This is an overview and critical examination of a genre of violent exploitation movies that flourished very briefly in Taiwan in the late 70's and early 80's. Typically featuring gangsters and rape/revenge tales these were lurid, low brow and very successful at the time. Sadly, few of the movies seem to have survived today in anything like a watchable form. Consequently the documentary has to resort to VCD and VHS clips, often cropped and in very poor shape indeed.
The subject is an interesting one that few viewers, in the west or the east, will know much about. However, the documentary is quite poorly made. The subtitles in particular are so slapdash and essentially unreadable that they make viewing something of a chore. I guess the film was made for local audiences so maybe context was not considered an essential component. However, for viewers unfamiliar with the last thirty or so years of Taiwanese history much of what is discussed on screen will come across as confused or confusing.
At the very least, let's hope that this documentary leads to a rediscovery of better quality elements for some of the fascinating sounding features briefly extracted here.