The Octagon

The Octagon


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Studio: Trinity Home Ent
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Called "spectacularly choreographed and executed" by the Hollywood Reporter, legendary martial arts star Chuck Norris takes on a deadly terrorist training camp known only as The Octagon in this deadly tale of revenge that pits brother against brother in a classic showdown battle of good vs. evil
The Octagon
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • item was delivered as promised
  • "What is your real name?" Norris answers "Do you really need to know?" The man says "No"
  • Hit and miss, but has a place in Ninja film history.
  • NASTY NINJAS
  • GREAT ACTION MOVIE
 The Octagon
Starring: Carol Bagdasarian , Karen Carlson , Jack Carter , Lee Van Cleef , and Ted Duncan
Director: Eric Karson
Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent
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ASIN: B00031V23K
Release Date: 2004-08-17

Description

Called "spectacularly choreographed and executed" by the Hollywood Reporter, legendary martial arts star Chuck Norris takes on a deadly terrorist training camp known only as The Octagon in this deadly tale of revenge that pits brother against brother in a classic showdown battle of good vs. evil

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars item was delivered as promised.......2007-06-09

I sent the item to a friend, he received and I assume he watched it.

3 out of 5 stars "What is your real name?" Norris answers "Do you really need to know?" The man says "No".......2006-09-11

You have to love b movies. Now I have to be honest this flick does not deserve a full 3 stars. It is more like a 2 and a half but chuck norris's super sweet moves definitely gives it the full 3. So if you can stick with this thing just dragging along for 5-10 minutes at a time, you will be pleased with the last 30 minutes or so. Can Norris storm this evil ninja camp and save his friend? Can he kill his ninja brother. You will just have to watch and find out.

The piture quality is good but not perfect by any means. The special featuresd are very interesting too giving you a behind teh scens of teh movie and a ton of info on the film company that made this movie and other good Chuck Norris flicks.

3 out of 5 stars Hit and miss, but has a place in Ninja film history........2006-03-05

I like The Octagon. I remember watching it back in the 80's and I had been waiting for it to come out on dvd. The dvd is great, and the extra's are interesting. However, the production values in this movie are hit and miss, some scenes drag on way long, and the directing could have been better in places. I do like that we can hear Chuck with is thoughts in echoing voice-over and think his performance in the film (in some places anyway) is better than in some other films of his. As a reviewer at IMDB said "The fight scene inside the Octagon between Scott James (Norris) and Kyo the Enforcer (Norton) is one of the most impressive and best choreographed fight scenes I have ever seen in any martial arts flick. No wire works, nor special camera shots...just one fluid scene of swift exchanges of blows combining Katana sword play and hand to hand combat between two badasses."

Keeping in mind when it was made though, The Octagon (1980, released 8-14-1980) is an important film in that as far as I can tell it was the first American film to popularize the Ninja. Revenge Of The Ninja came out a couple of years later (1983, 9-16-1983) and along with other Sho Kosugi films and other Ninja flicks they seem to have done more for the Ninja craze of the 1980's than The Octagon did, but The Octagon was the first. It is an interesting take on the Ninja's in modern times setting, and its interesting to see how it was done before others tried their hand at similar formulas and storylines.

Personally though, my favorite Ninja flick at this point is The Hunted (1995, 2-24-1995) with Christopher Lambert (Not to be confused with another fine film of the same name, The Hunted 2003 with Tommy Lee Jones). Granted, The Hunted (1995) is really a modern Ninja vs. Samurai flick, but I think it stands as the best American made Ninja movie so far. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

For me, The Octagon gets something like two and a half stars out of five.

3 out of 5 stars NASTY NINJAS.......2005-09-17

A typical Chuck Norris vehicle that relies on its karate scenes to salvage it. Norris in an early role demonstrates his limited acting range, but makes up for it with some effective fight scenes. While the plot is convoluted and never makes total sense, it takes the back seat to Norris' attempts to get revenge on his "brother" who has gone bad. The supporting cast goes from mediocre (Art Hindle, Lee van Cleef, Carol Bagdasarian) to worse (Karen Carlson, Larry D. Mann, Kurt Grayson). There are annoying narrative voice overs of Norris' conscience that are more annoying with the use of some kind of reverberatory effect. THE OCTAGON is not the best of the Norris library, but you could do worse.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT ACTION MOVIE.......2005-04-03

THIS MOVIE IS FUN TO WATCH BECAUSE THE FIGHT SCENES LOOK REAL. SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT LIKE THE VOICE OVER BUT I DID. THIS IS ONE OF ME FAVORTIVE MOVIES OF ALL TIME. FINALLY ON DVD TO BAD THERE IS NO DELETED SCENES. OVER WISE A GREAT MOVIE.

