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Craig Wilson on The Furious (2026) ReviewWhat are the sources for Ron Smoorenburg being difficult to work with?
Tory on Can Iko Uwais deliver the next THE FURIOUS? ‘The Raid’ star teams with ‘Menace II Society’ director for ‘Jakarta’I wish it was a movie too, but oh man, does the combo of Iko and Hughes have…
Callum on Move over, FURIOUS! Martial arts star Tony Jaa is back, and he’s bringing Dan Chupong and Jeeja Yanin along for the rideI follow a few of those stunt guys on instagram and they are quite talented a…
Kevin Tran on Watch out FURIOUS, Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanAt least he stepped away from the director chair. He directed the first three…
Andrew Hernandez on The Furious (2026) ReviewRon Smoorenburg was good in Fighting Fish and Triple Threat. While I didn’t c…
Cash Warren on Can Iko Uwais deliver the next THE FURIOUS? ‘The Raid’ star teams with ‘Menace II Society’ director for ‘Jakarta’For some reason, I'm never excited when I hear the word "series." I was reall…
Throwdown on The Furious (2026) ReviewThanks for the insights! I know nothing of Smoorenburg other than his appeara…
Scott Robinson on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!And i still love you Andrew..... even though we had our differences. Just rem…
Scott Robinson on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!finally!!! someone with critical thinking skills!
Scott Robinson on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!It's just hearsay! The entire internet knows that Leeder has been jealous of…
Andrew Hernandez on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!Leeder did work with Logan for many years and witnessed his bullying, threate…
Andrew Hernandez on The Furious (2026) ReviewThat scene from Jackie Chan: My Stunts was not meant to make Smoorenburg look…
Throwdown on Watch out FURIOUS, Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanAgreed. For me, the quality of Jackie's filmography keeps getting reassessed…
Throwdown on The Furious (2026) ReviewJackie must have really hated working with Smoorenburg to specifically call h…
Craig Wilson on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!The Tao of Mike Leeder Bey Logan is accused of sexual misconduct - outrage, h…
Xinyi Li on Wandering Earth II, The (2023) Review“Wandering Earth 2” Movie Review: A “very Chinese” disaster science fiction f…
Mestizo on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!The narrative has been floating around the internet but the movie is not bann…
Subash Sadasivan on Move over, FURIOUS! Martial arts star Tony Jaa is back, and he’s bringing Dan Chupong and Jeeja Yanin along for the rideThe simple fact is that Tony's first 3/4 films were awesome , terrific films.…
Paul Bramhall on Move over, FURIOUS! Martial arts star Tony Jaa is back, and he’s bringing Dan Chupong and Jeeja Yanin along for the rideJaa is an interesting case. While 'Ong Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong' launched him…
Paul Bramhall on Watch out FURIOUS, Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanI'm not sure I'd call 'Rob-B-Hood' a classic, but it definitely falls into Ja…
Paul Bramhall on Need something a little more light-hearted than the FURIOUS? Watch the New Trailer for Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’Anyone else notice that the appearance of Nancy Lo coincided with an extended…
Ska Martes on The Furious (2026) ReviewTrue, true all agreed. Just alot of hype surrounding The Furious made it soun…
Ska Martes on The Furious (2026) ReviewThis is the thrid version of the movie, the Smoorenburg Cut where he also rec…
Andrew Hernandez on The Furious (2026) ReviewI’ve read about a cut scene from the film where Xie Miao and Joe Taslim have…
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Category Archives: Asian Related
Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) Review
Director: Kevin Tancharoen Cast: Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan, Darren Shahlavi, Matt Mullins, Sam Tjhia, Jolene Tran, Ryan Robbins, Ian Anthony Dale, Kevan Ohtsji, Peter Shinkoda Running Time: 100 min. By HKFanatic Back in 2010, a director named Kevin Tancharoen appeared out of nowhere with a short film titled “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.” The film was a ‘proof of concept’ for Kevin’s vision of a Mortal Kombat relaunch, a way to … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Darren Shahlavi, Ian Anthony Dale, Kevin Tancharoen, Matt Mullins, Michael Jai White, Peter Shinkoda
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Bunraku (2009) Review
