Agreement:75% of 169 voters agree with XslaveX's reviews Gender: Male Age: 31 Location: the miserable, cyical and apathetic Sacramento, CA Lists:WISH LIST (73) / OWNED LIST (154)
Bio: i'm a parasite who's hobbies include creation. Detail/Abstract artist, song writer, book writer making up crappy movie ideas for no apparent reason and so on. I also like assimilating movies. I am a movie lover who favors originality over authenticity. I like mainly horror (psychological, slasher), action (martial arts, gun toting etc.), Japanese (samurai, ninja, karate, horror, bizarro) from the 60's-80's. I HATE EPICS AND I HATE CGI! ---- Reality is like a perpetual intercourse...............
Escape From New York (product link) Action/Adventure / Crime Oh please. Come on. One of Carpenter's best films. What impresses me most about this film is that it was a low budget film. "Escape's" cinematography is outstanding, with a dilapidated outlook of New York City.
Where the film also succeeds is in characterization. Kurt Russell is THE SHIT! He perfectly portrays the Snake character so f@#$in' perfectly that I might shit with exuberance. I love the Snake character with such a passion that I might consider converting to being gay and having posters of Snake on the wall. Eh, you don't need to read my perversion. Besides, it's personal. The other characters are great, with their hobo-like structure and cyber-punk attire and so forth.
The action is great. The...GODDAMN IT, THIS MOVIE RULES!!!!!! AAAAAARRRGH! THE END! CAN'T REFUTE ME, SUCKAZ!!!!!! :)
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5 stars is the right rating. Not sure I totally agree with everything else you said though.
I love almost every Capenter movie from Assault On Precint 13 up to and including They Live. But I just don't dig on this one... don't know why. I like Adrienne Barbeau's boobs though!
I agree with everything you and Choco said plus your review is LOL funny. Other great aspects include John Carpenter music, Ox "hairy ass back" Baker as Slag, and Maggie`s hooters.
Can movies "influence" people to commit suicide? If you answered "yes" then you're an idealistic liberal Nazi. Can movies "make" you kill yourself? YES, THEY CAN! This may be the last review by yours truly, because, after watching "9 Deaths Of The Ninja", I'm going to that big apple in the sky or whatever it's called, all because of this vile piece of vomit by self-mutilation. Tell your fellow anti-movie-hating liberals that yes there is a movie that exerts suicidal tendencies and it's called "9 Deaths Of The Ninja". I'll e-mail the liberals my ugly face so they use it as an example as to why shitty movies kill. They can put under my picture, "This fat-ass idiot killed himself over '9 Deaths Of The Ninja'. He will be sorely missed." Then plagiarize it as a means to ban this film from public viewing or further DVD releases. I'm willing to play the martyr.
The movie started off good. I mean, Sho and some idiot assassinating some Arabs, which turns out to be a training sequence? It was lovely. Then from there on out it's completely sucky. This is probably the most crappy and inconsistent film ever made, and I'm talking bad. It's like the evil step brother of "Plan 9 From Outer Space". The storytelling is so incoherent, it was almost impossible to sit through and follow. I got the premise that is about some terrorist group lead by a Nazi cripple with a pet monkey and some soul chick who calls herself Colonel Honey Hump that takes hostages so they can free some 7-foot wacko--but the storytelling is horrid.
"9 Deaths" does have its comical moments, I think. I'm not even sure as to whether the comedy was intentional or not. The comedy moments were shit, like when Sho fights some midgets dressed up Michael Jackson (or gangsters or whatever). Errr...that's about it.
One thing that did make me laugh so loud that I puked out my lungs was the credits at the beginning. As the title credits ensue, you'll see Sho perform his ninjitsu in a sexually suggestive form while some love song is playing. Then these ballerina dancers start prancing about (dis)gracefully. Oh my god, I wanted to die.
The action in this film wasn't any good either. It's like "Revenge Of The Ninja", only abate times 1,000,000,000,000,001. It was sloppier than hell and (by far) doesn't make up for this film's crappiness.
Another example of the film's absurdity (in a bad way) is Sho dressing up like an old man for no apparent reason as he beats up some guys. WHAT THE FUCK IS IT ALL ABOUT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!?
You know what, scratch the suicide thing. All I have to do is watch it again and I'll get some sort of telepathic infliction which will exert a brain tumor, followed by encephalitis, then my head will explode. There we go, that outta' bring the religious nut-jobs to help with banning this ass soup.
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This is officially THE worst movie I have ever seen! im still recovering.
A film about Beardy (that's what I'm gonna' call him), who works at some fish market and gets into trouble with the Jade Horse Gang. This starts off fun, happy, and trivial; then the leader of the Jade Horse kills Beardy's mantis fist master, his fish market boss, and his little brother. This sets off a berserker rage within him and is completely, malevolently oblivious.
Despite some crummy satire, this film is the boom-diggity. The first hour (or right at the point where Beardy learns the mantis fist from his master) is where the film gets really good, because before this it's just stupid comedy. The kung fu action is, thankfully, not entirely kung foolery.
Beardy is one of my favorite actors. No one in cinema can express insanity better than he (except David Gale, of course). His screen fighting is really unique and really authentic. Completely an underrated actor. Of course, some fat retard called Ric Meyers said he knew no kung fu before he did a film called "The Victim". So what the fuck do you call this? Or "5 Shaolin Masters"? Goddamn that walrus lookin' piece of garbage.
The final fight had to be one of the best fights in kung fu film history. Not only is it very significant and dramatic, but also insane. This is why I think Beardy is one of the best when expressing lunacy. To think they implemented cannibalism in kung fu fighting. Oooooh, baby, so freakin' brilliant. And for your incentive, the action is plentiful, plus the fight choreography was excellent.
Even with the useless, pointless, worthless, listless satire, this film rules booty, bitches. Highly recommended.
Leung Kar-yan has an amazing ability to perform whatever moves are shown him by a fight choreographer - something like eidetic body memory - but had no formal martial arts training before he became an actor. Ric Meyers' comments are irrelevant but true.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (product link) Fantasy / Action/Adventure Wow! To think, I've wasted 9 hours listening to ridiculous sematics and rhetoric, and for what? To watch Frodo travel far and wide to throw a ring into a lava pit to end war? Oooooh, so epic.
By the way, the only reason this film is sooooo good is because of the special effects and action, which I didn't care about. There may be philosophy in this trash, but there is no logic. Sorry folks, I'm isolated and marooned with no one to back my hatred for this long ass piece of crap. But considering I'm a cynic, I could care less.
