Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Leofwine_draca THE STABILIZER is a cheapjack Indonesian action thriller that feels like it wants to be the next Stallone movie a la COBRA. The hero of the piece is played by the inimitable Peter O'Brian, a man who would take Stallone imitations to the next level with his role in his subsequent production, THE INTRUDER, a straight RAMBO rip-off which has to be seen to be believed. THE STABILIZER isn't quite as bad/good as that movie, but it does have its moments.I suppose O'Brian does look a bit like Stallone if you squint very hard and ignore his height and his lean frame. Here, he plays a fuzzy-haired crime fighter with the titular moniker who spends the running time hunting for a drug smuggler with the unlikely name of Greg Rainmaker. Dana Christina, who had previously appeared in THE WARRIOR, plays a useful ally.What you get here is an exceptionally cheesy action film in the inimitable Indonesian style. It's not as over the top as much fun as the Barry Prima movies of the era, unfortunately, although the stunt scenes of O'Brian jumping his motorbike around are fun. There are a lot of shoot-outs utilising bloody squib hits, some laughable martial arts action, and hints at nudity. The dubbing is exceptionally bad but it's impossible to hate a film in which the hero has a framed photo of himself wielding a gun while wearing a fishnet top.

Woodyanders Tough guy Peter Goldson (mighty macho mullet man Peter O'Brian) goes to Indonesia to exact a harsh revenge on ruthless drug-smuggling scumbag Greg Rainmaker (a deliciously wicked portrayal by Craig Gavin), who savagely raped Goldson's beloved fiancé before stomping her to death with his lethal spiked shoes (!).Director Arizal hits it out of the delightfully campy ballpark with considerable rip-roaring glee and gusto: We've got gloriously gonzo go-for-broke over-the-top action (wild shoot-outs, metal-mashing car chases, rough'n'tumble martial arts fisticuffs, a choice serving of rousing dirt bike lunacy, and a boffo climax involving a helicopter), laughably lousy dubbing, exceptionally atrocious acting, cartoonishly nasty villains, a zippy pace which rarely lets up for a minute, lots of stuff blowing up real good, and some kooky local color which includes two guys eating live lizards and a nightclub act with a dude rolling around on the floor in sharp shades of glass. The supremely bitchin' theme song and the funky-throbbing library music both hit the get-down groovy spot. Extremely wacky fun.

HumanoidOfFlesh Professor Provost has invented a "Narcotics Detector",so he is kidnapped and tortured by Indonesian crime boss Greg Rainmaker.It's up to American super cop Peter Goldson aka The Stabilizer to stop his violent reign.Actually The Stabilizer's past is quite traumatic,because his fiancée was raped and stomped to death by Greg Rainmaker.Teaming up with a local officer and two female assistants The Stabilizer begins bloody revenge towards Greg Rainmaker and his ruthless cohorts of petty criminals...Extremely over-the-top and cheap action flick from Arizal.The amount of violence is simply insane.The performances are flat,the one-liners are endlessly quotable and there are even two scenes of lizard munching.If you are a fan of "Deadly Prey" or Cirio Santiago's mindless action flicks give "The Stabilizer" a shot.8 shoot outs out of 10.

PeteThornton This film is extreme fun, I've seen with my friends so many times that the VHS tape is badly worn. Luckily Troma has released this gold nugget on DVD.What I've noticed about "The Stabilizer" is that there are "homages" to other movies. The scene where the Stabilizer is taken captive to meet Victor at a pool house is exactly like a scene from the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only". And the picture of The Stabilizer in the death scene of the girlfriend looks very much like the poster from "Cobra", starring Sylvester Stallone.Some gems in the movie: The guy that says "babyyy, babyyy" and eats a lizard. The shot of what looks like the asscrack but actually is the armpit. The "Location Map".I recommend "The Stabilizer" to everyone who likes action and insane violence. Two thumbs up!