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

THE SHAW BROTHERS, SHAWSCOPE VOLUME THREE! Blu-ray Review *****

Cert 18 (TBC) | 1444 mins | 1967-1983

5 Star
Wuxia Film Binge Time!
Arrow Video bring us the Shaw Brothers, Shawscope volume 3, packed with cult wuxia films with heroes and heroines, some with disabilities, some out for revenge. All fourteen films, directed by legends of the Hong Kong action genre. All-new exclusive restorations, in this amazing limited edition boxset, that would grace the bottom of any Festive tree…more

Tenjho Tenge Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 350 mins | 2004

4 star
Veins, Pains and Sibling Rivalry.
From animation studio ‘Madhouse’ (Death Note, Wolf Children) comes a hard hitting Martial-Arts series. This Collectors Edition comes via MVM, and contains the original twenty-four episodes, plus the two OVA’s on Blu-ray. Directed by Toshifumi Kawase (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV Series), The Matchless Raijin-Oh (TV Series)), who gives us rippling muscles, panty-shots and Chi…more

Take Cover DVD Release Review ***--

Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2024

3 Star
Retirement Sucks!
Stuntman turned actor and director Nick McKinless (Transformers: The Last Knight, Fast X) brings Britains’ top action star Scott Adkins (Legacy of Lies, Castle Falls, The Legend of Hercules, Payback) in this who can you trust action shooter. Take cover confirms Scott is the action-man that deserves his own blockbuster.
Sanctioned sniper Sam Lorde (Scott Adkins) and his sex…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

THE VALIANT RED PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III (Masters of Cinema) Review *****

Cert 15 | 291 mins | 1968-69

5 Star
A Woman Scorned!
From the pen of writer/director Norifumi Suzuki (Sex & Fury, Truck Rascals) comes the start of an eight film series. This Eureka Blu-ray release sees these three films fully restored to 1080 HD, and they have done a cracking job of all three films as Sumiko Fuji (Summer Wars, Omocha) takes on the lead role as a…more

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