Unfiltered
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    		Unfiltered
    Director: Brian Edelman , Sean Keegan , and Luke Korver
    Manufacturer: Octagon
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD
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    Product Features:
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    ASIN: B000LBS96K

    Product Description

    In this first behind-the-scenes documentary on the sport of swimming, Unfiltered goes beyond the pool and provides an unprecedented inside look at the lives, friendship and rivalry of Michael Phelps and Ian Crocker. A Baltimore swim prodigy from a single-parent household, Phelps never missed a day of training for 5 straight years and went on to achieve rock star status, winning 6 gold medals and 8 total Championship medals in 2004. Now, a 20-year-old, hip-hop loving University of Michigan freshman, Phelps strives to find balance between his new celebrity life and the challenges of growing up. Crocker, having blazed an unlikely trail from Maine to Olympic glory, successfully battled depression to become the fastest butterfly swimmer in history. Now, the 23-year-old, soft-spoken University of Texas student balances his fierce training schedule with the "maximum chill of playing blues guitar and restoring Berta, his 1971 Buick Riviera. While following Phelps and Crocker for the critical 4-month period between the 2005 World Championships, Unfiltered delves into the athletes personal lives to explore what drives these distinctly different people in their similar desire to win. Never-before-seen home video, childhood photographs, rare personal insight, and in-depth interviews with family, friends, coaches and celebrities.
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      Starring: Carol Bagdasarian , Karen Carlson , Jack Carter , Lee Van Cleef , and Ted Duncan
      Director: Eric Karson
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      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Best 04/05 soccer video
      		 FA Cup 2004/2005 Great Goals, Highlights & Complete Final Match
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      All the Goals of UEFA Euro 2004
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        		All the Goals of UEFA Euro 2004

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        Release Date: 2004-08-20
        The Official Review of UEFA Euro 2004
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Good official record of a great tournament!
        		 The Official Review of UEFA Euro 2004

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        Release Date: 2004-08-20

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Good official record of a great tournament!.......2005-03-08

        The official review of Euro 2004 is exactly what it is, an official review. All the goals are there, and there is a good little 'Top 10 actions' extra which is noteworthy. The commentator is the stereotype, typical British-accented male who is bland and reveals no passion when goals are scored. I was disappointed with that, but conceded that perhaps this is the ideal manner of commentating when objectifying a game.

        The goals are shown not chronologically as the games took place, but rather doing one group at a time, then showing the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final match in the chronology that they were played. There is chapter selections for group stages, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.

        In the group stages, for most matches the goals are simply shown, whilst noticeable misses are also added. As the tournament progresses to the knockout stages, gradually more action shots are shown.

        The DVD quality is very good, there are no mishaps in the showing of the goals and ample time of the build-up to a goal is shown. However, additions of fan celebrations and other extras (interviews, Greece's award ceremony and player celebrations) would have beautifully summed up the memorable 2004 European Championship.
        The Octagon (UMD Mini for PSP)
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          		The Octagon (UMD Mini for PSP)
          Starring: Carol Bagdasarian , Karen Carlson , Jack Carter , Lee Van Cleef , and Ted Duncan
          Director: Eric Karson
          Manufacturer: Trinity Home Ent
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          Release Date: 2005-12-13
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            The Octagon [Region 2]
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              		The Octagon [Region 2]
              Starring: Chuck Norris , Karen Carlson , Lee Van Cleef , Art Hindle , and Carol Bagdasarian
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              Behind the Octagon
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                		Behind the Octagon
                Starring: Ken Shamrock
                Manufacturer: Fogware Publishing
                ProductGroup: DVD
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