My father was a Force Recon Marine during the Vietnam War and was stationed at one of the bases where Chuck Norris visited. Chuck’s brother died during the Vietnam War and in his honor, he would tour around military installations doing martial art demonstrations. This film gets only one star from me because of a family legend regarding Chuck Norris. The standard ’80s “lone badass sheriff” sections of the film, on the other hand, are not very good as they seem out of place with the narrative - and also because Norris goes looking for a fight against a group of bikers who haven’t really broken any laws.Ĭome for the horror segments, and stay for the kung-fu…because, when that’s done, there is still more horror. There really is a feeling of tension, and they are beautifully shot. The horror sections of this film are absolutely incredible. But this is a Chuck Norris movie, and it could only end one way: with a kung fu fight in the woods.Īfter an uncomfortably long and dialogue-free fight scene, Norris stands tall after judo flipping the killer into a well before riding off into the sunset.
Kirby stalks victims in the cliche slow plodding way before putting the bodies on display for the final girl to find and scream about. This continues for the majority of the film as it focuses on Norris’ character fighting biker gangs in his small town and seducing women - with random scenes spliced in of a group of doctors injecting John Kirby with an experimental substance that makes him indestructible.Īfter Norris beats up the bikers and seduces a couple of women, the film then focuses back on Kirby who escapes from the hospital and goes on a killing rampage. Norris arrives, heads into the house solo to capture the criminal and bring him to justice by means of fisticuffs. It’s very creepy as the film focuses on the woman of the house and her children and the camera catches John in the background marching closer and closer with the ax.Īfter he murders a bunch of people, the film shifts to the Chuck Norris kung-fu part of the film. He sweats profusely, fumbling for his pills as he tells the psychiatrist on the other end of the phone that he is losing his mind before wandering outside and grabbing an ax. We are introduced to the maniac, John Kirby, renting a room from a mother of very loud children who wake him up from a midday slumber to answer a phone call. The opening of the film is straight-up horror. The film is split up into four distinct sections, each with its own completely different look, feel, and tone. While this should be no problem for a kung-fu master like Norris, the ax-wielding maniac was the subject of a medical experiment that makes him quickly healing, super strong, and nearly indestructible. The film stars Chuck Norris as a Texas sheriff tasked with bringing an ax-wielding maniac to justice. Happy New Year, and welcome back for another exciting year of Tubi Tuesday here at Morbidly Beautiful.Ģ022 has a bright outlook, and Tubi Tuesday is no different as we have a great schedule of recommendations for the whole year, starting with this week’s entry: the 1982 “action crime neo-noir science fiction slasher film” Silent Rage. But if I was going to, it might be the kung-fu/horror hybrid “Silent Rage”. For personal reasons, I can’t recommend a Chuck Norris movie.
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