http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:28:03 +0000 MyBB http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8954 Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:08:28 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8954
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]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8952 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:10 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8952

A nostalgic throwback to the tournament to the death genre complete with a threadbare plot, bad writing, bad acting and a low budget. What makes this stand out is it’s the Martial Club - Brian & Andy Le, plus D.Y. Sao. I’ve met them all in passing. I’m focused on Brian because he’s the youngest standout in The Furious. He delivers the best performance here, as a villain like usual. He and Andy are brothers IRL but Andy & D.Y. play the rival brothers here. And like every tournament to the death flick, it’s just an excuse to have a lot of random fights. The choreo is ok. The 3 stars have youthful acrobatic skills and there’s several complex exchanges. The best is when the Le brothers face off. They know each other well and deliver a nice fight, very tight. There’s a lot of randomness because there’s a weapon option in these fights - a wheel is spun to determine who gets what like in Battle Royale. Weapons include a loaded pistol, barb wire wrapped baseball bat, shuriken, nunchucks, a fountain pen, a cigarette and a lighter, and more. 

Not D00M recommended unless you just watched Wicked for Good and needed an ultravi palette cleanser.]]>

A nostalgic throwback to the tournament to the death genre complete with a threadbare plot, bad writing, bad acting and a low budget. What makes this stand out is it’s the Martial Club - Brian & Andy Le, plus D.Y. Sao. I’ve met them all in passing. I’m focused on Brian because he’s the youngest standout in The Furious. He delivers the best performance here, as a villain like usual. He and Andy are brothers IRL but Andy & D.Y. play the rival brothers here. And like every tournament to the death flick, it’s just an excuse to have a lot of random fights. The choreo is ok. The 3 stars have youthful acrobatic skills and there’s several complex exchanges. The best is when the Le brothers face off. They know each other well and deliver a nice fight, very tight. There’s a lot of randomness because there’s a weapon option in these fights - a wheel is spun to determine who gets what like in Battle Royale. Weapons include a loaded pistol, barb wire wrapped baseball bat, shuriken, nunchucks, a fountain pen, a cigarette and a lighter, and more. 

Not D00M recommended unless you just watched Wicked for Good and needed an ultravi palette cleanser.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8951 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:09:08 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8951
Of course, Debbie does not know what Judith does for a leaving until they cross paths during one of Judith's jobs and the whole mystery unravels.

It was about at this point that the Queen turned to me and said, "This is terrible writing" Yeah, I'm not as harsh but it is still pretty weak. The big problem for is Waddingham is not any way believable as the super assassin. She has plenty of fights to perform and you can immediately see she has a stunt double doing all the heavy lifting. The scenes are shot from far away with lots of objects in between camera and action to obscure what is going on.

And one thing that gives the game away, too, is that one of Judith's targets is a well known actor so there is no way he's going to die in the first episode of the show.

As usual, I will give this one more watch before consigning it to the dust bin.]]>
Of course, Debbie does not know what Judith does for a leaving until they cross paths during one of Judith's jobs and the whole mystery unravels.

It was about at this point that the Queen turned to me and said, "This is terrible writing" Yeah, I'm not as harsh but it is still pretty weak. The big problem for is Waddingham is not any way believable as the super assassin. She has plenty of fights to perform and you can immediately see she has a stunt double doing all the heavy lifting. The scenes are shot from far away with lots of objects in between camera and action to obscure what is going on.

And one thing that gives the game away, too, is that one of Judith's targets is a well known actor so there is no way he's going to die in the first episode of the show.

As usual, I will give this one more watch before consigning it to the dust bin.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8949 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:19:32 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8949 (06-26-2025, 11:50 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Ghost Killer



I coulda put this in Martial Arts Trailers but I thought I'd give the ruskybots something to ponder...
This wasn’t a horror at all. It’s a martial arts comedy. It begins with a frantic multiple opponent knife fight that’s a tasty bit of choreo - very complex and imaginative. After dispatching his attackers, he’s shot & killed. The cartridge is found by a college student who becomes possessed by the ghost of the hitman. He follows her everywhere telling her that the way to exorcise him is to avenge him. When they touch, he takes over her body and becomes a pro hitman capable of absurd feats of violence.

