trashgang I had this flick on my shelves for years, bought full uncut on some Hong Kong label but I never took the time to give it a go. But an interview in Darkside magazine with Simon Yam did me decide to give it a go. But what a mistake it was, it is a perfect example of a much over-hyped flick. Don't get me wrong, the acting is okay but where was all that gore that people were talking about. Flicks that are based on true events concerning serial killers that's what I like to watch. Dr. Lamb is based on the true life murders that took place in Hong Kong in 1982 during several months. A taxi driver named "Lam Gor-Yu" committed murders on females that were sluts in his eyes, hookers as we know them. He killed them because God told him so. Taking pictures of the naked girls in all kind of positions and mutilations he had to develop his pictures. He was caught in the shop he was working by his colleagues. He was sentenced to prison for life. All those things were actually in this flick.But Dr. Lamb fails due the long scene's with the cops. One is trying to give some English sentences but it doesn't work at all. The problem is that it even becomes a bit funny while seeing those coppers at work, especially the female one. I guess that that wasn't supposed to happen. The only moments that are worth watching is once Lam is talking to the police how and why he did all his atrocities. We see him perform his killings but it never becomes gory even as it is a CAT III flick. Even the necrophilia looks a bit dull. In fact this flick had nothing to offer when the killer isn't on-screen. A joke here and there with the stupid coppers like the throwing of a breast but for me it just wasn't funny.I can't understand why this is so much hyped. I found it overall boring with a few scene's that are worth watching. But for me not a CAT III worthy. A bit of nudity here and there but the blood was left out. Luckily the acting by Simon Yam was okay.Gore 1/5 Nudity 2/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0,5/5

Boba_Fett1138 This is one of those typical violence filled Hong Kong movies, that is about a taxi driver on a killing spree and features lots of gore and profanities. It takes you into the mind of the serial killer and shows how he got to his deeds. As an Hong Kong genre movie this one is pretty good and it features some nice storytelling.The movie isn't being told chronologically, which seems a bit redundant and perhaps even annoying at first but as the movie progresses it becomes obvious that this way and style of storytelling was the best one to pick for this movie. The gore and killings are only being shown in the second halve of the movie, when we've already met the movie its serial killer. He seems like a normal guy but as the movie progresses it becomes more and more obvious what a sick man he actually is beneath the surface. It's of course also thanks due to Simon Yam's acting performance that his character- and therefore also its storytelling works out.It's a pretty effective and intriguing character study of a seemingly normal person, who is fed up with the society, as he sees it from his cab night in, night out. It's obvious that this movie got somewhat inspired by Scorcese's "Taxi Driver" but don't worry, the movie as a whole is quite different really and more a typical Hong Kong movie than a "Taxi Driver"-wannabe/rip-off.It of course features lot of typical Hong Kong movie humor and violence and gore, that is a bit over-the-top. Guess some people might find it disturbing and tasteless but those who are able to appreciate a good typical genre movie like this will not be disappointed by the movie.7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

HumanoidOfFlesh In August,1983 a photo lab technician complained to his manager about disturbing photos of a mutilated female body on a customer's roll of film.This was the second time the manager had noticed this particular customer's unusual photos and this time he called the police.The photo was of a severed human breast.This was approximately the 700th such photo his store had processed for this customer.The cops took the customer,Lam Go-wan into custody and after sweating him for two days he confessed to murdering the woman in the photographs.Then he kept on confessing...In 1992,Danny Lee and Kent Cheng Jat-si teamed up to film the true crime biopic of Lam Go-wan,Hong Kong's first and maybe only serial killer."Dr.Lamb" is an excellent III Cat. shocker that offers some gruesome imagery including cold-blooded murder,necrophilia,dismemberment and breast mutilation.I own uncut DVD-R composite with English subtitles that has all the scenes of sexual violence intact,so if you want to see this uncensored try to find ultra-rare Spanish Manga Video release.Simon Yam's performance as the Taxi Cab Killer is truly haunting and out-of-control.One thing that I found pretty impressive were the actresses that played the murder victims,they had to lay around as corpses while the serial killer mutilated them.So if you want to see a chillingly horrific piece of horror give "Dr.Lamb" a look.9 out of 10.

unk-6 To 'enjoy' this film you have to be mentally defective, full stop.If you like realistic and graphic depictions of a corpse being violently raped and then sliced and sawn up afterwords, then this may be for you. Enduring the film is something different. I watched it because I was exploring "category III" HK cinema and Dr.Lamb was pointed out as being a good example. I also have seen "The Untold Story" and whilst being quite equally repugnant, it didn't seem to be as exploitive as 'Lamb'."The music industry is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run wild and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side" Hunter S. Yhompson