Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to an all new Reaction & Review. Tonight, guys, we're continuing the "Triple B" series that I started back in 2024, and, throughout this month, I'm gonna be taking a look at the last four films in this series. And we're gonna kick things off by checking out the 9th entry in this series, which is also an action film from 1993. That movie is "Enemy Gold".
Now this film is a bit of an interesting one for a couple of different reasons. The first one being that this was the film that actually got me introduced to Andy Sidaris's movies in the first place. I actually wanted to cover this film first just out of sheer curiosity. And this was before I even did research into the fact that this film was part of a series, mainly the "Triple B" series. So maybe it was actually a good thing I started off at the beginning with "Malibu Express" before even jumping into this one.
The second reason why this film is a bit more interesting has to do with it's writer and director. See, throughout most of the "Triple B" series, most of them were written and directed by Andy Sidaris. And while he is still a producer for this movie, he's not the director this time. This one, along with the next film which I'll cover next week, was directed by his son, Drew Sidaris. He also co-wrote the film with someone named Wess Rahn. Now I unfortunately don't have much information about Drew Sidaris's film biography. All I know is that he directed both this and next week's movie that I'll cover.
Now, I'm curious to find out what exactly the son of Andy Sidaris can do here. I'm hoping that he'll add something to this movie series. Or, at the very least, keep within the tradition of it being another cheeseball, action film in his father's vision. I'm not sure which way this film will go, but I'm really interested to find out for myself. And the only way I'm gonna do that is if 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 "Enemy Gold".
4 minutes later
OK, so, you guys remembered back in my review of "Fit To Kill" where I talked about how strange it was that it actually used stock footage from WWII? Well, this movie is going back a little more ways by doing some sort of reenactment from the Civil War. And the gold that some guy is currently burying is, I'm going to assume, our plot device of the movie. I'm guessing either Andy Sidaris, or someone in his family, were big fans of history to being used in some capacity with his movies. Whether that's the case or not, I do find it to be rather interesting, you know what I mean?
18 minutes later
So, guys, I may as well go ahead and say that, while there really isn't much of a story here, so far, I can say that, despite Andy Sidaris not having a hand in this one other than being an executive producer, the charm is still here. Though granted, the film is moving rather slow right now. But, at the very least, the charm is still there.
15 minutes later
Well, guys, I can tell you one other thing that hasn't changed within the past 9 movies of this particular series. The acting here is terrible. In fact, this may be one of the worst acted films in all of Andy Sidaris's movies that I've seen far. And that's saying a lot, mind you, considering how much of the acting was bad in the previous films. This one, though, is already ranking pretty high up there. And also, this isn't technically Andy's film to begin with, which makes it even more weirder than usual. Just saying.
17 minutes later
O...K. Well, I'm glad to see, after 9 movies, that these films still live up to their insane wackiness. Because Jewell just shot a flare gun inside of a fuel storage unit, where one of the park rangers was sorta hiding in, and blowing it the fuck up. That was actually pretty awesome.
4 minutes later
So let me see if I understand this. Santiago is gonna have his two men watch over the old lodge where our agents are gonna be staying the night in. And tomorrow morning, they're gonna reunite and kill them together before going after the gold. Why not just take them out while they're fast asleep? I think that would make a lot more sense than just waiting the next morning to take them out. Wouldn't that be the more fast and efficient way to handle them? Maybe that's just me, though, because I have something called a functioning brain, while Santiago apparently doesn't.
11 minutes later
Damn, that's...actually one of the more brutal kills I've seen in this entire series of movies. Just...damn, that's actually kinda sickening, really.
The Review
Well, guys, that was "Enemy Gold". Let me go ahead and shut the movie off here...OK. Well, now that I'm back reviewing these particular movies, how well does this one hold up? Especially knowing that it wasn't written or directed by Andy Sidaris, but rather his son. Well, honestly, the movie is just OK. It's certainly not one of the more interesting films in the entirety of the "Triple B" series, but I still can't say that it's the weakest either. That, to me, is still gonna be "Hard Hunted". But then again, it's gonna take a lot to be as weak as that film was.
So anyway, let's just dive right into this film here and see what I can talk about here. Let's start with the writing. Now, if you're not familiar with any of the "Triple B" movies, don't worry, because a lot of these films are gonna be summed up as not having much of a plot to begin with. Oh sure, there is some attempt at telling some kind of story with each film, however, the main selling point of these films that were mostly made by Andy Sidaris revolves around several things. Hot women, over-the-top action scenes, and a lot of T&A. And this movie checks out on all of that. Granted, the action scenes in this movie aren't nearly as interesting as they were in most of the previous "Triple B" movies, but it still has some creativity in here that I haven't seen done before, such as the scene I mentioned earlier involving the flare gun. So at least the charm of Andy Sidaris is still here.
