Blackbelt (1992)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Awesome Movie

As Good As It Gets

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Straight-to-video hero Don "The Dragon" Wilson was never going to be one of the big time martial arts stars, but he does well enough with BLACKBELT, a film which may be the best of his career. BLACKBELT is a non-stop assault on the senses of extreme violence, bone-breaking brutality and bloodshed, with a wafer-thin plot that doesn't get in the way of a fight scene every five minutes or so. This is definitely one of the most violent fight flicks I've seen in a long time, and despite heavy cutting on release (both in the UK and the US) it still remains a gruesome exercise in stage blood and bone-breaking sound effects.The plot is nothing special: imagine a hard-assed version of THE BODYGUARD with Wilson replacing Costner and you'll be halfway there. The female leads are non-actresses but attractive enough in their roles, and although Wilson is typically wooden as the hero he packs a wallop in the fight scenes and kicks ass more times than I can count. Matthias Hues (DARK ANGEL) is surprisingly good as the psychopathic killer and I love the flashback scenes which explain his mental disorder. It's a shame the shaggy-haired hardman hasn't appeared in more flicks and has been typecast as the villain; I for one would like to watch him as the hero for a change.BLACKBELT offers one adrenaline-charged fight scene after another during its running time, all battles excellently choreographed by Wilson himself. The budget is low and executive producer Roger Cormaan seems to have played a part in assembling an American-looking Filipino cast to fill out the smaller roles, up to his old tricks again by the look of it. The wealth of action that BLACKBELT offers is impossible to dismiss and this film hits the mark where many others fail. The finale is a class act and his final one-on-one unmissable entertainment.

This is a surprisingly decent martial arts film, with some good fight scenes and 2 fun performances from Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Matthias Hues!. All the characters are pretty cool, and the story isn't too shabby either, plus Don has quite a bit of charisma and has a certain presence to him!. This has got to be one of the best low budget Martial arts films i have ever seen, and it's also pretty well made, and the acting is above par for this type of film!, plus Matthias Hues is one scary dude!. The characters are really likable, and the martial arts action is pretty good, however i was a bit disappointed in the final fight i thought it could have been a lot better, and most importantly longer!!. It's sad Don continued to do Direct to video films after his 1st 3 Bloodfist films were all a flop, as i thought he had a great deal of potential to be a cool action star!,and the fight choreography was great! plus it's got some of the most violent fight scenes ever!. This is a surprisingly decent martial arts film, with some good fight scenes and 2 fun performances from Don "The Dragon" Wilson", worth the watch. The Direction is decent. Charles Philip Moore and Rick Jacobson do a decent job here with above average camera work, cool angles, and keeping the film at a fast pace!. There is quite a bit of blood and violence. We get lots of very bloody gunshot wounds,severed finger,bloody broken noses,lots of harsh bloody beatings,bloody stabbings,cut off finger,an extremely bloody impaling, and lots of blood.The Acting is surprisingly not bad!.Don 'The Dragon' Wilson is fantastic here, he is a lot of fun to watch, had quite a bit of charisma, did okay in his emotional scenes, is a great martial artist, had okay chemistry with Deirdre Imershein and was great overall!. (Wilson Rules!).Matthias Hues is very menacing as the main villain, and is a frightening presence, and what's more scarier he is a martial artist! (Hues rules). Deirdre Imershein is hot, and did what she had to do decently i rather liked her. Rest of the cast do fine. Overall worth the watch. **1/2 out of 5

Matthias is the ultimate "bad guy" in this one...and you just love him! He's about the only actor I can think of that you just love to hate. Maybe it's the hypnotic blue eyes, maybe the dimples or maybe its the muscles. Maybe its a combination of all, but he lights up the screen in a way that keeps you coming back for more. Don "the Dragon" Wilson is the "star" of the movie, but Matthias is really the STAR of the movie.Watch it once, you'll watch it twice...watch it twice, you'll watch it trice...and so on and so on. It's a movie you won't get tired of watching. So when you don't know what you want to watch, watch Black Belt. You'll be glad you did!

black belt is a good movie it's about a insane martial artist matthias hues who is stalking a singer who hires don wilson to protect her. the movie has a decent plot and good action scenes,especially the climax where wilson takes on hues henchman then finally hues in a final showdown.so if your a fan of good martial arts flicks then this ones for you.