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Cuttermaran on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyJude Poyer! I'm watching it!!
Kevin on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyTrailer looks great. Evan know how to do action that for sure. Looks better t…
Typo on When Kung Fu Zombies Attack! Social Media star Steven He to lead ‘Kung Fu Deadly’ with Jason Tobin and Max Huang"Social media star" I won't watch it.
dakuan on 100 Yards (2024) Reviewi've watched it the other day, it had been a while since i last watched an Ha…
David K on In the mood for some all-you-can-eat VFX? Don’t miss the kinetic Trailer for Han Yan’s sci-fi thriller ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’Does anyone know if it will be released in 3-D? It looks to have been shot fo…
Akari Minami on Koji Suzuki’s ‘Ring’ saga continues with a creepy marketing Trailer for the upcoming Japanese thriller ‘Sadako DX’From the very beginning, the drawings are incredibly powerful, and the candle…
Bovodaro on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’Hope she sees this bro.
Bovodaro on Lookin’ for Sammo action!? Watch the Trailer for the ‘The Swordsman II’ remake ‘Invincible Swordsman’"Written by Wong Jing " Truly the stamp of highest quality in Chinese film.
JJ Bona on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ has come…lol!
KayKay on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ has come…As is advertising something like a "LIMITED EDITION RIGID SLIPCASE" as a spec…
dakuan on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’i couldn't even bear to watch it all.
A on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’Would love to see her in Black Dynamite 2
Ska Martes on Let’s get serious, Jackie! 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Kirk Wong’s 1993 Hong Kong thriller ‘Crime Story’Yeah getting fleeced multiple times comes with the territory when it comes to…
Ska Martes on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’@Gagalagaille ".....I don't hate all women and all black people...." only som…
Typo on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’Well... It sucked. Hard. And Kitano really probably didn't give a s... about…
Typo on Let’s get serious, Jackie! 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Kirk Wong’s 1993 Hong Kong thriller ‘Crime Story’And another one!!!! Let's buy this, everybody! Again, like Miracles, Dragon f…
Typo on Does it get any better than this? Xu Haofeng’s acclaimed ‘100 Yards’ arriving on Blu-ray next week from Well Go USAXu Haofeng was one of my biggest discoveries last year. I REALLY liked The fi…
Typo on The original John Woo cut? 88 Films releasing a New Blu-ray for ‘Sunset Warriors’ (aka ‘Heroes Shed No Tears’) in MayThanks, 88 Films. Will I have to buy this movie for a second time? Like Mirac…
Typo on The latest from Tsui Hark! ‘Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants’ arriving on February 21 from Sony PicturesThe latest Chinese trailer was really gorgeous. Sony thought: "Yeah, it's cut…
Typo on Two branches. One tree. Watch the Japanese Trailer for Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ movieJACKIE CHAN BEN WONG ...AND RALPH MACCHIO Ouch! It must hurt the original kid…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27thBallerina and Nobody 2 are coming out. Also The Accountant 2. Keep crying abo…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27th*yawn* The Man from Nowhere copied Leon and Man on Fire. Not every Korean mov…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27thYes, John Wick films are better than any Asian action movie ever made. Movies…
Ulric on Jaa’ll ready for this? Martial arts star Tony Jaa to star in a ‘Muay Thai Trilogy’ from director Yuthlert SippapakI agree
Ian C. on Jackie Chan-sploitation on acid! Watch the Trailer for the Kazakhstan-produced martial arts film ‘Kung Fu Rookie’I'm interested in watching this and see the influence and homage. After some…
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Category Archives: Asian Related
Matrix, The (1999) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Writer: The Wachowskis Producer: Joel Silver Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Anthony Ray Parker, Julian Arahanga Running Time: 136 min. By Numskull “Unfortunately…no one…can describe…what the Matrix…really is.” The Matrix…the movie, not the thing that no one can describe…is a rare thing indeed: a film that got widespread success, a franchise deal (two sequels in the works) … Continue reading →
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave | aka The Stranger (1976) Review
AKA: Visitor in America Director: Lee Doo-Yong Cast: Jun Chong (aka Bruce K. L. Lea), Deborah Chaplin, Anthony Bronson, Steve Mak, Jack Houston, Charlie Chow, Philip Kennedy, Jimmy Sato, Sho Kosugi Running Time: 85 min. By Mighty Peking Man Next to Fist of Fear, Touch of Death and Clones of Bruce Lee, this film is right up there as one of the biggest oddballs of the Bruceploitation genre. The funny thing … Continue reading →
Finishing the Game (2007) Review
AKA: Finishing The Game of Death Director: Justin Lin Writer: Josh Diamond Cast: James Franco, Roger Fan, Sung Kang, Dustin Nguyen, McCaleb Burnett, MC Hammer, Ron Jeremy, Bella Thorne Running Time: 88 min. By Ningen This is essentially a mockumentary which asks, “What if the greedy bastards who owned his footage actually wanted to realize Bruce Lee’s original vision for ‘Game of Death’, and shoot it the way it was … Continue reading →
Expendables, The (2010) Review
