Full catalogue new on amazon prime instant video uk. Green lantern was a title given to every intergalactic space patrolmen, which served as police officers of the green lantern corps. Human lanterns officially the 3rd poster in my shaw brothers. Human lanterns on dvd 0143820220 from image ent directed by sun chung. Hill street blues season 2 1982 hit and run 1982 hollywood collection. Pulled rickshaws have been replaced mainly by cycle. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter.
Human lanterns aka human skin lanterns is widely considered to be his best work, but unfortunately, it has not been able to be seen by many in its uncut form due to violent content. Human lanterns aka ren pi deng long aka human skin lanterns 1982 old fashioned mixture of horror and kungfu. Human lanterns officially the poster in my shaw brothers collection. Oct 20, 2017 as lit jackolanterns beckon and monsters lurk in the shadows, we explore the origins of 25 frightful things that go bumpor booin the night. Human lanterns is an excessively dark shaw picture, one of a madman terrorizing an unlikable ass, leaving no character for the audience to latch onto, to save them from this grim world.
Human lanterns monday, 27 october, 2014 james mudge. This dvd in particular has the skinning scenes uncut with excellent clarity. Oct 11, 2016 part horror, part kungfu, 100% outrageous, human lanterns has a special place in the cult film hall of fame. A special screening of the first episode was shown at.
This bizarre fusion of period swordplay film and texas chainsaw massacrestyle rural horror is not likely to suit all tastes. Salaak is a fictional comic book superhero, an extraterrestrial from the planet slyggia, and a member of the intergalactic police force known as the green lantern corps, who appears in dc comics. The coeds of a boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw. Some of the biggest stars in hong kong martial arts movies enter the twilight zone in. The origins of 25 monsters, ghosts, and spooky things.
Its also one of his most famous films from his illustrious resume. Hollywoods children 1982 human lanterns 1982 i was a mail order bride 1982 its called murder baby 1982 khuddaar 1982 kid from kwangtung 1982 kung fu from beyond the grave 1982 the last horror film 1982. Sun chung, one of the shaw studios most skilled directors, returned to swordplayhorror terrain for the second time with human lanterns. Contentsshow early life hal jordan was the first human to be recruited to the green lantern corps, after it was formed by the guardians to stop the manhunters, which were repurposed by the cosmic fear entity parallax as weapons of fear. Released 1982, human lanterns stars tony liu, lo lieh, kuan tai chen, linda chu the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of. Shaws first international star lo lieh stars as the insane swordsman who makes chinese lamps from. Human lanterns 1982 stream and watch online moviefone.
The title apparently has nothing to do with an intergalactic space patrolmans rank, because every patrolman is referred to as a green lantern, however, not every member of the green lantern corps is referred to as green lantern, for example, the. Human lanterns dvd human lanterns 1982 directed by sun chung written by ni kuang. Look no further than sun chungs 1982 human lanterns for the grimmer side of the shaws interiors, where palatial sprawl and intimate village alleyways are given such a treatment of wideangle lenses and handheld camera that the miseenscene becomes far too unstable and disturbing for a normal film, and actors and extras are less characters. Released 1982, human lanterns stars tony liu, lo lieh, kuan tai chen, linda chu the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. The wicked pumpkin grows an appetite for human flesh and sprouts vines to propel itself around the neighborhood. The animated series was an american computeranimated television series based on the dc comics superhero green lantern. Although insanely conceived, it is beautifully filmed and unashamedly. Starring tony liu, kuan tai chen, lieh lo, ni tien, linda chu, hsiu chun lin, meng lo, chien sun. Add a physical copy of human lanterns from family video. I really like kyle rayner because he can harness all of the emotions of the spectrum, but the question is best human green lantern. Human lanterns 1982 is sun chungs second foray into dark horror territory. The storyline consisted of the following ten parts, not including a prologue and an epilogue. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
One of the regular cohost on podcast on fire, tom kw helps kenny b end this immense month of hong kong horror by diving deep into creepy crawler and skinning territory with 1982s centipede horror and from the vaults at shaw brothers we look at their 1982 horrorkung fu epic human lanterns directed by sun chung contact the show via email at podcastonfire at. Human lanterns 1982 directed by sun chung written by ni kuang and sun chung produced by mona fong starring liu yung, chen kuantai, lo lieh, tien ni, linda chu, lo meng, shaw yinyin. Human lanterns aka ren pi deng long aka human skin lanterns. Of sun chungs early 80s films, he did what i consider three horror movies. Having put my personal reservations out there, human lanterns 1982 is amazing. Its not quite horror, imo, but it came pretty darn close.
Green lantern disambiguation superfriends wiki fandom. The story arcs run was between march and june 2011, starting with a prologue in green lantern vol. Human lanterns 1982 lo lieh chao chun fang, liu yung lung shu ai, chen kuan tai tan fu, lo mang kwai, tanny tien ni lee chin, linda chu yen chu, sun chien sgt. Human lanterns 1982 12 07141982 hk action, horror 1h 35m user score. This is a rather peculiar movie from shaw brothers that mixes sword play with the macabre.
