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Subgenre Sampler
Dynamite Warrior (2006)- Dir. Chalem Wongpim
Feat. Dan Chupong, Leo Putt - As if to accommodate an escalating reputation for martial arts outrageousness, Thailand’s stunt extraordinaires risk life and limb in their most…
Exiled (Fong juk) (2006)
- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Richie Ren… - Master exponent of genre Johnnie To pays homage to spaghetti westerns and the bygone era of John Woo in this energetic, skilfully dispatched action…
Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ah-sung Ko - Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…
No Mercy For The Rude (2006)- Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin - A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin - Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
Rebel, The (2006)- Dir. Truc "Charlie" Nguyen
Feat. Dustin Nguyen - This vigorous martial arts actioner set in 1920s Vietnam is unusually committed to the finer details of political turmoil and period recreation,…
Robin-B-Hood (Bo bui gai wak) (2006)- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Michael Hui… - Chan hams it up in this big–budget action caper as a compulsive gambler who inadvertently ends up with a kidnapped baby as a means to pay off…
Tiger Brigades, The (2006)- Dir. Jerome Cornuau
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger, Edouard Baer… - Splashy French adventurism, in the spirit of THE UNTOUCHABLES, pits a high–minded inspector and his hard knocks 'Tiger Brigade' of crimebusters…
Vengeance (Phairii phinaat paa mawrana) (2006)- Dir. Preaw Sirisuwan
- Fast–paced jungle fantasy horror has a young man and his friends in pursuit of an escaped prisoner inside a fantastical forest populated by…
Azumi 2 (2005)- Dir. Shusuke Kaneko
Feat. Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Ai Maeda… - Samurai girl–power sweeps feudal Japan once more in this competent, but lesser installment (minus the original director) in the Azumi…
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