits her head on a hard rock whilst being thrown down which causes her to lose sight. When Billy learns that Judith is in desperate need for surgery, he goes to crime boss Russell and begins fighting in illegal kickboxing fights for him in order to pay for the surgery. When Billy realizes that he is in too deep and decides to quit, he is killed by Russell and his men (who were the ones responsible for Judith's rape). David (Loren Avedon) is a close friend of Billy as they train in martial arts together and is visited by Billy's spirit on the night of his death, begging David to seek revenge on Russell and his gang for what they did to him and his sister. David goes to Murphy (Greg Douglass) who was David's trainer in the fights and is employed by Russell. Murphy gets David in shape and begin their journey to vengeance.

    I only gave this three stars because the action and I don't like to give martial arts movies bad results but unfortunately, there are some bad martial arts movies out there. If you are a major martial arts movie buff like myself and out for new fight scenes and action then go ahead, If not don't waste your money.
    American Shaolin: King of Kickboxers 2
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • "ain't no cure for the shaolin temple blues"
    • "I wanna become a Shaolin monk!"
    • mark twain sam australia WA Perth
    American Shaolin: King of Kickboxers 2
    Starring: Reese Madigan , Trent Bushey , Daniel Dae Kim , Billy Chang , and Cliff Lenderman
    Director: Lucas Lowe
    Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
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    Release Date: 2002-04-30

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    3 out of 5 stars "ain't no cure for the shaolin temple blues".......2007-08-18

    The sequal to "King of The Kickboxers" goes in a completely different direction, and could easily just have been called "American Shaolin" and left at that. The same production company is involved, thus creating another cheesy movie, but with above average fighting compared to the typical American-made martial arts film. Although the whole idea of an American (Drew Carson played by Reese Madigan) coming to study at the Shaolin Temple is a bit unbelievable, it ends up being a fun and unique story that seemed to grab my attention eventually.

    The beginning is a little slow, acting is poor, and everything is just downright cheesy. Drew is humilated at a local tournament, by a guy who fights dirty - including pulling down the pants of his opponent (don't worry, its not perverted or anything). Drew feels the only to way to become good enough is to train with the best, and travels to China hoping to become a Shaolin Monk. After painstankingly waiting for days, he is accepted. While in the Temple, Drew constantly causes trouble, which leads others to do the same. It actually becomes interesting to see if he can actually make it as a Monk. There are still plenty of cheesy scenes, but alot of it becomes fun, and you gotta love the soundtrack, which is a slightly different version of "Summertime Blues".

    The action is sparse in the first half of the film, but began to pick up more and more. The real treat is the finale of the film. Drew once again faces off in the ring against his former opponent. There is a pretty good fight between the Daniel Dae Kim character and this guy, who eventually tosses Kim out of the ring. Drew has no choice but to fight, and does so in a well choreogprahed fight which lasts at least 5 minutes.

    In the end, I couldn't decide how I felt about the film. I enjoyed the fighting the most, but couldn't decide if the story was just silly or what. It is fun for what it is, but I got that darn Shaolin Temple blues song stuck in my head.

    3 out of 5 stars "I wanna become a Shaolin monk!".......2007-08-17

    A young man named Drew loses a martial arts tournament and decides that he should go to China and become a Shaoln monk. When he arrives he is for some reason surprised that they won't let him in. He sits outside day and night, and they finally let him join the new Shaolin monk training group. He is constantly making trouble and playing tricks on his Sifu, but finally realizes that he must focus if he wants to become a fighting monk. After passing his training he goes to take revenge on the fighter who beat him at the start of the movie.

    If you have seen the No Retreat No Surrender movies, then you are probably going to like this. It is very corny, but not quite as corny as a lot of the other movies from the Seasonal Film Company. One good cheesy part is where Drew teaches his fellow students the song Summertime Blues, except they change the words to Shaolin Temple Blues. Although the actor who plays Drew is not a great actor, the movie has a somewhat unique story and overall it is pretty fun.

