Double Dragon

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Double Dragon

PG-13

1994

1h 35m

Sci-Fi

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In post-apocalyptic California, brothers Billy Lee (Scott Wolf) and Jimmy (Mark Dacascos) are highly trained martial artists living in the ravaged city of New Angeles. The pair have been trained by Satori (Julia Nickson), who took them in after their parents died. When Satori finds herself pursued by evil overlord Koga Shuko (Robert Patrick), who's intent on possessing her mystical dragon medallion, the siblings are charged with protecting it from Shuko and his henchmen.

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Critics Consensus

Double Dragon's clever use of special effects cannot mask the film's overly simplistic storyline and cheesy dialogue.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

05/07/2019

[A] clever and lively adaptation of the popular video game.

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Brian Lowry

Variety

04/02/2009

Even kids won't get much of a kick out of this high-energy, low-IQ futuristic slugfest.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

05/20/2003

2/5

An incoherent children's adventure based on a popular video game.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

03/01/2022

1.5/4

The sets look like a cheapo version of Blade Runner...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/11/2020

3/10

Since nothing about the film is taken seriously, there's a bit of fun to be had with the exaggerated makeup effects, pervasive sarcasm, and kung fu combat.

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David Hogan

hoganreviews.co.uk

06/24/2019

2/5

Well shot and set-dressed, but otherwise full of bad dialogue, poor acting, and so very little plot or even fighting scenes. To be avoided!

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Jason W

Nov 30

Maybe I hold this one close because as a kid I wore out the VHS, but take the cheesy one liners, terrible fx, fantastic music and silliness, and give it all to me, I love it.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone May 3

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, o elenco é bom, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom.

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Joe S

01/14/2024

By far my favorite Robert Patrick role (yes, more than T2). This movie is my kinda cheese, and I want more. Wish there was a sequel reprising the entire cast.

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ana luisa u

12/16/2023

Terribles efectos Terribles actuaciones y Terribles villanos y Terribles protagonista y personajes y Terribles peleas y mucho gringe es un 2.6 de 10

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derek l

01/13/2023

Maybe this film should be renamed as a "Double Disaster." This adaption not only failed to follow the source material, but the cheesy dialogue, plot, choppy editing and pacing and wooden and stale performances made the live action film rathet clumsy.

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red t

01/09/2023

Well....it's better than the Super Mario Bros. Movie but that's not saying much, but also not as good as the 95' Mortal Kombat relatively speaking. The acting is bad, once Satori is killed the quality of the acting takes a big step down the rest of the film with the two leads feeling clueless half the time rather than charming. The cinematography is bad filled with bad over the top camera angles, cheap looking practical effects, bad CGI, and sets that don't fit well together. This can't decide set wise if it wants to go for a RoboCop type of vibe or a Kung Fu Kids Comedy half the time. The music is not good being over the top and eaggerated at worst and perfectly generic and forgettable at best. The editing is Bad along with not very good pacing. Half the time things just happen like the Boat chase or go on way too long. As stated previously this doesn't know what kind of film it wants to be and struggles for direction constantly with a bad plot. It makes you roll your eyes half the time at how stupid it is and the other half how badly its done. Skip this even if your a fan of the Video Games.

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Synopsis

In post-apocalyptic California, brothers Billy Lee (Scott Wolf) and Jimmy (Mark Dacascos) are highly trained martial artists living in the ravaged city of New Angeles. The pair have been trained by Satori (Julia Nickson), who took them in after their parents died. When Satori finds herself pursued by evil overlord Koga Shuko (Robert Patrick), who's intent on possessing her mystical dragon medallion, the siblings are charged with protecting it from Shuko and his henchmen.

Director: James Yukich
Producer: Sunil R. Shah, Ash R. Shah, Alan Schechter, Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy
Screenwriter: Michael Davis, Peter Gould
Production Co: Imperial Entertainment, Greenleaf Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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