{"id":240892,"date":"2021-05-03T13:19:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T13:19:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T10:19:07","slug":"martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"#Martial Arts and 70s Exploitation Collide in &#8216;Death Promise&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb7395594\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dfb7395594\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise\/#Death_Promise_1977\" >Death Promise (1977)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise\/#Rush_Week_1989\" >Rush Week (1989)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-and-70s-exploitation-collide-in-death-promise\/#Last_Gasp_1995\" >Last Gasp (1995)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Martial Arts and 70s Exploitation Collide in &#8216;Death Promise&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.9--><strong>Vinegar Syndrome<\/strong> remains one of the great indie home video labels, and each month they bring forgotten genre gems and old favorites back to life on Blu-ray. Their latest releases include <strong><em>Last Gasp<\/em><\/strong> (1995), <strong><em>Rush Week<\/em><\/strong> (1989), and <strong><em>Death Promise<\/em><\/strong> (1977). Keep reading for our look at all three titles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Death_Promise_1977\"><\/span>Death Promise (1977)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-365088\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/death-promise.jpg\" alt=\"Death Promise\" width=\"195\" height=\"224\"\/>Landlords and corporations are the absolute worst. Charley learns this the hard way when a group of developers pressure residents of his building to leave through threats, violence, and harassment. They cross a line, though, when they kill his father sending Charley on a mission of revenge that starts with learning advanced kung fu from a young man in old man makeup.<\/p>\n<p>This memorable piece of exploitation was the one and done directorial effort of Robert Warmflash, and delivers some real low budget fun on a very real low budget. From an opening sequence that includes narration explaining how cr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y life in rundown tenement buildings could be to later voiceovers featuring Charley promising his dad he\u2019ll secure revenge, it\u2019s a silly movie played straight that could very well have been an influence on everything from <em>The Karate Kid<\/em> (1984) to <em>Kill Bill: Volume 1<\/em> (2003).<\/p>\n<p>There are a handful of smaller highlights here from death by rats to fun dialogue from scumbags, but the action in the third act deserves your love. Like everything else here it\u2019s produced on a tiny budget, but there\u2019s clear skill on display amid the choppy choreography. There\u2019s also a hell of a lot of yelling too \u2014 guttural martial arts grunts and noises \u2014 that makes for some entertainingly loud fight scenes.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vPTsrch7LyE\">Vinegar Syndrome\u2019s new Blu-ray<\/a> features a new 2K restoration of the film.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9000 Feet in 90 Minutes [16:06] \u2013 Editor Jim Markovic talks about moving from commercial editing into feature work including how he was originally meant to direct the film, how the fight scenes improved through production, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Theatrical trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rush_Week_1989\"><\/span>Rush Week (1989)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-365087\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/rush-week.jpg\" alt=\"Rush Week\" width=\"195\" height=\"225\"\/>It\u2019s rush week, and you know what that means \u2014 chaos on campus! For one college, though, those fun and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s involve an unsolved <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of disappearances and murders. One student, a young journalist, starts digging into the events while also falling for the president of one of the rowdier fraternities. Too bad for her he might just be the masked killer murdering co-eds with an ax.<\/p>\n<p>Stuntman Bob Bralver made his name doing action on films like <em>The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes<\/em> (1969), <em>Death Race 2000<\/em> (1975), and <em>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/em> (1979), but he also dabbled in directing. His biggest hit on that front was 1990\u2019s <em>Lambada<\/em>, but that dance flick doesn\u2019t include a hooded killer, <em>Animal House<\/em>-like shenanigans, and a pretty okay reveal at the end. Is it surprising? Kind of, but it\u2019s helped by the film\u2019s effort to make two other characters more and more suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>The downside here to this late 80s slasher is a real lack of bloodletting. Most of the kills are completely bloodless and off screen making for a slasher that struggles to stand out from a pack of college campus-set genre fare. The lack of gore, humor, and wit means it can\u2019t touch the likes of <em>Black Christmas<\/em> (1974), <em>Pieces<\/em> (1982), or <em>The Prowler<\/em> (1981), but genre fans should still find enough here to warrant a watch.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-H3xFP8FBR4\">Vinegar Syndrome brings this slasher to disc<\/a> with a new 2K restoration.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues<\/li>\n<li>So 80s: An interview with actor Courtney Gebhart [12:52] \u2013 From her big screen debut in <em>Summer School<\/em> (1987) as \u201cSurfer Girl\u201d to her notably bigger speaking role here, Gebhart has a good time remembering her early career and the film\u2019s production.<\/li>\n<li>Still Dean Hamilton: An interview with actor Dean Hamilton [12:58] \u2013 The lead and possible killer(!) recalls his work on the film and describes his character as \u201ca good guy.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Last_Gasp_1995\"><\/span>Last Gasp (1995)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-365086\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/last-gasp.jpg\" alt=\"Last Gasp\" width=\"195\" height=\"224\"\/>Leslie Chase is a businessman whose latest real estate venture in Mexico has hit a snag \u2014 a tribe of native peoples living in the jungle nearby are causing trouble for the project and costing him time and money. What\u2019s a wealthy white guy to do but pay to have the entire tribe slaughtered? Unfortunately for him, the last surviving member passes his spirit into Leslie, and soon the possessed developer is killing people and sullying his own good name in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Patrick made seven features through 1990 and well over eighty films since, but it was 1991\u2019s <em>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/em> that put him on the map. <em>Last Gasp<\/em>, though, offers him more of a lead role than he typically gets even if he is once again playing a villain. Joanna Pacula shares co-lead duties with him with a capable but somewhat engaging character, but villains are always more fun and Patrick offers a very physical performance.<\/p>\n<p>The cultural aspect is a bit iffy here as Patrick takes on the persona of the native warrior complete with war paint and \u201cprimitive\u201d menace, and it\u2019s a safe bet a quarter century later we wouldn\u2019t see this particular plot made quite this way. Still, on its own merits, the film manages some minor bloodletting and suspense alongside its 90s straight to video quota of nudity and sex. Director Scott McGinnis and writer Pierce Milestone didn\u2019t make much else, but they do pretty well blending generic horrors with a tale of supernatural revenge. It kind of goes out with something of a whimper, but it\u2019s a solid enough diversion.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t5__x7NrOxc\">Vinegar Syndrome\u2019s new Blu-ray<\/a> brings the film to disc with a new 4K restoration.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outtakes [15:30]<\/li>\n<li>Theatrical trailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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