The reason you recognize the standing on the motorcycle is because JCVD did it in Hard Target, as well as kicking the guy in the helmet off the motorcycle. This movie is Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, and the Quest rolled into one
At least they ripped off JCVD who is in still better shape than Seagal and much easier to understand with the Belgian accent. If they ripped off Seagal then would they have used the arms flailing while running move? Or claim this guy is Native American despite this taking place in Europe?
As someone else stated James Bennett now works in Hollywood and as well as movies also has a Dojo. Fatal Deviation was shot in Trim County Meath in Ireland where they also shot at least two other movies , not quite as low budget, Braveheart and The Big Red One. It started out as a showreel for James and grew, All the "actors" were locals , the Gangster boss was local Solicitor (Lawyer) Michael Regan . The lad that got kicked over my Mothers garden wall was my brother Peter Crinion (and yes the cry was real ) . James works with JCVD regularly and they are friends. Best of all filming of the sequel starts next year (2023) with I suspect a much bigger budget and real actors. to be fair James had a dream and the ambition and determination to go for it and didn't do too badly out of it. When I see Fatal Deviation I see a bunch of friends who went for it and had a load of craic (fun not the illegal drug lol) and fair fu*@ks to them. Proud of you Jimmy..
Thanks for taking the time to type that! It's great to hear that he went onto bigger and better things. Props to your bro for eating shit on that stunt 🤣 Can't wait to see the sequel.
Nothing satisfies more on a Sunday afternoon than watching an Irish Steven Seagal movie. That guy walks with an air of confidence rarely seen in Ireland in this day and age....
A word of advice, Jason. When in Ireland, please observe the proper local etiquette: "as you enter a local country pub, please remember to dropkick the doormen, as is tradition, and enter to sample the fine ales and local produce. Then, shag someone else's bird, before doing some crime for a very well-spoken, nice gang-boss and buy a lovely car" This film is trying to elevate your sophistication, don't you see that ?? :)
@@JasonBrant I think you need to think before saying that someone should be “Kruegered…” I mean he was drinking the pedialite, before becoming a demonically resurrected, dream lord. Sheesh! 🤌🏽 🎶 “This feelin’ inside…” 🎶
You know the joke about the atheist visting Ireland? He's stopped by a couple of hoodlums, and one of them goes "Oyh! Are ye protestant or catholic?" The guy responds "Neither. I'm an atheist." "Riiiiight ... So are ye a protestant atheist or a catholic atheist?!"
The backstory on this is the real gem. This is the equivalent to an Irish Backstreet Boy who thought he could be the next Van Damme but needed a film to showcase his martial arts and "acting ability".... so he made one.
All the old mob boss guy's scenes are done like a 90s PC game cut scene, he's always talking directly to the camera. The picnic setup consists of three oranges and bananas.
Yes,this whole film was so funny,loved all your comments,talking directly to the camera is what is called "breaking the forth wall".I'm sure a bunch of high school kids could do a better job with i-phones.Well done guys,would loved to have seen Erin here with you.
Looking at James Bennett's IMDb trivia is neat after learning about this film. He trained with JCVD and was in 4 films with him. Dude did what he wanted despite the obvious obstacles and he succeeded after all that effort. Good on him!
@@joerochford5855 amazing that you found this video. Hope he knows that after all this time he is entertaining people no matter the age, location or demographic. :)
That's legit awesome. Part of what got me into martial arts back in the 90's was JCVD; training with the Muscles from Brussels would have been a dream come true. Hats off to this dude.
Greetings from Dublin! Great episode. My wife recognised the guy with the already-lit cigarette as Mikey Graham who was in massive Irish boyband BoyZone. And the lead actor ended up working with both Van Damme AND Sifu! He made it, boys. Keep up the great work!
I'm Irish, love movies, but oh sweet Jesus...I've never even heard of this obviously misunderstood classic. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! 🤣🤣🤣
Irish here. I completely forgot this existed and I'm pissed for not sending it to you myself lol. What a gem of a movie. Not martial arts but you might enjoy the awfulness that is "The butcher boy".
My god. I apologise on behalf of the people of Ireland that this exists lol. The start was like Rambo, then he became a psychopath Van Damme and then he got trained by Yoda the monk which was essentially the same training he was doing haha. Man this was hilarious.
on behalf of the other people of Ireland we say you're welcome, the tagline for this movie should have been "when in doubt kick the shit out of everybody"
Fun fact, the main villain of this movie was a member of the Irish boy band: Boy Zone. They had a number of top hits in Europe! Also the guy who came outbin his just his underwear and got ass out in the outdoor bath was the person who financed the movie and wanted his a scene in the movie! I learned that little fun little facts from when OSW (Old School Wrestling) Review did a review of this movie. I have to say your watch along was just as funny as their review! Although because they are Irish, they have a little more credibility. However since your channel reviews only movies, more specifically martial arts films, and they mostly review Wrestling, your channel wins the movie credibility! However we are all winners when any channel reviews Fatal Deviation!
@@JasonBrant Yeah for some reason the financer of the movie only demand was to get his ass out on screen. Don't ask me his reasoning because it's a mystery to anyone who watched this movie why in the hell anyone would want that! Second, I have only recently discovered your channel in my new found fascination with how weird Steven Seagal is, but I have to say the content you provide is pure comedy gold! I have quickly become a fan and have earned a huge amount of credibility with sir! Do we get the full unedited version of you and friend watching the movies on your Patreon? If so, sign me up my good man!
@@EmlynBoyle I would be shocked if you got Mikey to be in your movie and not be on the soundtrack. I'm actually more shocked that this movie had a soundtrack! lol
“expect the unexpectis”. I’m going to use that in a meeting tomorrow. To the SBIG gang, thanks for making my deployment overseas so much better. Your Sunday evening viewings are priceless.
