The era-ready color palette looks terrific, too. Surprisingly, there's enough fine detail on display to make this seem revelatory. Colors are solid, with reds being a standout.
Some shots, due to the era of the day, are fuzzier than others but the image is reasonably well defined with crisp contrasts and solid textures. The brand new 1.78:1 HD master is detailed and looks better than ever.
It has dark layers, yes, and those shadows are well-defined and crisp but the new transfer does not disappoint. Loaded with juicy details, this is an atmospheric release that doesn’t shy away from the sunlight either.
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While it takes place mainly in a high school, this 1080p transfer captures crisp details in clothing and in locations that are textured and fine. The newly transferred High Definition Blu-ray (and Standard Definition DVD) presentation looks cool. What Billy doesn’t know is that the man behind it all is the one man from his past who wants him dead.Īudio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 English: Dolby Digital 2.0 German: Dolby Digital 2.0 School janitor and ex-cop Billy Grant ( Billy Blanks, The Last Boy Scout) trains Ken to defend himself. Synopsis: Ken Marks ( Kenn Scott, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze) finds a dangerous enemy on his first day at his new school an enemy who makes his living as the champion of an illegal fighting operation. Theatrical Distributor: Imperial Entertainment
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Memorable Movie Quote: "Fail me, and you'll be lucky if I decide to let you live." But, my goodness, I absolutely love every goofy minute of Showdown and now, thanks to the MVD Rewind Collection, Showdown has arrived on blu-ray!Ĭast: Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Christine Taylor This film and its cast are all completely hopeless. The surprise is that Banks, remember he’s an ex-cop, is now a janitor and offers, as Ken makes enemies left and right, offers to train the young man and turn him into a lean, mean, fighting machine. Yup, he’s headed for a classic confrontation. Hell, even Brion Jones ( Blade Runner) as Vice Principal Kowalski gives him grief on the first day.Īnd soon enough, the dufus from Kansas is talking to the wrong girl. No one likes him he’s the obvious midwestern outcast. The proof of its “inspiration” happens when, seven years after the tragedy that causes Banks to leave the police force, a Kansas teenager, Ken Marks ( Kenn Scott, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze), arrives in Paradise Valley, Arizona and goes to high school on the first day. It’s also hilarious obvious with its drama, its violence, and its overbearing machismo. Okay, so Showdown, co-starring Patrick Kilpatrick ( Death Warrant), James Lew ( Best of the Best), is a definite copycat flick. There’s the clothes, the music, the acting, and the whole soap operatic feel of the movie. of course, the only difference here is the inclusion of Banks as a police officer with a tragic past and by tragic I don’t just mean Banks’ lack of acting abilities. Showdown, directed by Robert Radler ( Best of the Best) and written by Stuart Gibbs, wears its inspiration on its sleeve and, damn, if we don’t LOVE it for it. THE perfect rip-off of The Karate Kid, compete with the girl you should not make eyes at ( Christine Taylor, The Wedding Singer), the bully ( Ken McLeod), the best friend Mike ( John Mallory Asher), the sensei ( Billy Blanks, The Last Boy Scout), and all the martial art takedowns that you could ever handle. Eat that.Īnd so the release is finally upon us. Showdown is a goddamned classic of the VHS era. And why not? The film is an absolute scream and the MVD Rewind Collection are PROS at going hard on this VHS classics. "The film is an absolute scream and the MVD Rewind Collection are PROS at going hard on this VHS classics."Īnd, once I heard that MVD Entertainment was going to release it on blu-ray, I knew that it had finally achieved a respectable cult following.
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