Continuing my journey through the Kickboxer franchise, I've arrived at Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor.
The first thing I notice: the budget appears to have gotten smaller.
The second thing: Tong Po's face has gotten weirder. You'd think the "most powerful drug lord in Mexico" could afford some better plastic surgery.
Yes, you read that right: Tong Po has given up his simple, small time Muay Thai ways and has become the most powerful drug lord in Mexico. Oh, and he killed Eric and Kurt Sloan and framed David for a murder. Oh, and something about David trying to bring a drug dealer to the US and Tong Po kidnapped his wife...frankly I couldn't follow it all, and I literally just watched that part twice.
Anyway, it seems Tong Po has built a Han-esque fortress in the Mexican desert and hosts a tournament every Day of the Dead and Kickboxer has to go undercover....you know the routine by now.
Tong Po must pour a good portion of his drug profits into his henchmen's wardrobe budget. Seriously, all of his goons are decked out in colorful, Mo' Better-esque shirts, accompanied by high-waisted slacks. Very stylish in the Garth Brooks era.
Also, we find out that not only is Tong Po Mexico's most powerful drug lord, he's also a "visionary record producer". Wow, and you though Phil Spector was harsh!
Keeping with part three's theme of celebrity look-a-likes, there a guy in the prison yard fight scene that looks like Dog the Bounty Hunter, and later Kickboxer fights a guy in an abandoned warehouse that looks like a pumped-up Doug Henning.
Be sure to watch for the light-up Zima wall sign during the bar fight. Much better times indeed.
The first thing I notice: the budget appears to have gotten smaller.
The second thing: Tong Po's face has gotten weirder. You'd think the "most powerful drug lord in Mexico" could afford some better plastic surgery.
Yes, you read that right: Tong Po has given up his simple, small time Muay Thai ways and has become the most powerful drug lord in Mexico. Oh, and he killed Eric and Kurt Sloan and framed David for a murder. Oh, and something about David trying to bring a drug dealer to the US and Tong Po kidnapped his wife...frankly I couldn't follow it all, and I literally just watched that part twice.
Anyway, it seems Tong Po has built a Han-esque fortress in the Mexican desert and hosts a tournament every Day of the Dead and Kickboxer has to go undercover....you know the routine by now.
Tong Po must pour a good portion of his drug profits into his henchmen's wardrobe budget. Seriously, all of his goons are decked out in colorful, Mo' Better-esque shirts, accompanied by high-waisted slacks. Very stylish in the Garth Brooks era.
Also, we find out that not only is Tong Po Mexico's most powerful drug lord, he's also a "visionary record producer". Wow, and you though Phil Spector was harsh!
Keeping with part three's theme of celebrity look-a-likes, there a guy in the prison yard fight scene that looks like Dog the Bounty Hunter, and later Kickboxer fights a guy in an abandoned warehouse that looks like a pumped-up Doug Henning.
Be sure to watch for the light-up Zima wall sign during the bar fight. Much better times indeed.