Vampyre (1990)
Regional weirdness that makes little sense in a village plagued by vampires and witches. Excellent stuff for fans of dumbarse sliding into surreal art and back again. I spent most of the film trying to figure out when it was set...some people are dressed as medieval peasants, the women all have a Stevie Nicks vibe, there is a mishmash of trench and overcoats for the men and of course, big silky knickers and cape for the Queen vampire as she rides around with her breasts out on horse back. Oh yeah, the hero is wearing a modern suit complete with tie grip. Filmed over several weekends and then some as the distributors wanted added nudity, extra scenes had to be filmed, this has the stink of Andy Milligan minus the excessive dialogue all over it. It looks and feels like it was made in the early 70s and benefits because of this. Odd and not for everyone.
Man in Heels
Excellent Korean film about a hard as nails cop who wants to quit the police force and have a sex change. This is very impressive as it mixes bloody martial arts scenes with flashbacks to the hero's first gay love at school and the unfolding of the hero's mental state and loyalties as he battles gangsters and his own tortured psyche. Worth a look.
Kickboxing Vengeance.
Basically a remake of the first film but with JCVD in the role of teacher. It tries and mostly succeeds at capturing the spirit and feel of the first film but also includes fight scenes that are more modern in style too. 3 quid in Asda at the moment.
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