12 Surprisingly Awesome Straight-To-Video Movies
2. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Why It Should've Sucked: Four years after 2002's Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes-starring boxing flick bombed with critics and audiences, an STV sequel hit stores with half the budget, neither of the original's stars and a guy best known at the time for directing Power Rangers episodes at the helm. A disaster in the making, then.
Why It's Awesome: World-renowned martial artists Michael Jae White and Scott Adkins do a terrific job filling the void left by Rhames and Snipes with an unexpectedly superior sequel that serves up exceptionally shot and choreographed fight scenes, and a terrifically charismatic protagonist in White.
The film substantially boosted the careers of Adkins and Florentine, who have collaborated frequently since, including on the aforementioned Ninja series. A third Undisputed film starring Adkins was released in 2010, and he also returns for a fourth film due for release early next year.