Martial law movie2/21/2023 ![]() ![]() But seeing as the VHS released in the U.S. But there’s plenty of classic sax to go ‘round. And while Benny The Jet Uriquidez appears briefly, as does his famous training center (also seen in Death Match, 1994), and the final fight scene is cool, as is a short training sequence, it’s too little too late.Ībout the music, there’s a scene in a club where 80’s hair metal band Tempest plays, and the score by Elliot Solomon is lively and amusing, but not memorable. He seems well suited for that kind of work. ![]() When he first appears on screen driving up in his Dominos Pizza car and in full Dominos regalia to trick a baddie, our initial thought was, “that seems about right”. We blame Skylord Harris, and this is one of his BETTER movies. ![]() The movie lacked a certain fun element that really should have been there. Martial Law (the movie, not the clunky, overly-long nickname) could have used some car chases and blow-ups to liven things up. Never before has there been such a disparity between attempts at realism during the dialogue scenes, and utter silliness during the fight scenes. Of course, more than simply an evil businessman, Rhodes knows the “forbidden” Martial Arts Technique “Dim Mak”, or Touch Of Death. It’s nice to see David Carradine as Rhodes, the classic baddie, looking dapper in his suits. Although, to be fair, he does have a cool, fur-lined coat he wears during the day in L.A. But she’s in a supporting role, criminally playing second-banana to a man with a wardrobe filled with silly shirts. Seeing as Chad McQueen (yes, Skylord Harris himself) is an emotionless lunkhead, it pretty much falls on the shoulders of the always-great Cynthia Rothrock to carry the movie. The elements are certainly there, but it doesn’t pull together. Martial Law is unfocused and you don’t really know what’s going on at any time in any clear, defined way. When Martial Law’s brother Mike falls under the spell of Rhodes, it becomes personal.Īs far as plot is concerned, it gets off to a slow start and then continues on at an odd pace, like an athlete that begins sluggishly and because of that, can’t maintain his momentum or “get his groove back”. Cop Sean “Martial Law” Thompson and his fellow police officer/girlfriend Billie Blake (Rothrock) are trying to shut him and his cohorts down. Starring: Cynthia Rothrock, Chad McQueen and David Carradineĭalton Rhodes (Carradine) is the leader of a large and growing criminal syndicate. ![]()
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