Fantasy
KUNG FU CULT MASTER [1993]
AKA Yi TIN TO LUNG GEI: MOH GAAU GAAU JUE HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 29TH JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera During the Yuen Dynasty, many sects compete […]
Actors: Sammo Hung
HCF Reviews
WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES [1973]
AKA TAI QUAN ZHEN JIU ZHOU, STING OF THE DRAGON MASTERS HONG KONG AVAILABLR ON BLU-RAY: 22ND of JANUARY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 95 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Korea during World War 2, […]
Comedy
THE DEAD AND THE DEADLY [1982]
AKA REN XIA REN, PEOPLE SCARE PEOPLE HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21ST NOVEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 99 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to most, lives with […]
HCF Reviews
ANGELA MAO: HAPKIDO and LADY WHIRLWIND [1972]
ANGELA MAO: HAPKIDO and LADY WHIRLWIND AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Apologies to Eureka for the lateness of this review; it’s been an extremely busy time for the Doc. But now at last […]
HCF Reviews
THE SHAOLIN PLOT [1977]
AKA SI DA MEN PAI HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 20TH JUNE, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMMENT REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The Manchu Prince Dagulen is after the secret manuals of the four great martial arts schools, […]
Comedy
KNOCKABOUT [1979]
AKA ZA JIA XIAO ZI HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 mins [Hong Kong Version]/ 93 mins [Export Version] Yipao and Taipao are two brothers who don’t have jobs and […]
Comedy
ODD COUPLE [1979]
AKA BO MING DAN DAO DUO MING QIANG HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21ST MARCH, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The King of Sabres and the King of Spears […]
Comedy
SKINNY TIGER AND FATTY DRAGON [1990]
AKA SAU FOO FEI LUNG AVALABLE ON BLU-RAY: 21st February, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Hong Kong RUNNING TIME: 100 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Womanising Baldy Tiger and fearless Fatty Dragon are a pair of detectives […]
Comedy
WARRIORS TWO [1978] and THE PRODIGAL SON [1981]
AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Eureka Entertainment follow up their fabulous Three Films With Sammo Hung release which consisted of The Iron Fisted Monk, The Magnificent Butcher and Eastern Condors. I’d seen both […]
Comedy
THE MILLIONAIRES’ EXPRESS [1986] [Limited Edition Blu-Ray]
HONG KONG AKA FOOGWAI LIP CHE, MILLIONAIRE’S EXPRESS, SHANGHAI EXPRESS RUNNING TIME: 109 mins [Hybrid Cut]/ 102 mins [Extended/International Version]/ 97 mins [Hong Kong Theatrical Version]/ 92 mins [English Language Version] AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION […]
Ghost
ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND (1980)
AKA SPOOKY ENCOUNTERS / AKA GHOST FIGHTS GHOST I don’t need much of a reason to talk about an old-school Golden Harvest classic, but one with a touch of the supernatural is a good excuse. […]
Comedy
THE LUCKY STARS 3-FILM COLLECTION [1983-85]: On Blu-ray 22nd March
THE LUCKY STARS 3-FILM COLLECTION: AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY 22ND MARCH, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT I remember very well when I saw my first Lucky Star film. It was in the late ’80s when I was […]
Drama
HEART OF THE DRAGON [1985]
AKA LONG DI XIN, THE FIRST MISSION HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins/93 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tat Fung is a police officer whose wish is to sail […]
Fantasy
ZU: WARRIORS OF THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN [1983]: On Blu-ray 20th April
AKA SHU SHAN: XIN SHU SHAN JIAN KE [MOUNT ZU: NEW HEROIC SWORDSMEN OF MOUNT ZU], ZU: TIME WARRIOR HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 20TH APRIL, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 98 mins/93 mins REVIEWED […]
Comedy
DRAGONS FOREVER [1988]
AKA FEI LUNG MANG JEUNG Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera A fishery is seeking court action against a chemical factory for polluting the water, […]
HCF Reviews
EASTERN CONDORS [1987]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG Boxset
AKA DUNG FONG TUK YING Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: NOW, in the ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET FROM EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 94 mins/ 92 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]
Comedy
THE MAGNIFICENT BUTCHER [1979]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG Boxset
AKA LIN SHI RONG Hong Kong AVAILABLE IN THE ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 113 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Butcher Wing [or Porky Wing, […]
HCF Reviews
THE IRON-FISTED MONK [1977]: On Blu-ray Now, in the THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG boxset
AKA SAN DE HUO SHANG YU CHONG MI LIUS Hong Kong AVAILABLE IN THE ‘THREE FILMS WITH SAMMO HUNG’ BOXSET FROM EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic […]