Shaw Brothers Presents: Four Films by Lau Kar-Leung (Blu-ray)

After masterminding the spellbinding martial arts choreography on dozens of Shaw Brothers biggest hits, Lau Kar-Leung became an extraordinary director in his own right, using his inimitable talents and deeply-felt understanding of kung fu history to create his own idiosyncratic and often humorous take on the genre.Laus second film, the thrilling and deeply personal Challenge of the Masters, draws upon the legend of the real-life Cantonese folk hero Wong Fei-hung, played here by Laus soon-to-be-legendary adoptive brother Gordon Liu in his first starring role. Having choreographed the action for many of Chang Chehs Shaolin Temple films, Lau took on the same historical legends in Executioners from Shaolin, jam-packed with extraordinary fight scenes and unforgettable characters, not least the evil Bai Mei, the White-Browed Hermit!Laus trademark mix of high-kicking kung fu choreography and knee-slapping physical comedy is on full display in one of the directors most acclaimed films, Heroes