fantastic michael dudikoff at his best had this on vhs years ago also american ninja films brilliant acting only one flaw james booths fight scene you can see the change between the stunt man and mr booth dont be put off buy this just wished they realeased it in wide screen good hunting
Ordered this for my brother as he is a Michael Dudikoff fan – we were glad to see it was available on the UK site as the USA does not have it on DVD! Good old 80s type movies that we are all accustomed to!
Rating: 4 / 5
Action wise “Avenging Force” delivers some hard blows.
Much of the gunplay and gun handling is slightly awkward and clunky (as with many American 80′s action flicks which is why John Woo was such a revelation) but people get routinely shot at point blank range with multiple bullet squibs, Cops arrive at action scenes for no reason other than to get shot, we have tons of violent slow motion stunts (some really impressive, some weakened by too much of that slow motion).
The Martial Arts/Fight scenes are violent, rough and tough and very much reality based as far as technique and speed goes, so don’t look for Hong Kong style flashy moves here.
But they work well and most certainly deliver the violence goodies during the rain-soaked, bayou set finale.
All in all the film is packed with good, solid, tough action.
Plot wise the film is rather comic book, but always takes itself seriously and as such it means the film has aged very well. Some good twists and turns keep the viewer from getting complacent also.
Good, well made, solid, tough, violent, well plotted and serious 80′s action movie making. What else do you need?
Rating: 3 / 5
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fantastic michael dudikoff at his best had this on vhs years ago also american ninja films brilliant acting only one flaw james booths fight scene you can see the change between the stunt man and mr booth dont be put off buy this just wished they realeased it in wide screen good hunting
Rating: 4 / 5
Ordered this for my brother as he is a Michael Dudikoff fan – we were glad to see it was available on the UK site as the USA does not have it on DVD!
Good old 80s type movies that we are all accustomed to! 
Rating: 4 / 5
Action wise “Avenging Force” delivers some hard blows.
Much of the gunplay and gun handling is slightly awkward and clunky (as with many American 80′s action flicks which is why John Woo was such a revelation) but people get routinely shot at point blank range with multiple bullet squibs, Cops arrive at action scenes for no reason other than to get shot, we have tons of violent slow motion stunts (some really impressive, some weakened by too much of that slow motion).
The Martial Arts/Fight scenes are violent, rough and tough and very much reality based as far as technique and speed goes, so don’t look for Hong Kong style flashy moves here.
But they work well and most certainly deliver the violence goodies during the rain-soaked, bayou set finale.
All in all the film is packed with good, solid, tough action.
Plot wise the film is rather comic book, but always takes itself seriously and as such it means the film has aged very well. Some good twists and turns keep the viewer from getting complacent also.
Good, well made, solid, tough, violent, well plotted and serious 80′s action movie making. What else do you need?
Rating: 3 / 5