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Black Eagle (1988)

Director: Eric Karson

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From Time Out Film Guide

Codename Black Eagle (Kosugi) is summoned to Malta to thwart KGB plans to steal a sunken laser device. And, barring sundry explosions, killings, a subplot in which his two children are kidnapped, and a car chase (visibly at 33 mph) through the streets of Malta, that's about it. Directed without flair, this is a movie that defies easy classification: it's either a spy thriller without glamour, gadgets, or twists, or a martial arts movie with only two real fights; and if the script ever had a good line, it's fumbled somewhere between the Russian and Japanese accents. The only difference between this and countless other low-budget action movies is that the hero is not macho: he's thin, doesn't screw around, and even fails to defeat the KGB's balletic kung-fu king (Van Damme). In fact, he does nothing of any interest at all: refile under codename Black Turkey.

Author: DW 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • abdulaziz said...
    Posted on Jun 21 2009 08:57 now this is the type of roles jcvd SHOULD PLAY
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Cast & crew

Director: Eric Karson

Producer: Shimon Arama

Cast: Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French, Vladimir Skomarovsky, William H Bassett full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure

Duration: 104 mins


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