Cert 12 | 101 mins | 1992
4 Star
From a Jack to a King.
Writer/director Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, Beast Cops) bring martial arts to life in The King of Beggars, as Stephen Chow (FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, THE ROYAL TRAMP COLLECTION) lights up the screen with his talents. This from riches to rags story sees a lazy young man get even lazier as he hones his…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1981
4 Star
Close Encounters of the Hairy Kind.
It’s cult classic time and thanks to Eureka Entertainment LTD, we get to see it on Blu-ray. This Larry Cohen (The Stuff, The Ambulance, Phone Booth) dark comedy (his only true comedy) is possibly more poignant today than back in the early 1980s (Jimmy Carter). But this teen (the star was 25) coming of…more
Cert 18 | 1,013 mins | 1967-1983
5 Star
Five Discs of Kung fu Magic
Martial arts fans rejoice as Eureka Entertainment LTD have released this box set with over one-thousand minutes of ping, ping, thwap, bang as sword hits sword and fists find faces, in this ten film, five disk spectacular, all directed by wuxia master director Chang Cheh. This box set has all the drama, all the…more
99 mins | 1987
4 Star
You Can Choose a Brother.
It’s the late 1980s and hedonism is the buzz word around the World, as everybody wants to have lots of money and power. Actor, Director Tung Cho ‘Joe’ Cheung (The True Hero, The Banquet) brings us an action packed ninety-nine minutes, with fan favourites Chow Yun-Fat (Wild Search, RICH AND FAMOUS / TRAGIC HERO) and…more
Cert 15 | 88 mins | 1968
4 Star
Cold Steel Brings Revenge.
In 1968 director Feng Yueh (Madame White Snake, Chinese Dragon) had nearly forty years behind the camera, a lot of that time was working for the Shaw Brothers (THE SHAW BROTHERS, SHAWSCOPE VOLUME THREE!, Shawscope Volume 1, Shawscope Volume Two). His experience shows in this wuxia film, as most of his films, this is based in…more
Cert 15 | 110 mins | 1995
4 Star
Vengeance At All Cost.
Eureka Classics brings us another great action film from famed director Ringo Lam (Burning Paradise, Wild Search). This time we start in Cambodia, when the Khmer Rouge (1975) is moving in and the deaths start in earnest. For one young man, his life will change forever as he seeks revenge for the death of his parents.…more
Cert 15 | 190 mins | 1979-1982
5 Star
The Venom Mobs Fangs.
From the Shaw Brothers studio comes two of the best ‘Venom Mob’ action films, also both written and directed by the “Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema” Cheh Chang (Hidden Hero, Ninja in Ancient China). Now Eureka Classics brings us The Daredevils and An Ode to Gallantry on Blu-ray, in 1080p. The Venom Mob show off their…more
