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7 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
And an hour later, you're still laughing..., 11 December 2006
Author:
todbrowning2000 from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Comedy GOLD. I don't want to give any false notions by assigning a
higher rating because this movie is truly bad. But it's bad in a good
way! A few Dare-You-Not-To-Laugh moments: 1) When the guy in the pig
mask shows up. 2) When the female lead does her little dance in front
our hero while he works out. 3) The fight in the parking garage where
the hero takes out a whole group of guys with what looks like a plastic
broom handle.
Rest assured there are plenty more moments of unintentional hilarity,
but these you must discover for yourself. The only thing more hilarious
is the fact that there is apparently a sequel. I'll have to track that
one down. Bad movie fans rejoice!
7 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
What a bad movie, 11 February 2006
Author:
edwithmj from United Kingdom
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I picked up this movie on DVD as it was 99p in 99p stores in Norwich. I watched it with my brother and it truly is crap. The acting is bad by everyone. The lead is played by an "actor" who looks like Stephen Hendry. (He's a Snooker World Champion for all the Americans). Any film that is cheap and Australian is bad. The woman looks like some cheap hooker they picked up off the street and the bad guy is definitely a pimp! I loved those men in masks! Damn I would not be scared if they were after me! Seriously though they do belong in a circus. The martial arts are OKish but you know "Jason Blade" (sorry that name makes me laugh) is going to win the fights. I keep this movie as it is a reminder that TV can be bad... sometimes. Watch this movie just to laugh. The clichéd baddies and the poorly delivered lines cheer me up every time I'm down. Bad.
6 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Good martial arts, poor everything else, 13 December 2006
Author:
gridoon
"Day of the Panther" begins with a young blonde chick taking on several masked thugs at an abandoned building (in a sequence that would have worked better if it wasn't intercut with other events happening elsewhere - a mistake that the director repeats at the end of the movie). She fights quite well, but she gets killed off (bummer!), and her partner, Jason Blade (Edward John Stazak) takes charge from then on. This guy has zero charisma, but I have to give credit where credit is due: when it comes to the martial arts he knows what he is doing, his execution is fast and smooth. The story is totally formulaic, and the cinematography has a cheap, overexposed look, as if the film stock was left out in the sun too long. (*1/2)
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Now if you'll excuse me it's time I got laid., 3 July 2009
Author:
lastliberal from United States
So what does a hot blond (Linda Megier) do when a pig is harassing you?
Well, if you are a martial arts master, you take him out, especially if
he is just some scumbag in a pig mask. This kinds of humorous things
make this Australian chop sockey movie bearable.
Blade (Edward John Stazak) is trying to find out who killed his partner
and break up a drug operation. He is using his considerable skills to
provide several entertaining bouts against multiple bad guys. Two
bumbling cops are tailing him and providing more humor.
Now, it is time for more humor as Blade works out while Paris Jefferson
dances around the gym. Soon they are dancing under the sheets.
Blade manages to take out another group using a broom handle. Ouch,
that has to hurt.
Of course, you have to have the final battle between Blade and the drug
lord's (Michael Carman) henchman (Jim Richards).
There will be a part 2 (IT was filmed at the same time.).
4 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Little action for an action movie, 25 January 2007
Author:
chamilton-10 from Canada
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I had zero preconceived notions about this one - just picked it at
random from my Mill Creek "Drive-In Movie Classics" 50 movie DVD set.
I'd never seen an Australian martial arts flick before. Now I know why.
The lead character is so untalented as an actor that he hardly is given
anything to say. I was starting to wonder if he'd ever speak. Then he
did, and I can't remember anything he said. He's got just THAT much
charisma! As a fighter, he's top-notch, but he doesn't get to do much,
nor does anyone else. I found myself quite bored watching this, which
is probably the worst thing you can say for an "action" movie.
The pig-mask guy was certainly unexpected, but one left turn doesn't
make an otherwise cliché-filled snoozer any better.