Akari Takaishi plays the college student Fumika. She was also Chisato in Baby Assassins, so she can handle high level choreo. There’s some surprisingly solid fights in here, broken up by the comic relief of how annoying it is to be possessed by a hitman. 

There were some slow moments (there’s a side story about a bar that drugs girls to assault them that is a bit of a detour but delivers a satisfying come uplands to all the perps at the hands of Fumika.) Hut it’s entertaining over all, particularly with the hitman’s rival bromance.

D00M recommended.]]> (06-26-2025, 11:50 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Ghost Killer



I coulda put this in Martial Arts Trailers but I thought I'd give the ruskybots something to ponder...
This wasn’t a horror at all. It’s a martial arts comedy. It begins with a frantic multiple opponent knife fight that’s a tasty bit of choreo - very complex and imaginative. After dispatching his attackers, he’s shot & killed. The cartridge is found by a college student who becomes possessed by the ghost of the hitman. He follows her everywhere telling her that the way to exorcise him is to avenge him. When they touch, he takes over her body and becomes a pro hitman capable of absurd feats of violence.

Akari Takaishi plays the college student Fumika. She was also Chisato in Baby Assassins, so she can handle high level choreo. There’s some surprisingly solid fights in here, broken up by the comic relief of how annoying it is to be possessed by a hitman. 

There were some slow moments (there’s a side story about a bar that drugs girls to assault them that is a bit of a detour but delivers a satisfying come uplands to all the perps at the hands of Fumika.) Hut it’s entertaining over all, particularly with the hitman’s rival bromance.

D00M recommended.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8913 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:25:05 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8913


This new take on it is a bit of a mess. It assumes you know a lot about the franchise. If you don't, and I've only scratched the surface of this because it's a long running one (7 feature length films, 3 series, several manga and direct-2-vid series and more), it's hard to follow. Major Motoko is a tad sassier and there's a lot of getting inside each other's minds in this one. It's colorful and imaginative, but not as visionary as the first one. I'm still sorting it. 

Only the first ep is available now. I'll probably watch a few more as they come.]]>


This new take on it is a bit of a mess. It assumes you know a lot about the franchise. If you don't, and I've only scratched the surface of this because it's a long running one (7 feature length films, 3 series, several manga and direct-2-vid series and more), it's hard to follow. Major Motoko is a tad sassier and there's a lot of getting inside each other's minds in this one. It's colorful and imaginative, but not as visionary as the first one. I'm still sorting it. 

Only the first ep is available now. I'll probably watch a few more as they come.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8911 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:28:06 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8911 I enjoy Kate Beckinsale’s IG but her actioner tend to fall flat. My Dublin dinner date Lewis Tan is her bf, and it’s the age stereotype reversed as Kate is in her 50s and Lewis is in his 30s. They play Yojimbo between 3 rival gangs ruling over England’s east end. It’s mostly a lot of firefights. There’s some fistacuffs and Lewis pulls a few long one shot scenes but the choreo is beneath his skills. It’s like he’s making bigger, slower moves so the stunt people can keep up. Almost all of Kate’s fights have her tousled hair hiding her stunt double. Kate still looks great and her voice is this is huskier than usual. Alice Krige (Borg Queen) plays one of the better mob bosses. Like The Furious, there’s a main deaf character - the kidnapped daughter.

This moves predictably from action scene to action scene with some odd comic relief from Kate’s damaged bruv. But everything just misses the mark by that much. 

This is #1 on Amazon UK according to Lewis. The humor is decidedly British but the comic timing is off. There was one nice fight in some kind of tool shop and I’ll give props for the nail in use, but that’s it.

Not D00M recommended.]]> I enjoy Kate Beckinsale’s IG but her actioner tend to fall flat. My Dublin dinner date Lewis Tan is her bf, and it’s the age stereotype reversed as Kate is in her 50s and Lewis is in his 30s. They play Yojimbo between 3 rival gangs ruling over England’s east end. It’s mostly a lot of firefights. There’s some fistacuffs and Lewis pulls a few long one shot scenes but the choreo is beneath his skills. It’s like he’s making bigger, slower moves so the stunt people can keep up. Almost all of Kate’s fights have her tousled hair hiding her stunt double. Kate still looks great and her voice is this is huskier than usual. Alice Krige (Borg Queen) plays one of the better mob bosses. Like The Furious, there’s a main deaf character - the kidnapped daughter.

