Extreme Challenge (2001)

Expected more

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.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

If you like sports but you hate people who do anything to win, I'd totally recommend this movie.I suppose that those who do not like to compete may not understand/like the story line but if you do, i'm sure you'll enjoy the movie more than you'd expect for this type of movies.Regarding the fights, they're quite good as well and you've got a mix of one to one or group fights, with or without weapons, etcI specially liked the last written sentence of the film! :)If you've got the chance just get it and enjoy.I'm still wondering if the other person who's written that the story line is really had has ever played a sport!

This Golden Harvest production is set in the near future when internet fighting is the world's favorite sport (even surpassing soccer!). Anyway, a group of people get together and beat each other up on a very intricate obstacle course. Two of the competitors are former pupils of the same master. Oooooohhhh, there's gonna be some drama. The film is 80% fighting and the fights are good. Or I should say entertaining in a comic book way. They are sped up a tiny bit and the director uses lots of freeze frames, swipes and quick pans so you never stick on one fight/shot for too long. The other 20% of the film is spent on some amazingly funny dialogue. I watched the dubbed US release but you can tell the English speaking actors really delivered their lines. This is acting that makes Jean Claude Van Damme look like a Elia Kazan protégé. Still, combined with the fast action and professional look, this c-grade acting combines well to make a entertaining 90 minutes.

I heard many stories about this film being great... Well, I took my chance when I saw it for a cheap price at Ebay last month.I watched it, and I have only a few comments about it:1) Terrible story-line, 2) Terrible acting, 3) Bad fighting-scenes...I never seen any worse movie in my life so far!! When the storyline is bad, than at least make the fights something more interesting. But BOTH are done ridiculously bad...* The only positive thing about this movie (in my opinion) is Nikki Berwick. God, she looks nice in this movie.That's about it...

I thought this movie would suck too, but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie after seeing it.It's really a pretty good film, I like it it's not just about action, but it's also about the philosophy of life and competition. The ending will surprise a lot of people for sure, at first I didn't know why it ended like that but after thinking about the whole movie I realize it makes perfect sense.Overall this one is definitely worth a look.I'd also recommend Tung Wai's other work "Hitman" starting Jet Li, it's also one of the most under-rated movies.