It’s a furious double feature with the Irish folklore horror “All You Need is Death” and the Bruceplotation classic “Fists of Bruce Lee”.
In our new movie spotlight, we check out All You Need is Death — a great title for a comedy horror. Add some fun musical numbers and an ending involving a bad-looking George Harrison lookalike, and you got yourself a winner. However, if the plot is a serious one involving Irish folklore and odd secret organizations, it is one of the worst titles ever.
A bad title does not detract from a good film, though, especially when that film owes a big debt to David Lynch’s creepiest tendencies. Still, Lynch is definitely not for everyone, and neither is All You Need is Death.
It’s a movie that does so much right but still manages to get in its own way.
You can rent All You Need is Death on VOD.
Next, Bruceploitation Month on the show continues with one of the better films in the subgenre.
In this episode, we tried to do something different and review a movie with a plot. Sure, it is all just filler to take up space between the awesome fight scenes, but there is an actual story being told in Fists of Bruce Lee.
After covering last week’s travesty, it is nice to know that there are some movies that were trying to do more than cash in on Lee’s name.
You can watch Fists of Bruce Lee on Tubi.
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Every week AIPT Movie Editor Nathaniel Muir and his cinema partner in crime Blake Heath discuss indie and genre movies you have have never heard of, the ones you cannot hear enough about, and the ones you never want to hear about again.
Episode 273: Bruceploitation Month: ‘For Sale’ (2024)/’Kung Fu Fever’ (1979)
Blade Runner is one of the most revered science fiction films of all time. It has spawned video games, books, a sequel, and an upcoming Prime series. People LOVE the movie. We talk about a major casting decision for the show and how the original movie is overrated.
The Strangers is one of the best home invasion movies of all time. Surprisingly, it did not lead to a larger franchise. As a matter of fact, there will be more installments this year than there have been in the previous decade and a half. That includes a potential four and half hour long cut of all three movies that will be coming out this year. Some horror is all about making audiences feel uncomfortable, but that may be a little too much.
Haunted house movies is one of the most popular sub-genres in horror and will will never go away. People love to hear stories about homes with violent pasts. This sub-genre has gone beyond just scaring people as more comedy horror movies may be about haunted houses than any other subject.
For Sale has a lot going for it. Its use of effects proves there is more that the practical vs CGI argument does not always matter. Essentially, it does more with less. It also has two great leads that have tremendous chemistry. There is an overall charm to the entire film.
Regrettably, it does not manage to close the deal. There are some genuinely funny moments and some really creepy ones, but the whole thing never settles on a tone. For Sale also never recovers from a major decision leading into the third act. Things grind to a halt leading to an ending that is more confusing than anything else.
As we head into the home stretch of Bruceploitation Month, we finally get to Dragon Lee. A few shows back, Blake talked about how much he was looking forward to covering the actor. Kung Fu Fever is a revelation and a disappointment. Dragon Lee is even more awesome than either of us could have imagined, but the print is of very poor quality.
Blake also presents a theory that is as zany as any of the films we have covered. It may be too far out there for some listeners to accept, but after watching Kung Fu Fever, some listeners may not think it is so ridiculous. One thing everyone will agree on; this is one of the most tasteless Bruceploitation movies ever made.
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