unclehugo Blood Hands is a Filipino action flick that one can easily poke fun at. Still, there is certain sense of sincerity in the actions of characters and in the dialogs, even if some of the lines pronounced in the movie are funny as hell. Steve, a young talented kickboxer (played by Sean Donahue) is on his way home to celebrate his birthday. Meanwhile, a bunch of villains, who happen to be (along with every secondary character in this movie) trained kickboxers, cause a disturbance in a grocery store, kill the owner during a fight and then stop by at the house of Steve's parents. The leader of the bunch used to date Steve's mother and this good woman, unaware of any kind of danger, lets the villains in when they ask for some water for the overheated motor of their car. As soon as the scoundrels enter the house, their leader starts to make advances to Steve's mother, who naturally rejects him, saying she's a married woman now. This leads to a violent confrontation, and when Steve's father returns home with a birthday cake, another kickbox fight ensues. Although Steve's old man knows a lot about martial arts, he is outnumbered, severely beaten and thrown through a glass door. His wife receives similar treatment for her lack of cooperation with the thugs. Steve arrives at the scene a few minutes later. First, he discovers his birthday cake splattered on the ground, then the bodies of his parents. Steve is quite understandably embittered and angry. The matters are further complicated by the fact that one of the thugs left a golden medallion from a kickbox championship at the scene of crime. Since it could serve as an important piece of evidence, the owner of the medallion has to go back to the house of Steve's parents with one of his pals. During this expedition, the thugs encounter a detective investigating the case, beat the hell out of him a finally smash his cranium in the swimming pool by the house. After the police proved to be inefficient, Steve decides to take justice in his hands and he starts his own investigation. Thanks to the medallion that was found by his girlfriend, he is able to track down the murderers of his parents and make them pay for their crime, one by one... Apart from plentiful action scenes, often taking place in various industrial settings, there are many amusing moments in this movie, especially when the leader of the gang of kickboxing thugs explains to his cronies why it was necessary to finish off someone every time they kick the living soul out of some unfortunate individual. The dialog between Steve and his girlfriend, who tries to prevent Steve from taking revenge on the culprits and "getting blood on his hands", is highly amusing as well. The famous speech of Bruce,who happens to be the son of one of the villains and who wishes to give up his kickboxing career (because he always gets his butt kicked by Steve), was already mentioned in the previous comment. Blood Hands is a simple movie with enough displays of martial arts to keep the fans of Filipino action flicks, especially those from the distinguished production company Silver Star, entertained.

bcalj From Top to Bottom, one of the best ever! 'Blood Hands' is masterpiece of film making, and a truly great movie.'Blood Hands' is a film which puts reality first, and chooses not to live in a fantastic world of simple brutality, unlike other martial arts films produced by less visionary talents. This film exists in the here and now, with only the present as it's guide, and as it's bible to the world around us. We learn about kick boxing as it really is; and are taught that vengeance will always have its price.We see the reality of violence, and are warned of its nature. Yes, this tale is a complex morality piece, and one that exposes hidden truths within us all. We see how perpetrators of heinous acts can be undone, and how justice will provably. We see, reassuringly so, that the institutions that bind our society together, also bind the world of 'Blood,' keeping the film relevant to the public. One such institution is that of the police, and police work is the heart of this film. All central characters study clues, and do their best to find the killers of a kindly foster-child raising couple, and an angry supermarket owner. As everyone knows the only real clue to any serious murder would be a gaudy, and somewhat campy object left by the killers at the scene. They leave such fantasy crime fighting devices as eyewitness accounts, fingerprints, and DNA-testing behind. These count for nothing in the real world.As well as being beautifully atmospheric and incredibly realistic, we also see a technically well made film. The dialogue and acting stand out, with a super grasp of both fundamentals being displayed upon screen. With supreme acting talent on show, including such stand-outs as star Sean Donahue leading the charge, not too mention a dynamite script, one with a real message, so we feel for the characters. We realise that this is more than just a movie. This film is showing us a way of life. Morality, with an emphasis on the youth of today, is given the highest degree importance. Young people now know that "vio-lence is a re-al-ah-taye of our lives." Such lessons are missing from today's pictures, and this one is superbly delivered to the audience.'Blood Hands' is a film of love and openness. There is a most touching coming out scene where a young man named Bruce hollers to his evil father that he wants to just be himself, "I just wanna be Bruce! I just wanna be Bruce!" We feel for him, and his character is shown to survive the events depicted vividly on screen, despite his mullet, and the many severe beatings he takes. He can live, as he renounced evil, and walked toward the light. Again, such moral messages are left behind in martial arts film of today. 'Blood' is about The Love.'Blood Hands' raises the bar and lets you into the world of danger associated with top level kick boxing, and lets you love it's characters. Could this be the definitive martial arts film of our time?