You do not want to miss this instant classic. Iko Uwais is magnificent! Director Gareth Evans directs a masterpiece. Enough blood and machete chopping to satisfy any “Friday the 13th’” style movie. Mixed with gun battles and the highest level of Pencak Silat military/tactical applications that have perhaps ever been captured on the silver screen. […]
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Bruce Lee Alters The Trajectory Of The Martial Arts World With “The Big Boss”!
Bruce Lee stars in his theatrical debut which catapulted his career to astronomical heights. Although Lee worked as ‘Kato” in the U.S. “Green Hornet” television series, and was in some Hong Kong made movies as a child, this was the first time Lee starred on the silver screen. “The Big Boss” made Lee an instant […]
Michael Jai White Flexes His Directorial Skills Once Again In “Never Turn Back No Surrender”
Michael Jai White returns to direct and star in this third edition of the “Never Turn Back” and ”Never Back Down” films. White exhibits superb traditional martial arts style and brilliantly incorporates it into the sport of MMA. Once again, there are professional fighters co-starring with White. Former UFC Heavy Weight Champion Josh Barnett (Brody […]
“Never Back Down” Heats Up Orlando!
Director Jeff Wadlow takes us to the underground MMA fight scene in Orlando, Florida (from a high school perspective). This young attractive cast enjoys kicking up dust in dark corners of their high school, parties, and in secret fighting events. The scrapping gets recorded and put on YouTube which equates to high school status. Jake […]
Michael Jai White Controls The Action In “Never Back Down 2 The Beat Down”
Michael Jai White (Case Walker) stars and makes his directorial debut in “Never Back Down 2”. He is accompanied by professional MMA fighter Todd Duffee (Tim Newhouse), Scott Epstein (Justin Epstein) who has also competed in pro MMA fights, Alex Meraz (Zack Gomez) who has won tournaments in Karate and Capoeira, Dean Geyer (Mike Stokes) […]
“Kundo: Age Of The Rampant” Has The Way Of The Sword Shining Ultra Bright!
From the opening credits of director Jong-Bin Yoon’s “Kundo: Age Of The Rampant”, one knows they are watching a good movie. It’s a “Robin Hood” story/Korean western (horses and all) with a Quentin Tarantino style pumping soundtrack. This Korean produced picture brings to the screen superb fight choreography, various weapons, great visual cinematography, desert settings, colorful […]
“HERO” is visually powerful!
With the size of scenery alone, It’s not difficult to see why “Hero” was the most expensive Chinese movie ever made when it was released. There is Jet Li, (the biggest Chinese movie star on the planet that existed at the time) playing “Nameless”. There is also Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) playing “Moon” […]
“Five Element Ninjas” Is One Of Shaw Brothers Studios Most Brilliant Works
From Shaw Brothers Studio, we have one of the best martial art movies ever made. Featuring four of the five members of the “Venom Mob” (the name given to the five actors who played ”The Five Deadly Venoms”). Together with director Chang Cheh (aka The Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema), they once again recreate the […]
“Dragon The Bruce Lee Story” Is As Compelling As It Gets!
This biographic picture of the life of Bruce Lee is based on the book “Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew”, written by his widow, Linda Lee. The film goes back to a young Lee in China until the time of his death. Fitting that the first words spoken in the film are that of […]
Van Damme Shows Off His Top Notch Skills In “Bloodsport”!
This non-fictional classic takes us to a pre-UFC underground fighting tournament named the “Kumite”. Fighters from all over the world, each with different fighting styles converge in China to take part in this secret “Bloodsport”. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Frank Dux, a U.S. soldier that goes a-wall in order travel to China and compete in the […]