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Savage Killers (1976)

Review Savage Killers

After recently watching Kung Pow: Enter the Fist I got curious about the movie which was used to make one of my favorite comedies: Savage Killers (also known as Tiger and Crane Fist). If you don’t know Kung Pow: It’s a comedy which uses footage of this movie to create a whole new story in which director/actor Steven Oedekerk has added himself. I was wondering about the original story, how specific scenes were used and whether I would be able to take any of the characters in the original seriously. Continue reading →

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Wan Pipel (1976)

Recensie Wan Pipel (1976)

Although I watch a lot of movies every year, there are not many which are set in Surinam. The country has a strong connection with the Netherlands as it is a former colony, where slavery was used in the past. When slavery was abolished a lot of people from other countries (China, India, Indonesia) moved to Surinam to build a future there. It means that the country has a very mixed population. Wan Pipel, directed by Pim de la Parra is the first Surinamese movie made after Surinam gained its indepence in 1975. Continue reading →