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on Scott Adkins, Mark Dacascos and Alain Moussi collide in Dimitri Logothetis’ ‘Kickboxer: Armageddon’To be fair, while Logothetis’s Jiujitsu isn’t a good movie, the fight scenes…
on Handcuff, The (1979) ReviewI don't mind the long fights scenes as the fights are about the only good thi…
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on Mark Dacascos and Mickey Rourke break ‘Jade’ in the Trailer for Well Go USA’s martial arts actioner starring Shaina WestIts a fictional movie. Noones going around fighting 50 dudes off by themselve…
on Atten-TION!!! Dante Lam’s follow up to ‘Operation Mekong’ and ‘Operation Red Sea’ explodes onto U.S. screens"Chinese soldiers never give up!" ok
on Pedring Lopez announces ‘Gi’ as part of the ‘Maria’ universe with ‘Raid’ stars Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif RahmanWell I have been goin nuts looking the Maria’s sequel with yayan playin in it…
on Scott Adkins, Mark Dacascos and Alain Moussi collide in Dimitri Logothetis’ ‘Kickboxer: Armageddon’What do you mean?
on Prosecutor, The (2024) ReviewGreat review. Yet another one going hand in hand with the positives.
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on ‘The Raid’ and ‘Triple Threat’ star Iko Uwais launches action-focused film label with two upcoming titles already completedTimur literally means "East", refering to the eastern region of Indonesia (we…
on ‘The Raid’ and ‘Triple Threat’ star Iko Uwais launches action-focused film label with two upcoming titles already completedThis is great news. Let's hope that these turn out well, so he can go even bi…
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Category Archives: Asian Related
Warrior’s Way, The | aka The Warrior (2010) Review
Director: Sngmoo Lee Cast: Jang Dong Gun, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, Tony Cox, Ti Lung Running Time: 100 min. By HKFanatic I’m going to have to be the dissenting opinion here because I didn’t enjoy “The Warrior’s Way” nearly as much as Mighty Peking Man. I thought the film had potential, but overall the sluggish pacing and artificial-looking digital world didn’t do much for me. If you have … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Korean, Reviews
Tagged Danny Huston, Geoffrey Rush, Jang Dong Gun, Kate Bosworth, Sngmoo Lee, Ti Lung, Tony Cox
Tekken (2010) Review
Director: Dwight H. Little Cast: Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ian Anthony Dale, Tamlyn Tomita, Candice Hillebrand, Luke Goss, Gary Daniels, Mircea Monroe, Cung Le, Marian Zapico, Darrin Dewitt Henson Running Time: 92 min. By HKFanatic Video game to movie adaptations have something of a dirty reputation. I mean, I’ve lost count of how many times director Paul W. Anderson has suckered audiences (myself included) into spending money on … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Anton Kasabov, Candice Hillebrand, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Cung Le, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Dwight H. Little, Gary Daniels, Gary Ray Stearns, Ian Anthony Dale, Jon Foo, Kelly Overton, Lateef Crowder, Luke Goss, Marian Zapico, Mircea Monroe, Roger Huerta, Tamlyn Tomita
Grudge, The (2004) Review
Director: Takashi Shimizu Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, William Mapother, Clea DuVall, KaDee Strickland, Grace Zabriskie, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi, Ted Raimi, Ryo Ishibashi Running Time: 92 min. By Ningen So stop me if you’ve heard this before. Sarah Michelle Gellar walks into a Japanese haunted house, and almost gets attacked by demons. She’s a nurse who happens to be working abroad and living with a whacky family. Unlike … Continue reading
Above the Law | aka Nico (1988) Review
Director: Andrew Davis Cast: Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Miguel Nino, Nicholas Kusenko, Joe Greco, Chelcie Ross, Gregory Alan Williams, Jack Wallace, Metta Davis, Joseph F. Kosala Running Time: 99 min. By HKFanatic The man, the myth, the mystique that is Steven Seagal begins here, with 1988’s “Above the Law.” Many wonder how a virtual no-name like Seagal was able to secure a … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Andrew Davis, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Steven Seagal
