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Appleseed (2005) - Japanese anime meets the CG age.

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:59:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film2131 AD: After a major war, Deunan, a highly skilled soldier, reunites with her former lover Briareos whose body is now half man, half cyborg. Together they travel to the last human city, Olympus. In the utopian city, the population is...

Heroes Shed No Tears. A John Woo tale of violence and revenge.

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:54:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Hong Kong all region DVd release. Along with other reviews of Asian films, this review can also be found on my website www.darkdragonstyle.com
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people of Northern Thailand are caught between Vietnamese forces...

Days of Being Wild - a story of youth, indecision and opportunity

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:52:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review This review is based on the South Korean, all region DVD release. It can also be found on my website, www.darkdragonstyle.com
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Hong Kong 1960: York (Leslie Cheung) is a vain, amoral sexual predator abandoned in his...

Teenage Hooker Became A Killing Machine - what more can I say?

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:44:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review This review is based on the UK region 2 Third Window Films DVD release. It can also be found on my website, www.darkdragonstyle.com
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A high school girl working as a prostitute is brutally murdered by her teacher and...

The Host - Korean monster drama

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:23:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review This review is based on the Hong Kong region 3 DVD release from CN Entertainment. A horrible monster has been growing in the polluted waters of the Han River and it snatches a school girl from her family. Unable to get any...

Chow Yun Fat in Peace Hotel

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:09:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review This review is based on the Hong Kong all region DVD release from Mei Ah. Killer Ping (Chow Yun Fat) is guilt ridden when his wife dies in his arms during a fierce massacre. He opens the Peace Hotel and promises peace to...

Gen-X Cops. An hyper-action film for the MTV generation youth.

Sat, 19 May 2007 12:45:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the UK region 2 DVD release. The review can also be found on my website, www.darkdragonstyle.com
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When a shipment of lethal explosives goes missing, a veteran Hong Kong policeman forms a team of offbeat young cops to...

Curse Of The Golden Flower - Zhang Yimou's latest 'epic'

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:31:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review This review is based on the Hong Kong region 3 DVD release of the film and can also be found on my website, www.darkdragonstyle.com. China, later Tang Dynasty, 10th century. At the eve of the Chong Yang Festival golden...

God Of Gamblers - the man who will take all your money.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:44:02 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Hong Kong all region DVD release. Chow Yun Fat is Ko Chun, the invincible God of Gamblers. A freak accident results in amnesia, but leaves his supernatural skills unscathed. Unaware of his true identity, small time hustler...

Once A Thief - always a thief? John Woo's classic tale.

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 15:58:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on an older Hong Kong all region DVD release. Film & DVD Review Chow Yun Fat, Cherie Chung and Leslie Cheung are a trio of high-tech art thieves, who are at the top of their "profession". Chow and Cherie are involved...

2000 AD. It's no longer the future, but there's still lots of action!

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:17:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - this review is based on the UK region 2 DVD release. A top flight computer programmer, Greg, is murdered by a group of secret agents. His brother, Peter, witnesses the killing and soon the Hong Kong police, CIA, Singaporean special agents and a women...

Wishing Stairs - part 3 of the Korean Highschool Horror trilogy.

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:13:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Thailand region 3 DVD release. With a rumour that a set of mysterious stairs leading to the dorms in an all girl's school has the power to grant wishes should the elusive 29th step appear for you, the temptation is too much...

Memories Of Murder - A true life story about Korea's first serial killer

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:10:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Hong Kong region 3 DVD release. Based on the true story of the first serial killings in Korean. The body of a young woman is found brutally raped and murdered, and similar crimes continue to occur. A special task force,...

She Shoots Straight. Crappy name for a crappy film.

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:02:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the UK region 2 DVD release of the film. Godenzi stars as dedicated cop Mina whose ides of a honeymoon is a dangerous mission to protect a princess at a fashion show. When an attempted kidnapping is made on the princess, Mina...

Jet Li's final martial arts film - Fearless.

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:06:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review - This is based on the Hong Kong region 3 Director's Cut release of the film. This is the story of Huo Yuanjia - A fighter who represents Chinese martial arts to a nation; A man who fought his way out of darkness and...

Memento Mori - Ghosts, girls, lesbians. What more do you need?

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:21:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film & DVD Review (UK Tartan release of the film) Film When Min-Ah discovers a shared diary, she is soon fascinated to discover that two girls she assumed were little more than close friends, were engaged in much closer, forbidden...

Whispering Corridors... and screaming girls.

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:56:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film Review Life is what you'd expect for young teenagers in this seemingly normal private all-girls school; that is until the start of the new term. A past alumni returns as a teacher and she strikes up a new friendship with two very...

Sympathy For Lady Vengeance... but no sympathy for the viewer.

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:52:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Film Review Lee Guem-ja has been released from jail having served 13 years for the kidnapping and murder of a child. A seemingly unassuming prisoner, Guem-ja has in fact been plotting her revenge on the man who was responsible for her...

Fist of Legend - Jet Li's most brutal martial arts film.

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:53:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Among the many highly acclaimed Hong Kong martial arts films that Jet Li has starred in, Fist Of Legend probably ranks near the top. This ranking is maybe not for his acting and maybe not for the story, but probably for it having the best fight...

From Beijing With Love - Hong Kong spoofs 007.

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:51:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy in Hong Kong, has decreased his film output of late, meaning if you want more of his style of comedy, then you have to look into his back catalogue of films. Some of these films are not as "Internationally Accessible" as...

Hard Boiled - THE gun fighting action masterpiece!

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:48:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - Mike Bracken, among other people, have written big in depth and detailed reviews on this masterpiece of a film. This review will likely pale by comparison, but here's my take on it! There are very few people who are into Hong Kong cinema, or even...

All For The Winner - the audience are the losers.

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:42:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is for the Hong Kong, Mei Ah all region release. The review can also be found on my website www.darkdragonstyle.com
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The Film With the success of God Of Gamblers in 1989 it was inevitable that more films would attempt to...

Volcano High - a fantasy school like no other!

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:17:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Australian R4 (and R2 encoded) DVD release. This review with screen grabs, as well as other reviews of Asian films, can be found on my website at www.darkdragonstyle.com
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The Film Volcano High...

House of Flying Daggers - Zhang Yimou's follow up to the highly acclaimed Hero.

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:16:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - This review is based on the Hong Kong region 3 DVD release. This review with screen grabs, along with other reviews of Asian films, can be found on my website www.darkdragonstyle.com
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The Film After Hero and all the fuss...

Double Vision - a high production value joint venture between the US and Taiwan.

Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:17:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author degeneration - In the past few years it has seemed to be the trend to have actors, actresses and directors from the East going to the West, in particular Hollywood, to make films, but there hasn't really been much of a flux in the other direction. This is undoubtedly...