Blu-ray Review – Raw Force (1982)

Uncooked Power, 1982.

Directed by Edward D. Murphy.
Starring Cameron Mitchell, Geoffrey Binney, Vic Diaz, Hope Vacation, Jillian Kesner, Camille Keaton, and Ralph Lombardi.

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SYNOPSIS:

Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial floor of disgraced martial arts masters! When the Burbank Kung Fu Membership travels to this mysterious island, they shortly discover themselves dealing with the bloodthirsty vengeance of flesh-ripping, kung fu combating zombies, gun-toting white slave merchants and a band of unusual monks, who could be the solely key to explaining the insanity.

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Regardless of being initially launched in 1982, Uncooked Power is the film the world wants proper now in 2021. There isn’t any actual plot to talk of, it’s shoddily put collectively and it is unnecessary however let’s simply have a look at what it comprises – zombies, kung fu, kung-fu zombies, cannibal monks, attractive monks, attractive cannibal monks, strippers, a Hitler lookalike, black magic, boobs, motion, dangerous jokes, garbage results, legendary exploitation star Vic Diaz as a attractive cannibal monk, piranha fish, extra moustaches than a Tom Selleck lookalike contest, gratuitous nudity and Cameron Mitchell. With all of that, who cares what it’s about?

However for context allow us to simply assume that the obscure story a couple of group of kung fu college students travelling to the distant Warrior’s Island, the place the ghosts of disgraced martial artists are stated to hang-out together with some native monks who’re rumoured to boost the our bodies of the lifeless, is one thing we care about. To get to Warrior’s Island, stated college students hitch a trip with outdated sea canine Cameron Mitchell on his boat, together with a number of ladies whose garments simply appear to fall off, a male stripper with a mullet and facial hair that the Nineteen Eighties Liverpool FC crew can be jealous of and numerous different quirky characters who simply appear to be there for no cause – try the bizarre skullet man who breaks blocks of ice along with his head.

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Additionally making his approach to Warrior’s Island is Thomas Speer (Ralph Lombardi in his solely performing credit score, unsurprisingly sufficient), a Nazi mercenary who, for causes that clearly don’t require anonymity, fashions his look on Adolf Hitler and sells ladies to the monks in trade for the big portions of jade which might be mined on the island. Within the opening scene he arrives on the island along with his Rambo-lite henchman and proceeds to tear the garments off the ladies they’ve taken there to promote to Vic Diaz – a person who appears to be like like he behaves like this in actual life – earlier than a kung fu zombie leaps out of the bushes and goes to work on one of many ladies with a samurai sword (as a result of zombies want to make use of swords, clearly); it’s at this second that you’ll know if Uncooked Power is for you or not. If it isn’t, eject the disc and proceed along with your life secure within the information that there are many inoffensive plot-driven character items on the streaming channels so that you can gorge on. Nevertheless, in case you watch this scene and resolve you need extra kung fu zombies and sexually aggressive monks with black magic powers then strap in since you are in for a deal with.

From the second the blue-faced (and remarkably nicely fed) zombie splits the helpless lady open along with his blade Uncooked Power doesn’t let up because the B-movie tropes come thick and quick and there may be barely a second when there isn’t one thing mad occurring. Granted, most of it doesn’t make sense and the performing is hardly of an ordinary to make you wish to route for anyone particularly (apart from Vic Diaz as a result of… nicely, it’s Vic Diaz) however one factor you can’t accuse Uncooked Power of is being boring, and by no means has the finale of a film been as outright bonkers as this; Cannon Movies should have been taking notes.

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That includes all method of violent craziness and wild behaviour, Uncooked Power is a film that you’ll both adore and absolutely embrace to your grindhouse-loving bosom or you’ll hate it with each fibre of your being and doubtless escape in hives simply serious about how (gloriously) offensive it’s. That includes an audio commentary by The Reprobate’s David Flint and movie critic Adrian Smith, and a brief making-of featurette the place director Edward D. Murphy tries to clarify simply what the hell he was considering of when he made the movie, 101 Movies proceed their present run of releasing considerably obscure titles in wonderful packages for connoisseurs to froth over and for newbies to find, and if that is an instance of what’s on provide then lengthy might they proceed to take action.

Flickering Fable Ranking – Movie: ★ / Film: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Chris Ward

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