http://enlejemordersertilbage.blogspot.com/2008/12/rambu-speaks.html

Jack

Yeah, well, we all change our perspective on things once we become more familiar with them so I fully understand. And I thought your review was well written and all I just didn’t quite agree with the rating.

Sure, no problem, I’m just happy to spread “the good word”, LOL.

About the dubbing: I honestly can’t tell you for sure why he’s dubbed in that film; Yes, it could be to make him sound American but then again Aussie and Kiwi actors are usually able to do an American accent quite well anyway. But then again, he probably wasn’t a trained actor so maybe he just couldn’t do it.

However, the reason could also be the same reason all Hong Kong movies were dubbed until the early 1980s; The studios simply didn’t have the equipment and it was too expensive to record sound on set. Who knows.

Thanks, Enemy. I’ve only been aware of this site for about 24 hours but it seems pretty cool so sure I’ll stop by again. And I’ll let y’all know if I uncover any other big news bits in the world of Mr. O’Brian, LOL.

Jack

I’ve been considering re-reviewing this film (which I don’t usually do) because I think I have a little bit better perspective on it after seeing more of POB. It definitely deserves more than the 2 stars that I initially gave it.

Also, thanks for posting the information about O’Brian. I’ve been trying to find more about him in the last few months, but unfortunately it seems like any updated info is scarce. Now it makes a lot more sense why he’s dubbed, since he’s playing an “American” character, and he’s actually from New Zealand.

Again, thanks for stopping by and come back often.

And yes, you’re right; Peter O’Brian was like a mythical person. At some stage I remember thinking his bad tats (tattoos) made him look like some sleazy sailor, haha.

I still feel the same way about the white chick who played the lead in “Lady Terminator”. Who was she? where did she go? I’d love to track her down and do an interview. And the German girl who was in “Mystics in Bali”.

Monkeyface,

Thanks, mate. Very cool you guys here at IB are fans of Indo flicks! So am I and you bet there’s a couple more fans outside of IB! I know for a fact that every time the letterboxed Greek VHS is up for auction on eBay it goes for huge amounts of money! And of course I crave and fester on the films of Barry Prima and Suzanna (who sadly died recently) as well.

Lastly, I gotta say I don’t quite agree with your reviewer; I don’t think the film ‘suffers from the cliche of “too much of a good thing”’. I think it’s just right. I would have given it top score. The absolutely only unfortunate thing imo is that O’Brian didn’t get to do more films in Indonesia.

Jack

This piece of news has rocked my world. Ever since I first saw The Intruder (back in ’91 it must be) POB has become a mythic person. And now he is somehow within reach!!

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!

Thanks so much for the information about Rambu. All of us at IB are HUGE Peter O’Brian fans so it’s nice to see he is still helping the people of Indonesia. Its amazing to see there are other people out there who share a fondness for great Indonesian cinema and especially POB! Keep up the good work!

Monkeyface

By the way, did you know that them Indonesians over in Indonesia actually made T-w-o versions of the film?? Well, THEY DID!! The version you know is the one they made for the international market. However, for the local Indonesian market they released the exact same film, same footage and all, but with a DIFFERENT actor to playing the role of Rambu!!! I’m not kidding. It’s released on VCD and you can see the cover on my blog and there’s two segments from the film. And actually, as late as of yesterday, my friend received a photo of O’Brian saying hi. Pretty cool.

Here’s a link to all my posts about RAMBU:

http://enlejemordersertilbage.blogspot.com/search/label/rambu

I hope this site doesn’t mind this shameless plug for my own site but it’s all in the spirit of Rambu information, LOL.

Jack