Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302150919 Format: Closed-captioned ISBN: 6302150914 Label: Hbo Home Video Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 1993-01-13 Running Time: 85 Studio: Hbo Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1990
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Customer Rating: Summary: dark, harsh and violent...all in the name of love and honor Comment: It might be cheesy to a certain extent, but for these type of movies, Bloodmatch is powerful in its own way. Thom Mathews does a great job with his character, Brick Bardo, who is on a mission of revenge to discover who killed his brother. Although he plays dirty, its obvious that Brick is not really a bad guy, but goes to great lengths to honor his dead brother. He captures 4 suspects, 3 men and one woman, who are all well skilled in martial arts. These characters are what make the other half of the movie so good, Thunderwolf (also in Shootfighter), Dale Jacoby (No Retreat No Surrender, Ring of Fire), Benny "The Jet" Urquidez (Wheels on Meals, Dragons Forever) and Hope Marie Carlton. Brick Bardo fights off each one of them in the ring, in an arena where it is just the 4 suspects, Brick and his wife, Max. The fights are very good I have to admit, thanks to choreogrpahy by Benny. Each fight is lenghty and real, with the fighters and Brick evenly matched in skills. Benny Urquidez's fight is a real treat of choreography to watch. The story has a great ending that you probably wouldn't see coming at all.
Beware...Bloodmatch seems very dark and violent, with plenty of harsh language galore. In a wierd way, there is heart to this movie behind it all. Bloodmatch has wonderful fights, but thankfully a story and plot that is a notch above the rest in the B-movie category. Customer Rating: Summary: women are strong Comment: One thing I like in this movie, It shows women stronger than men!!!
