Here is a funny review of the film.

Also the following from VicSarjoo at Amazon.com...

Extremely reminiscent of cold war sleepers like "Gorky Park" and "Reds", Gymkata is one of the most carefully scripted and brooding commentaries on American foreign policy during the Reagan years. The film is more like a documentary than a work of fiction in its deep attention to historical accuracies and avoidance of hyperbole.

Robert Clouse's directorial adaption of Dan Tyler Moore's Pulitzer-shortlisted novel manages to capture timbre of the times and the voice of the decade in a script of intricate complexity. Kurt Thomas's portrayal of the hero across from Tetchie Agbayani's heroine is one of the most dynamic and surprising chemistries since Bogart and Bergman's 43 years before.

However, where "Casablanca" fell far short of documenting the spirit (and fears) of the times on a granular level, Gymkata and its cast is unafraid to take this plunge.

In characterizations deeply respectful, and yet photo-accurate, regarding world cultures and global motifs, Gymkata manages spell the poly-sided views of complex conflicts that occurred during the final grey gasps of the Cold War.

Amazingly Gymkata manages a foreshadowing the rise of the Neo-Cons some 20 years later in its depictions of the United States use of aggression in strategically important hotspot regions -- and as well -- the film is able to show that the nationalistic concerns of the competing sovreignties (both ally & foe) remain unchanged despite which decade these events play themselves out in.

A timeless film, Gymkata should be a core film study in every graduate level political science class.

Wow. How did I miss this one? WTF indeed.

when I heard "Nobody Wins", for a brief moment, I thought the voice was talking about everyone who actually saw this movie...

Oh wow! I saw this at a sleepover when I was about 10! Kick ass movie! The box art is like a timscapsule of 80's atmosphere:
http://www.whiterose.org/pete/blog/images/gymkata.jpg

My favourite part is when he meets his missing daddy in the city of the criminally insane. I always wondered how dad managed to wear a balaclava for 18 years to blend in with the ninjas.

Do ninjas ever shave?

*comedy
Has been tried several times in the past..
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=gymkata&t=v&u=&o=&vmin=&vmax=&l=&n=&b=&submit=Search

Adding video to channels (Comedy) - requested by Eklek.

how did the narrator even get through that without laughing his ass off? That's what I wanna know.

A mullet is deadly enough. A gymnastic mullet is just plain lethal.

Damn! I was one of those that attempted this sift and *failed.

proof that the formula for success is to put "best ______ ever" in the title



>> ^Eklek:
comedy
Has been tried several times in the past..
http://www.videosift
.com/search?q=gymkata&t=v&u=&o=&vmin=&vmax=&l=&n=&b=&submit=Search

I just lost the game.

When blah blah blah are fused the combustion becomes an explosion . They should have added fission and deflagration to that line to add more punch.

>> ^E_Nygma:
proof that the formula for success is to put "best ______ ever" in the title



Though it helps when it is the best ever.

Yes, the word "best" is widely used, it does indeed work to market your video.
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=best
I have voted for just a few of them as far as I can see..
When I post something I generally refrain from explicitly stating I find the video good/excellent/great, as this is rather obvious when I post something:)
Or are there sifters who post something they hate??!

>> ^E_Nygma:
proof that the formula for success is to put "best ______ ever" in the title

>> ^Eklek:
comedy
Has been tried several times in the past..
http://www.videosift
.com/search?q=gymkata&t=v&u=&o=&vmin=&vmax=&l=&n=&b=&submit=Search

It was sure nice of those mongols to let him use their pommel horse to beat them up with.

The emphasis he puts on karate was one of the funniest bits.

>> ^Kerotan:
The emphasis he puts on karate was one of the funniest bits.

kah-rah-TAY!

The pommel horse bit in that movie ruined it for me because it was made to look like some damn piece of sculpture or something in the middle of the square.
Bad movie...

Gymk and ata - together at last!

>> ^Spoon_Gouge:
The pommel horse bit in that movie ruined it for me because it was made to look like some damn piece of sculpture or something in the middle of the square.
Bad movie...

Haha, yea, there just "happened to be" a pommelhorse in the middle of the the fight... how fortunate.