No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) (Obscurus Lupa Presents) (FROM THE ARCHIVES)
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Loved this movie as a kid. Rewatched it a couple of months ago with two friends who likes corny 80's-90's martial arts movies. One of them had to walk out of the movie like half way in. The other one managed to cringe through it all, for that I salute him
This was one of my favorite childhood movies.
the first movie is essentially karate kid starring ghost miyagi and the sequel is rambo
^THIS
Is there a ghost version of Colonel Trautman?
Corey Yuen, the fight/action choreographer, who has worked with Jet Li and was in the same class with Jackie Chan in the Peking Opera school they trained at, said that Karate Kid was the inspiration for No Retreat, No Surrender.
I love how RJ announces that he "rocks to the beat" while being completely off the beat.
I loved this movie when I was nine years old.
I had completely forgotten about this lovably insane gem. I've since rewatched it and I honestly can't tell if it's a stroke of genius.. or just a stroke. Thank you so much!
Nice! I'm thinking stroke!!!
Every time I see someone run away indignantly in a movie I say "no retreat! No surrender!"
The martial art Jason was learning from the Ghost of Bruce Lee was Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do. Jeet Kune Do isn't considered Karate or Kung Fu, even though one of the martial arts that form the basis for it is Wing Chun Kung Fu, which Bruce Lee studied. When Jason would call him Sensei Lee, while he was technically correct in the sense that the ghost was being a teacher and in real life Bruce Lee was an instructor, Sensei is the Japanese word for teacher.
Yes, it should be Sifu Lee, since Bruce was Chinese. Well, actually, Bruce Lee was an American, since he was born in San Francisco, but still...
This movie is an 80's cliche melting pot of fun. It one of the first martial arts movie I ever watched that whet my appetite for the harder stuff: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Even a Norris or two. It doesn't really hold up, and I realized it's super cheesy. Ah memories!
This is the greatest so bad its good film ever made i love this flick to death its hysterical and its poorly acted but its fun has great fight scenes and an epic soundtrack
Just one quick note.
Scott was eating a Pepperidge Farm boxed chocolate cake. You can find them in the freezer section even now.
The Ding Dongs are his reserve NOMS!
This was probably the best of the series.
As far as non- Rated R goes, since it was the only rated PG movie in the series. The rest were Rated R. But, compared to the other 3 movies....the action was much better and the humor...even more crazier :D
I watched this for the first time last night aged 39. It was the best worst film I've ever seen. Incredible stuff.
Your videos got me through the flu. Thank you!
One of my favorite old school reviews from Allison!
7:53 Well, the Chinese practice ancestor worship as part of their filial piety concept, which includes praying to your great-grandfather as well as legendary heroes, so praying to Bruce Lee isn't really far off, apart form that all traditional martial arts masters wanting him dead and all for making their "sacred art" public property and basically defiling all the the mystique and the Shaolin snake oil stuff they were selling.
RJ summons cheesy 80s musical numbers by his sheer will
LMAO
Adorable PonyTail!
"Some day I'm gonna be just line him."
"Dead before your time of an allergic reaction to medication?"
Hmmm...what can I say. I enjoyed this review! LOL
This version of the movie isn't the Original version. There's like at least 3 different versions; the original version, the extended overseas versions and the fan versions. This version is o0ne of the extended overseas versions. How you know that is the soundtrack music is different for the original vs the extended overseas.
In general, depending on who you talk to, some ppl like the original vs the extended vs the fan versions. Many ppl like the extended and fan version because of the action and or the scenes are extended or not edited short. Many like the original version because of the original soundtrack being much better than the extended version, even though the action and other scenes are edited shorter. I like the fan and extended overseas versions because of the extended scenes, especially when the scenes that go into detail about the "generic crime syndicate" LMAO.
"This is when the movie completely shits itself". That made me spit out my Mountain Dew...
How irritating, in Germany, this Movie was called "Karate Tiger"
This movie was soooo 80's. The 80's hurt my eyes!
