Instant Death

Instant Death is a fine homage to the the brutal revenge flicks of yesteryear such as Death Wish. Director Ara Paiaya tries something a little different and the payoff. Lou Ferrigno is still a hulking hero and while he is more of an anti-hero here, he can definitely give The Punisher a run for his money in the revenge department. Be warned, the move is a violent one but if you are a fan of brutal action flicks (as I am) then Instant Death is right up your alley. I suggest you watch this film with Paiaya's high-octane Skin Traffik with Gary Daniels and an cast of Hollywood legends and treat yourself to a double feature night with two very different action films from a man who knows how to deliver hard hitting action!

Not the best movie, but enjoyable. The action sequences are quick and brutal. The plot is not fleshed out enough. But watching Lou fight and act made the movie worth watching. I could feel his pain.

If you look in an encyclopedia for something along the lines for 'Writing a script in Kindergarten'... there's a picture of this film. The lines are delivered just like they're being read. The plot is thin. A poor excuse for some violence.

One of the hottest things in the action genre over the past decade or so is the 'Old guy gets back into the killing game to get revenge for a friend or family member'. Any actor over the age of 55 has pretty much done this movie. Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, Sly Stallone, Clint Eastwood, and most recently, Keanu Reeves has gotten into the game. Now, it appears that even bodybuilding legend and former Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno has decided to knock the dust off of his old leather jacket and get some sweet Charles Bronson-style revenge! This film delivers in every way the action, the soundtrack, the ultra violence, girls, sweet revenge and lots of kills! The choreography is brilliant and Ara Paiaya makes Lou look amazing at fight scenes and shoot outs. Lou Ferrigno is 65! and moves like a 30 year old in this film. The Director obviously taught him a lot looking at his previous action films. One can only hope for more of the same! A must buy.

Ferrigno, (Special Forces fighter John Bradley) left the army six months ago, and is suffering PTSD. After travelling to the UK he's drawn into the world of Razor (Jerry Anderson), a drug dealer with a very sadistic nature. This is the usual trope that we see in these movies: Razor's henchmen rape Bradley's daughter on her dining room table, and commit other awful acts, which are meant to convince us viewers that what follows is perfectly justified.

There is no tongue-in-cheek humour in all this and I kept wondering how all this mayhem could be going on with no apparent police reaction.

I like watching action and war movies but frankly, this film was a bit too hardcore for me. If you like gore and sadism it'll be your kind of movie.