I'm Alive! Just Barely.

Hey Yo!  It's been a while so I thought I would drop by and say ni hao.  It's been about 4 months since my last post.  And in those 4ish months I got married and....blew a buns load of money on HK movies!  I have been posting my exploits to Facebook, so, to my FB friends/blog followers this post is old hat.  Anyway, on with the HK movie crap.  Above is a CAT III cake my aunt made me for our wedding rehearsal dinner.  I have an awesome family! And below.....are the goodies!  Spent a ton of money in the past few months (my credit card has been on fire and my mortgage broker shakes her fists at me) and have a few good leads on some LD's to purchase soon.  Enjoy the show.

COP IMAGE, LET'S GO SLAM DUNK, THE BLACK MORNING GLORY, INSANITY, LOST BOYS IN WONDERLAND, VENDETTA, AN ARMED POLICEWOMAN, 24 HOURS GHOST STORY, LADY SUPERCOP, CITY MANIAC, BLOODY BEAST, IT TAKES TWO TO MINGLE

MYSTERY FILES, RICH MAN, OPERATION SCORPIO

CAT III KAROKE....BOOIIINNGG!

A kindly Brooklyn shopkeeper parted with this poster for free.  I parted with mucho dinero for some VHS collecting dust in her basement.  

BEAUTY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE, A HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE, GOT NO CHOICE, CABARET TEARS, CRAZY GUY, HELLO LATECOMERS

Once upon a Brooklyn Chinatown basement.  A white boy spent his paycheck on HK VHS.

WOMAN IN NIGHT, DEADLY SEDUCTION, HONG KONG NIGHT CLUB, THE CRUEL KIND, DAY OF THUNDER, THE THRILLING SWORD

FIREFOX'S KILLER, AWAKENING, INSANITY, BORN TO BE WILD, THE FAMILY OF SWINDLER KING

BORDERLINE STORY, LAW OR JUSTICE?, BRAVEFUL POLICE, INTO THE FIRE, THE KILLER, EIGHT TALES OF GOLD, CITY WARRIORS, EDGE OF DARKNESS

And that's that! Still getting accustomed to married life.  Things are hectic.  Waiting to close on a house.  My commute to work is about to go from 10 minutes to 50 minutes and the commute home is 30 minutes longer in rush hour traffic!  But, my HK cinema love is still strong and I'm actually able to watch about 3-5 films a week.  That's not too shabby.  Hopefully I can get back into the swing of things in a few months when things settle down a bit.  No promises.  But, my attention is always on my passion.  Watching and collecting HK and Taiwanese films.  Hope you guys are doing well!?  Keep spreading that genre film love.  See ya'll soon. Cheers!

HK Laserdiscs! Would you like some?

OK, folks.  I have FINALLY taken my lazy pants off and put my stained tighty whitey work undies on.  I got down to business this past weekend and went through ALL of my LD's and cataloged them.  I weeded out my doubles and triples and have provided them in the list below.  Unfortunately the titles are rather pedestrian and nothing too cool or obscure.  With the exception of one or two.  Oh.  And the final count of LD's............805!!!  I couldn't believe it myself.  Can you say, "HK movie loser?"  I know you can!  Anyway, if anyone is interested in trading or buying, let me know.  I only have three that have original covers and they have been listed as such. Take a gander....

The Inspector Wears Skirts IV

Royal Tramp

Royal Tramp II

Destination 9th Heaven

Chungking Express

Crime Story

Psycho Killer

Taxi Hunter

City Hunter

Master Wong Vs. Master Wong

Hero of Hong Kong 1949

Once Upon a Time in China IV

Growing Up

Love and the City

Full Contact

We're No Bad Guys

Boy's?

The Thief of Time

Legend of the Chiu Chow Brothers

Love...Amoeba Style

Don't Give a Damn

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

Ashes of Time

The Bodyguard From Beijing

Man Wanted

Fist and Guts

Fussy Ghost

Wicked City

My Father is a Hero

The Story of Pei-li

The New Marvelous Double (in bad shape)

My Body, Your Soul

Cause We Are So Young

Deadful  Melody

All Men Are Brothers: Blood of the Leopard

End of the Road

The Most Wanted

I Will Wait For You

Returning

Awakening (Yam and Wong)

Laughter of Water Margins

Black Cat

Wild

Lucky Encounter

The Twin Dragons

Wonder Seven

Fong Sai Yuk

Tian Di

Iron Monkey II

One of the Lucky Ones (has cover)

A Woman and a Man '93

Daughter of Darkness

Amour

Hong Kong Valentino

Come on Girls

Satin Steel

The Dare Devils

Talk To Me Dicky

The Blade

Informer (has cover)

Erotic Hero Tale

Angel Hunter

Beyond

The Red Wolf
Nobody Ever Cheats
A Gleam of Hope

Hi Sir (has cover)

Hong Kong Godfather (Andy Lau)

Touch and Go

Does anything tickle your pickle?  Also, be advised that I have not tested any of these so I'm not certain about the picture quality.  I will definitely do so if you ask nicely!

