lsouzaguam Living here on Guam, I thought it presented our island well. Would it be nicer for it to have better actors and story, yes, of course. But for what it is it wasn't too bad. I have seen far worse (unfortunately) but generally my friends here liked it. And it did get Guam more attention than the millions the government and its visitors bureau waste on cheesy islander adverts. The film was just too plain and has a dreadful lead actress. I think Joanna Crupa was her her name. Painful to watch and brought the whole effort down in my opinion. I thought the Max was okay. Not bad as an actor or star. Our own Tawney Sablan was the best thing about the film. She was cute and more believable than the bimbo playing her older sister. I like it that they used a local talent in such a big part and that really added to the enjoyment. I also thought the photography of the island was good. I heard from my nephew that the film went through many changes and more shooting in Los Angeles to add stars like David Carradine (R.I.P). He had seen a different version which he said made more sense but I thought this version was okay. Except for that stupid blonde actress! She was horrible. Go Tawney!

David Motolo Max Havoc is not a cinematic masterpiece. In fact it's a poorly produced movie. the attempt of trying to make a Hollywood action movie on a beer budget is clearly evident and does not work. What saves this train wreck of a movie is Joanna Krupa. She might be one of the hottest women in Hollywood. My GF said she can't act. I disagree and wish my GF would move out. She's a failed actress and comedian who hates on other people that actually appear in movies. Where Max Havoc took a bad turn was not more Joanna Krupa. The director or producer or studio should have included nudity parts with Joanna Krupa. When you cast eye candy you have to show eye candy. I do hate when movies feature a star like Carmen Electra on a DVD cover when they have a minor part in the movie. It's like bait and switch. I hope that Joanna Krupa is more movies.

Tally Stevens (herzogfan-1) When you name hack-ass Albert Pyun as your director you have to expect a train wreck on screen. And when David Carradine and Carmen Elektra are your star powers you have little hope at finding an audience. All of this synergy comes to pass on this long stewing mess of an action film that makes little sense and makes the least out of a tropical setting.As an opener we watch a tepid heist take place where a Jade dragon statue is stolen. Next we meet Max, a former kick-boxing champ turned sports photographer, as he submits shots of a motocross race to his manager. Max has fallen into this profession after accidentally killing a man in the ring. In case you do not pick up on this detail Pyun will replay this scene of tragedy close to two dozen times. Max's agent tells him he next has a cushy assignment to shoot promo spots for a beach resort. Next we see the statue getting pawned with an antiques buyer named Tahsi, (Richard Roundtree) and soon Jane, a gorgeous art dealer, nabs the expensive dragon for pennies on the dollar. Tashi turns out to be Max's former trainer who naturally turned antiquities broker. A Japanese syndicate arrives to reclaim their prized artifact, and Max has to protect the pretty gal and her sister.Max, Tahsi, Jane, the thief, and the Japanese syndicate all converge together on, of all places, the island of Guam. Why does Max's assignment, Tahsi's shop, and the sister's vacation, as well as the thieves attempt at fencing stolen goods, all take place on this remote spit of land way out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? Certainly it would have nothing to do with the government of Guam bankrolling this ludicrous production in the hopes of luring future Hollywood projects on their island. For close to a million dollars they got German soap opera performer Mickey Hardt in the lead, while Carmen Elektra was reportedly paid $100 thousand to appear in four scenes, two of which requires she only look into the camera and smile. All told she utters maybe four lines of dialogue, justifying getting featured on the cover. Carradine is simply there to collect a paycheck and for his part spent a day at a Hollywood studio, but he is seen throughout the film, courtesy of the endless flashbacks we endure.Pyun the auteur gives us repeated scenes shot in hotel rooms and hallways, slapdash action sequences that are edited with a butcher cleaver, and moronic dialogue that is distracted away with cleavage. And every single scene has to begin with exterior shots of a building, a-la 1970's TV detective dramas. It turns out the dragon is an urn, holding some remains of the Yakuza founder, but Jane needs to sell it for her sister to go to college. Max steps in to avenge the death of Tahsi and save the gal, and we are left with only one thought: the director and producers should be punished for this dung heap. I would suggest banishment to a remote island out in the middle of the ocean.

wsacnor Don't believe all these negative reviews here for MAX HAVOC: CURSE OF THE DRAGON, it's worse. Way worse.This is one of those films you sort of stumble upon at the video store, and everything else good or halfway good is already checked out, so you give it a shot, knowing full well the film is going to suck. But just how bad MAX HAVOC sucks may shock you: It's dull, boring, tiresome, listless, etc, etc. You get the idea.Someone on one of these reviews here compares MAX HAVOC to an episode of MANGNUM P.I., except MANGNUM P.I. is at lest a competent product. MAX HAVOC is wretchedly bad. It's the kind of bad-film in which you wonder while watching it: "How do films like this get made?" A very good question.MAX HAVOC was made by consistently bad film maker Albert Pyun. You wonder why anyone would knowingly hire this hack. The film is full of stock footage, bad acting, the list can go on forever.There is currently some kinda controversy over the financing of the film. The island of Guam put up the money for this film (who can say why. I guess they have never seen an Albert Pyun film because that's exactly what they got: An Albert Pyun incompetent sh*t film.)Folks, if you're a film investor and you see the name Albert Pyun attached to the film some slimy film producer is asking you to invest in, be afraid. Be very afraid.If this film were an animal it would be taken out back and shot and put out of it's misery. If you're unfortunate enough to have to endure this dung-heap DVD, you may wish someone would shoot you and put you out of your misery.MAX HAVOC: CURSE OF THE DRAGON is maximum incompetencey, maximum tedium, and maximum thievery.