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Champions (2008)

Champions (2008)

Released at the end of 2008, CHAMPIONS is a bombastic and bittersweet wushu action/drama from writer-director Tsui Siu-ming that capitalizes on the popularity and orchestrated nationalism…

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Legendary Assassin (2008)

Legendary Assassin (2008)

4/10 - Wushu star Jacky Wu Jing (KILL ZONE) gets behind the camera for the first time by co-directing this flimsy martial arts drama with action director…

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My Father is a Hero (1995)

My Father is a Hero (1995)

MY FATHER IS A HERO, better known in the U.S. as THE ENFORCER, is a middling, escapist action/drama from writer-producer Wong Jing that stars Jet Li…

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The Tai-Chi Master (1993)

The Tai-Chi Master (1993)

Portraying legendary tai chi chuan founder Zhang San-feng in this wire-enhanced kung fu extravaganza from screen fighting master Yuen Woo-ping is Jet Li who joins Michelle…

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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)

Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)

Flush with the international success of the imaginative fantasy-drama PAN’S LABYRINTH, writer-director Guillermo del Toro returns to Mike Mignola’s comic book creation for an upgraded sequel…

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Heads for Sale (1970)

Heads for Sale (1970)

Classic wuxia action doesn’t get much better than HEADS FOR SALE, a deliriously entertaining swordplay adventure from Shaw Brothers and Korean director Jeong Chang-hwa (KING BOXER).…

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REVIEW: ‘Invisible Target’ (2007)

REVIEW: ‘Invisible Target’ (2007)

This sluggish, overlong Hong Kong “action” movie from NEW POLICE STORY director Benny Chan can be summed up in two words, epic misfire. It features a cast…

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REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp 2′ (1992)

REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp 2′ (1992)

Part two in writer-director Wong Jing’s big-screen adaptation of the wuxia classic “The Deer and the Cauldron” is another rollicking success that once again mixes Ching…

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REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp’ (1992)

REVIEW: ‘Royal Tramp’ (1992)

Hong Kong funnyman Stephen Chow applies his unique brand of nonsense humor to the role of a tricky-brained schemer recruited by a rebellious secret society to…

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REVIEW: ‘The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles’ (1993)

REVIEW: ‘The 13 Cold-Blooded Eagles’ (1993)

The 13 Eagles are instructed to retrieve the Star-Bleed Skills Book and kill its owner in order to keep it safe from evil men. Unfortunately, the…

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