Director: Guy Moshe Cast: Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Gackt Camui, Kevin McKidd, Ron Perlman, Demi Moore, Shun Sugata, Jordi Molla, Emily Kaiho, Mike Patton (voice) Running Time: 118 min. By HKFanatic 2009’s “Bunraku” is nothing if not ambitious. Shot in four weeks on soundstages in Romania for a minuscule (by Hollywood standards) budget of $20 million, the film tells the tale of a “cowboy without a gun” (Josh Hartnett) and … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Demi Moore, Emily Kaiho, Gackt, Guy Moshe, Jordi Molla, Josh Hartnett, Kevin McKidd, Ron Perlman, Shun Sugata, Woody Harrelson
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Speed Racer (2008) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain, Richard Roundtree Running Time: 135 min. By Ningen Emile Hirsch plays a one-dimensional guy named Speed Racer who teams up with a random Korean guy played by Rain and a myterious racer named X played by Matthew Fox to take down The Man (aka Royalton) through competitive car racing. … Continue reading →
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Reviews
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Tagged Emile Hirsch, Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada), Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Rain, Richard Roundtree
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Reservoir Dogs (1992) Review
Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Quentin Tarantino, Randy Brooks, Kirk Baltz, Lawrence Bender, Steven Wright Running Time: 99 min. By Ningen While it’s not a legal or officially acknowledged remake of City on Fire, Reservoir Dogs has (unfairly) achieved so much attention, that it’d be impossible to ignore reviewing it. A number of people have cited me as biased … Continue reading →
Man from Hong Kong, The | aka The Dragon Flies (1975) Review
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu, George Lazenby, Rosalind Speirs, Frank Thring, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Roger Ward, Sammo Hung, Rebecca Gilling, Grant Page, Bill Hunter, Lam Ching Ying, Yuen Biao, Corey Yuen, To Wai Wo Running Time: 111 min. By Jeff Bona When a Chinese drug courier named Win Chan (Sammo Hung) is arrested in Australia, local police officials enlist the help of Hong Kong Special Agent Fang Sing Leng … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
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Tagged Brian Trenchard-Smith, Corey Yuen, George Lazenby, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Jimmy Wang Yu, Lam Ching-ying, Roger Ward, Roy Chiao, Sammo Hung, To Wai Wo, Yuen Biao
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Ninja Assassin (2009) Review
Director: James McTeigue Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Sung Kang, Randall Duk Kim, Linh Dan Pham, Ill-Young Kim, Yuki Iwamoto, Stephen Marcus Running Time: 99 min. By Mighty Peking Man If any of the following statements apply to you, then chances are, you definitely went through a “ninja phase” in the 1980s: 1. You had a copy of Revenge of the Ninja playing religiously in … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Ninja, Reviews
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Tagged James McTeigue, Naomie Harris, Rain, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Sung Kang
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Die Hard 4.0 | aka Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Review
Director: Len Wiseman Cast: Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Timothy Olyphant, Jonathan Sadowski, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maggie Q, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith, Cyril Raffaelli Running Time: 129 min. By Ningen Ah, Die Hard-the movie ranked #1 action movie at Entertainment Weekly. The only one I didn’t see in the series was the second film, but, since I hear it doesn’t matter, I’ll assume the McTiernan versions should be enough to judge … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Other Movies, Reviews
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Tagged Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Len Wiseman, Maggie Q, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sung Kang, Timothy Olyphant
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Tactical Force (2011) Review
Director: Adamo Paolo Cultraro Cast: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Candace Elaine, Lexa Doig, Steve Bacic, Michael Shanks, Michael Eklund, Darren Shahlavi Running Time: 90 min. By HKFanatic If you rent a movie with “Stone Cold” Steven Austin dead center on the cover, you probably know what you’re in for. There’s gonna be low production values, Stone Cold is gonna spout off a few one-liners like “You can … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Adamo Paolo Cultraro, Darren Shahlavi, Michael Jai White, Steve Austin
