David Rees 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…
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…
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…
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…
Fate of Lee Khan – Review
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…
Fearless Hyena – Blu Ray Review
Jackie Chan struggled with his early films for producer/director Lo Wei with each film failing at the box office. Until he was lent out to Seasonal films and made the…
Mini Reviews – Joy Sales DVDs
Below are some mini-reviews of a few of the Joy Sales Legendary Collection DVD releases in Hong Kong. All are anamorphic widescreen original language with English subtitles and all-region so…
Unbeatable – Blu Ray Review
Unbeatable was originally called MMA because one of the main features of the story is the new sport of cage fighting and mixed martial arts. Fai (Nick Cheung) was once…
Once Upon A Time in Shanghai – Review
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai is yet another retelling of the story of Ma Wing-Jing a poor country bumpkin who goes to Shanghai seeking fame and fortune but ends…
From Vegas To Macau – Review
Director Wong Jing is a director that I have liked in the past, although his films tend to be a mishmash of different ideas and not always coherent they have…