Bloodfist V: Human Target

Nice Wilson movie, great addition to my collection, well done job by seller.

Bloodfist IV was good and V is surprisingly even better. The Bloodfist series with each sequel seems to be fleshing out more and more story. The first two films were no brain karate flicks in which the story took a back seat. But with IV and V, the story is actually more important than the well staged fights. Like the previous sequels, there is no connection to the other films so you don't have to worry about watching these babies in order. This time Don "The Dragon" Wilson wakes up in a hospital after being shot in the head...only he has no memory of who he is. Suddenly he is being pursued by crimeloards and the CIA. Was he a ciminal or was he a undercover offical? Yes the story sounds reminicent of The Long Kiss Goodnight, but every Roger Corman production I have ever seen borrows from some other film so it was not surprsing. In Conclusion I found the film to use its tight budget really well and I dug the amount of time that went into to the script to come up with some unique plot twists.

The plot kept me guessing. Loved the twists and turns and the action. Fights were realistic...no absurd acrobatics like other flicks. Acting and tech credits were decent. Directing and writing impressed me. DVD looks fantastic.

very good

The Bloodfist series began with no-brainer tournament action, and has now evolved into an action series with a story that makes you think and pay attention to plot. Bloodfist 5 is one of the best overall b-action movies I have seen. It does not have a huge amount of martial arts action compared to movies like Bloodsport or Shootfighter, but it has a lot of suspense, pretty good acting, good charcaters, and fights that look realistic. The best thing about Bloodfist 5 is the suspense. Don Wilson plays "Jim Stanton", a man who worked for some crimelords, but shot at the beginning of the movie and awaken in a hospital only to have his memory erased. Not knowing if worked for the crimelords or as an undercover CIA agent with them, both sides want Jim dead. Now he's on the run and can trust no one but himself. Jim continually comes in contact with both sides, but each time adds suspense and a new twist to the plot. There are plenty of fight scenes thrown in, but only keeping up with the realness of the story, so there aren't any long scenes or flashy sequences. Just real fights that get the job done. The characters are great in this film, and their actor counterparts do a fine job. There are plenty of martial art movie faces such as Steve James (American Ninja), Ron Yuan (White Tiger, Ring of Fire), Yuji Okumoto (Karate Kid II) and I can't think of his name, but the guy that played the main villain in Shootfighter 2. Steve James is the only one who really gives Don a challenge, beatimg him with a metal pole at the end of the movie before Don finally gets some good punches and kicks in. The others guys get a good beat down over and over throughout the film. Bloodfist 5 is a great overall movie. Again, don't compare this to hollywood blockbusters, but in the genre of tight-budget b-action flicks, this one entertains in more that just action. Not as good as bloodfist 4, but probably qualifies to be one of the best of the Bloodfist series.