As usual, classy foreign movie poster provided.
How do I best describe this. How about… Wizards! Zombies with families! Women cosplaying as men! Psychotic color schemes! Soul stealing sorcerers! HUGE eighties hairdos! Home made skeletons! Silver skulls! Hand-animated dragons! Naked buttock injuries!
“What the whaaaa?” This dude is in the movie, and he STILL can’t believe all the crazy stuff going on!
Wait, what?
There are a lot of naked booties in this movie. Not sure why. Besides that, this movie is a fantastic example of crazy kung fu sword and sorcery movies. This one comes from Taiwan. And you are not hallucinating, the boy wonder child is a girl. It is Hsiao Lao Lan, who did this kind of cosplay in a couple more movies (Child of Peach, Magic of Spell). If they are anything like this one, I definitely want to see them later. I did find the full movies on YouTube and provided links above – caveat emptor on transfer quality. Hsiao Lao Lin was also in a version of The Iceman Cometh from 1989 which is something I recognize.
Note: When I found this, I also saw that a Samo Hung movie, Filthy Guy was added. Yes! Coming soon.
In case you weren’t entirely sure, this movie was made in 1986. I feel like I can tell when a movie was made around the mid to late eighties. The music is syntho-riffic and the opening titles feel like a music video.
So what are you in for tonight, other than a series of exclamation points from me? Well, you can try to pay attention to the plot, which is a kind of whodunnit of sorcery as a troupe of kung fu students try to discover who the evil wizard is who trapped people’s souls in jars. Or you could just stare in disbelief. Whatever you do, I can tell you that the action starts at the thirty second mark. There is zero time spent on excess exposition. This plays out like a comic book.
So watch! Or don’t! Everything is voluntary until some crap-sack wizard mugs you and locks your soul in a jar!
Next week, we go light and easy with If You Don’t Stop it, You’ll Go Blind! Naked 1970s people tell jokes!
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*hits play*
This movie is on archive org. Dubbed, no subs.
Sounds like a swinger ad:
“Dubbed, no subs!”
hopping vampires?
That too.
Tonight’s turnout reminds me of a joke:
A man moved to the country on ten acres. A week later, a car comes up the drive. An old hillbilly gets out, an introduces himself as his new neighbor.
They get along well, and after a few hours, the hillbilly invites the man over to a party next Saturday, saying “It’ll be a great shindig! Drinking, singing, dancing, fighting and fucking!”
The man thought for a minute and said “ Sounds good! How many people are coming?”
The hillbilly replied “Oh, just you and me.”
First is the loneliest number.
Sure is. Welcome to the party!
Speaking of 80s movies with synth-heavy scores, I just watched the Dutch horror movie The Lift.
The algorithm suggested something that might be more up your alley, although I haven’t watched it yet: Killer Sofa.
There is a killer car movie from the early 2000s, I think. I am trying to remember the name. The car ran on blood (or maybe ate people), and it was a horror comedy. Remembering the title and finding it is tonight’s obsession.
The only thing 9 can think of is Death Car on the Freeway, but that’s a late 70s TV movie. It does seem to be available on YouTube, however.
Blood car.
Blood drive (series).
Something else?
It was something like blood car.
For God’s Sake, Take the Stairs!
Next week, we go light and easy with If You Don’t Stop it, You’ll Go Blind!
OMG, I remember seeing that in the theater when it first came out.
Naked 1970s people tell bad jokes! FTFY
It holds up. It is posted as part of the “can they make it today” ongoing conversation.
John Boyega wants back into Star Wars. I remember him saying he wasn’t going to let them Disney+ him.
I guess They Cloned Tyrone doesn’t pay as well as the Mouse.
Oddest thing he ever claimed is that they gave Daisy Ridley’s character “nuance.” She had a lot of screentime, but they sure as shit didn’t give her any material to work with. I actually kind of feel bad for her because she will be defined by that role and was never given a chance to succeed. I don’t think she has a single memorable line as the star of three different movies.
Disney won’t be paying for anything new soon. I expect another $200 million in losses by Christmas, making a tidy $1 billion. New production will cease. Thankfully.