This moves predictably from action scene to action scene with some odd comic relief from Kate’s damaged bruv. But everything just misses the mark by that much. 

This is #1 on Amazon UK according to Lewis. The humor is decidedly British but the comic timing is off. There was one nice fight in some kind of tool shop and I’ll give props for the nail in use, but that’s it.

Not D00M recommended.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8903 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:15:53 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8903 (06-17-2026, 07:42 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Hunt the Wicked



It's all about Miao Xie now...
It's kinda ridiculous, an overdone Chinese cop actioner with lots of absurd firefights, like full on battlefield shootouts in the streets. But Xie delivers a solid fight with several one-er shots at the end. It's interesting to see how his fighting style has developed. He was really working towards something like The Furious choreographically, for a while now. He's only got one note as an actor, and it's not far from his child acting face, sort of a look of wonder and dismay. But we're not there to see him act. We're there to see him fight. 

Not D00M recommended.]]> (06-17-2026, 07:42 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Hunt the Wicked



It's all about Miao Xie now...
It's kinda ridiculous, an overdone Chinese cop actioner with lots of absurd firefights, like full on battlefield shootouts in the streets. But Xie delivers a solid fight with several one-er shots at the end. It's interesting to see how his fighting style has developed. He was really working towards something like The Furious choreographically, for a while now. He's only got one note as an actor, and it's not far from his child acting face, sort of a look of wonder and dismay. But we're not there to see him act. We're there to see him fight. 

Not D00M recommended.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8900 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:09:00 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8900
No sword fights. Recommended if you are looking for a cozy mystery.]]>
No sword fights. Recommended if you are looking for a cozy mystery.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8867 Fri, 15 May 2026 00:51:50 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8867

This animated series was the first exclusively made for Amazon. It ran 2 8 ep seasons in 2019 & 2022. It’s rotoscope animation, very reminiscent in style and hallucinatory scenes to A Scanner Darkly. Rose Salazar (who I loved as Alita and in the ST tribble short) play Alma, who suffers a near death car accident that propels her into a world of delusion where she’s talking to her dead father (Bob Odenkirk who Im really starting to like) who was a theoretical physicist that may have solved time travel but then was killed. It doesn’t quite take off until ep 3 after the hallucinations kick in, but that’s where I’m at now and it’s mind-bending fun. EPS are just over 20 mins and I shall watch more.]]>

This animated series was the first exclusively made for Amazon. It ran 2 8 ep seasons in 2019 & 2022. It’s rotoscope animation, very reminiscent in style and hallucinatory scenes to A Scanner Darkly. Rose Salazar (who I loved as Alita and in the ST tribble short) play Alma, who suffers a near death car accident that propels her into a world of delusion where she’s talking to her dead father (Bob Odenkirk who Im really starting to like) who was a theoretical physicist that may have solved time travel but then was killed. It doesn’t quite take off until ep 3 after the hallucinations kick in, but that’s where I’m at now and it’s mind-bending fun. EPS are just over 20 mins and I shall watch more.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8858 Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:55 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8858

I'm like 4 eps deep on this and it's befuddling. It's a post-apocalyptic Japan deep in a nuclear winter as the nation has divided into three kingdoms vying for power. There are a lot of characters and it's complex, lots of political turmoil parses by katana decapitations. Based on a manga from 2021, at first I thought its homosexual overtones were a bit much, but it has a unique style, anime on steroids, darting back and forth between military tactics, goofy humor, man butts, and sanguineous katana action. I keep thinking I'll quit but then some scene will give me pause and make me wonder where this is all going. So I'm still watching it. The anime is being released in weekly installments.]]>

