Ren she da zhan (1982)

Ren she da zhan (1982). Ren she da zhan: Directed by Chi Chang. With Yun-Peng Hsiang, Yuen Kao, Ping-Ou Wei, Lui Cheung. After a businessman kills thousands of snakes in a pit where they are building a new apartment building, the residents of the building are attacked by thousands of snakes as vengeance.

“Cobra crushing, python pounding, boa bashing, mamba mashing, and all round general asp annihilation: Calamity of Snakesu0026#39; catalogue of real-life cruelty to the lowly serpent is simply quite staggering, and makes this early 80s example of Hong Kong snakesploitation unmissable for fans of the downright weird and absurd (although definitely not one for animal lovers).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFeaturing more scaly skin than Judith Chalmers in a hall of mirrors, William Changu0026#39;s unbelievably silly snake-snuff movie sees thousands of the wriggly critters invade an exclusive high-rise apartment block seeking revenge for the wholesale slaughter of their pals during the construction of the building. As the hissing horde slithers and slides from room to room to attack the residents, a group of highly trained reptile exterminators (in fetching silver overalls and matching helmets) race to the rescue, armed with dry ice and flame throwers. But will even they be able to handle the ferocious monster boa that leads the reptilian rampage?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTotally outrageous from start to finish, with endless animal violence (no budget for fancy animatronics in this one!), u0026#39;crazyu0026#39; Hong Kong comedy (speeded up footage ala Benny Hill, a fat woman who eats like a pig, and an old bloke whose hair stands on end), snake-fu, and dreadful disco dancing, Calamity of Snakes is one of those rare treats that makes hunting for obscure movies worthwhile. Apart from a few talkative scenes which do slow down the action a little, this is pure trash entertainment.”