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Paul Bramhall on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreThe Taken sequels can be blamed for a lot of things, but not joyless bloodshe…
dakuan on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed Genrei'd rather blame the Taken films than John Wick.
Ska Martes on Your collection just got a whole lot FATTER! âChow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 2â arriving on 4K Ultra HD in DecemberPeace Hotel is more famous for being the last Golden Princess movie ever. And…
Ska Martes on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreBill Kong is a seasoned producer with many S-tier movies to his filmography.…
Ska Martes on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreI havn't seen the documentary and they probably are good guys but to spend 3…
Paul Bramhall on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreGood points. I realize it may sound contradictory for me to refer to The Furi…
Andrew Hernandez on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreWell, I certainly donât see that connection. John Wick being made for people…
Ska Martes on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreAfter all those Twilight movies with Bella and Edward Lionsgate needed anothe…
Andrew Hernandez on Your collection just got a whole lot FATTER! âChow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 2â arriving on 4K Ultra HD in DecemberItâs cool to see a volume 2. Unfortunately, Peace Hotel is not one of my favo…
Andrew Hernandez on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreAll I need to care about the protagonists is if theyâre likable or interestin…
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Ska Martes on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreThe Furious was fine for what it was - a straight to streaming Mainland chine…
Nancy Lo on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreI think one of the biggest problems with action movies today is that we still…
Andrew Hernandez on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreI love kicking in movies, but I do love close quarters combat as well. We nee…
Jack on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreThank you for this. I also personally just prefer kung fu, TKD, karate, etc.…
Andrew Hernandez on Your collection just got a whole lot FATTER! âChow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 2â arriving on 4K Ultra HD in DecemberOh yes. I needed that part in the movie to remind me of when Beavis and Butt-…
Andrew Hernandez on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreâJoyless Bloodshedâ must depend on the individual watching. For me, Iâm getti…
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Paul Bramhall on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreA different audience yes, but a different genre no - the action genre is stil…
Ska Martes on COF Presents: John Wick & the Dawn of the Joyless Bloodshed GenreDo you think the proliferation of this joyless bloodshed genre is because its…
CJ on Your collection just got a whole lot FATTER! âChow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 2â arriving on 4K Ultra HD in DecemberTREASURE HUNT is a 'kitchen sink' mess that only HK in the 90s could produce.…
Ska Martes on Your collection just got a whole lot FATTER! âChow Yun-fat Collection Vol. 2â arriving on 4K Ultra HD in DecemberInteresting that the coverart suggests that Peace Hotel is the most important…
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Tag Archives: Philip Ko Fei
Millennium Dragon (1999) Review
AKA: Black Rain Director: Phillip Ko Fei Cast: Yuen Biao, Lily Chung Suk-Wai, Choi Jae-sung, Lee Ngai-Chi, Ben Ng Ngai-Cheung, Chiu Lai-Yee, Chin Siu-Ho, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Hugo Ng Doi-Yung, Charlie Cho Cha-Lee, William Ho Ka-Kui Running Time: 94 min. By Paul Bramhall The directorial career of kung-fu cinema legend Philip Ko Fei is one that needs to be studied. Helming more than 50 movies in the years spanning 1982 … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Ben Ng, Chin Siu Ho, Johnny Wang (Wong Lung Wei), Philip Ko Fei, Yuen Biao
Goose Boxer | aka Shaolins Tough Kid (1978) Review
Director: Tai Si-Fu Cast: Charles Heung Wah-Keung, Lee Hoi-Sang, Phillip Ko Fei, Tin Ching, Addy Sung Gam-Loi, Chan Lap-Ban, Lee Chun-Wa, Wong Mei, Cheung Sin-Ming Running Time: 90 min. By Paul Bramhall This year marks the 10th anniversary of my relationship with Goose Boxer, which I confess has been a fairly one-sided affair. Purchased as part of a 9-movie DVD set called Brooklyn Zu Volume 1, I picked up the … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Charles Heung, Lee Hoi-Sang, Philip Ko Fei
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 Letâs address the elephant in the room â Iâm convinced nobody was clamouring for a sequel to the 1997 sci-fi action mashup Techno Warriors. Philip Ko Feiâs incomprehensible Philippines shot action flick gave … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, Filipino, News, Reviews
Tagged Darren Shahlavi, Philip Ko Fei, Yukari Oshima
Exciting Dragon | aka Drunken Dragon (1985) Review
