Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to an all new Reaction & Review. Tonight, guys, I'm covering the 8th installment in Andy Sidaris's "Triple B" series, which came out in 1993. That movie is "Fit To Kill".
Now, I actually do know a little bit about this movie. First off, like I already stated, it's the 8th film in the 'Triple B" series, and it was actually intended to be the last film in the "Triple B" franchise. Of course, that turned out to be a lie, because there's at least 4 more of these movies after this one. And on that note, I'm gonna let you all know right now that after this movie, I'm gonna be putting this franchise on hiatus again. Because like I mentioned before in my Reaction & Review for "Savage Beach", I don't want to burn myself out with these movies, so I'll save the last few for another time.
As for tonight's movie, I don't know anything about the plot to this thing. However, I don't think it's really gonna matter much, considering a lot of these movies have had really stupid plots to begin with. So regardless, I'm not really gonna ask for much when it comes to it's "gripping storytelling". The only thing I want out of this thing is to be entertaining. And hopefully it'll at least be better than the previous Andy Sidaris film I covered, which was "Hard Hunted". In case you didn't read my review for "Hard Hunted", it kinda sucked. So I'm hoping for this one to kinda rebound itself and be better than that movie was. And if it can do at least that much, then this movie has already accomplished more than enough for me.
Still though, I shouldn't be getting too ahead of myself here. Because it's still possible that this movie could totally suck. Mind you, most of the films I've seen from this franchise haven't totally sucked, aside from "Hard Hunted", but it could still be a possibility here. However, I won't know for sure unless I shut up and I push play, and I'm gonna do that right now. So, without further ado, it's time to kick back, relax, and check out "Fit To Kill".
14 minutes later
So, our female spy here is wearing, what I'm going to assume is suppose to be, a black thong over her skin-suit. Why would you wear that over your skin-suit? Is it because it wouldn't fit properly if she fit it inside it? I'm not an expert on women's clothing, but it's just something I feel like I needed to point out, you know?
9 minutes later
All right, I have a question about something, and it's just been bugging me a little bit. What exactly is Shane Abilene good for here? The man can't shoot for shit, as it has been demonstrated yet again, so what the hell is this guy's purpose for? I kinda wish to see *any* of the other Abilene brothers again, but for some reason, Shane's the only one that's still around, and I kinda wish he wasn't, because he's the most boring member of all the Abilene's from these movies I've seen up to this point! Good god, I wish he would just fucking die already since he's been incredibly useless, but sadly, at this point, I don't really see that happening.
3 minutes later
You know, out of all the things I was expecting to see from these particular movies, stock footage from World War II was definitely not one of them. Mind you, it is something different, but I'm not sure how much significance this will have on the actual movie itself. Just something I wanted to make mention of.
16 minutes later
So Kane's plan, after knocking out Donna with chloroform, was to have Blue Steele chloroform him as well, so that he won't be suspected of stealing the diamond, while she and Kane's henchman secretly steal the diamond. I will say, as kinda stupid as that plan is, it actually kinda sorta makes sense, in a way. It's still really stupid, but at least it's somewhat clever.
7 minutes later
You guys know how I mentioned in the previous Andy Sidaris flick where it felt very tame and played itself a little bit too safe? Well, this one is back to amping it up with it's sex scenes, because I've seen a lot more of it here than in "Hard Hunted". And this scene in particular almost feels like a softcore porno flick. So, if anything else, at least it's back to remind the viewer of why you wanted to watch these movies in the first place.
15 minutes later
OK, I have a legitimate question here. As a kid, I use to play around with remote-controlled toy vehicles. But was it really ever possible to change the control of a remote control car from a change of radio frequencies? I'm only asking this, because our two dipshit assassins are trying to use a remote-controlled toy car to blow up and kill Edy and her partner, only for some random passersby to change the radio station on a really archaic-looking radio and switch the vehicles direction back towards our idiot assassins. I'm really curious here because it's something that I've never seen happen before, you know what I mean?
3 minutes later
So two of our heroes, I don't know if one of them is suppose to be Nicole or not, just killed the last robber from the jewelry store, but also, our male protagonist, just blew up their secret hideout...which also contained all of the cash and jewelry that was stolen earlier in the movie. Great job, guys, you *totally* showed how heroic you truly are.
12 minutes later
You know, guys, if there's one other thing I wasn't expecting to see in this movie, Kane fantasizing about Donna in his own head is definitely not one of them. Then again, considering how much this movie has been showing off it's sex scenes, I probably should've expected something like this coming. But still, this one is a little bit weird, at least to me it is.
The Review
Well, guys, that was "Fit To Kill". Let me go ahead and shut the movie off now...OK. So...where to even start here? Well, earlier, the one thing that I stated was that I wanted this one to be at least better than "Hard Hunted" was. And, mission accomplished, it did just that. This movie is definitely better than "Hard Hunted". Now mind you, that's not saying a whole lot here, considering it's a low bar to pass, and I have seen better movies in the "Triple B" series that were far better than this one. But I'm not gonna say that it wasn't interesting to watch either. So at least there is that.
