Kill Squad (1982)
★★½ — Kill Squad (1982)
Kill Squad is a low-budget revenge picture from 1982, riding the tail end of a wave of American martial arts and Vietnam-veteran exploitation films that had been churned out steadily since the mid-1970s. Director Patrick G. Donahue is largely unknown outside this single feature, which appears to have been a regional production with minimal distribution and no major studio backing. The film draws on the same revenge-squad formula popularised by pictures like The Exterminator (1980) and any number of kung fu drive-in quickies of the era, grafting Vietnam camaraderie onto a straightforward vigilante premise. With a cast of unknowns and production values to match, it is the kind of film that would have lived and died on the grindhouse and VHS circuit.
Every workplace conversation descends into a multi-man brawl. Ah grindhouse. Where would my life be without grindhouse. The acting, scripting, fight scenes... damn near everything about this film is Hammy and low budget. But that's the charm. You know you're going to watch something that is essentially shit... but still entertaining.
Rating: ★★½ | Year: 1982 | Watched: 2025-05-19
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