You could say this is James Hong's baby. He takes the lead, co-wrote and co-directed along with William Rice this 80s horror movie. He plays Dr. Elson Po a well-known wine maker. Thing is he holds people prisoner in his basement and uses their blood for the wine. So in drinking the wine and an amulet helps keep him young. A group of actors are brought to his island to audition for a wine movie he is making, but in reality he is just adding to his group of prisoners.
There are some interesting ideas here and perhaps with the right script and director you might have had something here. Sadly though the film is bogged down by at times too much talk and not enough action. The first 2 acts just don't make the cut at all. The third act does pick and becomes rather adventurous, but not enough to get a good mark from me.
The makeup done by I believe Peter Konig was good and certainly passable. The special effects though as well by Peter Konig while not overly used I thought were really quite cheesy and turned things a little comical.
Mixes different genres really which I do not think is all that easy. It has the scientist looking for a fountain of youth mixed with zombies, an adventure film and East Asian mythology, but doesn't deliver the goods. Also starring former Playboy Playmate Karen Witter.
There are some interesting ideas here and perhaps with the right script and director you might have had something here. Sadly though the film is bogged down by at times too much talk and not enough action. The first 2 acts just don't make the cut at all. The third act does pick and becomes rather adventurous, but not enough to get a good mark from me.
The makeup done by I believe Peter Konig was good and certainly passable. The special effects though as well by Peter Konig while not overly used I thought were really quite cheesy and turned things a little comical.
Mixes different genres really which I do not think is all that easy. It has the scientist looking for a fountain of youth mixed with zombies, an adventure film and East Asian mythology, but doesn't deliver the goods. Also starring former Playboy Playmate Karen Witter.