Now, let's go ahead and get started here by first discussing the writing. Now in the past several films of this series, I've been able to kinda summarize the plot to each of these movies. Yeah sure, they weren't exactly important, as most action movie fans care more about the action than it's plot, but I was able to at least piece together something that resembled a story so that you guys can have an idea as to what you're getting yourself into. This one, however...I really can't do that here. And the reason why I can't is because there's really not much of a story here at all. The only things I'm able to piece together here is something about a diamond that was discovered during WWII, and we get some kinda odd history lesson about the diamond's significance involving the Russians and this general from WWII that may possibly be the father of Kane, our villain from the previous 2 movies. I could totally be mistaken there because I wasn't entirely paying attention to it. I was more flabbergasted by the fact that they showed stock footage from WWII into this movie. And what's even stranger is that there is one scene that is recreated in real time in the movie about one of the generals going after the diamond. That's it. Everything else is just a history lesson about WWII during that entire bit.
Believe me, guys, when I say that the story here doesn't make any sense. And in most cases, I would have a bigger issue with that, however, as I've mentioned time and again about these particular movies, plot is the last thing you're going to care about when it comes to an Andy Sidaris flick. There are only 3 things you are going to care about. Women showing their boobs, over-the-top action scenes, and the sex scenes. And when it comes to the latter, they really amp it up here. In fact, I believe this movie, out of all the films I've seen in the "Triple B" series up to this point, is quite possibly the horniest film of the entire series. I never thought I'd actually get to say something like that about a movie before, but this one is definitely an exception, because I think there are more sex scenes here than any of the previous Andy Sidaris films had beforehand. Which, if you are somebody who's into that, well, you'll get more than enough to satisfy yourself. As for the action scenes, well, surprisingly, it's not as over-the-top as previous movies were, but they're still here, and you might get a kick out of them, too.
Now, I do want to talk about a scene that I mentioned earlier. So, in "Hard Hunted", there was a scene I talked about that felt like a pace-breaker. And that was the scene where Kane hired two assassins to kill Edy and her partner. And it ended in a very cartoon-like fashion. Well, guess what? This movie recycles that same plot point, only this time, instead of two assassins that were code-named Wile and Coyote, their new code names are "Evil" and "Knievel". I shit you not, guys, that is what they are called here. And like before, they also fail in cartoon-like fashion, and the scene serves nothing other than to add filler. In fact, thinking about it now, I wondered if Andy Sidaris, when he wrote that scene originally in "Hard Hunted" that he thought it was so *hilarious* that he decided to do it again here and thought he could get another laugh out of it. I don't know, but regardless, I didn't think I would ever get to see a scene in which he repeats the same scene beat for beat. But yeah, he did, and it wasn't really all that funny.
I could also mention that this movie does have the same problems as "Hard Hunted" did, in which the pacing is rather slow, and the characters are all kinda flat and shallow. However, as is the case with an Andy Sidaris action flick, those things aren't really gonna matter in the long run. Maybe more so in pacing, since some people would like to see something happening sooner rather than later, but I can honestly overlook the lack of character depth because, at this point, it really doesn't matter anyway. Which is why this is the last movie where you'll see Donna Hamilton in action. Yeah, for some reason, she's gone for the rest of the series going forward, which is either a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it.
And since I'm on the subject of Donna, let's go straight into the acting here. Now normally, I would say that the acting here isn't very good, which is mostly on par with a lot of films made by Andy Sidaris, however, I'm going to cut this film a little bit of slack, because while the acting isn't exactly great, it's probably the better effort I've seen in this series since "Savage Beach". Dona Speir was able to give out a decent performance on her part, as did most of the reprising cast here. And that includes Geoffrey Moore (AKA R.J. Moore), who also reprises his role as Kane. He honestly sounded pretty OK on camera and didn't sound like he was phoning it in either. So I gotta give him props here for doing his best.
Special effects are, again, what you've come to expect from a low budget action film made by Andy Sidaris. Mild blood effects, squib work on guns, and pyrotechnics are all here and they haven't really changed whatsoever. Same goes goes for camerawork, lighting, sound-mixing, and score. The latter isn't great, mind you, but it's a slight above the previous two films in this series, so at least there is that.
Ultimately, guys, when all is said and done, can I recommend "Fit To Kill"? For the most part, yes. As long as you have been keeping up with the "Triple B" series, and you've enjoyed them up to this point, then this movie will feel right at home for you. It's what you've come to expect from an Andy Sidaris flick, and it's pretty entertaining, too. Granted, it's not quite as interesting as some of his previous flicks like "Malibu Express" or "Do or Die", but it's still entertaining enough to where it's able to stand on it's own merits. The plot isn't really there, but then again, you're not gonna really care about the plot, just the other stuff that I already mentioned beforehand. Quite frankly, guys, despite a couple of bumps here and there, I'm still very impressed with these sorts of movies. And I'm hoping that the remaining 4 in this series will live up to the ridiculous, entertaining standards that these movies have mostly lived up to. For now, though, like I said, I'm gonna put the "Triple B" series on hold for now and focus on some other movies I have lined up coming very soon.
And with that, guys, we come to the close of another Reaction & Review. Until next time, ladies and gentlemen, take care, and I will see you all later. Peace.
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