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Wednesday 21 September 2011

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

This entertaining action-adventure comedy suffers from being a tad overlong. A New York street cop's death is staged and he is promptly given a new face and identity. As Remo Williams (Fred Ward, with an attitude), he is trained to be a super solder for the government. The old Korean master who trains him is a hoot. (I later learned he was played by a white guy. ) Despite the title, the film was a box-office disaster and all plans for any further adventures were shelved.

Fun if you're in the mood for a nostalgia trip back to the early '80s.

3 creepy guys clapping out of 5

1 comment:

Lyedecker said...

yeah...3 outta 5 sounds about right. i really really like this one. i wish there'd been sequels.