    The action is done by Corey Yuen Kwai and Yuen Tak. I like how they keep the fights on the ground and don't worry about using wires. The lead actor is a good screen fighter and the other actors are good. The young monks Sifu has a good short fight scene. This guy is amazing and I wish he had more than 1 fight. Once Drew passes his training wires do get involved, but it is done very well, and they only use wires about 4 times. The last 10 minutes of the movie has 2 kickboxing matches and the final fight is a ton of fun. The great thing about the fights is that there are a lot of exchanges without cutting. The choreography in the final fight is up their with any of the American type movies that Seasonal Films has made.

    And be sure to look for a young fighting Daniel Dae Kim as Drew's rival at the temple. Maybe it is just because I am a big fan of the TV show 'Lost', but I thought it was cool to see him in action.

    3/5

    The DVD from Platinum Disc is full screen but it doesn't affect the action. I had to turn the volume up pretty high but the sound is good. Picture quality has a bit of speckling but overall it is good.

    4 out of 5 stars mark twain sam australia WA Perth.......2005-11-16

    This film is pretty average. However, I am a fan of Ng See Yuen and Corey Yuen's fight chereography action films which is why I have rated this DVD number 4. Anyway, this film is about Drew Carson a normal teenager who is a martial arts competitor but is humiliated in front of a National Audience by his opponent. After losing miserably to his rival, Trevor in that particular martial arts tournament he decides to carry on his sensei's dream to become a Shaolin Monk and to seek further assistance from the monestary. When Drew arrived to the temple he was refused entry and thrown of the premises but refused to leave. Eventually, the monks agreed to take him on and Drew has become the first American Shaolin.
    Kickboxer King
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Kickboxer King
      Starring: Nick Brandon , Steve Brettingham , Arthur Bergman , Bruce Fontaine , and Kenneth Goodman
      Director: Godfrey Ho
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      ASIN: B00006IFSG
      Release Date: 2002-09-04
      Muay Thai King of All Martial Arts - d
      Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
      • I can't believe Amazon sells this garbage
      • Pure garbage, plain and simple.
      • con job
      Muay Thai King of All Martial Arts - d
      Starring: Professional Muay Thai Kickboxers
      Director: Don Warrener
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      ASIN: B00009ZK67
      Release Date: 2003-06-01

      Description

      This video will teach you all the basic and advanced techniques of Muay Thai Kick boxing. You will see three wild and exciting matches that demonstrate the brutality of Muay Thai in its most savage and violent way but with all the decorum and spirit that Muay Thai has become famous for.

      You will also see and exciting demonstration of Muay Thai for the public and finally you will be taken behind the scenes to a real Muay Thai Kick boxing camp on a military base in Bang Kok to see how these Martial Artists tone their bodies through different exercises and training drills for the day they step into the ring in seek of fame and fortune.

      Approx. 75 minutes Full Color.

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars I can't believe Amazon sells this garbage.......2004-03-08

      I didn't get to see the content of this DVD because the quality of the picture was just too bad to watch, you can hardly see what's happening on the screen.

      I think it's an outrage Amazon would put this junk up for sale. I'd send it back for a refund but since I'm in Asia the shipping would cost more, instead I will throw it in the trash where it belongs.

      1 out of 5 stars Pure garbage, plain and simple........2004-03-01

      I too had the misfortune of recently ordering this DVD. It is completely awful, consisting of a handheld camera videotaping clips of various old documentaries on muay thai off of a low quality tv. Most street bootlegs have better production values.

      There is little to no redeeming value in this dvd. As far as I'm concerned, the guy who made it should be prosecuted for deceptive advertising. Do not buy this.

