Angel’s Mission (1990)
Apparently, this 80s pot-boiler is about a brothel enlisting the help of Yukari Oshima to recover kidnapped Japanese hookers who are suspected of having AIDS. A suited drug baron is investigated by the...
View ArticleBreathing Fire (1991)
This engaging action movie set in sunny California starts with a bang. Villain Michael Moore (Trimble), father of bratty martial arts enthusiasts Tony Moore (Saavedra) and adopted son Charlie Moore...
View ArticleLegend of the Wolf (1997)
Donnie Yen‘s directorial debut is a visually ravishing if borderline pretentious action film with some nice location shots, smart lighting and design. The story uses an extended flashback to recall...
View ArticleReturn to the 36th Chamber (1980)
A sort of proxy sequel to The 36th Chamber of Shaolin featuring much of the same cast and crew and directly referencing the original, although in a much more playful manner. The premise centres on the...
View ArticleSucker Punch (2011)
Fresh from the visually ravishing, spandex-heavy adrenaline rush of comic book based hits 300 and Watchmen comes Zack Snyder’s first original thought-piece. The movie – a schizophrenic action film...
View ArticleThe Princess Blade (2001)
Melodramatic, plodding sword film based on a manga with choreography by Donnie Yen. Set in the near future, a young girl – gifted with exceptional fighting skills – vows to avenge the death of her...
View ArticleBridge of Dragons (1999)
Here’s some wham-bam gung-ho violence before bedtime starring two of the genre’s most high-calibre performers. Ex-Power Rangers director Isaac Florentine assembles the snarling villainy of...
View ArticleSPL (2005)
This melodramatic action thriller was a runaway hit in Hong Kong. As Chinese cop movies go, it is more in keeping with the glossy, serious tone of something like Infernal Affairs than a light-footed...
View ArticleBrotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Epic action movie which makes stunning use of its French locales to create a vivid and enjoyable spectacle. Crying Freeman director Christophe Gans pulls out all the stops with this cracking yarn which...
View ArticleTiger and Crane Fists (1976)
Wang Yu‘s kung fu films are punctuated by an erstwhile seriousness which make them apt fodder for some retrospective lampooning, particularly when he creates characters who use steel claws on a rope as...
View ArticleProfile: Jerry Trimble
Date of birth: May 12, 1961 (Newport, Kentucky, United States) Full name: Jerry Foster Trimble, Jr. Occupation: Actor, stuntman, martial artist, youth speaker. Style: Kickboxing, taekwondo, boxing....
View ArticleKung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002)
This one-joke chopsocky spoof places the comedian Steve Oedekerk into footage from a 1976 Jimmy Wang Yu film, Tiger and Crane Fists. Alongside new retrofitted scenes, Oedekerk provides all of the...
View ArticleBruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave (1976)
With a title like that, you would be right to expect something really promising. Even the opening sequence lives up to expectations. A lightning bolt hits Bruce Lee‘s grave and a lookalike leaps out...
View ArticleTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
This noisy sequel barrels along at a breakneck speed, whizzing from one brightly coloured giddy confection to the next. It’s a ride, with director Dave Green ensuring plenty of bang for your buck, and...
View ArticleBruce Lee: The Man, the Myth (1976)
Picking up the story from when Bruce Lee departs for the United States and ending on his untimely death, this highly fictionalised biopic sees Ng See-yuen exploit the Lee-legend tenfold by replacing...
View ArticleAssassination Games (2011)
Competent double-header which pairs Van Damme with The Shepherd co-star Scott Adkins. The duo take equal billing as conflicted assassins who must unite to bring down a Ukrainian criminal. There are...
View ArticleUndisputed III: Redemption (2010)
Boyka returns to break more bones in this super-charged sequel. He turns from zero to hero as he slowly recovers from his leg being snapped by Michael Jai White at the end of the previous movie....
View ArticleKFMG Podcast S01 Episode 00: Trailer
BIFF BAM POW WOW! Coming soon to kungfumovieguide.com, it’s the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast! Tune in every fortnight to hear exclusive, in-depth interviews with actors, stunt performers, directors,...
View ArticleProfile: Cengiz Dervis
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer, director, instructor. Style: Shen Chi Do, kickboxing, MMA, boxing, Muay Thai, taekwondo, Hapkido, Wing Chun, Kuk Sool Won. Biography: Cengiz Dervis was born in...
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KFMG Podcast S01 Episode 01: Toby Russell
“I’d still rather watch an old (kung fu) film I haven’t seen than a new one. I’d get more out of it.” It was awesome to meet with the great Toby Russell for the very first episode of the Kung Fu Movie...
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