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Review Trinity / Lessons for an Assassin [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Vitelli
  • Michael Dorn
  • James Dudelson
Release date: 2007-01-01
Price: £1.49

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Review Bodog Entertainment / Bodog Fight: St. Petersburg [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2008-03-04
Run time: 600 min.
Price: £8.01

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Review Lions Gate / Cheerleader Ninjas [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Renee Deemer
  • Kira Reed
  • Kevin Campbell
  • T. Scott Becker
  • Angela Brubaker
  • Jeff Nicholson
Release date: 2003-11-25
Run time: 96 min.
Price: £3.29

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Review I-Prod / Competition Judo
Actors & Directors
  • Marc Verillotte
Release date: 2004-10-21
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £18.99
Price: £9.99

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Review Tai Seng / The Lost Kung Fu Secrets [1978] (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Hsu Feng
  • Joe Law
  • Byong Yu
  • David Chiang
  • Shee Fong
Release date: 2001-12-04
Run time: 92 min.
Price: £2.90

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Review Pathe Distribution / House Of Flying Daggers/Bulletproof Monk
Actors & Directors
  • Paul Hunter
  • Andy Lau
  • Ziyi Zhang
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro
  • Chow Yun-Fat
  • Yimou Zhang
Release date: 2007-05-21
Run time: 218 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £7.97

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Review Instant Vision Ltd / Shaolin Drunk Master
Release date: 2004-06-21
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.05

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Review 20th Century Fox / Big Trouble in Little China [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Lia Chang
  • Chao Li Chi
  • Kim Cattrall
  • George Cheung
  • Kate Burton
Release date: 2001-05-22
Run time: 99 min.
Creator: John Carpenter
Price: £55.95

Review Big Trouble in Little China [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:

Trying to explain the cult appeal of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China to the uninitiated is no easy task. The plot in a nutshell follows lorry driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) into San Francisco's Chinatown, where he's embroiled in street gang warfare over the mythical/magical intentions of would-be god David Lo Pan. There are wire-fu fight scenes, a floating eyeball and monsters from other dimensions. Quite simply it belongs to a genre of its own. Carpenter was drawing on years of chop-socky Eastern cinema tradition, which, at the time of the film's first release in 1986, was regrettably lost on a general audience. Predictably, it bombed. But now that Jackie Chan and Jet Li have made it big in the West, and Hong Kong cinema has spread its influence across Hollywood, it's much, much easier to enjoy this film's happy-go-lucky cocktail of influences. Russell's cocky anti-hero is easy to cheer on as he "experiences some very unreasonable things" blundering from one fight to another, and lusts after the gorgeously green-eyed Kim Cattrall. The script is peppered with countless memorable lines, too ("It's all in the reflexes"). Originally outlined as a sequel to the equally obscure Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension, Big Trouble is a bona fide cult cinema delight. [+]
Jack sums up the day's reactions perfectly, "China is here? I don't even know what the Hell that means!". On the DVD: Big Trouble in Little China is released as a special edition two-disc set in its full unedited form. Some real effort has been put into both discs' animated menus, and the film itself is terrific in 2. 35:1 and 5. 1 (or DTS). The commentary by Carpenter and Russell may not be as fresh as their chat on The Thing, but clearly they both retain an enormous affection for the film. There are eight deleted scenes (some of which are expansions of existing scenes), plus a separate extended ending which was edited out for the right reasons. You'll also find a seven-minute featurette from the time of release, a 13-minute interview with FX guru Richard Edlund, a gallery of 200 photos, 25 pages of production notes and magazine articles from American Cinematographer and Cinefex. Best of all for real entertainment value is a music video with Carpenter and crew (the Coupe de Villes) coping with video FX and 80s hair-dos. -Paul Tonks.

