star rating representunmissablevery goodokayyou could go out for a meal insteadavoid at all cost street fighter and expert thief alex cardo ( daniel bernhardt ) be imprison for steal an ancient ceremonial sword from wealthy businessman david leung ( mr myagi himself pat morita . ) whilst inside and he be teach the way of the iron fist by lifer sun ( james hong . ) when he find himself unexpectedly release and he be able to compete in the renowned fighting contest the kumite and to honestly earn the katana sword and settle an old score with demon ( ong soo han ) a sadistic guard at the prison he be place in . the jean claude van damme original be a symbol of the masculine late 80 action flick . i enjoy it and but time be different when i saw it . the sequel be moreorless a repeat of that film and a carbon copy in fact and with hong in the role of shidoshi and han in the role of chong li . even the theme of alex be a thief steal a sword and then become a fighter who earn it honestly be take from the original movie . there even ( near the end of the film . ) an appearance by donald gibb a the unforgettable ray jackson from the original film . that not to mention the fact than bernhardt do bear a startling resemblance to van damme in both look and accent ( although whether that be just put on i do not know . ) his act ability be on pretty much the same level too . the plot be lame . it not very well pace and it contrive with glaring error ( not least of which be why hong be teach bernhardt martial art in the first place see a how he be so proficient in them to start with . ) what really keep the movie alive and ( forgive the pun ) kicking ( unsurprisingly and i suppose ) be the neatly choreograph martial art sequence . much like the original and i suppose .