In The Line of Duty III – Blu-Ray Review
David Rees The In The Line of Duty series of films can be confusing for Hong Kong movie fans as a few have had name changes along the way. An example is…
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Magnificent Warriors – 88 Films USA Blu-ray Review
Michelle Yeoh has recently become a fan and critic favourite with her starring role in the fabulous Everything Everywhere All at Once, but she will always be fondly remembered as…
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979) – Review
All HK action movie fans know the name of director John Woo, with classics such as The Killer and Hard Boiled in most collections but one of his earlier films…
Righting Wrongs – Blu Ray Collectors Edition Review – 88 Films
Yuen Biao is one of the unsung heroes of Hong Kong action cinema and one of his best films, Righting Wrongs, also known as Above the Law, has had a…
Hapkido (1972) – Blu Ray Review – Angela Mao Collection
Made in 1972 Hapkido or Lady Kung Fu as it was called in America is one of the best early films starring Angela Mao with co-stars Sammo Hung and Carter…
Black Belt (Kuro-Obi)(2007) – Review
You don’t see enough Japanese empty-hand martial arts in cinema, apart from Sonny Chiba in the 1970s, they are more well-known for the great Chanbara swordplay epics from iconic directors…
Shawscope Volume 2 – Disc 5 Review
Ten Tiger of Kwangtung (1980) and Magnificent Ruffians (1979) The first film on this disc is Ten Tigers of Kwangtung with an all-star cast but a mish-mash of stories and…
Shawscope Volume 2 – Disc 4 Blu-Ray Review
Invincible Shaolin and Kid With the Golden Arm Disc 4 of the Shawscope Volume 2 Blu Ray set contains two classic Venoms movies the first of which is Invincible Shaolin…
Police Story 3 – Supercop Eureka Blu-Ray Review
It is hard to imagine that in the UK, Police Story 3 Supercop was only ever released onto VHS, it was never released for whatever reason on DVD or Blu-ray.…
Shawscope Volume 2 – Disc 3 Blu-Ray Review
Mad Monkey Kung Fu / Five Superfighters Disc 3 of the Shawscope volume 2 set starts with the Lau Kar Leung classic, Mad Monkey Kung Fu made in 1978 and…