Action Member: Lau Kar-Wing

The formula that made the original so successful has naturally remained untampered, but the scope of effects and stunts clearly expanded.

The film boasts a truly stellar cast and good production values, but sadly the saga had run out of steam.

All in all, this film has little to recommend it unless you are a big Cynthia Rothrock fan.

‘Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog’ doesn’t compare to Sammo’s classics, but it’s diverting enough to persuade genre fans to catch it.

The choreography is refreshing and innovative though the storyline is badly developed and cannot fall back on well-written characters.

This is, in all honestly, a very bad film. However, if it were purely being judged on the action, then it would easily gain 3 stars.

With ‘Five Shaolin Masters’, there is a definite impression that the great director’s inspirational ideas of brotherhood and honour are somehow diluted.

‘Full Contact’ is a true action classic that boasts strong leading performances, inventive direction and mind-blowing fight scenes.

This provides solid viewing for fans while the veterans will no doubt enjoy spotting the endless array of familiar faces in the background.

It entertains throughout its duration and despite the usual kung-fu comedy conventions turning up it is a breath of fresh air.

‘Iron Fists’ is packed with varied action, good performances from luminaries like Chen Kuan-Tai and Mang Fei and is constructed in a way that does no shame to its lofty inspiration.

It’s hard not to be drawn into director Wang Yu’s eccentric world with its almost Python-esque techniques and fights.