The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a stone-cold classic of the Shaw Brothers studios. It was directed in 1984 by master director Lau Kar-Leung (the 36th Chamber of Shaolin). It was made under a tragic circumstance, in that original leading man (who footage was shot with) Alexander Fu Sheng died in a car accident. The…
Blu-ray Review – Shaolin Mantis – 88 Films
It’s been a good few years since I’ve seen Shaolin Mantis, and oddly I did have a review of this for the prior Dragon Dynasty disc, but that most have disappeared with ECAV 1.0, alas this is just an opportunity to watch and write about another slice of martial arts greatness from mastermind Lau Kar…