Road Rash Reviews

HORRIBLE HISTORY: Four Epics by CHANG CHEH (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 459 mins | 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976

4 Star
The Fight is Real.
This two disk limited release from Eureka Classics brings four martial arts films from Shaw Brothers. All directed by the leading martial arts director of the 1970s and beyond, Chang Cheh (Bao chou, Ninja in Ancient China) who takes historical events and the struggles people have against their oppressors of the past. Now they are brought…more

JUGGERNAUT (aka TERROR ON THE BRITANNIC) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert PG | 109 mins | 1974

4 Star
High Tension on the High Seas.
From the 1970s, the era of disaster movies, some movies stood out and some just sunk, but this nautical thriller stands the test of time. Now Eureka Classics brings us their crispy Blu-ray limited edition, with plenty of special features (see below). Based on events of 1972 aboard the QE2, this movie follows 1200…more

BROKEN OATH (Po jie) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 98 mins | 1977

4 Star
Revenge is in the Blood
Hong Kong, the nineteen-seventies belonged to the amazing talents of Angela Mao (Angela Mao: Hapkido & Lady Whirlwind, WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES, A Queen’s Ransom, THE SKYHAWK) and this Eureka Classics release brings this 1977 unofficial remake of Lady Snowblood 1973, where her talents come to the front to exact the revenge that was called upon…more

THE CHAMPIONS [BOH NGAU] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 18 | 91 mins | 1983

4 Star
The Beautiful Kung-Fu Game
This whacky football themed film was the first film written and directed by popular martial arts actor Brandy Yuen (In The Line of Duty III, Master of Zen, Drunken Master) who addresses subjects such as the problems of jealousy, corruption and bullying in sports, all in the guise of this 1983 modern slapstick movie. Great skills,…more

A MAN CALLED TIGER [LENG MIAN HU] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 112 mins | 1973

4 Star
Revenge is a Complicated Affaire.
Legendary writer/director Wei Lo follows up his big hits (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury) with this fast-paced revenge story. The hand-to-hand, and the foot-to-the-face action in this film is second to none. As the film follows the usual Hong Kong action Yakuza film, that is, until we get near the end, then it turns…more

THE MIRACLE FIGHTERS [KEI MOON DUEN GAP] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert PG | 100 mins | 1982

4 Star
Fantastical Fighting.
From martial arts maestro Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, DREADNAUGHT, IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV) comes a (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray that will blow your socks off, as sorcerers and martial artists fight for the life of a Prince. Great stuff for the weekend.
It’s 1663, and it is illegal for Han Chinese and Manchu people to marry,…more

CHINA O’BRIEN I + II (Eureka Classics) 4K Ultra HD Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 18 | 178 mins | 1990

4 Star
It’s Clobbering Time With O’Brien.
From legendary action writer/ director Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon, Game of Death, The Ultimate Warrior, Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K UHD Limited Edition), he brings us Cynthia Rothrock (LADY REPORTER [Shi jie da shai] (aka The Blonde Fury / Righting Wrongs II / Above The Law II, YES, MADAM! aka. POLICE ASSASSINS (Eureka…more

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