“I love any film that depicts the inhumanity of the prison system. This one just happens to take place in a world where limbs are easily removed, self-surgery is essential, and punching somebody can turn them into blood soup.” —Keenan N, postproduction

“Come for the exploding head made famous by ‘The Daily Show,’ stay for the tattooed villain using his own intestines to strangle the hero. So much crazy stuff happens in this movie that I forgot someone kicks a dog in half!” —Giles S, postproduction

“Best cinematic use of a meat grinder. Bar none.” —Curtis T, production

Directed by Lam Nai-choi • 1991 • Hong Kong
Starring Fan Siu-Wong, Gloria Yip, Yukari Oshima

The ultimate Hong Kong black-comic gorefest, this live-action adaptation of the cult manga is a blood feast of entrail-wreathed splatter and literally eye-popping ultraviolence. After he’s sentenced to a corrupt private prison for taking revenge on the shadowy gangsters who killed his girlfriend, the seemingly indestructible Ricky Ho (Fan Siu-wong) must fight his way out past a litany of enemies and unsavory figures using his superhuman ability to punch through any object (including the human body). Channeling the kinetic, hyperstylized spirit of the manga source material, writer-director Lam Nai-choi delivers a blast of pure cinema so outrageously over the top it’s nearly avant-garde.