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on If you ❤️ ‘Street Fighter’ watch a New BTS Promotional for Kitao Sakura’s live-action ‘Street Fighter’ adaptationBloopers on set. https://youtu.be/79L4WDU-qRc?is=QY-8nmxQSf2HmiJj
on Caine-sploitation? Move over Donnie! Check out the first Poster for ‘The Healer’ starring Eddie Peng and Ewan MitchellHave no idea if this movie will be any good but Ewan Mitchell is great as the…
on FEMALES GOT BALLS! Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ gets a US, Canada, UK & Ireland theatrical release on October 23I liked the 2016 Ghostbusters.
on Mark Houghton, martial artist, actor, stuntman of ‘Drunken Master II’ and ‘Aces Go Places V’, passes away at 64RIP Mark gor
on Shogun’s Ninja | Blu-ray (Arrow)A fantastic release of this movie. Sonny Chiba must have really foreseen how…
on The Furious (2026) ReviewAgree with you there, Axel. I wasn't the biggest fan of it either, but it loo…
on Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance (2024) ReviewThis sequel is definitely better than the first film---I really liked it bett…
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on Aces Go Places | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)The individual case covers look much better, as they all use vintage Hong Kon…
on Knight Errant | aka Dragon Fist (1973) ReviewHands down Jimmy Wang Yu's best movie. I always felt like the presence of Yas…
on Knight Errant | aka Dragon Fist (1973) ReviewI just bought this on a whim from a used media shop today and checked in here…
on ‘John Wick 4’ martial arts stars Marko Zaror and Scott Adkins re-team for Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Brutal Justice’Sounds good as Diablo was great , also does Scott ever see his family as he n…
on ‘John Wick 4’ martial arts stars Marko Zaror and Scott Adkins re-team for Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Brutal Justice’Diablo is excellent so I am really looking forward to this.
on Colony (2026) ReviewOnce again, I enjoyed this one more than you, Paul. I'd give it an 8.5/10. 😂
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Category Archives: Reviews
Tai Chi Master | aka Twin Warriors (1993) Review
AKA: Tai Chi Director: Yuen Woo Ping Cast: Jet Li, Chin Siu Ho, Michelle Yeoh, Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Yuen Cheung Yan, Lau Shun, Yu Hai, Sun Jian Kui, Chow Gam-Kong, Yu Yan-Kai Running Time: 94 min. By Numskull Note to Yuen Wo Ping: Stop renting out your justly famous talent as a fight choreographer to other directors and make more of your own movies. They may not be as polished … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Chin Siu Ho, Fennie Yuen Kit Ying, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Yuen Woo-ping
My Father is a Hero | aka The Enforcer (1994) Review
AKA: Letter to Daddy Director: Corey Yuen Writer: Wong Jing Cast: Jet Li, Anita Mui, Tse Miu, Blacky Ko, Bonnie Fu Yuk Jing, Yu Rong Guang, Ken Lo, Damian Lau, Thorsten Nickel, Paul Rapovski, Henry Fong Ping, Corey Yuen Running Time: 100/105 min. By Numskull You know, for someone whose fame is based on his martial arts skills, I’m not seeing a whole lot of martial arts in Jet Li’s … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Anita Mui Yim Fong, Blacky Ko Sau Leung, Corey Yuen, Damian Lau, Jet Li, Ken Lo, Tse Miu (Xie Miao), Yu Rong-Guang
Project S | aka Supercop 2 (1993) Review
Director: Stanley Tong Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rong Guang, Emil Chau, Fan Siu Wong, Dick Wei, Athena Chu, Bill Tung Biu, Bowie Lam, Alain Guernier, Ailen Sit Chun Wai, Chan Man Ching, Joe Cheung, Mars, Yukari Oshima, Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang Running Time: 98 min. By Numskull It seems that “they”… whoever they are… really don’t want us North American types to see this movie. The DVD and VCD from … Continue reading
PTU | aka Police Tactical Unit (2003) Review
Director: Johnnie To Cast: Simon Yam Tat Wah, Lam Suet, Ruby Wong Cheuk Ling, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Maggie Siu Mei Kei, Eddie Ko Hung, Wong Wa Wo, Lo Hoi Pang Running Time: 88 min. By Alexander PTU certainly isn’t one of Johnnie To’s best efforts, but it does manage to offer up a few surprises, and another excellent performance by Simon Yam (Bullet in the Head). The film meanders … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Eddy Ko Hung, Johnnie To, Lam Suet, Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Ruby Wong, Simon Yam, Soi Cheang Pou Soi