Glad you liked it! :)
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I love reading fantasy/sci-fi novels. As Denizen stated the books redefined and spawned an entire age of fantasy. I felt the movies followed the source material faithfully. My opinion is perhaps biased but most readers of fantasy loved this trilogy.
9 hours? the extended editions are over 13. No logic in one of the most beloved series of novels in the last 100 years that singlehandedly spawned an entire genre? OK :P LOTR is the definition of Epic.
You know, I hate this movie, yet I've seen it 12 times now. What the hell is wrong with me? Just think in 30 years this film will be considered an absurd cult classic of some sort, just like all the shit in the 60's, 70's, and 80's. But for now, it can only be liked by idle-minded pederasts.
This film deserves a tiny fraction of credibility due to one man who died after the making of this bigoted, unethical piece of Nazi trash, and that is Raul Julia. Damn, his superb acting just consummately overshadows this film's abysmal structure of stupidity. Too bad really, his very existence almost makes up for this...this ASS, but it's not enough.
Where "Street Fighter" ('94) ultimately fails is in just about everything, from its horrible action, its ridiculous pacing, suck ass acting (except Raul Julia and, for some weird reason, the Russian guy called Zangief--dude, he was funny), poor and ignorant casting--for example the casting of a Samoan to play a Japanese sumo wrestler (E. Honda is not a Samoan name, f@#$ers)--and so forth. And the list perpetuates until my head explodes.
The success of this film is the chick who played Chun Li. UGH SHE'S HOT! And that's about it.
I hate this movie and yet I continue to watch it over and over again. KILL ME, NOW!!!!!!! :)
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All copies and negatives should be destroyed so Raul Julia can rest in peace! As Tigerbloodclaw put it, no stars!
How many ingredients does this how have to be a bomb before the filming ever started. A movie based on a video game and Van Damme is enough for me. Ugh!
Fearless [2006] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure
He he he he ha ha! Slave strikes again! Apparently he does not care for overhyped kung fu films of today 'cause they are ridiculously ludicrous. Oh sure, you could refute me with this unintelligible comment: "A 2 1/2 rating? But the film had great kung fu action." Great kung fu action does not justify a great film. You know it and I know it. Even a mentally handicapped person knows it. This is just another example as to why kung fu films have sucked and that is due to its self-absorbed art film idiocy and uninteresting story about some moron who learns about humility, narcissism, and hypocrisy throughout his existence due to a precarious personality issue and then becomes a Chinese patriot. God!
Maybe it's me--maybe I just get sick of new movies being cranked out the butthole to only reveal the same old shit. The stories and conceptions for today's kung fu films are soooooo worn out that this could have been an unintentional remake of a movie from the 70's or 80's; but who knows, really. To be perfectly honest, I think you're just looking for any excuse to give films like this any credibility when in truth you are in a state of denial.
The kung fu action was okay. JUST OKAY! I'll always have issues with wirework unless it fits with a film's level of insanity and/or absurdity, like "Tai Chi Master" or "Iron Monkey". But with a film like "Fearless" that's supposed to be consistent and well told (HA!), no wirework is required. It does not work. As far as the movements of the actors go, it feels a bit sloppy, but overall it's...eh, nice.
Probably the main reason why I didn't like this film is because of Jet Li. He is just not a convincing bad-ass. His martial art skills are 99% consummate but his screen presence is just weak. He's just a sissy Mary. The only films I've ever liked with him were "Tai Chi Master", "Fist Of Legend", "Martial Arts Of Shaolin", and for some odd reason "My Father Is A Hero". And perhaps "Once Upon A Time In China" 1-3, only because I like Tsui Hark films.
If you liked this film, fine. I don't care. But in the words of a great reviewer: "Nothing special here." It's just another everyday ordinary kung fu movie. Whoopee-do. Now I await your inflictions with elation.
AND THE ACTING WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!
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You know that I couldn't agree more! This garbage was just recycled rerun stuff. I don't understand how so many people can hold this movie in such high regards when it is nothing more than average.
Gotta disagree my friend. Frankly Jet does some of his finest acting here. I agree that we have seen better martial arts action, but I enjoyed this for the good acting performances from Jet and the whole cast!
A film about some chick that gets raped by four rednecks and seeks revenge.
FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!!! The ass on the front cover of the DVD box is not the same as the ass in the movie. The ass on the front cover was plump and nice while the ass in the movie was nonexistent. Looked like a piece of cardboard with a fissure. I HATE THIS MOVIE!
Though some may ridicule this film as a sleazy, cheesy, exploitation sex film (and my god, you are sick), I thought this film was a really good revenge film. Its premise somewhat pertains to another revenge flick called "Kiss Of Death", except this takes the slasher film approach and there are no VD infections.
The first portion of the film is a lot of rape. But be wary, that this isn't the kind of rape where gratification applies (of course, being titillated by rape is sickening in itself, but eh, we all have our own unique primal instincts). It is vehement and very convincing to the point where if even you show an ounce of masturbational ecstasy, you'll find yourself filled with shame and disgust. Tsk, tsk. The second portion is vengeful that contains one severed pickle, asphyxiation, and flesh fracturing.
As to why one would give this film a 4-star rating is pointed directly at actress Camille Keaton. Man, I don't think any other woman in the history of film could have pulled off a more gutsy and grueling performance than she. She was trampling through the mud, through the woods, through the grassy fields, and all of this occurred while she was naked and being raped (not in actuality). Man, fuck all actresses in Hollywood, Camille out-does them all.
Lorena Bobbitt would be proud of a film like this, and rape victims can find some sense of gratification in "I Spit On Tour Grave" knowing the vile and wretched deaths brought upon the assailants were stimulating. Of course, this film brought upon me a fear of relationships due the phallic severance. At any rate, "I Spit On Your Grave" is not recommended to those who have a weak stomach for excessive violence and rape, but regardless, it should be watched for Camille's brilliant performance (and NO I wasn't turned on by her rape scenes, you weirdoes).
I don't get art films and I never will or want to. This film is completely overrated and stupid. Just because this was the first, quote unquote, kung fu film that hit the mainstream portion of American society (or so I heard) does not make it authentic or original.
The story went nowhere as we delve deep into the bowels of a chick called Zhang Ziyi, whose rebellious nature gets her in trouble with a crappy sword. Then she screws some bandit and starts fights. Meanwhile, Chow Yun-Fat is on a never-ending quest to find the Jade Fox and kill her to avenge his master. Yes this is the story and moronic art film lovers cry over this crap.