LMAO
I used to love this movie,and honestly,if anyone couldve asked bruce lee,when he was alive,how he would feel about someone starring as his ghost,that came back to teach martial arts to some kid..i bet he would,ve loved the idea,especially if they assured him,that someone who has already portrayed him in a movie,while he was making movies himself,would get the role...i just think almost any showman would love to pull that off...
The Rifftrax version is still available on Amazon Prime. Highly recommended!
@4:00 That's a pepperidge farm cake.. It seems no one remembers anymore :(
I remember those! Also Pepperidge farm.
Yep..that's what it was. I remember those cakes too.
Oh, Loopa, he isn't eating Ding Dongs. That's a boxed three layer cake. They sell those in the frozen section of grocery stores.
If you look at the box on the car, it says "Ding Dongs"
The book of Ding Dongs was on the car. Scott was holding the cake in his hand.
I watched the rifftrax of this and when Ghost Lee first appeared my actual words were "oh noooooo"
That said, RJ and Jason make a better couple then Jason and Kelly.
They actually have a lot more scenes together, Jason never fights with him the way he does with Kelly ("Our hero, a petulant baby who shoves a girl for inviting him to her birthday party") and they actually have a meet cute.
"Oh Lord...at least it's not a white dude with caked on foundation makeup and his eyes taped back..."
-my actual reaction to the first time """"""""""""""""""Bruce Lee""""""""""""""""" shows up in-person
Galaxy Quest referenced THIS?
this is funny af.. good job mate
I've seen this on Rifftrax. It's certainly a... thing.
It's...just wild, isn't it?
I wonder if Scott was the inspiration behind Bulk (of Bulk & Skull) from Power Rangers.
I do hear the Bulk and Skull theme in my head every time he's on screen
Tareltonlives me too, lol 😂😂😂
I am constantly advised by the ghost of Peter Falk. That's normal, right?
No martial arts training yet. Lots of good advice on painting and chess, though, so it's pretty okay.
SOMEBODY'S watched Vibes!
Hasn't everyone? I mean, everyone from the 1980s.
[No. The answer to my preceding question is "No."]
(Seriously, though, I love Peter Falk. He was amazing.)
Running around with cake and a cake knife while eating it. That guy is my hero. Also, so many Lee doubles and they couldn't find one.
3:55
And now I know where Derek Savage learned how to present a villain character.
that dance scene's gotta be an electric boogaloo reference. lol but he can't climb the walls like shrimp
The whole movie reminded me of Breakin.
Hey its Bruce Lee's ghost!
....wait wa?
A good Casting Director can even do that!
Kathie Sileno played Kelly and only did this one movie. Still good looking 30+ years later.
The Andy Richter bit got a legit spit take out of me.
I think this film started the 90s.
You know, this might be the best Brucespolitation film ever.
(crushes burger) THAT'S IT!
This is like a good version of Sidekicks. It's so hilarious
Wait, Little Mermaid came after this movie...Disney ripped this movie off!
GHOST SENSEI! Cue Littlekuriboh!
Van Damme's character is how Vladimir Putin sees himself.
No retreat no surrender.... they leg it at he drop of a hat
Huh... that large fellow in the tiny black boxers reminds me of the Troma movie The First Kink. I don't remember why though. I just remember cringing a lot.
Bruce Lee early on studied Kung Fu but he taught Jeet Kune Do.
You know, there are all kinds of bullies in movies. This fat guy though strikes me as the kind who switches genres when the camera isn't on him. He suddenly turns into a horror film and we don't see the victims he's murdered and buried.
The Ghost of Bruce Lee, "Be like Diet Coke."
The Karatie Kid Ripoff that isn't quite as bad as Sidekicks but somehow just as goofy and hilarious.
Not only would Jason buy a Bruce Lee lint portrait, he'd learn the craft just to make one.
I bet RJ idolizes Michael Jackson as much as Jason idolizes Bruce Lee. Posters of MJ everywhere.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t this based on the Emily Bronte novel of the same name?
Are you going to look at NR,NS 3, 4 and 5?
wait there 3 more sequels?