Flaming Brothers, The | aka Dragon and Tiger Fight (1987) Review
Director: Joe Cheung Writer: Wong Kar Wai Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Alan Tang, Pat Ha Man Jing, Jenny Tseng Yan Lei, Patrick Tse, Philip Chan, James Yi Lui, Norman Chu, Fong Yau, Cheung Chok Chow, Chan Laap Ban Running Time: 101 min. By HKFanatic Chow Yun Fat made this heroic bloodshed film in 1987, smackdab in the middle of “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow II.” That fact alone … Continue reading
Dragon Family, The (1988) Review
Director: Lau Kar Wing Cast: Alan Tam, Andy Lau, Max Mok Siu Chung, Ken Tong Chun Yip, Norman Chu, Michael Miu Kiu Wai, William Ho Ka Kui, Lisa Chiao Chiao, Stanley Fung, Kent Cheng, Ku Feng, Lau Kar Wing, Shing Fui On, Philip Ko Fei, Wayne Archer, Charlie Cho, Kara Hui Ying Hung, Blacky Ko Running Time: 88 min. By HKFanatic Andy Lau and Alan Tam must have had a … Continue reading
Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge (2008) Review
Director: Takuji Kitamura Writer: Tatsuhiko Takimoto, Hirotoshi Kobayashi Cast: Megumi Seki, Hayato Ichihara, Yosuke Asari, Itsuji Itao, Haruma Miura, Maho Nonami, Hiromi Shinjo, Aya Kiguchi Running Time: 109 min. By HKFanatic Don’t let the title fool you: “Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge” is not a film that would fit in with the Sushi Typhoon catalog. There’s no blood, no gore, no strangely appendaged women. The second coming of “Machine Gun Girl” … Continue reading
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
Police Woman | aka The Heroine (1973) Review
AKA: Rumble in Hong Kong Director: Zhu Mu Cast: Yuen Qiu, Charlie Ching, Jackie Chan, Chiang Nan, Hu Chin, Betty Pei Dee, John Cheung Ng Long, Feng Yi, Lee Man Tai, Helena Law Lan Running Time: 90 min By Alvin George I bought this movie for three bucks from Circuit City, hoping it would be better than the other ’70s Jackie Chan movies I’ve seen due to its modern (1970s) … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Charlie Ching, Jackie Chan, John Cheung, Yuen Qiu, Zhu Mu
Stool Pigeon, The | aka Informer (2010) Review
Director: Dante Lam Chiu Yin Cast: Nick Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Chin Kar Lok, Miao Pu, Liu Kai Chi, Lu Yi, Sherman Chung Shu Man, Gwei Lun-Mei, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Derek Kwok Jing Hung Running Time: 113 min. By HKFanatic For the creative team behind “The Stool Pigeon,” making this film must have been a no-brainer. Director Dante Lam previously collaborated with actors Nick Cheung and Nicolas Tse to great … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Chin Kar Lok, Dante Lam, Derek Kwok, Gwei Lun-Mei, Kwai Lun Mei, Miao Pu, Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Sherman Chung Shu Man
Thundering Mantis | aka Mantis Fist Fighter (1980) Review
AKA: Mantis Fist Fighter Director: Yip Wing Cho Cast: Leung Kar Yan, Eddie Ko Hung, Wong Yat Lung, Chin Yuet Sang, Lee Kwan, Fang Mien, Ma Chin Ku, Suen Lam, Shih Ting Ken, Au Lap Bo Running Time: 90 min. By Joseph Kuby Cannibalistic Cult Classic! Thundering Mantis (a.k.a. ‘The Mantis Fist Fighter’ or ‘Crazy Mantis’) is a film that has garnered quite a notorious reputation over the years for … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Eddy Ko Hung, Lee Kwan, Leung Kar-Yan (Beardy)
Last Blood, The | aka Hard Boiled II (1991) Review
AKA: 12 Hours of Terror Director: Wong Jing Cast: Alan Tam, Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Leung Kar Yan, May Lo, Jackson Lau, Nat Chan Pak Cheung Running Time: 89 min. By HKFanatic When I told Mighty Peking Man I’d watched this film, he recalled how back in the early 90’s “The Last Blood” was frequently marketed as “Hard Boiled II” by shady video distributors. Considering that “The Last Blood” was … 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
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
Tagged James McTeigue, Naomie Harris, Rain, Rick Yune, Sho Kosugi, Sung Kang
True Legend (2010) Review
Director: Yuen Woo Ping Cast: Vincent Chiu Man Chuk, Zhou Xun, Andy On, Jay Chou Kit Lun, Michelle Yeoh, Leung Kar Yan, Jiang Lu Xia, Gordon Liu, David Carradine, Guo Xiao Dong, Feng Xiaogang, Jacky Heung Cho, Cung Le Running Time: 116 min. By HKFanatic Tell me again why Vincent Zhao never became as big as Jet Li? Despite starring in movies like Tsui Hark’s cult classic “The Blade” and … Continue reading
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