Blind Fury (1989)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Blinded and left to die in Vietnam, Nick Parker has been missing in action for more than two decades. Finally home, he sets out to find and forgive his old Army buddy, Frank Deveraux. Forced to cook up designer drugs for a corrupt casino boss, Deveraux talks, putting his ex-wife and son in danger. Caught in the middle and with henchmen in close pursuit, Nick uses his highly tuned senses to escape in an action-packed cross-country battle. The film was decent and, and critics led the movie"

250 Of My Favorite Films From The 80's, y'all (250 movies items)

"  Rutger Hauer stars as a blind war vet who gives up the way ofthe gun and instead, takes up the way of the sword.   Now if memory serves me correctly, this movie was based off of a Japanese film about a popular character over there in Japan, called Zatoichi. I think.  I'm not sure.  I mean, I could probably look it up, but like Blind Fury and Zatoichi, I too am totally blind. And if that makes any of you wonder just how the hell I am able to type these comments, well, let's just say that, I"

Favorite Action Films: 1990-1991 (49 movies items)

" Directed by: Philip Noyce Produced by: Tim Matheson, David Madden, David Gradnick, Robert W. Cort, and Charles Robert Carner Written by: Charles Robert Carner Based on the story by: Ryozo Kasahara Cinematography: Don Burgess Edited by: David A. Simmons Music by: J. Peter Robinson Distributed by: Columbia Pictures"

Watched in 2017 (166 movies items)

"11.02.2017 "

Mindless fun

“"Not bad for a blind man! But that butter knife ain't gonna stop no bullet!"

For those who enjoy old-school, B-grade action movies, 1989's Blind Fury is a hidden gem that is absolutely worth checking out. The Hollywood debut for Australian director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games), this is an American appropriation of the long-running Japanese film series Zatoichi, executed with the same type of cinematic tendencies that we have come to expect from simplistic action pictures. Thus, it's excessively violent, contains a fair few action set-pieces, isn't overly interested in smarts or thematic relevance, and is backed by a cheesy electronica soundtrack. If this type of thing is your jam, have at it. But if not, there's no talking to you. It's an outright guilty pleasure, tho” read more

Movies Viewed in 2016 (109 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 4th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier."