Two martial arts-oriented cops (Sheperd and Trimble) track down a drug lord (Qissi). Terminator Woman literally made no sense both in terms of story but also in terms of it's title as well. This is definitely a pretty boring flick but also a waste of my time as well since i was expecting it to be at least a dumb fun and not just dumb and boring. The acting wasn't anything better either especially from the main leads and the overall martial arts? Was no Van Damme either like sorry but not sorry. Terminator Woman is a mess, boring and pretty meh of a film. (0/10)

I say this about a lot of folks, but darnit if Karen Sheperd isn't an under-appreciated action heroine if ever there was one. Forever in the shadow (and strangely tied to the career) of Cynthia Rothrock, she's a well of limitless martial potential but always ended up on the short end of the stick, either getting duped by Corey Yuen or needing to settle for roles that Rothrock turned down. A 1993 low-budget flick by longtime Jean Claude Van Damme protégé Michel Qissi seemed like it might break this streak, but alas, poor Karen isn't even afforded an undiscovered gem, 'cause not only does TERMINATOR WOMAN have a very misleading title, it's also pretty bad for a B-movie.The story: Police officers Jay Handlin (Jerry Trimble) and Julie Parish (Sheperd) are tasked with transporting a convicted dealer (Len Sparrowhawk) to a South African court, but when they are split up by a human trafficking circuit and the efforts of a deadly drug lord (Qissi), they'll have to rely on their physical talents to be reunited.You'd think that with a title like this one, the movie would generally focus on Sheperd's character, but I'm pretty sure that champion kickboxer Jerry Trimble gets the most screen time among the three karate stars. Julie is teamed up with South African actress Kimberleigh Stark when the two of them are kidnapped out of the blue by a prostitution ring, and after their inevitable escape, Sheperd's quest becomes one of hiking through the bush while wearing tight pants and a very glittery top. Jay is generally the one doing the real detective work, and while he too is paired up with a rather useless sidekick (child actor Siphiwe Mlangeni), his exploits are much more interesting than his partner's. Michel Qissi - who will never live up to his intimidating presence in KICKBOXER - mostly sits in a chair and looks menacing. Sometimes he shoots people, but like the rest of the film's content, it's not terribly exciting stuff.The fight scenes range from okay to tiring. Jerry Trimble outshines everybody with his amazing kicks, which look good even when he's simply performing an impromptu demonstration in his hotel room. He gets most of the seven brawls to himself, but doesn't get any significant opponents until meeting Qissi in a cave during the finale. The movie surpassed my expectations by making this one a pretty even back & forth encounter, but it lacks both the necessary choreography that made Jerry's best fights great and the emotional gravity that made Qissi's battle with Van Damme a classic. Despite having had what was arguably the best fight scene ever filmed between two women in ABOVE THE LAW, Sheperd's encounters feel less like fights than they seem spoofs of them: when her dumb opponents aren't knocking themselves out by running into things, the choreography is slow and awkward with the majority of her blows looking weak or obviously not connecting. Don't even get me started on when she finds a staff to fight with.Production values aren't great and the acting is a shot in the bucket. The story held a bit of potential in revealing that Jay and Julie once faced each other in the fighting circuit and that Julie's eager for a rematch, but just as this is about to take place, the credits roll. Everybody involved in this one should've been doing something better, and the only satisfaction I can gain from this clunker is that the better work of my heroes here is way more prolific and well-known than TERMINATOR WOMAN. Go on ignoring it.

It's been too long since I have watched Terminator Woman until today. I am kinda feeling little sorry for myself (I've been given a few days off from work) because I fractured my wrist in sparring while doing martial arts the other night but this little gem managed to keep me entertained as I'm waiting for the pain killers to kick in.I have a feeling the previous reviewers who had bad things to say about this movie don't like other films of this genre...I love them. In Terminator Woman we have plenty of martial arts action. Jerry Trimble Jr and Karen Sheperd make an awesome team together. I give this 10 out of 10 because the movie involves many great fight scenes, yes the acting is really bad but if you are like me and can watch a movie for the fun side of it, then I am sure you can enjoy this nice little martial arts gem from the good old day as long as you don't take the movie too seriously.

This film has got several key flaws. The first and most significant of which is the clear lack of a good plot! This sadly makes the film not only difficult to watch but also sends the watcher certain feelings of hopelessness, as if he or she is wasting valuable time of their short life. This means that the film cannot captivate it's audience, instead it encourages the viewing public to grow contempt for the film and everything associated with it! In short, it really is very very very very very very very BAD! Do yourself a favour and chew on a large rubber shoe, you'll find it far more interesting and enjoyable than watching Terminator Woman.