Best of The Best is the quintessential underdog team movie that delivers on what it promises: this is some of the best of the best martial arts storytelling, and character development, and kicked off a staple franchise in the “direct-to-DVD” market.

In this week’s Pod of Five Rings, hosts @joe_cebula and @rock.n.rowland discuss Best of The Best (known as BoB by the cool people) going in to its strengths as a narrative, what it says about teamwork and leadership, as well as some of the darker aspects of competition.

Also, did we mention James Earl Jones is in it?

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Best of the Best (1989)
Director: Rob Radler