Force: Five (1981) ***Scorpion Releasing *** Ltd. 1,000 copies - Blu-ray Forum

RadicalThrasher · 05-01-2016, 10:25 PM

Martial arts madness with Joe Lewis and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez.

Screen Archives Entertainment Exclusive / Limited Edition - 1,000 copies

http://www1.screenarchives.com/title...-1000-EDITION/

Synopsis:

From the director and producer of the greatest martial art film of all time, ENTER THE DRAGON, comes FORCE: FIVE! A martial-art expert leads his team of fellow martial artists to rescue a senator’s daughter from an island ruled by the evil leader of a religious cult in this action packed film, starring some of the greatest martial art stars ever assembled! JOE LEWIS (Jaguar Lives!), BENNY ‘THE JET’ URQUIDEZ (undefeated 27 year Kickboxing champion) , RICHARD NORTON (The Octagon), and SONNY BARNES (Black Belt Jones) take on MASTER BONG SOO HAN (Kentucky Fried Movie) in a fight to the death! Now see this martial art classic in glorious widescreen from a brand new HD master!

Original Trailer
Run Time: 96min
Rated R
Anamorphic Widescreen 1:78

TRAILER:

Majin Blu · 05-01-2016, 10:29 PM

I'm curious about this.
I haven't seen it, but I usually like these kind of movies.

oildude · 05-01-2016, 11:06 PM

"What I need is a woman who can think, and fight, and chew gum at the same time".

Ok, I'm in.

RadicalThrasher · 05-05-2016, 12:11 AM

My copy shipped

Should have it by Friday, no later then Saturday

Nocturnaloner · 05-06-2016, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RadicalThrasher

My copy shipped

Should have it by Friday, no later then Saturday

Ha! I was just about to post this in the Chuck Norris thread for good measure. Knew you would be all over it.

Folks, this movie is a blast. If you like 70s and 80s martial arts films with a high cheese factor, go for it. Joe Lewis and Benny The Jet are worth the price of admission alone, but wait! You also get Richard Norton, Sonny Barnes, and Bong Soo Han and his amazing hair! I saw trailers for this movie around the time that I was watching Lone Wolf McQuade and Clash of the Titans at my local low-end theater back in the day, but I never got to see it. This movie delivers on its trailer: if you like what you're seeing, you won't be disappointed.

RadicalThrasher · 05-07-2016, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Nocturnaloner

Folks, this movie is a blast. If you like 70s and 80s martial arts films with a high cheese factor, go for it. Joe Lewis and Benny The Jet are worth the price of admission alone, but wait! You also get Richard Norton, Sonny Barnes, and Bong Soo Han and his amazing hair! I saw trailers for this movie around the time that I was watching Lone Wolf McQuade and Clash of the Titans at my local low-end theater back in the day, but I never got to see it. This movie delivers on its trailer: if you like what you're seeing, you won't be disappointed.

Completely agree! Awesome and a lot of fun. Highly recommend it. Very grateful to Walt/Scorpion Releasing for putting this out on blu-ray.

trevanian · 05-08-2016, 12:36 AM

damn, I actually saw this in the theater - twice!

ddwall · 05-09-2016, 11:03 PM

Looking forward to your review RadicalThrasher.

RadicalThrasher · 05-10-2016, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ddwall

Looking forward to your review RadicalThrasher.

Review!!!???!!!

xander · 05-10-2016, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RadicalThrasher

Review!!!???!!!

Hey, some of us are blind buying these days based on your reviews.

RadicalThrasher · 05-10-2016, 03:04 AM

Ok ddwall just browsed your collection, and you should definitely get this.

But seriously this movie is an absolute blast in the same way a lot of martial arts movies from this era are. Directed by Robert Clouse, same guy that directed Enter the Dragon. Also the same guy that directed Gymkata and a bunch of other martial arts flicks. This movie is nowhere near as good as Enter the Dragon and nowhere near as bad as Gymkata, but as entertaining as both of them if that makes any sense.

