An Ancient Hero Returns With A Vengeance. Starring: Scott Adkins, Kane Kosugi, Mika Hijii, Shun Sugata, Ron Smoorenburg Director: Isaac Florentine 2013 | 95 Minutes | Rated R “There’s only one choice.” – Casey Bowman Every action fan should by now be a fan of both Scott Adkins and Isaac Florentine. Both guys know action…
Nice Guys Don’t Get Mad. They Get Even. Starring: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee, Karen McLymont, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Sammo Hung Director: Sammo Hung 1997 | 87 Minutes | PG-13 “I know you! Jackie! You’re a nice guy!” – Diana Mr. Nice Guy is the type of Jackie Chan movie that Jackie has done time…
In The Ancient Japanese Event Of Kumite, Fighters From Different Martial Arts Backgrounds Battle For Survival… Starring: Daniel Bernhardt, Stefanos Miltsakakis, Michael Krawic, Ivan Ivanov, Lisa Stothard Director: Elvis Restaino 1999 | 93 Minutes | Rated R “You picked a fine day to die, Keller.” – Billings I’ve seen the original Bloodsport many, many times…
Bone-Cracker. Head-Crusher. Body-Breaker. Starring: Wai-Man Chan, Bolo Yeung, Fong Yeh, Chang Fan, Yuan Feng, Jackie Chan Action Director: Corey Yuen Stunt Coordinator: Jackie Chan Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Yuen Woo Ping Director: Choy Tak 1973 | 88 Minutes | Rated R “What do you do with fools?” – Boss Chan “We kill ‘em and dump ‘em.”…
Win… Or Die Fighting. Starring: Gary Daniels, Peter Weller, Arkie Reece, Alexandra Weaver Director: Jonas Quastel 2012 | 100 Minutes | Not Rated “Stand up? This ain’t stand up, this is anything goes!” – Danny G After playing second fiddle in The Expendables, Hunt to Kill, Tekken and Game of Death I was really looking…
One Night Of Passion. Centuries Of Hate. The Battle Has Begun Starring: Christopher Lambert, John Lone, Joan Chen, Yoshio Harada, Yoko Shimada Director: J.F. Lawton 1995 | 110 Minutes | Rated R “This isn’t ancient Japan. We don’t have ninja running around with swords anymore than you have cowboys and Indians fighting in Manhattan.” –…
Fight To Cheer Another Day Starring: Trishelle Cannatella, Ginny Weirick, Maitland McConnell, George Takei, Michael Paré, Michael FitzGibbon, Larry Poindexter, Natasha Chang, Lateef Crowder Director: David Presley 2008 | 82 Minutes | Rated R “My ninja skills are complete, butterfly.” – Courtney “I should not have doubted you, grasshopper.” – April After reviewing a couple…
Starring: Tsui Siu Keung, Damian Lau, Flora Cheung Director: Ching Siu Tung 1982 | 87 Minutes | Rated R “No matter what happens I will not yield to you and I promise you, I will take your sword from you… or I will die here.” – Hashimoto Duel to the Death is a movie I…
Starring: Hiroyuki “Henry” Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Sue Shiomi Action Director: Sonny Chiba Director: Noribumi Suzuki 1980 | 112 Minutes | Rated R “The Momochi clan will rise again!” – Takamaru Momochi I first watched Ninja Wars and now I’m watching the movie it was paired with on my DVD copy, which is Shogun’s Ninja, also starring…
Starring: Hiroyuki “Henry” Sanada, Noriko Watanabe, Jun Miho, Miho Kazamatsuri, Sonny Chiba Action Coordinator: Sonny Chiba Director: Mitsumasa Saito 1982 | 100 Minutes | Rated R “Grant me the power to destroy evil.” – Jotaro It would be reasonable enough to think that a movie called Ninja Wars would in fact feature some warring ninjas,…
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