Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Crappy film

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.

The attempts at comedy, wooden acting, fake from beginning to end. Who writes this crap? Worse who invests real money and time into this tripe? The two leads cannot act to save their lives much less the attempt at a movie. I am only glad that it was a dollar rental and not a pricey ticket stub I had in my hand. Literally one of the three worst movies I have ever seen.

Talons of the Eagle stars Billy Blanks (Back in Action) as martial arts champ Tyler Wilson. After three DEA agents are killed by crime boss Mr. Li (James Hong, Shadowzone), Tyler is sent on assignment to Toronto, where he teams up with vice detective Michael Reeds (Jalal Merhi, Tiger Claws). The two decide to enter a martial arts tournament to impress Li, but first decide to train at the academy belonging to Master Pan Qing Fu (Playing Himself), who has an experience of his own with Mr. Li. The two also learn about the eagle claw technique, hence the film's title. After saving Mr. Li's life from a rival crime boss during the tournament, Wilson and Reeds are given an opportunity to join Li's line of work, which they accept. At Li's casino, Wilson and Reeds meet up with fellow undercover agent Cassandra Hubbard (Priscilla Barnes, Traxx) who has already found info on Li's gambling and drug operations. The three agents eventually find the evidence they need, but will have to escape Li, alive.As cheesy and somewhat low budget as the film is, I found it to be quite fun. I especially became fond of the performances of James Hong and Billy Blanks, and the film has some good lines too. "You look like your picture." "I'm sorry to hear that." The fight sequences were cool too.Recommended.Also Recommended: Tiger Claws, Back in Action, Expect No Mercy, and Tc 2000.DVD EXTRAS: The DVD is presented in a decent full frame presentation that is probably the same as the old VHS, if not somewhat better. The DVD is also out of print, so if you find it, especially if it's around $5-$10, get it.

Talons of the Eagle has some good things going for it. Matthias Hues (from I Come In Peace and No Retreat No surrender 2) plays the lead henchman and we get a lot of b-movie fights and shoot outs and a lot of t&a. Billy Blanks'(from "King of the Kickboxers" and those Tai Bo videos)acting is so bad it's good but he does showcase some pretty cool moves and has some great one-liners. Especially when he talks about his balls being made of steel. James Hong stars as the Asian drug lord and we get some lame guy named Jalal Mehri who becomes Blanks partner and gets way too much screen time. Mehri is a pretty bad actor and fighter and i'm pretty sure he only got the role cause he produced the film. There is a pretty cool fight at the end between Blanks and Hues, the Russian bull(for you NRNS2 fans). Overall, it's a low-budget kick 'em up that reminded me of a weaker Showdown in little tokyo. Plus, you get tons of t&a, an old master who teaches Blanks the Eagle Claw, a really odd looking chick on steroids, horrible buddy-cop jokes, and Blanks having a really stupid kitchen fight with some bad guy. It's from SGE.

If anyone say that this is a B-movie, then I suppose they are right about that. If anyone say that this is low-budget, I guess they are right about that too. But these minor details don't mean that this movie isn't good. Personally, I think this is pure entertainment from beginning to end. Good fight scenes, especially from Blanks. It was also interesting to see that Matthias Hues were in it as a bad guy. As always, he does that job in an excellent way. And if you like James Hong, he's here too. All in all a good fighting movie with excellent teamwork between Billy Blanks and Jalal Merhi. The ending proves just that.