Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016) Reviews

• Finally -- Adkins finds his inner Stallone

  A_Different_Drummer2017-04-09

  Reviewers Notes: 1. If you arrived at this franchise late, you would be forgiven for feeling a little lost. But if you have seen the others, this new instalment is surprisingly satisfying. 2. For newbies, the original "Undisputed" (which starred A-listers) took an unexpected turn. Not uncommon for film franchises these days, later attempts to keep the franchise going involved smaller budgets and lesser-known stars. But here UNDISPUTED got lucky. A younger Scott Adkins found his ideal role in Yuri Boyka (much like Stallone found Rocky) and gave new life to UNDISPUTED in two back-to-back segments. 3. At that point, things get a little murky. For reasons that are not entirely clear to this reviewer, there was a long gap between the last instalment and this one. During that time, Adkins handlers gave him a series of odd B-movie parts, some of which (heavy sigh) were purely dramatic and had no fight sequences at all. The closest thing to a good MMA movie that Adkins did recently was NINJA SHADOW OF A TEAR. However, as the IMDb rating for that movie shows, it was still not in the class of UNDISPUTED. 4. AND HE'S BACK! Boy, nobody does Boyka like Adkins! Plus someone actually opened their wallets and spent some cash bringing this one to the screen. You have enough "producers" in the credits to start a football squad. David White, who penned the last two Boykas (also the sloppier SHADOW OF A TEAR) had help in developing the story from Boaz Davidson, a writer with a few dozen action hits under his belt. Interestingly (!) Davidson worked with Stallone on the Expendables franchise. Director Todor Chapkanov is new to the franchise but acquits himself well as an action director. 5. The narrative backbone of the story is a bit soppy -- this one could have been subtitled "Boyka Gets Religion" -- but thankfully it is used mainly as a plot device to keep the fight scenes coming. 6. There is a scene at the 40:00 minute mark where Boyka is training and another fighter tries to "claim" his punching bag. It is a short sequence but memorable. 7. Also clever is the way the film ends with Boyka back in prison. For most characters that would be a negative. But, and you will see this if you watch the series in order, Boyka THRIVES in prison! Is there a Boyka 5 coming? We can only hope.

• Fight movie with a heart.

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  Boyka Undisputed was worth the wait. Unlike many fight movies this movie have a heart. This is one of the best fight movie of the decade and the best of the year, which had movies like Kickboxer: Vengeance which was an utter disappointment. Moreover the character of Boyka has been molded so wonderfully that you can feel the pain of the character when he tries to smile and feel his rage in silence. Scott Adkins has done an a wonderful job and Boyka is a piece of art. The best part is this isn't just a Fight movie... Every now and then there, when you are unprepared and unguarded this movie hits you in such soft parts that you might tear up too. Nobody ever thought that Undisputed would later create an antagonist named 'Boyka' who would be loved so much that his name would come before the name of the actual movie i.e UNDISPUTED.

• Fans of the series n martial arts will not be disappointed. 10/10. Haters go watch Oscar nominated movies.

  Fella_shibby2017-04-11

  After the events of Undisputed redemption n after fleeing from Russia, Boyka has found religion. He still fights in the rings n he donates most of the profits to the church. He has spent a lot of money to repair his broken knee but events force him to travel back to Russia where he is a wanted convict. This movie is for the fans of the series n fans of Boyka aka Adkins. Martial arts fans will not be disappointed. The fight sequences are frequent and never, ever become tiresome. Scott Adkins once again got into the skin of the character, Boyka. The villain, Martyn ford is an intimidating one with height of 6.8 n weight of 320 lbs. Truly an indomitable n an invincible one. The plot was a bit lame. The mafia boss who owns the town n he has his eye on a young n beautiful widow who is in debt. But who cares. We look forward for this franchise for the ring fights n boy what an awesome fight choreography we get to see in this 4th installment. Isaac Florentine who directed the terrific Undisputed 2 n 3 n Savate didn't direct this one. Inspite of the micro budget, this movie rocks. Saw this on a pirated DVD for 50 rs.

• Bring Me Your F#ing Champion: Undisputed Delivers A Grand Slam!

  Dark_Lord_Mark2017-04-08

  First I am a real reviewer and a big fan of 80's action movies. Now the plot is easy to follow. Boyka is back, commits an atrocity and needs to fix what he has done to redeem himself. That is all you need to know. The movie does have some heart during his redemption. A lot of flash, but also moments where you feel for Boyka and his journey. I do not know the director's work prior to watching this, but he did a great job of filming action scenes. A lot of movies break the action up by changing the camera angles. This movie tones that down and lets you watch the action taking place. I miss the days of real action movies. I will sound repetitive but this movie has lots of action, fights, fast moving plot and great choreography. B-Movie or not, the movie is a 9.5. I am a fan of the Undisputed series. Scott Adkins is excellent and the bad guys are bad, and the good guys(Adkins) aren't perfect. The movie has heart and has a great pace. It's not slow, and is very entertaining throughout. One of the best modern fighting movies and dare I say the best fighting franchise if that is a genre. A must watch is my opinion. Yuri Boyka Says Bring Me Your F#ing Champion.

• Good addition to franchise but not great

  jantesjhony2017-04-09

  No spoilers I love the Undisputed Series and I decided to make an account for the first time for the new one. I must say is a good addition but not as great as 2 and 3. There are good fight scenes but it lacked the intensity and emotion of what made the series. Scott Adkins was made for Boyka and they should make one more to finish the franchise with maybe MJW rematch. My vote 7/10 for the fight scenes but dull plot and cause Boyka is great!!!