Blood And Bone details
| Formats: | 18 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco, Nona Gaye, Michelle Belegrin, Bob Sapp, Dick Anthony Williams, Francis Capra, Ron Yuan, Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson, Gina Carano, Maurice Smith, Ernest Miller, Kev, Gina Carano |
| Director: | Ben Ramsey |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Thriller - Psychological |
| Studio: | KOCH MEDIA |
| Name | Discs | |
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Blood And Bone |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 29 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 25 Jan 2010 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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The foremost early 90s action movie of the 21st Century
By jlp2k9 (12 reviews) from London , 22 Jan 2010[Highly rated reviewer]
The last time 'urban' cinema had an authentic martial arts hero was in the 1970's in the 'super-fly' form of Jim Brown, for the past three decades 'chop-socky' action movies have been the exclusive preserve of caucasian or asian protagonists... until now! Finally this under achieving niche has a saviour in the majestic shape of 'Black Dynamite' himself Michael Jai White, and with Blood and Bone his martial arts credentials assertively ascribe him to the pantheon of golden age masters like Seagal, Van Damme & their breed.
Isaiah Bone (White) is liberated from prison and expeditiously accesses the world of underground fighting. With the able assistance of urban 'ring-master' Pinball (Dante Basco), Bone, of course, wins several small time tussles easily and attracts the attention of local crime baron James (Eamonn Walker). James is conveniently impressed and urges Bone to fight for arms dealer, and underground fighting's uber commandant, Mr. McVeigh (Julian Sands). But little do James and his superior know that Bone has been contriving all of these moves fastidiously to allow him the opportunity to enact his own vengeance driven agenda.
With a spirited, bellicose title, recognisable lone protagonist plotline and a craftsmanship that harkens back (in a very commendable way) to those adrenaline fueled early Steven Seagal flicks, Blood and Bone is without a doubt the foremost early 90s action movie of the 21st Century. Before you jump on that as a disparaging statement, it is a BIG positive. Who amongst us can disregard the fun of watching Bloodsport. Nico and Marked for Death for the first time, and ambling out of the cinema feeling like you could have taken on the world single handed (or at least a couple of erstwhile delinquents), this is what every exemplary action martial arts movie should do, and on that front Blood and Bone delivers in spades.
The plot is a cohesive, full-bodied chunk of classic Van Damme revenge movie and it declaratively delivers in the full-tilt action department easily. Jai White, an outrageously accomplished martial artist, is thankfully given ample screen time by director Ben Ramsey in which to evince his expertise, artistry and equanimity on the physical front, all of which culminate in a tempestuous, mixed martial arts masterclass against 'Pretty Boy' Price (Matt Mullins), Mr. McVeigh's $5M prize fighter.
In the words of Jim Brown's Black Belt Jones... 'I'm gonna make you sweat one way... and then the other.' this film will categorically do that and more.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(76)great film
By a customer , 29 Nov 2012Great film, really enjoyed it through out, would defo recommend watching it. as long as you like films about fighting- Was this review helpful to you?
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Luke Cage in the making
By Noddy5001 (1 review) from Kidderminster , 23 Oct 2012The film starts with a bang and you know for a treat as far as the fight scenes are concerned, Jai White is one tough customer.
However for me there are alot of plot holes, such as he knows exactly where to be at all times which is convenient, I feel rather then simply appearing at the local street fighting location, just in time to see the big bad guy and his crew fighting, they could have built up to it perhaps he could have prevented a mugging and got spotted by his agent/manager or a fellow street fighter.
But all in all a very entertaining film which had more of a plot then alot of these film types, so i would recommend renting this if you enjoy watching a one man wrecking machine on a mission.
I would also say this is perhaps an ideal audition for Michael Jai White to play Luke Cage, the Marvel comic character and future Avengers character...- Was this review helpful to you?
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Happy to be wrong
By a customer , 21 Aug 2012I groaned when I saw this on the doormat and wondered what had posessed me?
I have to say, I was wrong. Its an enjoyable film and I was pleasantly surprised. Expected a bit of a run of the mill offering, no coherent story just excuses for lengthy fight scenes. There are plenty of excellent fight scenes for those who are interested - but there's also a decent story line for anyone who wants a bit more from their genre than just kicks & flicks!- Was this review helpful to you?
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He doesn't give a Damme
By Blone (1 review) , 14 Aug 2012Pleasantly surprised by this one - a welcome throwback to the Jean-Claude and Seagal movies of the 80s and 90s. You dont get too many movies like this these days, certainly not many worth watching. This is one worth watching!
Great fight scenes and a hero figure who just doesn't give a Damme (sorry couldn't help it) about how many crippling injuries he dishes out.
Definitely recommend to the fight movie enthusiast - you know who you are!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Smack, Bangs and Wallops.
By Garantino (2 reviews) , 26 Jul 2012Blood and Bone is a decent addition to the western martial arts genre.
The storyline is ok and has enough to it to keep you interested and gets you to like the main character 'Bone' sufficiently enough that you don't want to see him lose. The storyline could have been improved upon and a little more depth added but i guess that is not really what this film is about.
The fighting scenes are what this film focuses on and these are done excellently. The technique displayed by 'Bone' is very accomplished and is enjoyably choreographed. Michael Jai White has defiantly thrown his hat into the ring to star in a big budget action film after his believable performance in the fighting aspects of this film.
Where the film does fall down a little is in some of the co-stars acting in the film. It is acceptable but not at the same level of Michael Jai White. I felt Pinball (Dante Basco) performance when announcing the street fights felt slightly uncomfortable and unbelievable.
Overall a decent western martial arts film with some quality fighting scenes and an ok storyline to back it up.- Was this review helpful to you?
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