Night Of The Kickfighters [1988]

We got another with a title that doesn't match. Apparently this film is also called "Night Raiders", which isn't much better but as Adam pointed out, there's a lot of kicking in this movie for a movie that shouldn't really have any. This movie is ultimately a rescue mission movie with a team of characters but that premise doesn't even get established until at least halfway through. And aside from our main character (somewhat) none specialize in kicking.

We get an opening that doesn't really tell us anything aside from establishing our main villain lady who is campy and dresses like a D&D villain and our hero who looks way too much like other white men in the movie. We get some set up about a government developed laser that doesn't come up again and a girl who is about to get married when she gets kidnapped. Our main guy gathers together a ragtag group including a stoner witch a lot of gadgets he developed and a magician with a grandiose voice and style. They interrupt our villain's lazing around wearing a snake and being fed grapes by her tall lackey when they break in but she uses microwaves to melt some brains. In they end, they blow up her boat with a very bad effect and the kidnapped girl is able to get married with our ragtag group in attendance.

Overall, this movie is really borderline. We got some solid laughs from the characters and bad effects, but the film was also poorly constructed in a way that occasionally left us a bit confused. Watch at your discretion.

Spoon Rating: 5