Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
Oh Riki Oh. I've always had this cult classic under my radar for some time but I've never had the opportunity to watch it until fate called for it. Watching too much Monster Musume
(and having some fun sessions in my "station") made me feel that I was losing some
EDGE and I definitely needed some. Ok back to the plot.
Riki Oh or The Story of Ricky. Supposedly a movie adaptation of the manga, however this one is noticeably different from the source material aside from a few bits and pieces. What makes this movie amazing for me is that it was produced at a really low budget, yet somehow it manages to tell a really good story, with some good albeit really basic 90's cinematography with the very limited budget that it had. Consider Riki Oh's rather small budget, the movie manages to portray a fictional yet rather unsettling prison setting (minus prison rape which thank god the movie does not have), along with some insanely over the top violence that is highly justified to have. Remember, this is Riki Oh. Those who have somehow read the manga should know how over the top Riki Oh is.
Because of the movie's limited budget, there are some rather noticeable flaws that obviously came with it, such as the small cast of characters, extras or background actors that didn't do anything to feel involved, and a hilariously bad english dub which should be heard in order to believe. To be fair, this film's low budget english dub is still 10000x better than some other English dubs of Asian movies with a higher budget.
To sum it up. Great Martial Arts action, check. Over the top blood and gore, check. Produced at a low budget yet everything was used effectively, check check and tons of check. I highly recommend this movie for those looking for some
EDGE,
especially since were in Pokecommunity ;)
Off note: About to Watch Cannibal Holocaust.
Yes I definitely love myself so much.