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Tag Archives: Darren Shahlavi
Lethal Combat: Techno Warriors 2 | aka Digital Warriors (2000) Review
AKA: Digital Warriors Director: Philip Ko Fei Cast: Darren Shahlavi, Lee Kwang-su, Yukari Oshima, Zoren Legaspi, Jimmy Ko, Man-Kei Lin, James Jim-Si Ha, Philip Ko Fei, Winston Ellis, Thorsten Nickel Running Time: 93 min. By Paul Bramhall Let’s address the elephant in the room – I’m convinced nobody was clamouring for a sequel to the 1997 sci-fi action mashup Techno Warriors. Philip Ko Fei’s incomprehensible Philippines shot action flick gave … Continue reading
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Tagged Darren Shahlavi, Philip Ko Fei, Yukari Oshima
Bloodmoon (1997) Review
Director: Tony Leung Siu Hung Cast: Gary Daniels, Darren Shahlavi, Michael Depasquale Jr, Keith Vitali, Rob Van Dam, Chuck Jeffreys, Frank Gorshin, Ken Kensei, Jen Sung, Joe Hess Running Time: 102 min. By Henry McKeand “It’s never enough!” These words are spoken by Bloodmoon’s villain in the opening fight scene, but they could double as the unofficial mantra of this maximalist martial arts buddy cop flick. The funny detective being … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Reviews
Tagged Chuck Jeffreys, Darren Shahlavi, Gary Daniels, Keith Vitali, Michael Depasquale Jr, Rob Van Dam, Tony Leung Siu Hung
Tai Chi Boxer | aka Tai Chi II (1996) Review
Director: Yuen Woo Ping Co-director: Cheung Sing Yim Cast: Wu Jing, Christy Chung Lai Tai, Yu Hai, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Billy Chow Bei Lei, Sibelle Hu Hui Zhong, Darren Shahlavi, Ji Chun Hua, Jin De-Mao Running Time: 96 min. By Paul Bramhall Most discussions that see Tai Chi Boxer mentioned tend to involve the wire-fu craze that dominated the Hong Kong martial arts genre in the first half of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Chow, Cheung Sing Yim, Christy Chung, Darren Shahlavi, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sibelle Hu, Wu Jing (Jacky Wu), Yu Hai
Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016) Review
Director: John Stockwell Cast: Alain Moussi, Georges St-Pierre, T.J. Storm, Matthew Ziff, Sam Medina, Dave Bautista, Sue-Lynn Ansari, Darren Shahlavi, Gina Carano, Hawn Tran, Sara Malakul Lane, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tanzpol Chuksrida Running Time: 90 min. By Zach Nix Kickboxer: Vengeance is a remake/reboot of the original and classic Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts film, Kickboxer, which was released in 1989. While there were a string of Van Damme-less Kickboxer … Continue reading
Techno Warriors | aka Computer Hero (1997) Review
AKA: The Cyber Warrior Director: Philip Ko Fei Cast: Philip Ko Fei, Tamara Guo, Darren Shahlavi, Winston Ellis, Monsour del Rosario, James Ha Chim Si, Thorsten Nickel, Alan Chan Yiu Lun, Niño Muhlach Running Time: 85 min. By Paul Bramhall The career of Philip Ko Fei is an interesting one to say the least, and one which has made me an unabashed fan of his work. If you were to … Continue reading
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Tagged Darren Shahlavi, Monsour del Rosario, Philip Ko Fei
Pound of Flesh (2015) Review
AKA: Maximum Blood Director: Ernie Barbarash Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Darren Shahlavi, Aki Aleong, John Ralston, Jason Tobin, Philippe Joly, Brahim Achabbakhe, Andrew Ng, Mike Leeder, Adele Baughan Running Time: 104 min. By HKFanatic About two minutes into Pound of Flesh, Jean-Claude Van Damme wakes up in a bathtub full of ice. His skin pallid, his eyes as sunken as a skull’s, he slowly becomes aware of his surroundings. Crawling … Continue reading
Posted in Asian Related, News, Reviews
Tagged Aki Aleong, Darren Shahlavi, Ernie Barbarash, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mike Leeder
Exclusive: Interview with Keith W. Strandberg
In 1985, Hong Kong’s Seasonal Film Corporation, a company that was responsible for making Jackie Chan a star with 1978′s Drunken Master, started producing American productions that blew viewers away; particularly, those who wanted the flavor of world-famous Hong Kong action. Ng See Yuen, Seasonal Film’s founder, handpicked an aspiring writer named Keith W. Strandberg to produce a screenplay to No Retreat, No Surrender, a film that went on to become … Continue reading
Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011) Review
Director: Kevin Tancharoen Cast: Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan, Darren Shahlavi, Matt Mullins, Sam Tjhia, Jolene Tran, Ryan Robbins, Ian Anthony Dale, Kevan Ohtsji, Peter Shinkoda Running Time: 100 min. By HKFanatic Back in 2010, a director named Kevin Tancharoen appeared out of nowhere with a short film titled “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.” The film was a ‘proof of concept’ for Kevin’s vision of a Mortal Kombat relaunch, a way to … Continue reading
Tactical Force (2011) Review
Director: Adamo Paolo Cultraro Cast: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Michael Jai White, Candace Elaine, Lexa Doig, Steve Bacic, Michael Shanks, Michael Eklund, Darren Shahlavi Running Time: 90 min. By HKFanatic If you rent a movie with “Stone Cold” Steven Austin dead center on the cover, you probably know what you’re in for. There’s gonna be low production values, Stone Cold is gonna spout off a few one-liners like “You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Adamo Paolo Cultraro, Darren Shahlavi, Michael Jai White, Steve Austin
Ip Man 2 (2010) Review
Director: Wilson Yip Cast: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Lynn Hung, Huang Xiaoming, Darren Shahlavi, Fan Siu Wong, Gordon Lam, Kent Cheng, Ashton Chen, Dennis To, Calvin Cheng, Fung Hak On, Li Ze, Lo Meng, Pierre Ngo, Simon Yam, Christian Bachini Running Time: 109 min. By Chico Stick Don’t let the sequel-hating snobs fool you. Ip Man 2 is one hell of a movie. It may not be as brilliant as … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Darren Shahlavi, Dennis To, Donnie Yen, Fan Siu Wong, Fung Hak On, Gordon Lam, Huang Xiaoming, Kent Cheng Jak Si, Lo Meng (Toad), Lynn Hung, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Wilson Yip
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