SOULRIPPERZ BOOK ONE: BORN IN HELL

William Lee is what is commonly known as a guerrilla film maker. He is a proud member of that band of independent movie directors who brings their passion and creativity to the silver screen on quark size budgets. So that his films make it to completion stage, William Lee cuts corners without hesitation.
“Money is the source of a lot of problems you don’t need,” says the film maker as he prepares for his next feature film, Running from the Dead. “I see this happening too often. A minor film director thinks he needs a huge budget in order to make a good movie. The money goes to elaborate sets, air conditioned trailers, food services, and limo fees. Some expenses are important and I won’t sacrifice quality to be cost conscious, but why spend scarce dollars on things you really don’t need? Overhead can sink your boat if you aren’t careful.” Such a commitment to watching scarce dollars requires Lee to use his skills and expertise to the maximum. The results have been amazing.

Over the years martial arts films have come full circle. They have never lost one crucial element: the ability to make the unbelievable, somewhat more believable, and pretty damned entertaining. SOULRIPPERZ contains all the elements of the chop sockey films (kung fu, loud sound effects, and strange characters) combined with the familiar horror stand bys of undead people, brutal killings, and suspense. American moviegoers rejected the high flying balletic choreography of the late 70's kung fu films, yet when Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came out it was all the rage. Same with The Matrix. In my mind, such outlandish action never goes out of style. As Bruce Lee once said; "Kung Fu is Kung Fu, star child's play". So, once American audiences let their inner child take over, they learned that kung fu movies were not dumb exploitation, but an eastern version of westerns...only it was done with feet and fists and not just guns.