A few seconds of Fred Olen Ray’s Cyclone
This week's clip illustrates how quickly and unceremoniously the main villain from Cyclone is dispatched in a moment of madness. Thanks, Cyclone and thanks, Fred Olen Ray.
Taxi Hunter (1993)
TAXI HUNTER Hong Kong, 1993, Herman Yau Herman Yau, who directed such classic nasties as The Untold Story (1993) and Ebola Syndrome (1996) teams up with the star of both aforementioned movies, Anthony Wong, in the nasty, yet not quite as nasty, little film Taxi Hunter. In Taxi Hunter, Wong stars as Kin, a...
Music videos with bits from movies in them
If there is one thing that really gets my nostalgia gland pumping Camembert throughout my girlish frame, it is a music video featuring clips from teen/cheese movies of a bygone era. That bygone era, of course being the era of my childhood: the 80s and to a lesser extent the early 90s. After the early...
Posters by Ken Taylor for The Warriors
Everyone knows The Warriors (1979) is an awesome movie and is one of the best, if not THE best all time teen action films. And, of course, I mean the theatrical cut and not the shitty directors cut, that the director, Walter Hill, raped in true George Lucas style by adding in a bunch of...
Taken 2?
I recently had the misfortune of going to the cinema to waste twenty bucks on Taken 2. Well, the going to the cinema part was actually quite nice. I was in good company and there was a very enjoyable dinner beforehand. So the night wasn’t a total loss. But you’d think, what better way to...
Raped by an Angel (1993)
RAPED BY AN ANGEL Hong Kong, 1993, Wai-Keung Lau Wow. Raped by an Angel is not a parody of the television show with a similar title about irritatingly smug angels who teach wayward people a lesson about god and stuff. Raped by an Angel is a movie with no lessons to be learned. The...
Bad Boys (1983)
BAD BOYS USA, 1983, Rick Rosenthal Over a decade before The Fresh Prince and Big Momma’s House teamed up to make the somewhat gritty, action, buddy comedy of the same title, there was this movie. The Bad Boys of 1983 differs quite drastically from the one more recently directed by Michael Bay. For starters,...
Fun and Fury (1992)
FUN AND FURY Hong Kong, 1992, Frankie Chan I enjoy going on Kungtriadsociety‘s YouTube page to watch the various, often seemingly randomly, selected clips from HK movies. The page features some classic action scenes from some of the greats, as well as a whole bunch of other stuff. It is a real treat to...
Death Hunt (1981)
DEATH HUNT USA, 1981, Peter Hunt Charles Bronson (RIP) is my favourite action star of all time. His stone face and dry delivery made for one of the most badass everyman action heroes going around. Whether it be war classics, westerns or sleazy 1980’s crime vehicles, Bronson was badass through and through. Even in...
The Big Heat (1988)
THE BIG HEAT Hong Kong, 1988, Johnnie To/Andrew Kam I love a great opening to a film. Probably my favourite of all time is the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It is such a massive spectacle and sets the scene for a movie which follows suit brilliantly. A great...
Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman, star of The Goonies, The Lost Boys and The ‘Burbs has a lot to offer the world and isn’t afraid to show it. This week, with the aid of YouTube, I present to you, the all singing, all dancing Corey Feldman. I really feel little else needs to be said. Thanks, Corey and...
High Risk (1995)
HIGH RISK Hong Kong, 1995, Wong Jing/Wai-Lun Lam One of the things I love about Hong Kong action movies is that they never shy away from depicting massive civilian casualties. And not only that, they are usually quite blase about it too. High Risk is one such movie. It will go from one minute...
