Trailer—Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

This movie has some potential but throw it All away... The two main carecters has some fine acting sequences, but the plot is simply to stupid sorry!... Oh yes lets fight with swords, and lets fight for some money, to kill each other.. the Main actors actually seems to have some moral, till they start killing people, for some Pocket money... Only Bolo and wife has moral and likeability!

The fighting is good, especially with the weapons, and I just love bolo...but there are tons of plot inconsistencies and for some indescribable reason the main two characters appear to be two guys who are boyfriends that in the beginning seem to share one older girlfriend, I dont know if it's bad directing or intentional but it's uh... unique and sometimes confusing.

Shootfighter (and its sequel Shootfighter II) can claim only one real distinction; it gives Bolo Yeung a chance to play a good-guy for a change. I happen to like that. Otherwise it is a not- bad example of the 'no-rules tournament' school of martial arts film. The music strikes me as above average, and the acting isn't actually painful, but this isn't deep, significant, or an undiscovered gem of film history. It's a "B" film; an exploitation gig - what Roger Corman would do if he was into punch and kick operas. Jet Li does this better, and so does Chuck Norris sometimes. Otherwise, you could do a LOT worse.

You have probably watched Bloodsport with Jean Claude Van-Damme and the awesome Bolo Yeung as a villain, Bolo also stars in this movie, he just have one fight, but his role is important for the plot. Nick and Ruben decides to join some shootfighting matches for win a great amount of money. The shootfighting champion is Mr Lee, Lee killed Shingo's brother (played by Bolo Yeung, Shingo is also the master of Nick and Ruben) in a shootfighting match, held in Hong Kong. Is this a chance for Shingo for revenge his brother's death ? Like i said, there is a touch of gore (including the most graphic arm breaking scene that i ever saw), that made the movie more enjoyable. Bolo Yeung performance was awesome, just like in Bloodsport, but here, Bolo have an important role for the plot. The soundtrack was just OK for this kind of movie. watch it, IT'LL TEAR YOUR HEART OUT !

SHOOTFIGHTER is a typical beat 'em up of the mid 1990s, notable for looking and feeling extraordinary cheap throughout and for casting no-name stars as the leads. It's a pity as the supporting cast is much more interesting, from KARATE KID's Martin Kove as another baddie to the wonderful Bolo Yeung getting to play a good guy for a change. Here, he's the mentor to the main characters, and he even gets a couple of fights to himself too. The story is nothing special, just the usual arena fights and fallings out, but at least it's visceral and violent with some organ-ripping mayhem added to the mix.

I watched this for the first time a few years ago to declare my fan-lust for Michael Bernardo, back then anything that came out his mouth sounded good. But I saw it again today and on closer inspection, this movie has some of the worst dialog ever. When viewed with the sound off the actors do a generally good job of presenting their feelings, so they cannot be blamed for the corniness of the final product. As such the deepest soul searching moments are the ones that are presented through what some may call typical a training montage, and of course the tournament fights with a wide variety of styles and weapons.

Martial arts / U.F.C. freakazoids will go nuts over the bloody gore and immortal body battles displayed here in SHOOTFIGHTER. Of high interest is the semi-reunion of actors William Zabka and Martin Kove, who are best remembered in THE KARATE KID. Of greater interest is legendary martial arts star Bolo Yeung. So what? I've seen a lot of other "no rules arena fighting" movies using similar plots, choreography, and brutally violent effects, and it's not so different, only this time I was watching a different movie. To top it all off, it's pretty lame and senseless. Don't get mocked by "UNRATED" labels printed on videotape boxes! SHOOTFIGHTER does not set any new and unified standards!

I personaly like this movie. Seen it for the first time as a little girl when it just came out. Its a good karate movie from 1993 so of course if u watch it 20 years later its not gonna be the same. Especialy when karate movies are not as popular as they use to in 90's. So the bad reviews are not very fair.

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death is a marital arts film at it's low budget best. But surpisingly the film does have some decent fight scenes. It was good to see William Zabka in another martial arts role and the always good Bolo Yeung. He final fight scene with Martin Kove is one of the best for both actors. If you get a chance check this one out cuz it's not half bad.