As a kid, there was no feeling more thrilling than a last minute decision to hit the drive-in; packed into the car, still in my pajamas, and ready for whatever the flickering lights would show me. Kung Fu films were often part of this agreement, usually the bottom half of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, and almost always courtesy of Run Run Shaw Productions. But the Shaw Brothers did more than Kung Fu, as it turns out – they started the Hk horror explosion with Black Magic (1975) and The Oily Maniac (1976), two very different yet equally joyous turns well attuned to the exploitation vibe.
This isn’t to say that I was fortunate enough to see them at the drive-in; no, I’ve had to settle for streaming to scratch this particular itch I didn’t even know I had. I am surprised however that I never saw either of these at...
This isn’t to say that I was fortunate enough to see them at the drive-in; no, I’ve had to settle for streaming to scratch this particular itch I didn’t even know I had. I am surprised however that I never saw either of these at...
- 2/29/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Guest reviewer Lee Broughton offers an assessment of one of the Shaw Brothers’ quirkier and more idiosyncratic historical martial arts efforts: an action-packed Meng Hua Ho wuxia flick from 1976 that concerns an irredeemable killer sent on a mission to save the life of a despicable and hated tyrant. Outstanding fight choreography, unusual weaponry and unpredictable plot twists help make this frenetically paced show a winner.
The Dragon Missile
Region B Blu-ray
88 Films
1976 / Color / 2.35 / 82 min. / Fei long zhan / Street Date, 26 Mar 2018 / £12.99
Starring: Lo Lieh, Tony Liu, Nancy Yen, Feng Ku, Terry Liu, Chih-Ching Yang, Sha-Fei Ouyang.
Cinematography: Wai-Kei Cho
Film Editor: Hsing-Lung Chiang
Art Director: Chan-King Sam
Original Music: Fu-Ling Wang
Written by Kuang Ni
Produced by Runme Shaw
Directed by Meng Hua Ho
Guest Review by Lee Broughton
When his own physicians fail to provide him with any relief for the pain caused by the gigantic festering boil on his back,...
The Dragon Missile
Region B Blu-ray
88 Films
1976 / Color / 2.35 / 82 min. / Fei long zhan / Street Date, 26 Mar 2018 / £12.99
Starring: Lo Lieh, Tony Liu, Nancy Yen, Feng Ku, Terry Liu, Chih-Ching Yang, Sha-Fei Ouyang.
Cinematography: Wai-Kei Cho
Film Editor: Hsing-Lung Chiang
Art Director: Chan-King Sam
Original Music: Fu-Ling Wang
Written by Kuang Ni
Produced by Runme Shaw
Directed by Meng Hua Ho
Guest Review by Lee Broughton
When his own physicians fail to provide him with any relief for the pain caused by the gigantic festering boil on his back,...
- 9/25/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Game of Death" (2011)
Directed by Giorgio Serafini
Released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Quite possibly Wesley Snipes' last film for a long, long time, this action flick features the "Passenger 57" star as a CIA agent who is betrayed by his employer after he's deployed to take out an arms dealer in Detroit. "Grindhouse" star Zoe Bell is onhand to provide backup.
"Celestial Films: Lady Hermit" (1971)
Directed by Meng Hua Ho
Released by Funimation
An aspiring female kung fu warrior searches for an elusive master who turns out to pretend to be a servant in this Shaw Brothers produced action flick.
"Daylight Robbery" (2008)
Directed by Paris Leonti
Released by Well Go USA
Paris Leonti's heist flick involves a group of misfits who plot to rob the London Exchange of the loot in their underground vault.
"Disconnect" (2011)
Directed by Robin Christian...
"Game of Death" (2011)
Directed by Giorgio Serafini
Released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Quite possibly Wesley Snipes' last film for a long, long time, this action flick features the "Passenger 57" star as a CIA agent who is betrayed by his employer after he's deployed to take out an arms dealer in Detroit. "Grindhouse" star Zoe Bell is onhand to provide backup.
"Celestial Films: Lady Hermit" (1971)
Directed by Meng Hua Ho
Released by Funimation
An aspiring female kung fu warrior searches for an elusive master who turns out to pretend to be a servant in this Shaw Brothers produced action flick.
"Daylight Robbery" (2008)
Directed by Paris Leonti
Released by Well Go USA
Paris Leonti's heist flick involves a group of misfits who plot to rob the London Exchange of the loot in their underground vault.
"Disconnect" (2011)
Directed by Robin Christian...
- 2/15/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
It was initially reported last year that Dante Lam (Fire of Conscience) would be directing what would possibly be the Peter Chan’s produced remake of Shaw Brothers’s 1975 film The Flying Guillotine, but now Taiwanese director Su Chao-Bin, who previously directed this year’s Reign of Assassins (which preemed at the Venice), will direct the remake. Ethan Ruan Jing-Tian who won this year’s Best Leading Actor at Gold Horse Awards ceremony will star as one of the main leads in the film along with Taiwanese-Canadian actor Mark Chao, Chinese actor Yu Shao-Qun and Hong Kong actor Aarif Lee. The Flying Guillotine was one of the Shaw Brothers’ classic martial arts films. It was directed by Meng Hua Ho, martial arts star Chen Kuan-Tai starred as the guard of the emperor who decides to leaves his post and goes into hiding, as the emperor developed a new weapon flying guillotine.
- 12/13/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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