The Octagon

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Carlos T @RT67858720 1d A história acompanha Scott James, um especialista em artes marciais que vive uma vida relativamente isolada, tentando manter distância do mundo violento que o cerca. Entretanto, uma série de ataques terroristas executados por ninjas altamente treinados começa a chamar a atenção das autoridades. A situação se agrava quando Scott descobre que pode ter uma ligação pessoal com o líder desse grupo. O passado volta a persegui-lo, e ele acaba sendo arrastado novamente para um confronto que envolve honra, vingança e sobrevivência. O clímax da narrativa ocorre dentro do chamado "Octagon", um centro de treinamento secreto onde guerreiros ninjas são preparados para missões mortais. 🧠 História e proposta A proposta do filme é interessante para a época. Nos anos 80, a figura do ninja começava a ganhar força no imaginário do cinema ocidental, e The Octagon foi um dos filmes responsáveis por popularizar esse tipo de personagem no mainstream. ⭐ Nota final: 4 / 10. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Feb 9 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD Nov 10 The first deadly outbreak of the '80s Ninja craze, The Octagon, tries arduously to untangle its jumbled mess of tropes and an overwhelming amount of exposition it calls a plot. It consistently stumbles right up until the final act, where the whole pretence of taking itself too seriously is jetisoned right out the window and fully embraces the shlockier aspects of its narrative and production. Despite some halfway decent, relatively engaging direction by Eric Karson and some beautiful photography, the editing is choppy at best, and the writing is bitterly cluttered with too many characters and plot strands, plus half a dozen scenes of Chuck flirting, which asks too much of us. Granted, there's a weirdly simple appeal to the ninja terrorists, showcasing them in all their glory and really playing up their classic persona as a quasi-mythic cult of mysterious assassins. Despite the film's failings, it does do a host of things right, delivering some decently choreographed and well-executed fights, lovely set design, a decent musical score by Dick Halligan, along with some entertaining performances, including an unintentionally hilarious and whispery internal monologue, plus the sexual allure of Chuck Norris's hairy chest. Seeing a serious, straight-faced ninja film with higher ambition should be applauded, so it's a real shame that The Octagon doesn't quite work, thanks to its leisurely pace. An important curiosity and a well-made and rather glossy piece, but definitely one for the more dedicated ninjologists rather than the casual ones. See more David W @Sternhammer Jul 28 Loved it back then and still do today. Chuck being well, Chuck. See more Anthony R @RT70824822 Apr 19 I can’t believe how slow this movie is. And Chuck Norris whispering every thought will become tiresome very quickly. See more Anthony C @RT71954010 01/14/2024 Chuck at his best!!! See more Read all reviews

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