The concept of a blind action hero is fascinating to me. The thought of someone without sight being able to one-up someone who can see, and do so with dazzling combat abilities, is one of the coolest things going. So my teenage self was very excited when TV spots and movie trailers appeared for Rutger Hauer's blind swordsman movie, Blind Fury. The film never hit local theatres, but I eventually caught up with it on VHS, and loved it. Was it perfect? No. But it was a lot of fun, and featured some very cool action scenes, the hotness of Lisa Blount, and Sho Kosugi. 'Nuff said! It's thirty-two years later. How does Blind Fury hold up? Stick with me! Phillip Noyce's fun little movie is still, well, fun! And yes, it's still far from perfect. Viewed now, it's clear the studio heavily cut the film to the shortest run time possible without losing the story, or removing the cool fight scenes. I'd love to see a director's cut, because I'm sure a lot of charact...

Enter the Ninja was the first R-rated movie my parents let me watch. It also started my lifelong fascination with ninjas and made Sho Kosugi one of the biggest martial arts stars of the 80s. That's a lot of baggage for one movie to carry. How does it hold up 33 years on? Stick with me! After completing his training in the ways of the ninja, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his war buddy's property.