14 reviews
Oh my God... what did I just watch? It was as if the people who created the After School Special decided to make an edgy movie that ripped off The Karate Kid. They even used the same music you would likely hear on an After School Special. At least we get to see Corey Feldman ( this films version of Cobra Kai's Johnny) get the crap beat out of him. If you want a good laugh, I highly recommend it!
- Leofwine_draca
- Sep 4, 2017
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I picked up this movie as part of a 10 pack action DVD pack. Now all the title in this pack consisted of movies that i had never seen before, i thought id give it a go.
The movie plot/story wasn't too original but what teen karate movies are original i instantly thought of movies such as karate kid, no retreat no surrender amongst many others.
The fight scenes were done fairly well with the main character doing most of his own fighting scenes, the movie reminded me of old 80's movies, thought it was made in 95.
PLot 6 sound 7 (some good songs) FIghting/action 7
Overall not a bad effort
The movie plot/story wasn't too original but what teen karate movies are original i instantly thought of movies such as karate kid, no retreat no surrender amongst many others.
The fight scenes were done fairly well with the main character doing most of his own fighting scenes, the movie reminded me of old 80's movies, thought it was made in 95.
PLot 6 sound 7 (some good songs) FIghting/action 7
Overall not a bad effort
- darksorcerer
- Jul 12, 2009
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Why has this film been so completely neglected? A Dangerous Place is without a doubt one of the most competent and entertaining B-grade teen action films to be released in the 1990s. This film plays like a more violent version of "The Karate Kid", only with cool car chases and without the endless training montages.
A Dangerous Place reinterprets a classic martial arts storyline. One brother is killed in a fight (usually during a tournament), forcing the other brother to brush up his fighting skills before facing his brother's murderer in the ring. A Dangerous Place loosely uses this framework but makes a number of interesting adjustments. In this case, Greg is killed in a fight with Taylor (Corey Feldman), the leader of the Scorpions Karate club. Greg's younger brother, Ethan (T.J. Roberts), suspects foul play and joins the club to learn the truth. This leads to the classic match showdown between the Scorpions and Ethan's club, the Lions. This film manages to breathe new life into the well worn formula by transferring the action to a high school and by making the Scorpions a criminal outfit, which carries out robberies orchestrated by their teacher and sensei. The great Pat Morita would most definitely not approve!
A Dangerous Place is directed by Jerry P. Jacobs, who made a string of great low budget action films in the 1990s. This man knows how to entertain viewers with a steady stream of robberies, car chases and karate battles. This film never lets up, from the opening scene, (in which the gang carry out a robbery after being dropped off by one of the boys' mothers!) to the dazzling finale. The fight sequences are particularly well done, with clever editing and interesting camera work. There is not much blood but the action is relatively realistic for a film aimed at a teen audience. Oh, and keep an eye out for Greg's ghost, which I thought was a highly amusing creative touch.
In addition to great action sequences, the film offers a fine cast of cult actors. The always impressive Mako plays the good sensei, while Marshall R. Teague has a great time playing yet another evil character, the crime lord sensei/English teacher. Corey Feldman has possibly his best role of the 90s as Taylor. As unlikely as it sounds, he is actually quite believable as an evil karate villain and does not look completely ridiculous in the fight scenes. The same can be said for T.J. Roberts, who does well in the fight scenes despite looking half the size of his opponents.
A Dangerous Place is worth hunting down. Contrary to a couple of reviews here, I don't think it is as good as "The Karate Kid" but I do think it is considerably better than most of the crap passing for mindless entertainment these days.
A Dangerous Place reinterprets a classic martial arts storyline. One brother is killed in a fight (usually during a tournament), forcing the other brother to brush up his fighting skills before facing his brother's murderer in the ring. A Dangerous Place loosely uses this framework but makes a number of interesting adjustments. In this case, Greg is killed in a fight with Taylor (Corey Feldman), the leader of the Scorpions Karate club. Greg's younger brother, Ethan (T.J. Roberts), suspects foul play and joins the club to learn the truth. This leads to the classic match showdown between the Scorpions and Ethan's club, the Lions. This film manages to breathe new life into the well worn formula by transferring the action to a high school and by making the Scorpions a criminal outfit, which carries out robberies orchestrated by their teacher and sensei. The great Pat Morita would most definitely not approve!
