A young man and some monks fight to keep a bratty prince and an old fighter with the titular weapons from gaining power in Raymond Lui’s 1977 over-the-top martial arts film, Fatal Flying Guillotines. Now on Blu-ray via Visual Vengeance.
Tag Archives: Martial Arts
Shogun’s Ninja [1980] [Arrow Video Blu-Ray LE] [Asian Cinema August]
A young man trains for revenge against a murderous shogun in Norifumi Suzuki’s entertaining but convoluted ninja film mishmash, Shogun’s Ninja. The 1980 film is now on Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
30 Years of Fantasia: 1997 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed [Fantasia 2026]
As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we’ve done for the fest including those done during the fest and those done for films that have played at the fest that we reviewed at other times to give an idea of the scope of Fantasia and how important it is for the film industry as a whole.
God Skin [Fantasia 2026]
A delivery boy joins an underground fighting ring in order to pay for his mother’s medical bills in this cyberpunk Muay Thai fantasy from Thailand.
30 Years of Fantasia: 2003 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed [Fantasia 2026]
As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we’ve done for the fest including those done during the fest and those done for films that have played at the fest that we reviewed at other times to give an idea of the scope of Fantasia and how important it is for the film industry as a whole.
30 Years of Fantasia: 2013 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed [Fantasia 2026]
As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we’ve done for the fest including those done during the fest and those done for films that have played at the fest that we reviewed at other times to give an idea of the scope of Fantasia and how important it is for the film industry as a whole.
The Nine Demons [1984] [Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray]
Chang Chen’s The Nine Demons is a fun bit of goofy martial-arts gobbledygook (meant with love). A total good time if in the mood for such things. Now on Blu-ray from Visual Vengeance.