Road Rash Reviews

A MAN CALLED TIGER [LENG MIAN HU] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 112 mins | 1973

4 Star
Revenge is a Complicated Affaire.
Legendary writer/director Wei Lo follows up his big hits (The Big Boss, Fist of Fury) with this fast-paced revenge story. The hand-to-hand, and the foot-to-the-face action in this film is second to none. As the film follows the usual Hong Kong action Yakuza film, that is, until we get near the end, then it turns…more

Wolves, Pigs and Men Special Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1964

4 Star
Out of the Cesspit and Into the Firing Line.
From the renowned writer/director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Virus) comes one of his early works, brought to us by Eureka (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition. This dark and gritty film shows the seedier side of Japans poor and the squalor they are trying to escape. Being filmed in black-and-white makes it…more

Ninja Scroll: The Series ****-

Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2003

4 Star
A Gouty Ninja Fantasy.
From MVM, we get the Ninja Scroll: The Series, that follows the events of the movie, Where we see the life of Jubei Kibagami as he wanders the countryside as a ninja for hire. Created by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Wicked City), and directed by Tatsuo Satô (Gakuen senki Muryô, Uchû no suteruvia) who…more

MESSAGE FROM SPACE [Uchū kara no messēji] (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Review ***--

Cert PG | 105 mins | 1978

3 Star
Cult Japanese Knock-off.
Writer/director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Virus) brings us a way-out-there Sci-fi opera that will blow your mind, as planets are ravaged, people massacred and irreverent punk kids are expected to be heroes. With a very similar story and attempts at visual effects done on a budget, compared to a film that came a year before, Message From…more

THE MIRACLE FIGHTERS [KEI MOON DUEN GAP] (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Review ****-

Cert PG | 100 mins | 1982

4 Star
Fantastical Fighting.
From martial arts maestro Woo-Ping Yuen (Drunken Master, DREADNAUGHT, IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV) comes a (Eureka Classics) Special Edition Blu-ray that will blow your socks off, as sorcerers and martial artists fight for the life of a Prince. Great stuff for the weekend.
It’s 1663, and it is illegal for Han Chinese and Manchu people to marry,…more

THE VALIANT RED PEONY: Red Peony Gambler I-III (Masters of Cinema) Review *****

Cert 15 | 291 mins | 1968-69

5 Star
A Woman Scorned!
From the pen of writer/director Norifumi Suzuki (Sex & Fury, Truck Rascals) comes the start of an eight film series. This Eureka Blu-ray release sees these three films fully restored to 1080 HD, and they have done a cracking job of all three films as Sumiko Fuji (Summer Wars, Omocha) takes on the lead role as a…more

Bob Marley: One Love 4K Review ****-

Cert 12 | 107 mins | 2024

4 Star
Football, Music, Drive By’s and I and I.
From director/writer Reinaldo Marcus Green (We Own This City (TV Mini Series), King Richard) comes the story of the man who came from nothing to change the face of music and the world. Bob Marley, the Rastafarian who promoted the struggles of his fellow Jamaicans and the path to peace in times…more

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