The unsolved mystery series (with Robert Stack) used to be so hard to watch online. You could occasionally find a few series or episodes uploaded to YouTube, but they wouldn't be there long until they were taken down through copyright claims.
Well the good news, is now you can watch basically any episode you want to for free online, and they are not hard to find either. No torrent or shady site filled with annoying ads to deal with. From Season 1 to season 14, they are all free to watch on YouTube. And the best part of it is, they are the original episodes that feature the main man himself, Robert Stack. There's also many that are hosted by Dennis Farina.
So how are they freely available on YouTube to watch for free? I believe that Film Rise, the company / channel that have all the Unsolved Mysteries series on their YouTube channel, have either bought the rights to the series, or have full permission to upload the full series, so there's no chance of them being taken down. They ain't going anywhere. Check out the Film Rise channel at the link, or just click the YouTube logo on the video above (Season 5, Episode 2) to be taken to YouTube.
Based on the Destroyer series by Warren Murphy and Richard Ben Sapir, a hardened NYPD police officer is set up and "killed" in the line of duty. His death was faked, and he is brought back to life under a new identity. Remo Williams is born. And like it or not, he is recruited into an organization that operates in the shadows of society to go after the bad guys and stop any threat they may pose, permanently.
Remo is trained by Chiun, the master of an almost forgotten Korean Martial Art called Sinanju to become the perfect 11th commandment for the organization. "Thou shalt not get away with it". Remo thinks he is helping keep the USA safe, but is there a hidden agenda at work.
Remo Williams - The Adventure Begins is a great nostalgic 80s film. A real classic from 1985 that has so much going for it. It's funny, has great acting and characters, a good soundtrack, bullet dodging and is filled with excellent action scenes. What else could anyone want. Check out the trailer below. Although, while some thinks it's decent, most people claim the trailer doesn't really do the film justice. But I thinks it's really good.
The most famous scene from this film is, of course, the Statue of Liberty attempted murder, where Remo is almost killed by a bunch of hired thugs (He ends up beating them all up). Fred Ward (Remo Williams) and Joel Gray (Chiun) have great chemistry in this film. They work really well together. Other actors well worth noting for their performances in this movie are Wilford Brimley, Kate Mulgrew and J.A. Preston.
While this is a great flick, it's a surprise that it was basically considered a flop at the time it was released due to not making enough money at the box office. This, apparently, had something to do with the way the movie was promoted. If it had done extremely well we could have seen several more sequels. There was a pilot made (The Prophecy) for what was going to be a television series (or TV movie, I'm not sure), but I don't think it ever officially made it to the screen. The pilot is available to watch for free on YouTube (and now on this blog at the link above), but to be honest, I've seen some of it, and it's terrible. The acting and storyline left a lot to be desired.
Remo Williams Unarmed And Dangerous the full movie was also on YouTube at one time but has now been taken down. I believe it is available to watch on Netflix. You can also buy the DVD (normal or Blu-ray) online [Amazon.com]. And, of course, there are many novels / books (also available via Kindle), known as the Destroyer Series out there to read. A good place to start is with either -Created The Destroyer: Volume 1 [Amazon US]. Or, if you want something more up to date; The Day Remo Died [Amazon US].
Some Quotes From the movie
Remo: "Chiun, you're incredible. Chiun: "No, I am better than that".
"Everywhere you look, slime is on the loose".
"You move like a pregnant Yak".
"Do you always talk like a Chinese Fortune Cookie".
"Eat rice and play with my fingerboard, great!"
"In Korea, door handles do not break".
"In out, like a Duck mating".
"You're going to be the eleventh commandment, thou shalt not get away with it".
"I thought they figured out a way to make those things smaller - These are the smaller ones".
"Don't move. Don't even breath".
"Hey, how do you open this. Speake English". "Does a Nightingale sing".
"Alright now wait a minute. Is this gonna be the kind of training where we sit around for 10 years and then you tell me I'm big enough to break a brick with my big toe".
The film also features some great footage of New York in the mid 80s, including the Wonder Wheel at Coney Island.
Did you know: Even martial arts legend "Judo" Gene LeBell is in this film (what 80s film isn't he in!). He is one of the later attackers at the Statue of Liberty. In fact, he is the guy who sinks in the wet cement while chasing Remo. The actors who played the thugs trying to kill Remo on the Statue of Liberty - "End of the line, pal" scene, are all really stuntmen by profession. If you haven't seen this film, it's well worth watching. Especially if you're a fan of films from the 1980's. I love this film. -Interwire.
