Superfights

Starring:Brandon Gaines, Feihong Yu, Keith Vitali, Kelly Gallant, Chuck Jeffreys, Cliff Lenderman, Brian Ruth, Patrick Lung-Kong, Jim Steele (III), Keith Hackney, Rob Van Dam, Karen Bill, Sean Foley (II), Dennis Tosten, Ron Succarotte, Serafin Rivera, Willie Johnson (II)
Director: Tony Leung Siu Hung
Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent.
Product Type: DVD

Description

Jack Cody has always wanted to enter the world of the Superfights, a free fighting tournament. One night, Jack rescues a girl from a mugging and becomes a national hero. Only then is he given his opportunity to become a Superfighter. Jack soon meets a ninja who informs him that the man behind the Superfights is involved in illegal acts. Armed with this knowledge Jack must fight . . . for his life!

Customer Reviews:

supercrap.......2007-05-08

I hate to say this, but this is possibly the worst martial arts movie I have ever seen. The amount of cheese could keep one in the bathroom for weeks and the acting is so bad I think everyone was told to act as poorly as possible. Although loaded with fights, half the time they look great and the other ridiculus.

Jack Cody (Brandon Gaines) is our main character, a very skinny, whiny, annoying brat who become a hero after saving a girl from a gang at an atm. You'd think he saved Earth from extinction the way he is publicized - gimme a break, its like someone's fantasy dream being played out or something. Anyways, his publicity cathes the attention of the owner of Superfights, played by Keith Vitali, the movie's villain - he is scary too because his acting is horrificly bad. Everything at the Superfights goes well for Jack, until he begins to realize he has become part of a very dirty underground organization and has to fight his way out.

There really is only one notable thing in the film and that is the final fight between Keth Vitali and Brandon Gaines. It is fast and furious, with decent choreography and goes on and on for about 8 minutes. But by the time you see it, you lose so much respect for these 2 throughout the film that you just want the movie to be over.

I have reviewed about 75 martial arts films to this point, and this is the only one I have given 1 star for, and its only cause of the final fight. Without that, i'd give Superfights 0 stars.

I was in this movie!.......2003-10-18

Hey! I was in this film! We spent a long hot day in 1995 shooting my fight scenes in Harrisburg,PA. I was involved in several fight scenes. Look for the guy with the braids! We had fun! Lots of butt kicking action in this one. Not much story, and the directors didn't speak english so they had to show us what to do through body language! You get the picture.....see ya!

One of the best movies of martial arts!!.......2002-04-14

Incredible movie!, one of the best that I have seen in my life, spectacular combats, especially the final combat between(among) Brandon Gaines and Keith Vitali, all the excellent figthers of this movie in his(its,her) papers(roles) definitively I think the best movie that has gone out of the seasonal pictures.
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SUPER!!!.......2001-03-03

This movie Has some fantastic work. I have low standards for martial arts plots but I really loved this movie. My only complaints are as follows. note I am not being sarcastic 1)It seems to be made for children. the uniforms and the charicters do (by the movies own admission) look like eighties style pro wrestling. The main charicter Jack Cody played by Brandon Gains acts like a child that babysitters charge extra for. He's skinny and full of energy but that helps make him the best flying kicker I have ever seen. (he still looks about 70 pounds)

2) The choreogropher doesn't seem to work within limits. These fights are some of the most physically demanding bits I have ever seen. Sure Brandon Gains doesn't have too much body to lift so he can fly all over, but for guest star Keith Hackney (yup the UFC guy) the flying is too much for him and the combos look like crap.

most of the time the fighters can manage but it looks bad when some fighters try to use moves in combat that they haven't quite gotten the hang of yet

3) the bad guy (keith vitali) is the worst villan ever. Not only does he have the cheeziest lines to repeat but he, being somone who cares only about money has no problem killing off all of his money making fighters. He even kills somone running their head through a wooden ceiling fan. He has officially earned the "Outrageously Bad Actors Award" believe me he earned it.

With that in mind this movie is great. There is at least one fight or training sequence in every five minutes of fim, and this more than makes up for defects defects in the silly old plot. Half these movies dont even really have a plot. This one's even enjoyable! I'd love to see more of Brandon Gains and choreoghapher Tony Leung. Keep an eye out for this one. It has some great stuff

Don't blink or you'll miss me!.......2000-07-11

Great movie. Some of the best karate/tae-kwon-do instructors in the Harrisburg area are showcased here. Especially you Marianne... pull that skirt down!

If you blink, you'll miss me, but i'm in 4 scenes. I'm still wondering where my credit is.

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