“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds."
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Chickboxer (1992)
Directed by David DecCoteau and produced by J.R. Bookwalter (who also has a small acting role), this obscurity is now available on DVD, though it still looks like it's on a VHS tape. One woman loves the TV show "Chickboxer" and wants to learn martial arts and her friend gets involved in some unrelated political story arc. Not much happens for most of the 60 minutes - we see shoes getting laced up for about 5 minutes - until the climactic fight scene involving people who don't know what they're doing. The dialogue is ridiculous and the acting typical for a cheap regional film. Then there's a tacked-on sex scene with Michelle Bauer, complete with visible boom mic and off-camera direction about how the guy's coin purse is visible. This is dementedly bad crap, but definitely one of the better films by the director and producer. I heard Linnea Quigley has a role in this, but I didn't see her.
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