Sixty Second Assassin Aka My Life's on the Line

    Sixty Second Assassin is a forgotten shapes film.The films stars Man Lee Pang,Leung Kar Yan,Lung Fei, Wong Chi Sang,Kong Ching Ha,Su Chen Ping,Dean Shek.This is one of Leung Kar Yans very good villian performances. he is the employer of Minute Fong(Wan Lee Pang),who is an Assassin that kills his enemies in under 60 seconds.Minute Fong wants to give the killing up to retire and live in a farm.But Leung Kar Yan has got a couple assignments before he can walk away.This Assassin story has been in many movies but what makes this one special is the fights.Good choreography from kicking and punching.

   Wan Lee Pang is a Taiwanese martial artist,and has only appeared in very few movies.He is also a villian in Kung Fu On Sale.The fight between him and Leung Kar Yan is indeed worth watching.

Invincible

Ambitious Kung Fu Girl

       Ambitious Kung Fu Girl is another Wuxia film directed by Tony Liu Jun Guk.His work includes Bastard Swordsman series,Master,Crazy Horse Intelligent Monkey,Lady Assassin,Lovers Blades.The film's main stars are Michelle Mai Suet,Yuen Tak,Chen Kuan Tai,Austin Wai Tin Chi,Chu Tiet Wo.

   Michelle Mai plays a spoiled rich girl who is set up to be married and falls for a Swordman played by Chen Kuan Tai.She is then set up by other thieves and killers to trick her and take her wealth from her father.Yuen Tak plays the character "Monkey",that falls for Michelle.

  There is too much story and talking but the only saving grace is the action,which is choreographed by Tony Liu Jun Guk and Dang Tak Cheung.From swordplay to flying,running on walls like Bastard Swordsman, Secret Service.From watching the action you know youre in for another great Tony Liu movie.Austin Wai Tin from Gang Master and Incredible Kung Fu Master,Chu Tiet Wo from Eight Diagram Pole Fighter,play the villians.At the end is another good Wuxia from Tony Liu.

Ghost Galore

Yellow River Fighter

Ninja (2009)

No Retreat No Surrender 2

Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

Kick-Ass (2010)

                    Kick-Ass is an adaptation from a comic book like Sin City,Watchmen.
At first before watching this movie,I did not take it seriously at all and the trailer wasnt very revealing as well. Looked more like a spoof of a superhero movie with two kids and Nicolas Cage as a middleaged man, looking like a very washed up superhero.Boy was I wrong.Also the "R" rating was a hint that this movie was gonna be explicit,and it sure was.This movie has everything,good story,comedy,action from hand to hand  to weapons.The villian in the movie is British actor Mark Strong, who has been in many movies like Revolver,RocknRolla,Green Lantern,John Carter.He plays an Italian New York mobster Frank D'Amico and his son Christopher-Mintz(Mclovin)looks up to him and one day wants to take over the bussiness.

     Then main two characters in the story are Aaron Johnson who plays the title character Kick-Ass and Chloe Grace-Moretz who plays Hit Girl.Chloe has got the be the best performer in the movie and the scene stealer as well.She shows energy,dedication and some good martial arts moves to the table.Nicolas Cage plays the father of Hit-Girl and is also a superhero known as Big Daddy.Big Daddy has been framed by Frank D'Amico and is put in jail for many years and is the cause of death of his wife.

The movie itself is very realistic and the superheroes have  no superpowers like the Xmen or the Hulk.They use their intelligence to solve crimes.There hasnt been an "R" rated superhero movie like this since Watchmen,Sin City and the first two Blade movies.I havent seen such a great supporting actor performance from Nic Cage in a long time.With this movie it put him back on the spot.

After the succes of Kick-Ass.Director Matthew Vaughn was chosen to direct X-Men First Class and that was another success from him.

American Me (1992)

                 American Me stars and is directed by Edward James Olmos(Blade Runner,Stand and Deliver)
It is probably one of the first Mexican-American gangster dramas that tell how la Eme (Mexican Mafia) was started.