Death Machines

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  N. Lipira

  5 out of 5 stars

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  Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2008

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  You are a terrible director, but god-dammit I respect you. Your films represent a steaming pile of malodorous fecal matter (AKA caca.) Your work on Omega Cop can be described as atrocious, deplorable and magnificent! You capture the feel of a post apocalyptic city just as well as John Mark Carr exudes masculinity. The next time both of you appear on film it better be on an episode of Autopsy, although I wish no ill will towards you.

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  David Lothrop

  5 out of 5 stars

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  Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018

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  I get to see my deceased mom and step dad whenever I want. The movie is horrid.

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  Sasquatchs little brother Bigfoot

  4 out of 5 stars

  Low budget with lots of Action!

  Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2005

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  I stumbled upon this movie quite by accident. Being an avid web log reader, I was surfing and came across a weblog titled FeatureFilmDirector. (xanga.com/FeaureFilmDirector) I read an entry about the making of this movie called Death Machines. The owner of the web log claimed to the Director of this movie as well as several others. Never trusting anything I read on the net, I came to Amazon and found the movie was available on DVD and ordered it. After reading the weblog entry on the making of Death Machines I knew what "parts" to look for. It was really a fun experience having the inside scoop on the movie and then being able to see the feature come alive. True to his word, this name appeared as Director of the film in the credits.

  I found the movie a fun "step back in time." After reading the Directors accounts and stories of how certain things had to be done as well as the actual budget of the film... I think it is a great testament to low budget films!

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  Robert I. Hedges

  2 out of 5 stars

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  Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2011

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  Paul Kyriazi's "Death Machines" is a peculiar 1976 entry into the martial arts genre which blossomed in the 1970s. The film suffers from several problems, not the least of which is its lack of marketing clarity: the promotional copy and cover art imply this is a futuristic sci-fi death struggle, but it's actually a martial arts action movie pitting the Mafia versus the Yakuza filmed in Stockton, California. This lack of clarity assuredly cost the film viewers, and the viewers that did see it were doubtlessly not impressed with its futuristic pretentions.

  Right off the bat let me say my single biggest problem with the movie is the nails-on-a-blackboard electronic synthesizer score. It is a distraction at best, and at worst a reason to take the disk out of the player and break it into tiny pieces with a hammer. Long after I've forgotten the green skin tones, the eye-poppingly ugly plaid suits, the ponderous dialogue, and the giant-haired dragon lady, I will remember never to watch this again due to the music.

  The plot is a bit convoluted, though it really is simply a pretense for the fighting and mayhem. In the beginning an Asian master criminal explains how through the use of a mind control drug, three super assassins have been created which will eliminate the competition and serve the nefarious plans of the Yakuza. The Mafia contingent is headed up by Mr. G, a man whose bad temper is equaled only by his wardrobe selections and acting ability. He's distraught that his men are being bumped off by the intruding assassins, and a sort of war breaks out. Along the way there is an attack on a karate dojo, killing everyone except one student who loses a hand. He becomes the protagonist long after the film has started, and despite his vows of vengeance, he proves in one of the worst-staged bar fights ever, that he can take one punch and fall down. There is a sympathetic renegade cop on the case (one point of realism is the police involvement: the Stockton Police Department fully supported the film,) and with the help of the single-handed bartender, the police begin to close in on the killers.

  There are many subplots that are wholly unnecessary: the exploding banker, the biker versus assassin restaurant brawl (complete with religious music,) and the whole mind-control drug premise itself just to name a few. This scattershot approach really dilutes the impact of the film and makes an average 1970s martial arts film more boring that the norm. Besides the music and the frequent plot tangents, other problems abound. The film features some glaring skin tone problems, most notable on the police Captain, which are highly distracting as well as highly amusing. The fight choreography and accompanying sound effects are atrocious, particularly in the bar fight, but also in the dojo as well. The film's abrupt amoral conclusion was unsatisfying, though did leave the sequel option open.

  Director Kyriazi has written an excellent online review explaining many of the directorial choices, and even if I'm not a huge fan of the final product, I recommend reading his account of the film. He frankly acknowledges some of its foibles, and his candor and insight is highly readable and interesting, especially for fans of B-movies. I found "Death Machines" slow and implausible, I didn't really like any of the characters, and the acting and production values are middling at best. Having said that, fans of 1970's action or martial arts films will appreciate seeing this once.

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  Joseph V

  1 out of 5 stars

  Terrible!!!!

  Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2016

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  Not even "so bad it's good" and I LOVE those kind of movies but this movie is terrible from beginning to end. It's hard to follow, the acting is atrocious, and it's a struggle just to finish it. This is the ONLY vinegar syndrome bluray I regret buying

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  Marc A. Gauvin

  5 out of 5 stars

  Horribly awesome

  Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2017

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  This movie is awful. It's also fantastic. If you like Samurai Cop or Black Belt Jones check it out.

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  Emilio Pilozzi

  5 out of 5 stars

  Death Machines? Yea please!

  Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2014

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  What can I say, but I really enjoyed watching this movie. It was a fun throw back to 70's grind house style action movies. I could almost imagine that I was at the drive-in for a double feature while watching Death Machines. Next time, I'll remember the pop corn. Also, watch it a second time through with the directors commentary. It is great to get the inside scoop on how the movie was made. There are also some fun anticdoes in the commentary.

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  Davy Dissonance

  4 out of 5 stars

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  Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019

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  It has a dreck story and the ending is very anticlimactic and it's very cheesy and stupid but I actually found this entertaining with the karate action and such. I just wish for an abundance of dismemberment but that's just me.

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