The full movie is on UA-cam guys and girls. I watched it tonight and it's nothing short of incredible. Without trying to sound big headed, me and my mate used to make horror shorts in early 90s. Our stuff was a higher standard, even my terrible acting was better. This is a thing of absolute beauty, it's close to being my favourite piece of shit ever. The back slide gun move is amazing. For context on Boyzone, they sold 25 million records, they were huge over here!
You guys should try and do one of those mid 2000s spoof movies because I like seeing you suffer and nothing makes you want to die faster than a bad comedy. Also the 70s-80s Italian horror scene is a goldmine for content for the channel
Reminds me of the joke in the Mike Myers movie 'So I Married An Axe Murderer'. "You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called F*** You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground."
Not gonna lie for a moment I though some absolute legend had made a small budget movie with traditional Irish martial arts. Those actually do exist and are broadly separated as Dornálaíocht (boxing), Coraíocht (wrestling), Speachóireacht (kicking), and Bataireacht (stick-fighting). Now the first 3 are kinda basic, but Bataireacht is a martial art about fighting with with bata, the Irish word for stick. Mind when they say stick, they actually mean a Sail Éille (anglicised as shillelagh). So it's quite big stick. And there is actually a story to go with said martial art that would make for a good movie. During the 18th century the martial art was used by Irish gangs, called factions. There were a lot of fight and clashes back then. Then in the 19th century those smaller factions ended up uniting in two feuding large federations: Caravat and Shanavest factions. As the fighting between them grew more savage, the martial arts were cast away for the use of guns and improvised weapons. There is a lot of meat in Irish Martial Arts is what I am trying to say.
11:00 is my favorite part! I laughed like hell when I first saw this moment back when I watched it, and I laughed again at your reactions :P Something about the directly-into-the-camera delivery is comedy gold.
I am supposed to be working on gettingthe news ready for my news show...instead I find myself here procrastinating, slapping latex in molds while laughing at bad movies with the boys! Thanks for the help in my quest to procrastinate my way to success!
"So how was your date dear?" "Fun. We went on a picnic after he killed the people that were holding me hostage, then he blew this old man's head off with a shotgun. So romantic." Keep up the great work guys! Always a blast to watch your vids.
I love that final scene when he shoots the old man. I think what makes it so much great is the lack of any theatrics. No blood or tense music. Just 13:00 on a weekend in Trim. Boom. Hug. Fade to black.
I can’t believe Im actually seeing this! I was going to recommend it to him but glad someone took the initiative! Jason mentions the flight scene but didn’t show it , basically “Seagull” returns from his (secret mission) in Hong Kong . Hops out of the plane and the old guy goes “how was Hong Kong”.. only it’s an absolutely wrecked 2 seater Cessna that would barely get to England , never mind Asia! But this is completely True. Around 2008 my buddy was finishing film school, and because there was a bit of a cult following of Fatal Deviation , and just for fun he arranged a screening of it in another mates pub in Dublin city. Only about 100 people ended up coming.. But No Joke , Jimmy Bennett IRL wasn’t happy, threatened to “Kick his head in” then said he’d sue him and the pub. My mate was just laughing at him , but he actually went as far as getting a lawyer to send some type of a cease and desist letter. Total douche! It was actually a pretty funny night just like this review except about 100 pretty drunk people absolutely destroying every aspect of this horseshit!! I’m not sure but I think some of the songs were sung by the dude from boyzone.
Love the video, hilarious as always! Fun fact: the main gangster's son (who lives in the dumpy trailer) is Michael Graham, from the boy band Boy Zone (or the "rock group" as they are credited). Look them up, they are great singers, but it is all the cheesiest stuff ever! Seriously though, he's easily the best actor in the whole movie haha
Directer/Producer/Star's thought process: "Does the world need an extremely low-budget Irish Vandamme ripoff?...... YES" I hope you can find more films made by this guy!
I halfway expected a segue into a “Father Ted” episode… Brilliant, guys… truly brilliant. And remember: For truly amazing “Van Damme Hong Kong Coke Period” hijinx… “Knock-Off” is everything you could hope for.
This masterpiece is on UA-cam. After your commentary I had to go straight to it and watch the entire film. Thanks for helping me waste my entire Sunday afternoon. Totally worth it.
There's a moment in the film where the monk is just saying, "FATAL DEVIATION..." over..and over...and over... I still have yet to show this...wonderful film, to my wife, whom I met in Dublin 11 years ago...Something tells me we'll need a few pints.
I think of the episode of the old British comedy series The Goodies called “Kung Fu Kapers.” To quote Wikipedia. “Under pressure from the other two, Bill reveals himself as a master of the secret Lancashire martial art known as "Ecky Thump"-which mostly revolves around hitting unsuspecting people with black puddings while wearing flat caps and braces.” A viewer died laughing while watching it. I’ve seen it and it’s way funnier than this Irish thing, but it was trying to be.
I checked up a bit on this one. The main actor actually got to America and appeared in bit parts for a few movies, including a few Van Dam me ones. Just goes to show that you should never give up on your dreams!
I found your channel a few weeks ago and have been bingeing since, I thought of this movie for you straight away, so glad your'e doing it. Fun fact, the guy that lights (or doesn't) the cigarette is Mikey Graham, he was famous in Ireland in his own right as a member of the boyband Boyzone. This movie is an institution in Ireland, keep them coming!
Also the scene by the car (I assume where he meets the love interest) when he kicks the two dudes is a sloppy version of the same thing in Hard Target.
7:57 I ever felt like Jason has some sort of masochistic tendencies then this is the proof. As always thank you very much for all the laughs, guys, you are doing a great job.
I would just like to thank OSW Review for introducing me to this movie, and making me curl up with laughter........and cringe. So bad, it's good 👍 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I have to say, you guys are one of the only shows I really look forward to. You all are just flat out funny. And that's for real, damn funny stuff. If I wasn't a broke piece of garbage I would send you some cash.
