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• The Karate Kid | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £9.98   |  Saving you £5.00 (62.58%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A fatherless teenager faces his moment of truth in The Karate Kid. Daniel (Ralph Macchio) arrives in Los Angeles from the East Coast and faces the difficult task of making new friends. However he becomes the object of bullying by the Cobras a menacing gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali (Elisabeth Shue) the Cobra leader's ex-girlfriend. Eager to fight back and impress his new girlfriend but afraid to confront the dangerous gang Daniel asks his

• The Karate Kid - 1, 2 & 3 - 4K UHD Collection | Blu Ray | (06/12/2021) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Karate Kid There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Morita), an elderly handman who also happens to be a master of martial arts. When he rescues Daniel from the Cobra Kai, a vicious gang of karate school bullies, Miyagi instils in his young friend the importance of honour and confidence as well as skills in self-defense, vital lessons that will be called into play when a hopelessly outclassed Daniel faces Johnny, the sadistic leader of the Cobra Kai, in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the valley. Karate Kid II Returning with Daniel (Ralph Macchio) to his Okinawa home for the first time in 45 years, Miyagi (Noriyuki Pat Morita) encounters Yukie (Nobu McCarthy), the woman he left behind when he immigrated to America. And just as Daniel falls in love with her teenage niece, Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita), two enemies arise to challenge both couples' happiness: Sato (Danny Kamekona), the man whom Yukie was once supposed to marry, and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto), his vicious nephew who's taken an instant dislike to Daniel. And now, to satisfy their family honour, they've challenged Miyagi and Daniel each to a duel, karate matches so brutal, that only the winners shall survive. Karate Kid III Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki Pat Morita return with more invaluable lessons about life, honour and friendship in THE KARATE KID PART III, directed by Oscar®-winner John G. Avildsen (Best Directing, Rocky 1976). John Kreese (Martin Kove) is back and more dangerous than ever! Blaming Daniel (Macchio) and Miyagi (Morita) for the loss of his karate school, the revenge-obsessed sensei asks evil martial arts master Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) to help him win back the All Valley Championship and avenge his honour. So when Miyagi wisely refuses to help him defend a plastic trophy, Daniel unwisely decides to train with Terry instead, unaware he's being set up for a terrible fall.

• Serial Cops | DVD | (15/11/1999) from £7.98   |  Saving you £-2.99 (-59.90%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Michael Madsen and Chris Penn: a combination surely designed to set the hearts of fans of low-budget, direct-to-VHS fare aflutter. In Serial Cops (aka Papertrail) grizzled federal agent Jason Enola (Penn) is exhausted, divorced and close-to-insane himself after spending the last decade unsuccessfully hunting down the vicious "Papertrail" serial killer (named, in literal-minded fashion, after the cryptic notes he leaves with the body of each victim). Suddenly, after a four-year hiatus, Mr Papertrail re-enters Enola's life, embarking on a new spate of grisly murders--only this time he (or she) is also providing a running commentary to hapless shrink Dr Alyce Robertson (Jennifer Dale). Enola, with trusty sidekick Brad Abraham (Madsen) in tow, sets off once again to try and nail the bad guy for once for all. Pure by-the-numbers schlock from the opening credits onwards, Penn and Madsen nonetheless conjure up the odd spark of broad, buddy-movie humour between the gore and cod-psychological waffling, while Damian Lee's direction gets us from A to B with a commendable lack of fuss (even if his few attempts at moody set-pieces indicate that's probably out of necessity). Serial Cops is cheesily harmless, for sure, but if you're after a gritty, even halfway believable serial killer flick you might be best advised to give this a skip. --Danny Leigh

• Karate Kid, The / The Karate Kid 2 / The Karate Kid 3 | DVD | (17/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  The Karate Kid was a hugely popular 1984 drama by John G Avildsen who had also directed the original fighting classic Rocky. The new kid in town (Ralph Macchio), targeted by karate-kicking bullies, gets himself a mentor in the form of the Japanese 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. But the film's real engine is the fighting, and there's plenty of that. The film went on to breed many Karate Kid wannabes in the mid-80s. Literally picking up about five minutes after the conclusion of the original, the 1986 sequel The Karate Kid 2 sends Ralph Macchio's and Pat Morita's characters to the latter's home turf in Japan, where the older man is confronted by an old rival, and Macchio's newly confident fighter gets a tougher challenge than the punks back home. Sillier than its predecessor, this follow-up at least has some distracting soap opera elements as Morita comes to terms with an old flame, while Macchio woos a lovely local girl. Ironically, it's the action that evokes laughter, particularly a climactic fight that gets over the top quickly. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.comIn a vain effort not to let a good thing die, director John G Avildsen attempted once more to revive the action and popularity of the original Karate Kid with the 1989 adventure, the third and final instalment. More silly and absurd than either of its predecessors Karate Kid 3 marked the final outing for the "Kid" Macchio (who was now 27) and his mentor, as the youth audience of the day moved away from the desire to be Karate Kids and toward the need to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead. --Nikki Disney

• Martial Law | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  An undercover cop teams up with a martial arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves...

