Actors & Directors
- Ka Ling
- Tien Peng
- Chia Ling
Release date: 2000-06-27 Run time: 88 min. Price: £3.30
Review Revengeful Swordswoman [1980] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:
Actors & Directors
- Michael Worth
- Eric Lee
- Marshall Teague
- Richard W. Munchkin
- Matthias Hues
- Jenilee Harrison
Release date: 1997-10-27 Run time: 86 min. Price: £6.99
Review Enter The Shootfighter [1994] / Digital Video Distribution:
Actors & Directors
- Jun Chong
- Su-cheon Bae
- Debby Tebora
- Doo-yong Lee
- Anthony Bronson
- Deborah Dutch
Release date: 2004-03-09 Run time: 95 min. Creator: Chee Do Hong Price: £4.34
Review Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company:
Actors & Directors
- Jim Kelly
- Harold Sakata
- George Lazenby
- Terry Moore
- Al Adamson
- Aldo Ray
Release date: 2003-11-18 Run time: 90 min. Creator: Oscar Nichols Price: £23.95
Review Death Dimension [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Crash Cinema:
Actors & Directors
- Yuen Wah
- Tsui Hark
- Jerry Trimble
- Jet Lee
- Crystal Hwoh
- Billy Blanks
Release date: 1998-04-13 Run time: 96 min. RRP: £13.99 Price: £7.99
Review The Master / Mia Video Entertainment Ltd:
Release date: 2000-09-11 Run time: 45 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £15.01
Review Yotoden 3 / Yotoden:
Release date: 2004-04-06 Run time: 250 min. Price: £9.13
Review The Best of Sonny Chiba (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Madacy:
Actors & Directors
- Erik Castillo
- Victor Alcocer
- Roberto Cañedo
- Ariel Bautista
- Maria Cardinal
Release date: 2004-03-09 Run time: 90 min. Price: £2.90
Review Verdugos de la Muerte (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company:
Release date: 1995-11-06 Run time: 60 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £3.99
Review Bushido - The Ultimate Fight [1995] / Bushido:
Actors & Directors
- Hiromi Suzuki
- Mari Yamaguchi
- Yoshikazu Kato
- Kyoko Kazama
- Kaede Matsushima
Release date: 2008-11-18 Run time: 75 min. Price: £9.42
Review The Naked Sword [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / A.D.V. Films:
Actors & Directors
- Aaron Banks
- Sonny Chiba
- Judy Lee
- Simon Nuchtern
- Bill Louie
- Maurice Sarli
Release date: 2004-03-09 Run time: 87 min. Price: £9.95
Review The Bodyguard [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company:
Actors & Directors
- Kenji Matsuda
- Ryûhei Kitamura
- Chieko Misaka
- Tak Sakaguchi
- Hideo Sakaki
- Yuichiro Arai
Release date: 2003-07-29 Run time: 119 min. Creator: Yûdai Yamaguchi Price: £10.82
Review Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Tokyo Shock:
Actors & Directors
- Jang Lee Hwang
- Cha-ho Lim
- Shi-hyeon Kim
- Ryong Geo
- Jeong-a Seo
- Dragon Lee
Release date: 2002-02-05 Price: £11.95
Review Dragon's Claws (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Xenon:
Actors & Directors
- Jingle Ma
- Ekin Cheng
- Tôru Nakamura
- Kelly Chen
- Tony Leung Chiu Wai
- Cecilia Cheung
Release date: 2000-11-14 Run time: 101 min. Price: £19.95
Review Tokyo Raiders [2000] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:Tokyo Raiders stars Tony Leung (well known from such Hong Kong action movies as Hard-Boiled and Bullet in the Head) along with pop stars Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. When Macy (Chen) gets jilted at the altar in Las Vegas, she returns to Hong Kong to find her fiancé has disappeared-but in his apartment she finds Yung (Cheng), an interior decorator with surprising kung fu skills. Together they go to Japan, where they meet up with Lin (Leung), a private detective with an entourage of kung fu babes and stories that don't quite add up. From there, the plot gets more and more incomprehensible. It has something to do with counterfeit yen and a twisty series of double-crosses, but Tokyo Raiders is really about hip clothes and martial arts razzle-dazzle, all framed by the worst dubbed dialogue you've ever heard-sort of a Hong Kong version of The Mod Squad. Leung has demonstrated his acting chops in films like Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love, but he can't make this silliness sound sensible. Still, the actors are sexy, the fight scenes are splashy (if a little confusing), and the movie never wastes too much time getting from one action sequence to the next. A chase that starts out on a motorised skateboard and ends up on a trailer truck hauling new cars is particularly entertaining. -Bret Fetzer, Amazon. com.
