Kung Fu Genius (1979) Review

"Kung Fu Genius" UK DVD Cover

"Kung Fu Genius" UK DVD Cover

Director: Wilson Tong Wai Shing
Producer: Alex Gouw
Cast: Peter Chan Lung, Cheng Hong Yip, Ching Chu, Hsiao Ho, Hui Ying Ying, Lee Hoi San, Cliff Lok Kam Tung, San Sin, Wilson Tong Wai Shing, Tsang Choh Lam, Wong Yat Fei
Running Time: 84 min.

By JJ Hatfield

This film is directed by Wilson Tong who should know enough about films at the time this was shot he could have made it a bit more entertaining but then our hero would not be on screen so often. It’s difficult to tell if this is a spoof or just a poorly done movie. Either way it tends to be all over the place. The production values are about as low as you can get, and I have seen a lot of old school low budget martial arts films. No matter if the movie is good, or there is some bad ass fighting going on it still needs something between fights. What little there is turns into a drawback.

The movie begins with the self proclaimed “Genius” (Clint Lok) showing his skills he has recently learned from a book (yes one of those books) as his slightly slow mischievous side kick watches. The Genius then burns the book as he says he has it all in his head. He always has this smirk on his face that take this way past a spoof. I could empathize with the bad guys as after awhile I wanted to wipe that smirk right off his face.

Genius and side kick decide to open a new Kung Fu school and call it the Genius School. Naturally the other martial arts school, the Spiritual Kung Fu is wary but the Master says they should be left alone. Unfortunately the gambling den next door doesn’t appreciate the new school and trouble brews.

One of the great things about this flick is Hsiao Ho (Hou) of “Feng Hou” Mad Monkey Kung Fu. Cliff may have talent but as soon as they start fighting you can see the superior fighter, even though he’s supposed to be a bad guy. I have seen Cliff fight before and he usually does pretty well but obviously is not enough to hold up a movie as the star. He just doesn’t have that screen presence.

Along the way two different characters receive blows to the head that make them mentally challenged. Some people may be offended by the portrayals but it’s just part of this crappy movie. I don’t care what anyone says, the “Duck” form may be entertaining but I bet there is no school for it. I really tried to make this movie work, either as straight or satire. It still doesn’t do anything for me.

Hsiao Ho is the real star and I found my mind wandering when he wasn’t on the screen. Damn that guy is amazing! With open hand or weapons he is fantastic and it’s worth the cost of a cheap disk just to see him.

There is a bit more to the skeleton plot but nothing worth going into if you are going to see the film. Actually it’s not really worth going into anyway. I simply could not see Lok as a great martial artist or stunt man, much less a master of all forms. He doesn’t have what it takes to be the lead.

Wilson Tong could have added more but it certainly seemed as if someone wanted Lok to have his own personal break out movie. So much so that someone arranged for Hsiao Ho to stop filming MMKF and the Shaw Brothers “loaned him out” for this movie. I have not been able to find anything else on the matter.

If you want to see more of the highly underrated Hsiao Ho check out “Mad Monkey Kung Fu”, “18 Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu” or “Disciples of the 36th Chamber”.

For the main story and mind numbing acting I cannot recommend this movie. If you have a giant poster of Cliff Lok you may like it. The real reason to see this film is for Hsiao Ho.

JJ Hatfield’s Rating: 3.5/10


By Joseph Kuby

A classic sequel to a classic film!

This is the sequel to Duel of the 7 Tigers. It actually manages to top the original, in spite of not sharing the predecessor’s grand scale. I suppose you could say that the limited geographic scope allowed the director to focus on intimate characterization.

Cliff Lok unwittingly proves very much so that he is to Kung Fu movies what John Wayne was to Western action cinema. He may not have the physical prowess of the late ’70s troupe of fighting greats but he shows tremendous spirit. Something that can’t be said about a lot of martial arts actors who may display tremendous skill but don’t exude much in the way of charm or charisma.