• Death Ring | DVD | (04/03/2002) from £4.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fianc''e Lauren Sadler by crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year Vachs holds a contest where people can purchase the right to hunt down and kill a human being. This time Collins is to be the hunted. Collins is turned loose on an uncharted island and four killers set out to find and kill him.

• Firepower | DVD | (12/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Two tough cops go undercover to locate and return a precious vaccine but are sequestered to a gladiatorial hand to hand combat tournament...

• Sexual Malice | DVD | (19/09/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sex so hot, it's deadly", announces the tagline for Sexual Malice. Originally screened in 1994, this is a quintessential late-night TV movie. The well-worn plot concerns relationships inside and outside of marriage, with a twist obvious enough for the non-rocket scientists among us to have twigged well before the denouement. As for the sex scenes--there's little here that errs on the outré side of Dirty Dancing (interestingly enough, there's a secondary role for one Don Swayze), and the visuals are stylishly, almost tastefully done--Ashley Irwin's coffee-table funk adding the right musical enhancement. As the upwardly mobile accountant Christine Chandler, Diane Barton gives a creditable portrayal of a woman caught between the routine of marriage to the predictable Richard (stolidly dependable Edward Albert) and the excitement of an illicit affair with the passably seductive Quinn, played with a certain edge by Doug Jeffrey. The two subplots are wafer thin in narrative terms, but those who enjoy bump-and-grind under piers and in changing rooms will certainly stay the course. On the DVD: Sexual Malice comes to DVD in a 4:3 full frame print that's nonetheless a classy looking effort, and the stereo soundtrack is similarly pristine. There are detailed filmographies, a well-reproduced but oddly random photo gallery, and a trailer that manages to summarise a completely different scenario. As its closing voice-over proclaims, "Caught between a boring husband and a dangerous lover, a passionate woman can commit just about anything". Now you know.--Richard Whitehouse

• Death Ring | DVD | (02/04/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  All round athlete and ex-US special Forces Lieutenant Matt Collins wins a gruelling survivalist competition and attracts the attention of the perverse millionaire Danton Vachs sponsor of an annual 'man hunt' on his private island.

• Serial Cops | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The stars of Reservoir Dogs and Mulholland Falls Chris Penn and Michael Madsen are teamed together again as two tormented cops on the trail of a brutal serial killer in a chilling and violent portrayal of a murderer's obsession for death and deceit. Special Agent Jason Enola (Penn) once one of the Force's brightest stars is now a lost soul in a sea of deception. For over a decade he has tracked the serial killer nicknamed 'Alone'. But now after a quiet period the killer has resurfaced. Now the murderer has become as fixated on agent Enola as he is on the killer each man stalking the other.

• The Hollywood Action Box Set | DVD | (30/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Five great action films in one amazing value box set! Cover Up American bases in Israel are being bombed by a rebel forces. The explosions are just a diversion for a secret plot that may shake the free world to its foundations... The Expert John Lomax a special operations expert finds out that his sister has been murdered. In his attempt to discover the perpetrator he helps the police. However when the killer gets a minor sentence Lomax turns vigilante and decides to take justice into his own hands. Death Ring Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiance Lauren Sadler by crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year Vachs holds a contest where people can purchase the right to hunt down and kill a human being. This time Collins is to be the hunted. Collins is turned loose on an uncharted island and four killers set out to find and kill him. The Gladiator Los Angeles which lives by the automobile has begun to die by it. A homicidal maniac the Skull has been terrorizing the city killing motorists at random with his death car. But when Rick's little brother is killed Rick becomes part Guardian Angel part crusader and part warrior with one thing on his mind: revenge... Expect No Mercy Federal Service Agent Justin Vanier has been assigned to infiltrate the Virtual Arts Academy in search of another operative Eric. In this high-tech facility controlled by Warbeck a new generation of assassins trains for actual killings in a virtual reality arena. Penetrating the organization as a new recruit Justin finds Eric and joins forces with the idealistic Vicki. Together they must bring down Warbeck before another assassination is committed. Combatting holographic programs of limitless power Justin and Eric combine their skills to escape the computer generated world and confront Warbeck in an explosive battle where the pain is very real.

• Serial Cops | DVD | (05/07/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The stars of Reservoir Dogs and Mulholland Falls Chris Penn and Michael Madsen are teamed together again as two tormented cops on the trail of a brutal serial killer in a chilling and violent portrayal of a murderer's obsession for death and deceit. Special Agent Jason Enola (Penn) once one of the Force's brightest stars is now a lost soul in a sea of deception. For over a decade he has tracked the serial killer nicknamed 'Alone'. But now after a quiet period the killer has resurfaced. Now the murderer has become as fixated on agent Enola as he is on the killer each man stalking the other.

• New York Cop | DVD | (06/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  This is the true story of a Japanese detective illegally residing in the U.S.A. who finds himself being blackmailed by the New York Police Department internal forces and is sent undercover. In the New York underworld gunrunning is the deadliest game of all. Undercover cop Toshi Morokama is on the trail of a ruthless gangleader unwittingly helped by the man's sister. When an arms deal goes badly wrong the hunter becomes the hunted...