SparkMore
n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Madilyn
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
C W
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.
Henry Smith
Instant Death is like a 70's grindhouse exploitation film on speed. Okay, I have to say, I have been an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan since I saw "Predator" in 1987. Technically, can Arnold "act"? No. But people that is NOT what you watch an action movie for. You want acting? Watch Shakespeare. Lou Ferrigno is a delight to see and watch. Unlike Steven Seagal, Lou hasn't "let himself go" physically. On the contrary, Lou Ferrigno is arguably in the best shape of his life in this film. Thanks to Director / Producer Ara Paiaya for digging up this 80's icon and bringing him back to the mainstream better than he has ever looked, acted and for creating such an action packed melodrama. I was a kid in the late 70's/early 80's, one of my favorite TV shows was the cult classic "The Incredible Hulk". Like it even more now at the age of 50! Aren't I terrible?! Watch "Instant Death" for what it is. A KICK-BUTT action film by a body building LEGEND!
r-07186
Directed by Ara Paiaya, who also co-wrote and produced, Instant Death rides on solid, well-worn tracks, keeping true to a number of tropes the genre laid down in dozens of films that came before, from inept cronies that fall like harvested wheat, to women in jeopardy, to phone calls between heroes and (slow-clapping) villains, to higher-ups who help on one side and those who pull strings on the other. It's classic Revenge 101, and yet, that doesn't mean it's not done well. Paiaya keeps things zipping along fast, and builds plenty of decent tension, while Bradley is reduced to a one-man army with no equal.
ActionJunkie1980
Once John puts on his leather jacket, he's ready to start killing all the bad guys. He works his way up from a couple of the foot soldiers before finding the main bad guy who is actually Razor's boss. Lou blasts away with pistols, shotguns, a massive Rambo knife (Yay!), and eventually puts enough people in the morgue to keep that poor sap working for a week straight. It's beautiful revenge!
