"Actor: Chan"

• Hard Boiled | DVD | (24/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Masterful Hong Kong action director John Woo (The Killer, Face/Off) turns in this exciting and pyrotechnic tale of warring gangsters and shifting loyalties. Chow Yun-Fat (The Replacement Killers) plays a take-no-prisoners cop on the trail of the Triad, the Hong Kong Mafia, when his partner is killed during a gun battle. His guilt propels him into an all-out war against the gang, including an up-and-coming soldier in the mob (Tony Leung) who turns out to be an undercover cop. The two men must come to terms with their allegiance to the force and their loyalty to each other as they try to take down the gangsters. A stunning feast of hyperbolic action sequences (including a climactic sequence in an entire hospital taken hostage), Hard Boiled is a rare treat for fans of the action genre, with sequences as thrilling and intense as any ever committed to film. --Robert Lane

• New Dragon Gate Inn | DVD | (31/07/2000) from £11.42   |  Saving you £8.57 (75.04%)   |  RRP £19.99

  New Dragon Gate Inn is the DVD title of the 1992 swordplay adventure Dragon Inn, producer Tsui Hark's follow-up to Once Upon a Time in China and Swordsman 2 (both 1991). In the wake of the huge success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon it is a film ripe for rediscovery. A pair of warriors (Brigitte Lin and Tony Leung), who only admit their love when it is too late, have to rescue two children from the clutches of a corrupt warlord. Fleeing through the vast, highly pictorial desert, they seek shelter in the isolated Dragon Inn run by the man-eating Maggie Cheung (traveller's tip, don't try the "mixed meat"). The scene is set for intrigue, romance and exhilarating wirework, as our heroes wait for the enemy to arrive in what is essentially the classic High Noon scenario. The build-up isn't always coherent, though that may have something to do with the subtitles, which are unnecessarily crude. Despite this the production values and high-flying fights are first-rate and the two actresses make the film, particularly the devilishly sexy Maggie Cheung. The final showdown in a desert storm is breathtaking.On the DVD: In the cinemas this was an absolutely gorgeous 2.35:1 widescreen film, which here has been reformatted to 16:9 TV ratio, sacrificing important visual information at either side and significantly damaging the stunning cinematography. Enough survives to indicate just how beautiful the complete images are, and the anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 transfer is sharp and clean on exterior shots, though some of the dimly lit interiors display considerable grain. Although only mono the sound is full and free from distortion, providing a good showcase for the atmospheric score. The film can be watched with the original Mandarin soundtrack and English subtitles, or dubbed. Included is an interview with Donnie Yen and detailed text biographies of the two female stars. The music promo is Hong Kong Legends' own trailer, included together with five further trailers for other releases. The original theatrical trailer is also present, and no matter what screen setting it is played at, everything looks vertically compressed. However, change the DVD player setting from widescreen to 4:3 letterbox and the trailer plays in the correct 2.35:1 proportions, confirming how the film was really shot. Though the DVD packaging bills this edition of Dragon Inn as the full-length original version though there is no explanation of what footage has been restored from previous releases. --Gary S. Dalkin

• Outlaw Brothers | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  All-action thriller (think a cross between Charlie's Angels and Gone In 60 Seconds!) starring Yukari Oshima as an ultra-tough Hong Kong policewoman prepared to go to any length to take down the ruthless crew of car thieves terrorising her turf...

