Ren pi guo zheng xie (1996)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Directors:

Wai On Chan
Cheng Chow

Release Date:

6 January 1996 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A Chinese "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

Plot:

Someone has been skinning dead bodies and using their hide to make shoes. All of a sudden, a shoe factory whose business has been on the low side for some time improves tremendously. |

Plot Keywords:

Chainsaw

Cast

Billy Chow	...	Teddy Bear
Yue Hei Man
Fui-On Shing	...	Kuen (as Sing Fui Ann)
Dick Wei	...	Police Captain

Also Known As:

Horrible High Heels (Hong Kong: English title)
Yan pei go jang haai (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:III | Netherlands:16

A murderer who wants to open a shoe store? What a loser.

I knew it'd happen again one day, another poor CAT3 film came my way. With quotes such as The Chinese Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it's a movie you almost HAVE to see. Well, that ain't the case. Really, this is a completely passable CAT3 entry that is utterly a completely below average flick. And if you compare it to other classic CAT3's, it feels much worse.

The story is about a killer who takes the skin of his victims to make....duuhhh, High Heels. Well, neither the killings nor the high heels are very impressive. There are a few nice scenes involving some sleazy rape n sex, but besides those choice scenes, even the murders and death is almost yawn worthy. All actors involved are very forgettable, well besides the killer, he may fit in the "so bad it's good" category for acting. Everyone else is emotionless and just plain bad. The story itself sucks. Big surprise there! Combine crappy actors, weak writing and not enough of the "good stuff" the movie begins to become boring and feel uneventful.

Horrible High Heels isn't completely horrible, but it isn't even close to be worthy of being talked among some of the classic CAT3 flicks. Film such as Chinese Torture Chamber Story, Untold Story, Red to Kill, these are where it's at. If I were you, I'd pass on this and re-watch one of the classicks. But if you are like me and are in love with the CAT3 universe, then I suppose check it out. Just don't expect anything fantastic.