tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065576.post6328692217540430447..comments2024-03-28T06:26:36.564-04:00Comments on Comeuppance Reviews: Animal Protector (1989)Tyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065576.post-5072714564520395062019-06-07T14:53:47.710-04:002019-06-07T14:53:47.710-04:00Can't agree more, we loved it too. Got to love...Can't agree more, we loved it too. Got to love Mats Helge. Also just put a link to your review!Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065576.post-36596858393703689842019-06-07T11:25:28.840-04:002019-06-07T11:25:28.840-04:00This and Ninja Mission are probably the best Swedi...This and Ninja Mission are probably the best Swedish action movies ever made, while Born American represented Finland. I don’t think any action movies were ever made in Norway and Denmark, so the Scandinavian contribution to action movie history is meagre. Well, Renny Harlin went from Finland to Hollywood, and made Die Hard 2 and Cliffhanger, so there’s that.<br /><br />Some background info:<br />Frederick Offrein was a Dutch entrepreneur who migrated to Sweden. He worked as a bouncer in a famous night club, so he met loads of celebs. He was the guide for Stallone when he visited Stockholm in the mid-80s. He even has a website to document his 80s exploits: offrein.com<br /><br />Mats Helge started out making lingonberry westerns, i.e. westerns filmed in Sweden, before his action movie heyday. His movies were considered trash in Sweden in the 80s, and Ninja Mission was banned. He mostly filmed the movies in the countryside where he lived. In the early 90s, he was wanted by the Swedish IRS, went underground, and still remains a recluse. During the last few years, his reputation has been rehabiltated, since many of the people who worked on his movies became famous actors, producers and directors in Sweden. There was even an exhibition with memorabilia from his movies, but Helge was not interested in attending.Roger Renmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065576.post-18858958418307645882019-06-02T09:15:03.578-04:002019-06-02T09:15:03.578-04:00Cracker of a film, I reviewed this a while back: h...Cracker of a film, I reviewed this a while back: http://www.explosiveaction.com/2017/02/ultimate-protector-aka-animal-protector.htmlExplosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.com