Synopsis:
Begin smoke screen Set in 2001 (surprisingly) and based on the manga of the same name, this wonderful tale brings us the story of one man and his motivation to bring down the hand of "Big Bi'ness" and corruption and bring justice to those who are exploited for that purpose. Prisons at this time are used basically as "factories" for companies since they use the prisoners for cheap labor.
Mild mannered, law obiding Ricki-Oh is imprisoned for 10 years for the murder (damn was it mean) of the men responsible for the death of his girl, Ying. The prison he is sentenced to is ran by an evil and vile Warden and his er, uhh, Assistant Warden. The prisoners are kept in line by the "Gang of Four" (one for each block and complete with its own "fruitcake") And what would a movie be without a little "twist" of, uhhh, twist.End smoke screen
Once Ricki adds 2 + 2, it's 1 man + 1 uppercut *gasp!* against 1 Warden + 1 Asst. Warden + the Gang of 4 which = buckets and buckets of gore, blood, kool-aid, corn-syrup and ground beef!
Year:
1991
Copyright:
1991 Golden Harvest Company Ltd
Tagline:
(none)
It was Captain Cool who gave us the pleasure of viewing this gem.
Rikki Oh - Siu-Wong Fan
Asst. Warden - Mui Sang Fan
The Warden - Ka-Kui Ho
Huang - Yukari Ôshima
Hai - Frankie Chin
Rickki's Uncle - Tetsuro Tamba
Ying (Rikki's lady) - Gloria Yip
Lin - Philip Kwok
Sa (Hai's nephew) - Bin Shimada
Wildcat - Cheng Chuen Yam
Daan Bob Chit Long
Ji Keung Wong
Written & directed by - Ngai Kai Lam
Captain Cool - 9.5 out of 10
Still..in..shock..must..type..review *slap!**shake* Okay, now back to reality. I am surprised this film was made in 1991 considering the quality was deemed to seem like it was filmed earlier. I didn't believe the hype either. How wrong I was. Fuck diamonds! I'll dip this movie in gold and wear it on my chain!
I think you will agree with all who deem this film an instant classic. The fun does not and will not stop, ever! I can't remember the last time I've ever seen such a beautifully painted canvas. I imagine everyone had fun filming this one. Either that, or a lot of money to blow. "Violent" is an understatement. This fucker is insane! Talk about caught off-guard! Sure the plot is bad and the acting/dubbing/writing is down right atrocious, but we wouldn't want it any other way, people! I don't know why the word 'Random' in the dictionary doesn't have this film next to it as an example.
We'll leave Fox to determine if it's worthy of the hearalded uppercut or not, but if it is, than SCOREEEE! The ending is hiilarious! I was rolling for days after watching this and I'm even trying to keep from laughing while I type this. Just get it. With the exception of one other "gem" on our site, this is as close to the "10" as it gets.
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Fox - 9.5 out of 10
Man, oh man. We looked for this bitch for a while before the Captain was able to pin it down, and boy was it worth it!
The Captain's already outlayed how ridiculously violent it is. The poor story of sensitive little Ricki blowing people's faces off with a punch is so violent it's almost a joke. All he does is tap people and they explode like a ripe melon. Definitely not for the inexperienced when it comes to gore!
It's extremely low budget, so don't expect anything "grandiose," it's just an insane, exploding head filled romp through a regular day in any prison throughout the world. You definitely have to own this, hands down.
I say, while it does have an uppercut (and holy cow is it a good one), that since it's in a martial arts movie, it's an "unofficial" uppercut. But it's definitely good stuff, no doubt!
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Random violence -yes
Pointless nudity - yes
"Uppercut"?!- yes
Intelligent dialogue - no
*Moooo!*- yes
Geez..err..kinda messy don't ya think?
Badly dubbed and terribly acted; Just the way we like it.
Where is Ric-ki? Where is Ric-ki?
Hadookin!
Extreme basketball.
Are you toying with me you naughty prisoner?
Extreme pointing.
Nuclear holocaust?!
Improv acting with Ricki-Oh.
*yuck!* Man-ass!
Extreme weight-loss diet.
Stop fighting or I'll shake my stick at you even more!
Damn! Quite the collection you have.
Ahhh, isn't that just keen?
Where the hell did he hide that?!
What else do you keep in your eye?
Improv first-aid with Ricki-Oh.
Extreme X-ray.
Tag! Your head's gone!
Just put the lute it in your mouth. It plays itself!
Stupid fish!
"G spot" good. "Death spot" bad. Got it.
Tag! You have a crater on your head!
Texas justice!
Ultra bazooka shot x 2.
Extreme puppeteering.
New plan! New plan!
Hadooooooookiiin!!!
All of them. Trust us. Though we'll give you the besteestest one:
Guard - "Why didn't you let the doctors take the bullets out?"
Ricki - "Souvenirs."
Are you kidding?! Anyone who knows anything about anything else knows that you need to own this now!!!!!
9.5 out of 10 (Based on 2 ratings, 
