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Tag: Martial Arts
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Someone was going to take up the baton of hyper-violent, Indonesian action movies after Gareth Evans mic dropped The Raid 2 all over us and
The Raid
I’m always curious to see where the next action sensation comes from, but even I was surprised by The Raid. Erupting from under the radar
Shaolin Soccer
In 2004, director Stephen Chow rocked the world with his cartoonish fusion of Kung-Fu movie and Tex Avery foolishness that birthed the stupendous Kung Fu
Police Story III: Supercop
Regularly touted as one of the greatest action movies ever made, I have to confess that the third entry into Jackie Chan’s ground breaking Police
The Fearless Hyena
After years of honing his particular brand of Kung fu laced with broad physical comedy in such flicks as Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and
The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires
When studios pool their resources the results sometimes tend to be a little erratic. Now, when I say pooling, I don’t mean two Hollywood powerhouses
Drunken Master
When Jackie Chan and Woo Ping Yuen released Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow onto an unsuspecting public back in 1978, it was only to the
The Young Master
With his second directorial effort, we find injury prone, action/comedy deity immortal, Jackie Chan winding ever closer to kung-fu nirvana with his game changing masterpiece,
Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow
When regarding the ingenious nature of Jackie Chan, action cinema’s beloved whirlwind of punching and prat falls, it’s easy to hold up his 1985 classic,
The Protector
After his previous attempt to crack America with Battle Creek Brawl didn’t exactly set the world on fire, Jackie Chan took another swing at the
Dragonball: Evolution
I’m sure many people will beg to differ (and I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this somewhere before), but accuracy isn’t strictly necessary in order to
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Technically, Quentin Tarantino has never done a sequel – except that he has. When the bosses at Miramax mistakenly decreed that a general audience wouldn’t
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
In many ways we all owe Jackie Brown a huge debt of gratitude…After Quentin Tarantino’s third film failed to make the same critical splash as
Fist Of The North Star
You have to give the independent movie scene credit for trying to ride the wave of Anime’s global popularity during the 90’s. Attacking us with
Double Dragon
Looming out of the gloom like that character tower you have to ascend while playing Mortal Kombat is the ascending list of all time awful
Kung Fu Hustle
What did we do right as a collective species to deserve Stephen Chow? While I have to be honest and admit I haven’t seen the
Brotherhood Of The Wolf
When movies decide to try and pull off a mash up, the results, by definition, are usually a mixed bag. Sometimes the fusing together of
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
While Marvel Studio’s Phase 4 has shown that the ubiquitous movie making machine hasn’t lost any of its vigour, it’s fair to say that Black
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers
With the arrival of the final installment of the No Retreat, No Surrender franchise (unless you count the unofficial rebranding of the 1990 kick fest
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