"Actor: Li Li"

• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon -- Superbit | DVD | (14/10/2002) from £5.96   |  Saving you £7.03 (117.95%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is so many things: an historical epic on a grand scale, an Asian martial-arts flick with both great effects and fantastic fighting (choreographed by The Matrix's guru Yuen Wo Ping), a story of magic, revenge and power played with a posse of star-crossed lovers thrown in for good measure. Set during the Qing dynasty (the late 19th century), the film follows the fortunes of righteous warriors Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien (Asian superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh, respectively) whose love for one another has lain too long unspoken. When Li Mu Bai's legendary sword Green Destiny is stolen by wilful aristocrat's daughter Jen (exquisite newcomer Zhang Ziyi), who has been trained in the way of the gangster by Li Mu Bai's arch-rival Jade Fox, the warriors must fight to recover the mystical blade. The plot takes us all across China, from dens of iniquity and sumptuous palaces to the stark plains of the Western desert. Characters chase each other up walls and across roof and treetops to breathtaking effect, and Tan Dun's haunting, Oscar-winning East-West inflected score. Directed by Taiwanese-born Ang Lee and co-written by his longtime collaborator American James Schamus, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon joins the ranks of the team's slate of high-quality, genre-spanning literary adaptations. Although it superficially seems like a return to Ang's Asian roots, there's a clear throughline connecting this with their earlier, Western films given the thematic focus on propriety and family honour (Sense and Sensibility), repressed emotions (The Ice Storm) and divided loyalties in a time of war (Ride with the Devil). Nonetheless, a film this good needs no prior acquaintance with the director's oeuvre; it stands on its own. The only people who might be dismissive of it are jaded chop-socky fans who will probably feel bored with all the romance. Everyone else will love it. --Leslie Felperin On the DVD: As might be expected this superb anamorphic widescreen version of the original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio presents Peter Pau's spellbinding cinematography in its full glory; the same goes for the Dolby 5.1 audio track that showcases Tan Dun's haunting score. Annoyingly, however, the default language option is the dubbed English soundtrack, which means you have to select the original Mandarin version before playing. The extra features are good but not exceptional, with an obligatory "making-of" documentary and commentary from Ang Lee and James Schamus being the best options: the director and producer/cowriter chat amiably and in some detail about their martial arts version of Sense and Sensibility. But it's the breathtaking delight of the seeing the movie in such quality that really counts, and this disc does not disappoint. --Mark Walker

• Island Of Greed | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £13.97   |  Saving you £6.02 (30.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hong Kong screen Superstars Andy Lau and Tony Leung face-off on the opposite sides of the Law under the meticulous direction of Michael Mak who weaves a web of collusion and corruption that will leave you guessing until the awesome bullet-ridden climax. A gutsy police Detective (Andy Lau) leads the team of cops who probe into the widespread illegal dealings of criminal mastermind (Tony Leung) who plans to redeem himself by running for government office...

• Fearless | HD DVD | (26/11/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Superstar Jet Li headlines this action-packed film his final martial arts epic. The film reunited him with producer Bill Kong (Hero) and action director and choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix and Kill Bill). Li plays real-life martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia who became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced incredible personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history forever defining himself at a tournament for the honour of his country and the true spirit of martial arts.

• Last Hero In China | DVD | (02/06/2000) from £10.98   |  Saving you £-3.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  In Last Hero in China, Jet Li reprises the role of Wong Fei-hung, a legendary figure in China. Both a doctor and a teacher of martial arts, Wong has just moved his school in Canton, only to discover that the neighbouring house is a brothel. Though Wong's students are delighted and the earnest brothel master only wants to study with him, Wong feels he has lost face. But this becomes the least of his troubles: soon he's fighting a corrupt police chief, a temple of slave-trading monks and a deafness-causing medicine sold to children--and that's just in the first hour. Last Hero in China is a grand melodrama, featuring exaggerated heroes and villains, goofy humour and hyperbolic kung fu action. The plot takes some hard-to-follow turns, but the action is so non-stop it hardly matters. The lion vs centipede dance/fight has to be seen to be believed, to say nothing of the priest with a floating lotus chariot and a flying claw. Jet Li is in fine form, Gordon Liu (as the venal top cop) is maniacal and despicable, and the lovely Cheung Man plays an expert martial artist looking for her kidnapped sister. The character of Wong Fei-hung also appears in the Once Upon a Time in China series (where he was first played by Li) and in Jackie Chan's Drunken Master movies. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

• Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist | DVD | (18/12/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Drunken-style master Sam The Seed has another disciple that is ready for combat Li I Min. After dispatching numerous foes with no problem he comes up against the master of the Snake Style. Barely escaping with his life Li goes back to Sam The Seed for help. Sam teaches him to combine the Drunken Arts with the little known Crippled Fist style to defeat his wicked foe!

