UNDEFEATABLE (1993)

 I was never a big fan of Cynthia Rothrock. The movies of hers that I'd seen were just the most generic of direct-to-video action films possible and I assumed they were American martial arts films which is normally not a very good thing. This one is directed by the great Godfrey Ho, who, as far as I know, is not an American(although he is credited here as Godfrey Hall which makes him seem way more American) and I always thought he just made Hong Kong movies with bizarre editing tricks before seeing this. The best thing about this though is that it features a kung-fu serial killer and is by far the most entertaining Rothrock flick I've seen yet. A lot of the credit here goes to actor Don Niam as an insane rape-happy, ass-kicking killer named Stingray. This guy was only in a couple of things in the 90's which is too bad because he's so over-the-top here it's awesome! Stingray goes around trying to find his wife after she splits(I guess she was tired of the frequent rapings on the kitchen table and whatnot), has a very bad mommy-complex and rips people's eyeballs out and sticks them in a fish-tank after he beats their asses in a fight. He also never forgets to load his mullet up with hairspray before going on a killing-spree so he looks good for the ladies. Rothrock here also has a gang of sidekicks that sorta act like an Asian version of the Bowery Boys and this movie might have one of the strangest endings ever where everyone gets punished by being enrolled in college!?. I was lucky enough to see this in a theater full of drunks yesterday and that might be the perfect way to watch this. It definitely raised my opinion of Rothrock and also Ho and if there's anything similar to this that they did together I gotta find it. AKA BLOODY MARY KILLER