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	The Circuit Loren Avedon, Michael Blanks 20th Century Fox, 2003 average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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The wait is over, Olivier Gruner is finally back after nearly a 3-year hiatus as playing the lead in his movies. The fighting scenes were very well done, coordinated by both Olivier Gruner and Jalal Merhi. All of the fighters were seemingly professionals, giving the fight scenes a very polished look. The movie is not without its flaws though, most noticeable is that in the the first 15 minutes the music and background noise drains out the dialogue making it hard to understand what characters are saying at times. The plot overall is nothing special for the movies genre, but who wants to reinvent the wheel? Just stick with the tried and true formula and that is what they did.

Another aspect of the movie is that it has romantic-comedy sub-plot. I am sure some of the female Olivier Gruner fans will enjoy this as a change from some of his other roles. Lastly, you will see Olivier's dog Murphy play a role in the movie, he was also seen in TNT and Savage.

Overall, I am very happy with the release of the movie. Hopefully this is a taste of things to come from Olivier Gruner. If you pick-up the DVD version, the Trailer for the movie comes along with a very nice menu screen with a very cool graphic and some nice music. The only disappointing part in my oppinion is the final fight scene, it doesn't really show that Gruner is that great of a fighter.

Score: 4/5

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one of the best, of the more recent, of its kind

The era of "B-grade American-made martial arts movies" ended around the mid to late 90's. Since then its hard to find any of these films, especially any of somewhat decent quality. Fortunately, the genre has not gone completely extinct and here is a fine example of one of the best still to survive - The Circuit, which thankfully, also produced a decent sequal.

One of the best things I like about The Circuit is the overall quailty of the film. Oliver Grunner adds a freshness to martial arts films as the main character. His acting and fighting skills are up there with the best of them for this kind of movie. The other actors, including the villain (or should I say villains, played by "The Tiger Twins") are decent too. The film quailty, directing, sound and music is all above par. The fights are great too. I like the arena where the illegal tournaments take place - somewhat of an outdoors Medieval Times looking arena, but it works.

Lots of fights throughout the film to please, mostly between a group of various opponents in the arena. The final fight was really cool and original. I won't say exactly what happens, but it involves the Tiger Twins. I loved it.

The Circuit is just wonderful, an above average B-grade movie for sure. Check out its sequal too, not quite as good but still delivers high quailty action. I hope more movies are made like this in the future to come.

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Gruner is Back !

Dirk Longstreet (Olivier Gruner) is the former champion of The Circuit, an underground fighting society. He is the only man to ever make it out alive. Dirk is now a University coach with a great reputation. However, he now finds that he must return after his brother, Jeremy, gets in trouble after placing some high bets at The Circuit. Dirk then must step into the ring once again against the newer, younger, "Unbeatable Kwan" (James & Simon Kim).

The wait is over, Olivier Gruner is finally back after nearly a 3-year hiatus as playing the lead in his movies. The fighting scenes were very well done, coordinated by both Olivier Gruner and Jalal Merhi. All of the fighters were seemingly professionals, giving the fight scenes a very polished look. The movie is not without its flaws though, most noticeable is that in the the first 15 minutes the music and background noise drains out the dialogue making it hard to understand what characters are saying at times. The plot overall is nothing special for the movies genre, but who wants to reinvent the wheel? Just stick with the tried and true formula and that is what they did.

Another aspect of the movie is that it has romantic-comedy sub-plot. I am sure some of the female Olivier Gruner fans will enjoy this as a change from some of his other roles. Lastly, you will see Olivier's dog Murphy play a role in the movie, he was also seen in TNT and Savage.

Overall, I am very happy with the release of the movie. Hopefully this is a taste of things to come from Olivier Gruner. If you pick-up the DVD version, the Trailer for the movie comes along with a very nice menu screen with a very cool graphic and some nice music. The only disappointment that I have is that the last fight is sort of a let down.

Score : 4/5

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