• The Last Hero in China | DVD | (29/08/2002) from £17.96   |  Saving you £-11.97 (-199.80%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In Last Hero in China, Jet Li reprises his role as Wong Fei-Hong, a legendary figure in China. Both a doctor and a teacher of martial arts, Wong has just moved his school in Canton, only to discover that the neighbouring house is a brothel. Though Wong's students are delighted and the earnest brothel master only wants to study with him, Wong feels he has lost face. But this becomes the least of his troubles: soon he's fighting a corrupt police chief, a temple of slave-trading monks, and a deafness-causing medicine sold to children--and that's just in the first hour. Last Hero in China is a grand melodrama, featuring exaggerated heroes and villains, goofy humour and hyperbolic kung fu action. The plot takes some hard-to-follow turns, but the action is so non-stop it hardly matters. The lion vs. centipede dance/fight has to be seen to be believed, to say nothing of the priest with a floating lotus chariot and a flying claw. Jet Li is in fine form, Gordon Liu (as the venal top cop) is maniacal and despicable, and the lovely Cheung Man plays an expert martial artist looking for her kidnapped sister. The character of Wong Fei-Hong also appears in the Once Upon a Time in China series (where he was first played by Li) and in Jackie Chan's Drunken Master movies. --Bret Fetzer

• The Loot | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Yang Wei finds himself drawn into the murky world of crime by a gang of ex-bandits who fear assasination. A series of robberies seem to carry all the hallmarks of their - supposedly - deceased master 'The Spider': previously double-crossed by the gang. Yang is hired as a bodyguard and to discover if The Spider is definately back on the scene. However all descends into chaos as members of the gang begin to drop like flies...

• The One / Legend Of The Red Dragon / Meltdown | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The One (Dir. James Wong 2001): In order to save the universe he will have to fight the fiercest enemy he has ever faced: himself! A sheriff's deputy fights a diabolical and deadly mirror image of himself that has escaped from an alternate and parallel universe. Sometimes the difference between good and evil is only a matter of degrees... Legend Of The Red Dragon (Dir. Wong Jing 1995): The epic story of a man who challenged the limits of courage and fought for the heart of a nation. When his wife and entire village are brutally murdered by evil Manchu soldiers the master warrior Kwun (Jet Li) sets out on a mission of vengeance with the only survivor of the massacre - his son Ting. For seven years the two journey across ancient China on their quest for revenge always staying one step ahead of the deadly army. But Kwun is forced to face the past when they come across a wealthy benefactor with five young Shaolin masters in his charge who unbeknownst to Kwun have the detailed map to a priceless treasure trove tattooed on their backs. It is not long before Manchu officials find out about the maps and deadly soldiers came after the masters. Now in an ancient battle that will pit Kwun against one of the very soldiers who helped to kill his family he and Ting will unite with the young masters of Shaolin for a fight to the death. Get ready for an ancient martial arts battle with the world's most masterful warriors! Meltdown (Dir. Wong Jing 1995): After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor' Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal the jewels Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?

• Story Of O / The Story Of O - Untold Pleasures | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Story of O (Dir. Just Jaeckin 1975): This film is based on the hugely successful S&M novel that has been read by millions of people worldwide. The author Pauline Reage tells the story of a beautiful young woman known only as 'O' who is taken by her boyfriend Rene to a chateau just outside Paris. There 'O' is trained in bondage and sexual perversion. 'O' is deeply in love with Rene and in order to prove her love she allows herself to be subjected to all kinds of degradation

• Martial Arts Super Box Set | DVD | (18/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  King Boxer II: Bruce Le is back with a vengeance thundering his way through a multitude of adversaries using all the techniques he knows. From the Leopard Fist to the Tiger Claw he smashes all who stand in his way in his battle against an evil Shaolin sect. Karate Kill: Martial Arts champion Steve Hunt is lured to a desert fortress to compete in what he thinks will be an Olympic-style contest between Martial Arts Champions with a prize of a fortune in diamonds. In

• Daggers 8 | DVD | (20/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jackie Chan's real life brother Meng Yuan Man stars as a well-to-do young student who defies his grandfather and embarks on a quest to seek out the best Kung Fu teachers in the land. However someone else is seeking out these teachers a deadly killer armed with eight daggers.

