Savage Dog (2017)

Where to start? I guess with the poorly written screenplay. The dialog is particularly stupid, even forgetting that the narrator gets killed half way through the movie. Yes, that's right, the story is narrated by someone who dies well before it's over. How? No explanation. Maybe they decided to have Keith David narrate it before thinking of having him killed off? Anyway, poor Keith David has to share the screen with a bunch of no-talent "actors" and then spew noxious lines even after being shot to death. No respite for the damned, I guess. The screenplay is also, of course, filled with lines no one would say, such as one guy saying to Adkins' character, "I used to be a fighter, let's see how good you are" after already witnessing said character kill and/or beat to a pulp dozens of trained fighters. There are also people doing things no person would do, such as this same guy who used to be a fighter dropping his gun to fight the savage dog (and then somehow besting the savage dog against all logic) when he could just shoot him. And on and on. The direction is no better than the screenplay, with myriad white-hatted Frenchies getting their comeuppance from unlikely angles from gunfire and sometimes via machete when our hero sneaks up from impossibly far away. The practical effects are hilariously over-the-top, too. It's much like the far-superior Ash vs Evil Dead in the amount of high-pressure blood letting, except it looks way more fake. Even the blood looks really fake, more like raspberry Fruitopia in colour and texture. So, on the plus side, there are at least a few laughs to be had. Then there's all the regular action-movie tropes. The bad guys being either ex-Nazis or sniveling and moustachioed (is that a word) Peter Lorre-types. The workout montage before the hero sets out for revenge, never mind the fact that he's already been beating the tar out of everyone in sight and hasn't been injured or gotten out of shape at all. The love interest that the hero can tragically never see again, for no good reason. Oh, and the requisite face-to-the-sky scream of "NOOOOOoooo!!!", even though the love interest is actually still alive. Maybe Adkins was overcome by the idea of having to do more days of shooting this turkey. Finally, we come to the acting. Oh no, wait. I forgot to mention the sets. So, everything is obviously done on a sound stage. It has the feel of Star Trek TOS, only missing the giant papier machee boulders. Also, there is a bar/club that is literally in the middle of the jungle, not on a road or with anything else anywhere near it. Despite being in the middle of nowhere, the bar is (of course) owned by the hero's friend and of great interest to the bad guys for its huge economic potential. Ok, now to the acting. Adkins' Irish accent is actually pretty good, much better than I've seen in some mainstream movies. But it is far-outweighed by the rest of the cast. Keith David, who really isn't that great in anything, looks like Gregory frickin' Peck next to the rest of these clowns. The main Nazi baddie is cartoonishly evil, of course. I don't think he ever goes, "Muwahahaha!" but I could be mistaken. The heavy they save for the final showdown has the worst French accent ever, At least they resisted giving him a fake moustache to twirl while he says his lines. Finally, JuJu Chan plays the love interest, and she is awful. Just plain awful. I'm pretty sure she looks down to find her mark at one point. In conclusion, this movie sucked. That's really all there is to it.

