| Sonatine | 4  |
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| Ordell Robbie | 0  |
a Must See |
| Junta | 0.5 |
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| François | 0.5 |
Quite simply memorable |
| drélium | 4 |
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| Anel | 3.5 | |
| Alain | 3.25 |
It's taking 40 boring minutes to this movie directed by Hong Kong's Ed Wood to become one of the worst movies ever. But when it ultimately becomes it, sure we have a must see. A Killing Machine Man with yellow eyes symbolising the fact it's an Alien, the same Killing Machine shooting on a rank of books in a house, the VERY cheap SFX of the re-sticking of the cat's tail. And Waise Lee playing like he's not aware that this movie is gonna be shown in theatres. But this is not enough to make it worth Ed Wood. Martial arts help it: on an anthologic scene, we see a cat and a dog flying, biting each other, touching high voltage cables and this scene was choregraphed by Philip Kwok (yes, the one who directed the choregraphies of John Woo's cult actioner Hardboiled). So the Cat will help you laugh if you show it to your friends and there's bottles of Budweiser near your television. They will laugh about the movie, maybe laugh about you but this is definitely an experience worth it. Story of Rocky is worth it too but not as bad.
Just by reading the plot, you already know that this is a special object: a general coming from outer space is stucked on earth, and despite his friends look human, he looks like a cat. He is looking for a special object which is able to send him back to his planet. But his deathly enemy, a kind of blob able to take the appearance of other people, is looking after him. Well... Ok. A general cat. Why not. Let's go.
This crazy story wouldn't be enough to make a great Z-movie. Nam Lai-Choi is not a beginner, and he knows how to add "special" scenes in a movie. Here the climax comes with a fight between the general (a poor little cat, or maybe several poor little cats) and a dog found by Waise Lee to hunt him. The cheap special effects combined with some crazy kung-fu ideas makes it a must-see. The rest of the movie cannot reach the same highs, but still contains some cool moments. Nam Lai-Choi directing is quite poor as usual, but the visual effects are quite decent for such a cheap production. The cast is also very decent, with Waise Lee, Philip Kwok, and some cute girls.
Overall, it's obvious that fans of Z-series should buy it in a buddle with Story of Ricky and The Seventh Curse. When Nam Lai Choi does some fantastic movies, it's really out of this world... Watch it with friends and beers, and leave some room in front of the sofa to let them easily roll on it laughing everything they can...
