Cert 15 | 99 mins | 1993
4 Star
In Beauty There is Treachery.
Eureka brings us what some might say is a controversial film adaptation of Louis Cha Leung-yung‘s (Sakra, Swordsman (TV Series)) (better known by his pen name Jin Yong) novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Despite the adaption, what we have here is an hour-and-a half of Sammo Hung (Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son,…more
Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1973
5 Star
Cream Always Rises to the Top.
Written and directed by Feng Huang (The Angry River, Lady Whirlwind), who brings us the controversial time of occupation of Korea by Japan in the nineteen-thirties. By this time, the ‘Korean independence movement’ was fighting back at the Japanese oppression, and Japans search for their fabled leader. When Taekwondo Strikes is a martial arts…more
Cert 15 | 311 mins | 1966, 67, 76
5 Star
Bullets, Death and Mexicans.
From Cult Films via Alternate Current comes a box set of iconic Spaghetti Westerns, spanning ten years from 1966-76, when these Westerns were at their height of popularity, a popularity that still appears sixty years later. This box set is for the true fans, and also if you are new to the genre, this offering is…more
Cert 18 | 299 mins | 1995, 96, 98
4 Star
Action Triple Bill.
Eureka hits the target once again with this Special Edition of Jet Li (Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy, The One) films, from the heyday of the Hong Kong action film, the 1990s. From his staple gun toting high action, to Adventure and flights of fantasy, to contract killer. All done with the lightning fast fists…more
Cert 15 | 208 mins | 1992
4 Star
Fantastical Martial Arts Comedy.
From Eureka’s Special Edition releases comes two films from Hong Kong’s most popular writer, director and producer during the 90s, Jing Wong (The Man from Macau, Step Into the Dark) martial art’s comedy farces. With amazing wire work, martial arts, and ridiculous storyline over the two films, you are in for a great time over the…more
Cert 15 | 84 mins | 1994
5 Star
Spooftacular Fun and Violence.
Writer, director and actor Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Hustle) gets his comedy teeth into this spoof/homage to the legend that is ‘James Bond’. With elements taken from each of the films up to the 1990s. And what a job he has done, with laugh-out-loud moments to cringing with the explosive violence. From the Eureka…more
Cert 15 | 101 mins | 1973
4 Star
When the Dialogue is Over, The Killing Begins.
To mark its fiftieth anniversary, Eureka brings us a Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration. Written/directed and starring Jimmy Wang Yu (One-armed Boxer, One-armed Boxer II) in this tale of a small Chinese town versus’s the might of the Japanese invaders. Beach of the…more
