Heroes of The East aka Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1979)

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Posted on 11:28 PM | By CroakerBC | In , ,













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Heroes of the East is, quite simply put, a quintessential example of martial arts movies. Not only does it deliver first-rate fight choreography, but it also takes a fresh approach to a cliché-ridden genre. Usually, in a martial arts flick, the reasons behind all the fighting and maiming and killing is one or sometimes all of the following: 1) vengeance 2) a quest to be the Numero Uno Arse-Kicker 3) fighting against oppression and/or injustice. Not the case with Heroes of the East, here the trouble begins with cultural clashes between a Chinese husband and a Japanese wife, both practitioners of martial arts. From there it develops into a fierce matching of skills that sees Gordon Liu pitted against an array of Japan's most accomplished fighters. The whole thing represented in a refreshingly sportive spirit. No duel to the death, no ball-crushing, neck-snapping, throat-tearing, eye-poking, head-bashing and gut-spilling either, and the fighters treat each other with mutual respect.

A must-have for any kung-fu flick aficionado.

Read the review by Mark Pollard at Kungfucinema.com.

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Part 1 (200 MB)
Part 2 (200 MB)
Part 3 (75 MB)

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File : 474 MB, duration: 0:24:02, type: AVI, 1 audio stream
Video : 408 MB, 2378 Kbps, 29.970 fps, 704*288 (2.44:1), XVID
Audio : 66 MB, 384 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 5 channels, AC3, CBR,

Yes, Madam aka Police Assassins (1985) Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock vs Dick Wei

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Posted on 12:48 PM | By CroakerBC | In , ,



Watching Huang jia shi jie aka Yes, Madam (1985) again yesterday after almost 20 years brought back a lot of childhood memories for me. I mean, I grew up watching beautiful battling babes like Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Moon Lee, Cynthia Khan and Yukari Oshima. I love those 80's-90's H.K. actioners, not because they are generally good movies as a whole, but because the action is often fantastic. Yes, Madam is a good example of that. The final showdown where Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock team up against Dick Wei and his cohorts is a magnificent piece of ass-kicking mayhem. This sequence alone should be worth the price of the DVD purchase.
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Look! Cynthia Rothrock's panties!!
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http://www.multiupload.com/5BIWKHD1BC (155 MB)
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File : 155 MB, duration: 0:08:21, type: AVI, 1 audio stream
Video : 148 MB, 2485 Kbps, 25.0 fps, 672*368 (16:9), XVID
Audio : 6.61 MB, 110 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, MP3, CBR,

Bodyguards and Assassins (2009) Donnie Yen vs Le Cung

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Posted on 2:34 PM | By CroakerBC | In ,














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Bodyguards and Assassins was at the top of my can't-wait-to-see movies list. Every time I thought of about watching Donnie Yen pitted against Le Cung, my mouth watered. Well, I finally got to see that much-hyped scene today.

The parkour scene where Le Cung chases Donnie Yen through a crowded street is extremely spectacular and should make the Banlieu 13 team proud. But the confrontation between these two great ass-kickers, while excellent in and of itself, is a little disappointing. Perhaps it's just me, though, for I had too much expectations for this clash of the titans. Ultimately, it doesn't measure up to the standard set by the Donnie Yen vs Wu Jing (S.P.L) and Donnie Yen vs Collin Chu (Flash Point) fights. The not-so-good editing doesn't help either.

As can be expected, the ambush sequence is adrenaline-charged and well done, though I must say it is marred by too many melodramatic scenes that make it less exciting than it should have been.

The thing I love most about period movies is the weapon fights. Rapid-fire exchange of blows and the sound of metal on metal clash always gets my adrenaline pumping. I am happy to see Bodyguards and Assassins delivers some great sequences of martial arts weapons fighting.

Leon Lai is OK as a "kung-fu master" that fights with an iron fan but where the hell was Wu Jing when you needed him?

The copy I got didn't come with any English subtitle and I don't speak Chinese so I just watched the fight scenes. Wait for a review from Mark Pollard at kungfucinema.com.

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http://www.multiupload.com/H2DPTP2JKK (part 1)
http://www.multiupload.com/JUE6DRDLOM (part 2)

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File : 375 MB, duration: 0:23:48, type: AVI, 1 audio stream
Video : 343 MB, 2016 Kbps, 25.0 fps, 608*256, XVID
Audio : 32 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, AC3, CBR,