Comments on: Born to Fight http://outlawvern.com/2008/09/20/born-to-fight/ Vern's writings on the films of cinema Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:20:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: D.S. http://outlawvern.com/2008/09/20/born-to-fight/#comment-387941 D.S. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:39:28 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=396#comment-387941 Apparently, a lot of the athletes in this movie are actually real national athletes, not just stuntmen. The girl that plays the main dude's sister is a former national Tae Kwan Do champion. The soccer player that carries the flag around? He's a professional Thai soccer player. At least one of the athletes is an Olympic gold medalist for boxing, and even the little kid who hits a flying knee on one of the thugs is a Muay Thai Junior National Champion. One other thing I like about the movie, many of soldiers(both the bad guys and the hostage rescue team), along with the main cop guy and a few other characters, shoot somewhat like people who've actually had professional training in combat shooting. They fire their weapons in single shot or 3-4 shot bursts, often use the sights, and actually appear to be aiming at specific targets in many of the scenes, as opposed to the average US action movie where the villains just point their guns in the general direction of who they're shooting at and spraying bullets all over the place till the gun runs out. Not saying that doesn't happen here at all, but it's actually not the norm in this movie. Apparently, a lot of the athletes in this movie are actually real national athletes, not just stuntmen. The girl that plays the main dude’s sister is a former national Tae Kwan Do champion. The soccer player that carries the flag around? He’s a professional Thai soccer player. At least one of the athletes is an Olympic gold medalist for boxing, and even the little kid who hits a flying knee on one of the thugs is a Muay Thai Junior National Champion.

One other thing I like about the movie, many of soldiers(both the bad guys and the hostage rescue team), along with the main cop guy and a few other characters, shoot somewhat like people who’ve actually had professional training in combat shooting. They fire their weapons in single shot or 3-4 shot bursts, often use the sights, and actually appear to be aiming at specific targets in many of the scenes, as opposed to the average US action movie where the villains just point their guns in the general direction of who they’re shooting at and spraying bullets all over the place till the gun runs out. Not saying that doesn’t happen here at all, but it’s actually not the norm in this movie.

]]> By: Jimbolo http://outlawvern.com/2008/09/20/born-to-fight/#comment-25463 Jimbolo Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:34:46 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=396#comment-25463 Awesome! It's impossible to not love a film where guys are prepared to be thrown off trucks for your viewing pleasure. What also deserves a mention are the several guys who get grenades thrown at them and seem to be standing right next to the explosions. I know there are (probably) pyrotechnics professionals overseeing it all, but damn, these guys look like it hurt. Good call, Vern. Awesome! It’s impossible to not love a film where guys are prepared to be thrown off trucks for your viewing pleasure. What also deserves a mention are the several guys who get grenades thrown at them and seem to be standing right next to the explosions. I know there are (probably) pyrotechnics professionals overseeing it all, but damn, these guys look like it hurt.

Good call, Vern.

]]> By: A.J. MacReady http://outlawvern.com/2008/09/20/born-to-fight/#comment-1331 A.J. MacReady Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:24:30 +0000 http://outlawvern.com/?p=396#comment-1331 Vern, you shame me. But I HAVE to go ahead and piggyback on your shit (sorry, man) to say that what you said? Much better. But Horrorview.com? Awesome. (again, sorry, man. then again, only cool people read your site so I'm tryin to get the word out) http://www.horrorview.com/Reviews/B/Born_to_Fight_US.htm Vern, you shame me. But I HAVE to go ahead and piggyback on your shit (sorry, man) to say that what you said? Much better.

But Horrorview.com? Awesome. (again, sorry, man. then again, only cool people read your site so I’m tryin to get the word out)

http://www.horrorview.com/Reviews/B/Born_to_Fight_US.htm

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