I have no words for this one LOL The old Catholic Monk who is a martial arts wizard, and the whole KArate Kid Romance gone wrong LOL Oh wow!! Thank you for this one
This film is based on the Irish Branch of American Kenpo, which is why you see the form (and yes, that was a real Kenpo form. Coming from older styles of martial arts as my base, I'm gonna put this kindly - they are...unique.And I'm sure they have applications behind them that mean something to the Kenpo community.) and the name of the movie is actually the name of an American Kenpo technique. This movie is basically if Jeff Speakman's "Perfect Weapon" did an Irish Pub crawl, while also ripping off Jean-Claude Van Damme.
5:30 Dude, that’s a thing over there in GB and Ireland! My sister lived in Scotland for four years. They all use mini fridges and buy their groceries for the day. That and tubs. If someone has a shower, it’s an attachment on a tub.
I literally had keep pausing as I was in fits of laughter at your reactions & hilarious comments, your channel is the gift that keeps on giving & certainly helps calm down my depression as laughter is the best medicine. This was bad, it like they merged 3 JCVD films together & the end result is entertainingly awful. P.S the bike stunt scene is a rip off of JCVD Hard Target.
IIRC Brendan Behan described the only legit Irish martial art move. It's called the Ringsend Handshake, it involves kicking the guy in the bollocks as your opening greeting. 🥋😂
I love your channel Jason I'm currently fighting the cps to get my son back and y'all always seem to cheer me up after endless episodes of crying thank you and keep it up I'm subscribed on 4 different devices I'm surprised you don't have 1 million subscribers by now but I guess alot of people are just missing out once again thank you.
Rawhead Rex is an Irish horror movie. My memory of it is very hazzy (we were wasted) but it might be something you guys would enjoy. The star of Fatal Deviation, James Bennet ended up starring in a movie with Van Damme so his dreams came true in the end.
YES!!!! The IRISH! Well known for their long ancient martial arts lore! BUT, do ANY of them use that most ancient, prestigious Japanese weapon.... The GUN!!!! Looking forward to this one!!!!
I'm a little disappointed that you guys didn't catch that the large fighter the Irish mob boss got to fight in the tournament was named "Seagull". Not sure if his first name was Steven though.
@@JasonBrant Yep, I've never seen the movie, but I did see another review/video podcast on it from the channel OSW Review. The hosts are from Ireland so they did a video on it and that's when I heard the name "Seagull". I was really hoping for a reaction in this, but that's okay as the audio is so bad you probably missed it. I really recommend checking out OSW's video on it as well as their review of The Room, No Holds Barred, The Happening and both Mortal Kombat movies. They find out a lot of behind the scenes information on the movies as well as review the movies.
16:21 Jason is right again. Standing on the motorcycle was done in “Hard Target”, another JCVD gem 😂 23:00 And that was a Bruce Lee move from “Enter the Dragon”. Although Bruce stuck the landing.
You know the scene at around 8:25 where he's practicing/dancing on the hill? That might *actually* be a Kung Fu form (kata). I took Kung Fu classes a very long time ago, and that closely resembles something my old instructor taught. I'll be damned. Or is it: "I'll be Van Dammed?"
@@JasonBrant I think you guys were right, too. He was definitely the hooligan and the bad guy in the film. Although the old Irish katana wielding mob boss on the plane (I never once thought I'd type that sentence) was clearly a villain, too. Is it wrong that I think the second character is the lesser of two evils? 🤔
When the old monk came out with the bagpipes I DIED. I absolutely adore how Bennett took all the familiar martial arts film tropes but tailored it to fit his own culture. Better yet I love learning in the comments he achieved quite a bit in life. This is a great example of no matter how amateur, how "bad" something you create is it's still all worth it when you put the hard work in.
So bad it’s good sundays! I didn’t know van damme had an alter ego in Ireland. You know a movie is going to be great when you’re unsure who the hero is. The look of confusion in some of those scenes I shared with you. Have a great week !
As an Irish guy I am extremely offended with your depiction of the irish stereotype, always the same alcohol jokes. Wait I forgot I am over 40 and not easily offended (especially when it is true, as in this case) Love you guys!!!
I love that you reviewed this movie, oh btw the car swerving off the road was real, caught on tape and just left in there, they had no budget anyway and thought it looked cool
In Ireland, you are as good as you can fight so that guy is a good guy. Thankfully he didn't hit the 'hot babe' otherwise he could have been the Irish stereotype. (No offense Irish people :)
Guys, I just discovered this channel 2 months ago, and I've seen every single So Bad It's Good episode now, some twice. Your channel is hilarious and I love it. The birdemic video is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. I love seeing All these movies that I've never heard of and you all just tearing into them. It's awesome! Watching this thing just totally rip off Van Damme is just amazing.
@@JasonBrant Awesome, looking forward to it! Sundays are SBIG days in my house. I'm telling ya, if someone hasn't recommended "The King of the Kickboxers" for you yet, you need to see it. It's good martial arts/bad filmmaking at its finest! Billy Blanks is the bad guy.
I love that James is now friends with JCVD and Stallone, and there are photos of him with Schwarzenegger and Lundgren. It doesn't look like he's been in an Expendables film yet, but he should be.
I positively love this one! This is the definition of SBIG. I love the concept (an old-school style Kung Fu film with Irish characteristics.) I love the simplistic story line (also in accordance with old style Kung-Fu films.) I love the homage to my hero growing up, Van Damme (deal with it.) And I love the 80s action film tropes that are the screenplay. This one's a gem. Thanks Jason!
The Barbarian Brothers shirt is great. Also, I lived in Ireland for three years and if you run into a short stocky guy with his pants pulled up to his pits he will definitely fight you for no reason.
The reason the film looks stretched is that it was initially shot/broadcast in the PAL format instead of NTSC, which we had in the USA. These formats were based upon the electrical cycles and refresh rates of monitors (60Hz in the USA/Canada, some places in Central America, and 50Hz in Ireland/Europe, etc. There was also SECAM, but that’s another discussion). These cycles dictated how the images were displayed on older TVs. Many European counties had PAL/SECAM broadcasting standards, which were higher than NTSC. The PAL image was scaled to fit an NTSC TV resulting in the squeezed effect you’re referring to. It’s a lot deeper than that, but that’s the short version.
