Ground Zero really is a cheap knock-off on Die Hard. I was ok with that because I was expecting more martial arts skills going into this film. And after seeing the last 2 above average Bloodfist movies - parts 4 & 5 - I thought part 6 would keep the trend going. Unfortunately, everything is wrong with this film and turns out to be an average, predicatable, and almost boring movie at best.
Since this is a Die Hard knock-off, you pretty much already know what the outcome will be, and you pretty much will know the succession of events. Group of terrorists take over a nuclear missle base and threaten to target big cities in exchange for large sums of money. Don Wilson plays our hero named Nick Carrigan, and basically fights through the bad guys one at a time till he gets the job done.
The terrorists themselves are not convincing charcaters. They are supposed to be Middle-Eastern but mostly look Caucasian. Even still, their performances are poorly convincing, and the boss charcater is just that as well. Two of the terrorists are played by Michael Blanks (Dragon Fire, The Circuit) and Art Camacho, (pretty much either in every martial art film or the choreographer for) so I was hoping for some good fights with these guys. As with all the fights in the movie, they last 30 seconds at most, putting them at the quickest fights seen yet in all of the Bloodfist movies. Michael Blanks was still my favorite, because of his beautiful unique kicking style.
I'd almost give a 2 stars for this film, but Wilson is fun to watch in his action scenes, he has some great kicking moments that look great. I just wish there was more than 30 second long fights. The rest of the film is predictable and fairly unexciting. Lets hope the remainder of the Bloodfist series can end on a stronger note.
July 11, 2007 |  | Hooky Die Hardish sequel... |  |
I actually really liked Bloodfist IV and V as the stories were decent along with the action, so in turn I had higher expecations for Bloodfist VI. BF VI jus comes off being another hooky Die Hard rip-off with some terrorists breaking into a nuclear missle base and threatening to explode one. Now its up to Don "The Dragon" Wilson to stop them. If you found the other B-action entries into this series enjoyable, you might find some enjoyment in this entry. I basically own it to complete my Bloodfist collection.
December 11, 2004 | | Now that's what I call kickboxing | |
Here comes the latest of the DIE HARD knock offs, only this is one of the good ones. Don "The Dragon" is Nick Corrigan, a military courier who was demoted for the wrong reasons and who packs a mean punch. He's on his way to a U.S. nuclear missile launch site at the same time when terrorists have shown up and taken control. Led by the charismatic "Party of Allah" Arab terrorist Fawkes (Jonathan Fuller), they have made demands for $100 million or they'll start shooting nukes at U.S. cities. Of course, their bad guys, and even if they get their money, they'll still shoot an ICBM at NYC. Corrigan shows up to try to stop them, using his martial arts skills to get the job done. As I said, this is one of our DIE HARD knock offs, but as I also said, this one of the good ones;in fact, it's one of the best, with more kung fu fighting and cooler sets than most of the others. Don "The Dragon" clearly is a world champion and, like I've said before in my reviews, is not as bad an actor as most other critics peg him as. Each and every one of the BLOODFIST films should've made it to theatres, not just the first three. I'm still debating with myself over whether GROUND ZERO or DIE TRYING are the best in the series, but I suppose it doesn't matter. As long as Don "The Dragon" can still carry a action film on his pinky their kick [boo-te] kung fu flicks.
June 12, 2003| | | Don "The Dragon" Wilson is a one man army! | |
The lead character in this movie shows that one person can make a difference against any odds.A character that stands out due to the talent of Don "The Dragon" Wilson. I have watched this movie over & over again.
July 3, 2000| | | Don "The Dragon" Wilson is a one man army! | |
The lead character in this movie shows that one person can make a difference against any odds.A character that stands out due to the talent of Don "The Dragon" Wilson. I have watched this movie over & over again.
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