Devil’s Vendetta/妖魔道 (1991) "An absolute blast full of non-stop insanity & creative ideas & effects happening at any given moment and a good reminder why we love Hong Kong cinema. "
Dwarf Sorceror (1974) A 5-year-old, after studying with a old master for like 2 weeks, learns to fly(?!) & then takes systematic bloody revenge against the ape-men who slaughtered her family & anyone dumb enough to get in her way!
Ghost Busting (1989) Feels very much inspired by the prior years Beetlejuice, with a distinct Hong Kong style including rapid fire tasteless humor, a non-stop barrage of creative low budget horror FX, & the most dapper vampire ever put onto film - Highly recommended
Flying Sex Man (1988) — A ultra obscure slice of Japanese media that sits at the filthy intersection of zero budget DIY punk cinema, Superman parodies, & ghastly amateur porn - Points for the worst green screen use ever
Disgusting Spaceworms Eat Everyone! (1989) A barely surviving shot on video artifact of an extremely specific late-1980's Los Angeles fringe—horror punks, camcorders, cocaine, no budget splatter FX, street-level noir, 1950s invasion cinema, & Repo Man-style Los Angeles oddness
Magnificent Warriors/中華戰士 (1987) A 25 year old Michelle Yeoh stars alongside a stacked Hong Kong cast in one of her first leading roles - Yeoh is a badass female Indiana Jones in 1930's China - Highly recommended, IMO a classic that's aged like a fine wine
Na Cha And The Seven Devils/梅山收七怪 (1973) IMO one of the most unheralded films of Shaw Brother studios entire catalog - Every bit as much wild fantasy fun as latter, better known Shaw films such as Buddha's Palm, Holy Flame Of The Martial World & Demon of the Lute
Deadly Snail vs Kung Fu Killers (1977) A strange mix of Taiwanese flavored fantasy & martial arts from Hong Kong - Overworked bubble machines, a sexy Mussel Fairy(?!) & a assortment of low budget monsters
Devil Returns/驚魂風雨夜 (1982) Obscure Taiwanese giallo/slasher horror rips off hit horror films such as Halloween, The Exorcist & Suspiria, right down to stealing those movies audio!
Dwarf Sorcerer/一寸法师 (1974) Out to avenge their parents, a child is taken in & trained (very quickly) by a old master - What follows see's our now super-powered 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against demons, apes & monsters galore
The Last Match (1991) "A football team invades a Caribbean island nation to rescue the quarterback's daughter after she is wrongfully imprisoned on drug charges."
Son of the Swordsman (1970) The wildest martial arts movie I've ever seen from director Joseph Kuo - In the first few minutes the good master hits the main baddie so hard he leaves a very painful looking bloody palm print on his chest
Iceberg Fiend/ผ่าโลง (1984) A Thai horror that turned out to be one of the weirdest (and rarest) films I've ever covered - A sketchy sorceress cannibal woman turns into a giant owl & wreaks havoc on a Thai village
The Bride With The White Hair (1993) In the last few years of her acting career Taiwanese star Brigitte Lin starred in several incredible Hong Kong wuxia/fantasy films including this classic - Also see Deadful Melody, Swordsman 2 & 3, & Fire Dragon
Flyer Of A Young Prodigal (1982) A constant barrage of unauthorized early 1980's arcade game sound samples, including lots of Pac Man - A absolutely insane Taiwanese fantasy obscurity
Delinquent School Girls (1975) Intro - American grindhouse now available on Blu from VCI Entertainment - 3 degenerate lunatics, free of a asylum, invade a school... full of karate girls!
Thunder Cops II/流氓差婆 (1989) A grim, violent & bleak Hong Kong action flick is a kind of twisted mirror of what might have been, with several performers known for comedies & fantasy films such as Sandra Ng (in her first leading role) Hsian-Lao Lin (Child of Peach) & Stephen Chow