Eastern Movie Reviews

Eastern Conference is the best underground Hip-Hop label out there right now and they finally release their debut DVD. Featuring videos from the EC All-Stars, High & Mighty, and Smut Peddlers, along with outtakes from Beetlejuice and some interviews (a particularly disturbing one with pornography afficionado Bob Goldstein) make for an all around great DVD. The biggest problem however is the format. This wasn't exactly set up all that well and you must keep going back to the menu to view the next thing. If you like EC pick this up (the "Bottom Feeders" video is legendary).

This is a great DVD for Hip Hop fans...it showcases the skills on the Hip Hop undergrounds best kept secrets...The Easter Conference records family.
the videos are great...the beetlejuice outtakes are hilarious, and it's just ill
buy this!

After watching just 10 minutes of this video, I was compelled to go race my dads Datsun B210 Hatch-back up and down the street very fast. Hurry up and go buy this video so you can watch it. Oh yah, pull down your pants too. It's cool!

Sammo Hung perfects the term "non-stop action" in this ...kicking, fire fighting, tree climbing, knife wielding adventure based on "The Dirty Dozen". Sammo and Yuen Biao demonstrate what skill is all about and manage to amaze without using a wire. Jackie Chan is the man, but his two buddies from school reign supreme in this film that Jackie wishes he would have thought of first.

As mentioned already, this film is loosely based on the classic American war film The Dirty Dozen, except there's only 10 (i think) individuals and it's a half martial arts (MA), half war movie. Sammo actually lost a lot of weight for this role and he and Yuen Biao were just awesome in this movie. The story is simple, the best prison inmates are given a chance to earn money and freedom should they accomplish a secret mission. They will not know anything about their mission or where they are going until they are at the goal. Sammo is one of the inmates alongside director Yuen Kwai and choreographer Yuen Wo Ping. The latter 2 provide some comedy to the film. The Dirty Pack soon realize that they're in Vietnam to destroy nuclear weapons that the Viet Cong have yet to know about. The premise here is if the Viet Cong find out about it, they'll use it. The rest of the film displays some really cool acrobatic warfare tactics. There is also shooting involved as expected in a war film. Yuen Biao and Sammo showcase some very awesome moves; I'm talking wicked and fast attacks. I must mention that this is the kind of film that builds up to be better; the beginning is not all that impressive, but later on into the movie is great MA. The end fight is as should be the best...wow and ouch...This must be seen because some of the greatest fighters are here doing some great stuff. Yuen Wah is the leader of the Viet Cong platoon out to get the Dirty Pack, and he shows some of his awesome kicking abilities, this guy is so agile and fast. The well known Thai-boxer Billy Chow (the superpowerful general from Fist of Legend) also has a part as once again a bad guy. He has an extremely brutal fight with Sammo that'll make you cringe. Chow and Wah are very highly overlooked. Biao does some crazy moves in the final fight as well...this just has to be seen...this last fight alone surpasses the worth of purchase. I only have 2 complaints: I wanted to see more, the fights here are all classic and awesome, but short. One hard hit and it was over...don't get me wrong, this looks very realistic, but I just wanted to see more of it. Also, Lam Ching Ying did not do any MA at all, and this guy is [amazing], you gotta see him in Prodigal Son. All in all, a very rare and classic HK martial arts/war film. The best version of dvd comes from the Hong Kong Legends distributors. You'll need an all-region dvd player to play their region 2 PAL dvds though, but they are known for remastering video and sound and providing awesome extras in their rereleased HK films. If you can't have the privelege of the dvd player, then stick with the Universe version of the film. Mei Ah released one w/o subs, and the version you see above here is pathetically dubbed in english with no chinese language. At least check this film out if you don't intend to buy, it's one of a kind. Check out my other MA reviews too, thanks for reading.