The Return Of Ms. Mail Lady- The Postlady Strikes Back!!!!!

I haven't posted my Ms. Mail Lady exploits for a while so I'm gonna play catchup.  I've been keeping Ms. Mail Lady a bit busy over the last 2 months.  The first 8 laserdiscs posted (7 films) were a rather cheap lot of discs I won on Ebay.  Above is the artsy (yes, artsy) Billy Tang Hin-sing (Yes, THAT Billy Tang) film, WILD.  Also, Sam Hui sheds a tear for the cover art of the kicking knockabout, DRAGON FROM RUSSIA.  Clarence Fok Yiu-leung made a goodie!  Billy Tang Hin-sing...not so much.  Check out the rest of the LD haul....

LOVE AND THE CITY

WONDER SEVEN and WITCH FROM NEPAL

Along with Corey Yuen Kwai's all-star  FONG SAI YUK is Ridley Tsui Bo-wah's entertaining B-flick, THE WILD COUPLE.  The ever watchable Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung stars alongside former CAT III piece of meat, Lily Chung Suk-wai.  The fellas from your favorite podcast, THIS WEEK IN SLEAZE (including Sifu Stoo!), just finished an audio commentary for the notorious Billy Tang Hin-sing directed, Lily Chung Suk-wai film, RED TO KILL.  Look for it in the coming months.  The PODCAST ON FIRE NETWORK has been recording like mad and will be releasing podcasts bi-weekly for the foreseeable future.  This audio commentary slots in around October.  You're gonna wanna get your RED TO KILL dvd at the ready so you can  listen along with our filthy shtick.  I'll keep you posted.

A few more LD's to add to my growing hoarders paradise.  The rare classic ghost nasty, SEEDING OF A GHOST and another rare ghost comedy, Jaime Luk Kim-ming's GHOST IN THE HOUSE.

This was an interesting find for me.  I love CYF.  Who doesn't?  I would have his baby if it were possible.  GOODBYE MY FRIEND was released in 1988 amidst CYF's ascension to the throne of HK cinema King.  Then how come you've never heard of the film?  Beats me, but I'm busting to watch it.  

WKW's AS TEARS GO BY and FALLEN ANGELS on dvd.  I have these films in other formats but at 3 bucks a pop, shipping included, what's the harm in buying them again?  No harm at all.

Here are a few rare goodies courtesy of a virtual buddy who's aunt owns a video store.  Auntie is shedding stock and looking to liquidate.  My hand was raised first for the CAT III's.  Two shot on video, unsubtitled turds.  STARLETS FOR SALE stars my bff, Charlie Cho Cha-lee and Elvis Tsui Kam-kong.  FLOWER SNAKE LADY is a sex film that's really none of anyone's concern.  And both films are dubbed in Thai!  I think????

And today came my piece de la resistance.  My double disc of SEX AND ZEN 3D: EXTREME ECSTASY.  The package contains both the 3D and 2D versions, plus a few production bonuses.  Also included were a cool 'motion' lobby card.  One of those cheesy pictures that 'move' when you look at them from different angles.  This one doesn't really move.  It's the same pic just at an ever so slightly different angle.  It's a silly as heck misfire but I love it.

SEX AND ZEN 3D: EXTREME ECSTASY

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'Motion' lobby card

The 3D is analglyphic and doesn't really work well on my big screen tele.  The colors are a bit washed out, the subtitles, though written well, are difficult to read, and the 3D is hard to discern.  The film worked a touch better on my laptop as the 3D was easier to make out, though the color wash and the subs were still a problem.  The 2D version looks fine, though, and still loads of fun.  I'm watching now as I blog this.  I would also like to have Vonnie Lui's baby.  In SEX AND ZEN 3D world that just might be possible!?

HK Laserdiscs. I swear this is the last bulk post.....maybe...???

 THE OTHER SIDE OF DOLLS is fun sleaze that has Charlie Cho laying the sweet lowdown to a starlet while dressed as Batman.  Yes.  Batman.

 Charlie Cho also resides in JOURNALIST STORY, alongside a gorgeous favorite of mine, Tsui Man-wah.

 Here's my poster for THE FATAL GAME.

 Loletta Lee Lai-chun gets down to skins in CRAZY LOVE, her first foray ( I think?) into the lovely CAT III genre.

Aces 1990 actioner starring Alex man Ci-leung, Alex Fong Chung-sun, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Sibelle Hu Hui-zhong, Carrie Ng Kar-li, Michiko Nishiwaki, Eddy Ko Hung, and Shum Wai.

Anthony Wong Chau-sang arthouse directed by Allen Fong Yuk-ping.

If the actual title was as printed, this would most likely be a CAT IV film.  But it isn't.  The film is actually a 1990 fantasy pic titled, ANGEL OR WHORE.

Director Yonfan, working from a co-written Fruit Chan script, creates an artsy companion piece to such high trash as HERO DREAM and ANOTHER PIECE OF ROMANCE.  If you get my drift.  *nudge nudge wink wink*

Shot on video T.V. movie starring Francis Ng Chun-yu.