Actors & Directors
- Tao-liang Tan
- John Woo
- Paul Chang
- Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
- Jackie Chan
- James Tien
Release date: 2000-11-14 Run time: 95 min. Creator: Raymond Chow Price: £17.42
Review Hand of Death [1976] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:
Actors & Directors
- Jet Li
- Adam Cheng
- Man Cheuk Chiu
- Corey Yuen
- Sung Young Chen
- Lung Chan
Release date: 2000-12-12 Run time: 100 min. Creator: Kung-Yung Chai Price: £14.95
Review The Legend [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Dimension:
Actors & Directors
- Jang Lee Hwang
- Ching Chiang
- Ging Man Fung
- Jackie Chan
- Siu Tien Yuen
- Woo-ping Yuen
Release date: 2001-03-06 Run time: 111 min. Creator: Hsiao Lung Price: £19.95
Review Drunken Master [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Beverly Wilshire:Drunken Master is a film that, following Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) (made with the same ensemble cast and director Yuen Woo Ping), consolidated Jackie Chan's position as the new Hong Kong kung fu action star of the late 1970s. Set in the late 19th century, Chan plays the great Chinese hero Wong Fei Hung as a loveable young rogue who is always getting into fights or embarrassing his family. Eventually his father decides the only way to make a man of Chan is to send him for training with an old drunken drifter played by Yuen Siu Tien. Just as they did in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, the pair make a fine double-act, though this time there is much surreal entertainment to be had from the older man teaching the younger the fine art of drunken kung fu. Learning to fight like the Eight Drunken Gods before the final confrontation with Hwang Jang Lee causes Chan considerable problems, though Yuen Siu Tien simply fights better the more he drinks. Yuen Siu Tien would reprise the role in his final film, Magnificent Butcher (1979) yet with Chan he finds a perfect blend of slapstick comedy and creatively staged action which makes Drunken Master a genuine kung fu classic. On the DVD: The picture is generally strong though inevitably there is a fair amount of grain. Unfortunately the original 2. 35-1 film has been reformatted to 1. 77-1 widescreen TV ratio. [+]
This has been done more skilfully than usual but is still a misrepresentation of the original cinema release and does mar both the landscape photography and the fast moving action scenes. The sound is perfectly acceptable mono. Soundtrack options are the original Mandarin with English subtitles, or an English dub. Extras include the original English language theatrical trailer, Hong Kong Legends' own trailer, plus promos for further releases and a photo gallery. There is a detailed text biography and filmography of Jackie Chan, a biography of Yuen Woo Ping and a text interview with producer Ng See Yuen. Also included is a text biography of Hwang Jang Lee linked to a kicking showcase which is another short fight scene. Most of these features are identical to those on the Snake in the Eagle's Shadow DVD. -Gary S Dalkin.
Actors & Directors
- Kang-Yeh Cheng
- Peng Chang
- Jackie Chen
- Barry Chan
- Wei Lou Chen
Release date: 2000-11-14 Run time: 92 min. Price: £19.99
Review The Deadly Sword [1983] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:
Release date: 2000-11-14 Run time: 91 min. Price: £8.61
Review The Last Duel [1983] (NTSC) / Tai Seng:
Release date: 2000-10-16 Run time: 90 min. RRP: £14.99 Price: £32.95
Review Ultimate Thai-Boxing - Vol. 5 / Kickfighting Films:
| Models & Brands: Revengeful Swordswoman [1980] (NTSC), Enter The Shootfighter [1994], Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Death Dimension [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Master, Yotoden 3, The Best of Sonny Chiba (REGION 1) (NTSC), Verdugos de la Muerte (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bushido - The Ultimate Fight [1995], The Naked Sword [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Bodyguard [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dragon's Claws (REGION 1) (NTSC), Tokyo Raiders [2000] (NTSC), Hand of Death [1976] (NTSC), The Legend [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Drunken Master [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Deadly Sword [1983] (NTSC), The Last Duel [1983] (NTSC), Ultimate Thai-Boxing - Vol. 5 |