Blood and Bone (2009) Review
Director: Ben Ramsey Writer: Michael Andrews Cast: Michael Jai White, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco, Michelle Belegrin, Julian Sands, Matt Mullins, Ron Yuan, Bob Sapp, Nona Gaye, Dick Anthony Williams, Kimbo Slice, Gina Carano, Ernest “The Cat” Miller, Maurice Smith Running Time: 93 min. By HKFanatic If you’re a fan of direct-to-video action movies, you may have noticed a sea change within the genre over the past few years. The straight-to-DVD … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Ben Ramsey, Bob Sapp, Bob Wall, Dante Basco, Dick Anthony Williams, Eamonn Walker, Ernest "The Cat" Miller, Gina Carano, Julian Sands, Kevin Phillips, Kimbo Slice, Matt Mullins, Maurice Smith, Michael Jai White, Michelle Belegrin, Nona Gaye, Robert Wall, Ron Yuan, Sam Hargrave, Tanoai Reed
L.A. Streetfighters | aka Ninja Turf (1985) Review
AKA: China Town Director: Park Woo-sang Cast: Jun Chong, Phillip Rhee, James Lew, Rosanna King, Bill Wallace, Ken Nagayama, Frank Marmolejo, Dorin Mukama, Mark Hicks, Loren Avedon Running Time: 85 min. By Barey Gusey As a child of the 80s, I was a victim of the ninja craze. It was all about buying martial arts magazines and flipping to the mail order pages to check out the latest ninja gear. … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, Korean, News, Reviews
Tagged Bill Wallace, James Lew, Jun Chong, Ken Nagayama, Loren Avedon, Mark Hicks, Park Woo-sang, Phillip Rhee
American Yakuza (1993) Review
Director: Frank Cappello Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto, Anzu Lawson, Robert Forster, John Fujioka, Nicky Katt, James Taenaka, Saiko Isshiki, Fritz Mashimo, Jeff Bankert Running TIme: 95 min. By JJ Hatfield After a prisoner finishes a one year term in solitaire he is released and on his own. He had heard of a couple of places that would hire former convicts and he heads … Continue reading
Protector, The (1985) Review
Director: James Glickenhaus Cast: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao Hung, Sally Yeh Tse Man, Moon Lee Choi Fong, Bill Wallace, Shum Wai, John Ladalski, Fung Hak On Running Time: 91 min. By JJ Hatfield This movie has two very different versions. The original version was made in the U.S. Jackie Chan made another attempt to break in to the movie market, even after “The Big Brawl” failed to find … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
Tagged Bill Wallace, Chan Chi Hwa, Danny Aiello, Fung Hak On, Jackie Chan, James Glickenhaus, John Ladalski, Moon Lee, Roy Chiao, Sally Yeh
War | aka Rogue Assassin (2007) Review
AKA: Rogue Director: Philip Atwell Writer: Lee Anthony Smith, Gregory J. Bradley Cast: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Terry Chen, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Sung Kang, Ryo Ishibashi Running Time: 103 min. By JJ Hatfield War, uhhh yeah, what is it good for absolutely nothin’… sorry. The song is good. This movie is not. What comes across is rather two dimensional. I felt at times the characters were made of cardboard. … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Devon Aoki, Jason Statham, Jet Li, John Lone, Ryo Ishibashi, Sung Kang, Terry Chen
Super (2010) Review
Director: James Gunn Cast: Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo, Sean Gunn, Stephen Blackehart, Don Mac Running Time: 96 min. By Ningen Rainn Wilson plays a perpetual loser named Frank whose wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) gets taken in by a drug-lord named Jacques(Kevin Bacon), causing him to don a superhero persona and costume to match. As The Crimson Bolt, he … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Andre Royo, Ellen Page, Gregg Henry, Kevin Bacon, Liv Tyler, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Rainn Wilson, Sean Gunn
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