I've heard there was a saying pertaining to the floating scene with Zhang and Chow: "their bodies are doing what their hearts cannot." What does this mean, exactly? This is exactly why I hate art films. Nothing makes sense. Oh sure, one must figure out the complexity in order to justify its meaning, but the question remains, does one even care? I can only get psychological stuff when come to perplexities. Art is just nonsensical to me and I am an artist. An oxymoron I am and proud of it.
The action is good with Yuen Wo Ping's brilliant choreography, plus the music implemented with each fight scene with drum banging mayhem, but it doesn't save the movie because of its extremely tedious pacing.
COMPLETELY INCOHERENT AND OVERRATED!!!!!! How a film like this can be loved is beyond my comprehension. 2 stars is too kind coming from me because I can't stand art films, but regardless, the film deserves credit for the action and music. The story goes nowhere and the pacing is like turtles having sex.
Big huge thumbs down to your review. Sorry. If you think this story is stupid then I don't know how you tolerate the "stories" of most kung fu films. Someone has to try something different once in awhile.
One of the most absurd monster movies ever made. Man, I don't know what to tell you. This film is so inconsistent in practically everything. Even my insane mind couldn't keep up with it, let alone a mind filled with the most malign drugs known to man.
"Mighty Peking Man" is also extremely entertaining. To think, as I watch, that the best thing this film has to offer was the tiger biting some man's leg off, which was one of the funniest scenes ever crafted. But it never ends, it gets better and better and more and more absurd as the film rolls on, to the point where you get to see the greatest scene of all: Mighty Peking Man stomping on Ku Feng's character. I almost died from laughter. The insanity never ends, until the film ends of course.
There are times where the film does get emotional, where Peking Man is forced to become a misanthrope because of humanity's caustic ignorance and its antagonistic demeanor. It makes you sad to see a man in a monkey suit--er a monster who expresses his trust to humanity only to be betrayed by this atrocity, and in the end you will be rooting for Peking Man to destroy humanity. But when you get to the point where you are emotionally involved, the absurdities will manifest and everything is ruined. I loved it. It just f@#$s with your emotions, constantly.
"Mighty Peking Man" is absurd, stupid, and incoherent, yet it's heart-warming and sincere, and yet it's insane and retarded, and yet it's sad and depressing, and yet it's maniacal and--I swear I could go all day explaining my feelings and thoughts about this film. The only monster films that beat this film's high level of asininity are "Godzilla Vs. Megalon" and "King Kong Vs. Godzilla" as far as I'm concerned. This film is highly recommended to those who like their films campy and stupid and extremely fun.
Weeeeee, I'm having fun dogging films that are pretentious and overrated.
Yes, another one of those "artsy fartsy" films where people cry over this film's ridiculous cinematography and say, "What brilliance! What flair. Holy crap, I just nutted in my underwear." God! This film bored me to tears with its stupid art film idiocy. Zhang Yimou is so overrated and a lousy director, much like Ang Lee and any other art filmmakers.
This film is somewhat of an improvement from Zhang Yimou's previous effort "Hero", 'cause yes the story is more consistent and easier to understand. Although the poetic garbage in "Flying Daggers" is more straightforward rather than just going all over the place and being absurdly paradoxical like "Hero" was.
The martial arts action was okay, I suppose. It's the only thing I really cared about and it's not anything to gloat about. It wasn't that great.
The cinematography was nice if you like that sort of thing. I can admire the flowy shit but it's just not my style.
The sex scene was awful. I swear it looked like Takeshi Kaneshiro was having sex with a praying mantis. Ugh!
Well, there you go! Slave loses more credibility because, unlike most people, he can see through these films' deceptions and does not comply to mainstream idiocy. Glad you people like this garbage but I don't. Completely boring and self-indulged piece of crap.
"The butterflies scream in agony, the love you show through apathy, the facade you wear is cruel, as the mountains play the fool." What the f@#$ are you talking about!?!
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I agree... This film is more for arthouse goons, than hardcore fu fans!
For the record, this film is not a zero star rating but a -18 star rating. It would have been a -32 if not for Kelly Hu and her butt and boobs. (I think she has boobs. Uh, don't remember.)
Horrible, vile, wretched spawn of Satan. This film is equally as bad as "Romeo Must Die". These dumbasses continue to misuse Jet Li's talents as a martial artist and hang his little ass on a wire. God. At least it isn't quite as bad as "Romeo Must Die". I mean come on! Wire fu football? Are you retarded? Ugh!
The story sucks. It's about Jet Li finding some black crystals.
The action is consummately abysmal. To think, I was all giddy to see a final fight scene with Mark Dacascos and Jet Li and it's ruined because the stupid director felt it was more logical to have all the characters involved to share the final showdown. Damn it, I want a straight fight without interruptions, but noooooo! we must see that overrated and untalented DMX swing a big-ass wooden nunchuck at some bald guy and Kelly Hu fight some chick with a big ass (though it was nice).
This film is like AIDS. You'll die slowly and painfully through every waking moment of your existence until it completely kills you. But watching this film is far worse, so thus I'd rather have AIDS. Recommended to those who like the smell of their own butt.
Slave's insane diatribal philosophy and/or theory #1: What if human beings had no skin? I think if people had no skin, there would be a void of racism and ignorance and bigotry. Oh wait, human beings are inevitably prone to being ignorant and bigoted. "Your muscle tissue is maroon, MF. Go back to whatever, maroon ass." Well, shoot my own ass off with a bazooka with that worthless theory. Ugh!
Considering most people have seen this film, I'll make it brief...
Ah yes, "Hellraiser". No other movie I can think of that could combine sodomy and hell and make it look so creepy, gross, and credulous. This film is far beyond sick.
I liked "Hellraiser" for its sickening ambience, creative characters, twisted gore, and conception. The film did feel a wee bit made-for-TV-ish, but it's not enough to bring it down.
And Hollywood will be remaking this film and it will suck pickles. Goddamn it!
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The series kinda petered out, but this first flick was ferocious.
You can go ahead and cry all you want about Rob Zombie and how splendid his crappy music is. The bottom line is, Rob Zombie is a horrible director. He's is almost like Oliver Stone and it sucks.
To think I was all excited to assimilate "House of 1,000 Corpses" 'cause considering Rob's reputation as a horror film buff, you'd think it be grand and epic. Years go by as Rob's movie is rejected constantly by film studio distributors for this film's supposed graphic violence. Well after two or so years it was finally released, and after watching this crap, I finally understand why this film was rejected. This film was rejected 'cause, well, IT SUCKED!!!! COMPLETELY OVERRATED PILE OF CRAP!!!!
