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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Remo Williams, The Adventure Begins
Sam Makin, Newark, N.J. cop, is "killed accidentally", to be reborn as Remo Williams, the sole pupil of the greatest Assassin on Earth, Chiun, the master of Sinanju. He is trained in the "sun source" of all martial arts, to work for an organization that doesn't exist, to secure the liberties of the Constitution, outside the Constitution. In the process, he takes down a white-collar criminal who has corrupted an Army General, and seeks to rob the Government.
--John Harrel, Resident Scholar

Sam Makin, a Newark Cop, dies in the line of Duty,or so it seems, He is reborn as Remo Williams, recruited by a secret organisation, and trained in the Deadly Martial Art of Sinanju, by Chiun, The Master.Remos First Mission is to infultrate a Huge Weapons manufacture, and expose a multi-bilion dollar scam, involving faulty weapons, and corperate killers.along the way we experiance an amazing fight on and around the Statue of liberty, and general one man army stuff!!!on the whole a RIPPING good adventure!!
--Mitch Greaves, Resident Scholar

Remo is trained to be a fearsome killer by Chiun, the Master of Sinanju. Then he has to unravel a conspiracy.
--steve, Resident Scholar



Analysis of Remo Williams, The Adventure Begins
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 36.7%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 36.7%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 26.7%



Time/Era of Movie: - 1980's-1999
Combat acrobatics/martial arts? Yes
Superhero movie? Yes
Kind of movie - traditional karate

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - super strength - is very quick
Hair color? - brunette (Black)
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - bald
Hair style - (man) bald
Body type - very skinny (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - Other Asian

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - businessman, big
Hair color - white
Hair type - (man) short/standard wavey
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York
Misc setting - building

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel... - excited
How many deaths in film? - 4-8
How much use of techno gadgets? - 1 (None)
Kind of violence: - karate chop - hand to hand - guns
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a - book
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