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Quit this "Day" job., 6 April 2010
Author:
Zeegrade from Doomed Theater of Despair
Very bland Australian action flick that really goes nowhere fast as Edward John Stazak's lifeless performance as high-kicking Jason Blade leaves little to distinguish it from other 80's kung-fu flicks. When Blade's partner is chased by thugs in goofy masks and eventually killed by a crimelord's second-hand man, Baxter, he flies back to Australia to seek revenge. Blade, his blonde female partner and her father were all trained Shaolin Monk style by the Panther sect of the Chinese Triad. Funny, I thought the Triads were bad guys too. Anyway Blade teams up with his departed partner's dad and his spandex wearing niece Gemma to take down Perth's underworld boss Damien Zukor whose biggest crime is his atrocious wardrobe. Two idiot detectives tail Blade and act as comic relief assuming you think stupid comments and terrible policework is amusing. Eventually Blade gains the trust of Zukor and goes undercover as one of his enforcers. From there it follows the same connect-the-dots formula that makes this a real snoozefest. There's little doubt that Mr. Stazak is a very capable martial artist which is clear during one of his many spins kicks however I'm not a twelve year old so it gets old real quick. The real mystery is the fact that this was immediately followed by the sequel "Strike of the Panther". Who exactly was demanding this? Another problem I had was the lack of boomerangs, marsupials, mates, or any other Australian stereotypes that we Yanks like so much. This panther doesn't pounce. It sleepwalks instead.
1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Van Damme on a Camcorder Budget, 12 July 2010
Author:
brocksilvey from United States
When his partner is killed by an Australian crime syndicate, a studly
undercover agent goes vigilante to avenge her death while the
Australian authorities try to keep him on a leash so that they can nab
the syndicate's ringleader.
"Day of the Panther" is a Van Damme rip off that looks like it was
filmed on someone's video camera, but it does have its merits, chiefly
among them that it's never boring. It's a hoot to see the 1980s revived
in all their pastel splendor, and there's enough unintentional hilarity
to keep lovers of bad movies watching.
The fight scenes are choreographed competently if unmemorably and will
most likely satisfy your craving for some martial arts sleight of hand.
Unfortunately, if you're looking for a little skin, you won't find it
in this movie, unless you count that of our hero, who spends much of
his screen time shirtless. The rest of us have to make do with a couple
of aerobic dance numbers performed by the female lead, one of them, a
seductive dance done in a gym while our hero works out and looks on, a
real howler.
Grade: B-
5 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Excellent martial arts movie from Australia, 18 January 2001
Author:
Mark Salter (msalter@cerbernet.co.uk) from Cardiff, Wales
Standard story of a martial arts expert out to nail a gangster boss and his right hand man who were responsible for the death of his partner. This film however benefits from excellent fight sequences staged by Eddie Stazak (the star of the film) and Jim Richards who plays the lead heavy. With minimal use of fast editing and slow motion, which hinder the flow of fights in some other martial arts movies, where the same perfectly executed side kick is shown from 10 different angles, the fights are exciting and almost balletic. A small number of obviously accomplished stuntmen / martial artists are used as opponents throughout the film, sometimes wearing masks to hid their numbers. Don't worry about the story just enjoy the fight sequences, particularly the one in the boat show room.
Dare you enter the glorious world of Jason Blade?, 26 May 2011
Author:
Comeuppance Reviews from United States Minor Outlying Islands
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Jason Blade (Stazak), William Anderson (Stanton) and his daughter Linda
(Megier) are members of a secret warrior clan known as Panthers.
Anderson is a member of the Hong Kong Special Branch of Australian law
enforcement. While in HK, he, his daughter, and his protégé Blade found
the time to go through the rigorous martial arts training of the
secretive Panther clan. Back in Perth, Western Australia, it seems
there is a new bad guy causing all sorts of trouble - the dastardly
Damien Zukor (Carman). He's into racketeering, drugs and any number of
nefarious activities, and the ultra-wealthy Zukor has cops and
politicians in his back pocket, allowing him to continuously expand his
criminal empire, with the help of an army of rubber pig-masked goons
brandishing machetes. But he didn't count on one thing: JASON BLADE.