Where the film fails logically is in its direction. It is exactly like an Oliver Stone film which is shot in many aspects and in many different forms and you can't even tell what the hell is going on. The story is nonsensical. It's just a bunch of hillbillies torturing stupid brat teens. It's just--urgh, this film just sucks.
Words can't describe it, this film is abysmal and only people who want to have buttsex with Rob Zombie will like it.
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Someone get Rob Zombie some lube, I loved this flick. Doctor Satan ruled.
real mature review...NOT! Come on man it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this film out. Horror with a little goof inside, lighten up or make something better yourself. Otherwise you should read some online reviews before you purchase consiCRAP.
Psycho (product link) Horror / Thriller Everybody knows this film so I will be short.
Screw all those who call this film a horror film. IT IS NOT A HORROR FILM! It's a psychological thriller--maybe perhaps even a slasher film, but not a horror film. You can refute me all you want, but you are thoroughly incorrect if you call this a horror film.
At ant rate, this is one of my all time favorite films ever made. Excellent pacing, perfect story, great acting, great everything. Not to be missed and kiss my ass if you think it's overrated.
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Whatever you want to call it I was half afraid to take a shower for years!! Scary movie!
The 7 Grandmasters (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure A film about some guy who knows Pei Mei fists, on a quest to challenge seven grand masters in order to retain his credibility in the martial arts world while some punk wants to learn kung fu from him in order to avenge his father's death which lead to a death duel between master and student.
The story was too ordinary and straightforward and predictable, which made this film somewhat lacking in character. But the film has a ton of excellent choreographed kung fu action and if it is all you care about, then this film please you, consummately.
The best kung fu film ever? No. Sorry, but that mentality justifies over-exuberance and irrationality which ends in overratedness. It's not the best kung fu film but it's still a lot of fun to watch.
Pursuit Of Vengeance (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure One Of the best Chu Yuan films ever crafted with some very mind-bending plot twists, great martial arts action, cinematography, characterization and so forth. I love the concept of the Thousand Masked Clan. Rules my fat ass. Giggity-giggity goo!
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Everything about this movie was great. Fun to watch from start to finish.
I have tried and tried and tried and tried to like this film. I have seen "My Young Auntie" 8 times, and the more I watch the worse it becomes. I am now at a point where I'm going to try the "Clockwork Orange" method. You know, have people put me in a straightjacket, keep my eyes firmly wide open, and have credulous manipulators contort my thoughts and convince me this is a great film. Unfortunately the end result will be, "I F!@#IN' HATE THIS RETARDED COMEDY! Although the action is nice." :)
Where the film ultimately fails is in its inconsistent tone, its ridiculously exasperating satire and useless story. The film begins well, I mean "Ha ha , stupid comedy and all that," but where the film completely loses all credibility is the scene when Hsiao Hou and his effeminate friends were serenading Kara Hui's character. God, what an annoying piece of turd this was. These morons couldn't even keep a steady beat when they were banging on their guitars. THIS SUCKED! I wanted to beat the crap out these obnoxious punks into oblivion. The film continues to lose credibility as the cast have their stupid little party where they dress up through their perception as foreigners. Then the police station ensues and afterwards the film picks up again but it's all so too late. This is where in one of those rare moments I would favor what is uncommonly called "The Fascist Severance of Chinese Authenticity". Yes, if they had cut this scene out of the film, maybe, it would have been better and more steady paced. And I know some of you cry over the notion of watching your precious little films being cut and nah nah nah nah nah nah, but I DON’T CARE! I HATE ALL THIS CRAP! UGH! :)
Another thing I hated, and this is my cynicism speaking, was the whole "Daddy-o" routine. I hate anything associated with the 50's (assuming this is in the '50s), other than the music, and I hate any and every lifestyle of the '50s. It's just consummately contrary to me. "Hey daddy-o, where are you at? You're a cool cat." SHUT UP!!
Where the film succeeds is, of course, the kung fu action. However the other thing I loved is Kara Hui. She is my alleviation from this cruel asperity. Watching her perform onscreen kept me from going insane with the '50s attire and stupid comedy. Kara is indeed one of most talented actresses in Chinese cinema. She's adorable, her on-screen martial arts are great, and her acting skills are really good.
This film is truly, sadistically torturous on a whole different level. It is a film I really wanted to like but just couldn't fully assimilate without cutting myself. Understand, I tried my best but failed miserably. The film is by no means abysmal, but it is indeed asphyxiating.
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I only saw this once and know I will never like it aside from the action and Kara Hui. The stupid humor is painful as hell
What a malicious, malignant movie this was! My word, someone is on the rag. To think Chow Yun-Fat needs to kill a shitload of animals to cure Maggie's berserker spell. And to think some Worm Tribe priest must kill a bunch of children (and succeeds) to create a stupid-looking monster called Little Ghost. I don't think happy people are going to like this, but eh, screw them.
This is one of Nam Nai Choi's best films ever. I loved it to death. Every corner you turn on this film, there is always something bizarre to see. For example, a Thai girl with the nicest ass in the world cuts a piece of her boob meat to feed it to Yuen Chen's character to hinder the 7th curse effect. Now that's epic. Urgh, not only is it sultry, it's funnier than hell. Plus the monster called Old Ancestor towards the end of the film was great. He looked like the H.R. Giger "Aliens" monster, only with wings and a stupid looking face. Oh I'm getting flustered.
The action is really great and at the same time hilarious. Man oh man, some of the greatest action scenes were watching the Yuen Chen character getting into a no-holds-barred fight with a skeleton which evidently was a puppet on a string. Another was the epic battle with Old Ancestor and Little Ghost. Come on, peoples, you know that was great. Among other things there are plentiful martial arts fights and some gun fights which were surprisingly well choreographed and intense. Even some of the stunts that were pulled off in this film were a bit frightening.
Other things to consider: the film was fast-paced, the story was unbelievably absurd, and the special effects were sometimes cheesy and sometimes good. The only flaw I found with "The Seventh Curse" (aside from everything else, depending on your point of view) is the Worm Tribe priest's voice. Yes, he sounds like a bitch.
Oh god, I loved "The Seventh Curse". Oh baby, I've seen this sucker legitimately 50 times and I can go for another 2,000,200 more times. Though I gave this film a 5-star rating, logically it's a 3 ½ star rating. Its absurdity levels the likes of "Mighty Peking Man" or "Ninja: The Final Duel", but eh, whatever. BEST FILM EVER!!!!!!
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Only HK could make something this weird, bad, good, cheesy, gross, awesome!!!!
