Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

smokecombs This movie is cheesy, it's very "kiddy-like", but it's also fairly innocent (a lead character who is a true hero, not the current anti-hero) and it also happens to be great. They rarely make movies like this anymore and if they do they don't get rented or watched because there isn't T and A or a bunch of foul language etc..Bruce Leroy and "ShoNuff" are classic immortal characters. They both went on to do some more acting but it's kind of a pity they didn't get more mainstream lead roles or make a sequel to this movie. The action sequences in this movie were great for there time and for their target audience of probably a slightly younger aged person. The buildup to the final fight is one of the great things about the movie. The training and the fact that the lead character, Bruce Leroy is a huge Bruce Lee fan and trains constantly and watches old Kung Fu to make him better really add to the movie. It isn't the best martial arts action ever but something about it just meshes perfectly with the story and the overall feel of the movie. I would rate the overall action scenes combined with a great final fighting scene as a 8 of 10.The acting for the movie is pretty decent for all the fairly young kids that are acting. The lead villain, ShoNuff is fantastically over the top in this movie. It hurts my eyes just trying to squint like he did for 30 seconds to give him that look that he did the entire movie. The acting was far better than a lot of younger actors I've seen in movies and TV (such as Power Rangers) in this genre. The lead female in the movie was adequate in her acting, and the hero, Bruce Leroy was just slightly good, but there are lots of supporting actors that add a comic element to this movie, sometimes it's ridiculous but it's still hilarious. Bruce Leroy's little brother cracks me up. As for the lead actress, Vanity (AKA Denise Katrina Matthews) she was adequate in her role as far as acting but she is one of the most gorgeous women I've seen. I mean she has rare classic beauty and it's a shame she didn't get more roles, or at least that I've seen her in.The story is really good. Maybe not so much the story but just how the overall acting went perfectly with the story and the action and for the audience the movie targeted. I was around 11 or 12 when the movie came out and maybe I'm having a little nostalgia but I can still watch this movie to day and enjoy the heck out of it. Really fun, cute story with a hilarious over the top villain.Action 8Acting for its genre 8Acting for all genres 6Story 9Overall I gave this a 10 In closing, I may have an overall ranking that is too high, but I think that right now the 6.2 is too low and want to help bring it up. This movie is an action movie with violence yet it has an innocence about it, yet it's still fun and thrilling. The ending fight scene and the classic lines at the end and just how it all carries out in the movie still almost gives me goose bumps, it's like Superman taking on General Zodd and those guys, just an epic battle. I think it may be sort of a cult classic but I think I could recommend this to anyone and not feel guilty about it. If more movies were made like this today with today's technology then we could maybe let our kids see what good viewing really was. I say just buy this movie if you find it for a good deal anywhere. If you haven't saw it buy it for you and your kids, it's a great family movie to watch with kids who like stuff like power rangers and things, probably from 8 to 12 years old or so, and all adults.Worth a rental: For dang sure! Buy it full price: I would Buy it on DVD for under $10: ShoNUFF!!

gavthewarden I love this film, and although I haven't seen it in years it is one of my all time favourites. Sho'nuff was great and Leroy outstanding, both delivering tongue in cheek performances that make this movie what it is, a comedy kung fu classic! I will watch the remake if they do actually go ahead with it, I will enjoy it of that I am sure, but re-makes rarely capture the essence of the original, maybe because of flashy modern effects that the original didn't rely on or big stars who want to put their own stamp on the role. Hopefully they are after re-making it for other reasons than just making money from a loyal fan base. PS Is anyone else just a little gutted that Sho'nuff actor Julius Carry has passed away!!

rexbgood This is a movie I LOVED as a kid. I probably watched my VHS copy twenty or thirty times and have very fond memories. However, it's one of those movies that when you watch it as an adult, you wonder "what the hell did I like about this"? Vanity is still super-hot in this, but everything else is worse than I remember. IMDb says $10m budget, so the film loses a lot of points for that. It's a B-movie with a studio budget and that's unforgivable. At a million bucks, I'd give the film a 7 or 8 our out of ten. The gags aren't funny, the writing is silly in parts and the characters are over the top (by design, I would suspect), but maybe the teen set was the only audience really targeted and they probably would still have fun with it.

fantasticfreddyg First, to all those out there who think this movie is bad - I say if you're looking for great acting, brilliant writing and Oscar worthy direction - this is not that movie; and for those that have dissed this movie in their comments - you just don't get it.This movie is a prime example of film-making just for fun. It clearly is intended to be campy and never takes itself too seriously. If at times it has the look and feel of a music video, it's because it was made by music video makers and intended to help sell the great 80's soundtrack and artists featured in the film.A lot of the haters of this film point to the campy dialogue and bad acting. Well, as Jack-Luminous commentated here already on this - that's because the cast plays the material 100% straight and that's done quite INTENTIONALLY. And for this film it works brilliantly! The ridiculous dialogue being delivered in a straightforward manner by the cast elicits more unintentional and intentional laughs than most straightforward comedies.The film is also intended clearly as an homage to the kung fu and blaxploitation flick craze of the 1970's. Yet it turns the typical characterizations on its head in recognition of the changing times of the 1980's. (e.g. The hero is a black man who dresses up in traditional Asian garb, eats with chopsticks and acts very decidedly un-black.)This is not done just for effect as the film is aware of the globalization and diversification that is taking place in America and around the world at the time and where would it take place more so than in New York City? The film may be dated for those who didn't grow up in the 80's or don't like the music of that era. Otherwise, it is an incredibly enjoyable film that delivers a lot of laughs while having at it's core a nice hero story that promotes good values with quite a bit of social commentary and observations about the time thrown in also.I've seen this film countless times and every time I see it on TV, I can't help but watch and laugh. The Last Dragon is one of those campy films that you wouldn't think you'd see more than once, but find yourself watching over and over.---I hear they're making a remake of this. Clearly it's not gonna work without major revamping of the script as much of this film is contextualized with the 1980's. Let's hope they come up with something good.RIP Julius Carry - you'll always be the Shogun of Harlem to us!