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Yearly Archives: 2011
Killing Machine, The (1975) Review
Director: Norifumi Suzuki Cast: Sonny Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Makoto Sato, Naoya Makoto, Sanae Kitabayashi, Akiko Mori, Akira Oizumi, Hosei Komatsu, Kyoichi Sato, Genji Kawai Running Time: 85 min. By Slaxor The Killing Machine is a fun little Chiba flick. Probably one of my favorites of his and much much better then the overrated chore to sit through that is The Street Fighter. In the movie, Sonny Chiba very loosely portrays … Continue reading
Posted in All, Japanese, News, Reviews
Tagged Sonny Chiba
Fist of Legend (1994) Review
Director: Gordon Chan Cast: Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Chin Siu Ho, Yasuaki Kurata, Paul Chun, Billy Chow, Ada Choi, Yuen Cheung Yan, Jackson Lau, Wong Sun, Derek Cheung Running Time: 98 min. By Dan-O Hyperkinetic. That’s what they’ll call it. Know what I call it? You don’t wanna know what I call it. And I call “IT” the same thing I call remakes. “Who ya gonna call?”. Sorry, I… had … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Billy Chow, Chin Siu Ho, Gordon Chan, Jet Li, Paul Chun Pui, Tam Suk Mui, Yasuaki Kurata
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002) Review
Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Andy On, Teresa Maria Herrera, Scott Adkins, Tobin Bell, Sean Marquette, Michael Bailey Smith, Tracy Lords, Blacky Ko Sau Leung, Terence Yin Chi Wai, Rob Van Dam, Silvio Simac, Nicola Berwick, Oris Erhuero Running Time: 101 min. By Reefer While searching for a scientist to help him deal with his own genetically-enhanced condition, Black Mask (Andy On) stumbles upon some more rejects of science that come … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Andy On Chi Kit, Blacky Ko Sau Leung, Jon Polito, Nicola Berwick, Rob Van Dam, Scott Adkins, Silvio Simac, Terence Yin, Tsui Hark
Black Mask (1996) Review
Director: Daniel Lee Cast: Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, Karen Mok, Patrick Lung Kong, Françoise Yip, Anthony Wong, Moses Chan Ho, Winston Ellis, Russ Price, Henry Fong Ping, Lawrence Ah Mon, Chung Ging Fai, Hung Yan Yan, Kwan Yung, Deon Lam Dik On, Michael Ian Lambert, Ken Lok, Shut Mei Yee Running Time: 95 min. By Numskull Let it be known, dear reader, that this review is for the uncut … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Anthony Wong, Daniel Lee Yan Gong, Francoise Yip, Jet Li, Karen Mok Man Wai, Kwan Yung, Lau Ching-Wan (Sean Lau), Tsui Hark
Beyond Hypothermia (1996) Review
Director: Patrick Leung Pak Kin Cast: Jacqueline Wu Chien Lien, Lau Ching Wan, Hon Choi Sek, Shirley Wong Qui Lee, Ken Choi Kwok Ping, Choi Kwok Keung, Ho Hon Chau, Lam Chi Tai Running Time: 85 min. By Mighty Peking Man The opening sequence of “Beyond Hypothermia” fools the viewers into thinking that it’s just another contender in the countless number of “assassin” films that have been overflowing the industry … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Johnnie To, Lau Ching-Wan (Sean Lau), Patrick Leung Pak Kin, Wu Chien-Lien
Miracles | aka Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989) Review
AKA: The Canton Godfather Director: Jackie Chan Cast: Jackie Chan, Rose Gua Ah Leh, Anita Mui Yim-fong, Wu Ma, Michael Chow Man Kin, Fung Hak On, Ricky Hui, Ray Lui, Mars, Richard Ng Yiu-hon, Dick Wei, Gloria Yip Wan-Yee, Kenny Bee, Alan Chan, Anthony Chan Yau Running Time: 125 min. By Reefer Let this film go down as one of Jackie’s best looking films. The cinematography, camera-work, and sets are … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
Tagged Amy Yip Chi May, Anders Nelson, Anita Mui Yim Fong, Benny Lai Keung Kuen, Bill Tung, Billy Chow, Dick Wei, Fung Hak On, Gloria Yip Wan Yi, Jackie Chan, Jacky Cheung Hok Yau, John Sham, Mars (Cheung Wing Fat), Melvin Wong Kum-Sum, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Regina Kent Wai Ling, Richard Ng, Ricky Hui Kun Ying, Simon Yam, Suki Kwan Sau Mei, Tien Feng, Wu Ma, Yuen Biao
CJ7 (2008) Review
