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1st Testament: CIA Vengeance
Ron Becks, Luciano Saber, Soo J. Kim, Kimmarie Johnson, Renatta Mitchell. Directed by Young Man Kang. Written by Ron Becks. Produced by Young Man Kang. Released by Elliptic Entertainment. 2003. 78 minutes. Not rated.
Actor Ron Becks acted as star and writer of this fascinating B-grade hybrid certain to enthrall exploitation film fans everywhere. A spy thriller/actioner about a CIA agent who wants out, but instead gets reassigned to train a deadly South Korean female assassin with the aim of killing North Korea's Kim Jong-Il. Ripped from the headlines? Not exactly, but for people who recall the glory days of such Cold War exploitation films back in the '80s, this is a fun throwback. It's also a throwback to the days when black cinema and Asian cinema flirted closely with each other -- long before Jet Li and DMX were making movies together. Produced and directed by South Korean filmmaker Young Man Kang, "1st Testament" is supposed to be the first of a trilogy -- and while its credentials are definitely on the B-level, it has enough natural verve and tongue-in-cheek humor to suggest that more outings are not out of the question.
Extras include a commentary track, trailers and stills.-By Wade Major
Collector Rating: STRICTLY FOR FANS
Posted by: Wade Major on August 16, 2003 10:49 PM
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