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Author's and translated reviews of films about martial arts. Specialized reviews of martial arts films from film experts. This section contains materials that are difficult to find on other film sites, because in addition to reviewing the standard qualities of films, it pays quite a lot of attention to the action component, such as fight choreography, the quality of fights, editing of fight scenes, etc.

06.06.2023TonychTG

A brief review of the films “It Doesn’t Hurt a Fighter”, “Pure Victory” and “Invincible” from Oleg Chernenko

Sambo is something that Russia can rightfully be proud of. Not cranberry nesting dolls or vodka, which foreigners stereotypically associate with Russia, but an excellent sport and an effective martial art, excellent...

03.06.2023TonychTG

Review of the film "Mother's Day" (Dzien Matki, 2023) by Oleg Chernenko

Uff... When I watched this mega-masterpiece for the first time, I had a strong desire to trample it into the dirt, as it essentially deserves, but... After a while, no, I didn’t admire the masterpiece, it just came...

28.05.2023FFI

Review of the film "Special ID" (Special ID, 2013) by NapoleonDinamitte

It’s good to talk about “Special Person” accompanied by Russian chanson. Hong Kong is the same old ataman whom the Chinese commissar took out with a saber, the ataman fell from his horse. Thieves' scamp, today the gang is going to play mahjong...

11.04.2023TonychTG

A brief review of the films “Jungle”, “Test Buy”, “Fury” and “Prison Break” from Oleg Chernenko

We are all well aware of films about martial arts such as karate or Muay Thai. But there are many other martial arts that, for various reasons, are not represented so often in films....

10.04.2023uranium

Review of two films "Enter the Fat Dragon" 1978 and 2020 from Uran

Enter the Fat Dragon (dir. Sammo Hungg, 1978) Sammo Hungg needs no introduction - this legendary fat fighter and once teammate of Jackie Chan is still acting, like Donnie...

05.04.2023TonychTG

Heroes of Russian combat cinema. Part two from Oleg Chernenko

So, the second part of the story about domestic action heroes has arrived and I think it will not be the last. I consider it necessary to make a remark: if we talk in detail about every domestic actor who once punched someone on the screen...

26.03.2023Sergey Volkolak

Review of the film “John Wick 4” (John Wick: Chapter 4, 2023) from Sergei Volkolak

So what is there, what is there in this critically acclaimed masterpiece of cinematic art? I am writing, so to speak, in hot pursuit, striking iron without leaving the cinema box office, while my fifth point is gradually...

25.03.2023uranium

Review of the Ninja trilogy with Sho Kosugi from Uran

Now they say that they used to film better, both ours (under the USSR) and the Americans, and in action films the scenes were filmed without fuss, and the women in the films were more beautiful, and the scenes were bloodier...

20.03.2023TonychTG

Heroes of Russian combat cinema. Part one from Oleg Chernenko

Action films... In particular, films about martial arts... Well, who doesn’t remember the scene when Tong Po hits the column from which the whitewash is crumbling? How terrible he seemed in those distant years! AND...

11.03.2023uranium

Review of selected filmography of Alexander Lo Rey from Uran

There were many good and bad actors in the “hand-to-hand action” genre, and only 30% of them were well-known; the rest were either unknown or, despite all their goodness, starred in complete trash films. For example...

09.03.2023TonychTG

Review of selected filmography of Marco Zarora from Oleg Chernenko

Marko Zaror - this name may not mean anything at all to not just a movie buff, but specifically a fan of martial arts films. Well, maybe "ah... that Colombian who...

23.11.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film "Hydra" (Hydra, 2019) from Yuri Dudin

INTRODUCTION Hydra is a low-budget action film that is a project that means a lot to its creators and has much more to offer than many big-budget films. This action movie marks the director's...

16.11.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film "Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday, 2022" by Yuri Dudin

"Casualty: A Hitman's Holiday" is a continuation of the fairly successful film adaptation of the British comic book of the same name, directed by Jesse Johnson. This time, novice filmmakers - the brothers George Kirby - took the helm of directing...

27.10.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film "Blind War" (2022) by Yuri Dudin

"Blind War" is one of the few films where Andy On got the main role in some century. But it had been asking for a long time given such and such data! What does this role have to do with - positive...

19.10.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film "Fists of Vengeance" (2022) by Yuri Dudin

"Fists of Vengeance" is a full-length film from the streaming platform Netflix, based on the series "Assassins of Wu" (2019) starring Iko Uwais. Of the lesser-known actors, he keeps company...

17.10.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film "White Elephant" (2022) by Yuri Dudin

This is a new crime thriller from one of the most prolific B-movie directors of our time: former stuntman and screenwriter - Briton Jesse Johnson ("Triple Threat", "Casualty", "Collectors", "British Psycho"). Except...

06.10.2022Yuri Dudin

Review of the film “Faster than a Bullet” (Bullet Train, 2022) from Yuri Dudin

There is very little that can motivate me to write a review and, as a rule, it happens in two cases: either the film is too good or the film is too bad... Judging by the ratings on IMDB and...

05.05.2022Sergey Volkolak

Review of the film "Ambulance" (2022) by Sergei Volkolak

Attention! All hands on deck! Michael Benjamin Bay has given birth to a new cinematic masterpiece! Shock! No one had ever done this before, but he did it! If you haven't seen this work of art yet...

05.04.2022Sergey Volkolak

Review of the film "The Mechanik" (2005) by Sergei Volkolak

By the mid-2005s, Dolph Lundgren was mature enough to direct his own films. “The Mechanic” from XNUMX became his second work as a director. The first was "Defender",...

08.02.2022Sergey Volkolak

Review of the film "Extremo" (Xtremo, 2021) from Sergei Volkolak

Spain is already trying its hand in the field of hand-to-hand fighters. A country that, first of all, in terms of cinema, I associate with chic and original thrillers and detective stories and quite...

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