I think Nocturnaloner said it best above, check out the trailer, if you like what you see then go for it. Really just a fun movie all around. Yeah its cheesy and probably considered a bad movie by a lot of people, but honestly, I friggin love it! Really happy Scorpion Releasing put it out on blu-ray. Only 1,000 copies, just another reason to grab it.

RadicalThrasher · 05-10-2016, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by xander

Hey, some of us are blind buying these days based on your reviews.

That's a lot of pressure

[Show spoiler]

deltatauhobbit · 05-10-2016, 12:32 PM

My copy of Force: Five, along with Haunting of Morella, should be arriving later this week. I've seen neither but I'm quite confident about liking both titles. I'll probably dig Force: Five more, looks to be somewhere in between Enter the Dragon and Raw Force, both of which I own.

seagal · 05-10-2016, 01:36 PM

By the way, the backcover says that Benny the Jet was undefeated in his career which is false.

He was beaten by a student of Chuck Norris by the name of John Navidated.

Also in his last fight Benny fought a guy called Yoshimita Tagami. Tagami was a Japanese fighter who at the time was 16 years younger than Urquidez.

You could clearly see that Tagami won the fight but it was Benny´s last fight in his hometown and the referee´s gave him the win because they don´t want that Benny lost his last fight.

You can watch the fight on YouTube. Chuck Norris and Don Wilson both were commentators for the fight.

RodChester · 05-11-2016, 03:32 AM

Decided to blind buy this. It looks like some ridiculous fun. Didn't really want to pay $27 for it, but it's not going to get any cheaper and I don't want to risk it selling out. Can't wait to watch this.

D00mM4r1n3 · 05-11-2016, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by seagal

By the way, the backcover says that Benny the Jet was undefeated in his career which is false.

He was beaten by a student of Chuck Norris by the name of John Navidated.

Also in his last fight Benny fought a guy called Yoshimita Tagami. Tagami was a Japanese fighter who at the time was 16 years younger than Urquidez.

You could clearly see that Tagami won the fight but it was Benny´s last fight in his hometown and the referee´s gave him the win because they don´t want that Benny lost his last fight.

You can watch the fight on YouTube. Chuck Norris and Don Wilson both were commentators for the fight.

The cover is correct, he was undefeated in Kickboxing, the match against Navidated was a points Karate match and Benny won against Tagami on points.

DMRI2006 · 05-11-2016, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RodChester

Didn't really want to pay $27 for it, but it's not going to get any cheaper and I don't want to risk it selling out.

Screen Archives' shipping blows. Add in another title or two and it's like spending another $10 on already-premium priced product.

tylerdurden10 · 05-11-2016, 06:34 PM

I've never seen nor heard of this movie, but that ridiculously cheesy trailer has peaked my interest. Based on my taste (ex. Loved the American Ninja movies; No Retreat, No Surrender; any Sho Kosugi movie; obsessed with Jean Claude Van Damme's early movies; etc.)

Think this is a safe blind buy for me?

Honestly the only thing that is keeping me from buying it this instant is the price, and I need to know of the PQ. Can anybody comment on that?

Freeza · 05-11-2016, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tylerdurden10

I've never seen nor heard of this movie, but that ridiculously cheesy trailer has peaked my interest. Based on my taste (ex. Loved the American Ninja movies; No Retreat, No Surrender; any Sho Kosugi movie; obsessed with Jean Claude Van Damme's early movies; etc.)

Think this is a safe blind buy for me?

Honestly the only thing that is keeping me from buying it this instant is the price, and I need to know of the PQ. Can anybody comment on that?

Saw this when it was released theatrically all those years ago and from what I can remember it's like the 'A Fistful Of Yen' section of The Kentucky Fried Movie, with an assemble the team 1st act and played straight.

RadicalThrasher · 05-14-2016, 02:41 AM

Any of you guys that blind bought this give it a watch yet? Just kind of curious what you thought of it.

Hope Scorpion Releasing considers putting Kill and Kill Again out on blu-ray.

More martial arts wackiness from the same era.

05-01-2016, 10:29 PM	#2
Majin Blu Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Carolina Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:328 Blu-ray collection:1813 DVD collection:186 Trading Score:325	I'm curious about this. I haven't seen it, but I usually like these kind of movies.

