Last Hurrah for Chivalry Hand of Death John Woo Jackie Chan Blu-ray Eureka UK Region B

Two kung fu classics from the director of The Killer and Hard Boiled! Introducing Eureka's 2-disc Blu-ray release for Last Hurrah for Chivalry/Hand of Death: Two Films by John Woo. A decade before he would change action filmmaking forever with A Better Tomorrow and The Killer, director John Woo was directing martial-arts films for the two biggest studios in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest. Under the mentorship of the great Chang Cheh (Five Deadly Venoms), Woo began to develop his signature style, films that featured slick, stylish and often violent choreography, with dramatic plots that revolved around brotherhood, honour and redemption. Presented here are two of his early works from this period. In Last Hurrah for Chivalry, two killers (Wei Pai and Damian Lau) agree to help a man exact revenge upon a kung fu master. Woo’s first cinematic masterpiece, Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a dark and violent revenge film, featuring lightning fast swordplay and stylish cinematography.