THE FIRE BOAT is listed here as CAT II and on the HKMDB as CAT I.  But upon watching the film it is most definitely CAT III, providing a scene or two that might make you have to register with your local authorities.  Think Stephen Chow's KING OF COMEDY!  My lovely, Cindy Yip Sin-yi, provides her usual skin in this unsubed bore of a drama.

An HK/French co-production that looks to be a companion to 7 DAYS IN PARIS and FACE D'ANGE.

Simon Yam Tat-wah and his usual gigolo hustle, Veronica Yip Yuk-hing, get down on it in this fun little CAT III.

Last but not least, midnight movie madness classic, STORY OF RICKY.

The Blue Jean Monster (1991)

THE BLUE JEAN MONSTER aka MONSTER WORE JEANS (1991)

One of the coolest posters in my collection, and a non CAT III one to boot, is for the kick-ass heyday flick, THE BLUE JEAN MONSTER.  Big Silly Head aka Shing Fui-on, deals one of his best performances and doesn't even play a gangster!  In a largely sympathetic yet wild as all get out role, Big Silly stomps all over this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink beauty as a recently deceased cop who sticks around in limbo to catch the ne'er do wells that struck him down AND to watch after his pregnant wife and make sure his first born is...well...born before he passes through on to the next world. The movie also sports lusty busty Amy Yip Ji-mei and puts her mammary glands to use in one of the most memorable scenes in all of HK cinema.

I was able to find the laserdisc on Ebay for about10 bucks, including shipping, and just got it a few days ago. 

Hooray!  I'm suddenly thirsty for milk?  Weird?

Mail Call and More CAT III Laserdiscs

I know.  I know.  I'm getting tired of these laserdisc posts myself.  Another one or two after this one.  I promise.  Thought I'd change it up a bit and add a few recent mail calls to the laserdisc label monotony.  Above is a mail call from today.  An awesome Ebay deal on 16 HK laserdiscs.  Not quite the steal as my mother-load laserdisc purchase but still a great haul for the price.  Some of the discs I am now rolling around naked in are:  PHANTOM WAR, HEART OF KILLER, SEXY AND DANGEROUS, FURY IN RED, BLACK DREAM, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DETECTIVE, RED WOLF, BIG BROTHER, AND OPERATION SCORPIO.

Another beautiful package I got about 2 weeks ago were these CAT III t-shirts that I found throughout my internet travels.  The shirts are rather cheesily made: heavy ass Cotton, iron on CAT III symbols, and they almost go down to my knees.  Nothing like the freakin' sweet tee's my buddy Brian makes over @ Shelf Life Clothing.  If these two CAT III shirts don't tickle your taint, buy Brians CAT III tee right HERE. I did!   Anyway, Wei's mom is doing me a favor by tailoring (shortening) the shirts for me.  Because, in these tees, I look like Homer Simpson in a moo-moo.

And, here we are again.  My tired new trend.  More laserdiscs.  This is kind of a special post though.  Below are a few discs from my BIG haul.  ALL of these crappers are low rent, shot-on-video, soft core CAT III's.  Now, y'all might believe, according to my CAT III leanings, that I'm a super perv?  Well, you would only be half right.  I need my CAT III to be an actual film. Not a shot on video piece of goop.  Not just ugly starlets sudsing their hirsute naughty bits in a shower and awkwardly banging pock marked losers.  I don't get down with this stuff.  But, I'm a much better person for taking this shit out of circulation.  Once again, you're very welcome!

RAPSCALLION

CRAZY FOR YOU

FATAL SEX

FOOL FOR LOVE

WOMAN WHO EASY TO MAKE LOVE

SEX IN SPRING

MY VIRGIN- starring Yvonne Yung-hung and Lee Chung-ling!

HAPPY CHICKEN

JOJO NGAN- On the flip side of the discs is a video-log of HAPPY CHICKEN strumpet, Jojo Ngan.

DEADLY SEDUCTION

INSTINCT

???SALES???

ORPHAN

TRIAD- On the flip side of the disc with ORPHAN

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Here's another sweet doodle by Dr. Lamb from THE MILKY WAY WONDERLAND.  Weird thing is, this is exactly how Sleazy K and I review for THIS WEEK IN SLEAZE.  In our stained tightie whities.  How did Dr. Lamb know?  K and I just recorded our latest sleaze-fest and it should be out in a few weeks.  Stay tuned for our 'Shaw Boobies' episode as we track back to the super sexy swingin' 60's at Shaw Bros. famed 'Movie Town.'  Also, after a brief hiatus, PODCAST ON FIRE has returned with a new episode.  If you dig Japanese animation and are a fan of Studio Ghibli, check out the new JAPAN ON FIRE, featuring Hayao Miyazaki's LAPUTA: THE CASTLE IN THE SKY. 

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And bringing up the lovely rear, a little more to-do concerning the NYAFF.  They have released this years excellent trailer.  Check it out below.  Also, their website is up an runnin' away.....HERE!  And if that weren't enough, for those of you cool people who are on the up and up with newfangled technology, there is also an Iphone app!!!  Word up!  Get it HERE!  I did!

NYAFF 2011 TRAILER