05-01-2016, 11:06 PM	#3
oildude Moderator Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:With the Ale and Quail Club on a train to Palm Beach 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:4770 DVD collection:212 Blu-ray reviews: 37	"What I need is a woman who can think, and fight, and chew gum at the same time". Ok, I'm in.

05-05-2016, 12:11 AM	#4
RadicalThrasher Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Chicagoland, Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	My copy shipped Should have it by Friday, no later then Saturday

05-08-2016, 12:36 AM	#7
trevanian Banned Member since:Dec 2012 Location:NW U.S.	damn, I actually saw this in the theater - twice!

05-09-2016, 11:03 PM	#8
ddwall Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 4K collection:131 Blu-ray collection:1564 Blu-ray reviews:12	Looking forward to your review RadicalThrasher.

05-10-2016, 03:04 AM	#11
RadicalThrasher Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Chicagoland, Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	Ok ddwall just browsed your collection, and you should definitely get this. But seriously this movie is an absolute blast in the same way a lot of martial arts movies from this era are. Directed by Robert Clouse, same guy that directed Enter the Dragon. Also the same guy that directed Gymkata and a bunch of other martial arts flicks. This movie is nowhere near as good as Enter the Dragon and nowhere near as bad as Gymkata, but as entertaining as both of them if that makes any sense. I think Nocturnaloner said it best above, check out the trailer, if you like what you see then go for it. Really just a fun movie all around. Yeah its cheesy and probably considered a bad movie by a lot of people, but honestly, I friggin love it! Really happy Scorpion Releasing put it out on blu-ray. Only 1,000 copies, just another reason to grab it.

05-10-2016, 12:32 PM	#13
deltatauhobbit Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Maine, USA Home Theater Gallery:29 4K collection:298 Blu-ray collection:7840 DVD collection:224 Digital collection:976 Prime collection:80 Trading Score:6	My copy of Force: Five, along with Haunting of Morella, should be arriving later this week. I've seen neither but I'm quite confident about liking both titles. I'll probably dig Force: Five more, looks to be somewhere in between Enter the Dragon and Raw Force, both of which I own.

05-10-2016, 01:36 PM	#14
seagal Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2013	By the way, the backcover says that Benny the Jet was undefeated in his career which is false. He was beaten by a student of Chuck Norris by the name of John Navidated. Also in his last fight Benny fought a guy called Yoshimita Tagami. Tagami was a Japanese fighter who at the time was 16 years younger than Urquidez. You could clearly see that Tagami won the fight but it was Benny´s last fight in his hometown and the referee´s gave him the win because they don´t want that Benny lost his last fight. You can watch the fight on YouTube. Chuck Norris and Don Wilson both were commentators for the fight.

05-11-2016, 03:32 AM	#15
RodChester Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Illinois Home Theater Gallery:63 4K collection:333 Blu-ray collection:3380 DVD collection:141 Trading Score:129	Decided to blind buy this. It looks like some ridiculous fun. Didn't really want to pay $27 for it, but it's not going to get any cheaper and I don't want to risk it selling out. Can't wait to watch this.

05-11-2016, 06:34 PM	#18
tylerdurden10 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:MA 4K collection:288 Blu-ray collection:2143 Trading Score:258	I've never seen nor heard of this movie, but that ridiculously cheesy trailer has peaked my interest. Based on my taste (ex. Loved the American Ninja movies; No Retreat, No Surrender; any Sho Kosugi movie; obsessed with Jean Claude Van Damme's early movies; etc.) Think this is a safe blind buy for me? Honestly the only thing that is keeping me from buying it this instant is the price, and I need to know of the PQ. Can anybody comment on that?

05-14-2016, 02:41 AM	#20
RadicalThrasher Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2015 Location:Chicagoland, Illinois 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:1	Any of you guys that blind bought this give it a watch yet? Just kind of curious what you thought of it. Hope Scorpion Releasing considers putting Kill and Kill Again out on blu-ray. More martial arts wackiness from the same era.

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