Road Rash Reviews

KNOCKABOUT (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray Review *****

Cert 15 | 92 mins | 1979

5 Star
Phenomenal Fighting Skills.
Eureka have landed a big fish with this classic Martial Arts extravaganza, Directed and staring Sammo Hung who is a firm favourite of the Martial arts scene. But it is the main star that steals the show. It is the underrated but absolutely brilliant Yuen Biao (Project A, My Lucky Stars, Millionaires Express) with the best skills…more

DREADNAUGHT (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1981

4 Star
Waiting for the Mouse to Turn.
Actor, stuntman turned director Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, Tiger Cage, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) brings us a tale of murder and extreme violence, as a wicked criminal tries to evade the authorities. From the early 1980s, this film fits right into the action/ comedies that were coming out of Hong Kong…more

Odd Couple (Eureka Classics) Review *****

Cert 12 | 97 mins | 1997

5 Star
Pure Talent, Pure Brilliance.
What a way to start a new company, Odd Couple was the first film by Gar Bo Motion Picture Company (aka. Gar-Bo Film Company). Started by Kung-Fu stars Sammo Hung (The Millionaires Express, Encounter of the Spooky Kind), Lau Kar-wing (Five Shaolin Masters, Shaolin Warrior), and Karl Maka (Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon, Mad Mission…more

Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon Blu-ray (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition 2-Disc Review ****-

Cert 15 | 100 mins | 1990

4 Star
Hard Slaps with Slap Stick
Actor, stuntman, and well seasoned director Chia-Yung Liu (The Treasure Hunters, Once Upon a Time in China) brings us his penultimate film. He delivers an all out action comedy with this explosive buddy cop film. When Robocop was on the Hong Kong DVD stands, Sammo Hung (Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son, Encounter of the…more

Space: 1999: Super Space Theater [BLU-RAY] Review *****

Cert PG | 480 mins | 1975-1977

5 Star
You’ll Believe We Lost Our Moon in 1999.
After the success of the original Star Wars, ITC decided to cut together episodes to make four Space 1999 feature films under the banner Super Space Theater. Now Network bring us the Blu-ray five disk release to please all fan’s of the show and introduce Space 1999 to a new generation of…more

Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son : (Eureka Classics) Limited-Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray *****

Cert 18 | 199 mins | 1978-1981

5 Star
Fast, Furious, Deadly,
Wing Chun.
Eureka Classics have done it again by bringing us another martial arts classic release with these two films depicting the legendary Wing Chun master Leung Chang, (Wiki Link). These late seventies and early eighties films are all about the martial arts. Makes you want to learn Wing Chun.
Warriors Two, sees a grown up Leung Chan (Bryan…more

Shawscope Volume 1 Limited Edition Review *****

Cert 18 | 1272 mins | 1972-78 (2021)

5 Star
Classic Films from a Classic Studio.
Well, Arrow have blown our minds with this volume one of their Shawscope releases on Limited Edition Blu-ray of the famous Shaw Brothers Studio from Hong Kong in the 1970s, featuring all manner of genres. From Horror to comedy and everything in between with these eight films, (Yes, eight films). With a plethora of…more

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