Deadly Ransom

This film was awesome. I had no idea what to expect after ordering a copy of it on ebay but it really surprised me. It featured a very solid story and writing as well as some very nice shooting on location. Loren Avedon provides some great humorous moments and pulls off the twist in the film wonderfully which what really makes it work. If it wasn't for Avedon's positively surreal acting and chemistry with the great Brion James (Tango and Cash), I don't think this film would have really reached its full potential. Brion also plays a wonderful villain that's continuously wired on coke throughout the entire film even though he's the mastermind of the whole 'bad guy' operation.

Great stuff.

I have seen some BAD movies in my time. Most of em I can dismiss as a good time cause it's all about gettin togetha with some buddies and having a good time or a good laugh. This is not one of those cases. This movie was so utterly lame that I feel violated by watching it. Absolutely nothing redeeming in it at all. (Believe me I searched long and hard to find something) Do yourself a favour and let this one rot on the shelf along with Operation Golden Phoenix.

Do yourselves a favour and don't rent this one. Not so much for the 5 bucks you'll be wasting but for the 84min of your lives that you'll never get back. This movie is sooooooooo horrendous that it will leave you in a state of shock at the crap that you have just witnessed. This is one of those movies that makes you wish IMDB had negatives in their rating system. I for one will be emailing Avedon and asking for my $5 back. And to do me and everyone else a favour and not make any more movies. He makes Olivier Gruner look like an Oscar contender.

This is a real fun action movie with a very interesting story. It has lots of action but at the same time humor is sprinkled throughout so that it never takes itself too seriously like most of these type low budget action adventure films. Francesco Quinn is really good in the role of the sidekick to the lead actor Loren Avedon. He provides the comic relief to the weak acting of Avedon and steals every scene they have together which in itself is fun to watch. Brion James is also great as the comic book style instigator of all the twists and turns that occur throughout this very well written script that holds your interest from beginning to the surprises at the ending. There is only one female lead in this movie played by Lisa Crosato. She is also very good and I'd like to see more of her. Over all, in my opinion, I would recommend this movie as a good rental for an entertaining evening. It does not look like a low budget film in the production values just like the other film, "Dead Man's Run," I saw by this writer/director, Robert J. Hyatt. He seems to be able to take low budgets and make good looking quality films. At least with the two that I have seen.

I bought this movie from amazon, and to my extent it was actually really good.... My only down fall for this movie would be that it had more action.... the last I would say 20 minutes was loaded with action and that is about it, through the course of the movie there was some short action scenes but not much. Definitely not Loren Avedons best, I would say No Retreat No Surrender 2 was his best, but this is still a good martial arts rescue me movie.

It depends what kind of movies your into. The people that would say this movie is horrible, are those of which who are only entertained by todays films such as Rush Hour maybe, or Ong Bak, District b13 etc etc.... its not a bad thing... to each their own, however if you are a fan of Loren Avedon and older martial arts movies... although its not super old, I think 10 or 11 years old... Then rent this movie, it is very enjoyable especially if you are a Loren Avedon fan