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[Blu-ray Review] ‘Kung Fu Trailers of Fury’ Is Non-Stop Martial Arts Madness!
I’ve been going back and forth, deciding how exactly I would review Severin Films Kung Fu Trailers of Fury. I’ve never reviewed just a set of trailers before. I love them. Some of my favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases are trailers only. I could watch trailers all day. In fact, I’ve spent some days doing just that!
But how do you review a collection of them? I thought about reviewing each individual trailer, but that seems like a mess. There are way too many trailers on this set to go over them all. Plus that would take some fun out of others watching Kung Fu Trailers of Fury. What makes this set enjoyable are all the little surprises.
The trailers look pretty good. These are all 2k scans from the original 35mm reels that Severin recently stumbled upon. Obviously there are some rough patches, given that these reels have probably seen better days, but all things considered they look very good. The audio has all been kept in the original language which I think is great and English subtitles have been added. The subtitles are a little hard to read at times, but that’s hardly relevant. I don’t need the subtitles to enjoy this. I just want to see three minutes of exciting kung fu action!
The real kicker is that these trailers look to all be new for the most part. And what I mean by that is they don’t appear to have been released elsewhere or just a re-hash of previous trailer sets. I can’t confirm this for sure, but I have a fair number of trailer releases and this release wasn’t a bunch of trailers I have previously seen. Now sure, it’s possible a few have been released before and I’ve just forgotten, but there are definitely a lot that I had never seen before. That’s a big plus!
My personal favorite trailer on the set is for Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow which is a Jackie Chan movie from the late 70’s. I’ve never seen the movie, but this trailer has me all in. It’s definitely a movie I’d like to track down. It looks like there are a few DVD releases out there, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that a Blu-ray release will pop up someday. Not likely, I know, but one can hope. Other trailers that are extremely memorable include Return of Bruce, Chinese Kung Fu Against Godfather and Kung Fu vs. Yoga, amongst many others.
The set also includes some really great special features. There’s ‘A Brief History of Kung Fu Cinema’ which chronicles kung fu from its early stages. ‘The Way of the Cube’ tells the story of how these trailers were found, which is worth a watch. And finally there’s a commentary track which gives a lot more info on not only the history of kung fu but the specific movies the trailers are for.
If you like kung fu, martial arts, or just crazy trailers, get this. I’m fairly confident you’ll enjoy it!
Kung Fu Trailers of Fury is now available on Blu-ray from Severin Films.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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