Interesteg What makes it different from others?

SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Leofwine_draca A typical actioner in the vein of an early Steven Seagal flick, this one marks the debut of stubbly Jeff Speakman, once marketed as the new action hero of the 1990s. The film is cheap but enlivened by plenty of fight sequences, executed with style and speed by the surprisingly impressive Speakman whose chop-socky skills could prove to be a fair match even for Seagal himself in his prime. The main problem the film has is that it's incredibly clichéd: right down from the "avenging the death of mentor" storyline to the street attack by a gang of thugs. Every plot twist is well choreographed in advance, so it's best to just concentrate on the plentiful action the film offers, from a stunt-packed car chase to plenty of one vs. many street battles. Speakman is typical as a martial arts actor, largely wooden but getting by on his skills alone and watching him fight dozens of bad guys dynamically is great stuff.Filling out the one-dimensional roles are plenty of notable faces. As the film takes place in a Korean district and is made in America, all of the staple Asian actors show their faces in various roles: Mako as the Kempo teacher, James Hong as the slimy villain, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as a henchman and my personal favourite, Professor Toru Tanaka. Tanaka has a great role here, stereotyped as a massive bodyguard who proves to be indestructible until the fiery climax, where he dies an impressive death. Perhaps a bigger budget would have resulted in some better locations and effects work, but THE PERFECT WEAPON works well as a perfectly serviceable B-movie full of action but no brain. My only complaint is the running time; clocking in at under eighty minutes I think I must have seen some truncated version.

Dom Nickson THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE! This is one of the best martial arts movie I've ever seen. Way to go Jeff Speakman!!! You make Jean Claude Van Damme look like a fly on the wall. You should of been in Expendables 2! I DEFINITELY CAN NOT SAY THE SAME FOR JEAN CLAUDE! I wish you were in more movies because I only remember a good handful that are decent. This completely teaches the viewer the meaning of what it is to be self-discovering. This is just a golden gem that needs to be discovered by martial arts collectors all over the world. If you like fighting movies I would highly recommend you go on a hunting spree for this movie because it is such a rare treat that needs to be cherished by everybody in the world. R.I.P. John Dye, Mako, and Professor Toru Tanaka you guys will always be remembered for your roles in this perfectly Supreme movie, from my childhood. Jeff if you are reading this I just want you to know, you should come back to making these kinds of movies, your presence is missed dearly.

SoftKitten80 This is my favorite martial arts movie. The plot is easy to follow, which makes it good for non-martial arts viewers like me. Jeff has an easygoing personality and is very easy on the eyes. There are some elements of Asian-American meets Asian, and Jeff melts into that world almost effortlessly. The opening scene is memorable as Jeff shows us some of his martial arts moves in full condition, and has a good opening song. The film never drags. Great movie for couples to watch together as it isn't necessarily a "guy" film. Unfortunately, Jeff never followed through on the promise he showed in this, his best film. He later started doing mellow kind of dad movies. His time would have been better spent developing his acting abilities, which are rather wooden. But it's a good kind of b-grade acting.

abentenjo This violent and braindead action romp sees Speakman in his first starring role, playing stubble-faced beefcake Jeff equipped with Kempo-Karate skills and a keen sense to avenge the murder of his friend at the hands of some evil Korean Mafioso. And that's all you really need know. Speakman's vehicle is a good showcase (he's great with sticks), but this isn't going to break any records: with all its spirit and muscle, TPW makes for fun, unintelligent B-movie madness that requires nothing more than a brief flirting.