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Redbelt

9 Ratings: 3.3
A movie directed by David Mamet

         In the west-side of Los Angeles fight world, a world inhabited by bouncers, cagefighters, cops and special forces types, Mike Terry is a Jiu-Jitsu teacher who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing instead … see full wiki

Director: David Mamet
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Release Date: May 2, 2008
MPAA Rating: R
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review by . January 19, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
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Mixed Martial Arts have been in the spotlight ever since the emergence of UFC and some Hollywood films such as the Karate Kid clone "Never Back Down" (which I have also reviewed) have attempted to capitalize on its popularity. Writer/director David Mamet's "REDBELT" may well be the best U.S. filmmakers have come up with in regards to the world of Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. The film is about honor and integrity, it cleverly blends the Japanese "code of the Samurai" …
review by . August 28, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
A GREAT FILM WITH RANDY COUTURE
      REDBELT      I have been a fan of Martial Arts and a practitioner since I was born seeing that some of my uncles and such were black belts in Karate or Jiu-Jitsu [love it]. And of course I have been a fan of MMA since 1993 I believe it was when the Gracie's debuted the UFC. Now it seems that the art form and now worldwide popular sport that I have loved since I was born is reaching that mainstream status. I guess that is both a bad and a good thing …
review by . July 30, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
A GREAT FILM WITH RANDY COUTURE
      REDBELT      I have been a fan of Martial Arts and a practitioner since I was born seeing that some of my uncles and such were black belts in Karate or Jiu-Jitsu [love it]. And of course I have been a fan of MMA since 1993 I believe it was when the Gracie's debuted the UFC. Now it seems that the art form and now worldwide popular sport that I have loved since I was born is reaching that mainstream status. I guess that is both a bad and a good thing …
review by . August 31, 2008
posted in Movie Hype
David Mamet pulls off another distinctive and compelling take on traditional genres with this compelling story of a modern day samurai.     Mike Terry runs a school/dojo for fighters, jiu-jitsu style. A key doctrine of his school is that there is no situation that cannot be mastered, that obstacles to escape are all in the mind. He aims at purity in his methods -- fighting is not about gaining rewards or fame. Of course, this means he is barely making ends meet with his business …
review by . September 19, 2008
Redbelt was so so close to being one of the few films that earn the rarity of being called classic. The film is about Mike Terry who is a jiu jitsu self defense teacher. He is a very skilled teacher and owns his own dojo but the money just isn't rolling in. More problems follow as a nervous woman comes stumbling into his studio. The woman is so scared and nervous that she grabs a gun that belonged to Mike's student, and shoots the dojo window out. The student was a cop and was nice enough …
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