Leinwandliebe Film Talk

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Zur Zeit der großen Ming-Dynastie wird durch den Diebstahl einer heiligen Schriftrolle, die ihrem Besitzer übermenschliche Kräfte sichert, ein erbitterter Machtkampf ausgelöst. Zwischen alle Fronten geraten der kampferprobte Ling und seine unerfahrene Begleiterin als sie zufällig am Ort des vermeintlichen Verstecks auftauchen. Doch Ling, der "Meister des Schwertes", wird schließlich nach einer Reihe von unglaublichen, aufregenden und spannenden Abenteuern dafür sorgen, daß die Schriftrolle an den ihr vorbestimmten Platz gelangt...

Ist da irgendwas drunter, was keine deutsche VÖ hat? Ich kenne diese ganzen englischen Titel immer nicht.

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Naschy plays Dr Hugo Arranz who is celebrating his 50th birthday with his wife and daughter when a gang of degenerate thugs break into their home. They rob the doctor and his family and then rape and kill both the women. Their final gruesome act is to cut out Dr Hugo’s tongue after which they leave him to bleed to death. But the doctor survives and, seeking vengeance on the punks who destroyed his family, he begins a rigorous training program to turn himself into a merciless killing machine.

Naschy’s final film as writer/director/star, this is a bleak and violent work in which the action unfolds at a relentless pace, barely pausing for breath. Paul Naschy throws into the mix a huge dollop of sex and sleaze and his portrayal of the silent avenger is one of his most powerful and chilling screen performances.

This is the film’s first US release and a world premiere on Blu-ray, fully restored from the original negative and with a number of exclusive extra features.

ANNOUNCEMENT #3 - THE INDONESIAN HORROR/ACTION FREAKOUT SPECIAL SILENCERS!

Longtime fans of MM know we love the crazy Indonesian films of the 70s/80s/90s. And we know you love them too. Well, you will all be happy to know that after many years away we are finally heading back to Jakarta!

We have several projects in the works from that part of the world, but this is one of the most exciting! 

SPECIAL SILENCERS (Indonesia, 1982)  

One of the key works of Indonesian exploitation cinema, this 1982 film from action specialist Arizal mixes insane special effects, high-kicking martial, arts and gruesome horror into a highly entertaining brew.

Gundar, a sadistic and sleazy local politician steals a bag of small red pills from a local mystic. These pills, the “special silencers” of the title, when dropped into someone’s drink, cause a huge tree-like growth to burst from the victim’s stomach. Gundar uses these pills to wipe out anyone who gets in the way of him becoming a powerful local landlord.

Barry Prima plays Hendra, who is unwittingly drawn into the dark world of Gundar when he meets Eva Arnaz, whose father has been killed by the “special silencers.”

What follows is more or less not-stop action with many wild and highly improbable scenes. Todd Stadtman of Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! wrote: “Special Silencers has pretty much everything you’d want from an Indonesian exploitation movie.”

And he’s not wrong…