The reason you recognize the standing on the motorcycle is because JCVD did it in Hard Target, as well as kicking the guy in the helmet off the motorcycle. This movie is Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Hard Target, and the Quest rolled into one
Amazing.
At least they ripped off JCVD who is in still better shape than Seagal and much easier to understand with the Belgian accent. If they ripped off Seagal then would they have used the arms flailing while running move? Or claim this guy is Native American despite this taking place in Europe?
I don't want to be presumptuous, but I'm starting to suspect that the guy who made this movie is a Van Damme fan.
Yes, Hard Target, but let's not forget the motorcycle stunt is also featured in Hot Shots!.
@@Nightroadtube but Sheen was dancing in his motorcycle, not shooting at a car, 🤣🤣
As someone else stated James Bennett now works in Hollywood and as well as movies also has a Dojo. Fatal Deviation was shot in Trim County Meath in Ireland where they also shot at least two other movies , not quite as low budget, Braveheart and The Big Red One. It started out as a showreel for James and grew, All the "actors" were locals , the Gangster boss was local Solicitor (Lawyer) Michael Regan . The lad that got kicked over my Mothers garden wall was my brother Peter Crinion (and yes the cry was real ) . James works with JCVD regularly and they are friends. Best of all filming of the sequel starts next year (2023) with I suspect a much bigger budget and real actors. to be fair James had a dream and the ambition and determination to go for it and didn't do too badly out of it. When I see Fatal Deviation I see a bunch of friends who went for it and had a load of craic (fun not the illegal drug lol) and fair fu*@ks to them. Proud of you Jimmy..
Thanks for taking the time to type that! It's great to hear that he went onto bigger and better things. Props to your bro for eating shit on that stunt 🤣 Can't wait to see the sequel.
You sure there wasn’t any crack involved?
@@jonbee3596 Loads of craic but no crack involved..
@@irlemt good stuff mate. 🍀❤️
Plenty of suppressed homosexual energy so, yeah some crack was involved.
This movie is amazing. Bruce Lee meets Father Ted. And none of them have any idea what the hell they are doing there.
I love this description.
with a dash of Mrs Brown's boys.
'I HEAR YE DO KUNG FU NOW, FAAT'ER...'
@@nolanolivier6791 Just stay away from those greeks!
Father Ted, one of my all time favourite series.
Nothing satisfies more on a Sunday afternoon than watching an Irish Steven Seagal movie. That guy walks with an air of confidence rarely seen in Ireland in this day and age....
Amazing.
This was an Irish JCVD homage, who is Belgian, not a Ponytailian, like Seagal…
@@CorbCorbin And that's exactly what makes it the greatest of all the sifu Seagal movies...
Or any day 🤣
When that old man said "What the fuck is this!?", I asked myself the exact same thing about this entire movie. 😂
🤣 🤣 🤣
Ah, the secret tournament run by monks that determines the true local government in Ireland. I didn't know any documentaries of those existed.
Same! I learned so much watching this doc.
No. That's a common misconception. It's the Amish who do this too select elders.
After 15 years of boxing and regular cocaine use, my doctor examined my nasal septum... the diagnosis... *FATAL DEVIATION*
Brilliant!
Best comment prize👑
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A word of advice, Jason. When in Ireland, please observe the proper local etiquette: "as you enter a local country pub, please remember to dropkick the doormen, as is tradition, and enter to sample the fine ales and local produce. Then, shag someone else's bird, before doing some crime for a very well-spoken, nice gang-boss and buy a lovely car" This film is trying to elevate your sophistication, don't you see that ?? :)
I didn't see that, but you've opened my eyes. Thank you.
I’d love to pull some shenanigans in Ireland.
@@JasonBrant
I think you need to think before saying that someone should be “Kruegered…”
I mean he was drinking the pedialite, before becoming a demonically resurrected, dream lord. Sheesh! 🤌🏽
🎶 “This feelin’ inside…” 🎶
You know the joke about the atheist visting Ireland? He's stopped by a couple of hoodlums, and one of them goes "Oyh! Are ye protestant or catholic?" The guy responds "Neither. I'm an atheist." "Riiiiight ... So are ye a protestant atheist or a catholic atheist?!"
@@Dustemikkel_Rev wasn't that a Dave Allen joke? :)
Hahaha...this film was hilarious. Brian's... "Where is he walking to, Silent Hill"... cracked me up! Nice one guys.
That was a great line.
The backstory on this is the real gem. This is the equivalent to an Irish Backstreet Boy who thought he could be the next Van Damme but needed a film to showcase his martial arts and "acting ability".... so he made one.
funny you should mention Backstreet Boys one of the "actors" became world famous in a boyband, im not kidding
@@Alan-pg8uj That's what I was saying
Gotta love the guts to go for it, if nothing else.
@TWISTED INTO TRUTH hang on, is that Mikey? 😂😂
They have one of the back street boys in the movie.
(The back street boys where a boy band back in the 90's)
All the old mob boss guy's scenes are done like a 90s PC game cut scene, he's always talking directly to the camera. The picnic setup consists of three oranges and bananas.
Yes,this whole film was so funny,loved all your comments,talking directly to the camera is what is called "breaking the forth wall".I'm sure a bunch of high school kids could do a better job with i-phones.Well done guys,would loved to have seen Erin here with you.
Looking at James Bennett's IMDb trivia is neat after learning about this film. He trained with JCVD and was in 4 films with him. Dude did what he wanted despite the obvious obstacles and he succeeded after all that effort. Good on him!
No jokes - mad props to the dude.
Have known Jimmy for well over 30 years. He's an absolute gentleman. And you will never find as hard a worker.
Tá sé fear iontachdt ó Eiré.
