Reviews on movie Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (3)

The standard story with most of the 'multi-part' films of the 80s and 90s: the first film is great, the second part is 'like nothing, you can watch', the third and subsequent parts - just for the sake of interest.
In Part 3 of the film, nothing remains of the first two, except for the main character and title. The script in some places is simply naive, as with all militants who are the “second”, “third”, “fourth”, etc. parts: the main character has a great opportunity to stop the villains in the beginning or middle of the film, but for some reason he lets them safely escape, hanging a lula, and then the police are engaged in finding out the identity and search for these villains! And only at the end of the film, the main character again comes face to face with the same villains, and again weighs them, this time in full.
In general, the usual action movie of the 80-90s, which, apart from the title and the main character, has nothing to do with the first two parts and absolutely does not stand out from the rest of the same films.

After watching the first and second parts of this quadrology, which were different from each other, I was curious what the creators would come up with in subsequent sequels. As it turned out, the third film they decided to devote to the fight against racial discrimination. As the enemy of the heroes here is a group of skinheads led by a charismatic leader. And since the main character is not a typical representative of the Caucasian race, he has personal accounts with the gang.

Not bad, that’s only the film called “Best of the best” this creation has nothing to do. In addition, there and there the main role is played by F. Ri and his character bears the same name. If anything, it feels more like a spin-off than an adequate sequel as such. Contrary to the description, the central character here is also the hero F. Ri. He has more screen time and a stronger influence on the plot, despite the fact that his first appearance in the film takes place after seventeen minutes. This continuation of some of its script decisions generates quite rough inconsistencies with what was in the previous parts. Also here, the hero Ri at the whim of the script turns from a karate athlete into an experienced soldier who knows a lot about weapons, subversive business, etc. With such a frivolous attitude to the original, it would be better not to launch sequels at all.

F. Ri wouldn't be himself if he didn't let his hero wave his limbs, so he's not just shooting and blowing up. Sins in the production, as well as before, have not gone anywhere, are present both in hand-to-hand fights and in shootouts. But Ri is still a master and does not fall below his level. The main villain is no longer a connoisseur of martial arts, as it was in the previous parts, but an ordinary fanatic who went on the basis of racial hatred. In fact, he is the only one to get rid of. His inner circle and skinhead recruits pose no serious threat without their leader. He does not look like a Nazi, but has a huge influence on everyone else. And the creators forgot to enrich it with a clear motivation.

In general, this film did not need to be tied to the previous parts, for me it was a big mistake. As a stand-alone picture, especially as it should have seen the light, it would have looked much better. There would be no such gross scenario inconsistencies, at least.

6 out of 10

I will call my film the third part of “The Best of the Best”. After all, it is popular, because I starred in it, because it is an additional earnings", - apparently so counted his money, as well as the advantages of such a title, the director, the lead actor and producer of this picture Phillip Rea. In fact, he, Mr. Rea himself, is the only link between the first two martial arts films and this action movie about a tough guy a la Rambo.
Best of the Best 3 is a standalone film about a guy named Tommy Lee who returns home, but a real neo-Nazi camp unfolds in his hometown. Hundreds of shaved-headed tough guys keep the whole city at bay. And give them orders bearded uncle, who looks more like some farmer in his checkered shirt. But this beard has a six-barreled machine gun, which is probably why they have the most important one. Coincidentally, Tommy Lee did not quite manage to merge with the crowd of shaved-headed fascists, most likely due to his yellowish skin and narrow eye incision, and therefore he immediately falls out of favor in his city. Playing the role of the hero, Lee with the help of his magical kung fu to the dust carries a couple of hundred enemies armed with army rifles, and brings peace and tranquility to his town.
From the above synopsis, many will immediately understand what to expect from this picture. There is no sport or drama here. But there is a loner who only lacks a black ninji suit to call the film American Ninja 7, or a machine gun and bulging eyes Stallone, for the picture to be called Rambo 12. Mr. "All" of this film, Phillip Rea copes well with the role of the main character in the series "One against the wind". Quiet, unflappable and invincible. He can easily jump with one kick of his foot to knock out three at once - and this is not the coolest of his tricks. On good possession of his limbs, all the acting talent of Ri comes to an end, and in its place comes the talent of Rea-director, who put all this dashing action. Dramaturgy, of course, this picture does not shine. Although family problems, and racial discrimination, and even a small love story – all this Ry-director unsophisticatedly weaves between broken noses and swollen eyes of the offenders of the Re-actor. And all this was done, as it seemed to me, just to defuse the situation and slightly divide an hour and a half of kungfu mahacha. At the end of the film, Phillip Rea, apparently, also included a master of special effects, starting everything in turn and methodically blowing up. Continuous fire, fires and constant explosions – all this created a good platform for the final battle. And it was in this rainbow environment that good once again stripped evil of one place, and everything in positive tones ended.
Summing up, I want to note “Best of the best 3” as a film for which you can well and with pleasure to nostalgia for the action films of those times, video tapes and unkillable single heroes. The film is assembled from all the best parts of the paintings of those times, when we, as children, not including the brain, with an open mouth watched how you can single-handedly deal with an army of abusers. Then they went out into the yard and hung each other kicks with tumaks in the best traditions of the genre. That’s what I appreciate in movies like this — the feeling that goes back to childhood. They're carefree, warm and damn nice. “Best of the Best 3” is a little-known and morally outdated picture, but there is something in it that is worth watching.
7 out of 10