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(More customer reviews)If you are not a fan of "sexploitation" films--i.e., where the number of fetching young women in various stages of undress in the movie greatly exceeds the number of men PERIOD--then KNOCKOUTS is barely 2 stars, and only that many because it has something like a coherent plot. As a "sexploitation" film, though, it has all the requisite criteria (the aforementioned bevy of attractive and scantily clad stars and co-stars, seldom missed oppurtunities to display them, etc.), plus a surprisingly well executed gimmick: the five "good girl" college co-eds try to raise much needed cash by taking on an equal number of nasty "bad-girl" biker babes in a series of boxing, kickboxing, and pro-wrestling bouts that take up the last third of the film. That these matches actually happen AT ALL is amazing: in Hollywood, even a mild catfight, let alone ring boxing and wrestling, is frequently teased and then blown off with the skill of a carnival barker. But KNOCKOUTS actually provides the goods at the end, though let's just say that, with the exception of the pro-wrestling match (which is an easy "work", as the WWF/WCW prove on a weekly basis), Jackie Chan has no need to look over his shoulder when it comes to "authentic" martial arts action, and a modest suspension of disbelief is necessary. Still, given the USUAL level of suspension of disbelief necessary to enjoy a happy little T&A exercise like KNOCKOUTS, that shouldn't be too hard ;)!
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