Interestingly, a decent amount of the film's budget came from crowdfunding from over a hundred local families. “Monkey King” eventually ended up...
Author - David Chew
G'Day! Ni Hao? Hello! Many steamy hot tropical moons ago, I was bitten by the Shaw Brothers movie bug inside a cool cinema in Borneo while Wang Yu was slicing away on the screen. The same bug, living in my blood then, followed me to Sydney, Down Under years later, we both got through Customs & grew roots. Now I'm still happily living with this wonderful old bug and spreading my 'sickness' around to others whenever I can. Cheers!
During the late Ming Dynasty in China, a minor coastal village is besieged by Japanese pirates. Hsiao Feng, a wondering swordsman is caught in the ordeal; he...
A tragic love story at heart, this triad action drama turns into a blood bath in the final reel with plenty of bullets flying, slo-mo action and freeze frames...
This is an all-star cast remake of King Hu's 1967 classic “Dragon Inn”. The story is basically the same, but with a macabre, dark twist and a love...
The Flying Guillotine (1975) was the first movie to feature this deadly flying weapon, starring Chen Kuan Tai and directed by Ho Meng Hua. It became quite a...
In 1967, Shaw Brothers released The One-Armed Swordsman, starring Jimmy Wang Yu and directed by Chang Chen. It became an instant classic wuxia movie overnight...
This modern day Hong Kong action comedy was very well received when released. It won Best Movie at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011 and nested its lead...
Girls with guns movies similar to “The Inspector Wears Skirts” series directed by Wellson Chin Sing Wai, were popular in Hong Kong during the late...
Nominated for both Best Action Choreography and Best Sound Design at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards, “14 Blades” did very well in Asia especially...
Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-Chi both direct this wacky comedy in which a scholar pretends to be a live-in houseboy for a rich family so he can get close to the...