I'm like 4 eps deep on this and it's befuddling. It's a post-apocalyptic Japan deep in a nuclear winter as the nation has divided into three kingdoms vying for power. There are a lot of characters and it's complex, lots of political turmoil parses by katana decapitations. Based on a manga from 2021, at first I thought its homosexual overtones were a bit much, but it has a unique style, anime on steroids, darting back and forth between military tactics, goofy humor, man butts, and sanguineous katana action. I keep thinking I'll quit but then some scene will give me pause and make me wonder where this is all going. So I'm still watching it. The anime is being released in weekly installments.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8855 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:04:11 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8855


I watched a few back in the day because it was so influential on the martial genre but never got into it because the heroes were so steroidal and the fight scenes seemed absurd to me then. Little did I know that this was pivotal in how anime fights would be choreographed. This new series has updated animation and starts fresh. 

It's post-apocalyptic world with a Road Warrior vibe. The manga began in '83, hot on the heels of Road Warrior ('81). The original anime was 84-88 with 152 episodes. Like the live action One Piece, I'll go for this fresh one because who has time for all that vintage stuff?

It's sanguineous. You can get that from the trailer. I do like Ken. He's not at all like our Ken. He's like the polar opposite. Perhaps that's what I like about him. 

I will watch more. There's only a few eps up now and it's one of those weekly update shows, which I'm down for.]]>


I watched a few back in the day because it was so influential on the martial genre but never got into it because the heroes were so steroidal and the fight scenes seemed absurd to me then. Little did I know that this was pivotal in how anime fights would be choreographed. This new series has updated animation and starts fresh. 

It's post-apocalyptic world with a Road Warrior vibe. The manga began in '83, hot on the heels of Road Warrior ('81). The original anime was 84-88 with 152 episodes. Like the live action One Piece, I'll go for this fresh one because who has time for all that vintage stuff?

It's sanguineous. You can get that from the trailer. I do like Ken. He's not at all like our Ken. He's like the polar opposite. Perhaps that's what I like about him. 

I will watch more. There's only a few eps up now and it's one of those weekly update shows, which I'm down for.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8854 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:46:24 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8854
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This started out great. A stylish period piece where the images were bleached almost to B&W, with only flesh tones and some accented colors. The first scene, which you can see in the trailer above, had some nice bokken and spear sparring. I was like 'yeah! ultravi samurai style!'

After that, it's talk, talk, talk. Lots of discussion of the political issues they have when the Tokugawa shogun is demanding contributions for a dam project and that would tap this clan's secret cash cache. And it turns out that the sword master is a spy for the shogun, so he must be taken out. And someone must be blamed. But talk, talk, talk, with no soundtrack, gets tiresome. Stab someone already.

Then at the end, the fall guy gets hunted down by the rest of the clan and has to take everyone down. That was ok, kinda frenetic fight choreo, but by then, I was so exhausted from all that talking, that I was nodding off. Had to rewind to see the final duel because they started talking before it. 

To it's favor, there are two characters named after my dog - Yukii, a background swordsman and Yuki, the only female character and sister of the fall guy (yeah, this fails the Bechdal test pretty badly). 

Not D00M recommended unless you have trouble sleeping. If so, just watch the middle part.]]>

This started out great. A stylish period piece where the images were bleached almost to B&W, with only flesh tones and some accented colors. The first scene, which you can see in the trailer above, had some nice bokken and spear sparring. I was like 'yeah! ultravi samurai style!'

After that, it's talk, talk, talk. Lots of discussion of the political issues they have when the Tokugawa shogun is demanding contributions for a dam project and that would tap this clan's secret cash cache. And it turns out that the sword master is a spy for the shogun, so he must be taken out. And someone must be blamed. But talk, talk, talk, with no soundtrack, gets tiresome. Stab someone already.

Then at the end, the fall guy gets hunted down by the rest of the clan and has to take everyone down. That was ok, kinda frenetic fight choreo, but by then, I was so exhausted from all that talking, that I was nodding off. Had to rewind to see the final duel because they started talking before it. 

To it's favor, there are two characters named after my dog - Yukii, a background swordsman and Yuki, the only female character and sister of the fall guy (yeah, this fails the Bechdal test pretty badly). 

