
Showdown in Little Tokyo is a good movie that every man should have in his cheesy action movie collection. It stars the always bad ass Dolph Lundren who gained some serious street cred in the action movie industry as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. Along with Dolph you also have Bruce Lee's son Brandon Lee who we know from the movie the Crow in which he died while making. This adds to the value of this movie by making it one of the only movies you will ever see the amazing action ability of Brandon Lee in.
What makes this movie a hidden gem was that it was created back during those wonderful early 90's when production studios were throwing tons of money at action movies no matter how cheesy they were. What this movie lacks in quality acting, dialogue, and plot it more than makes up for in insane high budget explosions and action sequences. There are no weak CGI explosions or gun fights in this movie, just pure testosterone producing explosions at almost the same level as Terminator 2. This movie has enough shit blowing up in it that Michael Bay would orgasm while watching it.
Now as I previously eluded to, and you might have guessed, this movie lacks much of a plot. Still the underground samurai drug cartel taking over LA is enough to keep the movie going. As for the dialogue, its so over the top that it actually becomes somewhat of a positive for this movie by providing the viewer with an added element of humor that I believe is part of the charm of this movie. Along with the dialogue, the "buddy cops who go about executing justice differently" relationship developed by Dolph and Brandon adds to the movie's enjoyment. Now I wouldn't go so far as to say this buddy cop relationship rivals that of Danny Glover's and Mel Gibson's in Lethal Weapon, but it ain't bad.
Finally, when reviewing a man movie one must also review the women that are in the movie. In Showdown in Little Tokyo you have the gorgeous Tia Carrere. Tia produces some pretty memorable scenes in this movie and has quite possibly one of the best chick lines in an action movie I've ever heard. I'm sure you can figure out the line after watching this movie and it's so awesome you might even request your girlfriend to use it. Along with Tia, you have a large number of other hot ladies to entertain you in between scenes with Dolph killing someone or blowing something up. Well, hope you enjoy this movie and if you don't then hopefully I can make a better recommendation for you next time. Also, Terminator Salvation review coming soon.
I give this movie a 4.0 out of 5.0 Testoserone level