      1 out of 5 stars con job.......2004-02-25

      this is nothing more than one man,s, hand held,home video shoot, datig back to march 1991.the transfer quality onto dvd is deplorable and you will strain your eyes to see any of the wild and exciting matches that the cover,so falsely describes.it will NOT teach you all the basic and advanced techniques the cover describes,the narrator simply mentions some in passing. the only thing anyway professional about this is the cover and the hard sell on the internet to flog it. you get the impression from this tape that the guy may not even have had permission to film, so amateurish is the taping.a shameful rip-off
      Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
      Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
      • in terms of b movies it gets more like a 3
      • Third times the charm for "Kickboxer" fans!
      • Almost better than the first...
      • An alright moie!
      • This movie is one of my favorites!
      Kickboxer 3: The Art of War
      Starring: Sasha Mitchell , Dennis Chan , Richard Comar , Noah Verduzco , and Alethea Miranda
      Director: Rick King
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      ASIN: B00009P9MM

      Customer Reviews:

      2 out of 5 stars in terms of b movies it gets more like a 3.......2006-03-26

      These types of movie are SO difficult to watch. The characters are all acting ok, but the storyline is on par with any linear story that has ever been done. I wish that I could give this a good review cause I like cody from step by step, and he can't do anything great in terms of high quick legs or really fast fist forms, but he does make up a little but for that in his power. Though the action director doesn't showcase it, you can tell that cody has plenty of power. I would love to give you some long review and give you the whole storyline but , you know what, I guess I can, Cody is going to a tournament, a guy doesn't want him to fight in it so his guy can win, so this guy acts nice at first and then when cody won't accept an invitation to throw a fight for money, he gets mean and since he is also like a slave trader he decides to put cody through some hell training with 1 enjoyable moment out of like 8 scenes.

      Alright so i reviewed the story only because it is no goddang simple.

      Overall this movie is not suggested by me and you should only watch it if you have seen every good kungfu movie, and I haven't even come close, so this sucked.

      3 out of 5 stars Third times the charm for "Kickboxer" fans!.......2003-11-11

      Switching up the story a little bit, this third entry in the "Kickboxer" series has Sloan and trainer Xian headed to Rio for an exhibition bout. While there, they discover that their opponent's manager is actually a rich "playboy" who has gained his massive fortune by selling kidnapped women to his customers for sexual purposes. When the sister of a young boy that they have befriended is kidnapped, Sloan aims to get her back by any means neccessary.

      Not only are there a few nice martial arts sequences here but you get a couple of shoot-outs as bullets fly through mansions with Sloan and Xian declaring war on anyone in their way. The returning Mitchell and Denis Chan are what keeps this sequel afloat. Some may be turned off by the slight change in the plot but in my opinion, it keeps things interesting. "Kickboxer 3" is pretty much the best you're gonna get from a straight-to-video sequel to a genre flick.

      3 out of 5 stars Almost better than the first..........2002-09-15

      Sasha Mitchell is back and this time we get a better plot, better humor, and better fight scenes. David Sloan (Mitchell) and trainer Xian (Dennis Chan) are in Rio for an exhibition charity match, and then a championship match. They brefriend two homeless kids and become entangled in a web of crime. Entertaining if you like martial-arts flicks, which I do. I had some fun watching this one and was left smiling, though unchanged by the movie. I first saw this flick during a "Kickboxer" marathon. I had no clue what was in store for me in "Kickboxer 4."

      2 out of 5 stars An alright moie!.......2000-01-10

      I dont think kickboxer 3 is as good as kickboxer 1 & 2, but it is alright. I think there needs to be more fights, and less gun shooting. I mean Sasha Mitchell is a kickboxer not a gun fighter. That is what makes this movie look fake.

      5 out of 5 stars This movie is one of my favorites!.......1999-05-28

      I LOVED this movie! I saw all the kickboxer movies with Sasha Mitchell, and this was my favorite. Kickboxer 2 was too dark and depressing and Kickboxer 4 was too much like so many other martial arts movies, Kickboxer 3 was beautifully set, with a cool plot. This movie not only provided entertainment but it also got me back into the martial arts after several years away.

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