Kickboxer 2 – Der Champ kehrt zurück (1991)

Kickboxer 2 – Der Champ kehrt zurück: Directed by Albert Pyun. With Sasha Mitchell, Peter Boyle, Dennis Chan, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. David’s brother, Kurt, defeats Po in Kickboxer (1989). A year after Po kills Kurt, David, who has a kickboxing gym in LA, is manipulated into a match against Po.

“Kickboxer 2 is, well, an unnecessary sequel which unfortunately lacked the presence of the phenomenal Jean-Claude Van Damme. Despite this, the movie manages to be a great deal of fun. The fights are well staged and there is an excess of campy acting which is a requisite of this genre. It is one of many of these types of flicks which could make you cry if you take it seriously, in that youu0026#39;ll regret paying money to rent, or (God forbid) buy it. However if you ignore the lack of substance and enjoy it for what it is (which is very little), you will find that you may even start to love (perhaps pity) the movie for itu0026#39;s ignorant simplicity. Heck, Tong Po is back and in always ready for carnage. Sasha Mitchell makes a decent replacement for Van Damme perhaps lacking in physique and skill, but definitely on par in the brain power department. This is best described as a guilty pleasure.”