Category Archives: Reviews

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 Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…

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. Read more…

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 Read more…

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 Read more…

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. Read more…

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 Read more…

Director King Hu is one of those filmmakers who gets a lot of critical praise but his work has not had the wide distribution it deserves. He started at Shaw Brothers and his famous swordplay epic Come Drink With Me Read more…