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re: Favorite 80s and 90s action/martial arts movies?

Posted on 4/3/26 at 3:49 pm to
Posted by blueboy
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 3:49 pm to
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"American Ninja."
Also, American Ninja 2 and Enter the Ninja.



Posted by Chardee MacDennis
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 5:14 pm to
Posted by Shorter Yards
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 5:40 pm to
No Retreat, No Surrender was so cheesy but I loved it.
Posted by Shorter Yards
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 5:47 pm to
Posted by Two0Five
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 6:39 pm to
I'll add "Best of the Best."
Posted by Shorter Yards
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 6:44 pm to
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I'll add "Best of the Best."


Good call
Posted by DoUrden
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 7:50 pm to
Black Belt Theater was a syndicated television package featuring mostly Hong Kong-produced martial arts films that aired on local stations across the United States, particularly during the 1980s. By 1986, the show had been running for five years and was broadcast in 88 markets nationwide, typically on Saturday afternoons.

The program was a staple of Saturday morning and afternoon TV, often airing alongside wrestling shows and cartoons. While Kung Fu Theater was another name used for similar programming on networks like USA Network, many independent stations used interchangeable titles like Black Belt Theater or Black Belt Feature to promote the same type of low-budget, action-packed films.
Posted by Adam Banks
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 8:04 pm to




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Posted by Two0Five
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 8:21 pm to
I counter with Surf Ninjas.
Posted by Adam Banks
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 8:45 pm to
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I counter with Surf Ninjas.




As one of the only kids with a game gear (the far superior handheld gaming system) rather than a gameboy this movie did speak to me.

With that said this classic scene puts 3 ninjas over the top.







Timeless.
Posted by tigerfan84
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Posted on 4/3/26 at 11:43 pm to
Posted by Globetrotter747
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 4:38 am to
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Favorite 80s and 90s action/martial arts movies?

Bloodsport.

I saw the former site of the Kowloon Walled City (where the Kumite takes place in the film) in Hong Kong a while back.

The Walled City was basically an unregulated enclave of China with an extremely dense population and rampant crime. It was torn down about five years after Bloodsport was filmed.

I also visited Victoria Peak, where Dux trains on the platform overlooking Hong Kong.
Posted by TigerMyth36
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 7:31 am to
What? No love for Steve Chase?

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Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 8:36 am to
Posted by Two0Five
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 9:12 am to
In the same vein, Missing in Action, Under Siege
Posted by Duane Dibbley
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 1:23 pm to




Posted by shutterspeed
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 2:25 pm to
The Thomas Ian Griffith movies like Excessive Force and Ulterior Motives were pretty nice since dude could actually act, they included some quality supporting actors, and were a slight cut above story and productive wise--similar to Seagal's Above the Law.

Of course, Seagal also was involved in some nice work besides Above the Law, including Out for Justice and Hard to Kill, which was ridiculous and a lot of fun.

Also check out Night of the Warrior with Lorenzo Llamas. It's an arthouse(!) martial arts movie.
Posted by S
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 2:32 pm to
Can’t believe it took a page and a half.
Posted by UnitedFruitCompany
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 5:09 pm to
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I'll add "Best of the Best."


"POP IT TOMMY, POP IT!!!"

/pops shoulder

"AHHHHHHHHIIIEEEEEEEE"

fricking goat movie. Robert Earl Jones as a hard arse Karate coach, no less.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 5:11 pm to
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Ninja 3 - The Domination


I've never looked at tomato juice the same again
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