After a boxer is crippled in the ring, his brother seeks the party responsible which brings him into contact with a Thailand-based wizard attempting to conjure a spell that will grant him immortality and teams up with a good wizard trying to stop him in order to prevent his quest.
Frankly, this is easily one of the finest examples of the genre around. One of the brightest spots of the film is the need to rely on a stylized series of over-the-top examples of black magic and sorcery. The film wastes no time at all detailing the kind of wild and extravagant sorcery-based tricks to be expected here, from casting spells that turns a person into a bat, reviving animal skeletons to be controlled hypnotically and utilizing hosts of creatures to do his bidding. The type of power evident here is readily apparent from the start, and this all happens within the first half-hour of the film so it only grows throughout the rest of the running time. A large part of this is due to just utterly disturbing and gross-out material as the idea of conjuring up spells that require people to spit up blood, piercing eyeballs with needles and finding mummified corpses sealed gigantic urns gives this a start to the sort of madness presented here is enough to settle on one of the most disgusting sequences ever featured. This is the celebrated reincarnation sequence wherein the dead wizard is brought back to life by his servants which has some of the most extreme visual gags ever and has plenty of staying power to this day as it mixes together every kind of gross activity imaginable as they raise their fallen leader. Beyond the gross-outs, the film works in other areas. The martial arts fighting is quite enjoyable, as the fight at the very beginning gives an idea of the brutality to be expected throughout here and a return battle is also rather brutal as it's mixed alongside the reanimation sequence which may or may not affect their brawl. Likewise, there's also an exceptional attention to detail about the different forms of sorcery here. There's obviously great care here to accomplish the transformation or spell-casting scenes with accuracy and detail, allowing for shining examples of both good and black magic. Examining the tribulations he goes through in order to be accepted into the monastery is a fine example, while the wizards' manipulation of various liquids and animal parts for his calculating spells gives this a great contrast. Even better are the massively entertaining and enjoyable battles the two endure, from animating bats and crocodile heads to relying on conjuring protective fields of self-defense, the battle soon degenerates into a duel with a floating head and using the dangling veins beneath it. The final battle that takes place inside the temple is where this one really picks up by offering a slew of impressive scenes utilizing the guardian statues to attack him before the demon wizard arrives and starts attacking which results in the resurrection of the monks' spirit from the main statue. This whole sequence is a well-spring of creative and visual imagination that offers a rousing fantasy-driven conclusion. There's plenty of stellar special effects courtesy of throughout the sequence, and the range of styles makes for an exceptionally fun viewing.
Rated Unrated/NC-17: Extreme Graphic Violence, Full Nudity, Language and disturbing visuals of animal violence.
Frankly, this is easily one of the finest examples of the genre around. One of the brightest spots of the film is the need to rely on a stylized series of over-the-top examples of black magic and sorcery. The film wastes no time at all detailing the kind of wild and extravagant sorcery-based tricks to be expected here, from casting spells that turns a person into a bat, reviving animal skeletons to be controlled hypnotically and utilizing hosts of creatures to do his bidding. The type of power evident here is readily apparent from the start, and this all happens within the first half-hour of the film so it only grows throughout the rest of the running time. A large part of this is due to just utterly disturbing and gross-out material as the idea of conjuring up spells that require people to spit up blood, piercing eyeballs with needles and finding mummified corpses sealed gigantic urns gives this a start to the sort of madness presented here is enough to settle on one of the most disgusting sequences ever featured. This is the celebrated reincarnation sequence wherein the dead wizard is brought back to life by his servants which has some of the most extreme visual gags ever and has plenty of staying power to this day as it mixes together every kind of gross activity imaginable as they raise their fallen leader. Beyond the gross-outs, the film works in other areas. The martial arts fighting is quite enjoyable, as the fight at the very beginning gives an idea of the brutality to be expected throughout here and a return battle is also rather brutal as it's mixed alongside the reanimation sequence which may or may not affect their brawl. Likewise, there's also an exceptional attention to detail about the different forms of sorcery here. There's obviously great care here to accomplish the transformation or spell-casting scenes with accuracy and detail, allowing for shining examples of both good and black magic. Examining the tribulations he goes through in order to be accepted into the monastery is a fine example, while the wizards' manipulation of various liquids and animal parts for his calculating spells gives this a great contrast. Even better are the massively entertaining and enjoyable battles the two endure, from animating bats and crocodile heads to relying on conjuring protective fields of self-defense, the battle soon degenerates into a duel with a floating head and using the dangling veins beneath it. The final battle that takes place inside the temple is where this one really picks up by offering a slew of impressive scenes utilizing the guardian statues to attack him before the demon wizard arrives and starts attacking which results in the resurrection of the monks' spirit from the main statue. This whole sequence is a well-spring of creative and visual imagination that offers a rousing fantasy-driven conclusion. There's plenty of stellar special effects courtesy of throughout the sequence, and the range of styles makes for an exceptionally fun viewing.
Rated Unrated/NC-17: Extreme Graphic Violence, Full Nudity, Language and disturbing visuals of animal violence.