Road Rash Reviews

Duel To The Death (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 18 | 86 mins | 1983

4 Star
Honour, Chivalry and Flying Ninja’s.
Prepare to be astounded as you enter a world where the impossible is attained by training, in Siu-Tung Ching‘s (A Chinese Ghost Story, A Chinese Ghost Story II, A Chinese Ghost Story III) outstanding tale of honour and betrayal which is a sword wielding extravaganza. Duel to the Death is the same vein as movies…more

Yakuza Princess Review ***--

Cert 18 | 111 mins | 2021

3 Star
Legacy, Amnesia and a Bloodthirsty Sword.
Based on the Brazillian graphic novel Samurai Shiro by Danilo Beyruth (Motorrad), film and TV director Vicente Amorim (The Division, The Middle of the World) recreates the graphic novel with his style of filmmaking, as we get  to know our players and establish a backstory that plays out like an origin story, and the…more

Notorious Nick Review ****-

Cert 12 | 85 mins | 2021

4 Star
Truly Inspiring.
After the Superhumans at the Paralympics, this is the icing on the cake. Based on the true events in the life of Nicholas Newell (XFC Lightweight Championship). Aaron Leong (Mamaboy) brings us his second feature after a five-year gap, and he has comeback with a knock-out punch. From ridicule to adulation.
The film starts as Notorious Nick is in…more

Deed of Death (aka Geran) Digital Release Review ****-

Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2019

4 Star
Brutal Family Honour.
Cinematographer turned writer/director Areel Abu Bakar brings a hard hitting tale of the family is all and they will do anything to protect that. Showing that the Malay Silat martial art is not to be messed with, Deed of Death is Hard Hitting, High Kicking and High Octane.
Men come from the land. Therefore, walk on it with…more

The Millionaires Express (Eureka Classics) Limited-Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 12 | 97 mins | 1986

4 Star
Ninja’s, Cops and Robbers.
The definitive version (see special features below) of Millionaires Express arrives courtesy of Eureka Classics. From 1986 this action, comedy, western is writer/director/actor Sammo Hung’s homage to the spaghetti westerns of the late 1960s- 70s. You are in for a treat as there is lots of comedy, action and martial arts. Great fun for all the…more

Time and Tide Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 18 | 114 mins | 2000

4 Star
Brutal Death Race, Oh and Babies.
Classic Martial Arts filmmaker, writer, director and Producer Hark Tsui (Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain, Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy, Iron Monkey, The Taking of Tiger Mountain) comes to the twenty-first century with this Hong Kong and South American crime fiction. Where young men have to find their place in society…more

One Armed Boxer [Eureka Classics] Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1972

4 Star
Martial Art Revenge.
Following in the vein of the Shaw Brothers Studio (Come Drink with Me, The One-Armed Swordsman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) of Hong Kong comes one of their stars Jimmy Wang Yu (The One Armed Swordsmen, One-Armed Boxer II, Return of the Chinese Boxer) as writer, director and starring himself as the lead role. This film pulls together…more

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