Whilst serving a sentence in a movie-based correctional facility, it is usually advisable to remain alert when in the shower, for it is there that one is most vulnerable (and needless to say, never bend over to pick up the soap). Even Ricky Oh (Fan Siu-wong), who is blessed with superhuman strength, isn't guaranteed safety from attack whilst washing: as soon as he opts for a quick freshen up, Mad Dragon, a huge slobbering beast of a man, arrives with murder on his mind.
And a sudden attack in the shower isn't the only danger that Ricky faces after upsetting the 'powers-that-be' in the corrupt privatised jail where he has been incarcerated for killing a drug-lord: during his first few days in the prison, the poor guy is trapped in cement, temporarily blinded, knifed in the arm, strangled with intestines, buried alive, almost crushed in a cell equipped with a hydraulic ceiling, and forced to eat razor blades. Finally, he must do battle with a warden who can transform himself at will into a huge monster! Talk about doing hard time!
As you have probably surmised, The Story of Ricky is one hell of a crazy movie and one which fully deserves its reputation as an unmissable, wild, gore-drenched slice of Asian excess. It doesn't take very long for the blood to start flowing—a guy has his face planed off before the film hits the eight minute mark—and although the effects might not be all that convincing, they are frequent, very bloody, and delivered with plenty of gusto. On top of the gratuitous, unrelenting splatter, fans of mad movies should also enjoy the frequent scenes of martial arts mayhem and the inclusion of some particularly bizarre characters (my favourites: the hook-handed assistant warden who keeps mints in his glass eye, and the head warden's piggy-faced son).
And a sudden attack in the shower isn't the only danger that Ricky faces after upsetting the 'powers-that-be' in the corrupt privatised jail where he has been incarcerated for killing a drug-lord: during his first few days in the prison, the poor guy is trapped in cement, temporarily blinded, knifed in the arm, strangled with intestines, buried alive, almost crushed in a cell equipped with a hydraulic ceiling, and forced to eat razor blades. Finally, he must do battle with a warden who can transform himself at will into a huge monster! Talk about doing hard time!
As you have probably surmised, The Story of Ricky is one hell of a crazy movie and one which fully deserves its reputation as an unmissable, wild, gore-drenched slice of Asian excess. It doesn't take very long for the blood to start flowing—a guy has his face planed off before the film hits the eight minute mark—and although the effects might not be all that convincing, they are frequent, very bloody, and delivered with plenty of gusto. On top of the gratuitous, unrelenting splatter, fans of mad movies should also enjoy the frequent scenes of martial arts mayhem and the inclusion of some particularly bizarre characters (my favourites: the hook-handed assistant warden who keeps mints in his glass eye, and the head warden's piggy-faced son).