Road Rash Reviews

IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 18 | 95 mins | 1989

4 Star
Martial Arts Legends Team Up.
Director Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, Tiger Cage) brings us the fourth instalment of the ‘Girls With Guns’ series of explosive Martial Arts and guns, lots of guns. This time, Cynthia Khan (In the Line of Duty III, Madam City Hunter) teams up with male Martial Arts master Donnie Yen (Iron Monkey, Raging Fire, Chasing the…more

IN THE LINE OF DUTY III [aka. Force of the Dragon / Yes, Madam 2] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 18 | 90 mins | 1988

4 Star
Red Army Rampage.
Welcome to 1988 and the explosion that is In The Line of Duty III. This no-holds-barred action film will smack you right between the eyes. Directed by Arthur Wong (The Warlords, Bodyguards and Assassins) and Brandy Yuen (Drunken Master, Master of Zen), who bring this violent story to life, as the Girls-with-Guns series goes from strength to…more

VIOLENT STREETS [Bôryoku gai] (AKA VIOLENT CITY) (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1974

4 Star
Fewer Words, More Action.
From popular director Hideo Gosha (Goyokin, Hitokiri), he takes a diversion from his usual Samurai based films and turns to the mean streets of Tokyo, in this uncompromising dark and ruthless action classic. His vision is like something from the 1940’s, a strong hard quiet man (Humphrey DeForest Bogart, Casablanca, In a Lonely Place) who takes…more

MAGNIFICENT WARRIORS [Zhong hua zhan shi] aka. Dynamite Fighters (Eureka Classics) Review ****-

Cert 18 | 91 mins | 1987

4 Star
Fight the Oppressors.
Eureka have brought us a Stunning Action film, with guns and explosions. All brought together with bone crunching stunts and amazing Martial Arts. Director and Cinematographer David Chung (Once Upon a Time in China, It’s a Drink! It’s a Bomb!) tells the tale of the 1930’s when Japan is expanding, and the locals don’t like it. Sit…more

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night Review ****-

Cert 12 | 101 mins | 2022

4 Star
A Welcome Return to Aincrad.
Following on from Sword Art Online: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night, director Ayako Kouno (Your Lie in April, After the Rain) takes us back to the early levels of the dungeon they are trapped in by game creator Akihiko Kayaba. This film is a retelling of the events of the dungeon, but in…more

RUN, MAN, RUN [Corri uomo corri] (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 12 | 120 mins | 1968

4 Star
Viva La Revolution.
Masters of Cinema have done it again with this restoration of Sergio Sollima‘s (Revolver, Violent City) 1968 Spaghetti Western. This limited edition (3000 copies) brings you the uncut version (120 mins), and the original 85-Minute release. From the harsh sunlight of the deserts through to the thick deep snow of the mountains, all for the biggest pay-out…more

Royal Warriors [Wong ga jin si] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1986

4 Star
You’ll Know When You’ve Been Yeoh’ed.
This is the second instalment of the ‘Girl’s With Gun’s’ films following on from Yes Madam, that ended up as the ‘In the Line of Duty’ series where we see strong female Martial Artists, using guns in the course of saving their city from would be wrong doers. Once again, the theme is “I…more

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