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- 1980
- R
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 43 m
- 1980
- R
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 43 m
Summary A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.
Directed By: Eric Karson
Written By: Leigh Chapman, Paul Aaron
- 1980
- R
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 43 m
- 1980
- R
- American Cinema Releasing
- 1 h 43 m
The Octagon
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Summary A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.
Directed By: Eric Karson
Written By: Leigh Chapman, Paul Aaron
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Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
48
20% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
80% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Clearly, The Octagon is no real threat to War and Peace or even Beau Geste, but it will appeal to those who are still in mourning for Bruce Lee, who like carefully choreographed fight scenes and who enjoy standing in front of a mirror looking at their muscles. [25 Aug 1980, p.B1]
Even if it’s not a good movie, it’s an important one, culturally and within the history of action movies. Along with Eric Van Lustbader’s novel The Ninja and the miniseries Shogun, both of which also came out in 1980, this was the first time the idea of the ninja, the shadowy mystical assassin figure, really permeated Western pop-culture consciousness.
Lee Van Cleef (master of the menacing grin) makes the most of his role as the leader of a vengeful group of antiterrorists.
There's nothing subtle, either, about Norris' brand of martial arts. This is serious macho business all the way. By the end of the movie, when Norris has killed off an assortment of terrorists and mercenaries, the mood is decidely grim. [29 Aug 1980, p.15]
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