Review, buy Martial Arts: Showdown At The Cotton Mill, Beyond Fear [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Shaolin Death Squad [1976], Game Of Death [1979], The Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 [1994], The Big Boss [1971], Dragon Dynasty: Seven Swords [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Ultimate Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Magic Blade: Shaw Brothers [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Goju Ryu Karate Technical Series Vol 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Drunken Master Strikes Back, Shaw Legends Pack (REGION 1) (NTSC), Zatoichi In Desperation [1972], Ultimate Martial Arts Championships, Oyama Knockdown Karate, Island Of Fire [1990], Elektra - Director's Cut [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Assault of Final Rival, Ninja Vixens: Vixen Dropouts (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fighting with Anger [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Score 2 [1999]

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Review Showbox Home Entertainment / Showdown At The Cotton Mill

Showdown At The Cotton Mill (Showbox Home Entertainment)

Release date: 2005-10-24
RRP: ~~£9.99~~
Price: £3.33

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Review Image Entertainment / Beyond Fear [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Beyond Fear [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Image Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Elaine Rock
Mimi Lesseos
Verrel Reed
Robert F. Lyons
Lisa Marie Hayes
Robert Axelrod

Release date: 2006-06-06
Run time: 84 min.
Creator: James Frederick
Price: £3.81

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Review Mia Video Entertainment Ltd / Shaolin Death Squad [1976]

Shaolin Death Squad [1976] (Mia Video Entertainment Ltd)

Actors & Directors

Joseph Kuo
Lingfeng Shangguan
Yih Yuan
Carter Wong
Kang Chin
Cheung Yeh

Release date: 2003-05-19
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £1.93

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Game Of Death [1979]

Game Of Death [1979] (Contender Entertainment Group)

Actors & Directors

Dean Jagger
Robert Clouse
Colleen Camp
Bruce Lee
Gig Young
Hugh O'Brian

Release date: 2003-07-14
Run time: 96 min.
Price: £16.99

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Review Ultimate Fighting Championship / The Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 [1994]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 [1994] (Ultimate Fighting Championship)

Release date: 1995-08-21
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: ~~£14.99~~
Price: £8.55

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / The Big Boss [1971]

The Big Boss [1971] (Contender Entertainment Group)

Actors & Directors

Bruce Lee
Maria Yi
James Tein
Lo Wei

Release date: 2003-07-14
Run time: 96 min.
Price: £12.99

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Review Weinstein Company / Dragon Dynasty: Seven Swords [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Dragon Dynasty: Seven Swords [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Weinstein Company)

Actors & Directors

Leon Lai
Hark Tsui
Donnie Yen
Chia-Liang Liu
Liwu Dai
Charlie Yeung

Release date: 2007-01-16
Run time: 153 min.
Creator: Yusheng Liang
Price: £9.32

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Review Tokyo Shock / Ultimate Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Ultimate Versus [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Tokyo Shock)

Actors & Directors

Tak Sakaguchi
Ryûhei Kitamura
Chieko Misaka
Kenji Matsuda
Yuichiro Arai
Hideo Sakaki

Release date: 2007-03-27
Run time: 119 min.
Creator: Yûdai Yamaguchi
Price: £17.51

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Review Image / The Magic Blade: Shaw Brothers [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Magic Blade: Shaw Brothers [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Image)

Actors & Directors

Lo Lieh
Ching Li
Ti Lung
Chu Yuan
Li Ching
Tanny Tien Ni

Release date: 2008-03-11
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Chiang Hsing-Lung
Price: £9.66

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Review Morio Higaonna / Goju Ryu Karate Technical Series Vol 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Goju Ryu Karate Technical Series Vol 3 (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Morio Higaonna)

Release date: 2005-03-15
RRP: ~~£14.99~~
Price: £49.60

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Review Showbox Home Entertainment / Drunken Master Strikes Back

Drunken Master Strikes Back (Showbox Home Entertainment)

Release date: 2003-05-26
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £1.67

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Review Videoasia / Shaw Legends Pack (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Shaw Legends Pack (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Videoasia)

Actors & Directors

Jimmy Wang Yu

Release date: 2004-12-07
Price: £4.27

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Review Warrior / Zatoichi In Desperation [1972]

Zatoichi In Desperation [1972] (Warrior)

Actors & Directors

Katsuo Nakamura
Shintarô Katsu
Kiwako Taichi
Yasuhiro Koume
Kyoko Yoshizawa
Shintarô Katsu

Release date: 2003-02-02
Run time: 93 min.
Creator: Minoru Inuzuka
RRP: ~~£19.99~~
Price: £3.22

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Review Ultimate Martial Arts Championships / Ultimate Martial Arts Championships, Oyama Knockdown Karate

Ultimate Martial Arts Championships, Oyama Knockdown Karate (Ultimate Martial Arts Championships)

Release date: 2006-10-30
Run time: 160 min.
RRP: ~~£18.99~~
Price: £9.56

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Island Of Fire [1990]

Island Of Fire [1990] (Contender Entertainment Group)

Actors & Directors

Yu Wang
Jackie Chan
Andy Lau
Yen-ping Chu
Tony Leung Ka Fai
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Release date: 2000-10-09
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Yun Chiao Yeh
RRP: ~~£19.99~~
Price: £10.97

Review Island Of Fire [1990] / Contender Entertainment Group:

Island on Fire is, as the trailer says, "five films in one!". Despite the packaging headlining Jackie Chan this violent modern-day prison drama is an ensemble piece with Chan, a pool-player in prison for accidentally stabbing a man to death, on screen for no more than a quarter of the 92 minutes. Anyone buying this as a Chan movie may be seriously disappointed, for apart from the brevity of his role there is no trademark Chan humour. Also in the brutal and corrupt prison is Andy Lau, an undercover cop searching for the murderer of his professor, and Sammo Hung offering comedy and pathos as an inmate who keeps escaping to visit his son. There are many more characters, together with one subplot involving a mouse which anticipates The Green Mile (1999) and another concerning an assassination conspiracy which parallels Nikita, also released in 1990. Island of Fire is an uneven, always entertaining, sometimes moving film which packs an incredible amount of incident into its running time. However, it should be noted that it is an imitation of, rather than an official entry in, Ringo Lam's Fire series, which includes Prison on Fire (1987) and City on Fire (1987). On the DVD: The anamorphically enhanced 1. 77-1 picture is a very good transfer of a rather grainy print, though given the many darkly lit scenes, this grain is probably part of the original film. The mono sound is fine. [+]

The film can be watched with the original Mandarin soundtrack and English subtitles, or with a much better than average English dub. The packaging claims there are over 60 minutes of extras. In fact there are nine deleted/extended scenes of variable quality, the best of which give more emotional depth to Sammo Hung's character, together with video interviews with Sammo Hung, Jimmy Wong Yu and director Chu Yen Ping. These total around 20 minutes and are interesting but not specific to the film. Also included is the theatrical trailer, Hong Kong Legends' own "music promo" trailer and eight trailers for further releases. There is also a six-page "animated" biography of Jackie Chan. -Gary S Dalkin.

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