Shawscope: Volume Four

A LONG TIME AGO, IN A MOVIE STUDIO JUST OFF CLEARWATER BAY. As special effects-driven horror and sci-fi cinema dominated the global box office in the 1970s, Hong Kong's mightiest film studio Shaw Brothers not only followed suit but took things one step beyond! One of Shaws' most beloved cult classics, Hua Shan's tokusatsu tribute Super Inframan stars Danny Lee (The Killer) as the titular high-kicking superhero, defending the planet against a demon queen and her legion of subterranean mutant minions. Lee also stars as a monster vigilante issuing vicious justice in Ho Meng-hua's creeptastic Oily Maniac and as the prince granted magical powers in Pao Hsueh-li's fantastical wuxia Battle Wizard. Director Ho next treats us to a double-helping of occult mayhem with Black Magic and its sequel, where Ti Lung battles wicked voodoo doctors with the power to cast spells and raise the dead. Four more doses of unhinged madness follow from Kuei Chih-hung in the form of Bewitched and the Hex trilogy, an unforgettable quadruple serving of possession and witchcraft that presaged his notorious brain-melting classic The Boxer's Omen. Master filmmaker Chor Yuen adds a hefty dose of horror to his trademark wuxia-mystery style in Bat Without Wings, in which a young sword fighter must end a deranged martial arts master-turned-multiple murderer's perverted rampage. Hua Shan returns with Bloody Parrot, an eye-poppingly vivid horror fantasy about two swordsmen hunting a demon that offers to grant wishes, only to leave a messy trail of destruction in its wake. Lau Kar-wing's kung fu jiangshi comedy The Fake Ghost Catchers sees two conmen unwittingly enlisted to battle spirits from the underworld, while Tang Tak-cheung's hair-raising wuxia fantasia Demon of the Lute has to be seen to be believed. Yang Chuen's gruesome splatterfest Seeding of a Ghost has a taxi driver enlist a necromancer's help in avenging the murder of his wife, with sickening results; and Hua Shan returns with Portrait in Crystal, a deliriously imaginative tale of a murderous swordswoman brought to life through a crystal sculpture. Last but not least, Alex Cheung's Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is an out-of-this-world comedy in which city girl Cherie Chung is abducted by aliens and taken to a galaxy far, far away. From slimy creatures to supernatural wizardry to sex-crazed serial killers, the biggest collection in Arrow Video's Shawscope series yet features sixteen of the wildest and weirdest films the company ever made, gorgeously restored in all their gory glory with an amazing array of never-seen-before bonus features.

Special Features

Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Super Inframan': Frank Djeng and Erik Ko (martial arts cinema experts); 'Oily Maniac': Ian Jane (critic); 'Battle Wizard': Jonathan Clements (author); 'Black Magic'/'Bewitched'/'Seeding of a Ghost': James Mudge (critic); 'Black Magic 2'/'Bat Without Wings'/'Bloody Parrot': Samm Deighan (critic); 'Demon of the Lute'/'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star': Frank Djeng., Documentaries: 'Hong Kong: The Show of Mister Shaw'., Interviews: Bruce Le (actor); Alex Cheung (director/writer)., New artwork by Matt Frank & Jolyon Yates, Mike Lee-Graham, Chris Malbon and Ilan Sheady; TV and radio spots; 'Super Ultra Infra Action!': Video essay by Steven Sloss; 'Super Inframan': Option to view in its US theatrical version, 'Infra-man', with lossless 'Stereo-Infra-Sound' surround audio; 'Black Magic 2': Alternate US opening; 'Hex Vs Witchcraft': Additional Mandarin voiceover clip; 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star': Seamless branching option to watch Cantonese version with additional scene from Mandarin version; Video essay on Ho Meng-hua by Grady Hendrix (author); 'Super Inframan': Appreciations by Leon Hunt, Luke White and Kim Newman; 'Bat Without Wings': Appreciation by Wayne Wong; 'Demon of the Lute': Appreciation by Luke White; 'Battle Wizard'/'Demon of the Lute'/'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star': Appreciations by Victor Fan (film scholar)., Trailers

Actors: Chin Siu-ho, Jason Piao Pai, Bruce Le, Lo Lieh, Lily Li, Tien Ni, Chen Szu-Chia, Lin Wei-Tu, Yu Tsui-Ling, Lun Hua, Lin Chen-Chi, Fei Ai, Jenny Liang, Terry Liu, Tony Liu, Chang Chan-Peng, Jung Wang, James Yi Lui, Ku Kuan-Chung, David Lo, Fu Sheng, Danny Lee, Melvin Wong, Phillip Ko, Cherie Chung, Feng Ku, Norman Chu, Shen Chan, Ti Lung, Kara Hui, Chen Ping

Audio Languages: Mandarin chinese, English

Duration: 1459 minutes

Number of Discs: 10

Subtitle Languages: English, English

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