Your right, logically this deserves 3 or 4 stars but this is far from a logical movie. This one really blew my mind and I enjoyed it a lot as I took the logical rating path where you rated on your personal love for its absurdity. Both are fair outlooks
A film about lies, deceit, betrayal, brotherly love, and all the shit you expect from a Chang Cheh piece.
Indeed one of the best Venoms films ever for the reasons that this film excels in conception, characterization, and story, with excellent intricate kung fu weapons action. This is why the Venoms films are the best, because they are imaginary and don't have the usual garbage in kung fu films--lion dances, yeeesh!
The best thing about "Flag Of Iron" is the characterization. I loved the 10 assassins in the film, from the guy who shoots abacus beads and utilizes the remains as a deformed nunchaku, to the fat butcher, along with the four killers who use metal connectors and mini scythes. The best was the Eagle Clan. They are like kung fu Indians with feathers in their heads wearing leopard attire.
The kung fu action of course is phenomenal--as I said, utilizing intricate weapons, but the main theme is the flag spears. This stuff has been done before this film but I think this film pulled it off the best.
Some people may find the pacing of the film a bit slow and perhaps feel that this film doesn't have enough action to make up for lost time, but it depends on your attention span. But then again who cares about you? :)
Along with excellent cinematography and blah blah blah, "Flag Of Iron" ranks at #5 for best Venoms film ever for me. Highly recommended unless you are devoid of good taste in film. Tee hee.
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Gotta admit, you have a fabulous way of reviewing flicks! Then again you're crazy!
Under Siege (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts The best Steven Seagal film ever and yet it's a 3-1/2 out of 5.
I find Seagal films to be very abysmal. Perhaps they do contain great action, much like this film, but his acting is so bad, he couldn't bring character to his own ass let alone perform action sequences with any stamina or charisma.
This film was fine, however. I like Tommy Lee Jones 'cause I like actors who overact in their villainous roles and are able to pull it off perfectly, and he does. You get to see big naked boobs. And, er, great action and--er, well that's about it.
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Though I'm probably one of the few that love Segal's acting, because he reminds me of the great Adam West, this is his best! Four stars for me, loved gary Busey!
There are no amount of words to describe my sheer, astronomical antipathy for this wasted piece of ass, so I will leave you with this in mind: !@#$ THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not a complete zero, granted the special effects sucked sometimes but Aaliyah and the whole cast did a good job with the material at hand.
A film about some guy who must get a list of rebels and blah blah blah!
The first 50 minutes of "Shaolin Mantis" is tedious stupidity, but afterwards the film is good. The first 50 minutes consists of a crappy fight sequence with David Chiang fighting against a monk and some Mongolian. Then the film wastes its time with a derivative and uninspiring story pertaining to infatuation and betrayal and dramatization. Then at the 50 minute mark it's kung fu action from there on out.
This film does contain one of my favorite training sequences of all time pertinent to the praying mantises. I have an affinity for praying mantises. They are the only insects with character (yes my psychological profiling is that keen) and I find them strangely adorable with their cute little antennas. To this day I still love playing with these little bastards and they're the only insects I will save from death (ladybugs and potato bugs I'll save too 'cause I'm fat). So that's why I liked this particular training sequence.
The film is by no means bad but it not that great either. Some nice martial arts action doesn't help the trite story, the slow-pacing all other forms of unoriginality (except the training scene) but if you're a Liu Chia-Liang wacko, then indulge.
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I liked this film more than you, but I'm giving your review the thumbs-up because of your assertions that "praying mantises have character" and ladybugs and potato bugs are "fat". You're insane.
I understood the story for "ZU" but I can't explain it.
This is yet another Tsui Hark original masterpiece, but one could understand why some people may not find this film appealing. The story is hard to follow, some, the special effects maybe too much, it's lacking in traditional kung fu action because most of the action is people flying around and shooting lasers at each other--but then again this was meant to be a fantasy film, period, so crying about it devoids logic because, after all, feelings are not facts.
I liked this film for its originality and the fact it feels different from most Chinese films. It's hard to explain, but it's just--I've seen a shitload of Chinese films and when I see "Zu", it just has a different feel. I also liked a lot of the action, the cinematography, the characters and costuming was alluring.
The only thing I found wrong with "Zu" was its pacing. I fell asleep to this film the first time I watched it, because it felt like it was going nowhere--a bit too inconsistent and sometimes slow. But after the third time (yes I'm a masochist for trying to find goodness in a boring shit) I found a means to like it. God, somebody shoot me.
I can understand why some would hate this film, but I just like weird stuff. Not recommended to those who hate Chinese fantasy films like "Battle Wizard" or "Kung Fu Cult Master".
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I loved the cheezy special effects. Entertaining stuff!
A film about Jimmy Wang Yu, who loses his arm by a karate chop by a vampire. He is saved and decides to put his hand in hot coals to acquire iron palm kung fu. Now he is on a quest to avenge his master and his peers by beating the living shit out of the Hook Gang and some weirdoes.
First off, I loved "Master Of The Flying Guillotine" more than "One Armed Boxer", but my god this is by far one of the greatest films ever made. This film has a ton of fights and they were all intense and epic beyond recognition--better than any Bruce Lee movie ever made (except maybe "Enter The Dragon")!
The story is very inconsistent and basically sort of akin to "Chinese Boxer", only it's weirder. But who cares? This film has bad-ass action that far surpasses Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan films combined!
In conclusion: Jimmy Wang Yu once again proves he's better than everyone else, and he is the only man I will make love to (but I don't think that will ever happen 'cause it would be creepy for me).
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In response to your comment on my review: THE best jimmy wang Yu movie ever!
A film about a couple of brats who must acquire the The Holy Flame to seek revenge against some retard and some Taoist chick!
One of the things I hated about this film was the male protagonist. God, what a fruitcake! Maybe I would have been more convinced if he dressed up like a girl and kicked ass, much like how women dress up like men and kick ass. Reverse sexism is kung fu films. I like that, let me write that down.
The kung fu action was really fun, with lots of swordfights and magical kung fu. Some will be disappointed by it because yes this is a fanasty/kung fu film which utilizes wires, camera effects... Others will be disappointed by the notion that the final fight scene is nothing but people flying around and shooting lasers at each other. It does sometimes kill it for me when these films just want to titillate you with these stupid effects, but considering this film is consistent with my mindset, I accepted it.
If you like films like "Battle Wizard" or "Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain" then look no further as you delve deep into the bowels of insanity which is this film, "Holy Flame Of The Martial World". I found this film to be purely insane and fun with lots of great costuming, characters, and plentiful weapons kung fu action. But if you hate weird shit, then avoid!
