Alex Cardo is back and this third installment is seen as a flashback of how he once again enters the Kumite for a simple motive: revenge. During a camping trip with his son, Alex Cardo inquires his son Jason about him becoming the Kumite champion. Excited, Alex tells him the story of how he had […]
Read More Bloodsport III (1997)While we will miss Kevin McCallister, a kid stuck with chicken pox overcomes the odds in this pretty funny third installment of the holiday comic franchise. A major deal is being done in Hong Kong. Petr Beaupre is the ringleader of a band of hitmen who have stolen a missile-cloaking computer chip and have hidden […]
Read More Home Alone 3 (1997)Hong Kong director Ronny Yu melds fantasy films such as The NeverEnding Story and the likes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with this pretty decent martial arts fantasy film has not turtles, but kangaroos are the titular heroes. Ryan Jeffers is a young boy with a disability, which as a result, makes him an outcast. […]
Read More Warriors of Virtue (1997)Hong Kong has always been known to churn out some frenetic kickboxing style action in their films. This action packed film from Golden Sun Films, a company known for its lower budgeted kickboxing action films, is an underrated film in terms of fight scenes despite a lackluster finale that borders on the ridiculous. Former gangster […]
Read More The Death Games (1997)In 1997, the series Power Rangers Zeo was coming to an end. What better way to kick off the next Power Rangers series with a full-length feature film that has a very shocking twist and the return of an original Ranger without her powers. Angel Grove has been the home of the Power Rangers, protectors […]
Read More Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)Goonies star Jonathan Ke Quan makes his Asian action film debut with this action-packed thriller full of both firepower and kickboxing action. In a joint mission between Hong Kong and Vietnam, Hong Kong inspector Kwai Chia-Chiang goes to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and meets with Special Forces captain Min Shan. Together, their mission […]
Read More Red Pirate (1997)Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, director Fruit Chan has restored his breakthrough film Made in Hong Kong with plans to re-release the film on July 1. The film, which won the Best Picture award at the 1998 Hong Kong Film Awards, made a breakout star of its lead actor, Sam Lee, who made his debut with […]
Read More Chan’s Prolific “Made” Gets July Re-Release
