Honor (2006) User Reviews

Violent film plenty of killings and brutal bare-knuckled fighting

[ma-cortes · 5/10 · 6 September 2011]

Exciting picture full of brawls by means of fierce bare-knuckled combats staged in the slums . In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends from infancy , Raymond ( Russell Wong of ¨Romeo must die¨ ) and Gabriel (Jason Barry of ¨Beyond Re-animator¨), must decide which side of the battle to join . This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and honor. This thrilling movie deals with a tight-lipped young who is introduced to the world of underground street fierce brawling . Two friends are separated of brutal manner after an accident , Raymond leads to prison and Gabriel to exile . Both of whom learn martial arts to survive and take different sides to fight . Raymond goes out from jail and Gabriel returns home where meet his adopted parents , the recently retired Lt Tyrell (Roddy Piper of ¨They live¨ ) and his wife (Joanna Pacula of ¨Escape from Sobibor¨) . Gabriel attempts to come up with a way to get enough money to live , but there emerges a dangerous contender versus Raymond who arranges his bare-knuckled bouts . Gabriel teams up with a police woman (Linda Park od ¨Enterprise¨ series ) to defend his family against the nasty Raymond and his hoodlums . Gabriel is soon fighting various contenders -ranging from Harlem bouncing to Oriental fighters . Gabriel decides that he has something worth brawling for and sets everything on the line to vanquish in these no-holds-barred bare-knuckle fights . Although Gabriel only wants to bash opponents long enough to gain enough honor , he is reluctant to let tricks in combats on the fighting . Every knock-out brings him closer to the existence he's always wished , but also carries him in a deadly cobweb he can't getaway . At the ending , the two old friends are forced to fight in a deadly confrontation .

The picture contains violence , drama ,thrills , and lots of brutal brawls plenty of punch , kicks, and knockouts . Acceptable performance from Jason Barry as impulsive young becoming a professional street-fighter and battling a variety of contenders , plus Roddy Pipper gives a surprisingly good acting as veteran police and special mention to Russel Wong as cruel villain . The picture belongs to sub-genre about street combats as ¨Lionheart¨ with Jean Claude Van Damme and whose maxim representation turns out to be the classic ¨Hard times¨ by Walter Hill with Charles Bronson and James Coburn ; furthermore , recent adaptation titled ¨Fighting ¨ by Dito Montiel with Channing Tatum and Luis Guzman . It's a colorful but violent entertainment that results to be the last film of his director Michael Worth . He's an expert on art martial movies as he realized Jean Claude Van Damme vehicles as ¨Kickboxer¨ and ¨Bloodsport¨ and Cynthia Rothrock as ¨Lady Dragon I and II¨. Worth is also a notorious cinematographer who photographed for Clint Eastwood various films as ¨Any which way you can¨ and ¨Bronco Billy¨ . Rating : 4,5 passable , only for those who like films in which fist-play are staged ¨ad nauseam¨.

Honor (2006) 4 Time World Champion Malaipet "Diamond"

[lluna714 · 5/10 · 11 October 2006]

I was saddened to see that in the credits and on your posters you fail to mention the 4 Time World Champions name. Malaipet is not mentioned anywhere. Believe me you have so many of his fans disappointed.

There would have been so many more sales if we the public in Orange County,Los Angeles County and everywhere else knew he was going to be in a movie.

Check the website "Malaipet" "The Diamond" Muaythai boxer. He has over 20 pages of credits and you could not list him once? Sorry to say I am disappointed with about a few other thousand fans of his.

You were lucky to even have him in your film.

Skip this one, it's like Bruce Lee in an episode of Days Of Our Lives

[caressque · 3/10 · 13 September 2008]

There was not one single redeeming factor in this movie. The girlfriend and I both love action films. Especially fight scenes (Bloodsport and Kickboxer was awesome), but this movie was not entertaining. Five minutes of action followed twenty minutes of talking and "angry" facial expressions. The main hero is a troubled character who has seen battle and thus is forced to look seriously constipated at all times. The Army has disrupted his bowel movements on top of perfecting his fighting technique. The music isn't good either. They fight to the rap and hip-hop style of the streets, 'cause these guys are thugs. The rest of the soundtrack is the usual background noise to low-budget dramas.

Everything about this movie is classic B-style. The actors deliver their lines as if reading them from cue cards and the lines themselves should be set on fire and left burning in some rotten Hollywood alleyway. The film is called "Honor," but there was no honor in making this film. It was simply a waste of money, and spending wisely is something I consider to be honorable.

Go see Felon instead. The fight scenes and situations are more real.

Awful Film

[danielbanning · 1/10 · 14 March 2007]

I have not yet seen anyone slate this film and i think i may be the first.

