Max Rivers (Cook) is an underground kickboxer with a drinking problem. His former girlfriend Susan (Lamatsch) is now with fellow kick-fighter Philip (Tartalia). When evil gangsters kidnap (or possibly kill) Philip, Susan runs back to her former love, Max, for help. Unfortunately, Max doesn't realize the caliber of what he's getting himself into, as this army of punks is led by the sinister fighter Don Carlio (Neilsen).
Caught and imprisoned by Carlio, they force Max to fight for them in order to save Susan. Upon escaping their clutches, Max and Susan head out to the woods so Max can train for the final battle with Carlio. Will love and kickboxing prowess conquer all? Released by AIP but produced by Davian International, the company behind the majority of Dale "Apollo" Cook's career, "Blood Ring" was directed by the infamous Teddy Page. Besides Cook, it also features Nick Nicholson, a man fast becoming a familiar face around the Comeuppance Reviews headquarters for his bad guy roles. Cook continues his penchant for pink and/or purple tank tops and shorts, while the cute Lamatsch has an extremely thick German accent which is never explained plot-wise. Neilsen isn't much in the acting department but you can tell he's a fighter in real life because his moves are well-executed. The plot all comes to a head with one of the bloodiest final fights in recent memory in a barbed wire ring and there's even a pre-Mike Tyson ear bite.
Max has some stupid one-liners, the "punch" sound effects sound like some dude hitting a snare drum, and the plot is pretty minimal. Additionally, seeing as there are many kicks and punches to the crotch in the film, it seems like they spent more energy on the genital trauma than on the storyline. Nevertheless, there are some cool camera moves and some good energy overall. There's also some decent humor, such as the big opponent with the executioner's mask that yells continuously, and the fact that it really seems like the main bad guy's name is "Garulio". When we found out it was not, in fact, "Garulio", we were disappointed. But on the bright side, that name is now usable for someone else...
All told, Blood Ring is a decently entertaining movie that gets better as it goes along.
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Caught and imprisoned by Carlio, they force Max to fight for them in order to save Susan. Upon escaping their clutches, Max and Susan head out to the woods so Max can train for the final battle with Carlio. Will love and kickboxing prowess conquer all? Released by AIP but produced by Davian International, the company behind the majority of Dale "Apollo" Cook's career, "Blood Ring" was directed by the infamous Teddy Page. Besides Cook, it also features Nick Nicholson, a man fast becoming a familiar face around the Comeuppance Reviews headquarters for his bad guy roles. Cook continues his penchant for pink and/or purple tank tops and shorts, while the cute Lamatsch has an extremely thick German accent which is never explained plot-wise. Neilsen isn't much in the acting department but you can tell he's a fighter in real life because his moves are well-executed. The plot all comes to a head with one of the bloodiest final fights in recent memory in a barbed wire ring and there's even a pre-Mike Tyson ear bite.
Max has some stupid one-liners, the "punch" sound effects sound like some dude hitting a snare drum, and the plot is pretty minimal. Additionally, seeing as there are many kicks and punches to the crotch in the film, it seems like they spent more energy on the genital trauma than on the storyline. Nevertheless, there are some cool camera moves and some good energy overall. There's also some decent humor, such as the big opponent with the executioner's mask that yells continuously, and the fact that it really seems like the main bad guy's name is "Garulio". When we found out it was not, in fact, "Garulio", we were disappointed. But on the bright side, that name is now usable for someone else...
All told, Blood Ring is a decently entertaining movie that gets better as it goes along.
For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com