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on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!The fact is, Boll's movies have been bashed for years, because, from what I'v…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiThe article is insensitive to people of short stature.
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiWeng Weng was chosen for his height only. What's the problem?
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiI don't see any disrespect. Most people watch martial arts movies for the phy…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiDinklage’s unique physicality??? Why not highlight the fact that he’s an incr…
on Contour (2006) ReviewI also have fond memories of picking this one up from HK Flix back in the day…
on Grandmaster Ji Han-jae, founder of Sin Moo Hapkido and ‘Game of Death’ action star, passes away at 89IN MEMORY OF DOJUNIM JI, HAN JAE 10/27/1936 – 1/28/2026 Our great teacher and…
on 🦂 SCORPION WINS! 88 Films’ Blu-ray of the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’ lands this AugustThis Trailer 100% DOES NOT represent 88 Films' final product.
on 🦂 SCORPION WINS! 88 Films’ Blu-ray of the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’ lands this AugustTo be honest, I hope this trailer ISN"T the actual remaster because The Fox D…
on Ready for a full inspection? 88 Films announces ‘The Inspector Wears Skirts Collection’ heading to Blu-ray in SeptemberOnle seen the first two. Very average. I won't pay for that, even if the thir…
on Project A and Project A 2 | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)The Project A films are exactly the kind of action titles that benefit from a…
on Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay! Martial arts star Scott Adkins and Jesse V. Johnson teaming up for ‘Irish Dog’[…] SOURCE: City on Fire […]
on Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Well Go USA)The comments on this page is more interesting than the movie itself. No one w…
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!you sure made a lot of assumptions for being a braindead dickwad.
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Another far lefty. I thought your side wanted to defund the police and claime…
on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’I watched The Furious trailer then this, yeah seems kind of slow
Category Archives: Reviews
Avenging Fist, The | aka Legend of Tekken (2001) Review
Director: Andrew Lau Co-director: Corey Yuen Cast: Stephen Fung, Wang Lee Hom, Sammo Hung, Chin Kar Lok, Roy Cheung, Gigi Leung, Kristy Yeung, Yuen Biao, Cecilia Yip, Ekin Cheng, Benjamin Yuen, Brian Banowetz, Sammul Chan, Brian Ireland, Jackson Ng Running Time: 96 min. By JJ Hatfield This movie had a number of reasons why it should be good entertainment. The names Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao starts things off right. … Continue reading
Most Wanted, The (1994) Review
Director: Wong Kam Sai Producer: Clarence Yip Cast: Lau Ching Wan, Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Eileen Tung Ai Ling, Kent Cheng Jak Si, Robin Shou Wan Bo, Gam Hing Yin, Lee Gwok Lun, Marx Cheung Lui, Lee Siu Kei, Leung Hak Shun Running Time: 90 min. By JJ Hatfield Many law enforcement agencies across the globe have used officers to infiltrate crime organizations. It isn’t a new idea however the … Continue reading
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) Review
Director: Jun Fukuda Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka Cast: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka Hayashi, Robert Dunham, Kotaro Tomita Running Time: 81 min. By Woody My fondest memories of Palmdale, California are of visiting my Grandma Mary, eating TV dinners, and sitting in the guest room to watch the weekly Japanese monster movie on channel 5. It was the high point of my week. Living in Palmdale in the early nineties was … Continue reading
Peacock King, The | aka Legend of the Phoenix (1989) Review
Director: Nam Nai Choi Cast: Yuen Biao, Gloria Yip Wan Yi, Pauline Wong Siu Fung, Pauline Wong Siu Fung, Gordon Liu Chia Hui, Eddie Ko Hung, Philip Kwok Chung Fung, Ken Boyle, Siu Tak Foo, Yuen Bun, Kara Hui Ying Hung Running Time: 83 min. By JJ Hatfield All is dark except for an area forming a rough circle around an ongoing archaeological dig. Without warning a great force erupts … Continue reading
Hard Boiled (1992) Review
Director: John Woo Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Philip Chan, Teresa Mo, Kwan Hoi San, Philip Kwok, Stephen Tung, Bowie Lam, Bobby Au-Yeung Jan Wa Running Time: 122 min. By Joseph Kuby As far as gun battles go, this is the best action film of all time! Cinematically speaking, it doesn’t hold a candle to Bullet In The Head or The Killer for that matter, but it … Continue reading
