kingtambo Now when you think action star in current times Chuck Norris is not in the top 10 but in the 1980s he was probably in the top 5. This movie was one of his classics that really exemplified what 1980s action was. They destroyed a real neighborhood in this movie (the development was set for demolition so they let the film makers destroy it). This movie had the classic bad guys doing horrible things, trying to take over and only one man can stop them, that's right Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris' character is a retired Black ops/special forces type who retired and disappeared because of all the stress he had endured from his job. But when the really bad guys start making their move, the government sends for their number one guy. Chuck is a one man wrecking crew in this. He seems to dodge every bullet that comes at him but all his bullets hit their mark. They really went the extra mile in the finale of this movie, the way the top bad guy goes out is so good they used it again in a Charles Bronson 'Death Wish' movie which was made by the same producers. If you know about Cannon Films, this is one of their crown jewels.

BA_Harrison Chuck Norris's second film with director Joseph Zito (the previous one being Missing In Action), Invasion USA sees the bearded karate champ playing one-man army Matt Hunter, tasked with stopping Russian terrorist Mikhail Rostov (Richard Lynch), who has invaded Miami with his personal army in order to somehow throw the whole of America into chaos. Outdoing even Bill Drago's baby-killing rapist drug-lord from Delta Force 2 in the evil stakes, Rostov massacres a boatload of defenceless Cuban refugees, kills Hunter's best buddy John Eagle (Dehl Berti), obliterates the residents of a peaceful suburban neighbourhood as they celebrate Christmas, and orders his soldiers to shoot kids at a community centre, blow up a church full of worshippers, and plant a bomb on a school bus.With a slightly bigger budget than normal for a Norris film ($12m), Zito is able to destroy lots of stuff and crash quite a few vehicles as his star goes in search of the despicable villain. Not that finding Rostov and his men is difficult for Hunter: Invasion USA proves unintentionally funny as Chuck conveniently turns up in his truck, twin Uzis at the ready, whenever and wherever the baddies are causing trouble. And the Chuck-les don't end there: giggles are to be had every time the wooden star solemnly spouts his truly awful one-liners, although for my money, the most amusing moments are when he dives behind office partitioning—the real flimsy stuff—to protect himself from enemy gun-fire, and uses his uncanny sixth sense to detect two gunmen hiding in another room (successfully killing them by blowing huge holes in the wall with his grenade launcher).Not a great film by any stretch of the imagination, Invasion USA is the epitome of cheezy 80s action—a brainless yet moderately entertaining 'Saturday night with beer' movie, with all that that entails.

FlashCallahan Rostov, an all black wearing tyrant, is planning to unleash a reign of terror on the U.S., but before he does he decides to go after Matt Hunter, a former CIA agent, who lives in Florida, who once had Rostov's life in his hands but took him alive, and now Rostov is plagued by nightmares of Hunter. Rostov goes after him but misses, so Hunter, who has already been approached by his former employers to go after Rostov, decides to go after him. But he is only one man and Rostov has hundreds of men ripping the country apart, so how will he stop it......Of all the Cannon movies that were released in the eighties, this one is the most eventful. Yes, there is Electric Boogaloo, Bloodsport, and the Death Wish Sequels, but no other garnered Norris the reputation he has today.To sum the movie up, it's Norris in all denim, versus the earths biggest terrorists whom have a penchant for ridiculous hats.They blow up his house, he destroys his window.They blow up a store, he crashes through the stores main doors with the most macho clothing accessory of all time........ Matching Uzis on an attractive belt.If you are find of the Cannon group, then this is a must, their films where a wonder of creation in the eighties, high concept.............low budget.It's so much fun to watch. Lynch, in one scene, has what appears to be a never reload rocket launcher, and blows up a Christmas tree, and come the final scene, he literally screams himself into an explosion.And then it finishes, with a still of Norris staring angrily due to the fact that he has a speck of blood on his shirt.It's Friday night viewing for sure, complete rubbish, but so good while it lasts.Gotta love the hats.

A K I remember being in the video store when I was younger and seeing the unique cover art to this movie and wanting to watch it. Several years later when I stumbled upon a used DVD copy I had to buy this Cannon masterpiece! It's the consummate Chuck Norris film and a must watch 80's action film. Like Red Dawn the movie is symbolic of the Reagan era cold war paranoia of the 80's which makes the movie a time capsule of it's era. It's got everything you'd love about an 80's action film. The foreign commie bad guys, one liners, guns, explosions, high body count, random violence, Chuck mowing down the bad guys with 2 uzi's, fists and a truck and an epic guns blazing finale! Anyways great for a laugh and a must watch for a fan of 80's action movies. It's one of Chuck's best and is a great Cannon classic.7/10