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Only the Brave (2005) Review
Director: Lane Nishikawa Cast: Lane Nishikawa, Jason Scott Lee, Mark Dacascos, Yuji Okumoto, Tamlyn Tomita, Pat Morita, Jeff Fahey, Guy Ecker, Greg Watanabe Running Time: 96 min. By Ningen This war flick was so indie, the producer originally had to sell the dvd off an official site, because no studio wanted to distribute it! Based on a true story of former Japanese-American internment camp dwellers who joined the U.S. Armed … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Emily Liu, Gina Hiraizumi, Greg Watanabe, Guy Ecker, Jason Scott Lee, Jeff Fahey, Ken Narasaki, Lane Nishikawa, Mark Dacascos, Pat Morita, Tamlyn Tomita, Yuji Okumoto
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011) Review
Director: Michael Jai White Cast: Michael Jai White, Evan Peters, Alex Meraz, Dean Geyer, Todd Duffee, Scott Epstein, Jillian Murray, Lyoto Machida, Eddie Bravo, John McCarthy Running Time: 99 min. By HKFanatic Michael Jai White’s been paying his dues in the movie industry for awhile now – he donned the billowy red cape of the titular hero in 1997’s “Spawn” and spin-kicked Jean Claude Van Damme’s ass through several sheets … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Other Movies, Reviews
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Tagged Evan Peters, Michael Jai White, Scott Epstein, Todd Duffee
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Nowhere to Run (1993) Review
Director: Robert Harmon Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Tiffany Taubman, Ted Levine, Edward Blatchford, Anthony Starke, Joss Ackland, Tony Brubaker Running Time: 94 min. By HKFanatic Jean Claude Van Damme released two films in 1993: “Nowhere to Run” in January and “Hard Target” in August. Although Van Damme got to show off his muscles in both movies, the two couldn’t be more different from each other. Say … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Anthony Starke, Edward Blatchford, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Joss Ackland, Kieran Culkin, Robert Harmon, Rosanna Arquette, Ted Levine, Tiffany Taubman
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Hard Target (1993) Review
Director: John Woo Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen, Arnold Vosloo, Yancy Butler, Kasi Lemmons, Chuck Pfarrer, Wilford Brimley, Robert Pavlovich Running Time: 97 min. By HKFanatic Considering how much time has passed since its theatrical run and the fact that John Woo has gone on to become a Hollywood superstar, it’s easy to forget that “Hard Target” was a contentious film upon its release. Several factors were working against … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Arnold Vosloo, Chuck Pfarrer, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Woo, Kasi Lemmons, Lance Henriksen, Wilford Brimley, Yancy Butler
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Sucker Punch | aka Angel Wars (2011) Review
Director: Zack Snyder Writer: Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya Producer: Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn, Gerard Plunkett Running Time: 110 min. By HKFanatic NOTE: This is a review of the Theatrical Cut. “Sucker Punch” is the rare film that falls under the banner of ‘Asian Related’ not because the production team featured any … Continue reading →
Assassination Games | aka Weapon (2011) Review
Director: Ernie Barbarash Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Kevin Chapman, Ivan Kaye, Valentin Teodosiu, Alin Panc, Serban Celea, Michael Higgs, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Marija Karan, Bianca Van Varenberg, Andrew French, Marioara Sterian Running Time: 95 min. By HKFanatic For many Jean Claude Van Damme fans in the United States, the limited release of “Assassination Games” this summer means the first chance to see their hero on the big screen … Continue reading →
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
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Tagged Bianca Van Varenberg, Ernie Barbarash, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Scott Adkins
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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
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Tagged Danny Huston, Geoffrey Rush, Jang Dong Gun, Kate Bosworth, Sngmoo Lee, Ti Lung, Tony Cox
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