• The Jackie Chan Collection | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Operation CondorJackie Chan is Condor, an adventurer hired in the North African desert by a German patrol as the Nazi war machine crumbled at the end of World War II. The hero is joined by three beautiful women in a race to get to the gold and outwit the evil forces relentlessly pursuing them. 36 Crazy FistsThe story of a young man who learns the art of kung fu from a Shaolin Master in order to avenge the death of his father by ruthless gangsters. Fights choreographed - directed by Jackie Chan, 36 Crazy Fists is one of the most action-filled pictures he's ever made and include some of the most stunning kung fu fights ever filmed. Eagle Shadow FistSet during World War II, Eagle Shadow Fist stars Jackie Chan as a famous Chinese actor who joins a group of anti-Japanese commandos to become a guerrilla fighter. Following their invasion of China, the Japanese have taken a fortune as the spoils of war. The commandos, led by Chan, are determined to get back at any cost. Dragon LordJackie plays Dragon, a talented young martial arts student and sports champion who falls in love with a beautiful village girl, and in his humorous struggle to win her over, gets caught up in a dangerous plot to smuggle precious artefacts out of China. Master with Cracked FingersJackie Chan sets out with his deadly weapons - namely his hands and feet - pledging to avenge the murder of his father. His quest takes him on a dangerous path, into the activities of a ruthless gang and the evil mastermind who was responsible for the killing. More action... more power... more fights from Jackie Chan - a true master of the martial arts.

• When Taekwondo Strikes | DVD | (27/07/2015) from £5.89   |  Saving you £4.10 (69.61%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Martial arts action drama directed by Feng Huang and starring Angela Mao, Jhoon Rhee and Carter Wong. Set in Korea, the film follows a small band of rebels who are engaged in fighting with occupying Japanese forces. Rhee stars as the leader of the resistance and, together with Chinese Hapkido expert Wan Ling-Ching (Mao), must ensure the safety of his group by seeking the help of their Chinese allies.

• Shinjuku Incident | Blu Ray | (22/02/2010) from £20.63   |  Saving you £5.62 (29.01%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Coming to Blu-ray and to DVD as a two-disc Ultimate Edition featuring a host of extras, including behind the scenes featurettes, cast interviews and deleted scenes, this is a must-have for Jackie Chan fans and lovers of action cinema.

• Island Of Fire | DVD | (02/10/2000) from £10.25   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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

• The Young Master | DVD | (27/12/2002) from £16.98   |  Saving you £6.00 (42.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  It's trouble all the way when Dragon (Jackie Chan) tries to save his brother from a life of crime and through a case of mistaken identity finds himself on the wrong side of the law!

• Hua Mulan | Blu Ray | (21/06/2010) from £10.98   |  Saving you £17.00 (212.77%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Epic, compelling and filled with astonishing action-sequences, Mulan is the brand-new adaptation of the inspirational Chinese legend made internationally famous by the classic Disney animation.

• My Hero, Chihiro | DVD | (20/09/2021) from £8.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Drunken Master | DVD | (28/01/2008) from £17.46   |  Saving you £-4.47 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) is sent to train under his uncle a wine-guzzling master famous for crippling his students. Desperate to escape this brutal teacher's cruel regime he flees but is confronted humiliated and beaten senseless by a hired assassin (Hwang Jang Lee). Angry ashamed hungry for revenge the wayward Fei Hung returns to his drunken master... The second collaboration between director Yuen Wo Ping and Jackie Chan was a huge box-office hit. A mind-bending blend of madcap martial arts action and demented slapstick ""Drunken Master"" ushered in the new genre of comedy kung-fu and established Chan as its uncontested king.

• God of Gamblers | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £8.27   |  Saving you £7.72 (93.35%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Chow Yun-Fat is the mysterious Ko Chun invincible God of gamblers. A freak accident results in amnesia but leaves his supernatural skills unscathed. Unaware of his true identity small time hustler Andy Lau sets out to explore Chun's talents on Hong Kong's notorious gambling circuit only to find himself the target of vicious gangsters hell-bent on eliminating them both and unsurping Ko Chun's crown. Director Wong Jing blends violent action intense drama and classic Hong Kong comedy into the perfect backdrop for Chow's bravura tour-de-force as the enigmatic idiot-savant; a classic!

• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon/Kung Fu Hustle | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £2.96   |  Saving you £8.29 (487.65%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Kung Fu Hustle (Dir. Stephen Chow 2004): From walking disaster to Kung Fu master: it's a new comedy unlike anything you have seen before! In the 1940's Chinese province of Guangdong petty thief Sing (Stephen Chow) aspires to become a member of the notorious Axe gang the fiercest cruel and most widespread crime syndicate in the city. However Sing is just a street rascal (trying to ignore the fact that his heart is actually in the right place) and so he ventures into the run-down Pig Sty Alley to prove his worth. However in attempting to extort money from the hairdresser Sing unwittingly exposes the plump landlady her hen-pecked husband the camp tailor and rugged coolie as martial arts masters in hiding. Coming to the attention of the Axe gang who want to clear out the apartments Sing's actions have set off a relentless chain of events that brings the clans together in an explosive battle! Stephen Chow continues his unique comedy style that first came to the attention of the West in Shaolin Soccer mixing slapstick in the finest tradition of Buster Keaton; to marvellous martial arts choreographed by none other than Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix Kill Bill); to dance sequences with tuxedoed gangsters; to moments of genuine pathos concerning Sing's mysterious history involving a beautiful mute lollipop vendor... Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Dir. Ang Lee 2000): Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix) stunning special effects action adventure and romance have made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the most talked about movie of all-time! Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) battle against evil forces to recover their stolen sword the legendary Green Destiny. Winner of two Golden Globes four BAFTAs and four Academy Awards.

• The Protector | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £15.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (13.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The tactics of tenacious New York cop Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) are one thing, police procedure is another. Wong and his partner Garoni (Danny Aiello) have been busted to crowd control. The demotion comes just in time. It puts Billy and Garoni in the know - and in the flow - of the world's largest heroine pipeline and sends them winging off to Hong Kong to shut it down.Special Feature: Fully restored and remastered digital transfer Super bitrate encoding for optimum visual presentation Dolby Digital English 5.1 & 2.0 Audio Commentary by Andrew Staton

• Iron Neck Li | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A wacky chop-socky slugfest from Taiwan where the laughs come as fast as the fists! Iron Neck Li is a brave man who sticks his neck out for the weak. A young Emperor takes Li along his travels righting wrongs. But they encounter a clan so powerful that Li has to risk his life to save the Emperor.

• The Legend Of Bruce Lee | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £6.39   |  Saving you £9.60 (150.23%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Bringing an iconic figure to life, The Legend of Bruce Lee tells the whole amazing story of the martial-arts film stars slow rise to fame to become an international superstar. From his early start in the movie industry, appearing in a string of films in his childhood and early teens, to founding his own martial arts school, developing his own technique and continuing to be a rising star in blockbuster movies. Bruce Lee remains a revered martial arts philosopher as well as a loved and respected public figure. This well-choreographed and fiercely acted movie follows his entire amazing life through to his sudden death at age 32.

• American Shaolin | DVD | (12/07/2004) from £7.90   |  Saving you £-1.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Humiliated in front of a national audience American martial artist Drew Carson travels to China's mythical Shaolin temple seeking enlightenment. Only after exhaustive training can he return to his homeland as a true master and attempt to settle the score...

• Molly | DVD | (29/01/2001) from £7.35   |  Saving you £8.64 (117.55%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Imagine experiencing life through the eyes of an innocent child...forever. Beautiful and vibrant Molly McKay might have a mental disability but she's not about to let the world pass her by. Starring Academy Award nominee Elisabeth Shue in an inspired performance Molly is a joyous celebration of the irrepressible human spirit. Autistic since birth 28-year-old Molly (Shue) is a carefree young woman with an incredible zest for life. Her brother Buck (Aaron Eckhart) a 32-year-old

• Bruce Lee - The Man - The Myth | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £8.99   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Bruce Lee's entire life was dedicated to the martial arts and he lived under the constant threat of challenges from those who wanted to defeat the master. Packed with the magnificent Kung-Fu action that brought him to fame this is Bruce Lee's story as and where it happened the story of a legend.

• Kill For Me | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £6.00   |  Saving you £6.99 (116.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A riveting roller coaster of suspense and twists is set in motion when two college girls become roommates and they make a pack to protect each other at all costs. Addison, a junior in college and also a member of a popular sorority on campus, becomes the primary suspect in the disappearance of her abusive boyfriend when the new girl, Hayden, kills him, expecting that Addison will now kill Hayden's abusive dad. Directed by: Michael Greenspan.