A Dangerous Place is directed by Jerry P. Jacobs, who made a string of great low budget action films in the 1990s. This man knows how to entertain viewers with a steady stream of robberies, car chases and karate battles. This film never lets up, from the opening scene, (in which the gang carry out a robbery after being dropped off by one of the boys' mothers!) to the dazzling finale. The fight sequences are particularly well done, with clever editing and interesting camera work. There is not much blood but the action is relatively realistic for a film aimed at a teen audience. Oh, and keep an eye out for Greg's ghost, which I thought was a highly amusing creative touch.
In addition to great action sequences, the film offers a fine cast of cult actors. The always impressive Mako plays the good sensei, while Marshall R. Teague has a great time playing yet another evil character, the crime lord sensei/English teacher. Corey Feldman has possibly his best role of the 90s as Taylor. As unlikely as it sounds, he is actually quite believable as an evil karate villain and does not look completely ridiculous in the fight scenes. The same can be said for T.J. Roberts, who does well in the fight scenes despite looking half the size of his opponents.
A Dangerous Place is worth hunting down. Contrary to a couple of reviews here, I don't think it is as good as "The Karate Kid" but I do think it is considerably better than most of the crap passing for mindless entertainment these days.
- Crap_Connoisseur
- May 14, 2006
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This is a horrible film. Its nothing like the Karate Kid except that it has a kid in it who knows Karate. The plot is paper thin, the acting is cardboard (Corey Feldman included) and character development consists of good guys in white, bad guys in red. The whole film takes itself far too seriously and this is especially evident anytime the overly dramatic soundtrack ques in (good example being the very serious sounding synth music being played during a food fight in a school cafeteria as students smile on). The way the film plays out it feels like they're making it up on the spot. Even the action is boring and safe feeling. Don't waste your time.
- saint_brett
- Jan 7, 2024
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- tarbosh22000
- Nov 17, 2012
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It's a fun Karate movie to watch! It's not the caliber of say Karate Kid, but c'mon what is? Feldmans acting is great, he separates himself from the pack and the story is good. Motorcycles and Karate = Awesome.
Really well made for a low budget action film. Great fights. Suspenseful scenes. Good acting. Well paced and directed.
The premise of the film is simple enough: A young martial artist's older brother is murdered by a group of teenage martial artists from a rival school. This film may sound a little redundant, but believe me, it offers some fantastic fight scenes and envokes a real moral issue that might make some people question just how far should one go for revenge. Though this is tagged as an "R" rated film, I want to assure you that this film lacks the same level of violence and language that some PG-13 films sneak by with. The "R" rating is really for the tone of the film. It also has a few dark sub plots about the rival schools sensei being involved in criminal activity such as prostitution and grand theft. All in all this is a must see film for die hard martial art fanatics
- greenflickerstick
- Dec 4, 2003
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The first time I saw this film I was thirteen years old,though I never saw it complete and I never knew the title I could never forget about it. To many fans of these kind of films consider this one the karate kid of the nineties,in fact this film is another of the many clones that the karate kid saga has, but this one is darker than the Daniel larusso story.
The story is about a kid who will try to find the guilty of his older brother's death, a path that he will have to go through alone, because the killers made it look as a suicide.
Yesterday I had the chance of watch this film again, is really entertained, with good acting,good story but all about a very realistic and spectacular fight scenes which is the main reason why I haven't forgot about this film
The story is about a kid who will try to find the guilty of his older brother's death, a path that he will have to go through alone, because the killers made it look as a suicide.
Yesterday I had the chance of watch this film again, is really entertained, with good acting,good story but all about a very realistic and spectacular fight scenes which is the main reason why I haven't forgot about this film
- athena-no-sainto
- Jun 30, 2012
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It's a good 90's karate movie, nothing like the Karate Kid. Corey Feldman carries a lot of the acting, it's a shame he was blackballed because he's a great actor. I feel like this movie accomplished what it was trying to accomplish.