However, this version improves tremendously in the encoding department over that previous pixellation-riddled mess, making for a somewhat ragged but acceptable viewing experience.

The exact comic nature of the film in its origins is questionable as most of the silliness appears to have been imposed during the dubbing process however, whatever cinematic forces joined together to produce this bizarre masterwork deserve to be praised for years to come.ĭue to a lack of available film elements, Mondo Macabro's DVD must resort to the same tape master used for the dire Simitar release a few years earlier. The film looks like it was shot for a few dollars in one neighborhood, but the comedic value is so high, even the most demanding of viewers won't care. Weng Weng never changes expressions (except for one chilling attempt at a smile), evidently taking his leading man duties very seriously as he darts around his enemies and administers deadly force from a very low altitude. Packed with memorable one-liners ('What's the matter, you got a bug in your hair?'), horrifying fashion, and a warbling music score, For Your Height Only resembles no other James Bond imitation on the planet. A few innocent people die along the way, but such is the price of freedom - especially when it's being guarded by someone less than three feet tall. Giant's hideout where justice can be preserved with a few well-placed kicks to the crotch. Equipped with an array of low-tech gadgets and peculiar prowess with the ladies, he canoodles and kickboxes his way into Mr. Giant and his goons are terrorizing the country with slavery rings, drugs, and gunrunning, and now Weng Weng is hot on their trail after the kidnapping of a respected scientist who's pioneered a new kind of bomb. (The second film, The Impossible Kid, is available as a bargain title on DVD as well.) It seems the nefarious Mr. First up is For Your Height Only (or as the title card calls it, For Y'ur Height Only), the first of two Filipino spy adventures starring the diminutive Weng Weng. Mondo Macabro (US R0 NTSC) / WS (2.35:1) (16:9)Ĭontinuing in its mission to expose the freakiest world cinema to DVD consumers, Mondo Macabro unleashes two high-kicking, oddly-paired outings from producer Dick Randall that offer an unforgettable evening of party viewing. Directed by Bruce Le / Starring Bruce Le, Richard Harrison, Nadiuska, Brad Harris

Directed by Eddie Nicart / Starring Weng Weng, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Tony Ferrer, Beth SandovalĬolor, 1980, 87m.

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