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CINEMATIC VENGEANCE [1974-79] – 8 KUNG FU CLASSICS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO – Review [Part 2]

November 18, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

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 Carrying on from my review of the first half of this […]

CINEMATIC VENGEANCE [1974-79] – 8 KUNG FU CLASSICS FROM DIRECTOR JOSEPH KUO – Review [Part 1]

November 15, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

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 […]

PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021)

September 25, 2021 Bat 0

PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND (2021) Directed by Sion Sono An armed robber is released from jail in order to track down the Governor of Samurai Town’s daughter, Bernice, who’s gone missing in the Ghostland. He […]

DUEL TO THE DEATH [1983]: On Blu-ray 20th September

September 15, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

AKA XIAN SI JUE HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 20TH SEPTEMBER, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera In the 16th century, every ten years the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the […]

THE MILLIONAIRES’ EXPRESS [1986] [Limited Edition Blu-Ray]

July 21, 2021 Dr Lenera 2

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 […]

ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND (1980)

June 19, 2021 Mocata 0

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. […]

THE YOUNG MASTER [1980]

June 8, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

AKA SHI DI CHU MA AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 106 mins [Hong Kong version], 105 mins [Taiwanese version], 99 mins [Japanese version], 90 mins [‘International’ version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Dragon Lung […]

ONE ARMED BOXER [1972]: On Blu-ray 24th May

May 23, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

AKA DU BEI CHUAN WANG HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 24TH MAY, from EUREKA ENTERTAINMENT RUNNING TIME: 90 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Tien Lung is the best fighter at the Ching Te martial […]

RUSSIAN RAID (2020) aka RUSSKIY REYD

March 23, 2021 Bat 0

RUSSIAN RAID (2020) aka Russkiy Reyd Directed by Denis Kryuchkov Russian Language with English Subtitles On Blu-Ray Now Former Spetsnaz sniper Nikita is hired to head an acquisition mission with the objective to take out […]

THE LUCKY STARS 3-FILM COLLECTION [1983-85]: On Blu-ray 22nd March

March 21, 2021 Dr Lenera 0

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 […]

SEIZED (2020)

January 2, 2021 Bat 0

SEIZED (2020) Directed by Isaac Florentine Out now on DVD and Digital A father is forced back into the world he left behind when his son is kidnapped. Ordered to wipe out three cartel heads, […]

SPIRITUAL KUNG FU [1978]

December 22, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

AKA QUAN JING HONG KONG RUNNING TIME: 94 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Yi-Lang is a smart-alec martial arts student at a Shaolin Temple. An anonymous thief steals a book from the library which teaches the Seven Deadly […]

SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN [1976]

December 22, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

AKA SHAO LIN MU REN XIANG HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 106 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera At the Shaolin Temple, Dummy [or Little Mute in the subtitled version] struggles […]

NEW FIST OF FURY [1976]

December 22, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

AKA XIN JING WU MEN HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 120 mins/ 83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera The Ching Wu school of martial arts in Shanghai has been closed […]

VERSUS [2000]: On Arrow Video Blu-ray

December 5, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

JAPAN AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY: 7TH DECEMBER 2020, from ARROW VIDEO RUNNING TIME: 115 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera There are 666 hidden portals on Earth that connect this world to the other side. In […]

DRAGON LORD [1982]

October 21, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

AKA LUNG SIU YEH HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 103 mins [‘work-in-progress’ version]/96 mins [Hong Kong version]/94 min [international version]/89 mins [US DVD version] REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera Dragon, the […]

THE FEARLESS HYENA [1979]

October 21, 2020 Dr Lenera 1

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 […]

ARMOUR OF GOD 2: OPERATION CONDOR [1991]

July 8, 2020 Dr Lenera 0

AKA FEI YING GAI WAK HONG KONG AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD RUNNING TIME: 117 mins/115 mins/107 mins/83 mins REVIEWED BY: Dr Lenera After barely surviving his last adventure, treasure hunter Jackie is asked […]