Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Kill or Be Killed (1976)

Quite possibly the most confusing and random film ever made.

A Nazi, Baron von Rudloff (Norman Coombes) was humiliated before his beloved Führer during the war when his German team of karate masters were defeated by the Japanese team of Miyagi (Raymond Ho-Tong). Now several decades on von Rudloff has built a castle in the South African desert (which looks like he built it out of styrofoam) and a private army. Now he wants to hold a rematch of the karate contest...

He bribes Miyagi to bring a new team of the best karate masters (none of which are from Japan weirdly) while von Rudloff's henchman Chico (Danie du Plessis) recruits other best karate masters for the Nazi's new team. One chosen is Steve (James Ryan) but he doesn't want much to do with von Rudloff's crazy plan and makes off. Unfortunately Steve's girlfriend Olga (Charlotte Michelle) is kidnapped forcing Steve to take part in the bizarre karate contest...

A very strange film full of random plot tangents and just sheer weirdness. This film definitely feels like one where filming in some scenes began with a half-written script (or even none at all). Some of the fighting scenes are not that bad at all and the film is, of course, unintentionally hilarious. And just so so odd.