Leofwine_draca
Perhaps the epitome of 1990s-era cheese, DOUBLE TROUBLE is another vehicle for the twin brothers whose claim to fame was appearing in the Deodato movie THE BARBARIANS. This one sees Peter and David Paul appearing in a contemporary cop thriller in which the brothers are from the different sides of the tracks but still end up teaming up to battle some bad guys. It's a cheese fest for sure, with laughable action scenes and incredibly wooden performances from the two stars; overall it feels like nothing more than a cheap cash-in of the Van Damme flick DOUBLE IMPACT. Old man Roddy McDowall plays the baddie and David Carradine shows up for no good reason; you'll only enjoy this if you have a huge tolerance for cheese.
FlashCallahan
1992 was a time when you would get lots of straight to video action movies, with a special guest star as the villain and a cameo from a well known actor.We had The Taking of Beverly Hills with Robert Davi, Martial Law with David Carradine, and By The Sword with F Murray Abraham.Every hero had a mullet, and throw away one liners.Sometimes some of these films are awful, the aforementioned movies are nothing special, but they entertained, this is awful, and it's embarrassing to watch this, and even review it, admitting the fact I've seen it.So the plastic faced, steroid addicted Brothers are cop and robber, who join forces to get Roddy McDowell, and another man who looks suspiciously like he was in Dallas.The mullets are beyond macho, and the clothes are just, well, just see the movie.The acting is bad, Scotty from Star Trek looks like he's being held at gun point, and the incidental music and delivery of one liners is worse than school kids re-enacting it in the playground.There is a plus point, the guy who l,as the false chauffeur at the beginning is OK, and that's it.Roddy McDowell must have owed someone a huge favour to be in this, as he tries his best, but ends up acting like John Inman from are you being served.And finally, it's the only film I've seen where the main bad guy gets killed, and by the time he hits the floor, he looks about twenty years younger.Awful.
zhoyt-1
One of the things that makes the Barbarian Brothers so great is their ability to do both action and comedy and pull both off superbly. This film is no exception to them being able to showcase their unique talents. This film also continues the tradition of them working with great co-stars. Tiny Lister, Richard Moll, Martin Mull (all in Think Big) and now Roddy Mcdowel and David Caradine! In the face of the Barbarian Brothers, most actors just seem to sink into the background, but you have to hand it to these legends to be able to hold their own on the screen and not be drowned out by the amazing screen presence that the Barbarians have. To touch quickly on the movie- Peter and David are two brothers who are on opposite sides of the law but who come together to take down a crooked businessman who's trying to rob the international diamond exchange. As usual Peter and David have GREAT chemistry and it is so fun seeing them play off of their characters differences. This movie really has it all: action, suspense, comedy, tragedy. What else could you want?Luckily for you fellow Barbarian fans, Encore has been showing this movie lately on both Encore and Encore Action! I've seen it three times so far, hopefully you can catch it and tape it like I did because we all know how hard it can be to track down original copies of Barbarian films. If you like movies, you will love Double Trouble. Don't miss it!
MentosMan
How would you like to be known as the Paul twin who couldn't act as well as his brother? Ouch. This movie is like a really bad Saturday morning cartoon- the main character always wears the same clothes, the dialogue is filled with corny jokes only kids will laugh at, and the plot is simple and predictable. (If you can't figure out how things will turn out with the wussy partner, you haven't seen many movies.) If you like Mystery Science Theater, you might enjoy this movie for campy action value. Otherwise, avoid it so you don't have to cringe at this clever exchange between the twins: "No way." "Yes way." "No way." "Yes way." "No way..."
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