Goemon | aka The Legend of Goemon (2009) Review
AKA: Goemon: The Robin Hood of Japan Director: Kazuaki Kiriya Cast: Yosuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa, Ryoko Hirosue, Gori, Eiji Okuda, Eiji Okuda, Kazuaki Kiriya, Jun Kaname, Masato Ibu, Hashinosuke Nakamura, Susumu Terajima, Mikijiro Hira, Tetsuji Tamayama, Choi Hong-man Running Time: 128 min. By Ningen A revisionist take on the titular legendary Japanese thief, this Hero/300-esque follow-up from the director of the live-action Casshern emphasizes his role in Japan’s warring state … Continue reading
New Legend of Shaolin, The | aka The Legend of the Red Dragon (1994) Review
Director: Wong Jing Cast: Jet Li, Chingmy Yau, Tse Miu, Deannie Yip, Yeung Wai, Johnny Wang, Chan Chung Yung, Adam Cheng, Damian Lau, Chu Ko, Ji Chun Hua, Jacqueline Ng, Corey Yuen, Chiu Gwok, Wong Jing Running Time: 94 min. By JJ Hatfield I watched this film a few years back and recalled thinking it would be a long time before I watched it again. So I checked some notes … Continue reading
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 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 out to find his way in … 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
Bigger Than Life (1956) Review
Director: Nicholas Ray Writer: Berton Roueche, Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum, James Mason, Nicholas Ray, Clifford Odets, Gavin Lambert Producer: James Mason Cast: James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert F. Simon, Christopher Olsen, Roland Winter, Rusty Lane, Rachel Stephens, Kipp Hamilton Running Time: 95 min. By JJ Hatfield This film is a genuine masterpiece! It was created in 1956 and was turned into reality by Nicholas Ray, the director and … Continue reading
Posted in Other Movies, Reviews
Magnificent Butcher (1979) Review
Director: Yuen Woo-ping Cast: Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, Fung Hak On, Lam Ching-ying, Chung Fat, Wei Pei, Fan Mei Sheng, Lee Hoi San, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Mao, JoJo Chan Kei Kei, Chiang Kam, Tong Jing, Billy Chan Wui Ngai Running Time: 108 min. By Numskull Wong Jing penned this early Sammo Hung vehicle, but thankfully, someone else directed it. The fact that that someone else was Yuen Woo-Ping … Continue reading
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars | aka The Target (1985) Review
Director: Sammo Hung Cast: Sammo Hung, Richard Ng, Stanley Fung, Eric Tsang, Michael Miu, John Sham, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan, Sibelle Hu, Chung Fat, Yasuaki Kurata, Richard Norton, Philip Ko, Andy Lau, Lau Kar Wing, Dick Wei, Anthony Chan, Charlie Chin, Chin Kar Lok, Kara Hui, Chin Siu-Ho Running Time: 90 min. By Numskull More of the same, but a little better. I’m a little annoyed that I … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Golden Harvest, Reviews
Tagged Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Benny Lai Keung Kuen, Charlie Ching, Chin Kar Lok, Chin Siu Ho, David Chiang, Deannie Yip Tak Han, Dick Wei, Elvis Tsui, Eric Tsang, Ernest Mauser, Jackie Chan, James Tien, Jason Pai Piao, John Sham, Kara Hui, Kenny Ho Ka King, Lau Kar Wing, Lee Hoi-Sang, Leung Kar-Yan (Beardy), Melvin Wong Kum-Sum, Meng Hoi, Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Michelle Yeoh, Moon Lee, Pauline Wong Siu Fung, Philip Ko Fei, Richard Ng, Richard Norton, Rosamund Kwan, Sammo Hung, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue, Sibelle Hu, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Yasuaki Kurata, Yuen Biao
My Lucky Stars (1985) Review
Director: Sammo Hung Producer: Leonard Ho Cast: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Sibelle Hu, Jackie Chan, Richard Ng, Eric Tsang, Andy Lau, Michiko Nishikawa, Charlie Ching, Stanley Fung, Lam Ching-Ying, Bolo Yeung, James Tien, Yuen Wah, Fruit Chan Gor Running Time: 84/99 min. By Numskull How many people, like myself, saw the Arena Home Video release of this movie in the martial arts section at Media Play and shelled out eight … Continue reading
Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980) Review
Director: Sammo Hung Producer: Raymond Chow Cast: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Peter Chan, Huang Ha, Lam Ching Ying, Wu Ma, Tai Bo, Billy Chan, Chin Lung, Cheung Ging Boh, Fung King Man, Fung Lee Running Time: 98 min. By JJ Hatfield The first time I saw this movie it was in the form of a very ancient and quite heavy dusty old VHS tape. The story was immensely confusing because … Continue reading
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