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• Bruce Lee - Martial Arts Master | DVD | (19/04/2004) from £4.98   |  Saving you £1.01 (20.28%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The 'one-inch punch'; the one finger press up; the Way Of The Intercepting Fist. All are synonymous with Bruce Lee the instantly recognisable film icon. But how did an unruly kid from the backstreets of Hong Kong achieve such worldwide celebrity and become the first Asian film-star to go global? Made with the co-operation of Bruce's family and friends plus fellow film stars and martial artists the film presents a balanced portrait of the legend of Bruce Lee building a complete picture of a great martial artist and celebrity. As well as covering Bruce's film career 'Martial Arts Master' focuses on Bruce as a visionary martial artist and includes exclusive insights from Jim Kelly and Bolo Yeung (Enter The Dragon) Jackie Chan (Rush Hour) student and friend James Coburn (Our Man Flint) Bruce's brother Robert Lee plus other family members friends and co-stars from throughout his career. The methods of Jeet Kune Do the martial arts philosophy developed by Lee are demonstrated by the select group of students taught by Lee himself. The documentary also affords a rare glimpse of original training equipment designed and used by the master while the theories behind the 'one-inch punch' are explained.

• Cheap Killers | DVD | (25/02/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ""Guns Blazing Knives Flashing Arteries Spurting..."" Wong Jing and Clarence Ford reunite after the ground-breaking ""Naked Killer"" to create an ultra violent Film Noir that takes an unadulterated look at the decadence of the Hong Kong Underworld. Jerry (Sunny Chan) and Sam (Alex Fong) are a couple of Triad Assassins at the top of their game. They have everything: fancy cars beautiful woman plenty of cash... then something goes wrong. Betrayal and deceit blossom when an affair

• Top Fighter | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £8.42   |  Saving you £-2.43 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The speed of Bruce Lee the skill of Jackie Chan the grace of Jet Li! 'Top Fighter' is an in-depth and action-packed look at the superstars in the field of martial combat. For the first time the very best of the best clash in an arena where each can show his specialities to the fullest. Using rare and hard-hitting footage 'Top Fighter' goes where no martial arts movie has gone before - exploring the psychology of the combatant and how each has perfected his craft. Can you be the

• 3 A.M. | DVD | (06/12/2004) from £4.90   |  Saving you £-1.91 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  The lives of four night shift cab drivers intertwine while a serial killer is on the loose... 3 A.M when fate thumbs a ride....

• The World Of Drunken Master | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £7.41   |  Saving you £-1.42 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Made in 1979 The World of Drunken Master appeared at the same time as Drunken Master Part 2, and is an unofficial prequel to Jackie Chan's Drunken Master (1978). As the titular character, Siu Tien Yuen appeared in all three films, though here his role is reduced to a 10-minute cameo and the bulk of the film is a flashback to 30 years earlier. The story unfolds as Jack and Mark Long play a pair of petty thieves who team-up, learn kung fu and fall in love with the daughter (Jeanie Chang) of the owner of a local distillery. Naturally there is a gang of villains who want to close the business down and steal the land, so that the second half of the movie is one long series of fight scenes. Clearly made on a very low budget, the action is nevertheless inventively choreographed and well filmed. Siu Tien Yuen doesn't have much to do, though the framing device and the passage of time to when the old friends meet again lends a poignancy and sense of loss unusual in kung fu movies. The star would reprise the character at greater length in Magnificent Butcher (again, 1979), while Jackie Chan finally delivered his own Drunken Master II in 1994. The title on this print is actually Drunken Dragon. On the DVD: the original 2.35:1 ratio film is presented here at standard TV 4:3, with often little evidence even of any panning and scanning so that the images look badly composed and lack important information throughout. The credits have been simply squashed to 4:3 so that everything looks tall and thin. Worse, the encoding is riddled with compression artefacts and the eye-aching out-of-focus, grainy, washed-out transfer shows clear evidence of originating with a poor quality video than the original film. There is no original soundtrack option, only a dreadful American dub. The sound is mediocre mono. Apart from various language subtitles the only extra is the original theatrical trailer. This is presented anamorphically enhanced, but the picture quality is still very poor and the image has been squashed from 2.35:1 to 1.77:1. The listed trailers for other MIA titles are missing from the disc, which astonishingly claims to be a "Special Edition". The cover blurb even manages to confuse the plot with that of an entirely different film, the same director's The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979). --Gary S Dalkin

• Eastsidaz, Tha | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Multi-platinum rapper Snoop Dogg stars in a gritty and realistic tale of double cross and revenge set in his native Long Beach CA. Tha Eastsidaz tells the story of Killa Pop (Snoop Dogg) as a respected and powerfull gang kingpin looking to get out of the game - as soon as he pulls of one final deal. His trusted lieutenant Crackle (Tray Deee) has set everything up the place the time the price... and him. Now Pop is fighting to survive in maximum security while Crackle steals the empire he has worked his entire life to build. Aided from the outside by gun-toting gangstresses Doggie's Angels and his loyal friend Snap (Goldie Loc) Killa Pop and partner (Darryl Brunson) plan an ingenious escape and a brutal payback for Crackle in an incredible climax you'll never forget.

