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Rage of Ninja (1988)
I just don't get it...
I've seen many people call Godfrey Ho movies "funny" or "so bad they're good" but I see it differently. After viewing 3 of his films (this one being the last) I can honestly say that he is the most boring director ever.
KEEP IN MIND: I DID NOT GO INTO THIS MOVIES EXPECTING TO HATE THEM.
Actually, it's quite the opposite. I wanted to like this movie as a crazy, fun, schlocky, martial Arts film. I LOVE cult films. The more obscure and tailored to a niche audience, the more I like 'em. And you can't get more Cult than old Kung Fu movies. But this was just plain bad. I'll give it one thing, the beginning was fun and quotable (The "manual", anyone?) but it was only a tease as to what this movie could've been. The rest is a stitched together mess, and that's not a coincidence. It consists or 3 - 4 films cut together sloppily (obviously to make a quick buck). Godfrey Ho has gone on record saying that that is exactly how he does it. He mostly used footage from unreleased or unfinished films made in his native Hong Kong as well as Taiwan, Thailand, The Philippines, and China. That's how he has <150 movie credits from 1970 to 1990. If there is a way to make this Frankenstein form of filmmaking work, please show me. Until then, sorry to say, Rage or Ninja was a disappointing mess.