Revanchist
“Go to hell, pig.”
Revanchist is a 1994 Taiwanese action film directed by <PERSON> which follows the revenge mission of a prisoner after his brother is killed and lover is forced to marry a gangster.
I said after watching 21 Red List that I was going to check this out next and that meant immediately as I pulled this up on ok.ru instantly after.
Revanchist is another slice of Heroic Bloodshed, but with a much nastier feel than 21 Red List, feeling about as sleazy as your average CAT III film (in fact, parts of this reminded me of Full Contact in a strange way).
Though his onscreen appearance is essentially a cameo (loving his beautiful mullet though), <PERSON> returns to provide the action choreography and one ups himself from 21 Red List, something I wasn’t sure was possible.
Seriously, the action here is straight up insane, viscerally violent and beautiful to watch in that classic Hong Kong way.
I also liked the cast — much are the same performers from 21 Red List but once again, the story was genuinely compelling here, with a good helping of nihilism.
Overall, I highly recommend you check this one out, it’s violent as hell but worth it for <PERSON>’s choreography. 378