The best ninjas came from Taiwan as it turns out.
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Review: Bionic Ninja (1986)
Going through the motions at Filmark or IFD often meant deadly dull results.Full, written review available at sogoodreviews.com.
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Podcast On Fire 197: Dragons Forever & Painted Faces
This time we review one of the most beloved three brothers movies. I.e. the team between Peking Opera school brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in their 1988 action-comedy Dragons Forever. And also from the same year, director Alex Law takes you inside the doors of the Peking Opera school the trio trained at in their youth and cast Sammo as his own teacher and Master in Painted Faces. Click link or image below to access the show.
Podcast On Fire 197: Dragons Forever & Painted Faces
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Review: Wandering Heroes (1990)
Treasure hunt, burn victims, kung-fu, Mad Max, farts. All in a day’s work for Taiwan’s Chu Yen-ping.
Full, written review available at sogoodreviews.com.
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Podcast On Fire 193: The Dynasty Report – Kung Fu Jungle & Rise Of The Legend
Welcome back to The Dynasty Report, this time tackling and discussing the 2014 high profile productions Kung Fu Jungle starring Donnie Yen and the latest movie featuring Wong Fei-Hung: Rise Of The Legend. No Jet Li this time around but a new Wong Fei-Hung so there’ll be talks of how this reboot fares. Hosted by Kenny B, with reviews and discussion of the movies by the doctor David Lam and live from Hong Kong, not in the run down, grimey cinema we named this show after, Paul Fox. Click image or link below to access the show!
Podcast On Fire 193: The Dynasty Report – Kung Fu Jungle & Rise Of The Legend
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Review: Ninja Dragon (1986)
Accents galore and silly ninja action plus a gritty Taiwanese gangster picture makes up one of IFD’s better cut and paste efforts.
Full, written review available at sogoodreviews.com.
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Podcast On Fire 191: Police Story Part Two & Police Story III – Supercop
Jackie Chan double bill-time. Diving deepier into the Police Story-series, cast & crew return another fireworks display of stunts, fights and on set injuries and for the third entry, things get quite enormously larger and Michelle Yeoh is added to the series in impactful fashion. With Kenny B & Tom K-W. Click image or link below to access the show!
Podcast On Fire 191: Police Story Part Two & Police Story III – Supercop
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Review: Ninja 8: Warriors Of Fire (1988)
Filmark’s ninjas AND the source movie combine well. Thank Taiwanese cinema for that.Full, written review available at sogoodreviews.com.
