Product Details

• Actors: Mark Dacascos, James Ryan, Geoff Meed, Tony Caprari, Greg Latter
• Directors: Kristine Peterson
• Writers: Rick Filon
• Producers: Michael L. Games, Michael S. Murphey
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vidmark / Trimark
• VHS Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303980104
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #349,279 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Mark Dacascos Fan, November 17, 1999

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Tanazia McDonald ([e-mail]) (Searcy, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Redemption: Kickboxer 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Besides the first Kickboxer this one is the best. But I must say the best part of the movie is its leading man. Mark is extremely talented and did the best he or anybody else could do with this part. The action is good, and the technique as well. So if you like martial arts it is a good movie to see.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars way to kill a series, May 16, 2007

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dominion_ruler "Bryan" (Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kickboxer 5: Redemption (DVD)

Kickboxer 5 was not the worst martial arts movie I have seen, but compared to the other 4 Kickboxers, this just did not belong. The other Kickboxers remained fairly close to one another through either story or characters. The only element from any of the previous Kickboxers found in Redemption was David Sloan, who appaears no more than a shadow getting the beat down and killed during the beginning credits. Its quite ridiculous too, because the goons that kill him can't seem to lay a hand on Matt Reeves (Marc Dacascos) throughout the movie.

Matt Reeves, our main character, receives the news that Sloan was killed by the Negaal Federation, and soon they kill another of Matt's friends who has just won an important ring match. So Matt of course wants revenge, travels to South Africa to locate and stop the leader of the Federation - Mr. Negaal. Mr Negaal (James Ryan) is an ok villain, but really has no skill in this movie that impressed me. His goons are complete idiots. The other characters in the movie are your basic average B movie actors. Marc Dacascos is the only highlight, of the film period. His katas and training sequences are worth watching, but any fights he takes part in are just totally unimpressive, and that includes the final brawl against Negaal which is one of the most dissapointing climatic fights I have ever seen.

Redemption is just average, maybe not even quite. Its not extremely cheesy nor ridiculously stupid, but it just does not impress, when it so easily could have. The fights are pointless and the plot is too predictable. If you are bored and need some average entertainment, here you go. Don't even bother getting this if you wish to complete your Kickboxer collection - it just doesn't even fit the role.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars only a slight improvement above Kickboxer 4, June 26, 2005

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Thomas "moviedudereviews" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kickboxer 5: Redemption (DVD)

Kickboxer and/or Mark Dacascos fans may want to look elsewhere. While Kickboxer 5 is a bit better than the fourth, that's about it. There are a few good fight scenes halfway through the movie but then it goes downhill from there. Kickboxer 5 starts off with David Sloan getting murdered by some crimeboss in South Africa. Mark's character declares vengence (what a surprise!) and he goes off to find the crimeboss responsible for David's death with the help of an escaped convict. The final fight scene with Mark Dacascos and the crimeboss is just as ridiculous as the final fight scene in Kickboxer 4. As most direct to video films go, this one doesn't deliver overall so if you are one who wants to see the Kickboxer series than just stick with the first three movies. Trust me on this one!