Best of the Best II (1993) - Comedic Movie Review 

The thing I respect is they not only dress Tommy like Liu Kang from the Mortal Kombat video game, but they have him do a Liu Kang fatality to defeat the boxer. 😂

Even though it went in a complete different direction, "Best Of The Best 2" (1992) is a sequel that surpassed its original.

Back in the 1990s, Ralf Moeller was the world's largest bodybuilder. At his peak size, Moeller was 6'6", 295 lbs. Moeller had the ideal look for his roles in Universal Soldier, Best of the Best 2, Conan The Adventurer, and Gladiator.

Found this gem of a channel while sick with coved and have been binge watching. This review had me laughing in pain.

That mannequin's face getting wrecked by that kick literally made me do a spit take.

Chris Penn is a great actor. RIP. Same goes for Roberts.

One of my favourite films from when I was a kid, same as kickboxer.. what makes a good fighting film for me is training montages, good music and a good final fight! This has all of them along with kickboxer, it’s goofy but I love it haha great review man made me laugh!

You are killing it with the choices! Last Dragon & No Retreat No Surrender are some favorites!

"nobody makes me bleed my own blood" might be the most badass thing I've ever heard

“Scarred my perfection” is totally something that old narcissist Vega from Street Fighter would say🎭

I watched this movie on vcr a million times when I was kid. It still looks awesome.

Before he was Sal Maroni he was Best of the Best. This is like a perfect prequel to how Sal Maroni came to power and now Batman has to take him down. That kick to the face was hilarious!

Dude, you literally made my year with this video. p.s. ...."Hooouston!"

Chris Penn played a martial artist. Twice. And once after Reservoir Dogs. My head hurts….

Loved the review. This movie is such a guilty pleasure for me. I've known since it first came out that it's pretty bad, but I can't help loving it.

The original movie did very very well on home video, and with Van Damme doing well at the box office, this sequel took a chance in the cinemas. But as you said, it tanked. I watched it on video at the time, and though I think the fighting is great overall, and I liked the continuation of Dae Han's involvement here, it was a disappointment. I remember being stunned that Travis was killed off, and it soured the association I had with the original at the time. The revenge in the underground fighting tournament is thus taken from any other martial arts action film of its day. The fight scenes with Tommy are excellent all the same, and Ive always thought Phillip Rhee should have been far more successful.

"Did you kill my friend?" "Easily". One of my all time favorite movie lines and I use it all the time. Tae Kwon Do is a joke, anyway. They are just in it for the money and you have to pay to test for each belt. Ridiculous.

I can’t stop laughing over that opening line. Jogging in the ocean in my socks…I just can’t stop

Loved this! It's funny - so many elements in common with Sensei Seagal's flicks, only here it feels like good-natured and (goofy) fun. Eric Roberts entering the venue in an evening jacket, looking like James Bond and kung-fu'ing bad guys...what's not to love? And the "guns are unmanly" guy. Also, Wayne Newton had a cameo in the James Bond flick "License to Kill" as a sketchy TV evangelist.

I swear the guy asking the kid if he needs a ride home is a reference to home alone. When mcalister is running through the dark in the park, some people harass him about seeing his mother and moving on etc... maybe I'm crazy but, I swear it's a reference!!!

Back in 1993 I thought this movie was the absolute best. Good times.

The name of the nunchuck guy in the fight club is called Darryl Chan

I like how this series progressed. At first we have some dedicated traditional martial artists battling it out in a tournament. Next we learn that Tae Kwon Do can lead into underground pit fights to the death and some weapons are introduced. Finally the third one ended up being a carbon copy of the plot of "on deadly ground" and a 3 ninjas movie, and oh my God the guns. Best of the best 3 DOA by MOA

If you don't hug a bear, is it really a vision?

Awesome sequel. Love the moment when the henchman just randomly shouts, “Don’t you ever touch me!”. What happened to real explosions. And real movies.