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I think the retard you're refering to was portrayed by Jason Pai Pao. Come to think of it he did act mentally challenged in trying to figure out how to beat Phillip Kwok's ghostly laugh! I agree with your points, a fun wire-fu/fantasy flick.
Masked Avengers (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure A film about a group of masked avengers running around and raping and killing and stealing for self-preservation.
THE BEST VENOM FILM EVER (except "Five Deadly Venoms")! This film hits the nail on the head with its excellent conception, costuming, story, and kung fu action. I just love any kung fu film where the villains wear masks. It just looks cool.
The kung fu action is dead-on tight and probably the best out of the Venoms series. The final fight is just so eye-popping and amazing than anyone who found it talentless is a dingleberry, flat-out.
Highly recommended if you know what good filming is all about!
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Great flick, especially in the weapons department!
A film about some guy who learns kung fu from some guy so he can capture some guy to avenge some guy then get into a family friendly orgy with a bunch of guys.
Yet another Liu Chia-Liang film where forgiveness is divine. No wonder Chang Cheh quit doing movies with Liu. Liu probably was being egotistical and wanted the protagonist to have tailpipe copulation with the antagonist and share their infatuations with martial arts with one another. Of course, I'm being hypothetical. God! I wonder if a person who's killed 10,000 babies, raped 100,000 women, and razed villages just for the purposes of stealing 2 taels of silver would be forgiven in a Liu film? All signs point to yes. He must be forgiven 'cause, after all, a punch to the face and expressed elation will assuage his thoughts from infamy and he'll never rape again. Gee, I guess I should follow this suit and forgive Hitler for killing 1,000,000 of Jews. Freakin' idiots.
Sorry, that was uncalled for but this is why I could never consider Liu Chia-Liang a great director. Not because his kung fu choreography was sucky (far from that) but the stories he puts in most of his films suck. The whole consolidation process is just flat-out crappy. "Heroes Of The East" was the only film of his I could thoroughly acccept his "sharing the knowledge" shtick, but this is retarded, especially with this film, "Challenge of the Masters". I WANT DEATH and that is why Chang Cheh will always be better director than Liu Chia-Liang.
The movie itself is average at best with Liu's brilliant (not his best, however) kung fu choreography and so forth, but the amount of fights are the slightest bit lacking. The story is wretched and stupid and not worth assimilating unless you want a brain tumor. Everything else you’d expect from a Shaw Brother movie: all there. Whoopie-do.
Only recommended to Liu Chia-Liang nutcases, and I know there are a lot of you out there, but please, be sensible and logical; this film sucked donkey butt!
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I am a Liu Chia-Liang nutcase, and proud of it. The story is very good, and the martial arts choreography exceptional. I like it.
A film about a bunch of evil apparitions who are seeking out the heads of some clan for revenge. Eight samurai, who each carry a blue crystal, must unite the crystals in a mountain so they can obtain a crossbow and shoot a statue of infamy. And some time in the story, some other princess gives herself to a dog. [Bow-chica-wow-wow] "Bestiality is bestial, baby." [Barry White voice]
Entertaining as hell, but there are two flaws to this film. One of the flaws completely kills the consistency of this film's pacing, and that is the wretched, stupid sex scene between Jubei and the princess. God awful! I have seen better sensual sex scenes in a Disney movie! This was bad... (I go on a 2 minute rant where my words are incoherent and I'm spewing nothing but nonsensical perverse garbage even Satan wouldn't post until...) It is what I call face sex, where all you see in copulative simulations is their ugly faces. Why can't these dumb-asses screw like the couple in "Super Ninja"? Now that's a sex scene. Noooooo, we must be titillated by their love and passion. No reason to see naked woman or a giant...well you get the idea!
Second flaw is the crappy, uneuphoneous music. The first time I saw this film, it was English-dubbed. At first I thought the stupid English vocalized music was implemented in this film as a means to decimate the ethnics of Japanese cinema by uncreative, fat, and stupid morons. But then I got the authentic release and behold, it was in the film all this time. The music flat-out sucks, and the man who wrote it should be strangled for his lack of musical genuineness. There are moments of musical decency, but all around it's akin to flatulence.
Despite this crap, this film was great, but it is indeed an absurd film mostly pertaining towards special effects, over acting, and story. This film is perceived to be similar to "Conan The Barbarian", but I'd say it's more like "Conan The Destroyer". The special effects are cheesy and weird. The acting is artificial and completely bad. The princess in some points of the film looks immensely constipated. The story is completely retarded--I mean come on, these people must unite their balls to obtain a bow and arrow! Are you insane or just inane? God, I could go all day on the absurdities this film contains, but I don't feel like it. But at least you'll be satisfied with some excellent samurai fights. And that's about it.
I loved this film! A completely asinine masterpiece filled with crap that will make you laugh! Not recommended to serious film lovers.
A film about a Chinese guy who marries a Japanese woman, which leads to a conflict about martial arts supremacy. After the Chinese man vituperates the Japanese woman's ninjistu, she moves back to Japan. Feeling ambivalent about her leave, the Chinese man tries to sway his wife back to China through a challenge letter, but unfortunately some Japanese martial arts masters misconstrue the letter as being serious and answer the challenge. Now the Chinese man must prove his worth against the Japanese fighters. (I'm not good with names, so sorry if my explanations of the story can't be more coherent.)
Let's get the obvious out of the way and just say the film had excellent martial arts action. I like the fact that we get to see different forms of martial arts, from Japanese style to Chinese style. The ninja stuff was a wee bit absurd, but it had to be put in somewhere and I loved it regardless. The story is actually quite good also, even with the comedy.
The best thing about this film is that they used actual Japanese martial arts actors. I sometimes get agitated when I see films like "Memoirs Of A Geisha", where they used Chinese actresses to play Japanese roles. It ruins the ethnicity of the film and, simply put, it's ignorant and bigoted. I'm glad to see a bit of unity in this film between the Japanese and Chinese because, as you are aware, there was a high level of hatred between these two countries. Not quite sure how it is now.
[SPOILERS] Also I loved how the film ended. Yes, I actually smiled and got all stimulated at the end seeing that Kendo master all happy when Gordon Liu's character accepted the sword when before he didn't because of his ignorance towards samurai ethics. I usually favor hatred and death, but because of the nature of this film, it is what I hoped for and that is a happy ending. [END SPOILERS]
One of the best Shaw films ever made, if not one of the best martial arts films ever made. For those who think this film is overrated, suck the sweat off my blubber! (Couldn't resist.)