AKA: Alien Director: Stephen Chow Cast: Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan Kwok Kuen, Tin Kai Man Running Time: 86 min. By Ningen Dicky (played by newcomer child actress Ju Xiao) is an impoverished youngster living with his hard-working dad (played by Stephen Chow) who does dangerous construction jobs to pay for Dicky’s private school. After being taunted by his peers for his dirty appearance, … Continue reading
City Hunter (1992) Review
Director: Wong Jing Producer: Chua Lam Cast: Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Leon Lai, Chingmy Yau, Richard Norton, Kumiko Goto, Gary Daniels, Ken Lo, Eric Kot, Jan Lam, Mike Abbott, Louis Roth, Carol Wan, Mike Miller, Cordelia Choi, Donna Chu, Mike Leeder, Mike Abbott Running Time: 88/105 min. By Dan-O About 2 minutes into this movie, I thought to myself, out-loud, “Well OK, this is, uh, different”. I think I can … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
Tagged Chingmy Yau, Gary Daniels, Jackie Chan, Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Ken Lo, Leon Lai Ming, Louis Roth, Mike Abbott, Mike Leeder, Mike Miller, Richard Norton, Wong Jing
Gen-Y Cops | aka Gen-X Cops 2: Metal Mayhem (2000) Review
Director: Benny Chan Cast: Edison Chen, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Richard Sun Kwok Ho, Paul Rudd, Maggie Q, Christy Chung, Mark Hicks, Rachel Ngan, Vincent Kok, Cheung Tat Ming, Teresa Maria Herrera, Eric Kot, Anthony Ng, Jude Poyer, Marc Redmond, Ron Smoorenburg, Anthony Wong Running Time: 109 min. By Brmanuk Oh well, I guess for £2 you can’t really complain…or can you? It’s debatable I’m sure but no matter what … Continue reading
Gen-X Cops (1999) Review
Director: Benny Chan Cast: Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee, Jaymee Ong, Grace Yip, Eric Tsang, Toru Nakamura, Francis Ng, Daniel Wu, Moses Chan, Bradley James Allan, Vicky Chen, Jeff Kam Chun Man, Wayne Lai Running Time: 113 min. By James H. “Gen-X Cops” is, without a doubt, the most American looking Hong Kong film I have ever seen. Not that that is a bad thing, it just is a … Continue reading
Tetsuo: The Iron Man | aka The Ironman (1988) Review
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Producer: Shinya Tsukamoto Cast: Tomoro Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka, Renji Ishibashi Running Time: 67 min. By HKFanatic Back in 1988, Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto unleashed “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” upon an unsuspecting world. The movie was a seething techno-fusion of flesh, sex, and machinery that aimed to shock and disturb. It has since become a cult classic and rightfully so: despite borrowing elements from … Continue reading
Guns & Talks (2001) Review
Director: Jang Jin Cast: Shin Hyun-Joon, Shin Ha-Gyun, Won Bin, Jung Jai-Yung, Jeong Jin-Young Running Time: 123 min By Equinox21 This film is a classic! Though, it took watching it twice to come to that realization. But every time I watch this one, I come to appreciate it even more. The acting is terrific, the comedy is funny, the action is spectacular, and the music is excellent! The movie is … Continue reading
Posted in Korean, Reviews
Tagged Jang Jin, Jung Jai-Yung, Shin Ha-Gyun, Shin Hyun-Joon, Won Bin
Versus (2000) Review
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Kenji Matsuda, Hideo Sakaki, Chieko Misaka, Yuichiro Arai, Minoru Matsumoto, Ryosuke Watabe, Hoshimi Asai, Yukihito Tanikado Running Time: 120 min. By Numskull Hot damn! Evil Dead and Bad Taste meet in-your-face combat like only those bloodthirsty Asian film makers can do it, God bless ’em, with ample doses of anime and Matrix-style visuals thrown in to let the viewer know, without just coming out … Continue reading
Branded to Kill (1967) Review
Director: Seijun Suzuki Cast: Jo Shishido, Mari Annu, Mariko Ogawa, Koji Nambara, Isao Tamagawa, Hiroshi Minami Running Time: 91 min. By Milkcan I must say I am very glad to have seen this film. Did it make me a better person? No. Did it teach me things about the cinema I never knew? Well, no. But it did, along with “Super Ninjas”, remind me of how much mindless fun movies … Continue reading
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