Lee Eisenberg I recently saw Ang Lee's movies "The Wedding Banquet" and "Eat Drink Man Woman". If one sees these movies - both of them outstanding pieces of work - one might assume that only these sorts of movies come from Taiwan.Well, it's time to burst that bubble, because you've never seen anything like Pearl Chang's "Lang nu bai mo" (alternately called "Wolf Devil Woman" and "Wolfen Devil" in English). This has to be one of the single wackiest things ever scripted and filmed. The plot centers on a wolf-raised woman whose parents an evil lord murdered, so she's out for vengeance, but it's an excuse to show off some of the zaniest moves. And the dubbing? It makes the bad guy sound like Yosemite Sam!Basically, this is some of the most fun that you'll ever have watching a movie. I have no doubt that they had a lot of fun filming it. A great time.

HumanoidOfFlesh The evil-worshiping red devil slaughters the parents of a young girl who is rescued from sure death by snow wolves.They raise her and over the course of twenty years teach her the wolfen ninja skill.She hopes to get her revenge on the "Red Devil".This crazy exploitation flick is easily one of the weirdest HK horror/martial-arts flicks I have ever seen.There are crimson clad ninjas,kungfu gorillas,voodoo dolls,zombies and hopping vampires among the ocean of trashy entertainment.Completely off the wall cult flick with enough gore and cheesy martial arts to satisfy even the most demanding fan of cinema bizarro.Bunny lovers beware!Cute bunnies are butchered in "Wolfen Ninja".Give this oddity a look.7 wolfen ninjas out of 10.

LARSONRD Utterly incomprehensible and ineptly directed martial arts fantasy, viewed on a poorly preserved HK VCD from Ocean Shores The silly story has something to do with a battle between villagers and the local evil warlord, named The Devil, with a young girl raised by wolves who rises to confront the wicked warlord. But the film is so poorly executed that even the cheerful, entertaining silliness of 1980s era kung fu movies can redeem it. Much of this film is clearly intended as camp (the wolf girl wears a stuffed baby wolf doll on her head; the human character's retarded sidekick constantly spews words of non-wisdom) but it's not even enjoyable on that level. The storyline is sheer idiocy; the acting is awful and the English dubbing makes it even worse. The VCD contained a warning that "this article contains material which may offend" - no doubt referring to the PETA-free treatment of rabbits which appear to have been shot and/or dismembered live in a few scenes. Ling Chan's direction consists mainly of repeating quick zooms and endless recurring cuts (i.e., the wolf attack early on in the film consists of wolves running toward the camera and then dozens of shots of wolves lunging past; even the kung fu fights are obscured by incomprehensible cut-aways, repeat images, shots aimed at nothing, and badly performed reactions from the cast. The enjoyable silliness of many kung fu fantasies of the era are often wonderfully entertaining and enjoyable, but this one was just awful.

MooCowMo It has been many, many moons since the MooCow laid his astounded eyes upon the opus known as "Wolfen Ninja", but it is an experience not likely to be forgotten. :=8)Like many of us who grew up in the 60's and 70's, I can remember seeing this amazing film during one of the many Kung Fu Double Features that played on our local tv station(before cable was all the rage) - Channel 48, out of Moo Jersey, I believe. This one had a girl who was abandoned at birth, only to be brought up by a pack of dogs/wolves, who developes her own "special" brand of kung fu. She barked, lapped up water, dressed in furs, and (god as my witness) had a stuffed dog tied around her head, no doubt to remind us of her wolven-cownection. I distinctly remember laughing uproariously throughout the entire film. I would be one happy MooCow if I cud only get my hooves on a copy. It is probably udder some secondary title, but it has proven harder to find than the Holy Grail. Suffice to say, anyone who loves silly kung fu moovies, or stinkers in general, need to see this flick. It's right up there with "Drunken Wu Tang", "Flying Guiletine", and "For Your Height Only".