Logan's War: Bound by Honor

This classic Chuck Norris movie has very good guys and very bad

guys. The young hero waits l5 years to revenge his family's murder

and he (IEddie Ciprian) does it with style. I hoped that it was the

beginning of a series on TV. I watch old "Walker, US Marshall"

re-runs and enjoy them. The ending really leads one to think of a

very probable series staring Logan (Eddie) and naturally, CHuck

Norris, the rich retired uncle who knows all the great kick boxer

and karate moves, is an excellent back up star and now I have a

question. Does anyone know if a series was contemplated or if a

series "happened" on TV without my knowing it. 4 years have

passed since this movie. I rated it an 8 for a fascinating plot, great

characters including a wonderful stray dog and a little kid and his

victim Mother. Great stuff. Please inform me if you know more.

Thanks. Bettie Magee

I thought Logan's War was very enjoyable and better than the average made-for-tv fare. I was very impressed with Eddie Cibrian who I thought played the part of vigilante/hero very well. It seemed to me that the movie was set up to spin off into a tv series and I watch with interest to see if this eventuates.

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Logan's War is a film nobody could accuse of being misleading.You wanted a straight-forward Chuck Norris action film,you got it.Regular Norris director Michael Preece handles proceedings in an utterly standard fashion,with unremarkable dialogue,an obviously restricted budget, a predictable story and acting that seems to have been lifted from Disney's The Lion King ,with Eddie Cibrian in the role of the Simba character.Completely ordinary,but this is either a good or a bad thing ,depending on how you look at it.**

*Possible spoilers* Of course, it never was. According to urban legend, a mobbed-up studio bought the movie rights to the paperback vigilante so nobody with similar qualities, in real-life, would get any ideas! Thus, over the years, I've satisfied myself with Charles Bronson's first two "Death Wish" movies; Dolph Lundgren's version of "the Punisher" (better than most people give it credit for); and, now "Logan's War." Obviously, it was meant to inspire a TV series. That it failed to do so is no fault of the two lead actors.

I found Mr. Cibrian quite believable as Logan Fallon. And, Chuck Norris (as Uncle Jake) was his usual rugged self. *BTW, I recognized a couple nice homages to previous Chuck movies. The abusive dad-next-door who finally gets a taste of his own medicine, from "the Hit Man." And, the Flying Kick of Death-By-Windshield, from "Good Guys Wear Black."*

At the end, Joe Spano--as Special Agent Downing--tells his partner that the Fallon family's massacre doesn't give Logan the right to act as judge, jury, and executioner. Well, as an average law-abiding citizen (who occasionally hears about "reputed" organized crime-bosses getting undeserved acquittals), if I were a juror at Logan's trial for vigilantism, I would most definitely beg to differ!

I've always been a big fan of Chuck Norris, but when I saw this film I was simply blown away by the perfect combination of well choreographed martial-arts action, stunt-work, and terrific training sequences. It still fascinates me now.

Although the story is simple, Chuck Norris stars as martial arts extraordinaire Jake Fallon, who, after the death of his brother and sister-in-law, adopts (and trains) his orphaned nephew. Logan (Eddie Cibrian, TV's Third Watch). After fifteen years of careful instruction, Logan is determined to avenge his parents Death... And, he'll need Uncle Jake's help to do it.

Although Chuck is about 58 in this film, he shows off some moves which many men in their prime could never pull off, Nice bit at the end with Norris dispatching the chief mobster using a method lifted directly from his own GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK movie from the 1970's, but this is better.

Logan's War: Bound by Honor is a solid piece of TV action movie entertainment. It has a great cast, a good story, and some exciting action bits. And although Chuck is not in the movie through out, it's still worth checking out.

One of my personal favorites.. Great stuff...