Director: Sylvester Stallone Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Eric Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Daniels, David Zayas, Giselle Itié, Tze Yep, Amin Joseph Running Time: 105 min. By Ningen So an Italian guy, a Brit knife-thrower, a Good Ol’ Boy tattooist, a black guy, a Dutch junkie and a Chinese guy ride into a garage… And the … Continue reading →
Office of the Dead (2009) Review
Director: Matthew Chung Producer: Karen Shih, Teddy Chen Culver Writer: Matthew Chung Cast: Teddy Chen, Shawn Parikh, Christina July Kim, Robbie Daymond, Don Jeanes, Amelia Meyers, Jani Blom, David Goldman, Natasha Nov, Lynnette Li, Wayne Robbins Running Time: 72 min. By Mighty Peking Man A company called Life Corp is working on a new, groundbreaking technology developed to “make people happy.” In charge of the programming is Ben (Teddy Chen) … Continue reading →
JCVD (2008) Review
AKA: J.C.V.D. Director: Mabrouk El Mechri Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-François Wolff, Anne Paulicevich, Saskia Flanders Running Time: 96 min. By Mighty Peking Man Back in 1988, I remember walking into a video rental store and taking a chance with an unknown, newly-released movie called Bloodsport. Not only did the catchy title of the movie interest me, but so did the odd image of … Continue reading →
Karate Kid, The | aka Kung Fu Kid (2010) Review
AKA: Kung Fu Kid Director: Harald Zwart Cast: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Yu Rong-Guang, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang Running Time: 139 min. By Ningen An updated Karate Kid which should technically be more of a remake of the second film than the first film, it’s about a kid (duh) named Dre who moves to China, runs into some punks, gets beaten down by ’em, and then, with … Continue reading →
Corruptor, The (1999) Review
AKA: N.Y.P.D. 15 Director: James Foley Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor, Jon Kit Lee, Andrew Pang, Brian Cox, Elizabeth Lindsey, Byron Mann, Bill MacDonald Running Time: 110 min. By Numskull After seeing this movie, I breathed a huge sigh of relief. While not spectacular, it’s very solid in every way that counts, and after the abysmal Replacement Killers, Chow Yun-Fat was in dire need of a … Continue reading →
Bermuda Depths, The (1978) Review
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani (billed as Tom Kotani) Writer: William Overgard (screenplay), Arthur Rankin, Jr. (story) Cast: Leigh McCloskey, Carl Weathers, Burl Ives, Connie Sellecca, Julie Woodson, Ruth Attaway Running Time: 97 min. By Alvin George A live-action TV movie from Rankin/Bass Productions (the same company that put out the cartoon “Thundercats” and that deathless stop-motion classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”), “The Bermuda Depths” has acquired a significant cult following over … Continue reading →
Year of the Dragon (1985) Review
Director: Michael Cimino Producer: Dino De Laurentiis Cast: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Eddie Jones, Joey Chin, Victor Wong, Fan Mei Sheng, Mark Hammer Running Time: 134 min. By James H. Stanley White is a man obsessed. He is a Vietnam veteran, and a New York cop assigned to Chinatown. Moreover, he is a racist. His experiences in ‘Nam have left him jaded … Continue reading →
Machete (2010) Review
AKA: Grindhouse, Machete Director: Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis Cast: Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Tom Savini, Shea Whigham Running Time: 105 min. By Ningen Danny Trejo plays the titular character, an ex-Mexican cop-turned-migrant worker who gets caught up in a conspiracy between some rich guy and the drug dealer by the name of Torrez (Steven Seagal) … Continue reading →
Last Samurai, The (2003) Review
Director: Edward Zwick Cast: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Koyuki, Tony Goldwyn, Seizo Fukomoto, Timothy Spall, Hiroyuki Sanada, Masato Harada, Sosuke Ikematsu, Shin Koyamada, Aoi Minato, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Shun Sugata Plot: Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country’s first army … Continue reading →
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Review
Director: Chris Nahon Cast: Jun Ji Hyun, Koyuki, Michael Byrne, Colin Salmon, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, Yasuaki Kurata Running Time: 89 min. By Ningen Saya is a vampire hunter who’s half-vampire herself. Working for the feds, she tracks down her nemesis, Onigen, in Japan. In an attempt to be discrete and blend in, she poses as a schoolgirl on a U.S. airbase situated in that country. However, she ends up … Continue reading →
Crow, The (1994) Review
Director: Alex Proyas Producer: Edward R. Pressman Cast: Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Angel David, Rochelle Davis, Bai Ling, Laurence Mason, Michael Massee, Bill Raymond, Sofia Shinas, Anna Levine, Tony Todd, Jon Polito Running Time: 100 min. By Numskull The Crow is a movie full of rare things. It’s rare for a person to get killed during production, especially the lead actor. But, as I’m sure … Continue reading →
Rapid Fire | aka Moving Target (1992) Review
Director: Dwight H. Little Cast: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry, Kate Hodge, Tzi Ma, Tony Longo, Michael Paul Chan, Dustin Nguyen, Brigitta Stenberg, Basil Wallace, Al Leong, François Chau, Quentin O’Brien Running Time: 95 min. By Numskull A VHS copy of the last movie Brandon Lee completed can probably be found in the bargain bin of your local Blockbuster or Walmart (North America only), and though … Continue reading →
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