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Cage

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This is a really cool movie. Lots of action, a good story, and yes, even decent acting. I rented it because I have been watching "The Incredible Hulk". Lou Ferrigno and Reb Brown play two Vietnam vets. Lou saved Reb's life, and got shot in the head. The injury left him a simpleton, and Brown becomes his big brother/caretaker. Then some cage fight promoters get their hands on Lou, and Reb has to save him from the cage fights. It's really good, I'm telling you. Ignore the bad reviews on imdb. If you like action, cage is for you.

This was one of the best films of 1989. It's a powerful story of everlasting and unconditional friendship. Lou Ferrigno gives an awe-inspiring performance as Billy Thomas, a Vietnam veteran with a mental disability. Reb Brown plays Scott Monroe, also a Vietnam vet and Billy's best friend. Billy gets abducted and tricked into cage-fighting, and Scott must find and rescue him from the clutches of the Chinese mafia. This treasure is a must see for action movie fans!

If you're into illegal fights setup in cage matches, this might be wroth checking out. But don't get your hopes up, Cage is not a horrible movie but is inconsistent in delivering what even a good B-movie should receive.

While the movie stars the large "Lou Ferrigno" (star of the Incredible Hulk series), the character he plays, Billy, is original, but a big let down for such an actor. He doesn't even get as much screen time as his best buddy in the movie, Scott, played by Reb Brown . The movie opens up with scenes of the Vietnam War. Billy is shot in the head, gives him brain damage, leaving him handicapped with the mind of a child for the rest of his life. His handicap gets him mixed up into illegal cage fighting, where he only has 2 fights and both are a let down, with Billy shouting "But I don't wanna hurt no one". I give props for the originality, but it is not very entertaining to watch.

The acting suffers in this film, and the goons are sillier than most B-movie goons. The bad guys are ok, and Matthias Hues (Kickboxer 2, Mission of Justice) gets screen time as one of the fighters who gets a chance at Billy. The music is just about as cheesy as the overall story and plot, and the beginning credits song/scene is enough to make one want to barf - cheesiest dang thing ever.

In a weird rounabout way the Cage is still an alright film, mainly for its attempts at originality and a plot that goes a bit more in depth than the usual B movie of its type. The fights are ok, but really just don't look real at all, and there are no fancy martial arts movies at all in this one. Check it out if you want, but getting hopes up for Cage will dissapoint you.

Unfortunately they took full advantage of Lou's disability. What's worse is he allowed it.

It does provide some great sound bites when for tapes or radio.

How this film got past the attention of Mystery Science Theater 3000" is a mystery. This is one of the funniest films ever made- unintentionally funny. Lou Ferrigno's speech problem is taken advantage of by the film's producers who have cast him as a man with the mind of a child.
Although I have great respect for Lou's physique and he is a very nice guy- this movie is a joke. The plot is lined with every evil ethnic stereotype- Italian gangsters(Mario and Tony), a bloodthirsty Mexican streetgang and a sinister Chinese crime syndicate.
If you can tolerate the tired and weak dialouge- it's good for a few laughs.

This is a great film about friendship. Lou Ferrigno couldn't be better. Reb Brown makes the movie. The scene where he cuts loose with the shotgun in the bar is fantastic and a must see for Reb Brown fans.

Lou Ferrigno plays a brain-damaged Vietnam Vet. Two buddies are injured in Vietnam. The bond becomes stronger when Billy (Lou Ferrigno) and Scott (Reb Brown) are injured and share the same room in the hospital . Upon release, Scott takes care of brain-damaged Billy. When Scott's bar is a victim of arson and Billy has been kidnapped, Scott goes on a rampage to find Billy who the thugs have forced into boxing in The Cage. There is a bar fight with Lou Ferrigno in green light. That might help you recall that Mr. Ferrigno played "The Hulk" in The Incredible Hulk tv series (1978-1982) and final "Incredible Hulk" television movies in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

I feel that my performance in this film was tremendeous, and I feel I was robbed of an oscar. I wasn't even nominated. I think that Hollywood needs to pay more attention to the stuntmen. By, Al Leong

I think tha Lou Ferigno is the smartest man alive and i think that he is GOD