AKA: Drunken Dragon Director: Chiu Chung Hing Cast: Suen Kwok Ming, Chiang Sheng, Chow Mei Yee, Philip Ko Fei, Leung Kar Yan, Yeung Hung, William Yen, Ko Jan Pang, Chen Chin Hai, Lam Gwong Wing Running Time: 94 min. By Henry McKeand One set piece in Chiu Chung-Hingâs Exciting Dragon (or Drunken Dragon, depending on who you ask) involves a man steering a wheeled rowboat as he fights, indoors, against … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Chiang Sheng, Chiu Chung-Hing, Leung Kar-Yan (Beardy), Philip Ko Fei
Shaolin Intruders (1983) Review
AKA: Battle for Shaolin Director: Tang Chia Cast: Derek Yee Tung Sing, Lau Yuk Pok, Jason Pai Piao, Elvis Tsui Kam Kong, Chan Shen, Kwan Feng, Lee Hoi San, Philip Ko Fei, Ku Feng, Alan Chan Kwok Kuen Running Time: 95 min. By Chris Hatcher Itâs not every day a good detective mystery shows up in the midst of a great old school kung fu flick. So when a gem like … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews, Shaw Brothers
Tagged Derek Yee Tung Sing, Elvis Tsui, Jason Pai Piao, Ku Feng, Lee Hoi-Sang, Philip Ko Fei, Tong Gaai
Final Run (1989) Review
Director: Philip Ko Fei Cast: Michael Miu, Cheung Kwok-Keung, Simon Yam, Phillip Ko Fei, Francis Ng, Daan Gwai-Chi, Yukari Oshima, Ridley Tsui, Dick Wei, Newton Lai, Ha Chi-Chun, Ricky Wong, Shum Wai, Mark Houghton, Suen Kwok-Ming Running Time: 79 min. By Paul Bramhall When discussing kung fu cinema, chances are itâll never take too long before the name Philip Ko Fei comes up. One of the greatest screen fighters of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Dick Wei, Francis Ng, Leung Kar-Yan (Beardy), Mark Houghton, Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Philip Ko Fei, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima
Dragon Blood | aka John Liu In Mexico (1982) Review
Director: John Liu Cast: John Liu, Phillip Ko Fei, Roger Paschy, Cyrielle Claire, Guy Ignace, Godfrey Ho, Lucien Michaud Running Time: 91 min. By Paul Bramhall Dragon Blood can be considered to be superkicker John Liuâs last hurrah, both in front of the camera and behind it, pulling star and director duties for a third time after Zen Kwun Do Strikes in Paris and Ninja In the Claws of the … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Godfrey Ho, John Liu, Philip Ko Fei
Bloody Brotherhood (1989) Review
Director: Wang Lung Wei Cast: Andy Lau Tak Wah, Michael Chan Wai Man, Irene Wan Pik Ha, David Lam Wai, Shum Wai, Ku Feng, Dick Wei, Philip Ko Fei, Tin Ching, Wong Hap, Cheung Gwok Wa, Ken Lo Hui Kwong, Sham Chin Bo, Lee Sau Kei, Cho Wing Running Time: 95 min. By Paul Bramhall While Wang Lung-Wei is perhaps most synonymous for his various villainous turns during his tenure at the … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Dick Wei, Irene Wan Pik Ha, Johnny Wang (Wong Lung Wei), Ken Lo, Michael Chan Wai Man, Philip Ko Fei, Sham Chin Bo
Fist of Fury Part II (1976) Review
Director: Lee Tso Nam Cast: Bruce Li (aka Ho Chung Tao, James Ho), Lo Lieh, Tien Feng, James Nam Gung Fan, Suen Lam, Philip Ko Fei, Cho Kin, Chan Wai Lau, Lee Kwan, Sit Hon, Jimmy Lee Fong, Shikamura Yasuyoshi, Robert Tai Chi Hsien, To Wai Wo Running Time: 104 min. By Ian Whittle 1976 saw director/producer Lo Wei locate to Taiwan to produce a sequel to his box-office smash … Continue reading
Posted in All, Bruceploitation, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Bruce Li (Ho Chung Tao), James Nam Gung Fan, Lee Kwan, Lee Tso Nam, Lo Lieh, Philip Ko Fei, Tien Feng, To Wai Wo
Dragon Bruce Lee, Part II | aka Big Boss 2 (1981) Review
AKA: Dragon Lee Fights Again Director: To Man-Bo Co-director: Lee Eun Cast: Dragon Lee (Mun Kyong-sok), Lee Suk-jin, Cheung Lik, Ju Eun-seop, Jang Ryeok, Bolo Yeung, Tien Feng, Philip Ko Fei, Sham Chin Bo, To Wai Wo Running Time: 75 min. By Ian Whittle OK, this is rather complicated. A 1930’s set kung fu movie starring Dragon Lee that, depending on what version you own, is a sequel to one … Continue reading
Posted in All, Bruceploitation, Chinese, Korean, News, Reviews
Tagged Bolo Yeung (Yang Sze), Cheung Lik, Dragon Lee (Mun Kyong-sok), Philip Ko Fei, Sham Chin Bo, Tien Feng, To Wai Wo
Fists, the Kicks and the Evil, The (1978) Review
AKA: Fists, Kicks and the Evils Director: To Lo Po Cast: Bruce Leung Siu Lung, Philip Ko Fei, Bolo Yeung Tze, Chiang Cheng, Ku Feng, Lau Hok Nin, Ma Chao, Chan Lau, Lin Ke Ming, Kei Ho Chiu, Ricky Wong Running Time: 84 min. By Matthew Le-feuvre In that rare and exclusive echelon of celebrated kicking tacticÂians, Leung Siu Liang â otherwise known in international circles as Bruce Leung â seemed to … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Bolo Yeung (Yang Sze), Bruce Leong (Liang Siu Lung), Ku Feng, Philip Ko Fei
Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984) Review
AKA: Lightning Fists of Shaolin Director: Tong Gai (Tang Chia) Cast: Ti Lung, Chen Kuan Tai, Robert Mak, Philip Ko Fei, Lee Hoi San, Tang Chia, Lau Leanne, Ku Kuan Chung, Alan Chan, Ma Chao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Bun Running Time: 86 min. By Chris Hatcher Knowing one could be blacklisted in many kung fu cinema circles for making the following statement, here goes nothing: I have always been somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews, Shaw Brothers
Tagged Chen Kuan-tai, Elvis Tsui, Lee Hoi-Sang, Philip Ko Fei, Robert Mak Tak-Law, Ti Lung, Tong Gaai, Yuen Bun, Yuen Wah
































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