• Fists Of Bruce Lee | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £11.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (88.99%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Ho Chung Tao (acting as Bruce Lee) a policeman is hired to install a system in the mansion of Master Po Fu Mei. While working at the mansion Tao falls in love with Master Po's daughter. Chang I Chih an enemy of Master Po kidnaps the daughter in order to retrieve the name list from Master Po. Watch as Tao tries to rescue his newly found love in Fists Of Bruce Lee.

• Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu | DVD | (02/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The leader of a group of bandits known as the Nine Devils has been captured by the authorities and is to be moved from the city to the prison through Sunset Valley. The bandits plan to ambush the convoy to release their leader known as The Golden Tiger. The Nine Devils attack a village slaughtering all the adults leaving the children to flee into the hills hotly pursued by the evil bandits who are ambushed and killed by two Shaolin Monks. One of the monks say he has fought The Golde

• Miami Vice | HD DVD | (29/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  No Rules. After a deadly security breach in the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force (JIATF) the FBI ask for help from the Miami authorities who are not part of the compromised group. This assignment goes to Detectives James 'Sonny' Crockett (Farrell) and Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs (Foxx). Going undercover as offshore boat racers and outlaw smugglers Sonny Burnett and Rico Cooper they take on the narcotrafficking network of the mysterious Archangel de Jesus Montoya-Londono and his Cuban Chinese banker Isabella (Gong Li) where the intensity of the case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge. Identity and fabrication become blurred cop and player become one... Writer/director Michael Mann returns to the iconic 1980s series which he co-created. While the white Ferrari Testarossa Jan Hammer synthesizer music and fashion excess may have been left behind with original duo Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas Colin Farrell and Mann regular Jamie Foxx are more than a match in the new bigger louder and just as thrilling big screen outing for Crockett and Tubbs!

• Ninja USA | DVD | (06/08/2007) from £8.49   |  Saving you £-2.50 (-41.70%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The Super Ninja takes on his deadliest enemy. The spellbinding Alexander Lou is back as the ever-popular masked avenger in this action-packed adventure! When a beautiful young bride is kidnapped by an evil drug cartel kingpin her groom (Lou) who just happens to be a top-notch undercover Ninja vows to take matters into his own hands - and blades!!

• To Kill With Intrigue | DVD | (19/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  To Kill with Intrigue' is one of Jackie Chan's darker films as he takes revenge after the slaughter of his family. Here in a more serious role we get to enjoy Jackie's acting skills as well as some wickedly fast set pieces of action. Highly underrated but very much appreciated by today's audience.

• Ninja in Ancient China | DVD | (26/12/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  From Chang Cheh the director of The Five Venoms and The One Armed Swordsman comes Ninja In Ancient China. When tragedy befalls Taoist master Yu at the hands of power hungry general Suen Cheuk the Taoist master's students the Five Element Ninja decide that revenge is their only option. However if they are to have their vengeance they must first infiltrate the inner circle of the general's closest allies. Shaw Brothers legend Chang Cheh delivers a classic 'old school' style kung fu flick filled with intrigue high emotion and many blistering fight sequences. Featuring action choreogrphy by Kung Fu Hustle star Tung Chi Hua.

• Battle To The Death | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £4.84   |  Saving you £5.15 (51.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shu San is sent to check up on what Lee-Kung is doing and the report is bad. After hearing about this master Fok and his main student Yu Fong set out to stop Lee-Kung. Not waiting for support from his elders Shu San tries to stop the evil Chang but his Kung Fu skills are far greater. Yu Fong and his disguised master start destroying all of what Chang Lee has become. The evil student is not able to beat his former master so he heads for the hills to be protected by misguided tribesme

• A Hero's Tears | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Chop-socky action of the highest order!

• Image Of Bruce Lee | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Bruce Li a Bruce Lee reincarnation dazzles fans with his acting ability and martial arts skill in Image Of Bruce Lee. Li plays an undercover detective whose team is assigned to flush out the leaders of a worldwide counterfeiting operation. The bad guys are played by Yin-Chieh Han who also appeared in the Bruce Lee movie Fists Of Fury and Bolo Yeung who played a villain in Enter The Dragon. Great action great fight scenes and beautiful scantily-clad women are the formula for this