Riki Oh: The Story of Ricky

Alot of B martial arts/action movies suffer from a key flaw; taking themselves too seriously. Instead of embracing the fact that these movies are ridiculous, they try to add complex plot twists or deep character development which always comes off very hoaky and forced. Nobody is expecting an Oscar performance in a movie where you main character kills fifty people with his bare hands, and Riki Oh: The Story of Riki realizes that.

Riki Oh feels like a martial arts movie made by (Sam Raimi)[Evil Dead 1 and 2, Army of Darkness], and by that I mean it has all the over the top blood and gore effects you would find in a Raimi movie. Unless you've seen the "Raid 1,2", you know that most fight movies don't have alot of blood; maybe a bloody nose or some small cuts, but you won't see people having holes punched through their stomach (This happens 10 minutes into the movie).

This movie starts typically: badass guy goes to jail, every gang messes with him for no reason and he kicks the crap outta them and brings down a corrupt prison warden. Pretty straight forward, and nothing mind blowing. What is mind blowing metaphorically and literally is the insane fight scenes. This isn't "Ong Bak" amazing, with death defying stunts. It's just amazing with death. How? Let me let me just list a few ways Riki kills people.

- Punches hole through a guys stomach (4 times in the movie)

- X–Ray punches a guy in the head and shatters his skull

- Punches a guy's arm, opposite hand, and his mouth off (this all happens to one guy)

- Blending someone to death in a meatgrinder

These are just a few of the highlights ,but there are oh so many more. The English dubbing and use of bad rubber mannequins for some of the deaths keep the laughs accumulating as well. I could tell you everything psychotic that happens in this movie in detail, but I don't have time to write a novel. Riki Oh is also a film that you have to see to believe. You can describe it to someone but the full effect can't be felt until you see it yourself.

Riki Oh is currently on YouTube to watch with the English dubbing. It's gained a major cult following in recent years and already has over 6.5 million views on YouTube. So do I recommend this movie?

F**k yeah!!!!

Riki Oh for me, was almost the pinnacle of action movie entertainment. I laughed alot and found myself jumping out of my chair going "That was gnarly, and ridiculous, and awesome!". So if you and your buddies want to have a goodtime; grab some popcorn, fire up your computer and enjoy Riki Oh: The Story of Riki, or as I like to call it. "Riki Oh: The Baddest Mothaf**ka to Walk the Face of the Earth". Sure that's a long title, but it's just as nuts as the movie.

10/10