It was awful. I actually didn't watch the end of it. It was like watching a boring soap or a really good one (all soaps are crap). The actors were poor and storyline was bad. The person who rated it 10/10 has no idea what he is on about. The script was awful. 2 People was in an angry conversation together involving threats and you expect the good guy to say some thing really good and beat the crap out of him but no. He says "If you do that ... I will hurt you" Hahahahaha. If comedy is your thing, watch away. Please do not watch this film because ... It's CRAP!!!

Summary: Poor acting, bad fights, bad script.

Don't watch! Of course this is in my opinion.

Forty-Five Minutes

[bemyfriend-40184 · 2/10 · 11 October 2021]

I lasted forty-five minutes. Some reviewers said the fights were bad. They weren't THAT bad. Some reviewers said the fights were good. They weren't very good. It was maudlin, predictable, sluggish, and embarrassing to watch. Seen on Tubi, the live streaming site, which is getting worse and worse. But it does have live TV, if you still value TV for any reason.

Pile of tosh, mounted on garbage

[dgladwin-2 · 1/10 · 10 April 2007]

Wow, I knew this film was going to be bad but not this bad. Spoilerific comments ensue.

Roddy Roddy Piper is sickly sweet retired cop (cliche!), helping out everyone - smiling like a post-op lobotomy patient through-out and lamenting over his dead son. His adopted son returns from Armed Forces "Special Ops" and because he's "seen things" - portrayed by clenching his teeth if anyone mentions anything about the past. Time to clean up the streets from another guy who once knew Piper and his dead son (who the bad lad killed) and his adopted son.

Oh, the love interest is a pretty young lady who decides for no reason that she wants to jump the bones of the ex-Army bloke. This happens in about 2 minutes of 1 scene.

The action could have saved this film, but it's even worse than the storyline and acting. It's all been done before, it's all been done much much better (Ong-Bak is a prime example). This is the worst film I've ever seen - and I've seen Waterworld, twice.

Erm, the film is called HONOR (Spelt Wrong for the Americans) and the tag line has "from the makers of Bloodsport and Kickboxer" - check out Director David Worths other films and you'll soon realise why they put these 2 films on there, even though they are over 10 years old. Such classics as "Shark Attack 3: Megalodon" - says it all really.

I'll give you £10 if you don't go to see this film.

PS - Apologise for not know character names, tells you something though.

Sheer torture, absolute garbage makes van damme look like an Oscar winner

[scottcox316 · 1/10 · 29 April 2007]

Absolute garbage, worse fight scenes than a 20 year old van damme movie or American ninja etc.

Truly dire acting, not a skill in sight in the entire movie its like a cast of wooden sculptures.

Watch it just for how truly bad this film is, it may have been acceptable in the 80s but this is a 2006 movie, i don't have much love for this movie as it wasn't born in the 80s.

If you like real fight movies then check out tony jaa in ong bak and the protector, those are proper martial arts films.

have a laugh and watch this today you may see the unintenional humour at how grim it is.

Hunting Orange Peels

[saint_brett · 1/10 · 8 September 2021]

Tonight, I'm going to torture myself with Honor. I'm not expecting much though as I'm such a coward of a person. (That was an attempt at humor.) What, a homage to They Live? Seriously?

Movie starts off with a bunch of contenders for Sugar Ray Leonard's series but they run down the wrong avenue and it looks like they're gonna have a Run DMC V.s. Jason Nevis dance off instead.

Rowdy Roddy Piper's introduced as a cop. Man, he looks old. He kind of resembles an old Bill Paxton.

The gang members seem to have inherited the Footclan's lair hangout from TMNT but up the ante by hosting underground UFC fightclubs going so far as breaking arms like Niko: Above the Law.

Iggy Pop buys some illicit street candy and bolts for his life as he's down to his last dollar.

Meanwhile Rowdy Roddy Piper is already marked for death by Grand Torino's Spider who's still aggravated about some past transgressions. Looking out of shape, and with a bad haircut, Rowdy Roddy Piper then throws out his acting career in a dumpster as Tyler Durden - was it Pitt or Norton? - shows up looking dishevelled and angry playing the character of Gabrielle, and no, not the cat from The Crow!

In a flashback we learn that the leader of The Orphans, from The Warriors, forced Norton at gunpoint to face off in a dustup knife fight which no doubt leaves some young pilgrim deceased.

Elsewhere, some sushi chef, in an apron gi, holds his own until three thugs use a Game Genie cheat code and overpower him then raid the cash register for $1 bills - some score.

I can hear what sounds like traces of the Commando score as these other thugs duke it out in the TMNT hideout lair.

It's established that Norton and Spider have beef which must be settled.

I've never seen this before - four baddies beat down a female police officer as a gang initiation.

Wow, Rowdy Roddy Piper is fighting Milli Vanilli, or Tintin, from The Crow in this scene here.

