Sammo Hung

Police Assassins (1985)

Police Assassins

Police Assassins, aka Yes Madam, is a Hong Kong action film produced by Sammo Hung and directed by Corey Yuen, that kickstarted the eighties "femme fatale cop" genre leading to numerous spin offs and ...

Rise of the Legend trailer arrives!

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There was a time when Wong Fei-hung movies were a dime a dozen. But since the turn of the century, thanks in part to the rise of the “Ip Man” films, Wong Fei-hung has been curiously scarce in Hong ...

Warriors Two (1978)

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The art of Wing Chun has seen a surge in popularity in the 21st century, largely as a result of the “Ip Man” films depicting the life of the famed Grandmaster of Wing Chun and mentor to the legendary ...

Magnificent Butcher (1979)

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If you were to try to list every Wong Fei-hung movie ever made by Hong Kong filmmakers, that list could wrap around a house two or three times! In the realm of both martial arts films and Chinese ...

Eastern Condors (1987)

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A rare foray into the war film genre and a fan favourite, Sammo Hung’s “Eastern Condors” has stood the test of time as one of the best action films from the eighties’ “golden era” of Hong Kong films. ...

Ip Man 2 (2010)

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Most Hollywood biopics try to give the audience the essence of someone’s life in the space of one film, but Hong Kong filmmakers have consistently displayed an eagerness to depict the life of their ...

Wheels on Meals (1984)

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From their youth in the Peking Opera Academy to their early rise to stardom in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung all seemed inseparable. If they weren’t battling hordes of henchman ...

Game of Death (1978)

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I was asked to review a movie of my choice. I decided to write a review on my favourite martial arts movie. But, before I get messages from fanboys about "Fist of Fury is the best", let me tell you ...

Knockabout (1979)

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Sammo Hung directs and choreographs a movie in which he originally was to be the main star. We look at how then new-comers to the Hong Kong action scene, Yuen Biao and Leung Kar-yan, got their starts ...

Wushu (2008)

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Antony Szeto's "Wushu" is an effective family-friendly martial arts film on many levels, one of the primary ones being that it is so keenly aware of the power of the martial arts as a vehicle for ...

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