Ok, this is really dorky: Tommy isn't driving down The Las Vegas Strip (Las Vegas Blvd). He's driving down Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas which is 4 or 5 miles north or so. AKA Glitter Gulch. Back in the old days, Vegas was centered around Fremont Street. Starting in the 1960's, the larger new casino were appearing on The Strip. This area down south isn't even in Las Vegas, but in the unincorporated area of Paradise (though nobody really cares about this). By 1989, all the new major casinos were on the strip and it's popularity had eclipsed Fremont Street. You can't drive down Fremont Street anymore like Tommy. In 1994 the road was closed and turned into a pedestrian mall with a giant light roof of lights over it. It's called "The Freemont Street Experience". Fun Fact: A proposal that made it a LONG ways to completion for Fremont Street instead of the roof was a life size Starship Enterprise Hotel. It sounds insane, but it was very close. In fact, the money was completely in place and the Fremont people were ready to go, but a new Paramount executive pulled the rights for whatever reason.

Tommy's uncle did fight. He fought Chuck Norris in "Firewalker". He was the Aztec priest that whooped Louis Gossett Jr EDIT: posted before I saw the "IT" clip. Legendary. Subscribed

Oh damn that was Evil-in from Masters Of the Universe with Dulph Lungren.

Man, you missed the best part! "I'll rip your f*ckin ears off, 'n stick 'em where the sun don't shine!" One of the hardest times I laughed as a kid lol

Yesss!!!! You included the "don't you ever touch me" randomness 🤣🤣🤣 New subscriber to this awesome channel, keep up the good work!!

Also, I love seeing Kane Hodder pop up randomly in these reviews. Lol

I have great memories with part 1 & 2, watching them with my family. My dad rented the movies multiple times. Glad you did the reviews.

Dude, you have to admit that Best of the Best 2 had a really nice soundtrack

Just useless information. The big German guy is from Gladiator. He was also great in Beerfest lol. Back in the day he competed In the Mr Universe competition. In fact, all the German henchmen from Beerfest were pro body builders. My favourite quote from beerfest: "If you can drink goats piss you can drink anything"

Not only do I not eat an entire pineapple for breakfast, I rarely wear a tie for breakfast either.

Sonny landham is why this was my favorite of the 4. This was the first thing I'd seen him in and thought he was awesome in the role.

@1:24 so interesting to read the mumble jumbo they repeat on the newspaper articles. Funniest part, they have one paragraph about the East West dojo, and immediately continue with "In any event" and further talk about the government conference. LOL And helping him walk just because he has an eye patch. omg that's hilarious

I'm so glad you put the Dodgeball clip in after dude's face hit the mirror cuz that's the first thing I thought of when it happened. 😂😂

4:55 That right there was comedy *PERFECTION.* I couldn't 🛑 laughing!

We made the Superbowl in 80. Coach let us hit New Orleans and get it out of our systems. Some of us had more system than others.

I love the first two movies in this franchise. I’m an Eric Roberts fan. Your reviews are really funny so I subscribed to your channel.❤️

You should do the No Retreat No Surrender “quadrilogy”. No Retreat 1-3 and King of the Kickboxers. The latter a total Xerox of Kickboxer but still awesome.

Just found your channel first thing I love the best of the best movies secondly love the content and u are bloody hilarious 😂

Two hours away from school is pretty plausible. If Gohan lived over 621 miles away from Orange Star High School then Alex's brat could do it too.

1:50 Pointing out why the guards aren't carrying guns. 13:42 The guards aren't carrying guns "for some reason". :) Just for funzies

A few thoughts: First, can’t see Wayne Newton without thinking “holy crap, Wayne Newton’s hitting on mom”. (Vegas Vacation) Second, Rifftrax just uploaded their riff of the movie “A Talking Cat!?” and I can’t help but laugh at how far Eric Roberts has fallen. I know it’s cruel, but still… And he is definitely ripped in this! Third, yeah…they must have paid that showgirl a lot of money to smile while flipping the switch of a clearly piss-poor electrical apparatus. Fourth, the fruit buffet Wayne was eaten must have been all that was left of what craft services had after everyone ate all the cheese danishes and waffles at breakfast. Finally, this is funny as always. We just watched the IT Crowd, from star to finish, and it was hilarious to see the clip of Roy talking about the fire at the sea park.

