The Devil's Sword. Indonesia 1983. Directed by Ratno Timoer

Indonesia is one of those countries, that is famous by its absolutely insane genre films. The Devil's Sword is luckily one of them, and in fact it is also one of the best of its kind too.

At first you will be fascinated by the story, that features incredible characters & creatures like hilarious Crocodile Men (you got to see them jumping around... this is the stuff you wonder if you have gone to parallel universe) and their beautiful maneater Crocodile Queen - but when it all is combined into low-budget but always inspiring, innovative film making and special effects, the resolution is outstanding. And yes, the SFX look cheesy but hey - you will be entertained as hell.

Indonesian actor hero Barry Prima stars as Mandala, the only one who can stop the Crocodile Queen having the legendary & mysterious Devil's Sword. You won't be surprised if I say there will be a huge number of enemies making Mandala's way harder to walk, but amount of action is gotta to be seen to believe it. In every corner there comes an insane fight with more and more imaginative villains.

The Devil's Sword is the film, you want to show your friends in parties. You want to see it by yourself. You want to show it to your mother-in-law. And if you show it on your first date, you can be sure she/he is the one if she/he does not run away. It's that good, honest.

Mondo Macabro has found a great print, and the colors look awesome. The picture is also sharp, so everything's fine here technically. Extra material includes "An encounter with Barry Prima" - a new interview with legendary action hero. And it seems he has difficulties to believe that some people actually watch his films. A great and rare featurette, since Prima does not give interviews too often. The history lecture with essay "Heavenly Swords: A history of the sword" shows again that in-depth quality that Mondo Macabro is known of. A great release - and the best so far in 2006.