Ip Man 2 – Review
David Rees Ip Man 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the fabulous first film starring Donnie Yen. This film is a direct follow on from the last with Ip Man in…
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Invisible Target – Review
An armoured truck is secretly transporting $100 million for a US bank when it is hijacked by a band of robbers calling themselves the ‘Ronin Gang’. The gang blows up…
Lau Kar Leung – Movies He Directed at Shaw Brothers
Having recently watched all of Lau Kar Leung’s Shaw directed movies and the great director getting a lifetime achievement award at the 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, here’s my short…
Fist Of Legend & Kill Zone – Reviews
Dragon Dynasty has now started to release DVDs in the UK in conjunction with Cine Asia and the first releases are Jet Li’s Fist Of Legend and Kill Zone (aka…
Raging Phoenix – Review
Chocolate was the debut for Thai action heroine Jeeja Yanin and was impressive not just for the action, but the story and acting. Her follow up Raging Phoenix is again…
House of Traps – Review
Made in 1982 House Of Traps is one of the last Chang Cheh directed “Venoms” films made for the Shaw studio. The plot is about the quest to recover some…
Shaolin Abbot – Review
David Chiang was best known by fans for his films for director Chang Cheh and co-starring with Ti Lung. In Shaolin Abbot, he plays Shaolin monk Chih Shim a real…
Broken Oath – Review
Angela Mao stars in this classic Golden Harvest kung fu movie and which along with Hapkido is one of her best. Broken Oath starts with a guy being murdered by…
Wushu : The Young Generation – Review
From executive producers Jackie Chan and John Sham, Wushu – The Young Generation, a martial arts drama starring Sammo Hung and lots of mainland Chinese new talent. Wushu was shot…
The Myth – DVD Review
I first saw The Myth on its initial release in 2005 and like a lot of Chan fans at the time was somewhat underwhelmed by the production. Now 4 years…