Recently, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday Halloween, I dug out Shaolin vs The Evil Dead.
No, this isn't a kung-fu/Bruce Campbell mash-up (as awesome as that would be). There are, however, exploding demons, kung-fu fighting zombies, and some Chinese hopping vampires that do something between the Hokey-Pokey and tai chi while the main characters do all these really awesome acrobatic moves. The movie also managed to cram in a budding romance, slapstick comedy, a side story about one of the characters accidentally swallowing and giving birth to a ghost, and a rivalry story between two brothers. By the time the end of the movie happens, you haven't even gotten through half of the material. There are some scenes in the end credits, but I'm not sure if it's a preview of the sequel or if it's just "the rest of the movie that we were going to make but ran out of time/money". If anyone knows if there's a sequel to this movie that's under $5.00 used, let me know. I really need to know what happens next.
Unfortunately for me, the chain that I used to get all my used DVDs from recently shut down. I know that there are online outlets for purchasing used movies, but it's not the same as browsing the shelves on a Saturday afternoon with nothing particular in mind. Still, there's always flea-markets and yard-sales.
Do you have any "Best $5.00 I've Ever Spent" movies? If so, please share them in the comments.
