In general I'd say don't spend money on this film. Don't get it off Netflix or at the video store. However if it's on TV (I believe Spiketv and Showtime have shown it on occasion) and you've got nothing to do for a while, it isn't that horrible of a waste. Just don't watch it expecting anything great, keep your expectations low and you won't berate yourself for watching.
Most of my opinions of the film have already been voiced in previous comments, but I'll review the ones I find most appropriate.
In general the action stunts are decent and watchable. I've seen better but I've also seen worse. The story is pretty weak and just serves as a bare bones pretext for the fighting. At the end there is a 3d fight simulation with the "boss" of the movie, eh the graphics were crap. I realize that film is a few years old but I think they could have been a lot better looking.
As for the English dubbing, yes it's poorly done but in my eyes it adds another level of comedy to the film. Several other posters have commented that the side character Nadir (sp?) is really annoying, well yes he can be but I think it's fairly obvious that the character was meant to be annoying. And no he is nowhere near as bad as Jar Jar Binks. As for whether Nadir succeeds at comedy is up to the individual, in my opinion the crappy dub voice added to his comedic appeal.
Now I can't believe no one has commented on the lines and dubbed voice of the 2 younger kids (I believe the mains characters younger brother and friend?) You'll hear such gems as "Ah yeah! Your ass is grass man" coming from a squeaky 10 year old.
So again, don't pay money for it and don't come expecting anything great. Pretty crappy movie that should no way influence the opinion that audiences have of European martial arts movies.
Most of my opinions of the film have already been voiced in previous comments, but I'll review the ones I find most appropriate.
In general the action stunts are decent and watchable. I've seen better but I've also seen worse. The story is pretty weak and just serves as a bare bones pretext for the fighting. At the end there is a 3d fight simulation with the "boss" of the movie, eh the graphics were crap. I realize that film is a few years old but I think they could have been a lot better looking.
As for the English dubbing, yes it's poorly done but in my eyes it adds another level of comedy to the film. Several other posters have commented that the side character Nadir (sp?) is really annoying, well yes he can be but I think it's fairly obvious that the character was meant to be annoying. And no he is nowhere near as bad as Jar Jar Binks. As for whether Nadir succeeds at comedy is up to the individual, in my opinion the crappy dub voice added to his comedic appeal.
Now I can't believe no one has commented on the lines and dubbed voice of the 2 younger kids (I believe the mains characters younger brother and friend?) You'll hear such gems as "Ah yeah! Your ass is grass man" coming from a squeaky 10 year old.
So again, don't pay money for it and don't come expecting anything great. Pretty crappy movie that should no way influence the opinion that audiences have of European martial arts movies.