Yea..she should do reviews of the sequels...they are Undefeatable-level reviews LMAO
It's cool seeing a chick talking about corny martial arts movies. Good stuff!
This extended version is so weird (especially the music). Well... weirder. It was already weird (in a good way). But the extended version makes it weird (in a bad way). I had only watched the original version before (many times). I had no idea other versions existed until now.
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This may be the first time I've seen a posthumous Celebrity Product endorsement
Why do movies like this exist?
this is 80s sidekicks
Less terrible, though
...Did I miss something or did they establish Kelly as NotRocky's sister and then two minutes later have them making out?
Oh wait those are two different guys. They look and sound so similar.
5:30, Where’d RJ go?
I do love this channel and reviews - but I would say, Bruce Lee is definitely famous enough that people would visit his grave if they were new to Seattle.
I don't think the Bruce Lee's ghost thing is in poor taste. It's DUMB, but it's not in poor taste. Certainly not by Brucesploitation standards...I've seen the ghost of Bruce Lee fight Popeye and Dracula. Game of Death used footage from Bruce Lee's funeral, including shots of his actual corpse, in his open casket. THAT'S in poor taste.
Those damn Russian-Belgians!!!
i'd rather watch a movie that's the right kind of bad, than a good one
Same!!
Montage collage potato tomato
The funny thing is, unless Scott has really rich or powerful parents, he'd be the target for relentless bullying. Being obese and stuffing yourself like a pig every waking moment simply mark you for that. I'd say that's the most unrealistic part of the movie, even taking the ghost of Bruce Lee or the braindead drug pushing scheme of the bad guys into account.
you are hilarious! proper review of this "shit show" movie. you got the right tone and everything. the movie true messed up the theme by not finishing the movie at the cemetery, Bruce Lee's grave. with the main character, his girl and RJ together, then the kid pays gratitude to the master for teaching the way of Jeet June Do. and perhaps the leaves on the trees move to signal ghost 👻 of Bruce Lee has heard his appreciation speech and approves. The End. if they simply included this scene it would have made up for a lot of plot holes and developed the main character better. they missed a golden opportunity to make this movie a bonafied "Karate 🥋 Kid" wannabe rip-off classic. they owed us that last scene at least, but blew it royally and left all these loose ends. Does the syndicate dissolve after Krushinsky loss? Does the assistant instructor apologize to main character for bullying/misunderstanding?? does the "fat bully" get HIS comeuppance? Does his father now recognize his son's potential as martial artist and approves of his determination to no retreat and no surrender(unlike him)?
Most uncomfortable montages ever!!
Alternate Universe young Mitch and Garner clips at 16:23 and 17:50. I would watch that show lol
Me too!
Wait what? Bruce Lee is dead? He died before I was born? How did I not know this??
Yeah it was quite tragic. He died way before his time due to of all things an allergic reaction to medication.
This is a movie where if the audience were given what they deserved, the guy would have won the other guy's heart by the end.
PS I understand you made this video a loooong time ago Allison, and you wouldn't make the same kinds of gay-shaming jokes anymore, based on your more recent work.
Movie: It's been 13 years after Bruce Lee's death, we're not gonna upset anyone using his grave & his ghost in our movie.
Me watching over 20 years later:
NOOOOOOO. This is so offensive! Greedy assholes made this movie.
Leaving flowers at the grave of a dead person? What a total crazy freak! Who does that? This movie just got super awkward, totally made by weirdos!!!!
Naw..not that awkward. Just a martial artist showing respect to one of the greatest martial artists in history in general and in modern times...just showing respect. Michael Jai White I believe visited Bruce Lee's grave and have flowers with him.
@@ghost7524 They were being sarcastic
@@supernintendochalmers3385 How do you know?
@@ghost7524 I have a hunch thanks to their incredibly exaggerated reaction and word choice
@@supernintendochalmers3385 Ok...
I don't know...I didn't really smile 😁 every time RJ appeared on screen...I just wanted to kick him in the cubes so he couldn't procreate sometime in the future.