Virtual Combat

Needless to say that I had actually never heard about this 1995 action sci-fi movie titled "Virtual Combat", as I stumbled upon it by sheer, random luck here in 2023. But seeing that the movie had Don "The Dragon" Wilson on the cast list, of course I opted to sit down and give the movie a go.

The storyline in the movie, as written by William C. Martell, is pretty cheesy. You have an abundance of martial arts, goons in sleeveless shirts, pointless nudity and a rather generic low budget sci-fi script. And I am a bit amazed that Don Wilson actually would show up in something like this.

Not surprisingly, then the cast ensemble in "Virtual Combat" didn't exactly hold any particularly famous or established actors or martial artists on the cast list, aside from Don Wilson. The acting performances in the movie were rather sluggish, wooden and amateurish for a number of the cast.

The special effects in "Virtual Combat" were as you would expect from a low budget sci-fi movie, but oddly enough they were campy and cheesy enough to actually work in favor of the movie.

With "Virtual Combat" being an action movie, you have a good amount of martial arts and fight scenes throughout the course of the 87 minutes that the movie ran for. And it is actually the fight scenes that keep the movie afloat and keeps it semi-watchable. Though you're not in for a grand display of impressive martial arts.

This was movie was indeed rich in cheese, and as such I am sure that there is an audience out there. I must admit, though, that I prefer more properly enjoyable movies when I sit down to be entertained by a movie.

My rating of director Andrew Stevens' 1995 movie "Virtual Combat" lands on a three out of ten stars.