Disney going out of business completely will make me happy.
I feel bad for Boyega, since they took his potentially interesting character in VII and completely fucked him over in VIII. I mean, not only did they turn him into a coward, they made him a love interest for Rose Tico.
Liberty Titties: DOJ Goes After Ammo Theft Victim
US gov’t is assho.
Women cosplaying as men!
These days it is the reverse and it ain’t cosplay.
Naked buttock injuries!
Life is a pain in the ass sometimes.
OT LOL… In (soon to be) too local news, have a reverse nut-punch:
Ithaca Renting Company wins case brought by NY Attorney General over Section 8 vouchers
The gist seems to be that the State wants to force landlords to participate in a Federal program that is optional, and that is unconstitutional.
Sorry, Tish. You’re free to return to “getting Trump” now. 😘
In the weird coincidence department;
I was getting some new glasses yesterday with the brand “catamount”. The tech wondered aloud what a catamount was and I told her and remarked that that animal was the only one that I know of that has four “official” names:
Cougar
Puma
Mountain Lion
Catamount
Later that day I was driving home after dark and saw a cougar/puma/etc beside the road. It was the first time that I had seen one in probably twenty years.
Are there any other animals that have that many identifications?
You forgot the Nittany Lion, an apex predator that curiously succumbs whenever it tries to eat buckeyes.
LOL.
Good show.
“Painter” is another mountain lion name.
Also Florida panther.
Regular panther (leopard, jaguar) is close.
Hsiao Lao Lan
She looks a little bit like the actress from “tiger crane fist thingy” (at least in that IMDB photo) or whatever the movie was that “Kung Pow Enter the Fi(r)st” used for the their footage. But the timing is a bit off, that was 10 years before this.
This is a Chinese after school special on massive amounts of LSD.
Oof old times, some fun, some of which I do not want to revisit.
In case you missed it: https://xmovies8.fm/watch/wvnRqYvQ-ufo-season-1.html
Did not and bookmarked, thank u.
PS. I will try again to post my favorite 1999 link, maybe the squirrels are off their game.
Support for the fact that “story arcs” and “plots” didn’t really matter so much back then.
That’s a nice writeup on a cool series. There were some wild monsters on a few.
I’m amused that the original play order made no sense whatsoever. Like, dead characters reappear later and shit. Different times.
I actually have hit hidden away that a friend gave me. Not sure if/when I’ll take it. Any idea how well it ages?
LOL no idea at all.
Every hit that landed in my fingers went immediately into my mouth.
I’d do a web search. I’m sure several chemistry geeks on erowid or whatever have answered that before.
If it’s a blotter hit they definitely lose potency with time. Depending on how it’s stored will determine how long it lasts, heat, humidity and UV are its enemies. Ideally store in freezer in tin foil or air tight container. After 2-3 years it will lose potency, after 5 it’s a piece of paper with a design.
Well, I’m now the (proud?) owner of a 1983 Jaguar XJS. While it is a beautiful car, it hasn’t ran in 30 years, so I’ve got that going for me. My dad spent considerable $ on it last year at an Independent Jaguar mechanic and he couldn’t get it to go. But I’ve got both pluck and moxie in my corner.
Go you!
Although if a Jaguar mechanic couldn’t get it going sounds like an oddly troubling problem.
I suspect/hope he was a child brought up on OBDII only and isn’t familiar with older early fuel injection systems and actually having to diagnose without a scanner. Having owned other cars of that period including a ’77 Cadillac with port fuel injection and a port fuel injected Dodge Omni GLH, I’m hoping my trouble shooting skills are a little better. Of course, it could be Lucas electronics conspiring against everyone.
Sounds like it turns over but doesn’t start? Figure out what it doesn’t do and go from there.
Yeah, crank, no start. Getting spark but not fuel injector pulse, but pressure to the rail.
I used to know a great Jag shop, but it seems the website doesn’t exist anymore. Weird.
In any case, you are going down the same path my brother went down once, only that was a ’78. And scanner kids are lame. With Lucas, as I found out with brit bikes, it is usually a ground issue. On the really old stuff that came from using shellac as an insulator.