@@joerochford5855 amazing that you found this video. Hope he knows that after all this time he is entertaining people no matter the age, location or demographic. :)
That's legit awesome. Part of what got me into martial arts back in the 90's was JCVD; training with the Muscles from Brussels would have been a dream come true. Hats off to this dude.
@@nicholasb2218 muscles from Brussels this guy is the idiot from Ireland
Greetings from Dublin! Great episode. My wife recognised the guy with the already-lit cigarette as Mikey Graham who was in massive Irish boyband BoyZone. And the lead actor ended up working with both Van Damme AND Sifu! He made it, boys. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, Peter!
That's incredible!
I'm Irish, love movies, but oh sweet Jesus...I've never even heard of this obviously misunderstood classic. Thanks for bringing it to my attention! 🤣🤣🤣
You should have a lot of national pride for this gem.
@@JasonBrant this feeling insideeeeeee...more like national shame lmao.
Irish here. I completely forgot this existed and I'm pissed for not sending it to you myself lol. What a gem of a movie. Not martial arts but you might enjoy the awfulness that is "The butcher boy".
I'll check it out. Thanks!
You must me mentle, the butcher boy is a absolute legend of a movie and in no way a SBIG movie
My god. I apologise on behalf of the people of Ireland that this exists lol. The start was like Rambo, then he became a psychopath Van Damme and then he got trained by Yoda the monk which was essentially the same training he was doing haha. Man this was hilarious.
You missed the Steven Seagal training part of pushing the bullet. 😂
I love that his special training was just the same shit he was already doing.
on behalf of the other people of Ireland we say you're welcome, the tagline for this movie should have been "when in doubt kick the shit out of everybody"
The pride of Ireland....it's Sean Claude O'Damme!
When Jason said "I like this. This is my kind of movie!" - Right then and there I realized, I have no idea what Jason's kind of movie is anymore.
Movies that are so bad they're good. Easy 🤣
Im pumped, every Sunday, for a new video from you guys. Forever thankful for your terrible movies but awesome humour. Keep it up. Merch soon??
Merch will pop up in a week or two.
hey thats cool , I would like a coffee mug
@@JasonBrant Where can I get look for it?
My work and sleep schedule is so jacked up beyond repair that I only know it's Sunday when you guys post. Thanks a ton for the laughs!
Sorry about the sleep, but at least you can laugh at Fatal Deviation.
Fun fact, the main villain of this movie was a member of the Irish boy band: Boy Zone. They had a number of top hits in Europe! Also the guy who came outbin his just his underwear and got ass out in the outdoor bath was the person who financed the movie and wanted his a scene in the movie!
I learned that little fun little facts from when OSW (Old School Wrestling) Review did a review of this movie. I have to say your watch along was just as funny as their review! Although because they are Irish, they have a little more credibility. However since your channel reviews only movies, more specifically martial arts films, and they mostly review Wrestling, your channel wins the movie credibility! However we are all winners when any channel reviews Fatal Deviation!
The guy who funded the movie wanted to be naked in it? What in the holy hell?
Also... all channels have more credibility than mine.
@@JasonBrant Yeah for some reason the financer of the movie only demand was to get his ass out on screen. Don't ask me his reasoning because it's a mystery to anyone who watched this movie why in the hell anyone would want that!
Second, I have only recently discovered your channel in my new found fascination with how weird Steven Seagal is, but I have to say the content you provide is pure comedy gold! I have quickly become a fan and have earned a huge amount of credibility with sir! Do we get the full unedited version of you and friend watching the movies on your Patreon? If so, sign me up my good man!
Did MG also sing that godawful song? It wouldn't surprise me.
@@EmlynBoyle I would be shocked if you got Mikey to be in your movie and not be on the soundtrack. I'm actually more shocked that this movie had a soundtrack! lol
Yup!
“expect the unexpectis”. I’m going to use that in a meeting tomorrow.
To the SBIG gang, thanks for making my deployment overseas so much better. Your Sunday evening viewings are priceless.
Thanks so much, Colin. Where are you deployed?
Where am I…Throw a dart at the Middle East. Hot and sandy (and recently super windy).
The full movie is on UA-cam guys and girls. I watched it tonight and it's nothing short of incredible. Without trying to sound big headed, me and my mate used to make horror shorts in early 90s. Our stuff was a higher standard, even my terrible acting was better. This is a thing of absolute beauty, it's close to being my favourite piece of shit ever. The back slide gun move is amazing. For context on Boyzone, they sold 25 million records, they were huge over here!
I'm with you - I absolutely love this movie.
you have to watch violent shit is unbelievable
You guys should try and do one of those mid 2000s spoof movies because I like seeing you suffer and nothing makes you want to die faster than a bad comedy.
Also the 70s-80s Italian horror scene is a goldmine for content for the channel
Bad comedy makes me want to take a header off a bridge.
Wait, you guys have never had to take on a local crime boss in a martial arts tournament for the fate of a town? Just me? Weird...
We lead sheltered lies.
Irish martial arts?? Now this will be interesting! Can't wait!😅 Love you guys!
Thanks! Hope you get some laughs!
Reminds me of the joke in the Mike Myers movie 'So I Married An Axe Murderer'.
"You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called F*** You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground."
Not gonna lie for a moment I though some absolute legend had made a small budget movie with traditional Irish martial arts. Those actually do exist and are broadly separated as Dornálaíocht (boxing), Coraíocht (wrestling), Speachóireacht (kicking), and Bataireacht (stick-fighting).
Now the first 3 are kinda basic, but Bataireacht is a martial art about fighting with with bata, the Irish word for stick. Mind when they say stick, they actually mean a Sail Éille (anglicised as shillelagh). So it's quite big stick.
And there is actually a story to go with said martial art that would make for a good movie.
During the 18th century the martial art was used by Irish gangs, called factions. There were a lot of fight and clashes back then. Then in the 19th century those smaller factions ended up uniting in two feuding large federations: Caravat and Shanavest factions.
