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
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
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
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
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
Cert 15 | 723 mins | 1974-79
4 Star
Furious
Fists, Feet and Fingers.
From the legendary 1970s-80s martial arts writer, producer, director Joseph Kuo (Ninja Death Trilogy, Dragon’s Claws) comes a box-set put together by those great people at Eureka Classics, a collection of eight of Kuo’s films. With plenty of intrigue, double crosses, revenge and jealousy to get your teeth into this is a great Christmas present for…more
108 mins | 2021
4 star gloriously nostalgic martial arts fun.
The Paper Tigers is written and directed by Quoc Bao Tran, a most impressive feature directorial debut. This warm hearted and earnest film is sure to delight everyone.
After opening the Fighting Spirit Film Festival on September 11th, The Paper Tigers will be released on Digital Platforms including Altitude Films from 20th Sept 2021.
“I swear…more
