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- 1989
- PG-13
- Taurus Entertainment Company
- 1 h 37 m
- 1989
- PG-13
- Taurus Entertainment Company
- 1 h 37 m
Summary A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Directed By: Robert Radler
Written By: Phillip Rhee, Paul Levine, Max Strom
- 1989
- PG-13
- Taurus Entertainment Company
- 1 h 37 m
- 1989
- PG-13
- Taurus Entertainment Company
- 1 h 37 m
Best of the Best
26
7.3
Where to Watch
Summary A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Directed By: Robert Radler
Written By: Phillip Rhee, Paul Levine, Max Strom
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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29% Mixed
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71% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
26
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
71% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Although director Bob Radler gums up the fight scenes with lots of unnecessary slo-mo, and the film follows its formula mechanically, this is a moderately serviceable action yarn.
Under Bob Radler's direction, the sequences involving tae-kwan-do, a lethal ballet-styled hybrid of kick boxing, judo and karate, carry very little visceral charge until the last 15 minutes, after which the movie expires in a saccharine slush of blood, sweat and tears.
The title, of course, leads one to expect the long-awaited movie version of David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest, but the actuality is closer to tattered but dopily diverting remnants from The Karate Kid, Road House and Rocky IV. [14 Nov 1989, p.E3]
Best of the Best is a by-the-numbers martial-arts movie graced by several celebrated actors marking time between more rewarding assignments and crowned by an appallingly brutal Tae Kwan Do competition. There's nothing here except for karate fanatics. [10 Nov 1989, p.F15]
This surprisingly heavyweight cast - Louise Fletcher and Sally Kirkland lend spiritual support - manages to lower itself to the exploitation level material without apparent strain; indeed the performances are all truly atrocious.
There is not a single scene in this movie that I found amusing, original or interesting. What we really have here is a documentary of the actors wasting their lives.
Best of the Best is the wrong title. Worst of the worst would be more like it for this movie. [Nov 13 1989, p.F4]
User Score
Generally Favorable
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
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Production Company
The Movie Group,
SVS Films,
Kuys Entertainment,
Best Of The Best Films
Release Date Nov 10, 1989
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline There's a kind of inner strength you never know you have...until it's ALL you have.
Awards
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 1 Nomination
