Member AlbertV Posted May 4, 2010 Member Share Posted May 4, 2010 I just came across this upcoming MMA film. It's one of the latest Tapout presents films and this time, the star looks to be former world karate champion Tony Schiena. The MMA fighters include Kimbo Slice, Heath Herring, Frank Mir, and Roger Huerta. The fight choreographer this time is a longtime veteran stuntman, Arnold Chon. I've seen some of Chon's martial arts skills and they are quite impressive. I've never seen him tackle the MMA genre so right now it picks my curiosity, but I hope it fares better than the Echavarria MMA films. Plot according to the film's official website: Following an in-ring accident, Matt Hunt (Tony Schiena) retired from the world of mixed martial arts at the top of his game. Unable to outrun his guilt, he lost his family, his title, and his way. But when a crooked promoter lures him back into a fight against the current undefeated champ, Patrick "The Brick" Wahle, Matt must enlist the aid of an enigmatic trainer to turn him back into a warrior so he can stand tall and do battle once again. The movie comes to DVD on August 15, 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 13, 2010 Author Member Share Posted July 13, 2010 The movie is already out. Major improvement over the Hector Echavarria-MMA starrers...they lessened the eroticism for the most part and upped the drama and action. Tony Schiena is a great martial artist (a former world karate champion) and his lead role here is much better than The Number One Girl. What I didn't like too much was that Heath Herring looked like a poor white version of Mr. T's Rocky III character. Arnold Chon did a good job though with the fights...the seasoned martial artist and stuntman vet definitely did his homework. Of course another flaw: the constantly mislabeled DVD cover art. Kimbo Slice, Frank Mir, and Roger Huerta only have small and supporting roles. Full review on the main page http://www.kungfucinema.com/review-circle-of-pain-2010-14888 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member CDiablo Posted July 15, 2010 Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 http://vimeo.com/12858239 IMO MMA and martial arts movies dont mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kngfu Posted July 15, 2010 Member Share Posted July 15, 2010 great review, now I actually want to watch the movie.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cultlabs Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 First visit in months. I haven't had a fight flick to work with for a while. Circle of Pain comes to UK DVD courtesy of Chelsea Films on Jan 24th 2011. I've posted the press release HERE and here's some clips from our Youtube channel (spoilers!) CLIP ONE CLIP TWO CLIP THREE CLIP FOUR UK SLEEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member udar55 Posted January 23, 2011 Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 Oh man, this movie is awful. Also bad is director Daniel Zirilli's next feature LOCKED DOWN (also with Kimbo in it for about two minutes). Here is my review of it: http://originalvidjunkie.blogspot.com/2010/11/prison-prescription-locked-down-2010.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member cultlabs Posted January 24, 2011 Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 CIRCLE OF PAIN IS OUT NOW. Check out clips on the CULT LABS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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