Shadowless Sword – Review
David Rees Made in 2005, and partly funded by New Line, Shadowless Sword is the Korean take on well known classic Chinese swordplay pictures. The story is about Dae Jeong-hyun, a prince…
2018
Battle Royale – UK Blu Ray Special Edition Review
Arrow have pulled out all the stops to give fans a 3 disc Special edition of the cult classic Japanese film Battle Royale. In future Japan things are not well,…
Arahan – Blu Ray Review
Arahan is one of my personal favourite movies to have come out of Korea in the past decade. Excellent action mixed with comedy which is genuinely funny. So Sang-Hwan (Ryoo…
Reign of Assassins – Review
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of the mystical Buddhist monk Bodhidharma’s remains. She begins a quest to return the remains…
Legend of the Fist : The Return of Chen Zhen – Review
Chen Zhen, for those that don’t know, is the character created for the Bruce Lee movie Fist Of Fury who goes back to the Ching Wu school to get revenge…
Connected – Review
Louise Koo stars in this HK action remake of the Hollywood movie Cellular which starred Kim Basinger and Jason Statham. Koo plays a single father whose life changes when he…
Fong Sai Yuk (The Legend) – DVD Review
One of Jet Li’s fan favourites Fong Sai Yuk was made in 1993 and directed by Corey Yuen. Set in the Ching Dynasty the film tells the story of a…
Gallants – Review
Having had a lot of good pre-release publicity, Gallants had a lot to live up to but succeeds admirably as being a fun, witty film with a nostalgic wink to…
14 Blades – Review
Donnie Yen stars (does this man ever rest!) in this Swordplay action movie 14 Blades directed by Daniel Lee and co-starring Vicky Zhao Wei, Wu Ma and Damian Lau. During…
Ong Bak 3 – Review
The final part of the so-called trilogy. Ong Bak 3 starts exactly where part 2 ended, with Tien (Tony Jaa), being tortured by his captors and being set to be…