Bloodfight
AKA: Blood Fight, Final Fight
1989
Director: Goto Shuji
Stars: Yasuaki Kurata, Simon Yam, Bolo Yeung
To say that this movie is a bit of a rip off of Bloodsport is an understatement -- Bolo Yeung's character even has the same name. The story has down-and-out fighter Yasuaki Kurata training Simon Yam for a "world martial arts tournament" (which of course takes place in some dingy basement), where he is beaten to a pulp by Bolo (who sports the worst-looking fake tattoos ever). Kurata starts boozing it up for a while, but then sees the light and begins training for the next tournament.
If you can't guess how this movie ends, then please promptly smack yourself in the head. Really, the only reason to even consider watching this dreck is to see how Simon Yam fares with acting in English and doing kung fu. Sadly, as good of an actor as Simon is, his work here makes some of Steven Segal's look Shakespearenan by comparision. The final fight between Kurata and Bolo is admittedly pretty decent, but it's too little, too late. Don't waste your time with this stinker.
RATING: 2
A review for the DVD of this movie can be found here