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      Riki-Oh

      R 1991 1h 31m Action List
      90% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 85% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Incarcerated for assault and manslaughter, a man (Siu-wong Fan) survives in a futuristic prison by resorting to more extreme violence. Read More Read Less

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      J. R. Jones Chicago Reader If you can handle the torrent of grisly violence, you'll find yourself royally entertained by this Hong Kong actioner. Mar 12, 2008 Full Review Michael Atkinson Village Voice A rather astonishing, starkly stylized blood flood set inside a privatized prison. Mar 12, 2008 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand You’ll be convinced that the “Oh” in 'Riki-Oh' stands for “Oh my God, did I really see that?” Dec 16, 2023 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending A great deal of the film's appeal lies in its unselfconscious childish enthusiasm, an unrelenting delight in doing cool, stupid stuff and doing it as hard as you possibly can Rated: 4/5 Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Beth Accomando KPBS.org Gore galore but not much more. Rated: 3/5 Jan 17, 2008 Full Review Kurt Ramschissel Film Threat You should have been running to the video store before you got to this sentence. Rated: 5/5 Dec 24, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      t s I thought that the blood was good! I enjoyed when the bad guy turned into a bigger badder guy. I was confused by the elephant killing gun. I think that if it was in American I would understand the plot better. I did not understand the point of the son. I wanna learn how to play the flute on a leaf. Overall I give 4 stars. VERY NICE! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review sam r Move over Citizen Kane, Riki-Oh has taken your crown for the best worst best movie ever to burn into my eyeballs, kick me in the back of the head and forcibly insert them back in to watch it again. Your jaw should be agape in awe and wonder as to why you watched Schindler's List and instead should have watched this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It is rare that a movie is made that makes you rethink what cinema can be. I watched this movie back in the 90s and probably haven't seen it in over 20 years. But I can remember almost everything about it. That is the mark of a great movie. In the first 15 minutes, you'll cringe laugh and probably give it an eye-roll, but with each passing scene, you'll grow more and more fond if it's belly-gut craziness and sheer audacity. If any film buff stumbles upon this review, trust me you won't be wasting two hours of your life and you definitely won't regret it! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member a love story better than Twilight Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Knew about this gem of a movie, yet I never watched it until today... Was blown away about how bad yet good it is. Over the top before going over the top was a thing. It's seems a parody, yet it's not. It's where all the MA/Asian movies parodies are based on. Sadly I watched this one alone. During the movie, at several ridiculous moments, I looked over my shoulder because I wanted to tell somebody how great/ridiculous the moment in question was. Nobody was there though, so I just talked to myself and laughed and shrugged for my own benefit. I regret nothing about this movie, except that I didn't watch this with friends! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Riki-Oh aka The Story of Ricky is a perfect 90 minute anime in live action form. Complete with crazy unexpected gore and violence. There's not much story other than Riki's little bit of backstory and corrupt prison wardens. But you come for the action and gore and this has plenty. A perfect Saturday night with the boys movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Incarcerated for assault and manslaughter, a man (Siu-wong Fan) survives in a futuristic prison by resorting to more extreme violence.
      Director
      Simon Lam
      Screenwriter
      Ngai Kai Lam
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 17, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 31m