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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Nov 27, 2022 0:26:51 GMT -5
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Post by pinja on Nov 27, 2022 0:38:31 GMT -5
Very sad.  He was a passionate filmmaker and the movies I've seen were loads of fun. "Cyborg" is the great kind of bonkers. Just three days ago RedLetterMedia uploaded a Pyun double feature including "Cyborg" and "Arcade". In the video they mentioned how Pyun's health was bad, but that he loved it whenever people would talk about his movies. He left his mark in B-movie cinema. |
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Post by agent817 on Nov 27, 2022 0:40:27 GMT -5
His films weren't the best, but this is still sad. His films were mostly an acquired taste in that they were bad but some were fun. I have always liked Mean Guns. May he rest in peace.
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El Pollo Guerrera
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Nov 27, 2022 5:37:02 GMT -5
One of my favorite movies of the 80's is his first, "The Sword and The Sorcerer". It's a kick-ass Conan rip-off with tons of swords, magic, dancing girls and violence, and the greatest weapon to appear in one of these movies: a broadsword with three blades, two that could shoot out like arrows.
Enjoyed his contribution to the documentary "Electric Boogaloo", about the behind-the-scenes of Canon Films. He described his days directing the 1990 "Captain America" movie... they filmed for days without film in the camera, then blamed the film developers for "screwing up the footage" and had to re-shoots the scenes when they managed to raise enough to finish working, just so the majority of the crew wouldn't walk.
Rest in peace, sir. Your passion for filmmaking always made it to the screen, even if your vision didn't.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 27, 2022 5:43:21 GMT -5
Sadly not a surprise after finding out his situation from RedLetterMedia's showcase.
Pyun had an interesting output. He made some of the better or more interesting entries in the low budget sphere, and his stuff was the kind of thing you'd navigate at rental stores, bargain bins, and late night cable. I probably wouldn't call him an auteur or anything, but I'd comfortably call him an overachiever, given the circumstances he'd work in.
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Post by Duke Cameron on Nov 27, 2022 8:35:02 GMT -5
Sad, but not unexpected. A few years ago I talked to Linda Kerridge, who had been in several of his films (Vicious Lips, Down Twisted, Alien from L.A.) and she told me even then that he had been sick for awhile.
My favorite film of his was Vicious Lips.
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Post by thechase on Nov 27, 2022 10:12:15 GMT -5
I loved his Captain America, especially the "psyche hitler" scene.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Dec 4, 2022 5:21:03 GMT -5
Having both multiple sclerosis and dementia must have really sucked.
But all props due for being the type of director who could make the most of a movie having a low budget.
R.I.P
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Post by Beebs is the Final Girl on Dec 5, 2022 17:35:08 GMT -5
I love Alien From L.A. I have watched it so many times. The MST3K version is fun too.
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Post by FinalGwen on Dec 5, 2022 19:12:59 GMT -5
Main reason I knew of him is Road To Hell, his Streets Of Fire sequel. Plotwise I can't say much for it, but it does mean that one of Jim Steinman's most unappreciated classics (Nowhere Fast by Fire Inc) got one of its only covers. RIP.
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