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Review Miramax / Kill Bill, Vol. 2 [Blu-ray] [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Gordon Liu
  • Michael Madsen
  • Larry Bishop
  • Sid Haig
Release date: 2008-09-09
Run time: 137 min.
Creator: Lars Ulrich
Price: £16.88

Review Kill Bill, Vol. 2 [Blu-ray] [2004] / Miramax:

"The Bride" (Uma Thurman) gets her satisfaction-and so do we-in Quentin Tarantino's "roaring rampage of revenge", Kill Bill, Vol. 2. Where Vol. 1 was a hyper-kinetic tribute to the Asian chop-socky grindhouse flicks that have been thoroughly cross-referenced in Tarantino's film-loving brain, Vol. 2-not a sequel, but Part Two of a breathtakingly cinematic epic-is Tarantino's contemporary martial-arts Western, fuelled by iconic images, music and themes lifted from any source that Tarantino holds dear, from the action-packed cheapies of William Witney (one of several filmmakers Tarantino gratefully honours in the closing credits) to the spaghetti epics of Sergio Leone. Tarantino doesn't copy so much as elevate the genres he loves, and the entirety of Kill Bill is clearly the product of a singular artistic vision, even as it careens from one influence to another. Violence erupts with dynamic impact, but unlike Vol. 1, this slower grand finale revels in Tarantino's trademark dialogue and loopy longueurs, reviving the career of David Carradine (who plays Bill for what he is: a snake charmer), and giving Thurman's Bride an outlet for maternal love and well-earned happiness. Has any actress endured so much for the sake of a unique collaboration? As the credits remind us, "The Bride" was jointly created by "Q&U", and she's become an unforgettable heroine in a pair of delirious movie-movies (Vol. 3 awaits, some 15 years hence) that Tarantino fans will study and love for decades to come. [+]
-Jeff Shannon.

Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
  • Hdeng Tsu
Release date: 2003-06-23
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £1.94

Review Eagle Shadow Fist [1971] / Metrodome Distribution:


Review Cage Rage / Cage Rage - Vol. 15
Release date: 2006-05-08
Run time: 177 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.30

Review Cage Rage - Vol. 15 / Cage Rage:


Review Image Entertainment / Once Upon a Time in China [1991] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jet Li
  • Rosamund Kwan
  • Steve Tartalia
  • Hark Tsui
  • Jacky Cheung
  • Biao Yuen
Release date: 1998-11-17
Run time: 128 min.
Price: £0.98

Review Once Upon a Time in China [1991] (NTSC) / Image Entertainment:

The first of a popular series (six in all) starring the charismatic and athletically adept Jet Li. Li plays legendary folk hero Wong Fei Hong, a late 19th-century southern Chinese healer and kung fu master. The story begins with Western powers (American, British and French) encroaching on the city of Canton. Wong is asked by the Black Flag army to safeguard the town by creating his own militia of kung fu experts. His assistants include the butcher "Porky" (Kent Cheng), a Chinese-American named Bucktooth So (Jacky Cheung) and his westernised "Auntie" Yee (Rosamund Kwan), a non-blood-related childhood friend for whom he holds a special affection. But the Westerners aren't the only problem in Canton. The ShaHo gang terrorises local businesses and has begun dealing with the Americans in exporting Chinese for slave labour and prostitution. A down-on-his-luck kung fu master named Iron Vest Yim (Yan Yee Kwan) has decided he needs to defeat Wong to open a school and Leung Fu (Jackie Chan contemporary Yuen Biao), a travelling opera troupe groupie, just keeps getting in the way. This epic martial-arts film showcases Li's amazing fighting and acrobatic skills and established Tsui Hark as a top-notch action film director. The final fight scene between Wong and Yim entails a dizzying orchestration of kicks and punches while teeter-tottering on ladders. [+]
The DVD features star bios, filmographies, trailers and clips from early Wong Fei Hong films that starred veteran actor Kwan Tak Hing. -Shannon Gee.

Review Cage Rage / Cage Rage - Vol. 8 - Knights Of The Octagon
Actors & Directors
  • Anderson Silva
  • Lee Murray
Release date: 2005-01-10
Run time: 160 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.49

Review Cage Rage - Vol. 8 - Knights Of The Octagon / Cage Rage:


Review 20th Century Fox / Legacy of Rage [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Bolo Yeung
  • Tanya George
  • Brandon Lee
  • Feng Ku
  • Ronny Yu
  • Stuart Smith (IV)
Release date: 2005-04-05
Run time: 86 min.
Price: £3.32

Review Legacy of Rage [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:


Review Contender Entertainment Group / Dragons Forever [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Sammo Hung
  • Yuen Biao
  • Sammo Hung
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 2005-06-27
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £59.89

Review Dragons Forever [1988] / Contender Entertainment Group:


Review Studio Works / Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 73: Stacked [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Anderson Silva
  • Sean Sherk
  • Anthony Giordano
  • Hermes Franca
  • Tito Ortiz
  • Nate Marquardt
Release date: 2007-11-20
Run time: 140 min.
Creator: Andrew Hamilton
Price: £7.13

Review Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 73: Stacked [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Studio Works:


Review Image Entertainment / Fist of the North Star [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Kenji Utsumi
  • Toshio Furukawa
  • Yuriko Yamamoto
  • Akira Kamiya
  • Chikao Ôtsuka
  • Toyoo Ashida
Release date: 1998-11-17
Run time: 110 min.

