88 Films: Riki-Oh The Story of Ricky and Robotrix Detailed for Blu-ray
Home88 Films: Riki-Oh The Story of Ricky and Robotrix Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted July 22, 2021 09:59 PM by Webmaster
British distributors 88 Films have provided final details for their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991) and Robotrix (1991). The two releases will be available for purchase later this summer.
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Description: Director Lam Ngai Kai (Erotic Ghost Story/Saga of the Phoenix), brings us a tour de force story of incarceration and injustice laced with super charged action sequences and mounting prison-based tension. Set in the year 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatised, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system when he is found guilty of the manslaughter of an infamous crime boss. Once in jail he must fight for his own survival when he is thrown into a world of enemies vying for his blood.
Based on the Japanese Manga by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari, this cinematic adaptation also follows closely in the footsteps of a host brutal prison dramas like Brute Force (1947), Escape from Alcatraz (1979) and Scum (1979) but of course it's all delivered with a distinctive Hong Kong style powerhouse punch.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Robotrix
Description: From the heady days of early 90s Hong Kong exploitation cinema comes Robotrix, a hi-octane, fast and furious science fiction romp, packed with glorious action sequences and bonkers plotlines. When evil inventor Ryuichi Sakamato (Chung Lin) transfers his mind into that of a powerful cyborg, he becomes a murderer and rapist. But when one of his victims, Police officer Selena Lin (Chikako Aoyama) becomes super robot Eve-27, she teams up with android sidekick Ann (Amy Yip) and together they seek to bring the criminally insane scientist to justice.
Like a crazy mix of The Terminator (1981), The Power Rangers and of course, Robocop (1987) Robotrix, combines the mad doctor movie with extreme martial arts to deliver a sexy, seductive, bionic tale of lust and violence given a uniquely Asian futuristic spin.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Description: Director Lam Ngai Kai (Erotic Ghost Story/Saga of the Phoenix), brings us a tour de force story of incarceration and injustice laced with super charged action sequences and mounting prison-based tension. Set in the year 2001, where all correctional facilities have been privatised, martial artist Ricky finds himself victim to the corrupt system when he is found guilty of the manslaughter of an infamous crime boss. Once in jail he must fight for his own survival when he is thrown into a world of enemies vying for his blood.
Based on the Japanese Manga by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari, this cinematic adaptation also follows closely in the footsteps of a host brutal prison dramas like Brute Force (1947), Escape from Alcatraz (1979) and Scum (1979) but of course it's all delivered with a distinctive Hong Kong style powerhouse punch.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Audio Commentary with Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- Audio Commentary with Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng
- Audio Commentary with Audi Sorlie and Chris Ling
- Interview with Fan Sui-wong
- Trailers
- Hong Kong Trailer
- English Trailer
- Audio
- Cantonese LPCM Mono (Theatrical Mix) 2.0
- Cantonese LPCM Mono (Home Video Mix) 2.0
- English LPCM Mono 2.0
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Remastered English Subtitles
- Reversible sleeve with original Hong Kong Poster Artwork
- Rigid Slipcase with Brand New artwork by Kung Fu Bob
- Replica lobby art cards
- Double-Sided Foldout Poster
- 40-Page Perfect-bound Booklet
Robotrix
Description: From the heady days of early 90s Hong Kong exploitation cinema comes Robotrix, a hi-octane, fast and furious science fiction romp, packed with glorious action sequences and bonkers plotlines. When evil inventor Ryuichi Sakamato (Chung Lin) transfers his mind into that of a powerful cyborg, he becomes a murderer and rapist. But when one of his victims, Police officer Selena Lin (Chikako Aoyama) becomes super robot Eve-27, she teams up with android sidekick Ann (Amy Yip) and together they seek to bring the criminally insane scientist to justice.
Like a crazy mix of The Terminator (1981), The Power Rangers and of course, Robocop (1987) Robotrix, combines the mad doctor movie with extreme martial arts to deliver a sexy, seductive, bionic tale of lust and violence given a uniquely Asian futuristic spin.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Video Introduction with Director Jamie Luk
- Audio Commentary with Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Scenes From the Alternative Version
- English Language Titles
- Trailers
- Hong Kong Trailer
- English Trailer
- Audio
- English LPCM Mono 2.0
- Cantonese LPCM Mono 2.0 with English Subtitles
- Cantonese LPCM Mono 2.0 with English SDH
- Reversible sleeve with original Hong Kong poster art
- Rigid slipcase with brand new artwork by R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien
- Double-Sided Foldout Poster featuring new artwork and original HK poster
- 6 Replica Lobby Cards
- 80-page perfect-bound book including an interview with director Jamie Luk, an interview Robotrix actor Vincent Lyn, Robotrix versus censorship by Matthew Edwards, and VHS Cat III Cinema boom of the 90s by Tim Murray