Cliff has more heart to him than a lot of the stone-faced robotic martial arts protagonists that flooded cinema screens in the mid-to-late ’70s. It’s hard to imagine him playing a villain. Cliff’s sense of character makes him equitably as endearing as Jackie. His interaction with a child conveys warmth to the point I wonder why he never got the chance to play Jackie’s big brother or uncle. They would have made for a compelling match-up.

Like John Wayne in his lighter fare, Cliff exudes an aura of hospitality. If I was a casting director in the Hong Kong film industry, I would certainly want Cliff to play a father or some other kind of friendly elder.

The company who made this film is Goldig and I swear every film I see of theirs just keeps on getting better and better. The stories are gradually becoming more original, the scripts are tightly written with spots of genius peppered throughout and the production values are noticably higher (this is almost like watching a Golden Harvest film).

Even the visual quality of the film print is better. I’m assuming the more films they made that became successful, the more screen prints which were being preserved more. The increasing star power is becoming strikingly evident and the fight scenes are steadily increasing in magnitude. I can remember going on the Hong Kong Film Services Office site a few years ago and being surprised that they were still in business and now I can see why.

As I said before, the film’s star power has improved immensely so we start to see more famous character actors from the era of Hong Kong cinema of which this film was made in. Examples here include Lee Hoi San, Peter Chan Lung and Hsiao Hou (from the Lau Kar Leung films and Sammo Hung’s Eastern Condors).

Hsiao Hou, who plays one of the spiritual boxers in this movie, was an actor working at Shaw Brothers at the time Kung Fu Genius was made. I’m surprised the company executives lent him out to Goldig. Maybe they lent him out in the same way Lo Wei lent Jackie to Seasonal. Perhaps, it was a case of being payed a lot of money to lend out one of their stars at the time.

The action was choreographed by Wilson Tong (the last villain to be seen in this film) who also choreographed the fight scenes in Snake in the Monkey’s Shadow. The fights in this are top notch, eminently so in the case of the duck fist scene which will obtain the status of classic once this film gets viewed by more people. I lent this film to a fellow Kung Fu student (who’s more into Japanese cinema than Chinese) and he couldn’t get enough of the duck fist scene.

Just like Duel of the 7 Tigers, this film has one of the best soundtracks assembled (if not composed) in a HK film. The introductory credit sequence remarkably opens the film with a bang thanks to the rip-roaring soundtrack (the effect is akin to the way Leone’s Dollars trilogy opened). During the opening training sequence, a music cue from Rocky 2 can be heard. One of the best comedic music cues utilized here is the one from the Popeye/dream sequence in Jackie’s Half a Loaf of Kung Fu and Sammo’s Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog.

Considering the allusions I made to Westerns, this film has the feel of a western and it would be nice to know if there were more films with Cliff that had been made which featured the same character.

Cliff Lok is becoming one of my favorite actors. He makes for an enthralling presence. His acting ability and charisma are such that his martial arts ability is merely a supplement than the focal point. Martially, he manages to be a tad more adequate than his rival Jimmy Wang Yu. Cliff’s career pretty much came to an end in the mid ’80s with the exception of a one-off film role in the early ’90s. I find it alarming that, out of all the old-school actors employed for Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow didn’t hire Lok for an appearance.

Kung Fu Genius is the sort of film that can be evenly enjoyed by genre aficionados and general film viewers. The interactions between the characters is enthralling and you get the sense that the director is genuinely interested in telling a story.

If anything, it’s a apt example of how the Western genre influenced the Kung Fu genre.

For those eager to see more of Cliff Lok, check out the camaraderie he has with Simon Yuen in Mad Mad Kung Fu. For martial enthusiasts, you can’t go wrong with Ring of Death (a.k.a. Bastard Kung Fu Master) which was a Seasonal production with Hwang Jang Lee, Roy Horan and Shih Kien (from Enter the Dragon) in the cast. Corey Yuen worked with Hsu Hsia and Meng Hoi for the fights hence why I recommend watching that movie as primary Lok viewing before venturing into his other output.