Remember those lyrics from that Slipknot song, "Too far gone, I'm catatonic, leaving me to criticise?" Have I forgotten how to have fun? I've watched a movie every night, for the past two weeks, and not one of them was any good. Tonight's no different either. I'm sitting here like a deformed cactus supposedly being entertained. The way it's going I'm going to commit myself into a looneybin. I can't help but to be snide and chuckle and snicker at movies today. As a kid I'd eat this up but being much older I'm taking offense at these movies today. Before I popped this DVD on I read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle which was way better than this slugfest. The acting in this is a drag, man.

There's lots of bravado and aggression but little in the way of substance and plot. Add all the constant sorrow and brooding and you have a recipe for a dower dividend return. I'm an hour and 9-minutes into this movie and I wish it was over already. The prefomances just aren't convincing and Rowdy Roddy Piper mumbles a lot of his lines which were meaningless to begin with.

Not to mention the shaky camera work at the end fight scene which is all wobbly.

Speaking of the finale, it's like Mortal Kombat 2, they get beaten up badly at first but come to their senses - like Hulk Hogan used to with his hand and arm raised - and smash back winning easily.

I really thought the cop lady would have burst through and shot the baddie at the end. But he wastes himself instead. (That would have been a good DVD cover for representation.) But what a way to end the movie though with 'that' toothy giggle. Brilliant.

One thing I'll give this movie is that it's better than Jesse Ventura's Abraxas. Now there's a movie to avoid at all costs! It's like an anemic Terminator in need of a feed; better script and actors, possibly even a blood transfusion and Hollywood makeover like Pimp My Ride.

Checkout Abraxas for paper thin.

P. S. "I'll hunt you down like an orange and peel you." Um, okay.

Decent, but keep your expectations tamped.

[tarbosh22000 · 5/10 · 17 November 2022]

LT Tyrell (Piper) is an L. A. cop and bar owner, and he and his wife Rose (Pacula) are thinking of packing it all up and retiring to Brazil. A guy named Ray (Wong) is the neighborhood baddie, who not only sends out his goons to get protection money from the local businesses, he also stages underground Punchfights. He also has a tragic history with Tyrell.

When the Tyrell's adopted son Gabriel (Barry) comes back from a Special Ops mission, he seems disturbed. The seemingly-ubiquitous Ray forces Gabriel to Punchfight for him, threatening that for every fighter Gabriel beats, that's one member of the Tyrell family he'll leave alone. Even Kate (Park), Tyrell's former partner, is powerless to stop all this feuding and brawling. Will it all be just a matter of HONOR?

Well, it's better than director David Worth's previous effort American Tigers (1996), but that's not saying much. Honor is humorless and dour; the problem with these latter-day Punchfighters is that by this point in time, viewers have seen this type of thing many, many times before.

By the time the 2000's rolled around, makers of Punchfighters could not just retread the same old ground. They either had to bring something new to the table, or at least make it fun. Shootfighter (1993) had colorful characters that were clearly delineated, such as Boa and Mongoose. Fist Fighter (1989) had memorable characters such as Punchy. Warrior of Justice (1995) is just a spasm of pure insanity dreamt up by the fevered mind of Jorgo Ognenovski. Honor has none of these sorts of attributes. By 2006, what Honor was doing was pretty well-worn stuff.

Not that it's all bad, of course. Thankfully, the filmmakers had the good sense to make it 80 minutes. That was a blessing. Something like Honor should be 80 minutes. It's perfect for that sort of running time, and other makers of these sorts of things should "Honor" the viewers' time like this. So points go to them for that. Plus, it's always nice to see one of our heroes, Roddy Piper.

He gives one of his more serious dramatic performances that we've seen to date. The problem with the Tyrell character is that a nice guy like him isn't going to start busting heads right away. He has a long fuse, which means we have to wait quite a while until we see Roddy unleashed.

Some people might not like that. However, viewers won't fail to miss the They Live graffiti on the wall, as it's shown twice, rather clearly. And Jason Barry as Gabriel was also rather brooding as the estranged son. Russell Wong stands out as the evil baddie that the audience can boo and hiss at.

The directorial career of David Worth is certainly a mixed bag. While we enjoyed Lady Dragon (1992) and Lady Dragon 2 (1993), and Chain of Command (1994), not to mention True Vengeance (1997), we have mixed feelings about Air Strike (2004). We weren't crazy about Soldier's Revenge (1986) and the aforementioned American Tigers is pretty awful. We've been on the record for years about how we think Kickboxer (1989) is overrated. Honor falls into the mid-range/end of the Worth spectrum. It's not entirely "Worth"-less but it definitely could have used some color or pizazz of some sort.

