RA / BRD
The honorable grandmaster of Wing Chun Kung Fu, Ip Man, is the pride of Fo Shan and the man to test your martial arts skills against. Ip Man is based on the true story of the title characters life in Fo Shan and his struggles during the Japanese occupancy of China. As the factories shut down and the population dwindles, starvation sets in and even the most prosperous of citizens are forced into poverty and fighting for their next meal.
Unfortunately no back story is given on the origins of Wing Chun (crosses fingers for Ip Man 2), however that knowledge is not required to immerse yourself in this wonderful Continue reading »
U.S. DVD Release
Lead investigators Wilson and Jun are on the trail of a vicious drug smuggling operation run by three Vietnamese brothers. In order to gather more information on the Triad, Wilson goes deep undercover and begins working with the brothers in their criminal organization.
When a sting operation set up to nail the siblings fails, Wilson and the lives of everybody around him are in danger when the brothers go on a bloody rampage in order to eliminate anybody capable of testifying against them in court. Now Det. Jun must come to the aid of his partner and do what he does best…stomp criminal ass using excessive force! Continue reading »
R2 DVD Release
After the mega-success of Wilson Yip’s and Donnie Yen’s previous collaboration, the mighty SPL (Kill Zone), they have re-teamed to make a prequel of sorts. Following the tough-as-nails, Inspector Ma (Yen) once again as he tries to bring down a band of bad-ass Vietnamese brothers, led by Tony (the criminally underused Ngai Sing, or Collin Chou to Matrix fans) who has wronged Ma by trying to kill any witness who has the balls to testify against him, or any of his brothers.
Flash Point could never live up to the joys of SPL, that film that brought a breathe of fresh air to the Hong Kong industry that was producing Infernal Affairs rip-offs time and time again. Where SPL was down and dirty; brutal and grimy, Flash Point Continue reading »