Not D00M recommended unless you have trouble sleeping. If so, just watch the middle part.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8837 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:12:19 +0000 Drunk Monk]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8837

Tollywood Scarface but instead of cocaine, this syndicate smuggles red sandalwood. It’s tollywood big with dance numbers using 50-100 backup dancers, some sprawling truck convoys through scenic mountain forests, and some weak cgi of logs going down waterfalls. The rise is straightforward. A cocky coolie with no fear and ridiculous fighting skills works his way up into a family of smugglers. There’s a rival cop hit on his tail. And there’s a silly romance with wild dance scenes. 

The fight choreo was over th top slo mo, with Pushpa sending bodies flying. At one point, he kicks a villain in the nuts and sends him flying like 10 feet in the air. Ow. There’s another fight where his hands are tied behind his back and he has a sack over his head being chased by a few dozen baddies through the jungle and he takes them all out (one of the best flying head butts ever). 

At nearly 3 hours, it could’ve finished but no - this is part 1. Part 2 - the Rule - came out in 2024 and I’ll have to hunt that down.

Not D00M recommended. D00M ain’t tollywood ready yet.]]>

Tollywood Scarface but instead of cocaine, this syndicate smuggles red sandalwood. It’s tollywood big with dance numbers using 50-100 backup dancers, some sprawling truck convoys through scenic mountain forests, and some weak cgi of logs going down waterfalls. The rise is straightforward. A cocky coolie with no fear and ridiculous fighting skills works his way up into a family of smugglers. There’s a rival cop hit on his tail. And there’s a silly romance with wild dance scenes. 

The fight choreo was over th top slo mo, with Pushpa sending bodies flying. At one point, he kicks a villain in the nuts and sends him flying like 10 feet in the air. Ow. There’s another fight where his hands are tied behind his back and he has a sack over his head being chased by a few dozen baddies through the jungle and he takes them all out (one of the best flying head butts ever). 

At nearly 3 hours, it could’ve finished but no - this is part 1. Part 2 - the Rule - came out in 2024 and I’ll have to hunt that down.

Not D00M recommended. D00M ain’t tollywood ready yet.]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8836 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:41:09 +0000 Greg]]> http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8836
Thor is an emotionally stunted high class jewel thief. Hulk is a detective on the way out with his police peers because he has a wild theory about the MO for the thief. Meanwhile, Storm sells insurance to billionaires. She is also dissatisfied with her job because they keep passing her over for promotion despite landing some really big clients. The Hulk creator fences the stuff Thor steals. The Eternal Druig is a hot headed who wants to take Thor's place as the premiere thief along the 101 corridor.

I liked this movie based on a book by Don Winslow. Had a good look and feel. Thor gets to stretch a little as a thief with no life because of his abusive childhood. Storm continues to turn her acting up to 11 every chance she gets, but she is kind of good as a fading beauty about to be discarded. And schlubby Hulk fights to prove he's right.

The only problem with this film is that the ending is a bit weak. You can see the bit zinger coming from a mile away and some of it doesn't make much sense. But up until that final scene or two the show was doing a good job of keeping me interested. This despite the fact the movie (and my whole house) kept switching off and on the first time I tried to watch it.]]>
Thor is an emotionally stunted high class jewel thief. Hulk is a detective on the way out with his police peers because he has a wild theory about the MO for the thief. Meanwhile, Storm sells insurance to billionaires. She is also dissatisfied with her job because they keep passing her over for promotion despite landing some really big clients. The Hulk creator fences the stuff Thor steals. The Eternal Druig is a hot headed who wants to take Thor's place as the premiere thief along the 101 corridor.

I liked this movie based on a book by Don Winslow. Had a good look and feel. Thor gets to stretch a little as a thief with no life because of his abusive childhood. Storm continues to turn her acting up to 11 every chance she gets, but she is kind of good as a fading beauty about to be discarded. And schlubby Hulk fights to prove he's right.

The only problem with this film is that the ending is a bit weak. You can see the bit zinger coming from a mile away and some of it doesn't make much sense. But up until that final scene or two the show was doing a good job of keeping me interested. This despite the fact the movie (and my whole house) kept switching off and on the first time I tried to watch it.]]>