So, for the Piper factor and the reasonable running time, Honor may be 'worth' checking out for Punchfighting fans. But keep your expectations tamped.

Fight for your right to watch a FIGHT movie.

[phukabitch · 10/10 · 23 March 2007]

I don't understand what people expected. This isn't supposed to be a life changing experience like "Forest Gump" or a movie for the ages like "Casablanca". It's a fight movie. It's an action flick. Why do people think that movies need to be all artsy? You want to see blood, bruises, sweat, tears, pain, triumph and everything that comes with a good fight? Watch this movie. If you want to watch a movie where you can hold hands with your lady, this isn't the one for you.

What ever happened to being excited about a good ol' testosterone driven film where you know you're going to see some ass kicking? I expected to see some great fights and this film did ten times that. Every scene brought something different to the table. I wanted to check out K1 champ Remy Bonjansky and see Roddy Piper kick some ass. Mission accomplished.

Honor - Like It

[beldens-1 · 9/10 · 3 June 2006]

1. A movie with action, a story line and a moral.

2. Good casting and character blend.

3. Photography was great.

4. Story style clean, simple and not tangled or hard to follow.

5. Characters were believable.

6. Liked the scene switches.

7. Had more of a story than a lot of these genre movies.

8. Action scenes good.

9. Just enjoyable along with action...wasn't nerve racking 10. the music didn't over play the voices like so many movies... often times background music isn't background at all.

HONOR is a fight fan's film

[oos_oom · 8/10 · 14 August 2006]

The fighting sequences, often cut with slamming music, are outstanding. If you are a fan of Ultimate Fighting, you are going to recognize a lot of the actors here. For example, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jason Barry, a couple from the famed Gracie fighting family, and Russell Wong.

It's a cool story but I was blown away by the fighting - the choreography, the skill, the savage nature of the fights and fighters, and the way the music in the film accentuates each thrust and parry.

This is definitely a film to watch with your friends, maybe before a pay-per-view Ultimate Fighting Match with pizza and beer. Honor was a lot of fun to watch.

I love this movie

[magdalena-friese · 10/10 · 29 April 2007]

I've just finished watching this movie, and was totally amazed. I don't care what other people think about this movie, but I love it. I'm also very happy that I saw my hero Roddy Piper almost all the time on screen, and not like 5 minutes max as in some previous movies.

The fighting scenes were amazing, and all actors, no matter how old or young they were, played their roles perfectly and believably. And that is, in my opinion, the most important thing, to play your role so, that people believe it.

I'm glad that it is finally available to watch, it was well worth the wait. :)

A movie with cheesy action, a dull story line and cheap morals.

[OpinionGuy · 10/10 · 19 December 2006]

The fighting sequences, are often cut with slamming revolting 1980's disco music. If you are a fan of the cheesy blown out of proposition movie called the "Ultimate Fighting", you are going to recognize a lot of the b cast actors here. For example, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Jason Barry and Russell Wong.

It's a dull story but anyway I was blown away by the cheesy unwillingly funny fighting scene - the bad choreography, the unheard of skill, the unwillingly funny savage nature of the fights and fighters, and the way the 1980's disco music in the film accentuates each thrust and parry.

This is definitely a film to watch with your martial art friends with pizza and beer...

Great action, good story, everything you want in a MA movie

[destroyerwod · 8/10 · 22 January 2011]

Wow, first thing i would say is i never would think Gabriel's actor didn't get any martial arts training. He seem pretty good at it. Of course i wish i could have seen more of him, he didn't fight so much but what he did was pretty good and didn't seem like a guy with no training at in MA at all. I really like the cook too, didn't known him but he have pretty good skill in MA. As for the story, it got to me in many ways, as Gabriel wanna do whats right but at the same time dosen't want to do bad things do a guy he consider as a friend. But i got to say just like him i would have do the same choice, the character really got to me for that, cause for me the pattern is Honor, Loyalty and respect in that way, honor will always go before loyalty and loyalty will always go before respect. And i think Ray got it the wrong way as for him Respect was the first thing he wanted and owning the streets by any mean meant respect for him. I knew when i brought this that the director of Kickboxer(one of the great fighting movie) and Bloodsport(one of my favourite fighting movie) would deliver, but i didn't tough it would one i would freaking love a lot. Glad to have buy it and i got it for like 7 bucks, a ridiculous price considering its so good. One funny fact, its like in this movie you see WWE/F wrestler are way more actors than wrestling, as Roddy Piper was very believable and did a pretty good job, but as a wrestler he was awful in most of his matches...lol. Overall i am really happy to see this movie got good review here, which is rare for a martial arts movie. Of course there is always gonna be haters... but well you have to deal with them. And just for fun... the character on the cover is a no name doing the intro fight... I'm kind of curious why they didn't put a real character... you expect this guy to be the lead but he is really not.