P.O.W. the Escape

1986

Action / Adventure / Drama / War

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David Carradine as Col. James Cooper
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Mako as Capt. Vinh
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818.84 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BandSAboutMovies3 / 10

Rough

Also known as Behind Enemy Lines and Attack Force 'Nam, David Carradine stars as Colonel James Cooper, which is the Chuck Norris role in this movie, as Cannon had gone all in on military movies.

Directed by Gideon Amir, who produced Cannon's Boy Meets Girl, Missing In Action and American Ninja, this movie had three - yes, three - screenwriters: Malcolm Barbour (who would go on to create Cops for Fox),James Bruner (who had already written Missing In Action) and Avi Kleinberger (who wrote American Ninja and three of its four sequels).

During a mission at the end of the war, Cooper gets caught trying to liberate his fellow soldiers and ends up in a North Vietnamese POW camp himself. He's due for a trial bu the North Vietnamese, but Vinh (Mako),the camp commander, offers him a deal: if he can get Cooper and the troops there to safety, they will help him get to America.

With music from other Cannon movies (The Delta Force, Revenge of the Ninja),you may write this off as just another Vietnam movie, but it literally wraps Carradine in the flag and also has not just Steve James, but Steve James singing "Proud Mary," and I think it's worth watching just for that one scene. And because this was made in the Philippines, it legally has to have James Gaines in it.

Also, drink every time Carradine says, "Everybody goes home," and you'll die.

Reviewed by lost-in-limbo6 / 10

What did you expect?

"Cooper, everybody goes home is a slogan. It's not a religion".

"Speak for yourself".

David Carradine gets in on the 1980s one-man heroic act of Vietnam. Carradine along with Steve James and Mako headline this cheapie 'Missing in Action' influenced war-action fodder. This one being set towards the end of the Vietnam war. An American gung-ho mission for P. O. W's goes awry, and Carradine's commanding officer finds himself now a P. O. W too. But not for long, as he leads an escape thanks to a shady deal with a Vietnamese officer wanting something in return. Things don't go so smoothly. Rather well-done with enough danger (explosions, acrobatic flailing, automatic gunfire),and high stakes as the soldiers have only a couple days to reach a drop zone for American choppers. Formulaic fluff, but delivers on what you expect from something of this ilk.

Reviewed by Hey_Sweden7 / 10

No deep thinking required here. This is just fun.

David Carradine stars as Colonel James Cooper, taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. Since he is the highest ranking officer in the custody of the Vietnamese army, they intend to make an example out of him. But the camp commander, Captain Vinh (Mako),offers him a deal: Vinh wants to use the booty he's stolen from his prisoners to build a new life in America, and offers to take Cooper with him when he makes an escape. But Cooper is a strict believer in the "no man left behind" policy, and won't agree unless the other prisoners in the camp can come with him. Vinh reluctantly agrees, and so the big escape journey begins.

"P.O.W. The Escape", a.k.a. "Behind Enemy Lines", mostly foregoes politics in order to concentrate mainly on action. And, as directed by Gideon Amir, it delivers many thrills - explosions, gunfights, stunts, a major set piece on a river, you name it. It's actually pretty entertaining for what it is. It amusingly turns Carradine into a Chuck Norris / Sylvester Stallone kind of hero, the kind of guy who energetically takes on all comers while rarely sustaining much physical damage himself. Therefore, it's NOT something to really take seriously. With the Philippines once again standing in for Vietnam, there's much excellent location work, and a certain degree of atmosphere. That's not to mention the omnipresent soundtrack, which is mostly a collection of cues taken from previous Cannon Group productions.

Carradine is a true study in no-nonsense, all-business stoicism here, with strong support from a rock-solid Steve James, one of the most charismatic second bananas to ever grace cinema with his presence. There's also some delicious villainy from Mako, jovial and smiling at first, but deadly serious when he needs to be. To add to the tension, there's antagonism from a Jerk soldier named Sparks (Charles Grant),who's as self-serving a character as you're ever likely to see. Other familiar faces like Phil Brock, Tony Pierce, and Ken Metcalfe have supporting roles and bits.

"P.O.W. The Escape" will not be for viewers expecting realism or historical accuracy. It's just a straightforward little diversion that holds viewer attention for a well-paced hour and a half.

Seven out of 10.

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