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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Seven Swords [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Tsui Hark
  • Lau Kar Leung
  • Charlie Yeung
  • Donnie Yen
  • Leon Lai
Release date: 2006-05-29
Run time: 135 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.45

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Review Entertainment in Video / Operation Condor [1990]
Actors & Directors
  • Shôko Ikeda
  • Jackie Chan
  • Jackie Chan
  • Aldo Sambrell
  • Eva Cobo
  • Carol 'Do Do' Cheng
Release date: 2001-11-19
Run time: 102 min.
Creator: Edward Tang
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.95

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Warrior King
Actors & Directors
  • Petchtai Wongkamlao
  • Nathan Jones
  • Prachya Pinkaew
  • Tony Jaa
  • Bongkoj Khongmalai
Release date: 2006-10-30
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £6.38

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Review Contender / Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Nora Miao
  • Chi-Hwa Chen
  • Kong Kim
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 2007-05-14
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £4.87

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Iron Monkey [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Shi-Kwan Yen
  • Donnie Yen
  • Woo-ping Yuen
  • Jean Wang
  • James Wong
  • Rongguang Yu
Release date: 2004-03-01
Run time: 86 min.
Creator: Tai-Muk Lau
RRP: £19.99
Price: £5.53

Review Iron Monkey [1993] / Contender Entertainment Group:

Iron Monkey is a thrilling 1993 adventure directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, now better known as the action director of The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Audiences who approach Iron Monkey after seeing the latter two Hollywood-produced hit movies will not be disappointed here, either by the physical prowess of the stars or the astonishing action set-pieces (especially an interlude atop a set of "Chinese poles"), which are staged for maximum dynamism. The story concerns the real-life Cantonese patriot Wong Fei-Hung, who is first introduced as an earnest boy travelling with his upright pugilist father (Donnie Yen) and drawing inspiration from the activities of the benevolent masked bandit known as the Iron Monkey (Yu Rong-Guang), a sort of Oriental Robin Hood. Ever since the late 1800s Wong Fei-Hung has evolved into an icon of Chinese pop culture and he's been a central figure in Hong Kong cinema since the 1950s, notably in Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China series. Yuen Woo-Ping's fight sequences for his version of the legend are a powerful combination of the older, Baltic style of kung fu action and the newer body-slamming style pioneered by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. If you thought you were allergic to martial arts but loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this is the perfect picture to continue your exploration of the genre. -David Chute, Amazon. com On the DVD: This is a handsome-looking anamorphic (16:9) widescreen transfer, although the soundtrack is in mono. You can select either the dubbed English version or the original Cantonese with English subtitles. Extra features include trailers, photo galleries, biographies and interviews with both star Donnie Yen (in English) and director Yuen Woo-Ping (subtitled).

Review 4digital Media / Best Of The Best [1989]
Actors & Directors
  • Eric Roberts
  • Robert Radler
  • Chris Penn
  • Phillip Rhee
  • James Earl Jones
  • Sally Kirkland
Release date: 2002-03-18
Run time: 95 min.
Creator: Paul Levine
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.60

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Review Eureka Entertainment Ltd / Hanzo The Razor (3 DVD Special Edition Box Set) (UNCUT) [1972]
Actors & Directors
  • Kenji Misumi; Yasuzo Masumura; Yoshio Inoue
Release date: 2007-06-25
Run time: 263 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £9.93

Review Hanzo The Razor (3 DVD Special Edition Box Set) (UNCUT) [1972] / Eureka Entertainment Ltd:


Review Quantum Leap / Wing Chun For Beginners [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Austin Goh
Release date: 2003-06-09
RRP: £15.99
Price: £6.50

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Review Optimum Home Entertainment / A Touch Of Zen (Xia Nu) 1971 [1969]
Actors & Directors
  • King Hu
  • Miao Tien
  • Hsu Feng
  • Roy Chiao Hung
  • Pai Ying
  • Roc Tien Peng
Release date: 2003-07-28
Run time: 170 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.58

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Review Ultimate Fighting Championship / Ultimate Fighting Championship - UFC Best Of 2007
Release date: 2008-06-16
Run time: 271 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.90

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Review Weinstein Company / The 36th Chamber of Shaolin [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Chia Yung Liu
  • Lieh Lo
  • Yang Yu
  • Norman Chu
  • Chia-Liang Liu
  • Chia Hui Liu
Release date: 2007-06-19
Run time: 115 min.
Creator: Chia-Hsi Huang
Price: £3.02

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Millionaires' Express
Actors & Directors
  • Rosamund Kwan
  • Sammo Hung
  • Yasuka Kurata
  • Cynthia Rothrock
  • Yuen Biao
  • Sammo Hung
Release date: 2005-05-16
Run time: 97 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £3.87

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Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / The Karate Kid [1984]
Actors & Directors
  • Pat Morita
  • John G. Avildsen
  • Randee Heller
  • Elisabeth Shue
  • Ralph Macchio
  • Martin Kove
Release date: 2005-10-31
Run time: 122 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.00

Review The Karate Kid [1984] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:

The Karate Kid is a popular 1984 drama by the director, John G Avildsen and one of the better takes on the original fighting classic Rocky (also directed by John G Avildsen). The new kid in town (Ralph Macchio) targeted by karate-wielding bullies, gets himself a mentor in the form of the handyman (Pat Morita) from his apartment building. The mentor teaches him self-confidence, fighting skills and the art of karate. The screen partnership of Macchio's motor-mouth character and Morita's reserved father figure works well and the script allows for the younger man to develop sympathy for the painful memories of his teacher. Elisabeth Shue is enlisted as the romantic interest that klutzy Macchio dreams of winning. But the film's real engine, as with Rocky, is the fighting, and there's plenty of that. Subsequently the film went on to breed many Karate Kid wannabes in the mid 80s. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Contender Entertainment Group / Bichunmoo - Warrior Of Virtue [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Young-jun Kim
  • Hee-seon Kim
  • Jin-yeong Jeong
  • Dong-jik Jang
  • Yu-jeong Choi
  • Hyeon-jun Shin
Release date: 2003-03-31
Run time: 113 min.
Creator: Tae-won Lee
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.82

