Force: Five

1981

Action / Adventure / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 10%
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 701 701

martial arts murder

Director

Robert Clouse Photo
Robert Clouse

Top cast

Michael Phenicie Photo
Michael Phenicie as (as Michael Gates)
Pat E. Johnson Photo
Pat E. Johnson as Man
Mel Novak Photo
Mel Novak as The Assassin
Richard Norton Photo
Richard Norton as Ezekiel
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885.22 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 1
1.61 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jordondave-28085 6 / 10

I watched it for the likes of Benny"the Jet" and Richard Norton to Joe Lewis

(1981) Force: Five ACTION ADVENTURECo-written and directed by Robert Clouse, it has a senator employing the services of an agent, Jim Martin (Joe Lewis) to save his daughter, Cindy (Amanda Wyss) away from a cult-like leader, Reverend Rhee (Bong Soo Han) and his disciples along with his bulky sidekick, Carl (Bob Schott) confined on an island. Jim does this by assembling his own group pf fighters, such as his former flame, Laurie (Pam Huntington), Lockjaw (Sonny Barnes), Ezekiel (Richard Norton), Billy Ortega (Benny "the Jet " Urquidez) and a guy who was supposed to be confined in a Central American prison named Willard (Ron Hayden) , also called "Force: Five".It is one of those movies in which if users do "not" know who some of the characters are, then the overall experience may have sucked. But because I was already aware or familiar with professional kick boxers with the likes of Joe Lewis and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez along with Linda Rondstadt's former bodyguard by the name of Richard Norton whose martial arts filmography is vast, who worked for the likes of Chuck Norris to Jackie Chan makes this movie watchable. You just might say, there actual fighting experiences, particularly for Benny "the Jet" Urquidez (on his very first acting gig) and Richard Norton led them to bigger and better movies. Benny "the Jet" was part of one of the all time best on screen fights of all time called "Wheels on Meals" and "Dragons Forever" who sparred with Jackie Chan, while Richard Norton did fight choreography for "The Octagon" and was memorable with his fights on "Magical Crystals", "City Hunter", "Mr Nice Guy" and "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars".
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Reviewed by danyel7 6 / 10

Decent vintage 80's actioner with 3 of the top martial art talent of the era

Make no mistake, this is an "Enter the Dragon" rip-off.(Yes, same director as well), if you don't believe me, watch them back to back.

One thing that stands out is that Robert Clouse certainly knows how to direct fight action and that is the movie's highlight. One master shot following every kick and spin, unlike the convoluted and choppy modern day cuts catering to mask the actors lack of skill.

I have to admit that I first saw this as a kid back in the 80's and it is still Sensei Benny and Richard Norton that come out on top as performers even with their minimal presence in the movie. Its easy to see why Sammo and Jackie worked with them several times.

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