Review Warner Home Video / Cradle 2 the Grave [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jet Li
  • Andrzej Bartkowiak
  • Tom Arnold
  • Kelly Hu
  • DMX
  • Anthony Anderson
Release date: 2003-08-12
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £3.90

Review Cradle 2 the Grave [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:

The intriguing cross-pollination of rap and kung-fu continues with Cradle 2 the Grave, co-starring high-profile rapper DMX and Hong Kong superstar Jet Li. Master thief Fait (DMX) hits a diamond exchange but comes away with a bag of black gems of mysterious origin. When a crime kingpin steals the gems from Fait, an international arms dealer kidnaps Fait's beloved daughter-and Fait can only get her back with the help of Su (Li), a Taiwanese intelligence agent tracking the gems himself. A summary of the plot doesn't do Cradle 2 the Grave justice; while the basic story elements suggest a dozen generic action flicks, the cast (including Anthony Anderson, Gabrielle Union and Kelly Hu) has genuine charisma and the movie layers action on top of action to strong effect. All in all, it's a much more engaging thrill ride than you'd expect. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Vintage Home Ent. / Masters of Shaolin (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 2004-01-06
Run time: 265 min.
Price: £7.50

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Review Shaw Bros. / Foul Hero/Super Kung Fu Fighter (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2004-06-15
Run time: 180 min.
Price: £5.72

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Review Wing Chun / Wing Chun: Self Defense
Release date: 2004-12-21
Run time: 75 min.
Price: £4.66

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Review Soulblade / Fist Of Unicorn
Actors & Directors
  • Unicorn Chan
  • Bruce Lee
Release date: 2007-06-04
Run time: 82 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.03

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Review Clear Vision Ltd / Ultimate Fighting Championship 35 - Throwdown
Actors & Directors
  • Dave Menne
  • Jens Pulver
Release date: 2004-03-08
Run time: 118 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £10.11

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Review Hyon K. Choi / Tae Kwon Do Defense for Kids [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2005-09-01
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £19.56

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Review New Line Home Video / First Strike [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Yuri Petrov
  • Annie Wu
  • Stanley Tong
  • Jackson Liu
  • Bill Tung
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 1999-03-02
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £2.69

Review First Strike [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / New Line Home Video:

Action-god Jackie Chan does his best James Bond impression with First Strike, an ecstatic sequel to the classic Supercop. The bare-bones plot has Chan in pursuit of international terrorists, but the narrative quickly gives way to an unceasing barrage of insane stunt work (including a nitro-fuelled ski chase and a grandiose fight scene set inside a functioning shark tank). As with most of the ageing star's recent films, there is more of an emphasis placed on big, impersonal (albeit impressive) stunts rather than the close-up combat that made him famous; but the end result is still a must-see rush for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers eager to see what all the well-deserved fuss is about. The scene where Jackie takes on multiple goons while armed only with a ladder is one of his most jaw-dropping set pieces ever-and that's saying quite a lot. Be sure to stick around for the closing credits of gags gone awry, which graphically prove that Chan is truly the hardest working man in show business. -Andrew Wright.

Review Summersdale Productions / Iain Abernethy - The Ultimate Karate Seminars - Vol. 1 [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Iain Abernethy
Release date: 2005-10-24
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £15.99

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Review Beatdown DVD / Hero's 2006: Domination
Actors & Directors
  • Melvin Manhoef; Jerome Le Banner; Heath Herring; Genki Sudo; Gary Goodridge
Release date: 2007-03-19
Run time: 164 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £17.99

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Review First Look Pictures / Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 71: Liddell vs. Jackson [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Chuck Liddell
  • Anthony Giordano
  • Chris Leben
  • Quinton Jackson
  • Keith Jardine
  • Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Release date: 2007-10-30
Run time: 140 min.
Creator: Curtis Edge
Price: £7.05

Review Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 71: Liddell vs. Jackson [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / First Look Pictures:


Review Tai Seng / Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Tam
  • Athena Chu Yun
  • Wong Jing
  • Anthony Wong
  • Alex Fong
  • Gillian Chung
Release date: 2007-11-20
Run time: 1800 min.
Price: £68.00

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Models & Brands:
Lessons for an Assassin [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bodog Fight: St. Petersburg [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Cheerleader Ninjas [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Competition Judo, The Lost Kung Fu Secrets [1978] (NTSC), House Of Flying Daggers/Bulletproof Monk, Shaolin Drunk Master, Big Trouble in Little China [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Cradle 2 the Grave [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Masters of Shaolin (REGION 1) (NTSC), Foul Hero/Super Kung Fu Fighter (REGION 1) (NTSC), Wing Chun: Self Defense, Fist Of Unicorn, Ultimate Fighting Championship 35 - Throwdown, Tae Kwon Do Defense for Kids [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), First Strike [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Iain Abernethy - The Ultimate Karate Seminars - Vol. 1 [2005], Hero's 2006: Domination, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Vol. 71: Liddell vs. Jackson [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain [2007]

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