Leofwine_draca The final part of Chuck Norris' no-brainer Vietnam trilogy is a loud, explosive and action-packed adventure yarn to be embraced by genre fans. Yes, the usual accusations of racism, lack of characterisation and plot and gratuitous violence remain (and, in some cases, are true) this film yet those looking for mindless action and stuntwork will be well served by the fast pacing and thrill-a-minute nature of this movie. Action highlights include Chuck's sweaty escape from a Vietnamese prison; a chase between a truck and a helicopter firing rockets; and the scene in which Norris wades into the jungle prison camp and takes out the entire guard with the use of his hand-held gatling gun - great stuff.Norris remains the muscular hero despite having visibly aged by this stage in his career and he handles the action with athleticism and skill. The supporting Vietnamese cast play clichéd characters and are fairly unappealing. The plot is light and predictable, enlivened by electric shock torture and a wonderful climax in which Norris is half-blown up by shrapnel and still manages to fight the bad guys off as he nears the bridge which borders Thailand. Yes, it might be silly and unrealistic but the combination of colourful explosions, martial arts combat, heavy firepower and endless bad guys lining up to be killed make this entertainment at its most basic. Directed by Aaron Norris, Chuck's brother who shrugs off accusations of nepotism by proving himself to be capable behind the camera.

Marko Kovanen No point watching Missing In Action movies back to back. First two come in wrong order and last one has very little to do with first two. Similarities are Missing In Action in name, Chuck Norris, character name and movies happen in Vietnam. Whoever wrote this haven't seen first two movies.First we are hit fit fact that this is not sequel to earlier movies. Then we are hit with fact that that whoever wrote script takes pretty unbelievable way to start main story after introduction. Then Chuck hits and kicks bad guys in cool action scenes. Sound like brainless action piece. Until we get drama part and from that we get to series of boring action scenes with Chuck Norris not feeling like acting. During drama you wait action and during action you wait movie to end.Two points because there is one "I didn't see that coming" and couple nice action scenes at the beginning. Other than that there is not much to see.

HaemovoreRex After the decidedly mundane sequel to the original film, this Chuck Norris outing served to re-stabilize the balance so to speak, albeit whilst seemingly contradicting the events of the previous entry. The story here concerns our unflappable all American hero, Colonel James Braddock who returns to Vietnam yet again (damn, they must be sick of him by now!) this time to rescue his wife who he previously believed to have been killed way back during the fall of Saigon. As it happens, Braddock is also somewhat surprised to find that he is additionally a father(!) But of course, matters seldom flow smoothly in these flicks and sure enough, barely have our long parted family been reunited before the Vietnamese army sour the occasion. Fear not, for not to let a pesky mere army put a damper on his plans, our man Braddock is soon running around with a handy arsenal and saving a whole mission full of children as he attempts to get them across the border into Thailand.OK, so this is far fetched beyond belief as were its predecessors in fact, but if you can manage to suspend your disbelief and go with the flow, you will likely thoroughly enjoy this feel good action acting.

Chromium_five Rounding out my Chuck Norris Triple Feature DVD, we have "Braddock: Missing in Action III," undoubtedly the best in the series and probably the only 80s action movie to come anywhere near "Commando" in terms of awesomeness. Here Chuck discovers that his wife and son are still alive under Communist rule in Vietnam, but the CIA is wary of letting him go there, most likely because the last time they asked him to accompany them there, he almost restarted the war. Chuck of course scoffs at this and leaves anyway ("Don't step on any toes, Braddock." "I don't step on toes, Little John--I STEP ON NECKS.") For some reason, upon his return to Saigon, it turns out the Vietnamese military generals still want him dead for his war crimes. The same war crimes that had him imprisoned in a POW camp for 10 years! They just cannot let this go! By the series timeline, this means that the Vietnamese government has been holding a grudge against this one particular guy for almost 20 years (what did he do, exactly? Raze a village?).Once a Colonel Quoc gets wind of Chuck's presence, he ambushes Chuck, shoots his wife, and attempts to torture him and his son. Chuck escapes. This angers Quoc so much that he decides to kidnap about 40 random children out of spite. He takes the kids to a base and locks them up for God knows what purpose, and one of his soldiers attempts to rape an 8-year-old girl. Fortunately, Chuck ambushes him and implants a bomb in his stomach and his entire body explodes right in front of the girl. Hats off to Chuck for saving her from a traumatizing experience. Then he completely wipes out the base in about fifteen minutes, and packs all the kids into a truck for a quick getaway while being pursued by a helicopter. Here is the movie's only true dip in logic, as the helicopter fires rockets at them and Chuck drives the truck through enormous flames multiple times and the kids inside are somehow not roasted alive. But that detail is a small price to pay for the levels of excitement throughout the movie. It has three times as much action as the previous installments and some convincing scenes of total chaos, as well as Chuck doing somersaults through windows even though there are doors available, all combining for a hearty 10/10. See it.