Joseph Kuby’s Rating: 7.5/10

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Mercury Man (2006) Review

"Mercury Man" Thai Theatrical Poster

“Mercury Man” Thai Theatrical Poster

AKA: Ma noot lhek lai
Director: Bhandit Thongdee
Cast: Wasan Khantaau, Metinee Kingpayome, Arnon Saisangchan, Jinvipa Kheawkunya, Parinya Kiatbusaba, Darunee Khrittabhunyalai
Running Time: 101 min.

By HKFanatic

Supposedly the director of “Mercury Man” was targeting foreign markets with this film. If that’s the case, he’s got a long ways to go before this movie would successful in the West. At first glance, it’s a cool enough idea: a Thai superhero flick that blends the CG acrobatics of the “Spider-Man” movies with a bit of “Ong Bak”-style Muay Thai action. Our hero is a young firefighter ‘with a heart of gold’ who, through some far-fetched circumstances, ends up imbued with the power of an ancient Thai relic that gives him control over metal.

The problem arises in that the villain is a thinly veiled pastiche of a certain now-deceased terrorist leader, in the film named Osama Bin Ali (I kid you not), who delivers several lengthy diatribes about how the West is evil and how God has sent him on a mission to destroy America. This guy is even given a tragic backstory in which his family is murdered by stray bullets from US soldiers. So I guess we’re supposed to feel sorry for Mr. Terrorist Man? Now you can see why I face-palmed when I heard the filmmakers wanted “Mercury Man” to strike a chord with American audiences. No, my friends, I think your movie just pissed Middle America off!

It doesn’t help that the rest of the film suffers from a “me too” vibe when it comes to comic book movies. Mercury Man’s costume is cool but the way he uses his powers to magnetically attach to bridges and buildings just ends up looking a lot like Spider-Man. There’s also some very noticeable graffiti throughout the entire film that says things like “Hey Spidy!” or “Look at me, Spidy!” I think the filmmakers were trying to get Hollywood’s attention in the hopes of a future collaboration. Either that or they figured no one would criticize them for ripping off Marvel Comics if they pointed out the fact themselves. Frankly, I just found the constant Hollywood-baiting to be annoying.

The fight scenes were choreographed by Panna Rittikrai of “Ong Bak” and “Born to Fight” fame. There are a few cool fights but don’t expect anything near the level of a Tony Jaa movie. While Mercury Man uses plenty of Muay Thai moves, they lack the kinetic impact that you see in some of Panna’s other work. That said, I enjoyed the fight in a nightclub where the bad guys manage to temporarily rob Mercury Man of his powers; and when Mr. Mercury finally gets to fight a super-powered villain instead of your usual garden variety thugs at the very end of the movie, it’s a genuine highlight. If our hero was given more equally strong baddies like this to fight, I might actually be interested in a sequel.

As it stands, “Mercury Man” is something of a missed opportunity. The basic storytelling of the film is hampered by silly Engrish dialogue (“You mean…we can defeat him using erectricity?”) and shoddy editing. Its attempt to appeal to a Western audience backfires due to the script’s odd sympathy for terrorists and suicide bombers. The special FX are pretty good for the film’s purported budget of a million dollars but nobody is gonna mistake this for “Spider-Man 2” unless they’ve had too much to drink. What could have been a good, if not great, movie ends up a mere curiosity; only worth watching if you want to see Thailand take a stab at bringing a comic book-style hero to life. But for my money, Tony Jaa is more of a superhero than Mercury Man.

HKFanatic’s Rating: 5.5/10

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SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis (2004) Review

"SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis" American DVD Cover

“SARS Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis” American DVD Cover

AKA: Khun krabii hiiroh
Director: Taweewat Wantha
Cast: Suthep Po-ngam, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Phintusuda Tunphairao, Lene Christensen, Somlek Sakdikul
Running Time: 95 min.

