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 […]
Year Made: 1979
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 […]
HCF Reviews
CINEMATIC VENGEANCE [1974-79] – 8 KUNG FU CLASSICS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO – Review [Part 1]
CINEMATIC VENGEANCE [1974-79] – 8 KUNG FU CLASSICS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO [Limited Edition Box Set, 2000 copies]: On Blu-ray now, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT Though his name is not the most familiar, the Taiwanese Joseph […]
HCF Reviews
PROPHECY [1979]: On Blu-ray 16th August
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 16TH AUGUST, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 104 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera While searching for lost lumberjacks, three members of a search-and-rescue team are killed by an unseen force. […]
HCF Reviews
NIGHTWING [1979] and SHADOW OF THE HAWK [1976]: On Blu-ray 15th March
It’s a busy review week for the Doc, so he’s not going to spend time searching for background information of most of the films he’s writing up, nor post every review of each film separately […]
Comedy
LOVE AT FIRST BITE [1979]
USA AVAILABLE ON REGION ‘A’ BLU-RAY and DVD RUNNING TIME: 96 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Count Dracula and his manservant Renfield are expelled from Castle Dracula by Romania’s Communist government so it can […]
Comedy
THE FEARLESS HYENA [1979]
AKA XIAO QUAN GUAI ZHAO, THE LAUGHING AND PUNISHING FIST, SHADOWMAN HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Evil kung fu master Yam Tin-fa kills an […]
HCF Reviews
BEYOND THE DARKNESS [1979]
AKA BUIO OMEGA [DARK OMEGA], IN QUELLA CASA BUIO OMEGA [HOUSE OF THE DARK OMEGA], BURIED ALIVE, BLUE HOLOCAUST ITALY AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Francesco, […]
Drama
RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN [1979]: On Dual Format Now
AKA KONG SHAN LING YU Hong Kong/Taiwan AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: NOW, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 120 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Sometime during the Ming Dynasty in China, the […]
HCF Reviews
LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY [1979]: On Blu-ray June 24th, in the ‘LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY/HAND OF DEATH: TWO FILMS BY JOHN WOO’ BOXSET
AKA HAO XIA, MAGNIFICENT HEROES Hong Kong AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: June 24th, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT, in the ‘LAST HURRAH FOR CHIVALRY/HAND OF DEATH: TWO FILMS BY JOHN WOO’ BOXSET RUNNING TIME: 106 mins REVIEWED BY: […]
HCF Reviews
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS [1979]
Italy AKA ZOMBIE 2, ZOMBIE, ISLAND OF THE ZOMBIES AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 91 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic SPOILERS! An abandoned sail boat containing a zombie drifts […]
HCF Reviews
DRAGON FIST [1978]
AKA LANG QUAN Hong Kong/Taiwan AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 95 mins/93 mins/90 mins/80 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Tang Huo-wan is a disciple of kung fu master Chang […]
HCF Reviews
WHEN A STRANGER CALLS [1979]: On Blu-ray, Download and On-Demand 17th December
USA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY, DOWNLOAD AND ON-DEMAND: 17th December, from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME: 97 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Jill Johnson is harassed by increasingly frequent telephone calls while babysitting […]
Drama
YANKS [1979]: On Dual Format 3rd December
USA/ UK/ West Germany AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 3rd December, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 139 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A small northern town in England finds […]
Fantasy
LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN [1979]: On Dual Format 19th March
AKA SHAN ZHONG ZHUAN QI China AVAILABLE ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 19th March, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 191 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Ho Qingyun is an underachieving […]
Ghost
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [1979]: On Blu-ray Steelbook Now
USA ON BLU-RAY STEELBOOK NOW: from SECOND SIGHT RUNNING TIME: 118 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic Amityville, Long Island, New York, November 13th, 1974: a young man shoots his parents and […]
Action
DOC’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE 007 FILMS #14: MOONRAKER [1979]
UK AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 121 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic A Drax Industries Moonraker space shuttle on loan to the UK is hijacked in mid-air and agent […]
HCF Reviews
PHANTASM [1979]: On Dual Format 25th April
USA ON DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD: 25th April, from ARROW VIDEO in the PHANTASM LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION BOXSET RUNNING TIME: 88 min REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera, Official HCF Critic 13 year old Mike […]
