Sho is a man bent on fighting Leroy for…reasons? He does everything he can to force Leroy to fight him, even vandalizing Leroy’s family pizza store.
The Last Dragon has two main villains: Sho ‘Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, and Eddie Arkadian ( Christopher Murney), a businessman/mob boss. 2) Roll High Quantity of Bad Guys into One Quality Villain You can keep in some of the humorous sight gags, but add some real gravitas, perhaps by having Sho’ Nuff kill off one of Leroy’s family members. In order to make the stakes real, the remake should take a page out of Batman’s book and go darker. Furthermore, Leroy’s “nemesis,” Sho’ Nuff ( Julius Carry), the “ Shogun of Harlem,” is depicted as a chest-thumping, shutter-shade wearing meathead with a gang of senseless minions for 95% of the film, but the audience is expected to just accept it when he ends up being a legit fighter for the film’s finale. While this cheery vibe makes for a relatively enjoyable ride, it drastically decreases the stakes.Ī scene with “ Bruce” Leroy ( Taimak), the film’s hero, goofily eating popcorn with chopsticks in a movie theater doesn’t exactly make the audience feel as though anyone in this movie is in any real danger. The Last Dragon has a very lighthearted tone, often rotating between kitschy jokes that more or less work and slapstick gags that are more silly than lasting. Here are 6 keys to that success: 1) Go Darker! In all honesty, The Last Dragon has perhaps the best potential for a sufficient contemporary makeover of any 80’s action movie. Here’s the thought I kept having throughout the movie: could The Last Dragon be successfully remade for modern-day audiences? The 2000’s have been ripe with remakes of 80’s action movie ( The Karate Kid, The A-Team, Red Dawn, Robocop, just to name a few), but very few of them were able to live up to the original. If you haven’t seen the film, it is currently available to stream on Netflix, so give it a watch and let us know what you think in the comments!
I eventually broke down and watched it on a Sunday morning, if for no other reason than to shut him up! However, I must admit, it was actually a pretty good flick! I mean, it’s not the most ultimate action movie I can think of, but it does check off a lot of the right boxes: engaging fight scenes, an endearing protagonist, a satisfying climax, etc. “It’s gotta be the most underrated action movie from that decade!” “Dude, you HAVE to watch it,” he would demand. Once a coworker of mine discovered that I was writing for the Ultimate Action Movie Club, he began incessantly badgering me about one of his favorite 80’s movies: The Last Dragon. In which we breakdown how the UAMC would remake ‘The Last Dragon’ step-by-step.
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