Product Description

Called "spectacularly choreographed and executed" by the Hollywood Reporter, legendary martial arts star Chuck Norris takes on a deadly terrorist training camp known only as The Octagon in this deadly tale of revenge that pits brother against brother in a classic showdown battle of good vs. evil

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32887 in DVD
• Brand: PHASE 4 FILMS
• Released on: 2004-08-17
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 104 minutes

Features

• Called "spectacularly choreographed and executed" by the Hollywood Reporter, legendary martial arts star Chuck Norris takes on a deadly terrorist training camp known only as The Octagon in this deadly tale of revenge that pits brother against brother in aic showdown battle of good vs. evil. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R Age: 692865126331 UPC: 69

From the Actor
Special Features "The Making Of The Octagon" Documentary. TRT 39.26 This documentary includes interviews with the filmmakers illustrated with footage from the film, sketches, illustrations, print materials, promotional footage, etc. Included in the documentary:
Chuck Norris: Actor
Richard Norton: Actor
Eric Karson: Director
Joel Freeman: Producer
Alan Belkin: Executive Producer
Dick Halligan: Composer

Short Vignette: "How American Cinema Changed Hollywood Forever"

Biographies for the principals involved. 18 total.

Original Theatrical Trailer for the Feature Film.

Television Commercial for the Feature Film.

About the Actor
Chuck Norris Force of One, Octagon, Delta Force, Walker, Texas Ranger, Missing in Action, Hellbound etc

Customer Reviews

Octagon is Chuck's Best! Began the Ninja-Mania of the 1980s.

Ever wonder where all the ninja movies of the 1980s came from?

They all came about as a result of The Octagon. It was the first ninja movie made in the U.S. It was a huge hit and it single-handedly created the ninja-mania of the '80s.

I am a huge Chuck Norris fan and I rank The Octagon as the VEYR BEST movie he has made to date. Not only did the movie make a ton of money at the box office (his most profitable film to date) but it demonstrates Chuck's best karate skills.

Watching this movie, you can really see Chuck's skilled martial arts technique and see what he is capable of doing. YOU SEE WHY THIS GUY WAS UNDEFEATED WORLD KARATE CHAMPION SIX TIMES IN A ROW. This movie doesn't require a bunch of cheesy MTV jump-cut edits to deliver good martial arts action like today's cheesy martial arts movies.

Here's an FYI: the more camera edits you have during kicks and punches, the less skilled the actor is at doing them. The Octagon shows that Norris doesn't need camera edits to execute triple spinning-back-kicks. He does them one right after another, all right in front of your eyes, from one camera angle (!!!)

This movie also features the great Richard Norton in a hidden role as the main masked ninja heavy that Chuck takes on in the final scene.

I am so glad to see that this movie is now out on DVD and with some excellent behind the scenes back-features. Two well-produced over 30-minute long documentaries on The Octagon and American Cinema, as well as trailers and 5.1 and surround sound (!!!)

After The Octagon, Chuck went on to make An Eye for an Eye, another great Chuck flick. But, to me, The Octagon will always be No. 1. If you want to see what Chuck Norris is capagle of doing in peak form. What him kick some serious ninja butt in this one - the ORIGINAL NINJA MOVIE!

A traffic sign or martial arts thriller
I am conflicted and truly felt cognitive dissonance when I reviewed this movie. Anyone who knows me is aware that I am huge Chuck Norris fan. However, this movie is so totally ludicrous and for the most part moot. So this review was hard for me to write. Nevertheless, I still love Chuck Norris and this movie is entertaining but perhaps for all the wrong reasons.

This movie released in 1980 (more than likely shot in 1979) has this total retro feel to it, which as far as I am concerned is a good thing. However, this movie had so many loop holes in it the Millennium Falcon would have no problem flying through them in order to jump into hyper-drive.

I would try to explain the story of this film, yet I didn't understand it myself. What I will say is that Chuck Norris is tormented by flashbacks of his childhood and of ninjas (evil). He discovers that his adopted brother (can we say Lego hair) is the leader of an underground ninja crime movement. These ninjas are training in an octagon, hence the title of the movie. The former is really the best description of the movie I can provide. The movie should have been dubbed in French it might have made more sense to me despite the fact I cannot speak French. As for the fighting, it wasn't bad, usually Chuck Norris fair.

Another strange thing in this movie was Chuck Norris' intern-monologue; it has this whispering echo thing going on. For the most part, I didn't understand any of Chuck's thoughts. Then there was the character of A.J.: was he Chuck's friend, business partner, brother, an X-File, I don't know. Then there was this older man played by Lee Van Cleef. He was always accompanied by two other men and they always were able to aid Chuck. Again, I don't know who he was, why he was there and how he knew Chuck. All I knew is that he hated ninjas. I have never met a ninja so I can't share this aversion. Oh you will also see a very young Ernie Hudson in this movie.

Chuck also has three different "encounters" or "relationships" with women in this movie. The first woman is sort of ditzy and is accosted by ninjas. The second woman Chuck calls a whore. Finally, the third looks like a girl I use to date. I am not sure if any of this information means anything.

In retrospect I look at "The Octagon" in two perspectives. The first perspective is a movie that is so bad it makes one wonder why it was made and what events in one's life resulted in viewing this film. The second perspective is a movie that is just random scenes and the only continuity being the characters and location. Under the assumption the viewer surrenders to the latter, they might really enjoy this movie. Sadly this movie seems very thrown together and didn't know what it wanted to do with itself.

The only reason I gave this movie two stars is because after about forty minutes I just started laughing. Once this transpired, I started to lose the oxygen going to my brain and began enjoying the nonsense that is "The Octagon". This behavior continued up forty-eight hours after the movie ended. I will never look at a "stop sign" the same way again.

"What is your real name?" Norris answers "Do you really need to know?" The man says "No"
You have to love b movies. Now I have to be honest this flick does not deserve a full 3 stars. It is more like a 2 and a half but chuck norris's super sweet moves definitely gives it the full 3. So if you can stick with this thing just dragging along for 5-10 minutes at a time, you will be pleased with the last 30 minutes or so. Can Norris storm this evil ninja camp and save his friend? Can he kill his ninja brother. You will just have to watch and find out.

The piture quality is good but not perfect by any means. The special featuresd are very interesting too giving you a behind teh scens of teh movie and a ton of info on the film company that made this movie and other good Chuck Norris flicks.