Manic martial arts action.
A martial arts adventure in which a young man out to avenge the murder of his brother finds him-self opposed by dozens of armed men. When it comes to a final showdown he is forced to pit all his strength against an enormous force of evil...
While possessed by an evil spirit, a man murders his daughter. A police detective investigating the case also becomes possessed. A good monk helps fight the evil spirit.
Two orphans Sam the Seed (Lee Yi Min) and Tai Pei (Jack Long) are caught stealing grapes from an orchard by wine blender Chang (Chan Hiu Lau). He puts the two lads to task in his distillery as compensation. In time boss Chang takes a shine to the two lads and teaches them drunken boxing. They soon become experts at the art and decide to test out their new skill on the unsuspecting town thugs. But the duo do not know that the the leader of the thugs is none other than Yeh Hu (Lung Fei) who happens to be the enemy of the boss Chang. Yeh Hu gathers up all his lackeys and storms the distillery. The rest is drunken history. This Joseph Kuo offering was one of the best Drunken Master cash-ins to come out of Taiwan. The film told in flashback by the two reminiscing old winos is packed to the gills with top notch fight work and some off the wall training sequences by Taiwan's dynamic duo Jack Long and Lee Yi Min. A must-see for any high impact viewer. Choreographed on the style of Drunken Master by Yuen Cheung Yan who later was responsible for the high kicking action in Charlie's Angels.
Evil vs. Good as the outlaw bandits try to destroy the only people able to protect a small village. However the young challengers use their abilities to fight bravely and keep their town from these brutal thieves.
A martial arts adventure in which a young man out to avenge the murder of his brother finds him-self opposed by dozens of armed men. When it comes to a final showdown he is forced to pit all his strength against an enormous force of evil...
In 1981 the Shaw Brothers began to take their terror titles more seriously than ever before and the result was the special effects filled freak show BEWITCHED! Unleashed in HD for the very first time, this sinister and stylish scary movie treat transports its tale of possession and ghostly provocations to Thailand with some scenic shots of Bangkok and a palpable sense of the Southeast Asian country's reputation for sex, sin and burning sun. You can positively smell the sweat and feel the heat in this suspenseful shocker that has a Hong Kong local experience ghoulish visions and excruciating body horror whilst trying to unravel a mysterious murder. Even more shocking than Friedkin's The Exorcist, this is Oriental evil done with bombast and brilliance and with the legendary director Kuei Chih-Hung (CORPSE MANIA/ THE BOXER'S OMEN) at the helm it goes without saying that even the more jaded of gorehound might find themselves riveted by this five star Far Eastern fright-fest!
Made in 1979 The World of Drunken Master appeared at the same time as Drunken Master Part 2, and is an unofficial prequel to Jackie Chan's Drunken Master (1978). As the titular character, Siu Tien Yuen appeared in all three films, though here his role is reduced to a 10-minute cameo and the bulk of the film is a flashback to 30 years earlier. The story unfolds as Jack and Mark Long play a pair of petty thieves who team-up, learn kung fu and fall in love with the daughter (Jeanie Chang) of the owner of a local distillery. Naturally there is a gang of villains who want to close the business down and steal the land, so that the second half of the movie is one long series of fight scenes. Clearly made on a very low budget, the action is nevertheless inventively choreographed and well filmed. Siu Tien Yuen doesn't have much to do, though the framing device and the passage of time to when the old friends meet again lends a poignancy and sense of loss unusual in kung fu movies. The star would reprise the character at greater length in Magnificent Butcher (again, 1979), while Jackie Chan finally delivered his own Drunken Master II in 1994. The title on this print is actually Drunken Dragon. On the DVD: the original 2.35:1 ratio film is presented here at standard TV 4:3, with often little evidence even of any panning and scanning so that the images look badly composed and lack important information throughout. The credits have been simply squashed to 4:3 so that everything looks tall and thin. Worse, the encoding is riddled with compression artefacts and the eye-aching out-of-focus, grainy, washed-out transfer shows clear evidence of originating with a poor quality video than the original film. There is no original soundtrack option, only a dreadful American dub. The sound is mediocre mono. Apart from various language subtitles the only extra is the original theatrical trailer. This is presented anamorphically enhanced, but the picture quality is still very poor and the image has been squashed from 2.35:1 to 1.77:1. The listed trailers for other MIA titles are missing from the disc, which astonishingly claims to be a "Special Edition". The cover blurb even manages to confuse the plot with that of an entirely different film, the same director's The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979). --Gary S Dalkin
This film of the legendary martial arts expert and actor Bruce Lee became a huge theatrical hit breaking the house record at the Cinecenta London. Starring Bruce Lee's great friend basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bruce Lee look-alike Bruce Li Lee Roy Lung Ronald Brown 'Big Jonny' Floyd and Mun Ping 'Goodbye Bruce Lee - His Last Game of Death' is based on the making of 'The Game of Death' the film Bruce Lee started but put on hold to star in 'Enter the Dragon'. Soon aft
A star-studded cast feature in this lavish swordplay and kung fu movie from Korea showcasing outstanding hand-to-hand combat wirework and action choreography. Non stop swordplay and blade wetting guaranteed to please any martial arts fan!
The year is 1267 a critical point during the Sung dynasty. A map showing the positions of the nationalist Chinese army against the invading Mongol hordes is the subject of intense investigations by partisans Mongol-funded traitors and Chang (Fei Meng) who needs the map to draw out the deadly assassin responsible for the murder of his parents...
The Wandering Monk (Dir. Chang Hung Chi 1980):After a number of deathly mishaps Monk Lu bravely rescues the bewildered young orphan Cheng and teaches him the essence of martial arts. The two roam the countryside seeking the murderers of Cheng's father......in a series of spectacular martial arts displays they encounter the brutal killer and bring him to justice. Matching Escort (Dir. Ling Chang 1983):The unusual and exciting story that features a whole range of martial arts. This smashing box office hit unfolds right in front of your very eyes. Filmed in lavish studio settings with elaborate costumes and traditional weapons!! Of Cooks and Kung Fu (Dir. Ting Chun 1979):Ching Kai portrays a master chef who once served up culinary delights to the Empresses daughter. The banquet was sabotaged and the Master falsely accused of murder and treason. Now it is up to the youngster to avenge his family and take revenge on the Basket Hat Assassin!! The Guy with Secret Kung Fu (Dir. Joe Law 1981:A match of evil vs. good as the outlaw bandits attempt to destroy the only people able to protect a small village. Some astonishing fight sequences and major action in this Kung Fu classic. Miss this at your own peril!!
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