As the fighting between them grew more savage, the martial arts were cast away for the use of guns and improvised weapons.
There is a lot of meat in Irish Martial Arts is what I am trying to say.
You spent more time typing this up than they did making the movie.
Meat and potatoes too.
@@JasonBrant 🤣🤣🤣
11:00 is my favorite part! I laughed like hell when I first saw this moment back when I watched it, and I laughed again at your reactions :P Something about the directly-into-the-camera delivery is comedy gold.
It's so brilliant.
I am supposed to be working on gettingthe news ready for my news show...instead I find myself here procrastinating, slapping latex in molds while laughing at bad movies with the boys! Thanks for the help in my quest to procrastinate my way to success!
My pleasure. Glad I could hurt your work ethic 🤣
I look forward to your videos every Sunday. Thanks guys, I've had a rough week and I needed some good laughs.
Sorry about your week. Glad you got some laughs at my expense.
"So how was your date dear?" "Fun. We went on a picnic after he killed the people that were holding me hostage, then he blew this old man's head off with a shotgun. So romantic."
Keep up the great work guys! Always a blast to watch your vids.
Thanks, Patrick!
I love that final scene when he shoots the old man. I think what makes it so much great is the lack of any theatrics. No blood or tense music. Just 13:00 on a weekend in Trim. Boom. Hug. Fade to black.
This is the best channel on UA-cam hands down! Who knew that Irish Gandalf was also a martial arts trainer!
Thanks!
I can’t believe Im actually seeing this!
I was going to recommend it to him but glad someone took the initiative!
Jason mentions the flight scene but didn’t show it , basically “Seagull” returns from his (secret mission) in Hong Kong .
Hops out of the plane and the old guy goes “how was Hong Kong”.. only it’s an absolutely wrecked 2 seater Cessna that would barely get to England , never mind Asia!
But this is completely True. Around 2008 my buddy was finishing film school, and because there was a bit of a cult following of Fatal Deviation , and just for fun he arranged a screening of it in another mates pub in Dublin city.
Only about 100 people ended up coming..
But No Joke , Jimmy Bennett IRL wasn’t happy, threatened to “Kick his head in” then said he’d sue him and the pub.
My mate was just laughing at him , but he actually went as far as getting a lawyer to send some type of a cease and desist letter.
Total douche! It was actually a pretty funny night just like this review except about 100 pretty drunk people absolutely destroying every aspect of this horseshit!! I’m not sure but I think some of the songs were sung by the dude from boyzone.
He was that pissed off over a screening? Really?
@@JasonBrant No shit! He was 😡 Raging!, he takes himself very seriously 😂😂
Guys, Ive had a 103 temp for 3 days due to Covid. Thank you for picking the perfect movie and brightening my day.
Did Fatal Deviation smash covid from your body?
Love the video, hilarious as always! Fun fact: the main gangster's son (who lives in the dumpy trailer) is Michael Graham, from the boy band Boy Zone (or the "rock group" as they are credited). Look them up, they are great singers, but it is all the cheesiest stuff ever! Seriously though, he's easily the best actor in the whole movie haha
Never heard of it, but I'll take a look. Thanks.
Boyzone were huge
I thought that was him. Boyzone were huge at the time. I wonder how he ended up in this?
@@JasonBrant Never heard of Boyzone? How old are you? 🤔
@@Nitronium Did they even break into the US?
Directer/Producer/Star's thought process: "Does the world need an extremely low-budget Irish Vandamme ripoff?...... YES"
I hope you can find more films made by this guy!
Let me know if you do!
Guy stands on bike and shoots; Jason: "Why do I feel like I recognize this from a Van Damme movie?" Me screaming "Hard Target, Hard Target!!!"
I haven't seen that in twenty-five years! Gotta revisit it.
Oh yeah Van Damme with the jury curl mullet
The vicarious suffering is just too delicious. Thanks so much for enduring this and cutting the best bits for us!
This was pure joy 🤣
@@JasonBrant You're a strange man...
I halfway expected a segue into a “Father Ted” episode…
Brilliant, guys… truly brilliant. And remember: For truly amazing “Van Damme Hong Kong Coke Period” hijinx… “Knock-Off” is everything you could hope for.
I'll check it out. Thanks!
This masterpiece is on UA-cam. After your commentary I had to go straight to it and watch the entire film. Thanks for helping me waste my entire Sunday afternoon. Totally worth it.
You're welcome!
There's a moment in the film where the monk is just saying, "FATAL DEVIATION..." over..and over...and over...
I still have yet to show this...wonderful film, to my wife, whom I met in Dublin 11 years ago...Something tells me we'll need a few pints.
Let me know what she thinks when you show her.
And they thought that was worth making it the title of the movie. OK then
I feel like one line from the monk could’ve helped with that.
“If you want to win this tournament you must first master… The fatal deviation!”
You missed the bit where the crazy monk dude starts chanting 'FATAL DEVIATION' during the training montage. That bit always has me in stitches.
If it wasn't for OSW Review I wouldn't had known that this movie existed.
27:42 "You beat my record, now I beat you, just as I beat your friend". Damn, that Bloodsport reference.
Good call! I didn't get that at all.
@@JasonBrant Bloodsport is such a childhood love, for me. Not my first JCVD movie, but the one I hold first in my heart. 😉👍
I think of the episode of the old British comedy series The Goodies called “Kung Fu Kapers.” To quote Wikipedia. “Under pressure from the other two, Bill reveals himself as a master of the secret Lancashire martial art known as "Ecky Thump"-which mostly revolves around hitting unsuspecting people with black puddings while wearing flat caps and braces.” A viewer died laughing while watching it. I’ve seen it and it’s way funnier than this Irish thing, but it was trying to be.
So it's good? If so, get that shit outta here 🤣
The scroll that was just a picture of a scroll on normal modern paper absolutely killed me
It's brililant filmmaking.
I checked up a bit on this one. The main actor actually got to America and appeared in bit parts for a few movies, including a few Van Dam me ones. Just goes to show that you should never give up on your dreams!