David Boreanaz got his start in Hollywood working as a Property Department Assistant on this movie. Playing Angel and Bones was a huge step up. 😂

9:50... The "Three people that could teach him to beat Brakus" SHOULD'VE been, him (Tommy's drunk uncle), Rocky (like you said),, and Thomas Janes "Punisher" (for beating the Russian "Kevin Nash")!!😂🤣👍

The nicknames in the credits 🤣🤣🤣

Whitewalker 😭😭 I’m glad I discovered this channel.

My god this was a fucking amazing review! I watched all 4 of these movies when they came out, and this brings back all those 90's feels. Can't wait to see the next review. Your reviews are like the VHS playlist of my 20's. ❤️

😂😂😂 Just when I thought we saw the last of that sparky switch.

I remember watching this with a couple of brothers. It's the reason I really lost an urge to fight. The movie is one of my favorites of all time.

13:43, I mean..1:52...just saying 😏. Great review like always!

Was not expecting the Sea Parks joke! 🤣

"You haf scaherred my perfecshun"!!!!....lol

random observations: * When the baddie got cut, I immediately thought of "nobody makes me bleed my own blood". I'm glad you played that clip. * your fixation on Tommy tackling his kid is hilarious * Holy crap! Tommy's uncle is Sonny Landham! * Maybe Tommy's uncle thought he had that native American bulletproof superpower from 'Ernest Goes to Camp' * the baddie talking about "ruining his perfection reminds me of Vega from Street Fighter

This was as zany of a sequel as you could ask for. Phillip Rhee was giving me some very liu kang vibes in this too and with all due respect to Robin Shou, he would have been a killer liu kang. And also Baracus is also the big German dude from Gladiator. Im gonna rely on you going foreword in this series as I never had a want to watch the rest, got too run of the mill.

David Boreanaz of Buffy and Bones fame is listed as property department assistant in an uncredited role as valet attendant

Love your reviews man!

Damn funny. I must have looked foolish walking my dog and laughing for no apparent reason.

Tommy, who is Korean, has a Native American uncle. Adds up!

Well, I am from Vegas and I'm wondering how he rode his bike from Las Vegas past Baker California.

I saw this on dvd and loved it!!! LOL.I have all the other intsallments too.NICE 90s flicks.

Fun fact, in case you didn't know, Tommy and Dae Han are brothers in real life. Also Eric Roberts is Julia Roberts brother. I didn't know that till a couple years ago lol.

Ralf Möller ist really killing it as the bad guy here...

The main bad guy Brakkas, is also the guy who gets taken out by Van Damme in Cyborg, in that scene where Van Damme does the splits above him. Brakkas was also in the movie Gladiator with Russell Crowe.

I actually watched this film in a movie theater in NYC. So it must have gotten at least a limited run in theaters. Not just a direct to video release.

Wayne Newton played a bad guy southern officer in the tv-series North and South… And he was great! ✌🏾😊

There’s only one rule. There are no rules!

Very funny vid again Thankyou ! A few things, I was in therapy as a kid seeing poor Travis die literally never picked up on the Paris my ass line that really is racist ! Secondly my friend also watched the vid, at the end when your showing the credits the name David Boreanaz pops up as the property department assistant, Angel really was once knowbody working on kung fu flicks, googled it really was him , Thankyou for the fun vids 🤟🏻

The scene with the kids testing for their belts. One of the kids is the kid that played Rocky in 3 Ninjas!

