The Warrior Collection | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)
Available for pre-order on June 20, 2024 is Mondo Macabro’s Blu-ray set for The Warrior Collection, which will include 1981’s The Warrior, 1983’s The Warrior and the Blind Swordsman and 1985’s The Warrior and the Ninja.
Directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra, The Warrior is an outrageously entertaining fantasy flick that stars Indonesian action hero Barry Prima. He plays Jaka Sembung, a kind of Robin Hood figure who possesses mystical powers. As a leader of his country’s rebellion against the oppressive Dutch colonialists, Jaka Sembung is captured, tortured and left for dead. But he returns, even more powerful than before. In desperation the invaders resurrect an evil wizard and set him against Jaka Sembung in a fierce fight to the death.
Packed with jaw dropping action scenes and astonishing special effects, The Warrior is the ultimate cult classic. This is the first Blu-ray release of the film in the US and is fully remastered and completely uncut.
In Dasri Yacob’s The Warriors and the Blind Swordsman, the explosive sequel to The Warrior, Jaka Sembung is back, organizing resistance to the Dutch colonialist army in West Java and spreading the message of rebellion throughout the land. The Dutch commander organizes a martial arts tournament to select the best warrior to defeat Jaka Sembung. The winner is Si Buta, a mysterious blind swordsman from a place Called Devil’s Mountain. For a chest full of gold coins, Sin Buta returns with Jaka Sembungs’s decapitated head. However, things are not quite what they seem and they become even more complicated when a seductive sorceress, Dewi Magi, sets her sights on the blind swordsman and demands Jaka Sembung as her sex slave. The Dutch send in their heavily armed troops and an apocalyptic battle ensues, filled with magic, mayhem and mystical martial arts.
In The Warrior and the Ninja, the final entry in Rapi Films’ Warrior Trilogy, Jaka Sembung teams up with a female freedom fighter known as The Black Squirrel. The film opens with a spectacular volcanic explosion and from there on the tension never lets up. Numerous high energy scenes of brutal martial arts are interspersed with sustained action, gore, and outrageous special effects sequences.
This may well be the most action packed of all the films in the series and is directed by Mystics in Bali helmer H. Tjut Djalil. Jaka Sembung comes up against one of his most fearsome opponents in the seemingly invincible, iron skinned Balung Wesi. The film features one of the most over the top scenes in the entire trilogy when one of the villains has her face ripped off by the Black Squirrel.
Limted Edition Features:
- 2 disc set with slipcover and reversible inner sleeve featuring brand new art by Jolyon Yates
- 20 page color booklet with new writing on the films by Pete Tombs
- 1500 numbered copies (numbers will be sent out randomly)
Features:
- HD transfer from the original negative
- New Interview with film maker Joko Anwar
- New Interview with SFX maestro EL Badrun
- New Interview with writer/assistant director Imam Tantowi
- Archive interview with Imam Tantowi
- Interview with producer Gope Samtani
- Trailers for The Warrior, The Warrior and the Blind Swordsman and The Warrior and the Ninja
Technical Specs:
- 94/95/99 min.
- 2.35:1
- English or Indonesian audio options
- English subtitles
