Seen for the first time in January 2013.
"The Devil's Sword" is some kind of 80's Indonesian supernatural kung-fu revenge film featuring a nympomaniacal crocodile queen, plenty of creative decapitations, some great dubbed trash talk and mythical kitschy monsters straight out of a 10 year old's nightmares. It is pretty great, sexy at times but not salacious, and a whole lot of fun.
The action pretty much never lets up as we watch an honorable warrior help an almost equally skilled female kung-fu fighter rescue her husband from the clutches of the evil crocodile queen, whose lusts, unlike the ocean or the sky, are without limit. To do that, they must first retrieve the devil's sword and defeat the evil warriors who also seek it. I fear understating how great the four way battle between the protagonist and the evil warriors, including a witch is. It is in many ways the highlight of the movie.
It is in some ways like if Kill Bill were a low-budget 80's Indonesian film that also had creatures from a 50's sci-fi movie and great dubbing. A wonderful melange of inspired kitsch. Grade A.
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