And as I just mentioned involving the plot to these movies, there really isn't much of any plot here. In fact, this movie, in particular, out of all the films I've seen in the "Triple B" series, probably has the least amount of plot to begin with. Essentially, there's some gold from the Civil War that was buried somewhere, and our team of agents are looking for it while they're on their camping trip. Mind you, they're on their camping trip after they were recently suspended by some agent named Dickson, because they were invading private property to stop a drug bust. Because that makes a ton of sense, somehow. Well, to be fair, Dickson is secretly working with a drug lord named Santiago, who's main priority is to take out the three agents who stand in his way. And he's also bringing along another female agent named Jewell, who I'll talk about later on when I get to acting.
But yeah, plotwise, it's honestly one of the weakest I've seen in the entirety of the "Triple B" series, and it's one that you're not really going to care about either. Even when they show stuff involving the Civil War, it's not something that you're going to take notice of, unless if you're somehow a history buff who's also into movies like this one. And as for the characters, well, one thing that you'll probably notice, especially if you've been following these particular movies up till this point is where exactly are Donna and Nicole? Because they were in the previous movies for quite a long time, and this is the first one where they are not present. Well honestly, I don't really know what happened. I don't know if these characters are retired or whatnot. But either way, they don't show up here. And I have no idea if they show up in any of the remaining 3 movies after this one.
But setting that aside for now, we have our new agents to focus on for this movie. And I'll tell you right now that they're all pretty damn bland. We have our blonde bombshell Becky, a sort blond-haired guy named Chris, and Mark, the black haired guy. These are the 3 agents that we're following as the main protagonists and, like I just said, they're all pretty bland and not really that interesting. Becky and Chris are suppose to be a pair, while Mark is suppose to have a thing for their boss, Ava, who I *think* may have been from one of the previous movies in this series, though I'm not totally sure or not. I would have to rewatch these movies again in order to ascertain that because it's been quite a while since I last watched them. As for our villains, well, like I already mentioned, Santiago is a criminal drug lord, while Dickson is the traitorous agent, and Jewell is also rather bland, too. And also has some of the most laughably bad acting in the entire "Triple B" series.
In fact, let's actually talk about the acting next, since there's not much else I can say about this plotless story. Now one thing you have to know when going into a movie such as this from the "Triple B" series is that almost all of the acting here isn't going to be any good, and this movie is no exception. The acting here is stilted and wooden from the entire cast. It's quite honestly one of the most poorly acted films in the entire "Triple B" series. Which is saying a lot, because I had to listen Donna and Nicole's acting for a good chunk of this series, and they barely improved from each different movie. This acting, though, is definitely some of the worst I have heard in this series. Which is definitely an accomplishment, for better or worse.
Speaking of, let's talk about Jewell's actress here. She goes by the name of Julie Strain, and she is easily the worst actress in this entire movie. Because every single line of dialogue she gives out is so wooden and robotic that none of it sounds natural whatsoever. And normally, I would say this as a bad thing, however, with her kind of delivery, it actually turns this wooden stilted dialogue into being incredibly laughable. I'm serious, guys, her delivery with her lines is so bad, and almost cringeworthy, but it's one of those rare times that I actually kinda liked it. And I believe that's mainly because of how laughably terrible it is. So, as much as I want to criticize her acting even more, I'm going to give it a pass here. At least for now. Because, checking ahead a little bit, she's apparently in the other 3 movies that I'll cover later this month. So. I'm going to see what she does here, because I have no idea if she's going to either continue this level of laughably bad acting, or if she's somehow going to get better with it. I honestly don't think she will, but there's still 3 movies left, so I'm going to hold my judgement there until we get to them. But as for the rest of the acting, none of it is any good, as has been the case for most of, if not all of the movies, in the "Triple B" series.
Special effects are also another similar trend with the "Triple B" series. Because a lot of it boils down to the squibwork involving guns or the pyrotechnics. You might get some blood effects here and there, though it's not very much. And this movie is no exception. All of it is something that is prevalent in the previous films, and while it's certainly nowhere near as interesting as it was there, it still has one or two moments where they try to make it interesting. So in that sense, the special effects here are average at best.
Camerawork here is pretty good. Lighting here is great, as most of this was shot outdoors. Sound-mixing here is also good. The music here, at least in terms of score, is actually pretty good, too. There's a lot of electric guitar going on in this movie, and it's actually pretty good for what it is. So I'm going to give the score here as another positive.
So when all is said and done, guys, can I recommend "Enemy Gold"? Only if you are a fan of these cheeseball action films with little to no plot. Or if you have seen all of the movies in the "Triple B" series, and you want to keep going with it, then I would say go ahead and check it out. Again, while I don't think it's as interesting as the previous movies were, there's something here to where you could find some enjoyment out of it. Provided, of course, you're into these movies to begin with. If not, then obviously, there's not much of a reason for you to watch these movies at all. But as for me, I'm still looking forward to seeing how the rest of these movies will play itself out. I'm hoping that Drew Sidaris can improve with the next film, seeing as how this one was just OK. But I'll wait until next week for that. Until then, I'm gonna go back and rewatch the first few films again in the "Triple B" series. Partially because it's that time of year for it, and I consider these my summer movies anyway. So I'm gonna go and do that next after I get done with this review.
Anyway, guys, with that, 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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