4.0 out of 5 stars
first rate Chuck Norris movie, Oct 5 2007
This review is from: Silent Rage (DVD)
Silent Rage is undoubtedly one of Chuck Norris's best movies.Chuck
plays Dan Stevens,small town sheriff who responds to a domestic
disturbance and discovers a murder.but that is the least of his
worries.he find out the killer is still in the house.after a very long
struggle,the killer is shot by police and killed.all seems well,but
then murders star happening again and Dan is called in to
investigate.let's just say that Dan finds out the hard way that the
killer is not so dead.and he is no ordinary man.Dan tracks the maniac
down and confronts him,using all his martial arts abilities.the psycho
escapes and Dan barely escapes with his life.the most refreshing thing
about his movie is the fact that the villain is more than worthy of our
hero.in many such films of this genre,the villain is easily and soundly
beaten,while the hero sometimes escapes without a scratch.obviously not
very realistic.this time,the villain is not just a punching bag.in fact
the good guy is in peril at times.the fight scenes are good,especially
the climax.the movie also brings up some interesting moral and ethical
issues,which are way ahead of their time.aside from that,this is one of
Chuck's better movies.very entertaining. 4/5
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Nobody does it better than Chuck!, Sep 11 2003
This review is from: Silent Rage (DVD)
Karate master Chuck Norris is at his butt-kicking best here as the sheriff of a small Texas town being menaced by a zombie-like maniac killer who's been brought back from the dead by a mad scientist. This is a pretty good action flick with a nice horror flavor. This DVD has good sound and image quality, but is lacking in bonus features. It has trailers for three other movies, and that's it! But I still recommend it (after all, you can zoom in on those tattoos!) to all Chuck Norris fans, and all martial-arts fans in gemeral.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A fun thriller, Aug 8 2003
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This review is from: Silent Rage (DVD)
I usually find Norris' movies somewhat dull and repetative, but this movie crosses over the endless, cookie cutter karate flicks to a somewhat pioneering style, that is more of a thriller than simply just martial arts. I find this movie accentuates Norris' gifts (physical ability) and avoids his flat acting pretty well. We are also fortunate to have some decent actors involved in the project, despite it's lack of success and occasional lapses in interest.
The movie does a surprisingly good job in establishing these characters and identifying with the audience. This helps in many of the horror scenes, where you actually find yourself caring about the characters and getting drawn into the suspense. I personally found the final fight scenes with Norris and Libby very entertaining. Because of the invincibility of Libby's character, you can't help but to wonder how it's going to end. We know Chuck can't lose, but we also know that it's impossible for him to win. The ending was quite logical and somewhat frightening, since it takes you by surprise and you realize that it's the only way it can go.
The movie does have it's problems though. It does have some lapses in the story, that appear deliberately put in just to get Chuck in some fights with bikers. I found much of the biker scenes somewhat silly and poorly thought out. Also, I had a problem with Libby's character losing his mind in the span of a few minutes, just because the people downstairs were arguing a lot. I realize that he was unstable to begin with, but he just calls up his doctor, says "I'm losing it" and goes right outside where he picks up an axe and turns into a viscious killer.
All in all, it is a very entertaining "B" movie flick, that showed a lot more than just Norris wiping the floor with someone. To me, this is the only film of Norris' that I can think of, that I actually enjoyed watching many times. The reason is, that it does'nt just focus on him and keeps him more of an important character, rather than carry the entire movie. This is a good idea, considering Norris' limited acting ability, but exceptionally talented physicality . If you have'nt seen this movie yet, check it out. It is an early 80's low budget movie, but I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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