| Best Of The Best II (1993) Cast:Eric Roberts,Phillip Rhee,Christopher Penn,Ralf Moeller,Wayne Newton,Meg Foster,Edan Gross, Sonny Landham Upon watching Best Of The Best II, I realized something, this was a direct rip off of Stallone's lame Rocky IV, except that this time the supposed bad guy was played by an Arnold Schwarzenegger look-alike as well as a sound-alike. However that being said Best Of The Best II is an improvement over it's mediocre predecessor, at least this time we have some fun action and cheesy lines instead of over-ripe melodrama. Anyway Roberts and Rhee go back in action after one of their friends gets squeezed by a Schwarzenegger like brute who vows revenge on Rhee when Rhee scars his face, it's basicly what you would expect from a title called Best Of The Best II but some of the fightscenes are rather enjoyable and occur enough to keep tedium at bay. Yes, Best Of The Best II is strictly for martial arts fans but that's not necessarly a bad thing, depending on your point of view. Plus the movie has a few unitentional hilarious scenes, usually involving Wayne Newton as a laughable bad guy. However Best II is recommended to martial arts fans, whom this sequel will be right up their alley. D.Robert Radler *** |