You gui zi (The Oily Maniac)

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DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD Oct 22, 2026 A slimy, grimy, oily monstrosity of a picture, The Oily Maniac is a truly grotesque piece of exploitation cinema that throws together whatever ideas seem likely to produce one outrageous scene after another. A bizarre hybrid of horror, exploitation thriller and martial-arts fantasy, the film is, at its simplest, a variation on the werewolf fable, right down to its monstrous transformations, tragic main character, and the theme of ancient myths afflicting modern people, just with the appearance of something resembling Swamp Thing or Toxie and without any of the heart beating beneath the frightening surface, what begins as righteous vengeance increasingly resembles an addiction, devolving into a jealous, wrathful misogynist. Crude, gruesome, tedious, but truly unforgettable, The Oily Maniac is an icky reminder that oil and water don't mix, constantly jolting you with strange and often abrasive moments in an oddly contradictory spin on a well-worn formula. See more May 25, 2021 I wish I could rate this film higher but I can't. Let's start with the positives, The films looks fantastic something about these old Shaw brother films always look so appealing and I believe this was actually shot in Malaysia which is a beautiful country as it is. The maniac itself looks funny in my opinion and watching that thing do kung fu and growl every second is hilarious but it gets a bit boring after a while. Getting into the negatives now the film is awfully repetitive which gets a little bit boring after a while and also there is virtually no gore and barely any blood in this film which is what a lot of people expect when watching these type of films but the worst of the worst is the special effects. I don't like cgi in films now never mind 1970s Hong Kong. They're so bad they're not even good or laughable they just ruin the film for me and I'm someone who doesn't really care about stuff like this in old cult films but damn they're horrible. But nevertheless oily Maniac is worth a watch it's fun but don't expect it to be your new favourite cult film cos I doubt it will be See more Nov 1, 2020 Stone cold oily classic, a Meng Ha Huo must see for those in the know. JP. See more Jul 8, 2011 Bon? Non. Cheap, sleazy et divertissant? Oh que oui!!! ;) See more Mar 14, 2011 Hongkongi trash egy nyomorà (C)k emberrÅ'l, aki rögvest átváltozik olajszörnnyà (C) amint bármilyen olaj à (C)ri a testà (C)t. See more Nov 2, 2009 Ett oljigt monster löper amok. Filmmusiken är skamlöst snattad direkt frÃ¥n Hajen, och nÃ¥gra scener är plockade frÃ¥n The Blob och Hulken. Dessutom hittar man här sekvenser som imiterats i Terminator 2 (monster som av praktiska skäl antar vätskeform för att sedan Ã¥terfÃ¥ human gestalt), Star Wars 3 (röda ögon fÃ¥s när huvudrollsinnehavaren gÃ¥r över till den mörka sidan) och The Toxic Avenger (vÃ¥ldsam hämnare av diverse giftigt avfall). Inte lika skojig som The Mighty Peking Man, men vafan, jag fick den gratis av den eminente cineasten Christopher "Herrstreck" Adolfsson, sÃ¥ varför klaga? Nästa recensioner blir av nyinspelningen av Halloween och kampsportsrullarna Game of Death 1 och 2. HÃ¥ll ut. See more Read all reviews

You gui zi (The Oily Maniac)

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