Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Rick King

Writer (WGA):

Dennis A. Pratt (written by)

Release Date:

June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sport

Tagline:

In The World's Deadliest Contest, There Can Only Be One Winner... And Only One Survivor! [Australian VHS Video Tape]

Plot:

David Sloan travels to Rio to save a young girl and stop an international terrorist.

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Martial Arts | Brother Sister Relationship | Child Prostitution | Police

Cast

Sasha Mitchell	...	David Sloan
Dennis Chan	...	Xian
Richard Comar	...	Lane
Noah Verduzco	...	Marcos
Alethea Miranda	...	Isabella
Milton Gonçalves	...	Sergeant
Ricardo Petráglia	...	Alberto
Gracindo Júnior	...	Pete
Miguel Oniga	...	Marcelo (as Miguel Orniga)
Leonor Gottlieb	...	Margarida
Renato Coutinho	...	Branco
Kate Lyra	...	Branco's Wife
Ian Jacklin	...	Martine
Manitu Felipe	...	Machado
Shuko Ron	...	Reinaldo

Also Known As:

Kickboxer III: The Art of War (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R (original rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Sloan's pants change from blue to white after he is captured attacking Lane's house.

Quotes:

Xian: Remember, the body and the mind do not always travel together.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Kickboxer 5 (1995)

No guts, no glory...

This is actually my favorite "Kickboxer" movie of all the follow ups. This movie is actually lighter and a little easier on the nerves with the distracting and beautiful backdrop of Rio De Janeiro Brazil.

Sasha Mitchell expertly reprises his role of David Sloan as only he can and I was very happy to see a repeat performance by Dennis Chan as Xian.

The action is good in this movie and the story well written. The dialogue flows and the characters(down to even the most minute ones) work well together to make this a well rounded, well thought out and easy to watch movie.

Sasha Mitchell's character of David Sloan is also more believable in this movie and it is easy to see him as "human" instead of just a "kick ass machine" like he is normally portrayed. I enjoyed getting to see the more human side of him and he displays his great sense of humor (however so subtly, but effectively)in numerous places throughout the movie.

Dennis Chan and Sasha Mitchell are a wonderful compliment to each other and are believable in their characters. I wish they could have made more movies together.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes good action, beautiful locale and good flow in a movie.