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Review Warner Home Video / Enter The Dragon [1973]
Actors & Directors
  • Kien Shih
  • Ahna Capri
  • Angela Mao
  • Bruce Lee
  • John Saxon
  • Robert Clouse
Release date: 2001-10-15
Run time: 98 min.
Creator: Michael Allin
RRP: £13.99
Price: £0.99

Review Enter The Dragon [1973] / Warner Home Video:

The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong co-production, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take centre stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed and ruthless determination. - Sean Axmaker, Amazon. com.

Review Warner Home Video / Enter The Dragon [Blu-ray] [1973]
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Lee
  • Robert Clouse
Release date: 2007-07-02
Run time: 102 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £14.40

Review Enter The Dragon [Blu-ray] [1973] / Warner Home Video:

The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong co-production, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take centre stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed and ruthless determination. -Sean Axmaker Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly.

Review Warner Home Video / Out For Justice [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Shareen Mitchell
  • John Flynn
  • Steven Seagal
  • William Forsythe
  • Jerry Orbach
  • Jo Champa
Release date: 1999-11-22
Run time: 86 min.
Creator: David Lee Henry
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.89

Review Out For Justice [1991] / Warner Home Video:

Steven Seagal has always been an awkward action hero. Initially, he had a certain amount of credibility thanks to his nebulous association with secret government agencies and mastery of Aikido, which helped to excuse his bad acting. But as a self-righteous action hero in the vein of Schwarzenegger and Stallone, Seagal fell into unintentional self-parody faster and more dramatically than either of his two predecessors. In Out for Justice, Seagal plays Gino Felino, a Brooklyn-born cop known and respected by everyone-both good and bad-in his neighbourhood. The worst of the baddies is Richie Madano (William Forsythe), a crack-smoking killer who murders his partner and terrorises all. Technically, Felino is a terrible cop-touching evidence at murder scenes, stealing evidence, intimidating witnesses-but only by breaking those rules can he bring in this horrible criminal. As his soon-to-be-ex-wife discovers, he does everything because he cares too much. Julianna Margulies (ER) has a small but thankless role as Richie's hooker girlfriend, and Gina Gershon (Bound, Showgirls) has an equally thankless role as his foul-mouthed, bar-owning sister. -Andy Spletzer, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Twin Dragons [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Ringo Lam
  • Maggie Cheung
  • Hark Tsui
  • Anthony Chan
  • Jackie Chan
  • Teddy Robin Kwan
  • Philip Chan
Release date: 2004-10-04
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Yik Wong
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.19

Review Twin Dragons [1999] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

For 1992's Twin Dragons Jackie Chan resurrects the old Corsican Brothers chestnut of identical twin brothers separated at birth who meet up as adults and discover that they share more than blood ties. Poor boy Chan is a mechanic and race-car driver whose black-market activities have made him the target of some nasty mobsters, while jet-setting Chan is a world-famous conductor back in Hong Kong for a concert. In the same vicinity for the first time in years, they can suddenly feel each other's pain, and more. As one Chan jumps a jet boat for a wild escape, the other becomes a victim of the furious ride, thrown around a posh restaurant while drenching his date with drinking water. The whole thing is overloaded with silly slapstick, Chan's incessant mugging and cartoonish mistaken-identity gags as the boys swap girlfriends and dance. But wade through the crude comedy and you're rewarded with a gymnastic free-for-all climax in a car-testing workshop, where Chan leaps over, under and through cars while taking on an army of gangsters before split-screen brothers team up for a bit of marionette martial arts. Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam co-direct, Tsui taking the comedy and Lam handling the action, and John Woo makes a cameo as a priest in the wedding finale. -Sean Axmaker, Amazon. com.

Review Barefootdoctordvds.com / Barefoot Doctor's TAI CHI Workout - Tai Chi Exercises for deep relaxation
Actors & Directors
  • Barefoot Doctor
  • Stephen Russell
  • Jake Seal
Release date: 2007-07-31
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £12.99

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Review Vision Video Ltd. / Shaolin Wheel of Life - The Masters Edition [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Chen Defeng
  • Wu Yanxing
  • Guo Jinming
  • Xu Liying
  • Yanyang Shi
  • Nick Morris
Release date: 2001-11-19
Run time: 76 min.
Creator: Dione Orrom
RRP: £15.99
Price: £5.84

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Seven Swords [2005], Operation Condor [1990], Warrior King, Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin [1978], Iron Monkey [1993], Best Of The Best [1989], Hanzo The Razor (3 DVD Special Edition Box Set) (UNCUT) [1972], Wing Chun For Beginners [2002], A Touch Of Zen (Xia Nu) 1971 [1969], Ultimate Fighting Championship - UFC Best Of 2007, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin [1978] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Millionaires' Express, The Karate Kid [1984], Bichunmoo - Warrior Of Virtue [2000], Enter The Dragon [1973], Enter The Dragon [Blu-ray] [1973], Out For Justice [1991], Twin Dragons [1999], Barefoot Doctor's TAI CHI Workout - Tai Chi Exercises for deep relaxation, Shaolin Wheel of Life - The Masters Edition [2000]

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