Every millenia an event occurs that can change a persons life.This happened to me on a stormy December evening in 1994.That was when I was first introduced to La Streetfighter.I just don't know where to begin....The basic plot involves a youth named Young(played by a forty-something) who joins an inner-city gang which in turn leads to the usual high school japes(gang-fighting,stealing from drug barons,working as doormen,urinating on triad gangs car,etc).I wont go into detail with the plot because it is irrelevant along with the acting,directing,sound editing,fight choreography et al.
In one one memorable scene the gang decides to plan an intricate drugs robbery.This highly complicated heist basically involves one gang member to open a door,run in,pick up the drugs and run out like sewer rat who's just found a slice of pizza with extra cheese.Ocean's 11 can't match these uber-criminal masterminds.The victim of this crime of the century decides to bring in a couple of professional assassins to help him gain revenge.One of them is a Japanese samurai who proceeds to hunt them throughout LA while dressed in a 14th century samurai outfit complete with huge sword.
Inevitably, one of the gang member is captured by the assassins and ends up being strung up from the ceiling.The other assassin declares to him the immortal words..."i'm gonna break your balls".He then goes and does exactly that! He punches and kicks the poor guy exclusively in the nether region.Apparently this assassin is played by a former dick,sorry,kick-boxing champ called Bill'Superfoot'Wallace.
This film contains a heart rendering moment too when one of the gang member has a birthday cake presented to him amongst all the chaos. He solemnly declares, "nobody ever give me anything before" and proceeds to wipe a tear.Even as I write this I have lump in my throat...I too had a tough upbringing as I was growing up in the mean streets of Welwyn Garden City.
This film has changed my life.I suggest you watch this masterpiece so you too will have an accurate insight into life as a forty year old schoolboy who gets involved in stealing drugs,hunted by a Japanese in a samurai costume with a sword,kick boxed by a man with a groin fetish while having just eaten a birthday cake.
In one one memorable scene the gang decides to plan an intricate drugs robbery.This highly complicated heist basically involves one gang member to open a door,run in,pick up the drugs and run out like sewer rat who's just found a slice of pizza with extra cheese.Ocean's 11 can't match these uber-criminal masterminds.The victim of this crime of the century decides to bring in a couple of professional assassins to help him gain revenge.One of them is a Japanese samurai who proceeds to hunt them throughout LA while dressed in a 14th century samurai outfit complete with huge sword.
Inevitably, one of the gang member is captured by the assassins and ends up being strung up from the ceiling.The other assassin declares to him the immortal words..."i'm gonna break your balls".He then goes and does exactly that! He punches and kicks the poor guy exclusively in the nether region.Apparently this assassin is played by a former dick,sorry,kick-boxing champ called Bill'Superfoot'Wallace.
This film contains a heart rendering moment too when one of the gang member has a birthday cake presented to him amongst all the chaos. He solemnly declares, "nobody ever give me anything before" and proceeds to wipe a tear.Even as I write this I have lump in my throat...I too had a tough upbringing as I was growing up in the mean streets of Welwyn Garden City.
This film has changed my life.I suggest you watch this masterpiece so you too will have an accurate insight into life as a forty year old schoolboy who gets involved in stealing drugs,hunted by a Japanese in a samurai costume with a sword,kick boxed by a man with a groin fetish while having just eaten a birthday cake.