Tag: Bolo Yeung

Double Impact (1991)

Double Impact (1991)

Review of “Double Impact” (1991) a Hong Kong action-thriller based on Alexandre Dumas’ Novel “The Corsican Brothers, starring Jean Claude-Van Damme and directed by Sheldon Lettich.

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Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)

Blood, guts, colourful fighters brandishing more weapons than a metallurgist’s hobby room and Bolo Yeung cast against type as the good guy - “Shootfighter” has it all and more in this tournament film with a difference. Trailer http://youtu.be/d2xEoM7FLZ8 CAST Bolo Yeung is legendary shootfighter Shingo looking to ...

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Bloodsport (1988)

Bloodsport (1988)

A jumping helicopter kick is a maneuver that requires tremendous skill and dedication to pull off, as anyone who can execute the technique will tell you. The same applies to an even greater degree to performing a full chair-to-chair split. It was through Bloodsport that countless people around the world first saw such ...

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Looking back on Bolo Yeung

Looking back on Bolo Yeung

Bolo Yeung, the Chinese Hercules. One of the most quintessential Asian movie villains of all time, Bolo has been a staple of the realms of bodybuilding and martial arts films for decades. Born in 1946 in Guangzhou, China, Bolo became keenly involved in both martial arts and bodybuilding from the age of 10, and would ...

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Enter the Dragon (1973)

Enter the Dragon (1973)

In 1973, "Enter the Dragon" debuted in movie theaters across the planet and its status as one of the definitive martial arts movies of all time had already been cemented by the legacy of the man whose name would forever change the destiny of the martial arts for all posterity -Bruce Lee. His legendary status ...

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My Lucky Stars (1985)

My Lucky Stars (1985)

The three Peking Opera brothers star in another of their classic group of movies. The second in the Lucky Stars franchise after Winners and Sinners. Filled with hefty doses of gags, genuinely slapstick action and a comedic supporting cast. Here we examine just how good this ensemble cast really is! Cast There is a ...

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Kung-fu Kingdom