HKFanatic’s Review

“SARs Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis” is the rare film that manages to live up to its outlandish title. For 90 minutes you’re treated to Thailand’s off the wall sense of humor and a parade of flesh-eating zombies, Asian schoolgirls, and exploding heads. This is not to mention the fourth-wall breaking (characters frequently comment on the fact that they’re in a movie), countless jokes about transsexuals, and a giant CG snake. The movie tosses in everything but the kitchen sink in an effort to entertain its audience for its entire duration. Everything plays out with the manic energy of a live-action cartoon – hell, there are even a few flashbacks done in an anime style.

The filmmakers’ method of attack is to keep tossing jokes at the audience until one makes you laugh. The Thai people have a self-deprecating, self-aware sense of humor that Western audiences will either love or hate. They frequently mock the state of their film industry and sex is another favorite topic. The few physical gags here are actually pretty damn funny (a shoot-out in an elevator was probably the highlight for me) but mostly the characters are poking fun at themselves, like the sex-starved monk who powers his lightsaber with faulty Chinese batteries or the hero who announces his sexual positions like they’re Muay Thai moves.

Again, you’re either gonna chuckle or groan depending on your sense of humor. I won’t say “SARs Wars” is gut-bustingly funny but it is charming the way it relentlessly aims for the audience’s funny bone. Plot twists, character deaths, and “The Crying Game” spoofs almost come faster than you can process them.

Tonally, this movie is sort of like the sex-crazed, Thai cousin to Peter Jackson’s cult classic “Dead Alive.” There are zombies aplenty and the gore is mostly played for laughs. Actually, the zombie-less final 15 minutes are definitely the slowest part of the entire movie but the film attempts to redeem itself with a few outrageous jokes during the credits – “SARs Wars” literally ends with a shrunken head telling you to leave the movie theater and go home. By that point you’ve either sat through the entire movie with a smirk on your face or you turned it off an hour ago. If you have a taste for Thai humor and aren’t easily offended, “SARs Wars” is worth watching.

HKFanatic’s Rating: 6.5/10

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Red State Blu-ray/DVD (Lionsgate)

Red State Blu-ray/DVD (Lionsgate)

Red State Blu-ray/DVD (Lionsgate)

RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2011

Director Kevin Smith (“Clerks”) reinvents himself with Red State. Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda. Directed by Kevin Smith (“Clerks”) and starring Michael Parks, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano and Michael Pollak. Check out the trailer here.

Special Features:

• “The Making of Red State” documentary
• Audio commentary with Kevin Smith
• Sundance speech with introduction by Kevin Smith
• Sundance ending
• Deleted scenes with introduction by Kevin Smith
• Poster Gallery with introduction by Kevin Smith
• No. of Discs: 1, Screen Format: WideScreen, Language/Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Subtitles, English SDH, Audio: 7.1 DTS-HD MA, Rating: R, Run Time: 88

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Jean-Claude Van Damme Triple Feature: Death Warrant/Double Impact/Cyborg DVD (Image)

Jean-Claude Van Damme Triple Feature: Death Warrant/Double Impact/Cyborg DVD (Image)

Jean-Claude Van Damme Triple Feature: Death Warrant/Double Impact/Cyborg DVD (Image)

RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2011

Action-packed triple-feature starring martial arts fighting superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme! Films include: Death Warrant, Double Impact and Cyborg. I don’t know about you guys, but I LOVE Van Damme, goddammit!

Trailers: Death Warrant | Double Impact | Cyborg

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John Carpenter’s The Ward Blu-ray/DVD (Arc)

John Carpenter's The Ward Blu-ray/DVD (Arc)

John Carpenter's The Ward Blu-ray/DVD (Arc)

RELEASE DATE: August 16, 2011

Acclaimed director John Carpenter makes his long awaited return to the screen with a thriller about a young woman (the yummy Amber Heard) in a 1960s mental institution who becomes terrorized by malevolent unseen forces. Check out the trailer here.