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a good natured martial arts showcase from the master.
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (product link) Western / Action/Adventure No amount of intelligible words can describe the greatness of this film. It defines stylism and innovation beyond recognition. The best western film ever conceived. That is all you need to know!
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I'd go to five stars, but both Leone and Eastwood have done just as well in a few films.
A film about a bunch of angry, high-testosteroned, malignant MF's spilling blood and going ape-fecal-matter over power, greed, and betrayal. You have seen this movie, right? So there's no purpose in telling you the story.
Hands down one of the best kung fu films ever conceived. This film defines how great martial arts films are crafted, and I'm not talking about just the kung fu action in general. The film for me succeeds in its over-embellished acting--I mean everyone in this film was pissed off. Also the music was completely awesome and mingled in with the film just perfectly. The cinematography was, of course, beautiful. The story was straightforward but still completely over-the-top. And for your consideration, the kung fu choreography is dead-on perfect. Very well performed and beautiful and DEATHLY! :)
Of course, even with a film like this, there are a couple of absurdities, if not counting the over-acting and the vehemence. The background scenery for the first battle--my god, how factitious that was. Geez, talk about fake. It makes an Ed Wood movie seem like a $1,000,000,000 budget movie. Secondly, the final fight--I was laughing so damn hard at the teeth-pulling scene. I mean come on, what hell is up with that? I mean I understand the logic the monks were going at, driving the wolves away, but wouldn't it be more humane to just kill these people?
Lau Kar Leung should have done more movies like this instead of his dumb-ass comical garbage like "Cat Vs. Rat" or "My Young ASS"! This is kung fu filming perfection at its highest. AND NOT OVERRATED! Ba-zing!
Cat Vs. Rat I agree sucks, but My Young Auntie was great. Nonetheless, I totally agree with you with this movie, it captured the spirit of danger--for some reason-- the only thing I seen comparatively matching was watching "Lockup" on MSNBC!
A film about two significant beings destined to square off in an epic duel, but complications abound when a group of ninjas is running about stealing kung fu manuals and kidnapping martial artists, plus conspiracies pertaining to deception and blah blah blah. What will you do?
"Duel To The Death" is a very nice movie. It has lots of swordplay action, utilizing a lot of acrobatics, trampling shit, wire fu, and straight combat. Another thing to consider is the movie's excellent score. I loved the main theme song, which is quite euphonious, along with other music that fit well with the film. The effects were a bit silly but fun, especially the giant 20-foot ninja or the glider ninjas and exploding dummies which I didn't even think they tried to make look real. Cinematography, blah blah blah, GREAT!
However there are a couple of reasons why I gave this film a 4 out of 5. First off, the wire fu. They didn't use quite as much as some people might think throughout the film, but the final fight was a bit too retarded. Sure there are great moments in this particular fight sequence, but the over-used effects of them flying about was too much. Second is some slow pacing and a few futile scenes--scenes like the manly woman fighter who was getting in touch with her feminine side or any crapping slight infatuation scenes which were stupid and repulsive. I HATE LOVE SCENES! THEY FLAT-OUT SUCK! :)
Overall, a schizophrenic wuxia pian ninja movie with a lot of action, great music, one naked woman (booooooo), decent story, and funny effects. Not recommended to wire fu fans.
This is one of my all time favorite Lau Kar Leung films. Not only did the martial arts action kick booty, but the characterization, concept, and story were excellent.
The way the fights are choreographed was brilliant. I mean, a film like this can prove that special effects can work significantly well, primitively, rather than through CGI or any other lazy, factitious garbage that afflicts the thought-process of today's film culture (or at least mine). I loved it all, from the stealth and magic fights to the traditional kung fu. Beauteous.
I loved a lot of the characters in the film mainly based upon how they look. Gordon Liu obviously was the coolest, especially when he had his fight scene with Lau Kar Leung. It's that kind of appeal that turns me onto these kind of films in terms of costuming, character and personality, and not just with kung fu action in general.
The story and concept would be considered ordinary by some, depending on how long you've been exposed to kung fu films. The story is about the Ching Government sending some magician fighters to kill a deserter (Lau Kar Leung), fearing that he might expose the falsities of Chinese magic being utilized against foreign weapons to the Emperor. The story is really quite good.
In conclusion: aside from "8 Diagram Pole Fighter", this is the best film Lau Kar Leung has ever directed. Highest recommendations.
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Definitely five stars and if I could I would rate it even higher!One of Lau Kar Leung and cast best ever film. A true gem worthy of comparison to "Pole Fighter" and "Disciples of the 36th Chamber" ! Excellent!
This is as good as you say. Lau Kar Leung wanted to film the use of the 18 traditional weapons of Chinese martial arts, just as he had earlier displayed a (more or less) believable training sequence in "The Thirtysixth Chamber of Shaolin."
Sorry folks, I fall under the heading "I HATE LIU CHIA-LIANG COMEDIES" over here. This film was pure garbage. The comedy is dreadful and completely overshadows this film's greatness (if there ever was any to begin with).
The fight choreography is, as usual, great, but the film lacked in fighting and how it was utilized in terms of deviating from the strict aspects of hand-to-hand combat was not appealing at all and completely uninspiring.
Not recommended useless your mentality can assimilate asperity!
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I don't hate his comedies but you are right it was pretty lame.. Just wasn't funny. For 90 something minutes.
A film about a bounty hunter on a quest to capture some guy with a fist tattoo on his chest. He stumbles upon a village and little does he realize the people in this particular village are cannibals. What will you do?
"Ah yeeeea, bitches", this is indeed an epic beyond comprehension. Why "We're Going To Eat You" is so great is because it's a kung fu film that tries something different in terms of conception instead of the usual boring, self-indulged kung fu films which, quite frankly, I'm getting thoroughly sick of. Yes, Tsui Hark the genius has hybridized Italian cannibal horror with kung fu with added suppliments of comedy and pure insanity, and my God it was phenomenal. And yes there is plenty of gore in this film if you're into that sort of thing. There is no other film like this one, at least not before it.
The kung fu action in this film is plentiful and, may I add, very entertaining. The most entertaining fight scenes were any that pertained to the masked men whose job was to capture people and turn them into human stew. It just felt right for me.
The comedy satire won't work for everyone but it did work for me because, considering that "We're Going To Eat You" is sheer lunacy at its finest, I felt the comedy was very consistent with the flow of this film. I should also point out that the giant man dressed as a woman was the funniest thing I have ever seen. I don't know the actor's name, but he is without doubt the most unique Chinese actor I have ever seen. You can see him in other films like "Ninja Wolves", "Fearless Dragon", and the ultimate classic film, "72 Desperate Rebels", where he plays a monk with silver caustic teeth that just growls and chases people around. It's freakin' awesome!