• Young And Dangerous | DVD | (08/11/1999) from £17.31   |  Saving you £2.68 (15.48%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Welcome to the Jungle. Welcome to the most successful Hong Kong gangster film to hit the screen since ""A Better Tomorrow"" get ready for the most thrilling ride through the Hong Kong underworld since John Woo teamed up with Chow Yun Fat from new wave Director Andrew Lau (""To Live & Die In Tsim Sha Tsui"" ""Storm Riders"") comes the future of Hong Kong Cinema. Rising through the ranks with the stealth of cruise missiles Chan Ho Nam and schoolyard buddies ""Chicken"" Chiu Fao Pan and

• Live Feed | DVD | (26/12/2006) from £6.98   |  Saving you £13.01 (186.39%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A group of five embark on a tour of Asia. During their first city stop they cruise through the traditional night market where they come upon a meat vendor who is apparently preparing to butcher a dog. Shocked and upset by this sight they move on to a local watering hole to forget about it. At the bar Mike and Darren play pool while Emily catches the eye of Miles a handsome Asian man sitting by himself and invites him to join their party. Mike accidentally spills his drink on a Triad Boss with his henchmen in tow. Mike is pinned up against the bar and the tension escalates! Miles defuses the situation as he apologizes to the Boss and persuades the tourists to move on as quickly as possible. They stumble upon an adult theater. Just as they are about to enter the theater Miles catches up and strongly discourages them against entering. Unknowingly the Triad Boss and his gang have followed them to the theater. Here the sadistic Boss entertains his fetish for voyeurism and human flesh with 'live feed' images from the VIP rooms and 'long pig' served up by his personal chef who we recognize as the Butcher from the Night Market. Mike and Sarah Linda Darren and Emily become prey to the Boss and his vicious thugs. Graphic and gruesome action packed scenes play out as the five tourists and Miles fight for their lives against the Boss and his executioners. Before the night is over few will survive and a shocking twist will leave you in disbelief.

• Ninja Killer | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £14.56   |  Saving you £-1.57 (-12.10%)   |  RRP £12.99

  A big-time international smuggler has been able to evade capture by the police due to his extraordinary Kung Fu skills. However taking over the patch of an jailed associate he may just have met his match in the police's secret weapon...

• Hard Boiled | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  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.

• King Kong | UMD | (10/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

• A Man Called Hero | DVD | (21/05/2001) from £9.55   |  Saving you £10.44 (109.32%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An example of Hong Kong action cinema at its most mainstream, A Man Called Hero owes perhaps more to the films of Steven Segal than it does those of John Woo. The tale of a mythical hero who borders on the status of superhero, the film is stripped of any potential credibility by some of the most appalling dubbing ever seen at the cinema. While the original Chinese cast may inject the movie with passion, their American voice-over replacements obviously never made it past the sincere section of acting class. Each line is delivered with such false earnestness that the film sounds like a cross between Days of Our Lives and an episode of Pokémon. No cinematic cliché is left untouched, suggesting that this is not just a case of something lost in the translation but just a bad film... in anybody's language. The world-wide success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has proved that there is a huge market for original Eastern cinema, even more reason to avoid the pointless rehashing of the worst of Hollywood that A Man Called Hero undoubtedly is. --Phil Udell

• Triangle (Tie Saam Gok) | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £9.55   |  Saving you £8.44 (88.38%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Bringing together three of Hong Kong's greatest directors Ringo Lam Johnny To Hark Tsui Triangle tells the story of three friends who decide to end their money problems by digging up a forgotten safe of treasure. With each director taking a third of the film to make his own it makes for a lively action-thriller but holds together remarkably well.

