Recent Viewings, Part 2

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The Chuck Norris Memorial Film Festival continues...

"Invasion U.S.A." (1985)
Chuck is a former CIA agent who's called back to active duty when his old enemy (Richard Lynch) leads an army of terrorists in a series of attacks on U.S. soil.
"Invasion U.S.A." was pretty much Chuck's peak of bearded bad-assery. It's probably the biggest budget Norris film, and the mayhem is non stop and impressive. A gloriously absurd action packed epic that's still a ton of fun today.

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"Code Of Silence" (1985)
Chuck Norris had a great year in 1985. In addition to saving America in "Invasion USA," he also starred in this cool, gritty, down-to-earth cop thriller as Eddie Cusack, a straight arrow Chicago detective who gets caught in the middle of a war between two rival Mob families, while also dealing with a cover-up within his own department.
This movie was originally pitched as a potential "Dirty Harry" sequel, but when Clint passed on it, it fell into Chuck's lap. Apparently this was one of his favorite films, because it gave him a chance to stretch as an actor instead of playing yet another mindless butt kicker (though he gets to do plenty of that, too!)
Directed by Andrew Davis, who would go on to do "Under Siege" with Steven Seagal and "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford. Quality stuff, well worth revisiting.