A Dangerous Man (2009)
Dangerous is certainly one word to describe Seagal‘s ex-Special Forces character in this mediocre slug fest. Another would be homicidal, or borderline psychotic. He’s released from the slammer after...
View ArticleTwin Dragons (1992)
Designed as a means of raising finance for new office space for the Hong Kong Film Director’s Guild (hence the long list of celebrity cameos), Twin Dragons isn’t half as knowing or self-indulgent as...
View ArticleRing of Fire (1991)
Chinese and American kickboxers duke it out in an underground boxing ring. Softcore sex scenes split between the action. A drunken Eric Lee stumbles about on the floor, occasionally exploding into...
View ArticleWhite Tiger (1996)
White Tiger smells of B movie cheese, and a strong one at that, but for the most part it is good natured and spirited fun. Plucky British beefcake Gary Daniels plays a US Special Forces agent whose...
View ArticleThe Buddhist Fist (1980)
Sunny Yuen and Tsui Siu-ming play orphaned Shaolin buddies raised in the sacred art of the Buddhist Fist and all its variations. Sunny’s Dad, a police chief, goes missing for two months without anybody...
View ArticleProfile: John Kreng
Date of birth: July 2 (Washington, D.C.) Occupation: Stunt coordinator, fight coordinator, stuntman, author, screenwriter, producer, director, second unit director, instructor, bouncer, bodyguard,...
View ArticleProfile: Lau Kar-leung
Date of birth: July 28, 1934 (Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) Date of death: June 25, 2013 (aged 78), Hong Kong Other names: Liu Chia Liang (Mandarin name); Gung Fu Leung, Kung Fu Liang, Lau Ga Leung, Lau...
View ArticleBlack Eagle (1988)
Secret agents, an exotic Mediterranean backdrop and bad Russian accents adorn this cheap reworking of a James Bond spy film. Ninja man Sho Kosugi casts aside his black pajamas to play a suited US...
View ArticleDrive (1997)
A criminally underrated kung fu film, Drive succeeds because of Steve Wang’s blistering execution of Hong Kong style fight choreography, backed by glossy Hollywood production values. Wang’s film...
View ArticleRush Hour 3 (2007)
A full six years after Rush Hour 2, cop buddies Lee (Chan) and Carter (Tucker) return to fight another batch of triads. The Chinese ambassador is shot during diplomacy meetings held by the head of...
View ArticleCyborg (1989)
In a post-apocalyptic New York, the world has been ravished by The Plague, populated by dry ice machines and so-called ‘pirates’, who dress like rejects from an 80s hair metal band, or something out of...
View ArticleVengeance (1970)
Chang Cheh’s bittersweet ode to vengeance and American film noir stars baby-faced muse David Chiang as the Opera partner and brother of Ti Lung, who is blinded and bloodied and kicked to bits after...
View ArticlePedicab Driver (1989)
Sammo and chums work as pedicab drivers in Macau. When they’re not brawling with rival taxi firms or playing idle, they’re oiling their chains for the opposite sex. But womanising brings its own...
View ArticleThe Secret Rivals (1976)
The success of Seasonal Films’ first big money spinner is due to the merits of Ng See-yuen’s ensemble cast. A deluge of young talent run wild in an era of Shaw Brothers pot-boilers and Bruce Lee...
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Interview: John Kreng
Stuntman, fight choreographer and author John Kreng has worked in the Hollywood film industry for nearly three decades. Despite starting his career as a stand up comedian, John Kreng has worked with...
View ArticleThe Mechanic (2011)
Remake of Michael Winner’s 1972 B movie with Jason Statham in the Charles Bronson role: a car mechanic with a penchant for classical music moonlighting as a meticulous hitman. He’s instructed to bump...
View ArticleTimecop (1994)
Van Damme‘s highest grossing film is undoubtedly a career high water mark. His limited acting range may not do justice to the clever story, but this is still a gripping actioner with enough of a...
View ArticleShaolin Drunkard (1983)
Mad as a bag of snakes, this insane masterpiece from the crazy brain of Yuen Woo-ping is pretty weird even by his esoteric standards, featuring a giant red eyed toad which sucks blood and sprays...
View ArticleProfile: Anita Mui Yim-fong
Date of birth: October 10, 1963 (Hong Kong) Date of death: December 30, 2003 (aged 40), Hong Kong Other names: Mei Yan Fang, Mui Je, Mui Yim Fong Occupation: Singer, actress Biography: Widely...
View ArticleDreadnaught (1981)
Yuen Woo-ping’s second Wong Fei-hung picture for Golden Harvest is symbolic of his progression from the steady slapstick traditions of his 70s pictures to the more inventive hair-brained fight...
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