• Police Story Box Set | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-15.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Rarely is it possible to bring together an action box-set that is such pure dynamite as this pair of Jackie Chan classics. Police Story is regarded by fans and critics alike as the apex of Jackie Chan's celebrated career. Police Story: Winner of the 'Best Picture' and 'Best Action Choreography' Awards at the 1985 Hong Kong Film Festival 'Police Story' is regarded by fans and critics alike as the apex of Jackie Chan's celebrated career. Breaking new ground with its breathtaking fights and stunt sequences it very quickly became a standard-bearer for Hong Kong Cinema all over the World. Featuring a top-notch cast which includes multi-award-winning actresses Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung director Chan combines a compelling storyline of an honest cop on the run from a false murder charge with dynamic visuals and full-blooded fight action which is electrified with emotional underscoring. A true classic of Hong Kong cinema! Police Story 2: Kevin Chan demoted and harrassed for his one-man war against a gang of criminals decides to take a much needed vacation but is back in business when Hong Kong becomes the target for a string of bomb scares...

• 36 Crazy Fists | DVD | (01/01/1900) from £6.35   |  Saving you £-0.36 (-6.00%)   |  RRP £5.99

• Fearless Hyena 2 | DVD | (03/06/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Jackie revives his classic role after the huge success of his directorial debut in 'Fearless Hyena'. Excellent fight action with a pull-no-punches finale makes 'Fearless Hyena 2' a worthy sequel.

• Wild Search | DVD | (22/07/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hong Kong legend Chow Yun Fat is reunited with long time on-screen lover Cherrie Chung in this explosive retelling of Peter Weir's 'Witness'. The ever-charismatic Chow stars as a cynical big city cop charged with protecting a vulnerable murder witness from the sadistic killer who wants her dead whatever the cost... An intense hardboiled love story-thriller 'Wild Search' twins nerve shredding tension and incendiary gun play with uniquely compelling performances from the director

• Unleashed/Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon/Kung Fu Hustle | DVD | (02/10/2006) from £14.71   |  Saving you £5.28 (35.89%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Unleashed: Serve no master. Written and produced by Luc Besson and directed by Louis Leterrier Unleashed features a fantastic performance from martial arts superstar Jet Li. On and beneath the mean streets of Glasgow fiery gangster Bart (Hoskins) is merciless with debtors would-be rivals and anyone else he takes a passing dislike to. Bart maintains his stranglehold through his unwitting enforcer Danny (Jet Li) who he has 'raised' since boyhood. Danny has been kept as a near-prisoner: trained to attack and if necessary kill. Danny knows little of life except the brutal existence that Bart has so cruelly fashioned for him. However when Danny has a chance encounter with the sightless piano tuner Sam (Morgan Freeman) he senses true kindness and compassion for the first time and experiences the transforming power of music. When a sudden gangland coup separates Danny from Bart and the gang Danny escapes the underworld. Taking refuge with Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon) Danny finds a family of sorts and a future... However the mob will not give up their prize asset so easily and Danny must soon call upon his skills once more to protect his family and bury his past. (Dir. Louis Leterrier 2005) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: 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 the year. 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. (Dir. Ang Lee 2000) Kung Fu Hustle: 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... (Dir. Stephen Chow 2004)

• Bloodsport / Enter The Dragon | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  A well-oiled Jean-Claude Van Damme makes his starring debut in what may be one of the few kickboxing films to be based on a true story. The Muscles from Brussels plays Frank Dux, the first Westerner ever to win the extreme "whupfest" known as the Kumatai (a long-running, no-holds-barred fighting tournament in Hong Kong). While a bit deficient in the script department (to say the least), this undeniably exciting flick succeeds by letting Van Damme play to his strengths: namely, minimal acting and a lot of impossibly acrobatic splits while kicking people in the head. Bloodsport is a guilty-pleasure testosterone blast of the highest order, with a memorable villain (the massive Bolo Yeung from Enter the Dragon) and a multitude of well-choreographed fight scenes. An embarrassed-looking Forest Whitaker cameos as a hapless (and non-kickboxing) cop. --Andrew Wright

• Act Of Grace | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £6.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (43.74%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In a secret world, a family's code of honour is under threat and an ancient way of life is knocked off its axis by one boy's act of grace...Raised on the tough Manchester estates, a young English boy, Dezzie, becomes loyal friends with a young Chinese boy, Yasin, protecting him from local gangs and bullies until Godfather Kai Chang arrives to take the teenager back to Hong Kong.Ten years later, Yasin returns to Manchester and invites Dezzie to be a part of the 'family'. A Triad family with unbreakable laws, a code of honour and traditions dating back two thousand years. But as the friends journey progresses side by side, a firm wedge of hate and betrayal is soon to drive them apart... and against each other.