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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
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 Posted - 02/02/2007 : 3:20:06 PM
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Look, back in the days when nobaody had ever heard of Uwe Boll, I used to hate Albert Pyun. Pyun was probably the worst director ever to have his movies released on VHS. Most of them where cheapo cyborg-infested sci-fi attempts, and had names like Rutger Hauer, Kris Kristoferson, Christopher Lambert or even Steven Seagal.
I stopped hating him after watching Postmorten, a fairly decent thriller that showed him capable of better work when the conditions helped. To my own surprise, my non-hate has turned into respect after learning what his working conditions were like. I mean, Ticker, his Steven Seagal film, was shot in ten days, and Dennis Hopper, who plays the villain, only worked one day on it.
Details and interview at http://www.filmwerks.com/la_cosa.htm
Plus, unlike Uwe Boll, he seems quite a nice fellow. |
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jackspencerjr
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
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Posted - 02/02/2007 : 4:58:02 PM
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| Yeah. Pyun, IIRC, apprenticed under Akira Kurosawa but somehow had become the go-to guy for cheesey sci-fi crap, particularly cheesey crap that was way over budget and simply needed to be finished quickly. I can imagine nearly every one of his productions has an interesting ewnough story behind them to fill a book... or make a movie about it. |
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TheFoywonder
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
833 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2007 : 12:56:25 AM
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I think watching MAX HAVOC: CURSE OF THE DRAGON would quickly change you opinion back to hack status.
Now Playing in Foyeurism at Foywonder.com:
HITCHER & CHOCOLATES - BLOOD & CHOCOLATE and my "Hitchernator" conspiracy theory
Plus: B-WARE THE BLOG is alive at http://www.livejournal.com/users/foywonder |
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Neville
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Spain
1590 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2007 : 4:04:46 PM
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| Probably, but I won't take the chance. I'll stick to his less offensive stuff like the above mentioned Postmorten or Mean Guns. But you know, those Nemesis sequels and the flick with Kris Kristofferson and Lance Henriksen playing cyborgs sound too fun to avoid. |
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Danitsu
Minister of the Sacraments of Jabootu
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Posted - 02/03/2007 : 10:48:46 PM
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Knights has the Kris Kristofferson and the evil, Lance Henriksen. The midget in a backpack wearing a Kristofferson mask has to be seen to be appreciated...
Unfortunately, it is just on VHS...
"If you get served and serve them back...Then IT'S ON!!!" |
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