12-16-2022, 01:34 AM
(11-09-2022, 10:20 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: The Big 4
Directed by Indonesia’s maverick Timo Tjahjanto (and no, I don’t know how to pronounce that). If you’ve seen one of his films, you know it’s going to be about visceral ultravi. Here’s the twist - this is somewhat of a comedy.
It’s starts at an orphanage that front an organ harvesting gang. The 4 rescue the orphans in the most sanguineous way possible. It’s a digital bloodbath. Then it moves to a tragedy to set up a revenge plot, and then, it’s a goofy comedy…with ultravi.
No I don’t know any of the cast. It doesn’t matter. It’s all about the ultravi. Real horror show. But the choreography is outstanding. It’s jiggly cam but it shows how it can be done for fights. Instead of hiding inadequate fight moves, when done well like this it totally accents the action and you can still see the expertise if you’re quick enough. There are some decent one-ers - it’s kickboxing with gun play and it got two solid chuckles out of me when the ultravi got extreme. It’s inventive, sometimes funny (getting kicked in the balls is a running joke), and often the punchline is a bit of gore. A lot of headshot and amputated limbs. I admire Timo’s fights because they often cross the line into something sickening like half a head blown off. So many groin shots.
D00M recommended but be warned that this is all about the ultravi.
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