#Kickboxer5 (1995)

The subtitle is "Redemption", but it's hardly that. The movie begins and already, we killed off the protagonist of the last 3 movies off-screen. WTF is this shit? This franchise seriously has no integrity at this point. Just because the star isn't able to come back doesn't mean you have to demean all their progress. I'm electing to ignore that plotpoint and assume he faked his death or some such nonsense, because he was already working for the government in some capacity in the last film.

Anywho, Mark Dacascos takes over as the lead character, but there's never any real kickboxing tournament. They talk about one, the guy refuses, they decommission him, so Dacascos seeks revenge on his behalf. He's actually a martial artist in real life, so he seems more legit than David Sloan, who never fully had me convinced that he knew how to fight. But again, no real kickboxing here, and did I mention how DTV this movie felt? The full frame, grainy video, and small scope don't do this movie any favors.