list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Octagon on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Octagon/25150/default.aspx Title: The Octagon
Year: 1980
Director: Eric Karson
Plot: Karate champ Chuck Norris returns for another chop-socky vigilante flick in The Octagon, one of a handful of undistinguished Ninja pictures released during the early '80s. Norris appropriately plays a retired karate champ hired as a bodyguard for a wealthy woman (Karen Carlson) plagued by a gang of vicious ninjas. Reluctant at first to take the job, he reconsiders when he learns the gang is headed by his longtime arch rival Tadashi Yamashita (Lee Van Cleef). The script -- as is the case in nearly every Ninja film -- has holes bigger than Okinawa, and the acting is downright atrocious, particularly that of Norris, who, thankfully, improved with time. However, the production values are fair, as is the direction, and the action sequences are often exciting and comparatively realistic. Recommended for genre fans only. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
Number of Lists: 5
SpoutRating: 2
]]>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:25:21 GMTThe Octagon1980Eric KarsonKarate champ <a href="/players/P___104654/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chuck Norris</a> returns for another chop-socky vigilante flick in The Octagon, one of a handful of undistinguished Ninja pictures released during the early '80s. Norris appropriately plays a retired karate champ hired as a bodyguard for a wealthy woman (<a href="/players/P____11006/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Karen Carlson</a>) plagued by a gang of vicious ninjas. Reluctant at first to take the job, he reconsiders when he learns the gang is headed by his longtime arch rival Tadashi Yamashita (<a href="/players/P____13582/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lee Van Cleef</a>). The script -- as is the case in nearly every Ninja film -- has holes bigger than Okinawa, and the acting is downright atrocious, particularly that of Norris, who, thankfully, improved with time. However, the production values are fair, as is the direction, and the action sequences are often exciting and comparatively realistic. Recommended for genre fans only. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide52http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u28745gbimm.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Octagon/25150/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/assassination/MemberTagFilms.aspxassassination
Number of films tagged: 1052

Number of people who tagged: 44

Number of times used: 90

]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:55:14 GMT10524490Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/ninja/MemberTagFilms.aspxninja
Number of films tagged: 218

Number of people who tagged: 20

Number of times used: 73

]]>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:02:48 GMT2182073Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/martialarts/MemberTagFilms.aspxmartialarts
Number of films tagged: 1516

Number of people who tagged: 18

Number of times used: 37

]]>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:13:22 GMT15161837Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/karate/MemberTagFilms.aspxkarate
Number of films tagged: 169

Number of people who tagged: 10

Number of times used: 59

]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:02:15 GMT1691059Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/badguy/MemberTagFilms.aspxbadguy
Number of films tagged: 4622

Number of people who tagged: 9

Number of times used: 19

]]>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:02:42 GMT4622919Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/bodyguard/MemberTagFilms.aspxbodyguard
Number of films tagged: 172

Number of people who tagged: 8

Number of times used: 13

]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:12:01 GMT172813Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/nemesis/MemberTagFilms.aspxnemesis
Number of films tagged: 79

Number of people who tagged: 6

Number of times used: 8

]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:04:09 GMT7968Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/goodguy/MemberTagFilms.aspxgoodguy
Number of films tagged: 4538

Number of people who tagged: 5

Number of times used: 11

]]>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:02:42 GMT4538511Tag http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/employment/MemberTagFilms.aspxemployment
Number of films tagged: 1237

Number of people who tagged: 3

Number of times used: 3

]]>Fri, 08 May 2009 00:21:41 GMT123733Tag