Kane Hodder (Jason Voorhees) plays a character named "Backdoor Man". Brakus is played by Ralph Moehler (who would later play Conan the Barbarian in a god-awful TV show) David Boreanez (Buffy and Angel) has an uncredited appearance as a valet.

10 point to hufflpuff for the IT Crowd clip!

So I know you love names and the one actor "Don't you ever touch me!" Is Patrick Kilpatrick. That dudes been in a bunch of movies, I know one with JCVD, Death Warrant. They were both excellent in that

I USUALLY EAT 35 GRAPES, 16 TOMATOES, 5 CUCUMBERS, 63 STRAWBERRIES, 3 WHOLE PINEAPPLES, 9 CROISSANTS, A STAKE, AND 6 LITRES OF DR PEPPER FOR BREAKFAST.

Any time I see Chris Penn I can't help but think Nice Guy Eddie .

Lol the red Indian is the guy of Predator

I remember me and a friend used to rewind the tape and play it in slow motion over and over again when we were young lol on the part where he turned maniquin... And yes I said rewind the tape, in case the new generation doesn't know what a VHS is 😂

Phillip Rhee real deal.

Not as good as the first but still a very entertaining sequel. I loved the It crowd reference as well BTW

I love (and own) the first one, but totally forgot 2 existed until now.

Good movie review

Brakkas: The guy you call when Arnold won't take the role.

You missed a couple things; *#1 -* the guy at the back door whom Travis gives a half-pint of Jack Daniels to so he’ll let Walter in with him… that’s the same guy who’s Girlfriend Travis was Dancing with which started the bar fight in _Best of the Best I_ *#2 -* Ironically, Wayne Newton’s one of the highest ranked Martial Artists in the entire _Best of the Best_ franchise. *#3 -* I’m glad you touched on how Brackus is basically Ivan Drago, but you missed the fact that this movie follows SUCH A SIMILAR formula to _Rocky IV;_ fellow fighter/close friend gets killed in a fight in first act of movie, main character/fellow fighter winds up in a fight against the fighter who killed close friend/fellow fighter to end the movie. *NOW,* when I was a 65-Lbs. 8 year-old kid, I was a brown belt with very little concept of physics…this movie seemed great…now as an Engineer in my mid 30s… _[shaking head no]_ Tommy Lee/Phillip Rhee doesn’t have the necessary mass required to throw around a guy built like Triple-H or Brock Lesnar in the early 2000s

I like the Huston part. With Day-Hong and the cowboy hat guy.

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I loved this movie as a kid. Did they ever explain how an Asian Tommy was really an American Indian? For some reason i doubt it was an adoption given their living situation on the rez and all. Also for another great action flick from the 80's. Firewalker with Chuck Norris and Lou Gossett Jr. Also has the dude that played Tommy's uncle in it.

All jokes aside, that mannequin looked real before before its face got kicked

I think what he meant, and this is just a wild guess. He talks about 1 of 3 people who can beat Barrakus, he means himself, Barrakus himself, and the guy who owns/runs the club... Maybe? I don't know, these movies leave a lot up for interpretation. So you're probably right in your assessment Redeye.

During the training montage, we (my mates and I when we were 10) used to sing tommy wants a beer and a packet of peanuts during bracus music part. Try it cos its hilarious.

Did the kid ever get his belt? Or will he keep getting body slammed?

Fat guy in the cowboy hat,security guard in Halloween 2

In 1992, Wayne Newton filed for bankruptcy; claiming $20 million in debts (largely from legal issues surrounding his purchase of the now-defunct Aladdin Hotel- which scenes were shot at for BotB2- and a series of lawsuits). So that explains why he was here, he needed a payday.

I have paused this video to say now, in no uncertain terms, you better say this movie rocks. That is all.

Can't believe you didn't say a word about Meg Foster's eyes.

Hitting himself in the head twice with the stick had me dying

the other two guys are miyagi and the ghost of bruce lee of course.

Hilariously spit and chocked on my coffee