Lucas, racing at the speed of dark!
I’ll say a prayer for you(r wallet).
But very cool
Sprinkle some holy water on the Jaaaaaaaag.
And you’re a doctor!
We demand pics! And an article!
You had me at naked buttock injuries.
Not into Kung Fu, but I’m totally in to Father Brown mysteries!
A new season (2023) popped up on Brit Box and I am binge watching.
Current episode has recurring character master thief (naturally a gentleman) Hercule Flambeau. He’s supposed to be French but is played by John Light, who could not be more British. Also supposed to be a master of disguise, but not with that jawline.
Also also, would.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/478648266642550651/
Love the scroll down for more pretty boys LOL.
Ya gotta admit, there are some hotties on there.
John Light is ideal. Great actor; fairly short in height but makes up for it in presence.
Don’t know his acting but he is rather stern looking. There is definitely prettier down-page.
Ah, well. I dare say that you and I have different types!!
I love that Father Brown series. Will have to re-up my Britbox for some binge watching. Thanks for the heads up!
Of course, they ran out of GK Chesterton stories a few seasons ago, so these new episodes are hit-or-miss, depending on director/writer.
Still, I love the characters.
I wonder if they renewed Sister Boniface also?
I like the Kenneth More version.
mmm not bad. I could watch him on the tv (I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything though)
so I scrolled down to that “you might also like” and wow, people are terrible at tagging. Just in general, but in specific there’s a picture of Christian Bale with his wife, and both caption and tag (of the original pinner) say she’s Anne Hathaway. I can see not knowing who she is, but she’s very obviously not Anne Hathaway. lol
I love father Brown. That’s my jam. I had no they were still making series.
I’ve also never subscribed to Britbox
FOR WHOM THE FIRST TOLLS
IT TOLLS FOR ME
This turned out good,
https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2023/07/18/inconvenient-truths-next-war.html
Cheers!
McNamara and his cronies have unwashable blood on their hands from Project 100,000. As a 2LT I actually had a rare survivor in my infantry company. All he did was CQ every other day since he could not be trusted with more. He was a nice man but genuinely borderline retarded. How he survived VTN is a mystery to me.
The stories I’ve heard about that are chilling. Squads putting them on point do they would get shot, sending them to “look for that sniper in the tree over there”, etc…
It’s also why I don’t believe the KIA numbers from Vietnam. It has to be higher.
Interesting read. I agree that focusing on racial divisiveness and on klimate klaptrap are disasters in the making.
Hey Glibs! Wakey, wakey.
🌄😃
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qxfIJDXW8pI
🎶🎶
Good morning, Sean! 🥱☕
Good Morning. GT & Sean (et al), hope its a quiet day for everyone.
Good morning, ‘bodru! Should be quiet at work today – just need to cover a few morning gotta-do’s for Reliable Co-Worker, then keep plodding through the Board meeting minutes. How about you?
Packing/purging and working at the same time.
Bored meeting minutes, amirite?
It’s 4:30 in the morning, you’re in a hotel not a bar. STFU assholes and use your indoor voices.
Be vewy vewy quiet…
I may have been an asshole just now that let my alarm ring while glibbing.
Mornin’, reprobates!
Company holiday today, I plan to do nothing and like it.
Local DPW showed up yesterday to clear the debris in the stream at the rear of my property. Mrs. Patzer found rhe right words to cut through the bureaucratic BS. She said “handicapped”, “flood”, “trapped”. They heard “lawsuit” and the entire department was in my backyard.
Stop the world, I want off.
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/07/police-conduct-human-trafficking-mission-in-ne-portland-net-12-arrests-seven-possible-victims.html
I don’t know which is a bigger eye roll, that their resources are so limited that they have a named unit or that they’re conducting “missions”. I appreciate they’re ability to jump on the band wagon and renamed prostitution to human trafficking.
Any “missions” to deal with the residentially challenged? I hear there is some work to be done on that front.
Hah! Not in 9th Circusland. That is the domain of grift.
Just about every other jurisdiction has a simple trespass letter of consent program but P-town has an elaborate program that has been suspended and under review for 5 years.