Kill Squad (1982)
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(Foreign Titles)
Nomination Year: 2008
SYNOPSIS: As their officer in Viet Nam, Joe saved the lives of his
squad. Years later, when a home invasion leaves his wife dead
and him paralyzed, they reassemble to track down the people
behind the attack. But... oh, who cares? This is the martial
arts version of a porn movie -- a non-stop series of martial
arts fight scenes with a bare minimum of stupid plot to pad
them out. More to the point, the Kill Squad fights: Tool
and die factory workers, gym rats, pimps, a garden party,
bilked investors, construction workers, cowboys, steel workers,
cement plant workers, used car salesmen, the cowboys who
survived the earlier fight, a ninja, a pool party, and the
ninja again.
Kill Squad consists of two scenes.
In the first half, we see a Squad member at his place of work. Some event of a varying level of credibility causes him to get in a martial arts fight with his co-workers/customers/business rivals. He wins. The other Squad members who have been introduced so far show up and tell him Joe is in trouble. He offers to help. Someone says, "Great. Now we just need to find [next character]." Someone else says, "I know where to find him." Cut to next Squad member at his place of work. Repeat six times.
In the second half, they're tracking down the people who attacked Joe. They know the leader is named Dutch, but they only have the name of an Intermediary. They go to the Intermediary's place of work, go up to the first person they see, and ask to talk to the Intermediary. The co-worker points and says, "he's over there." They go up to him and tell him they're looking for Dutch. He says he doesn't know any Dutch and runs away. They chase him. His co-workers come to his defense. A martial arts fight ensues. The Squad wins. They take the beaten Intermediary and ask him where to find Dutch. He says, "I don't talk to Dutch directly. I only deal with [person] who works at [location]." A sniper appears on the top of a nearby water tower and shoots Intermediary and one of the Squad members. The surviving Squad members sadly take the dog tags from their fallen comrade. Repeat six times.
That's the entire movie. Pretty much any scene is interchangeable with any other.
Kill Squad consists of two scenes.
In the first half, we see a Squad member at his place of work. Some event of a varying level of credibility causes him to get in a martial arts fight with his co-workers/customers/business rivals. He wins. The other Squad members who have been introduced so far show up and tell him Joe is in trouble. He offers to help. Someone says, "Great. Now we just need to find [next character]." Someone else says, "I know where to find him." Cut to next Squad member at his place of work. Repeat six times.
In the second half, they're tracking down the people who attacked Joe. They know the leader is named Dutch, but they only have the name of an Intermediary. They go to the Intermediary's place of work, go up to the first person they see, and ask to talk to the Intermediary. The co-worker points and says, "he's over there." They go up to him and tell him they're looking for Dutch. He says he doesn't know any Dutch and runs away. They chase him. His co-workers come to his defense. A martial arts fight ensues. The Squad wins. They take the beaten Intermediary and ask him where to find Dutch. He says, "I don't talk to Dutch directly. I only deal with [person] who works at [location]." A sniper appears on the top of a nearby water tower and shoots Intermediary and one of the Squad members. The surviving Squad members sadly take the dog tags from their fallen comrade. Repeat six times.
That's the entire movie. Pretty much any scene is interchangeable with any other.
Greg Pearson
Acting Appropriately Stupid
Patrick G. Donahue
Cameron Mitchell