Review Fist of the North Star [1986] / Image Entertainment:


Review Contender Entertainment Group / Prodigal Son [1983]
Actors & Directors
  • Sammo Hung
  • Sammo Hung
  • Lam Ching Ying
  • Frankie Chan
  • Yuen Mao
Release date: 2002-07-29
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £19.99

Review Prodigal Son [1983] / Contender Entertainment Group:


Review Vci Video / Bruce's Deadly Fingers [1976] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Chan Wai
  • Bruce Lee
  • Joseph Velasco
  • Nora Miao
  • Chang Leih
  • Bruce Le
Release date: 2003-09-30
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £3.32

Review Bruce's Deadly Fingers [1976] (NTSC) / Vci Video:


Review Prism Leisure Corporation / Bruce Lee - The Immortal Dragon [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Lee
Release date: 2004-02-02
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.29

Review Bruce Lee - The Immortal Dragon [1996] / Prism Leisure Corporation:


Review Tai Seng / Fearless: A Chinese Hero - The Complete Uncut Series (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ekin Cheng
Release date: 2008-06-24
Run time: 1890 min.
Price: £21.42

Review Fearless: A Chinese Hero - The Complete Uncut Series (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Tai Seng:


Review Crash Cinema / Big Box of Kung Fu, Vol. 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2005-02-08
Run time: 270 min.
Price: £8.95

Review Big Box of Kung Fu, Vol. 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Crash Cinema:


Review Showbox Home Entertainment / Fatal Flying Guillotine [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Raymond Lu
  • Carter Wong
  • Chan Siu Pang
  • Chen Sing
Release date: 2003-01-13
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.52

Review Fatal Flying Guillotine [1977] / Showbox Home Entertainment:


Review BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company / Vengeance [Blu-ray] [2006] [US Import]
Actors & Directors
  • Chirapat Wongpaisanlux
  • Plateep Harrnudomlap
  • Pleo Sirisuwan
  • Jilapat Wongpaisarnlut
  • Chalad Na Songkhla
  • Nuttanun Juntalavet
Release date: 2008-07-29
Run time: 90 min.
Creator: Saravut Nakajud
Price: £8.50

Review Vengeance [Blu-ray] [2006] [US Import] / BCI, a Navarre Corporation Company:


Review Ground Zero / Kung Fu Hero (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Lianqi Yu
Release date: 2003-05-20
Run time: 95 min.
Price: £1.91

Review Kung Fu Hero (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Ground Zero:


Review Bayview Films / Ultimate Kickboxing: Kbox II [2007]
Release date: 2007-10-16
Run time: 54 min.
Price: £6.51

Review Ultimate Kickboxing: Kbox II [2007] / Bayview Films:


Review Various / Hidden Heroes [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2007-06-26
Run time: 115 min.
Price: £4.96

Review Hidden Heroes [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Various:


Review Videoasia / Top Fighter 2: Deadly Fighting Dolls [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Moon Lee
  • Yukari Oshima
  • Angela Mao
  • Toby Russell
  • Michelle Yeoh
  • Cynthia Rothrock
Release date: 2005-03-15
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £1.58

Review Top Fighter 2: Deadly Fighting Dolls [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Videoasia:


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Kill Bill, Vol. 2 [Blu-ray] [2004], Eagle Shadow Fist [1971], Cage Rage - Vol. 15, Once Upon a Time in China [1991] (NTSC), Cage Rage - Vol. 8 - Knights Of The Octagon, Legacy of Rage [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dragons Forever [1988], Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 73: Stacked [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fist of the North Star [1986], Prodigal Son [1983], Bruce's Deadly Fingers [1976] (NTSC), Bruce Lee - The Immortal Dragon [1996], Fearless: A Chinese Hero - The Complete Uncut Series (REGION 1) (NTSC), Big Box of Kung Fu, Vol. 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fatal Flying Guillotine [1977], Vengeance [Blu-ray] [2006] [US Import], Kung Fu Hero (REGION 1) (NTSC), Ultimate Kickboxing: Kbox II [2007], Hidden Heroes [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Top Fighter 2: Deadly Fighting Dolls [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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