After the murder of Linda by the super-evil number two man to Zukor,
Baxter (Richards), Blade decides to go undercover as a thug and
infiltrate Zukor's organization from the inside. Gaining access to
Zukor's world proves complicated, especially when a team of law
enforcement officials that disapprove of his rogue ways is constantly
tailing him, and he manages a romantic relationship with Anderson's
niece Gemma (Jefferson). Will Jason Blade be the new action hero of the
80's? Fan-favorite director, Brian Trenchard-Smith here delivers the
fun and the silly martial arts/stunt filled goods. Edward John Stazak
sadly falls into the camp with Jay Roberts, Jr. and Matt Hannon and
never made any other movies (unless you count the made-at-the-same-time
sequel, Fists Of Blood (1988). Obviously the filmmakers hope you like
the name "Jason Blade" because you hear it many, many times throughout
the course of the film. Sinister, Peter Cushing-like bad guy Zukor even
gets off a witty, perhaps unintentional one-liner when, impressed with
Blade's intelligence (?), he tells him, "You're sharp, Blade".
Blade is a stylish man of the 80's, but in the slick department, it's
hard to beat Baxter, a man who looks like a cross between David
Hasselhoff and Ricky Gervais dipped in a rich, thick coating of
eighties. And let's not forget that this movie came out around the time
of the then-current exercise/aerobics boom. There are plenty of scenes
in Blade's gym, including a show-stopping moment involving Gemma. Let's
just say that woman was born to dance.
80's fashions aside, what's also good about movies of this time were
that you could actually see all the stunts and all the martial arts
moves. It might not be the best kung-fu movie ever committed to
celluloid but at least there's no CGI garbage or annoying,
eye-irritating "quick cuts". Actual effort was put forth to make it all
come together and the result is quite entertaining.
Naturally, there's an extended, knock-down drag-out fight at the end
between Blade and Baxter. Baxter's main strength as a fighter seems to
be his ability to withstand seemingly-endless kicks and punches to the
face (although what you see here pales in comparison to what he endures
in the follow-up). Harking back to the good old days of cinema good and
evil, Blade wears white pants and Baxter black as they gleefully punch
away the running time.
Featuring the memorable song "Take me Back" by Colin Setches, and
released on Celebrity Video in the U.S. (as was its sequel), dare you
enter the glorious world of Jason Blade?
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4 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Oz KungPer-Fu-Ection(or something?), 15 November 2006
Author:
sabrelad from Australia
The title of'Best martial art epic made in Perth,Western Australia in 1988'is not one taken lightly and with the awe-inspiring visionary Brian Trenchard-Smith at the helm this film was always destined for great things like finishing at the end. Featuring Australian male-icon Edward John Stazak as the perennially high-panted hero Jason Blade in his career-defining role along with a galaxy of stars of the silver screen including Jim Richards star of this film,wheezy super-villain and thief of Hulk Hogans dressing gown Michael Carman and the voice of Forty Winks(and its body)John Stanton.'Day of the Panther'also introduces the exciting new talent Paris Jefferson best known previously as a world champion jazzerciser now steaming up the movie world with her stunning sultry looks and confusing dance-routines.Sadly though the film was also the very last for the great Ow Mun Hong in a deeply moving portrayal of Triad Boss as he ceased living after he stopped breathing. Though controversially censored upon release for the scene where an innocent Hush Puppy loafer gets cruelly kicked against a wall the films critics were satisfied when it was pointed out to them that the shoe was a professional stunt slipper and was not hurt.The snare drum used for the punching noises was also content with its role though probably deserved higher billing than Denis Broad who played'Boat Salesman'. Featuring the smash-hit'Take me Back'by the vastly talented Frank Howson and his musical collaborator Allan Zavod the films soundtrack'Takes'us'Back'(?)to the Perth we all remember of the late 80's apparently a time of ugly women,bald men and woolen-net tank tops. A little known fact about the film was the presentation of a humanitarian award to cameraman Carlo Buralli who ignored personal safety and the instructions of the director in an effort to help stunt veteran Lindsay'The Holy Sock'Bijoux from falling onto barbed wire in one of the films many action sequences. A rare treat for fans of the genre is the added bonus of the trailer for the sequel'Strike of the Panther'being screened before the start of the feature which astounded those who had eyes and could remember'Sons and Daughters'. Watch it with loved ones and discover the magic of a simpler time when pink shirts and slacks could happily be made an ensemble and please enjoy'Day of the Panther'...............yes.
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