tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post8727557587749294114..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: BLACK MAGIC (1975)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-84211792998772988942012-08-13T23:06:44.207-04:002012-08-13T23:06:44.207-04:00Well guys, I guess I should watch the sequel for c...Well guys, I guess I should watch the sequel for comparison's sake, and I certainly can't complain about more Lo Lieh in a picture. But the original looks like a tough act to follow. <br /><br />venom, I've seen Boxer's Omen and that's practically in another category of strange. It's more impressive in terms of effects and overall insanity but Black Magic has a stronger story and villain. But I ought to take a fresh look at the later film to make the comparison more fair.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-1270211702451011272012-08-13T10:40:46.221-04:002012-08-13T10:40:46.221-04:00They really don't make'em like this anymor...They really don't make'em like this anymore. I dig the second one more specifically because of Lo Lieh... a favorite of mine.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-404186551608858782012-08-13T02:46:10.820-04:002012-08-13T02:46:10.820-04:00Wonderful review, Sam. I actually prefer this one ...Wonderful review, Sam. I actually prefer this one to the sequel, which is a film most everybody else tends to prefer, lol. BLACK MAGIC 2 is essentially a remake of the first, but has Lo Lieh playing the black arts magician and adds even more sleaze to the mix including an army of zombies. The sequel has a rushed feel to it.<br /><br />As you stated, BLACK MAGIC was quite a trendsetting movie. Kuei Chi Hung took this template and made it much darker and even more nasty with his BEWITCHED and its sequel THE BOXER'S OMEN.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.com