#Mathew Karedas

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Samurai Cop (1991) // Dir. Amir Shervan

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Samurai Cop (1991) Dir. Amir Shervan

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Samurai Cop (1991)

In terms of movies that are so bad they're good, Samurai Cop has it all. The razor-thin plot is little more than an excuse to string together car chases, overly violent fights, ridiculous characters, equally bewildering dialogue, gratuitous sex scenes, laughable performances, unconvincing wigs, badly dubbed extras, befuddling editing choices and the kind of mistakes only a director drunken on their own power could make. It constantly surprises you despite a story devoid of any imagination.

To combat the Japanese gang that’s taken over Los Angeles' cocaine trade, “samurai” policeman Joe Marshall (Mathew Karedas) joins the force. With his partner Frank Washington (Mark Frazer), the two make a break in the case when Joe catches the eye of Jennifer (Janis Farley), a woman whom crime lord Fuj Fujiyama (Cranston Komuro) is attempting to romance.

You might’ve seen one of the film’s best scenes on YouTube at some point: the one where Joe talks to a flirty hospital nurse whose pickup lines you’d expect to hear coming from a drunken frat boy. Trust me, that’s just the beginning. This movie feels like it was conceived by a horny, bloodthirsty 13-year-old and written by aliens. While on a bust, Joe will say something to fellow officer Peggy (Melissa Moore) and you’ll think “That’s a weird line; you could probably take that one the wrong way without trying much…” only to realize the innuendo wasn’t accidental at all! You shouldn’t be surprised when it happens over and over, but you will be.

Eventually, you’ll realize this movie was shot most of the way, only for the production to run out of money and shooting to resume months later (it explains why Matthew Maredas has to wear a wig in his first scene). It's obvious, but you're taken aback. You’re not used to seeing movies this earnest made this badly. Samurai Cop has recurring jokes, the kind of recurring jokes that anyone with any kind of good sense would’ve thrown away and then burned out of shame. When writer/director Amir Shervan shoots a man emerging from a burning vehicle, he doesn’t think to ask the stunt guy to scream or act like he's in pain. All he sees is a man COVERED IN FLAMES, exactly as he’d envisioned it, which means it's a flawless take.

The plot of Samurai Cop is so basic it would’ve been as dull as a butter knife if it weren’t for the constant blunders. In one scene, the actors are clearly done delivering their lines and are waiting for the director to yell “CUT!” After he did, the editor (either Ruben Zadurian or Amir Shervan once more) didn’t go ahead and eliminate those extra few seconds of nothing; they kept them in. You’re as dumb-struck as the performers, wondering if there’s something you’re supposed to do to make this ordeal end… and then it does, so you breathe a sigh of relief. If Samurai Cop pulled that stunt on you, there's no telling what's next. Will it be two goons dubbed over by what has to be the director, using the same voice, in a row? How about someone going from 0 to 100 in one second, or some pointless nudity? You don’t know but every time, your response will be “Oh, well of course!”

The glory that is Samurai Cop cannot be contained in a few hundred words, and it can’t be summarized in a “best of video” either. If you have friends who don't understand why you like watching bad movies, show them this one. They'll be howling in no time. (September 1, 2021)

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Now I'm telling these motherfuckers that if they continue killing our children to make their precious millions that they deposit in their secret Swiss bank accounts, counselor, before your last suit even gets off the court clerk's desk, I'll have their stinking bodies in garbage bags and ship them back to Japan for fertilizer. Got it? Samurai Cop (1991) dir. Amir Shervan

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Well, finally saw Samurai Cop 2, and … wow.

Samurai Cop 1: So bad it’s somehow enjoyable.

Samurai Cop 2: So bad it’s bad.

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Samurai Cop

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"I will bring you his head and I will place it on your piano."

RiffTrax Live: Samurai Cop (1991)

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[#DailyMovieSketch × #Inktober #Inktober2019] @inktober Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015) Directed by Gregory Hatanaka This movie is a sequel to the "so-bad-it's-good" movie "Samurai Cop", made with a very low budget in 1991. The first movie was discovered several years later and has become a minor cult favourite for all its flaws. In 2015, a sequel came out because of fans' interest. The sequel while still a low budget film, had much better production values than the original, and has better acting (from the principals at least) than the first. Still, it's only for people who want to watch this type of stuff, not for everyone. The whole film has this very garish look, the plot is all over the place which leads one to think they actually had lot of things planned, but because of budgetary or other limitations, they didn't include them in the movie. Many characters and story elements are introduced and then dropped, about all I can make out about the story is that it's about warring gangs but I didn't find it that interesting. Most of the female characters are played by adult film actresses. Tommy Wiseau is in the movie and his insane overacting was annoying to me. But overall, I didn't regret watching this, it's certainly a very unusual experience! The movie is available to watch online on TubiTV (which is where I watched it). Yesterday I had attended an Art Workshop by @keshrt, and a brush pen was included as part of the materials we used there. He encouraged participants to sketch a lot, and sketch what one wanted to get good at drawing. I thought I'd try a couple of quick sketches with the pen, so did this. I was initially thinking of not posting these, as they're quickly done and not very good, but I decided to go ahead anyway. I drew Mathew Karedas and Kayden Kross as Joe and Jennifer from the movie. The first image is a scan, the second a Night Sight photo. #penandink #brushpen #pigma #sakura #inksketch #artistsoninstagram #samuraicop #samuraicop2 #488 / 21-Oct-19 (at Secunderabad) https://www.instagram.com/p/B33gduRgS9M/?igshid=1mtg8kr9xorbz

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Here's two of the pre-show slide backgrounds I created for @rifftrax Live Samurai Cop featuring the ever awesome Mathew Karedas & Gerald Okamura 

  To get the jokes see the show on April 13th! https://www.fathomevents.com/events/rifftrax-live-samurai-cop?utm_source=RiffTrax&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_term=Client_Organic&utm_content=RiffTrax_SC

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Samurai Cop

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Movie Nights: Samurai Cop 2

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Samurai Cop

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Those eyes though! @rifftrax Samurai Cop release tomorrow! Stay Tuned! 

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Robert Z’Dar showing off...