Blood Of Fu Manchu / Castle Of Fu Manchu (DVD)

Description: Genre: Crime & Thriller / Theatrical Release: 1965 / Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: Jess Franco / Actors: ... more

Blood Of Fu Manchu / Castle Of Fu Manchu (DVD) ... Christopher Lee, Richard Greene, Shirley Eaton, Howard M. Crawford, Maria Perschy ... / DVD released 2007-04-30 at Optimum Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... Towers' not-overwhelmingly-talented wife appears as a nurse, and there's a bevy of Eurotrash totty to do the ... more

... kissing. Although it's not so different from the earlier Fu films in terms of plot and dialogue, it's instantly obvious that a very different aesthetic is at play here. While the early films were stolidly competent, this one catapults us straight into the world of European sleaze. Several of Franco's usual idiocies are present, including the overactive zoom lens; the camera that never stays still (and has trouble staying in focus); and the same sound effects being used over and over (there are precisely two gunshot noises used in...more

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Blood Of Fu Manchu / Castle Of Fu Manchu[DVD] [1965]
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Blood Of Fu Manchu / Castle Of Fu Manchu (DVD): "This is the destiny of Fu Manchu!" (1111 words)
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A review of the Optimum Home Entertainment DVD, which costs £7 on amazon. It has decent picture quality and no extras. Producer Harry Alan Towers made five Fu Manchu films during the 1960s. The first three were modestly respectable, although by the third they'd run out of steam. But rather than give up, the series soldiered on for an incredibly bad last two films, presented here for your enjoyment. The main problem is the director: Jesus Franco, one of the worst exploitation directors ever to have lived. He made quite a few films for Towers, and the Fu Manchus are probably the closest he ever came to the mainstream. Fu Manchu, a Chinese master ... Read the complete review

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