And there is one, too. There's lots of them, in fact. This being an Indonesian movie, there's also plenty of sorcerers and mystics doing battle as well. The Dutch have hired two of the toughest mystics to take on Jaka and all the natives. They've even hired a man who can break a bull's neck with his bare hands! Poor Jaka is only helped out by his Islamic beliefs and a kindly old sorcerer who helps out when things get really bad.
They get so bad for Jaka that the middle section of the film should be called "The Passion of Barry Prima". He's getting it from all sides - and not in a good way. He's captured, beaten, whipped, crucified, and blinded - all because he fights for freedom! Damn you, Dutch Imperialists! It's a good thing he's super manly!
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| Would you guess this man had just been crucified? I told you he's tough! |
It's also a good thing that kindly, old sorcerer is around since Jaka needs all the help he can get. The main sorcerer bad guy type can disengage his limbs, including his head, and use them all independently in his fights with Jaka. When's Jaka gonna catch a break? Maybe he's so badass, he doesn't need to! Well, except for his sorcerer buddy - that guy helps.
It all builds up to a big raid on the Dutch fortress and a final fight with the evil head sorcerer. Will Jaka and the villagers prevail? Watch and find out! (....there's a ton of sequels to this movie, so, yeah, they pretty much prevail - but watch it anyway, it's totally fun....)
This DVD from Mondo Macabro is loaded. You get an interview with the writer, an interview with the head of Rapi Films (the studio that produced this movie), Barry Prima bio, the trailer, more trailers, the Mondo Macabro trailer (Love the music!) and some other good stuff. If you liked The Demon Sword or 80's Hong Kong movies, you should definitely check this out.
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