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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man | aka The Bulletman (2009) Review

"Tetsuo: The Bullet Man" Japanese Theatrical Poster

“Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” Japanese Theatrical Poster

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Cast: Eric Bossick, Akiko Mono, Shinya Tsukamoto, Stephen Sarrazin, Yuko Nakamura
Running Time: 79 min.

By HKFanatic

As a die-hard fan of Shinya Tsukamoto (I even wrote a term paper on the guy), I’m honest enough to admit that “Tetsuo: Bullet Man” is not very good. Sadly, I don’t think many fans were expecting it to be. Not only is it yet another sequel to Tsukamoto’s “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” (1989), a near perfect film that didn’t require a follow-up, it’s Tsukamoto’s first film to be shot almost entirely in English. Since Tsukamoto plays a role in the movie himself, we have a Japanese director writing a script and giving a performance in his second language. Trouble ensues.

“The Bullet Man” follows a similar plotline to previous “Tetsuo” films: a man undergoes a transformation into a mechanical beast due to an accident. The changes to his body are triggered by his own extreme emotions. The difference here is that Tsukamoto sets the movie up to be a revenge film and places a stronger emphasis on the plot. This really doesn’t work in his favor as Tsukamoto, like David Cronenberg, is frequently at his best when exploring issues of sexual identity (like in the original “Tetsuo”) rather than following a simple revenge movie template. It should be noted that the standard “Tetsuo” theme of isolation in the big city is glossed over here in under a minute. Yet there’s ample time reserved for awkward exposition, like when the camera scrolls along a piece of parchment that explains the backstory – intercut with flashbacks – for at least five minutes.

Eric Bossick stars in the lead role, playing an expatriate living in Japan with his Japanese wife and son. Bossick may be a good actor, I’m not sure (he’s mostly done motion capturing and voice acting for video games up to this point), but here he struggles with the stilted dialogue and as a director Tsukamoto doesn’t seem to be able to spot his cast’s half-hearted delivery. Bossick doesn’t bring the intensity needed to the role, at least not when he’s in human form. Mostly he reminded me of Gabriel Macht’s bland look and performance in “The Spirit.” The rest of the cast doesn’t fare much better, particularly the actor who plays Bossick’s father.

Overall, “The Bullet Man” feels like Tsukamoto’s attempt to tell a straight-forward science fiction story, perhaps one that would be more palatable to Western audiences. The problem is that he’s just not very good at being “straight forward.” His last work, “Nightmare Detective,” was similarly disappointing because it followed a typical horror movie formula (we haven’t even gotten “Nightmare Detective 2” in the West). Here the focus on an elaborate sci-fi backstory detracts from the sense of rage and wonder that was inherent in the first “Tetsuo” film.

There are a few action scenes inserted into the movie but any excitement they would bring is undermined by Tsukamoto’s frantic “shakycam” work, so prevalent here that it threatens the viewer with motion sickness. Really, the unnatural dialogue, poor performances, jumpy editing, and bursts of gory violence mean that “The Bullet Man” most resembles your typical direct-to-DVD sci-fi action flick. Sort of like a low-rent, B-movie take on “Robocop.” This is not the feeling one should get from a “Tetsuo” film.

The soundtrack is the usual industrial clamor you would expect for the series but it works in the context of the movie. It should be noted that a new composition from Nine Inch Nails plays during the closing credits. This piece of music is so damn good you wonder why Tsukamoto didn’t find a way to incorporate it into the actual film (unless it was delivered too late to do so).

Ultimately, “Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” is another misfire from a director who, after over 20 years in the film industry, only now seems to be making a bid for commerciality. It simply does not work for Tsukamoto. He’s a maverick director who belongs on the fringe, producing the kinds of films that no one else would dare to make. Films like the original “Tetsuo,” “A Snake of June,” and “Tokyo Fist” – the work that has cemented him as a legend of Japanese extreme cinema. Tsukamoto is a true auteur but lately when he tries to play it straight and aim for the mainstream, he ends up with movies that are too weird to be crowd-pleasers and too formulaic to appeal to his traditional audience. Shinya needs to remember what he does best (and in Japanese, please). For now, most viewers are probably going to be grateful that “The Bullet Man” is mercifully short at 77 minutes.