Rent, buy or watch human lanterns movie now family video. Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. A rare entry in the horrorkungfu genre, and one of hong kongs. The story starts at multiple locations across the dc universe with some events happening simultaneously between the different series. This is an active list of everything currently available on the amazon prime uk catalogue filmsmovies, tv shows single episodes and full series etc. Human lanterns kuei szuyi 1982 hex after hex tsang ma su 1982 five elements ninjas shi shang 1982. Staring tanny tien ni, chen kuantai, liu yung and lo lieh. Outside of guardian space, there are frontier green lanterns embroiled in a nasty war with vengeance driven red lanterns, although they are too far away to help until a friendly guardian encourages hal jordan and kilowog to steal an experimental ship run by a female ai who wants to be human what else and they arrive. The gore and the visceral sound effects just add to the overall mindless mayhem. As lit jackolanterns beckon and monsters lurk in the shadows, we explore the origins of 25 frightful things that go bumpor booin the night. His ghoulish martial arts extravaganza is must see entertainment for both kung fu fans and horror film aficionados. Sep 29, 2015 there are red lanterns who represent rage, yellow lanterns who represent fear, and so on down the line. Ren pi deng long 1982 1h 35min horror, action 14 july 1982 hong kong a psychotic craftsman pits two rival kungfu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source. Human lanterns, a piece to 80s horror nastiness from the shaw brothers.
Ronnie raymond and martin stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in firestorm, the nuclear man no. Human lanterns 1982 before i descend into the madness of another movie challenge month, i should probably talk about one of the movies i did manage to watch during my burnout from the last one. A group of green lanterns are on their way towards the planet ryut to arrest hal jordan for working alongside atrocitus, larfleeze, sinestro, saint walker, indigo 1 and carol ferris, who have been pursuing the renegade guardian krona. Alternatively, use the tick boxes to select only the releases you wish to.
If you can stand some pretty gruesome scenes, you are rewarded with one of the most stylish films to ever come out of the shaw bros. Poon, shaw yin yin directed by sun chung linda chu is terrorized before having her head split open and her skin removed. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Human lanterns 1982 stream and watch online lung shu ai tony liu, a pompous and wealthy man, hires chao fang lieh lo to make a special lantern for an annual lantern festival. Shaw brothers produced some memorably bizarre genre hybrids in their time but human lanterns has to take the cake. Oct 27, 2014 human lanterns monday, 27 october, 2014 james mudge. He is a member of the famous ensemble known as the venom mob who were renowned for their martial arts and acting skills. To compensaterelativelyfor this tone, the film treats the lantern makers insane monkeyskull mask. It sounds absurd, but its practical effects outshine the cgi as the jack olantern goes on a rampage.
Shaws first international star lo lieh stars as the insane swordsman who makes chinese lamps from, yes, the skin of his enemies sisters, mistresses, and wives. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Although insanely conceived, it is beautifully filmed and unashamedly performed by a. This is a rather roundabout green lantern easter egg, but it counts. A onehour sneak peek aired on november 11, 2011, it ran from march 3, 2012, until march 16, 20. Zed is one of the many fallen lanterns to be risen from his grave on oa to become a black lantern. Lo mang is a hong kong based veteran martial artist who was born as lo hin lam in hong kong on 23 july 1952.
That said, human lanterns is still a sumptuously photographed and designed period piece. Hal jordan is a former member of the green lantern corps and the first human to join the intergalactic police force. Two rivals, one rich and the other poor, enter an unholy pact to win an annual lanterncreating contest in their village. I found the special features to be minimal but interesting and worthwhile. Physically, he has pinkish orange skin and four arms. Now, with a new release via the image entertainment label, us audiences can now easily check out one of the most unique takes in the oldschool vein in all of. Jason rusch debuted as a modern update of the character in firestorm vol. A young boy, conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, thulsa doom. Chao fang plots revenge on lung shu during a lantern festival. If kungfu and horror flicks are your bag, then this is the perfect hybrid. Human lanterns aka human skin lanterns is widely considered to be his best work, but unfortunately, it has not been able to be seen by many in its uncut form due to. Swordplay, savagery and bloodchilling thrills reign supreme in this outrageous mixture of martial arts and the macabre from shaw brothers. There are red lanterns who represent rage, yellow lanterns who represent fear, and so on down the line.
The animated series rise of the red lanterns season 1 part 1 follows hal jordan and the green lantern corps on a treacherous journey through deep space. The title apparently has nothing to do with an intergalactic space patrolmans rank, because every patrolman is referred to as a green lantern, however, not every member of the green lantern corps is referred to as green lantern, for example, the oans, who serve. Human lanterns 1982 watch on prime video or streaming. Primarily known for starring in shaw brothers kung fu movies during the latter part of the 1970s and into the 1980s. Liu yung, chen kuantai, lo lieh part horror, part kungfu, 100% outrageous, human lanterns. This is a great way to see what is available if you are considering subscribing as it is not easy to see beforehand what you can have access to.
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