It’s the twentieth episode of The DVD Shelf Foreign Flix, and also the biggest one yet as Andy explores the legend of Ip Man, the renowned martial artist, grandmaster of Wing Chun, and most famously, the first teacher of the iconic Bruce Lee. This epic installment includes in-depth reviews of six films very loosely based on events from Ip Man’s life, predominantly the action-packed Ip Man trilogy starring Donnie Yen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), along with The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013), both directed by Herman Yau, and finally, Wong Kar-wai’s The Grandmaster (2013)! Check out the video after the jump and make sure to leave a comment!
Read MoreTOP 10 REVENGE SCENES | The DVD Shelf Top Spots [Episode 1]
The premiere episode of The DVD Shelf Top Spots is a bloody good time as Andy counts down ten of his favorite revenge scenes from modern foreign films! Check out the video after the jump and make sure to leave a comment!
Read MoreMovie Review: Hardcore Henry
I am an action movie junkie. For years I have sought out the best action films I can find from all over the world. In recent years, the bar has been set incredibly high with the stunning martial arts in Ip Man, the wonderful over-the-top shoot outs of The Expendables 2, the crazy car chases of Fast 5, and of course there is the complete package of martial arts, guns, knives, and hard-hitting violence that is the Raid series. Ever since The Raid 2, I have been anxiously seeking my next fix, that next great action movie featuring hard-hitting stunts and great cinematography. There have been some fun ones. Somewhat recently, I was pleasantly surprised by London Has Fallen, not that I would call it a good movie, but it knew what it was and it was unabashedly a fun B-Movie type of action flick, only with a bigger budget, greater violence and a more talented cast…and yet as fun as it was, it didn’t quite fill that void. And then a new one came out: Hardcore Henry...
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