HKFanatic’s Rating: 5/10

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Paper Dragons/Nevada Heat/Las Vegas Warrior/3-Way Split DVD (Seedsman Group)

Paper Dragons/Nevada Heat/Las Vegas Warrior/3-Way Split DVD

Paper Dragons/Nevada Heat/Las Vegas Warrior/3-Way Split DVD

RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011

Some of the most low budget stuff you’ll ever see! But these films feature Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker”), Victor Wong (“Big Trouble in Little China”), Ernie Reyes Jr. (“The Last Dragon”) and Telly Savalas (“Kojak”).

Trailers: Paper Dragons | Las Vegas Warrior | Nevada Heat

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Double Feature: Death Before Dishonor/Wanted Dead or Alive DVD (Image)

Double Feature: Death Before Dishonor/Wanted Dead or Alive DVD (Image)

Double Feature: Death Before Dishonor/Wanted Dead or Alive DVD (Image)

RELEASE DATE: October 11, 2011

Wanted Dead or Alive: Nick Randall (Rutger Hauer) is a high-tech, fourth generation bounty hunter who “collects” society’s criminal low-lifes for very healthy prices. Also starring KISS’ Gene Simmons. Death Before Dishonor: Wanna see “Hunter” do some rated R stuff? Now’s your chance! 80’s action at its finest!

Trailer: Death Before Dishonor | Wanted Dead or Alive

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Order of One: Kung Fu Killing Spree DVD (Chemical Burn)

Order of One: Kung Fu Killing Spree DVD (Chemical Burn)

Order of One: Kung Fu Killing Spree DVD (Chemical Burn)

RELEASE DATE: September 20, 2011

Ultra low budget martial arts/exploitation! Sonny, an escaped convict, and his unwilling cohort Ross Conroy, stand in the way of the city’s crime lord – Mr. Park and his desire to possess the ultimate Talisman: The Sword of Destiny. Check out the trailer here.

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King and the Clown DVD (Pathfinder)

King and the Clown DVD (Pathfinder)

King and the Clown DVD (Pathfinder)

RELEASE DATE: August 30, 2011

From the director of “Radio Star”. Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh. Check out the trailer here.

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases |

The Recipe DVD (Pathfinder)

The Recipe DVD (Pathfinder)

The Recipe DVD (Pathfinder)

RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011

A man on deathrow wants to taste doenjang jjigae (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin (Lee Yo-Won) who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin’s heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo (Lee Dong-Wook). Check out the trailer here.

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The House by the Cemetery Blu-ray/DVD (Blue Underground)

The House By the Cemetery Blu-ray/DVD (Blue Underground)

The House By the Cemetery Blu-ray/DVD (Blue Underground)

RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2011

Blue Underground proudly presents the definitive version of Lucio Fulci’s THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY: freshly transferred in blood-soaked High Definition from its original uncut and uncensored negative and loaded with exclusive new Extras! Check out the trailer here.

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Jean-Claude Van Damme in Hard Target 2? Almost…

Good sport. Great beer.

Good sport. Great beer.

Check out this new Coors Light commercial from the UK, featuring Van Damme sporting a mullet hairstyle, reminiscent of his look in 1993’s “Hard Target”.

Update: The 2nd commercial has been released.


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Adrift aka Choi Voi DVD (Global Film Initiative)

Adrift aka Choi Voi DVD (Global Film Initiative)

Adrift aka Choi Voi DVD (Global Film Initiative)

RELEASE DATE: November 22, 2011

A moody, enigmatic film, Adrift…is a subtle, melancholy exploration of erotic angst and uncomfortable awakening. — New York Times

Starring Do Hai Yen (The Quiet American), Nguyen Duy Koha, Johnny Tri Nguyen (The Rebel), Linh-Dan Pham (Ninja Assassin). Check out the bizarre (and creepy sounding) trailer.

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