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Gymkata

1985, Movie, R, 90 mins

Gymkata: Review

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Olympic gymnastics star Kurt Thomas ventures into acting with this potentially interesting martial arts actioner. Thomas, a clean-cut, all-American hero, is one of a handful of entrants in a death-defying game of endurance in which a powerful villain, Norton, and his black-hooded ninja followers hunt down and try to kill the players. Only one man has come close to finishing the game--Thomas's father, Eric Lawson, who was murdered, apparently, by Norton. Thomas receives the best of training and even gets help from Agbayani, the princess daughter of the puppet king, Kartalian. Agbayani's initial interest is in restoring her father to power by defeating Norton, but she soon finds herself falling in love with Thomas. On the eve of the games Norton announces he will marry Agbayani. Thomas, however, is determined not only to save the world, but to win Agbayani's hand as well. Judged against other martial arts pictures, GYMKATA is technically superior and more intelligently written and directed, but that still doesn't make it worthwhile viewing. The film has only a minimum of credibility or intelligence, but since these qualities have little or no place in the genre, that becomes irrelevant, leaving pure action--kicking, punching, and the snapping sounds of breaking bones--as the main draw. leave a comment
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