The Perfect Weapon | 
| Actors: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mariska Hargitay, James Hong, John Koyama
Studio: Paramount
Buy Used: $15.95
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 270
Format: Color, Full Screen, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 3.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 630213014X
UPC: 097363251934
EAN: 9786302130140
ASIN: 630213014X
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1991
Release Date: July 16, 1996
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Condition: This is a Used VHS tape. In excellant condition just like photo.
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 A Martial Arts must-see March 9, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Jeff Speakman displays awesome speed in his fight scenes, indicative of the lightning-fast techniques used in Kenpo Karate. A tribute to this amazing and effective martial art as much as it is an action flick, Jeff's precise and powerful moves far outshine his acting abilities. The language used in this movie makes it (in my opinion) unsuitable for young children, but the action is stellar! The villains in this movie are a who's-who of recent martial arts movies, including actors who will be recognized from Mortal Kombat, Goldfinger, and Bloodsport II. Tanaka (Oddjob from Goldfinger) again plays an indestructable man-tank who smiles while shrugging off blows that would cripple any normal movie character. His martial techniques are more developed than in Goldfinger, but he is still portrayed as a lumbering monster. Tanaka is a highly-ranked practitioner of Judo in real life, and should be cast in roles which alow him to display his technique, rather than simply being a massive behemoth. Martial-arts megastar Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (I might be misspellng this), who most recently played Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat, plays a minor role as a Korean thug who has a few good lines but was underused as a martial artist. If you are a fan of martial arts movies, this is definitely on your to-see list!
nearly a perfect martial arts movie too March 11, 2007
dominion_ruler (Carolina, USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Desperately needing and deserving a dvd release, The Perfect Weapon takes itself pretty seriously, and is one of the highest quality B movies I have seen. Jeff Speakmen is a rare martial arts gem, appearing in only a few films, with this arguably being his best. The cast is pretty good, combining several familiar faces from various martial arts films. The story is about justice/revenge, but unlike most martial arts films, it is explored with more intrigue. The action, though not very plentiful, is top notch. The Perfect Weapon is one of the only movies I know of that also shows off the beautiful martial art, Kenpo.
The movie begins with a beautiful introduction of Kenpo, showcased by Speakman to the song "I've got the power". Though a cheesy scene, it really is beautiful. Following this are some flashbacks to Jeff's (Jeff Speakman's charcater name) childhood and development of Kenpo skills. In the present, Jeff's mentor Kim Kwan, is murdered by the Korean mafia, and thus the journey to find the killer begins. Interesting enough, we get to see the killer, but not the man who ordered the kill until much later.
The action, again is superb, and if there was more of it I'd give this 5 stars. There are 2 fight scenes that really stick out. First is early on in a gym, where Jeff takes on 3 men at once, one being played by James Lew (also appeared in Balance of Power, American Ninja 5, and several other martial arts films). The scene lasts a few minutes, but is exceptionally well done. The last is the final fight of the movi. Jeff takes on the huge bodyguard "Tanaka". The fight lasts about 3 minutes, and unfortunately, doesn't show off too much skills since Tanaka is just too big for flashy martial arts. There is also a decent car chase scene in the movie, which is much better than most poorly executed chase scenes in B movies.
Overall, The Perfect Weapon is one of the best B movies ever made. Everything is on the money. Unlike most martial arts B movies, there is not an over-abundance of action. Though I do prefer that, this movie makes up for it with more of an effort in all the other areas.
 The True Spirit of Martial arts & Kenpo Karate(especially) December 29, 1999
V.Ram Kumar (Chennai,India.)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
After a long time here was a martial arts movie that was not with the same kick punch and kick plot but one that displayed real practical fight scenes with regard to the use of martial arts on the street.There is no doubt that Jeff Speakman is a complete martial artist and a good actor who really knew how to express fight sequences in a manner that would catch the attention of the audience. His moves are fluid Continuous and powerful and he has done great justice to the spirit of the late dynamic founder of Kenpo Karate Grandmaster Ed Parker. I wish Jeff Speakman all the best and pray that he continues making such movies to show the world what is a real down to earth Martial art(In other words Kenpo karate) Thank You V.Ram Kumar 2nd gup Red Stripe Belt Tae kwon do(Korean Karate) Chennai,India.
 The movie is C+, but contains GREAT American Kenpo . January 12, 1999
stephen_fink@lotus.com (Austin,TX)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Although the movie gets a C- in acting and plot, this movie delivers some AMAZING American Kenpo action sequences, and does a competent job explaining the philosophy of a Kenpo martial artist in the beginning. It's apparent that Mr. Speakman is a talented martial artist FIRST and actor second, but he clearly and skillfully demonstrates the accuracy,usefulness, speed, and power of Kenpo. I mean, come on, he's a man of action in this movie, not a man of words.
This is a great martial arts movie...A dvd release...Please September 5, 2004
Golden Dragon (OH)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are looking for a good martial arts movie then this is one of the good ones. Jeff Speakman shows off the real Power of Kenpo (Shaolin Martial Art Style) Perfectly. It also shows the basic for escrema stick tecniques. It is one of my faorite Martial Arts movies created from the USA. It needs to be remastered and released on DVD.
A plea to the movie studio that owns it:
Please release a DVD version of this movie, I already own it on VHS, but I would really like it on DVD.
Thanks,
GD
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