Sadly don't let anyone stop you from watching this movie it's awesome kickass, Bloody, lots and lots Brutal R RATING KICKASS MOVIE it's soo good and great cast i wish this was a bigger movie with massive budget i never care who hates this movie this rating F*CK Rating who knows what people like these days ?? This a fun kickass movie that would blow you away and believe me not rating it may sound funny but just believe me it's fun film it may look strange but still fun Brutal action scenes it's a lot of fun for Action fans just for Action Fans ? well not really it's for everyone. i thought the cast kick ass i love cast Scott Adkins Everyone who he is BOYKA Undisputed 2,3,4 and First 2 Ninja movies, Close Range, Hard Target 2 but expect Hard Target Van Damme is better, El Gringo. great movies soo good and MMA Star Cung Le, Dragon Eyes, Certain Justice AKA Puncture Wounds, are really good movies. Marko Zaror is again Villain in another Scott Adkins Undisputed III, Machete Kills, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Season 3. (Keith David) They Live, Thing, Marked for Death. just a great cast in movie but not just that story and action was soo well made very well shot then any bigger budget movies made today. story mainly is simple it's about story set in Indochina in 1959, a land beyond rule and a time without mercy and the birth of a legend Martin Tillman (Scott Adkins) Who Got out Jail then sent to Fighting Tournament OK everyone it's not Undisputed Boyka thing it's different he become famous from fighting he was undefeated. he had a Special Girl who comes to visit Isabelle (Juju Chan) who is love with Martin, He Goes To Bar, the Bar Owner was Valentine (Keith David) who gives him a Job to be a Bouncer At Bar the fight scenes is soo good, soo good well shot camera was keeping still where you can see fight scenes perfectly. (Cung Le) Boon was in movie he was their but not much but he was Villain Henchmen who has a daughter he is a Nazi Steiner (Vladimir Kulich) who was in Equalizer, Smokin Aces, 13 Warrior. he is a General. Rastignac (Marko Zaror) is in the all movie he is another main villain in movie just like in Undisputed III he is good villain in movie i would say i liked his Knife very nice looking of Knife he has. then later on middle of movie the action the gore the Brutal IT'S ON turns you ON OF ACTION AND FUN IT is it's soo Watchable movie more then that it's so enjoyable for Scott Adkins Fans have to see this movie after that Scott Adkins Chops up people, Shooting at Bad Guys Blowing Up, very good action this is a Action film everyone give this a Look, the Blood may look bit silly of CGI Blood because it's sadly low budget movie but hey it's still fun kickass unrealistic movie ever made it's soo good i soo highly Recommended this movie since Close Range and Undisputed films he did you have many good great scenes in movie it's too much too say and a lot of a lot of Brutal Scenes in movie it's SO R RATED Completely like that in all movie like 4th Rambo Film like that but in low budget way. and yes their is Final Showdown with Scott Adkins VS Cung Le and Him Crouse Round 2 for the Colombian Raul "Dolor" Quinones (Marko Zaror) In A Bigger Better Showdown Then In Undisputed III. This is so good highly Recommended It Should be In Netflix too watch i highly recommended having this a big for 1h 34min I Understand it may look strange, it may look weird it may look bit silly but this is kickass gore to Balls Movie give it a big go !

I chose to watch this film because of the leading actor alone Scott Adkins, but by the time the intro Narration was finished i was hocked to continue watching.Whilst most of Scott Adkins's films I've seen are directed by Issac Florentine, this was the first I saw that didn't, whilst the film is still great it proves that only Florentine knows how to truly direct Adkins.For fans of Undisputed III theirs a treat in the climactic end "rematch" between Adkins and Marko Zakor, the later is wonderful and oily throughout the film and you just hate his character but love the portrayal.The story is more built up than most Films of this caliber with numerous story arcs that reach a satisfying conclusion and great acting by all involved, i cannot recommend this film enough.

This movie had all the potential to be great. Scott Adkins, the best on screen martial artist of this generation against Marko Zaror, a guy just as good as him in term of on screen fighting, and Cung Le, a real former MMA fighter who has proved he can also do excellent on screen fight but had yet to be in a movie with a decent script.Did it achieve its potential? Not really, but its still decent. This is a really low budget movie and you can see from the start, from the filming location being very limited to some bad cheap CGI blood effect, which are thankfully not too numerous.The story is good even tough simple, i don't really ask for too much for these type of movies. There is a decent amount of hand to hand action scenes, which is why you watch a Scott Adkins movie, and there very decent but as one guy pointed out, the character played by Adkins is supposed to be more of a brawler and the movie is set in the late 50s, so it reflect on the fighting side. Therefore do not expect a "Boyka vs Dolor 2" cause you are gonna be disappointed, but that does not mean that the fights are not interesting.I watched this movie with a a good amount of beer and honestly i had a good time. Its not a Ninja or Boyka movie, but its a great effort by Adkins and i had more fun than with Hard Target 2. This is the kind of movie i want to see Adkins in, and i wish more movies like that would be released.