Props to him.
I found your channel a few weeks ago and have been bingeing since, I thought of this movie for you straight away, so glad your'e doing it. Fun fact, the guy that lights (or doesn't) the cigarette is Mikey Graham, he was famous in Ireland in his own right as a member of the boyband Boyzone. This movie is an institution in Ireland, keep them coming!
Thanks so much!
Another great Sunday entertainment. This was so funny. Thanks guys
Thanks so much!
I remember getting hammered and watching this on UA-cam on some random afternoon. It really is so bad it's good lol 🤣
It definitely is!
I love the straight up rip off of the hard target scene of him standing on the bike and shooting the car lmao
Van Damme could have sued over this.
Also the scene by the car (I assume where he meets the love interest) when he kicks the two dudes is a sloppy version of the same thing in Hard Target.
Shooting while standing on the bike is straight outta Van Damn’s “Hard Target”. Another great movie for you guys.
Thanks!
7:57 I ever felt like Jason has some sort of masochistic tendencies then this is the proof.
As always thank you very much for all the laughs, guys, you are doing a great job.
What made you feel that? It's not like I started a show about bad movies...
"WHAT THE FAWK IS THIS!!" that surprised the hell out of me lmao!
I almost died.
As an Irishman i can confirm that all Irishmen are martial artists after 7 Guinness'!
🤣 🤣 I love this.
I apologize for the spelling in my original post, damn i was drunk!
No you're all a bunch of Free Staters is what you chumps are
More like after 12🤣
Never mind the Guinness, throw out a few glasses of whiskey and watch the place explode
I would just like to thank OSW Review for introducing me to this movie, and making me curl up with laughter........and cringe. So bad, it's good 👍 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
I have to say, you guys are one of the only shows I really look forward to. You all are just flat out funny. And that's for real, damn funny stuff. If I wasn't a broke piece of garbage I would send you some cash.
Thanks, from one piece of garbage to another.
I have no words for this one LOL The old Catholic Monk who is a martial arts wizard, and the whole KArate Kid Romance gone wrong LOL Oh wow!! Thank you for this one
It's a treat. And it's available on UA-cam.
This film is based on the Irish Branch of American Kenpo, which is why you see the form (and yes, that was a real Kenpo form. Coming from older styles of martial arts as my base, I'm gonna put this kindly - they are...unique.And I'm sure they have applications behind them that mean something to the Kenpo community.) and the name of the movie is actually the name of an American Kenpo technique. This movie is basically if Jeff Speakman's "Perfect Weapon" did an Irish Pub crawl, while also ripping off Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Thanks for the info. Still haven't seen The Perfect Weapon yet.
@1:20 That was a near-spill moment, luckily I didn't just take a sip from my coffee at that exact moment.
He almost got me.
I'm shocked you didn't say "hopefully it's........ So bad it's good." can't wait to see this train wreck lol
Enjoy this one. It's amazing.
@@JasonBrant oh I am haha keep up the good work dude :)
3:58. Love how he had to hold the leg in place.
That was great.
James P. Bennett really let it all hang out here for this masterpiece. I'm only shocked he didn't write and sing the music too
The dude swung for the fences.
@@JasonBrant albeit very very short ones
5:30
Dude, that’s a thing over there in GB and Ireland! My sister lived in Scotland for four years. They all use mini fridges and buy their groceries for the day. That and tubs. If someone has a shower, it’s an attachment on a tub.
That's hilarious.
I literally had keep pausing as I was in fits of laughter at your reactions & hilarious comments, your channel is the gift that keeps on giving & certainly helps calm down my depression as laughter is the best medicine.
This was bad, it like they merged 3 JCVD films together & the end result is entertainingly awful.
P.S the bike stunt scene is a rip off of JCVD Hard Target.
Thanks, bud. Glad a few laughs helps, for what it's worth.
Dude!! Finally some one who knows how the three sea shells work!! Thank you. I been wondering since the movie came out!!👍💯
🤣 🤣 Love it.
IIRC Brendan Behan described the only legit Irish martial art move. It's called the Ringsend Handshake, it involves kicking the guy in the bollocks as your opening greeting. 🥋😂
That's a proper move.
I love your channel Jason I'm currently fighting the cps to get my son back and y'all always seem to cheer me up after endless episodes of crying thank you and keep it up I'm subscribed on 4 different devices I'm surprised you don't have 1 million subscribers by now but I guess alot of people are just missing out once again thank you.
Thanks so much, Joe. Hope things improve for you.
Rawhead Rex is an Irish horror movie. My memory of it is very hazzy (we were wasted) but it might be something you guys would enjoy.
The star of Fatal Deviation, James Bennet ended up starring in a movie with Van Damme so his dreams came true in the end.
Good for him.
Rawhead Rex is DEFINITELY one for this channel. It's so awful that the writer of the original short story, Clive Barker, disowns it to this day.
The standin up in the motorcycle thing is from Hard Target.....
Thanks.
YES!!!! The IRISH! Well known for their long ancient martial arts lore!
BUT, do ANY of them use that most ancient, prestigious Japanese weapon.... The GUN!!!!
Looking forward to this one!!!!
He's outstanding at throwing bullets from his gun at the end.
Literally kept checking my phone to see if this was up yet. Another awesome one. Thanks.
Thanks, James!
I'm a little disappointed that you guys didn't catch that the large fighter the Irish mob boss got to fight in the tournament was named "Seagull". Not sure if his first name was Steven though.
Wait... seriously?
@@JasonBrant Yep, I've never seen the movie, but I did see another review/video podcast on it from the channel OSW Review. The hosts are from Ireland so they did a video on it and that's when I heard the name "Seagull". I was really hoping for a reaction in this, but that's okay as the audio is so bad you probably missed it.
I really recommend checking out OSW's video on it as well as their review of The Room, No Holds Barred, The Happening and both Mortal Kombat movies. They find out a lot of behind the scenes information on the movies as well as review the movies.
