There are AT LEAST five other major sequences from this film worthy of being included in the Twitch Top Kills but we're breaking our Riki-Oh cherry with a quick one. Behold the head crush sequence from the cultest of all Hong Kong cult movies.
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Classic. Is Riki-Oh the first live action film to try and replicate the over the top violence of Japanese manga? I'm wondering if there were any made in Japan in the late 80's or early 90's. I assume not since anime pretty much had that angle covered and live action adaptations would probably not have been as well received. Thankfully, the makers of of this film didn't have such concerns in HK.
Actually Ricki-Oh, while being made in Japan, is based on a Japanese manga series that also managed to get 2 OVA anime series.
Tetsuya Saruwatari the artist who made the series kinda makes the same stuff like Ricki-Oh, Dog Soldiers (Kinda Rambo with a Ricki-Oh flavor) or Dokuro. M. Bison (Vega in Japan) from the popular videogame "Street Fighter II" is based on one of Ricki-Oh's antagonists (he appears in the second OVA and Vol. 2-3 of the manga).
The sequel that the original deserved, Men in Black 3 is not exactly fresh, but it is an honest journeyman's effort by director Barry Sonnenfeld, and features a peachy-fine performance by Josh Brolin, who easily outshines putative star Will Smith. That in itself is something of an accomplishment; Smith has been so hell-bent on creating and maintaining a bad-ass...
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Welcome to a long overdue new series from Twitch's Video Home Invasion!I have no really good reason for taking so long between columns. I will only tell you that between reviewing home video releases almost every day, keeping up with Indian film festivals all over the world, and my regular home life, it can be a bit tough to...
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Today is Chow Yun Fat's birthday, and as the Hong Kong superstar turns 57, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to look back over the actor's career and highlight a few of his favourites. Since starting out in the mid-1970s, Chow has featured in over 100 films and TV series, and worked with many of the industry's most...
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Cannes kicks off tomorrow and Twitch will be on the scene for the very latest on what films are not to be missed and who is calling who a Nazi this year (even odds on Vinterberg). Yesterday we brought you our Palme d'Or Competition Preview and today we take you on a quick tour of the other sections. This...
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Classic. Is Riki-Oh the first live action film to try and replicate the over the top violence of Japanese manga? I'm wondering if there were any made in Japan in the late 80's or early 90's. I assume not since anime pretty much had that angle covered and live action adaptations would probably not have been as well received. Thankfully, the makers of of this film didn't have such concerns in HK.
i love this movie man:)
the violence is just sweet and funny!
This movie is one of the reasons cinemas was invented.