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Dignified Killers (Taiwan. 1991)

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                           I have to confess I'm a little wayward with my blogging, I do try, I wander from rock writing to this and that but really I should focus on what I'm good at writing about, which is hard, violent asian pulp cinema. So I'm going to try harder. This takes us to the 1991 Taiwan film  Dignified Killers . Taiwan gangster pictures of this era are even cheaper than the cheaper Hong Kong crime movies. They're usually laden with more violence and sleaze, along with louder clothing. They're also very hit and miss, some being so bad they're not worth reviewing (1988's War Of The Underworld). Thankfully today's feature is as enjoyable as they really get. Dignified Killers  is straight up action exploitation, nothing more and nothing less. Lean, crude violent pulp with guns that crackle like fire crackers and just as much broken glass as Jackie Chan's Police Story. Add in Chanbara Spurt hero Lam...