16:21 Jason is right again. Standing on the motorcycle was done in “Hard Target”, another JCVD gem 😂
23:00 And that was a Bruce Lee move from “Enter the Dragon”. Although Bruce stuck the landing.
Couldn't think of the movie, but I get something right... *Takes sunglasses off* ...Every once in a while.
You know the scene at around 8:25 where he's practicing/dancing on the hill?
That might *actually* be a Kung Fu form (kata). I took Kung Fu classes a very long time ago, and that closely resembles something my old instructor taught. I'll be damned. Or is it: "I'll be Van Dammed?"
Definitely Van Dammed, haha.
@@JasonBrant I think you guys were right, too. He was definitely the hooligan and the bad guy in the film. Although the old Irish katana wielding mob boss on the plane (I never once thought I'd type that sentence) was clearly a villain, too. Is it wrong that I think the second character is the lesser of two evils? 🤔
When the old monk came out with the bagpipes I DIED. I absolutely adore how Bennett took all the familiar martial arts film tropes but tailored it to fit his own culture. Better yet I love learning in the comments he achieved quite a bit in life. This is a great example of no matter how amateur, how "bad" something you create is it's still all worth it when you put the hard work in.
Easily one of my favourite so bad its good movies ive seen. Its fully available on youtube. Go and watch it!
It's a real gem.
13:18 Bagpipes over a training montage was hilarious. PS i think JCVD surfed a motor bike in hard target.
The bagpipes were killing me.
I appreciate the nonsense you go through for us.
Thanks! It's a burden 🤣
The music at 17:27 is making me cry laugh! Job well done.
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This was supposed to be a demo film for the lead actor to get into Hong Kong action movies. It didn't work.
They also shot it in a week.
They spent that much time? 🤣
It did work, check out imdb, he's been in lots of martial arts movies, including one with Van Damme.
@@keithm.404 And another one more recently with sifu Seagal!
Of all the videos you've done I think this is my favourite otherwise unknown SBIG. Just an amazing coming together of so much crap, it's wonderful.
This is not just the greatest Irish martial arts movie from 1998, this is the greatest martial arts movie of all time. Eat your heart out, Bruce Lee.
Chuck Norris has nothing on this.
The devastation at 25:30 keeps my heart warm.
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So bad it’s good sundays! I didn’t know van damme had an alter ego in Ireland. You know a movie is going to be great when you’re unsure who the hero is. The look of confusion in some of those scenes I shared with you. Have a great week !
Thanks! Pretty sure the hero was actually the villain.
11:54 "The music's weird": I thought you guys added that for comedic purposes. I am baffled and entertained + I want to see this movie, seriously.
As an Irish guy I am extremely offended with your depiction of the irish stereotype, always the same alcohol jokes. Wait I forgot I am over 40 and not easily offended (especially when it is true, as in this case) Love you guys!!!
Thanks, Killain 🤣
I love that you reviewed this movie, oh btw the car swerving off the road was real, caught on tape and just left in there, they had no budget anyway and thought it looked cool
In Ireland, you are as good as you can fight so that guy is a good guy. Thankfully he didn't hit the 'hot babe' otherwise he could have been the Irish stereotype. (No offense Irish people :)
Goddamn!
@@JasonBrant Maybe because i watched family guy a lot, idk :))
Guys, I just discovered this channel 2 months ago, and I've seen every single So Bad It's Good episode now, some twice. Your channel is hilarious and I love it. The birdemic video is one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life. I love seeing All these movies that I've never heard of and you all just tearing into them. It's awesome! Watching this thing just totally rip off Van Damme is just amazing.
Thanks so much, James! We have some great episodes coming up. I appreciate ya!
@@JasonBrant Awesome, looking forward to it! Sundays are SBIG days in my house.
I'm telling ya, if someone hasn't recommended "The King of the Kickboxers" for you yet, you need to see it. It's good martial arts/bad filmmaking at its finest! Billy Blanks is the bad guy.
My weekly dose of schadenfreude ☺️ seriously this looked painful to sit through 😆
It was a lot of fun. Helped that it was really short.
I love that James is now friends with JCVD and Stallone, and there are photos of him with Schwarzenegger and Lundgren. It doesn't look like he's been in an Expendables film yet, but he should be.
I positively love this one! This is the definition of SBIG. I love the concept (an old-school style Kung Fu film with Irish characteristics.) I love the simplistic story line (also in accordance with old style Kung-Fu films.) I love the homage to my hero growing up, Van Damme (deal with it.) And I love the 80s action film tropes that are the screenplay. This one's a gem. Thanks Jason!
It really is a gem.
At 13:07 - I thought “piss”, so did Jason, he has won the internet this week.
I did? Hell yeah.
You guys had me in stitches reacting to this video, so funny, thanks for uploading, enjoying the channel so much.
The Barbarian Brothers shirt is great. Also, I lived in Ireland for three years and if you run into a short stocky guy with his pants pulled up to his pits he will definitely fight you for no reason.
The reason the film looks stretched is that it was initially shot/broadcast in the PAL format instead of NTSC, which we had in the USA. These formats were based upon the electrical cycles and refresh rates of monitors (60Hz in the USA/Canada, some places in Central America, and 50Hz in Ireland/Europe, etc. There was also SECAM, but that’s another discussion). These cycles dictated how the images were displayed on older TVs. Many European counties had PAL/SECAM broadcasting standards, which were higher than NTSC. The PAL image was scaled to fit an NTSC TV resulting in the squeezed effect you’re referring to. It’s a lot deeper than that, but that’s the short version.
🤣 Thanks.
I want the soundtrack on Spotify! Especially the touching “feeling inside” love montage song!
Surprised we haven't heard that song in other movies. It's iconic.
This was the greatest UA-cam video I have ever seen👌
Is it also the first you've ever seen?
11:28 I remember that paper being a thing in the late 90s/early 2000s.