Dragon Snake Fist – DVD Review
Terracotta are continuing to release some classic Kung fu movies onto DVD, the latest is this effort starring Dragon Lee, Dragon’s Snake Fist. Two highly acclaimed martial arts schools see their centuries-old rivalry explode when their kung fu masters meet for a secret duel. The loser is forced into exile but many years later bitter […]
God Of Gamblers – Blu Ray Review
Actor Chow Yun Fat was a busy man in Hong Kong in the 80’s and 90’s sometimes making half a dozen films at the same time, some good, some bad but when he teamed with director Wong Jing to make God Of Gamblers he hit big and the film was a huge success. Chow Yun […]
Rise of the Legend – Review
Wong Fei Hung has always been a part of Chinese cinema starting with Kwan Tak Hing playing the folk hero followed by Jet Li in the Once Upon A Time in China series but this latest take on the legend is played by young actor Eddie Peng in Rise Of The Legend. Late Qing Dynasty. […]
36th Chamber of Shaolin Trilogy – Blu Ray Review
Celestial Pictures spent a lot of money and time remastering most of the Shaw Brothers back catalogue starting in 2001 and released them to DVD in various countries around the world. The releases on Blu ray have been much more restrained, only around 5 in Hong Kong and a few in Germany and the USA […]
Bruce Lee The Premiere collection – Blu Ray Review
Bruce Lee is still and probably always will be the King of Kung Fu movies and his films still sell well today after all these years. Seeing Bruce Lee in HD has been a bit more problematic as his films have not had the full remaster that they deserve (apart from Enter The Dragon which […]
Kung Fu Killer – Review
Donnie Yen is the busiest action star in Hong Kong and has been for the past few years but some of his recent output such as Special ID and Iceman have been very disappointing and lacking in lots of areas. Thankfully Kung Fu killer re-unites him with director Teddy Chen who he worked with on the […]
Dragon Lord – Hong Kong Blu Ray Review
Dragon Lord was Jackie Chan’s attempt to break away from the traditional Kung fu movie market and have different types of action in his movies. Although this was a brave attempt at change it did not work out for various reasons and was a disappointment at the Hong Kong box office compared to his previous […]
Shanghai 13 – DVD Review
Terracotta Distribution have released this classic Chang Cheh directed Kung fu movie for the first time on DVD in the UK. The film revolves around Mr Gao (Chiang Ming) who uncovers a treacherous plan that will surrender China to the invading Japanese forces. With the help of the famous thief Black Hat (Jimmy Wang Yu), […]
Breaking News – Blu Ray Review
Director Johnnie To is one of the best directors working in Hong Kong at the moment and this film made in 2004 was just the start of his growing success and Winning Best Director at the 41st Golden Horse Awards. Breaking News follows a team of thieves led by Yuan (Richie Jen) as they make […]
The Fast Sword – Review
Made in 1971 for Golden Harvest studio The Fast Sword is a typical swordplay action film of the period with a good lead performance from Chang Yi. A young warrior (Shih Juh) avenges his Father and is subsequently arrested by a local magistrate (Chang Yi). But they have to team up when the dead villain’s […]