Missing in Action (1984).

The first Chuck Norris movie I’ve seen – I don’t count Dodgeball (2004).

This movie is exactly like all of the parodies that followed. It defines the jingoistic ’80s but operates at a much lower level than the fare of Arnie and Sly. I turned it off after 15 mins and tried the sequel (originally planned as the first outing) but had to also turn that off after the following exchange:

“I’m just not tough like you,” a fellow soldier exclaims to Chuck. 

You just know that Norris inserted that into the ‘script’, which is just a revenge fantasy for a lost war. 

Shite, as expected. 

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