The Stabilizer

From the opening theme (which by the way happens to include women singing Sta-bil-izer), you know this is cinematic gem. This film regards the exploits of one, the Stabilizer in his quest to thwart the villan (Greg Rainmaker) whose nefariousness is capped of by raping the Stabilizers girlfriend and then stomping her to death with his cleets (this is all done off screen while the camera focuses in on a picture of the Stabilizer that his girlfriend happened to have in her room). Not to mention that Greg Rainmaker has also captured a important scientist, with the assistance of the Indonesian Mr. T, and an endless supply of look-a-like henchmen. How will our hero ever prevail, or in this case Stabilize? Well, if Stabilization has anything to do with exploding and or killing everything in site, then the forces of good are bound to prevail. The Stabilizer in this film, rides dirt bikes onto peoples faces, fist fights at least a hundred guys with machine guns, sets fire to warehouses, puts a criminal underling in a barrel which he then roles around in the back of a truck and jumps off a helicopter while shooting it cause it to explode. Not to mention sleeping with the girl who he had just met. Hot. Not five minutes goes by in this film without some form of overt action and or destruction. And as it is conducted by guys with greasy 70's haircuts, well, it just doesnt get any better than that.

Professor Provost has invented a "Narcotics Detector",so he is kidnapped and tortured by Indonesian crime boss Greg Rainmaker.It's up to American super cop Peter Goldson aka The Stabilizer to stop his violent reign.Actually The Stabilizer's past is quite traumatic,because his fiancée was raped and stomped to death by Greg Rainmaker.Teaming up with a local officer and two female assistants The Stabilizer begins bloody revenge towards Greg Rainmaker and his ruthless cohorts of petty criminals...Extremely over-the-top and cheap action flick from Arizal.The amount of violence is simply insane.The performances are flat,the one-liners are endlessly quotable and there are even two scenes of lizard munching.If you are a fan of "Deadly Prey" or Cirio Santiago's mindless action flicks give "The Stabilizer" a shot.8 shoot outs out of 10.

Great Scott! – Here's a dementedly bad movie that even the mighty Godfrey Ho would be proud of!

Witness explosions and gun fire galore, some hilariously rendered fight scenes, a healthy quota of breasts, some atrocious dubbing/voice over work including some priceless expletive filled awful dialogue, a death by garden strimmer(!) and best of all a hero who looks uncannily like Queen guitarist Brian May!!! (complete with tight permed mullet!)

A completely OTT experience and essential viewing for all fellow bad movie connoisseurs! Seriously, what more could you want for in a film?!

Note: Look out especially for the ingenious, bizarre shot of what at first appears to be a butt crack but is in actual fact the crease of a man's arm(!!!) Why was said scene included in the film in the first place? Your guess is as good as mine! Still, never let it be said that the director didn't have an artistic eye! erm......

The acting is poor, the plot is thin, but who cares? "The Stabilizer" delivers non-stop action! In my estimation, at least 75 out of this movie's 90 minutes feature some form of action - vehicle chases, fight scenes, gymnastics, shootouts, explosions, crashing through walls and floors, etc. The action is outrageous, bloody, funny, destructive, and overall very enjoyable to watch. Peter O'Brian (probably one of the worst actors ever, but that's beside the point) is notable for his unorthodox fighting style, which can best be described as bull-in-a-china-shop. One of the things I really liked about this film is that it gives the women, and there are several of them, a significant part of the action, and they are almost equally as deadly as the men, with or without a gun in hand. If you enjoy Jackie Chan's Hong Kong movies but wish they were more R-rated, you'll probably like "The Stabilizer" as well. It's as unpretentious as an action movie can get. **1/2 out of 4.

This film is extreme fun, I've seen with my friends so many times that the VHS tape is badly worn. Luckily Troma has released this gold nugget on DVD.

What I've noticed about "The Stabilizer" is that there are "homages" to other movies. The scene where the Stabilizer is taken captive to meet Victor at a pool house is exactly like a scene from the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only". And the picture of The Stabilizer in the death scene of the girlfriend looks very much like the poster from "Cobra", starring Sylvester Stallone.

Some gems in the movie:

The guy that says "babyyy, babyyy" and eats a lizard. The shot of what looks like the asscrack but actually is the armpit. The "Location Map".

I recommend "The Stabilizer" to everyone who likes action and insane violence. Two thumbs up!