Barry had no authority with his classmates. First, he was not physically strong because of his asthma, which plagued him with terrible attacks. Second, he was weak in spirit, too, not always daring to respond to an abuser.
And thirdly, he was a dreamer, becoming in his dreams the first assistant to Chuck Norris, the fighter for justice.
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In the course of this review, I will repeatedly refer to the esteemed Mr. Norris simply as Chuck. I hope he will forgive me and not punish me.
Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Willis, Van Damme, Seagal, and others, every, absolutely every action hero of our childhood has made a movie at least once in his career where he made fun of himself and his image of an invincible and invulnerable hero.
Even Chuck himself, Mr. Seriousness and imperturbability, the rip-off of villains and everybody’s famous liquidator, just a real man, and he makes a big joke of himself and his image of lone wolf McQuade in “Pair Punch”.
First and foremost, this is a movie about us guys and even girls who were fanatics in the ’80s and ’90s about these superheroes, hanging posters on the walls (“Cobra,” “Terminator,” “Peanuts,” admit it, it was). Barry, played by Jonathan Brandis, is a collective image of the typical action movie buff who has raised more than one generation.
“Dreams often come true if you really want them to” – Chuck Norris.
In his dreams and daydreams, Barry is unrealistically cool (almost like Chuck), wielding all kinds of martial arts. He imagines a world where he can be a great athlete, can be Chuck’s right-hand man and travel with him wherever he wants, performing the most dangerous and impossible missions, acting fast and lightning-fast, forming a paired punch with Chuck. His fantasies are brilliant, and his dreams come true when he goes to school and immediately finds himself in the middle of the Vietnam War (hahaha, and a gym teacher as a Nazi to you).
Yeah, it’s a movie about us and our childhood. Eh, what dreamers we were. Who didn’t imagine such adventures with their favorite action heroes when they were kids, who wouldn’t want to be in Barry’s shoes and make their dreams come true by meeting their idol.
“Strength matters, and strength is in the head” – Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris!!! No matter what anyone says, an iconic figure, a man of legend, an idol, an idol of youth and an iconic figure in the history of American cinema. What can we say about the man “whose tears cure cancer.
Chuck plays himself, not becoming less brutal, charismatic and noble, showing that in real life, he is just as unreal cool and capable of sizzling with one look, as on the screen. All jokes are jokes, but nobody took away his black belt and multiple championships in karate.
Recently, I noticed that this picture is the most famous Chuck’s movie among the so-called ordinary audience after “Cool Walker” of course. Many people think of this particular film of his, imagining in their heads, “well, this is the one where he was teaching the boy.” Well, pretty much right.
Having rewatched this somewhat forgotten picture and received a portion of incredibly positive charge, I would like to say thank you to the authors for this pleasant memory from my childhood, for this terrific attraction called “Pair Punch”. Watch it for all fans of classic 80-90’s action movies, for when else will Chuck allow himself to be mocked like this.
Info Blu-ray
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265 (78.1 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles
English, English SDH.
