Sisters of Death

Sisters of Death

United States - 1977

Director - Gustaf Unger & Gary Messenger (IMDB credits Joseph Mazzuca)

Interglobal Home Video, VHS

Run Time - 1 hour, 27 minutes

I recall being sorely disappointed with this film, and not just because of the shitty print on this Interglobal tape. I say this about too many of the old boxes I post here, but I should probably watch this one again. That said, I probably never will.

What I do find really cool about this box is the bad art. I swear I've seen that exact style of art somewhere on another box but I can't place it.

Blade In Hong Kong

Blade in Hong Kong

United States - 1985

Director - Reza Badiyi

Interglobal Homer Video, 1989, VHS

Run Time - 1 hour, 34 minutes

I wish I could end my contribution to this whole Hong debacle with something awesome, humorous or intelligent to say about James Hong's presence in this film. Frankly I wish I could say anything about the film at all. It seems so ripe for asinine drunken ranting thanks to a title that features the actor's name and a plot that appears on its surface to welcome disdain. Iranian American director Badivi was a prolific force in television during his life, helming numerous episodes of shows as diverse as Baywatch, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, Cagney & Lacey, Mortal Kombat and Start Trek DS9. This movie just begs to be watched.

Unfortunately the tape was fried. I popped it in the old Video Cassette Recorder and the picture just rolled and rolled and rolled like a toddler at a grade-school gymnastics show. So bad that the audio track wouldn't work and the static prevented me even seeing much of anything. I'm gonna try and burn it to DVD and see if that will take care of the problem, (it often does,) but until then, Leslie and James will have to wait.

I want to thank all the writers (and artists) who participated in Week of Hong. Like our prior events it is always a privilege to have such enthusiastic people wax poetic about such seemingly trivial things. I hope that they, our readers and new writers will be inspired to share their thoughts in upcoming events! Contact us here at Lost Video Archive to participate, more is coming soon!


Week of Hong Contributors

Illogical Contraption - Bloodsport II and Bloodsport III
Fist of B-List - The Dynamite Brothers
From the Depths of DVD Hell - Big Trouble In Little China and Balls of Fury

Direct to Video Connoisseur - South Beach Academy and Caged Fury

She Blogged By Night - Seventh Sin

Booksteve's Library - Two China Girls

Lines That Make Things - The A Team (TV episode)
Temple of Schlock - Hot Connections
Explosive Action - Ninja III: The Domination
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear - Classic TV with James Hong 

Lost Video Archive - Teen Lust, Gladiator Cop, Cyber Bandits and Blade in Hong Kong

Stephen King's Nightshift Collection vol. 1

Nightshift vol. 1: The Woman in the Room

United States - 1985

Director - Frank Darabont

Interglobal Home Video, 1987, VHS

Run Time - 32 minutes

Perhaps most notably this film stars Brian Libby as "prisoner". Libby also starred as the deranged genetically enhanced killer in the Chuck Norris film Silent Rage.