Much like "Five Deadly Venoms", "We're Going To Eat You" screams originality. Pure brilliance of comedy/cannibal/kung fu mayhem, and I pity those who hated it.
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Yes, great film! I agree the comedy did flow consistantly with all the other element of the film. Oh, and that big odd looking fellow is Tam Tin Nam and this was his first film appearence and what an appearence it was!
A film about Jimmy Wang Yu beating the crap out of everyone to avenge his kung fu master.
I will say this as nicely as I can: THIS IS THE FILM THAT DEFINED KUNG FU FILMS AS WE SEE THEM TODAY! It's all about who got there first and it certainly WASN'T your precious Bruce Lee. No, no, no! It was Jimmy Wang Yu. Granted, I will admit that Bruce Lee was the one who implemented real martial arts in film, but he DID NOT start this. He did not convert Wuxin Pein into Kung Fu and I will fight to the death (literally) to prove that my superior logic overcomes weak and fragile stupidity. IN YOUR FACE! :)
Anyways, now that I'm over my male PMS (if that even exists), "The Chinese Boxer" is awesome. Lots of boxing and internal bleeding with a simple yet fun story. The fights were excellent. And yes, I know how you people want to justify your silly little comments over the idea that Jimmy doesn't know shit about kung fu, that he just swings his arms around like a tool. Plus comparing him to some un-credible director or actor. Well, you are consummately wrong. Jimmy is a brawler. He just beats people to death and I think it wonderful. His screen presence is bad-ass and you will cry knowing how wrong you truly are.
Not Jimmy's best film, but still it kicks ass and I'll say it again: CHINESE BOXER DEFINES ALL KUNG FU FILMS OF TODAY! Now if you'll excuse me, I must assimilate my retard pills!
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I cringe to say this, but MS10197 has it right. Wang Yu didn't so much start something new as capitalize on viewers' low expectations in the period before Bruce Lee's great films. He's a fairly good actor with little martial arts ability.
If today's kung fu movies were full of out-of-shape no skill losers who just swing their arms around and call it kung fu, then yes Jimmy Wang Yu did define a genre. As with most movies made by Jimmy Wang Yu, this one is terrible.
A film about a hormonal bitch who hires some black magic wizard to cast a love spell on some construction worker so she can screw him for a longevity.
Oh my, was this film sickly. Well, anyways, yes this film is a bit retarded. The only thing really worth commenting on in this film is the final battle between good wizard and bad wizard. My god. How truly incredulous the special effects are. The lasers are flat-out stupid, along with the background shots with the actors implemented. It is so bad. But I did laugh at it so I found it entertaining.
Other malignant things to expect are blood worms, tits, ass, crappy sex scenes (maybe I should start getting into porn), crappy decay effects, and some bleeding.
I could only recommend this film to insane crackheads or people who are lovers of the absurd. I follow "lovers of the absurd", of course, but this film is the pinnacle of trash cinema. Not recommended to serious film lovers.
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not one of my personal favorites from this era but can be a fun film if your brain is feeling kind of warped and demented and dont mind a few boring scenes
A film about a serial killer who is killing women and peeling their skin to make (ta-da) human lanterns for the purposes of revenge against some rich-ass punk.
You know, the idea of extracting skin to make Chinese lanterns is original. I've never heard of any other movie doing this concept. AND I LOVE IT! (Insert factitious maniacal laughter here, followed by titillation). This film is flat-out awesome. It is a kung fu film for sure, but if you are just about the kung fu, you will have to wait 45 or so minutes before any fights occur. The first 45 are filled with mystique, murder, rich boys crying (sarcastic remark), and Lo Lieh's insanity.
Do not fret, because the kung fu action is excellent and plentiful after the 45-minute mark. All the fights I loved the most were with Lo Lieh. The final action sequence, where Lo Lieh is fighting the police and the rich punk, was simply epic. Thunder crash, Lo Lieh going insane, and the rich punk getting burnt to a crisp. It was freakin' powerful and epic. Made me cry like a silly billy.
One of the disappointments about this film is that there are not enough bloody deaths. I really wish this film was more of a grindhouse slasher kung fu film where you see lots of death and blood spilling (he he he). But I think the director's intentions were to make this film more majestic, 'cause the cinematography is beautiful and alluring. It's good enough for me but does not pertain to what I like in horror/slasher films: DEATH! :)
Highly recommended if like the concept of skin peeling goodness, great kung fu action (you have to be patient, people), and f#$%ing Lo Lieh.
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highly recommended with great subject matter, atmosphere, and acting, Lo Lieh is the man
The Elimination Pursuit (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure A film about three constables killing a lot of people from the Devil Clan for different resolutions.
I have a distinct feeling that this film was paying homage to "Lone Wolf And Cub". Or maybe it's a hallucination. Regardless, this is yet another shitty yet entertaining film starring yet another misunderstood talent, Roc Tien. Yes, I find myself infatuated with the worst talents in film history, so take that!
The fights were great. The film sort of has a slight pertinence towards samurai films, but it's pointed mostly at Roc Tien's character and his fighting simulations. Overall it's just your basic wuxia pian action.
Recommended to those who are looking for simple and fun wuxia pian films, and this one delivers in spades. I loved it 'cause it's insane, but honestly it's nothing special.
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I am strangely drawn to Roc Tien films . I agree he was a unique talent.
Dead Heat (product link) Horror / Action/Adventure A film about officers Mortis and Bigelow trying to solve a case of bizarre occurrences pertaining to zombification. While fighting with a two-faced fat-ass, Mortis accidently gets trapped in an air-decompression chamber and is asphyxiated to death. He is resurrected by a "resurrection machine", and then he, Bigelow and some chick must solve this zombification case before he decomposes.
Simple, straightforward, well-paced action/comedy film. The satire is not laugh-out-loud funny but it is charming and complacent. The action is quite entertaining, with gun fights with zombies (the conscious controllable kind, not the mindless ones) and fight scenes with zombified meat, which was funnier than hell.
If this film can be found, it gets my seal of approval. Not anywhere near great but flat-out, straight up the ass entertaining.
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A decent premise, but Piscopo is too annoying to be tolerable.
I don't know about "straight up the ass entertaining", that's not my idea of a good time at the movies. But this film is really funny. I don't want to give away the ending, but I think it's genius. Treat Williams is a great sarcastic hero.
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