The Blood of Fu Manchu
by Jesus Franco
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Actor: Christopher Lee, G?tz George, Howard Marion-Crawford, Maria Rohm, Richard GreeneDirector: Jesus Franco
Cinematographer: Manuel Merino
Writer: Jesus Franco
Editor: Allan Morrison
Producer: Harry Alan Towers
Writer: Harry Alan Towers
Writer: Manfred R. K?hler
Writer: Sax Rohmer
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Blue Underground
Movie Reviews of The Blood of Fu Manchu
Movie Review: Too colorful
Summary: 2 Stars
I've been a fan of the Fu Manchu tales for years and have read every one of them. They are dark tales, most often set in London a few years either side of 1920. While Fu Manchu is a yellow peril villain, he never goes back on his word, and while he is thwarted, he is never quite destroyed.
This film just doesn't capture the flavor, the tone of Fu Manchu or his milieu. It was cheaper to move the venue to the jungle in lush colors. The dacoits no longer are zombie-like. Instead, they are just men dressed in red and black outfits. The producers threw in a little nudity, some very explicit violence for those who need that, and the end product doesn't measure up to the original writer's work. Not even close. I suppose if one has never read any of the books, this might work as an average thriller, but I hoped for the dark, foggy streets of London's east end along the Thames. And Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie with their tweeds and aromatic pipes planning the next foray into Fu's lair.
The story here is a mixed up mess, with banditos consorting with dacoits, with Sir Nayland laid up for most of the action, and lots of pretty ladies for decoration. Then, the movie just sor of--ends. Alas, poor Fu Manchu, that you have come down to this.
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