While I was expecting much worse from this it was still a very forgettable movie. Made the whole story unbelievable. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon double-crossed and becomes caught up in a contraband forcing him to overcome an opponent far more lethal and deadlier than he has ever met. Pleasingly, the film features sections of genuine Japanese and African dialect being spoken - always a nice thing, in these cheap movies. Of course, this may just be the flawed pace of the choreography, but some of his opponents just plainly look quicker than him: Hong Kong veteran Jeff Wolfe and sometimes-heroine Stefanie Cheeva immediately come to mind.
The fact that his very first solo vehicle here didn't come about until 21 years after his debut in the movie business is a shame, if only for the fact that he may no longer be in his physical prime, but the movie does nonetheless show that he can still be utilized in larger roles. The script and dialogue was second rate, and the acting left something to be desired. The movie digresses to the expectation of South African martial arts vs. . Conversely, stalwart villain Cary Tagawa - playing the Yakuza lord - is also kinda slow but looks relatively good when engaging T. The problem is that when the fighting isn't happening it tends to drag a little and becomes forgettable.
What starts as a simple transaction turns dangerous when he is double crossed and becomes a party to contraband. For it is not easy to make any move, n making a good movie needs luck and a master hand. Were the picture made with an actual budget and with maybe a slightly tighter storyline, not to mention swifter fights, this one would at least manage a 7. Black Cobra is engaged and doesn't fool around even when a pretty woman Ogy Durham offers him some cocaine. Storm stars in the title role.
The movie begins with investigating the inequality and racial hatred that still goes on in South Africa, but this ends up giving way to contrasting pictures of friendship and father-son relationships. The story: On a quest to liberate his incarcerated father, a South African martial artist Storm travels to Los Angeles to secure the necessary legal funds, but runs into unexpected trouble in the form of the Japanese mafia. F-bomb, N-word, no sex or nudity. Also serving as co-director and co-star , Donovan makes the absolute most of what must have been a limited budget, as he believably stages scenes taking place on two different continents and ensures relatively clean-looking production values. I give it a B-.
So I don't get all the hating - think movies like this should be supported. But when he arrives in the United States to finalize what appears to be a simple transaction, he is soon double-crossed and becomes caught up in contraband. The fighting is exciting and very well done and the plot is a good idea. So i still cant understand the bad rating let me see all those critics doing it better t h ough T. The action seuquences ware from average to good still bad acting but good moves and solid foundation by the actors or should i say stuntman? He must now fight to save not only his father but also himself. I again think this isn't a bad movie at all and is entertaining to a point but it seemed to be flat the whole way through and was really nothing original. When he arrives to the United States to finalize what appeared to be a simple transaction he is soon double-crossed and becomes caught up in a contraband forcing him to overcome an opponent far more lethal and deadlier than he has ever met.
Storm is a legitimate practitioner of a plethora of fighting arts, and by default it's cool to watch an African character utilizing snake-style kung fu, but I think it's fair to say that, compared to a good deal of modern practitioners, he's a bit on the slow side, physically. Scott Donovan, Lilly Melgar co-director Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Damion Poitier, T. Black Cobra One man takes a journey across the country, smuggling and selling illegal black diamonds to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. Storm, this is definitely a place to start. Determination and revenge fuel him to overcome an opponent far more lethal than any he has ever met.
Oleh Dunia21 Synopsis One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa. Overall, another type of movie that is entertaining but you forget as you are watching it. He finds a way by selling black market diamonds in America. He wants to use the money for the noble cause of saving his father in prison by buying him a pardon.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who gave a short but good performance. Nevertheless, if you're interested in T. Having once attended San Diego State, Black Cobra uses his contacts to arrange to sell the diamonds after a cliche Sensei-student session out in an open field. . .
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