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on Third Window Films delivering a Blu-ray for the bloody revenge thriller ‘Mermaid Legend’ from ‘Evil Dead Trap’ directorI wanted to like it. I was sure to like it. But it was simply boring, well, a…
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Category Archives: Reviews
White Valentine (1999) Review
Director: Yang Yun-Ho Cast: Park Sin-Yang, Jeon Ji-Hyeon, Jeon Mu-Song, Kim Se-Jun, Kim Young-Ok, Yang Dong-Keun, Kang Jin-Wu, Jang Myeong-Cheol, Park Mi-Rae Running Time: 89 min. By Mighty Peking Man Jung-min (Jeon Ji-Hyeon) is a young woman who drops out of school to pursue her love for “art,” a pastime she wants to make her career. She mysteriously lost her parents when she was very young, and now, lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Korean, Reviews
Tagged Jun Ji-Hyun (Gianna Jun), Yang Yun-Ho
Windstruck (2004) Review
Director: Kwak Jae-yong Cast: Jeon Ji-hyun, Jang Hyuk, Kim Jung-Tae, Kim Su-Ro, Lee Ki-Woo, Lim Ye-Jin, Cha Tae-Hyun Running Time: 123 min. By Owlman Kyung-Jin (Jeong Ji-Hyun) is a young police officer. She meets Myung-Woo (Jang Hy-Yuk), a schoolteacher, in the most unusual circumstances. They fall in love. Tragedy ensues. Lots of tears and, as a testament to the title of the film, lots and lots of wind. More tears. … Continue reading
Posted in Korean, Reviews
Tagged Jang Hyuk, Jun Ji-Hyun (Gianna Jun), Kwak Jae-yong
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
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Edward Zwick, Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada), Ken Watanabe, Koyuki, Tom Cruise
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
Posted in Asian Related, Reviews
Tagged Chris Nahon, Corey Yuen, Jun Ji-Hyun (Gianna Jun), Koyuki, Ronny Yu, Yasuaki Kurata
Legacy of Rage | aka Fire Dragon (1986) Review
Director: Ronnie Yu Yan-Tai Cast: Brandon Lee, Michael Wong Man-Tak, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Regina Kent, Bolo Yeung, Ng Man-Tat, Mang Hoi, Tanya George, Louis Roth, Stuart Smith Running Time: 86 min. By Joe909 You know you’re in for trouble when even the opening theme song is half-assed; it sounds like someone turning on a cheap Casio keyboard and goofing off with a few keys. Probably the most depressing movie I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Brandon Lee, Kirk Wong, Ku Feng, Louis Roth, Meng Hoi, Michael Chan Wai Man, Michael Wong Man Tak, Ng Man Tat, Regina Kent Wai Ling, Ronny Yu, Shing Fui On, Stuart Smith
Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey (2001) Review
Director: John Little Writer: John Little, Bruce Lee Cast: Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ji Han Jae, James Tien, Chieh Yuan, Taky Kimura, Linda Lee-Caldwell, Bey Logan Running Time: 100 min. By Joe909 If I had to make a top ten list of my favorite kung fu movies, the Game of Death footage Bruce Lee shot in 1972 would be in it. There’s just something cool about it. It … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, Documentary, Reviews
Tagged Andre Morgan, Bey Logan, Bruce Lee, Dan Inosanto, James Tien, Ji Han Jae, John Little, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Big Boss, The | aka Fists of Fury (1971) Review
Director: Lo Wei Producer: Raymond Chow Cast: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien Chun, Han Ying Chieh, Nora Miao, Lee Kwan, Anthony Lau, Lam Ching Ying, Billy Chan Wui Ngai, Peter Yang Kwan Running Time: 115 min. By James H. There are movies with low production values and then there are movies with Lo Wei production values. This movie was made for $100,000, and it looks like it was made … Continue reading
Way of the Dragon | aka Return of the Dragon (1972) Review
Director: Bruce Lee Producer: Raymond Chow Cast: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Gam Dai, Unicorn Chan, Tony Liu, Nora Miao, Wang In Sik, Paul Wei, Bob Wall, Jon Benn, Anders Nelsson, Riccardo Billi, Alexander Grand, Malisa Longo, Andre Morgan, Russell Cawthorne Running Time: 96 min. By Jesse Bruce Lee’s 1973 film Return of the Dragon (which was also written and directed by Lee) tells the tale of a young farmboy from … Continue reading
Clan of the White Lotus | aka Fist of the White Lotus (1980) Review
Director: Lo Lieh Cast: Gordon Liu, Lo Lieh, Kara Hui, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Hsiao Ho, Yeung Jing Jing, Cheng Miu, Ching Chu, Lam Fai Wong, Wilson Tong, Cham Siu Hung, Ho Kei Cheong, Lin Ke Ming, Ng Git Keung, San Sin Running Time: 95 mins. By Mighty Peking Man Let’s get one thing straight: Fist of the White Lotus isn’t a remake or a sequel to 1977’s Executioners From … Continue reading
Legend of the Fox (1980) Review
Director: Chang Cheh Cast: Philip Kwok, Chin Siu Ho, Chiang Sheng, Helen Poon, Choh Seung Wan, Wong Lik, Chui Tai Ping, Wang Han Chen, Lau Fong Sai, Chan Hon Kwong, Chan Hung, Chan Shu Kei, Choi Kwok Keung, Chow Kin Ping, Ha Kwok Wing, Hung Fung, Hung San Nam Running Time: 122 min. By Joe909 When the kung-fu boom was on the wane, the Venoms and Chang Cheh began experimenting … Continue reading
Flying Guillotine, The (1975) Review
Director: Ho Meng Hua Producer: Runme Shaw Cast: Chen Kuan Tai, Ku Feng, Wai Wang, Kong Yeung, Liu Wu Chi, Ai Ti, Lin Wei-Tu, Wang Yu, Li Peng-Fei, Li Shou-Chi, Lu Wei, Lin Feng, Shen Lao, Chiang Ling, Wu Chin-Chin, Hsu Kuan-Ying, Lei Lung, Ho Han-Chou Running Time: 101 min. By Joe909 Flying Guillotine is not a kung fu movie. Tell yourself that before watching it, and you might not … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews, Shaw Brothers
Tagged Chen Kuan-tai, Ho Meng Hua, Ku Feng, Lau Ng Kei, Liu Wu Chi, Norman Chu, Wei Pei (Snake), Wong Yu
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