Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

gavin6942 A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. (Charles Bronson) is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.The movie marks the ninth and final collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson. Beginning with the movie "St. Ives" in 1976, their partnership spanned nearly thirteen years. I am sad to say they did not end on a high note.Although there are good parts of the film, it lacks an overall punch. The opening scene, busting in on a prostitute and her john, that grabs your attention. But then it becomes a film that tends to stereotypically anti-Japanese. I'm sad to see Bronson's character suddenly dislike all Japanese because of an incident with his daughter.

Scott LeBrun The final feature film for the celebrated director J. Lee Thompson unfortunately isn't the kind of swan song that I'm sure many people would have preferred to see, but it delivers acceptable seedy entertainment. His final teaming with the almighty Charles Bronson features the actor as Lt. Crowe, an extremely angry vice detective with a vendetta against an especially depraved pimp, Duke (Juan Fernandez). Dukes' specialty is turning underage girls into prostitutes, so you can see how he'd raise a persons' ire. While this is going on, a Japanese man named Hiroshi Hada (James Pax) has arrived in L.A. with his family, and struggles to adjust to a different way of life where woman strive to be independent and not subservient.There's the element of serious themes here. Not that they're explored all that well, but at least "Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects" is attempting to be more ambitious than the usual Thompson-Bronson-Cannon Group potboiler. It takes a look at the differences between American culture and Japanese culture of the times. It also gives Bronson a little more to work with by making his character an anti-Japanese xenophobe. But Thompson and screenwriter Harold Nebenzal do wallow in sleaze, much as Thompson did with the earlier Bronson collaboration "10 to Midnight". Some scenes are certain to make some viewers highly uncomfortable, especially as Hiroshis' daughter Fumiko (Kumiko Hayakawa) gets victimized over and over by Duke and his disgusting associates.The movie is not without its silly pleasures. The most fun is seeing Lt. Crowe terrorize Duke and forcing the pimp to *swallow his own $25,000 watch*. The finale is pretty typical but reasonably rousing action movie stuff.The supporting cast is good: Perry Lopez as Crowes' partner, Peggy Lipton as his wife, Sy Richardson as Dukes' most prominent henchman, Bill McKinney as a priest, Nicole Eggert as one of Dukes' girls, etc. Blink and you'll miss Danny Trejo, in one of his pre-stardom convict roles, near the end of the picture.Overall, a trashy, fun action picture with an ending where you really feel, for once, that the bad guy is *really* going to get what he deserves.Seven out of 10.

ebiros2 Kinjite is actually a Japanese martial arts terminology meaning "Forbidden Technique". Something that's so ruthlessly potent that it is forbidden from usage.Well, we have Golan-Globus production action movie featuring Charles Bronson. If you haven't seen Charles Bronson's earlier movies, and seen this, you'd think he's another B movie actor. I have nothing against Golan-Globus films. They put out some good action movies during the '80s starring other luminaries such as Chuck Norris and Sho Kosugi. But this movie is bit below Charles Bronson's acting capability. The movie itself is not bad. It's about par for other Canon film's production of the time, and is quite entertaining to watch.So I'm ambivalent about this movie. If you came to see a Canon film movie, you came to the right place, but if you came to see a Charles Bronson film, you might be disappointed.Cinematography is very good as is in most of Golan-Globus produced films. Each scene is crisp and clean with beautiful colors.Bottom line is, this is above average action movie of the genre, and worth watching if you like '80s style action movies.

Witchfinder General 666 I am both an enthusiast of controversial, violent and sleazy Exploitation cinema, and an avid fan of the great late Charles Bronson. I strongly oppose political correctness in films, and I have no problem with a movie glorifying violence and vigilantism. However, this last collaboration of Charles Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson is so far out there it is sometimes difficult to enjoy. While the other Thompson/Bronson collaborations (10 TO MIDNIGHT, THE EVIL THAT MEN DO, DEATH WISH 4, MURPHY'S LAW...) were the opposite of politically correct (which is something I enjoy), KINJITE - FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS of 1989 is so full of glorification of police sadism and blatant racism that it is hard not to wonder whether Thompson's main intent was to overtrump his previous movies in wrongness.***SPOILERS*** Bronson is more willing than ever to bend the law in the role of tough-cop Lt. Crowe. Within the first five minutes of the film, he verbally abuses an Indian man in a racist rant, and assaults a man suspected of sex with underage prostitutes with a dildo (!). His main concern is bringing the evil pimp Duke (Juan Fernández) to justice. After his teenage daughter is groped by a drunk Japanese businessman, he furthermore keeps ranting about orientals. The highlights in the dubious protagonist's behavior are moments when he forces a suspect to devour a Rolex Watch (!) or sets a guy up to be raped in prison (!!).I cannot claim that the film isn't entertaining. It is. But on a very low and nearly despicable level. The so-called moral message of the film may well be described as fascist. I never have a problem with cinematic cops bending the law, or people taking the law in their own hands in films; however the manner of how the whole thing is glorified here is rather disgusting at times. Even worse, the film is blatantly racist. All the male Japanese characters are perverted drunks whose hobbies include groping and degrading girls. The one reasonable Japanese character is a woman who was 'raised in a Western manner'. All the villains are Latinos and blacks whereas the good guys are white cops. Bronson's characters' over-protectiveness of his daughter sometimes seems to go beyond the usual father-daughter protectiveness. Bronson generally doesn't seem too enthusiastic about this film. The 67-year-old actually seems annoyed by yet another type-casting. By the time this film was made, medication had rid Bronson of his rough facial features, which, in combination with his obvious lack of enthusiasm, makes him seem like an angry old guy who hates everybody, rather than the tough guy he used to be in earlier films. Still, watching Bronson in action is the main aspect that makes this film worth watching. The best performance comes from villain Juan Fernández, who is truly despicable and evil in his role.The combination of Bronson as star and Thompson in the director's chair never was an avatar of subtlety. And one would not want it to be. In watching a Bronson/Thompson film one will expect testosterone-driven, brutal and sadistic, politically incorrect entertainment, which is perfectly fine. This film's racism and fascistic message are hard to digest, however. As said, it may entertain, but it does so in a very low manner.