A combination of Rambo and The Dirty Dozen, it's a far cry from Hamlet, but if you want to watch some great fight scenes, this film will cater to you needs. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching Ying, and company live up to their collective reputation as some of Hong Kong's best hitters. A company of convicts are offered the chance of a pardon for their crimes if they blow up an American arms stockpile left behind in Vietnam. Needless to say, things get a little violent, nothing goes right, the mission turns into a localized Armegeddon, and more kicks are thrown than in a soccer game. The hand to hand fight at the end between Sammo and Yuen Wah, the perpetual bad guy, is very well done and very authentic. If you can stand the incomprehensible antics between the fights, you'll really enjoy this film.

Sammo Hung perfects the term "non-stop action" in this ...kicking, fire fighting, tree climbing, knife wielding adventure based on "The Dirty Dozen". Sammo and Yuen Biao demonstrate what skill is all about and manage to amaze without using a wire. Jackie Chan is the man, but his two buddies from school reign supreme in this film that Jackie wishes he would have thought of first.

As mentioned already, this film is loosely based on the classic American war film The Dirty Dozen, except there's only 10 (i think) individuals and it's a half martial arts (MA), half war movie. Sammo actually lost a lot of weight for this role and he and Yuen Biao were just awesome in this movie. The story is simple, the best prison inmates are given a chance to earn money and freedom should they accomplish a secret mission. They will not know anything about their mission or where they are going until they are at the goal. Sammo is one of the inmates alongside director Yuen Kwai and choreographer Yuen Wo Ping. The latter 2 provide some comedy to the film. The Dirty Pack soon realize that they're in Vietnam to destroy nuclear weapons that the Viet Cong have yet to know about. The premise here is if the Viet Cong find out about it, they'll use it. The rest of the film displays some really cool acrobatic warfare tactics. There is also shooting involved as expected in a war film. Yuen Biao and Sammo showcase some very awesome moves; I'm talking wicked and fast attacks. I must mention that this is the kind of film that builds up to be better; the beginning is not all that impressive, but later on into the movie is great MA. The end fight is as should be the best...wow and ouch...This must be seen because some of the greatest fighters are here doing some great stuff. Yuen Wah is the leader of the Viet Cong platoon out to get the Dirty Pack, and he shows some of his awesome kicking abilities, this guy is so agile and fast. The well known Thai-boxer Billy Chow (the superpowerful general from Fist of Legend) also has a part as once again a bad guy. He has an extremely brutal fight with Sammo that'll make you cringe. Chow and Wah are very highly overlooked. Biao does some crazy moves in the final fight as well...this just has to be seen...this last fight alone surpasses the worth of purchase. I only have 2 complaints: I wanted to see more, the fights here are all classic and awesome, but short. One hard hit and it was over...don't get me wrong, this looks very realistic, but I just wanted to see more of it. Also, Lam Ching Ying did not do any MA at all, and this guy is [amazing], you gotta see him in Prodigal Son. All in all, a very rare and classic HK martial arts/war film. The best version of dvd comes from the Hong Kong Legends distributors. You'll need an all-region dvd player to play their region 2 PAL dvds though, but they are known for remastering video and sound and providing awesome extras in their rereleased HK films. If you can't have the privelege of the dvd player, then stick with the Universe version of the film. Mei Ah released one w/o subs, and the version you see above here is pathetically dubbed in english with no chinese language. At least check this film out if you don't intend to buy, it's one of a kind. Check out my other MA reviews too, thanks for reading.

A combination of Rambo and The Dirty Dozen, it's a far cry from Hamlet, but if you want to watch some great fight scenes, this film will cater to you needs. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching Ying, and company live up to their collective reputation as some of Hong Kong's best hitters. A company of convicts are offered the chance of a pardon for their crimes if they blow up an American arms stockpile left behind in Vietnam. Needless to say, things get a little violent, nothing goes right, the mission turns into a localized Armegeddon, and more kicks are thrown than in a soccer game. The hand to hand fight at the end between Sammo and Yuen Wah, the perpetual bad guy, is very well done and very authentic. If you can stand the incomprehensible antics between the fights, you'll really enjoy this film.