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• From Dusk Till Dawn / Full Tilt Boogie | DVD | (24/09/2001) from £3.90   |  Saving you £14.09 (361.28%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From a match made in heaven comes a movie spawned in hell! From Dusk Till Dawn sees young hotshot director Robert Rodriquez (El Mariachi, Desperado) team up with Pulp Fiction auteur Quentin Tarantino (offering his services as writer and costar) to make this outrageous, no-holds-barred hybrid of high-octane crime and gruesome horror. Tarantino plays Richard Gecko, a borderline psychopath who breaks his career-criminal brother, Seth (George Clooney), out of prison, after which they rob a bank and leave a trail of dead and wounded in their bloody wake. Then they hijack a mobile home driven by a former Baptist minister (Harvey Keitel) who quit the church after his wife's death and hit the road with his two children (played by Juliette Lewis and Ernest Liu). Heading to Mexico with their hostages, the infamous Gecko brothers arrive at the Titty Twister bar to rendezvous for a money drop, but they don't realise that they've just entered the nocturnal lair of a bloodthirsty gang of vampires! With not-so-subtle aplomb, Rodriguez and Tarantino shift into high gear with a non-stop parade of gore, gunfire and pointy-fanged mayhem featuring Salma Hayek as a snake-charming dancer whose bite is much worse than her bark. If you're a fan of Tarantino's lyrical dialogue and pop-cultural wit, you'll have fun with the road-film half of this supernatural horror-comedy, but if your taste runs more to exploding heads and eyeballs, sloppy entrails and morphing monsters, the second half provides a connoisseur's feast of gross-out excess. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.comOn the DVD: the DVDs lavish features on us. The outtakes and deleted scenes are more of the same--exploding bellies, pus, blood and naked women with large teeth. The documentary "Full Tilt Boogie" is entertaining enough; the row with the unions, which it faithfully records, raises real issues about independent filmmakers and their work force. There are two music videos, a stills gallery, a reasonably acute commentary by Rodriguez and Tarantino and material about the art direction. The film is presented in Dolby Digital and a widescreen ratio of 1.85:1 as well as an ordinary one of1.33.1. --Roz Kaveney

• Legendary Weapons of China | Blu Ray | (07/02/2022) from £13.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group's reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band of killers is dispatched to silence him forever. Though perhaps the golden age of martial cinema had been and gone, this late entry wuxia style film from The Shaw Brothers house of dreams was still able to pack a powerful punch. Written, directed and starring Chia-Liang Liu (The Spiritual Boxer, Spiritual Boxer II), this gloriously fast-paced drama which entertainingly mixes swordplay with hand to hand combat in a fabulously furious rollicking adventure weaves its own special kind of magic.

• Karate Kid Double Play (Blu-ray + DVD) | Blu Ray | (15/11/2010) from £17.53   |  Saving you £7.46 (42.56%)   |  RRP £24.99

  12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully Cheng. In the land of kung fu Dre knows only a little karate and Cheng puts the karate kid on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries but maturity and calm Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

• Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle | DVD | (17/11/2003) from £6.24   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is a big, fun, bubble-brained mess of a movie and that's exactly as it should be. Its popular 2000 predecessor got the formula right: gorgeous babes, throwaway plots and as many current pop-cultural trends as you could stuff into a candy-coated dollop of Hollywood mayhem. This sequel goes one "better": the plot is even more disposable (if that's possible), the babes, cars, and fashions are even more outlandish and the stuntwork (heavily digital, heavily absurd) reaches astonishing heights of cartoon silliness. Reprising their titular (and shamelessly titillating) roles, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are having the time of their lives, especially when sparring with ultra-buff rogue angel Demi Moore (looking better at 40 than most women half her age) and Justin Theroux as a sleazy Irish mobster. Bernie Mac replaces Bill Murray as angel-sidekick Bosley (they're step-brothers, don'cha know), which is one more indication of McG's intentionally reckless stewardship of an intentionally reckless franchise. --Jeff Shannon

• Mulan / Mulan 2 | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Mulan: Embraced for her loveable spirited nature Mulan is a young girl who doesn't quite fit into her tradition bound society. When the invading Hun army comes charging over China's Great Wall Mulan's ageing father is ordered into battle! To spare him from harm Mulan disguises herself as a soldier and secretly takes his place in the Imperial army training with a comical ragtag troop led by the courageous Captain Shang. Never far away are Mulan's hilarious guardian dragon Mushu and lucky cricket Cri-Kee. But Mulan will need more than Mushu's razor-sharp wit to defeat the ruthless Hun leader Shan-Yu. Only by staying true to herself will she bring victory to her country and honour to her family. Mulan 2: The spirited Mulan gets the thrill of her life when General Shang asks for her hand in marriage but the surprises are just beginning. Throwing a wrench into their plans is the mischievous Mushu who tries to keep the happy couple apart as long as possible in order to retain his job as her guardian dragon. Adding to their adventure is the fact that Mulan and Shang must escort three princesses across China to their own arranged marriages. When she discovers that these three women aren't looking forward to their upcoming weddings Mulan makes a bold decision that will change the course of history!

• The Lady Is The Boss | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HIGH-DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION 2.0 Cantonese with English Subtitles Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng Sam Ho on Lau Kar-leung by Fred Ambroisine Trailer Stills Gallery

• Shanghai Noon | DVD | (11/06/2001) from £7.29   |  Saving you £8.70 (119.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Jackie Chan stars as a Chinese master of the martial arts who travels to America’s wild west to rescue a kidnapped princess.

• Lucky Number Slevin | Blu Ray | (13/08/2007) from £18.06   |  Saving you £8.19 (48.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  African-American and Jewish gangsters and a guy in the wrong place collide in this thriller.

• Ip Man 4 - The Finale | DVD | (27/04/2020) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Donnie Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of the revolutionary martial arts series. Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. From the action visionary behind Kill Bill and The Matrix, witness the heroic sendoff to the saga that inspired a new wave of martial arts movie fans. Bonus features The 10 Year Legend The Making of Ip Man 4 The Finale

• Police Story: Lockdown | Blu Ray | (25/07/2016) from £10.94   |  Saving you £9.05 (82.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Action icon Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Shanghai Knights, The Karate Kid, The Forbidden Kingdom) returns to one of his most famous franchises in this fast-paced, breathtaking action-thriller. Police Captain Zhong Wen (Chan) knows all about sacrifice. He s always been too busy chasing bad guys to be a father to his daughter, Miao. Tonight however, he s seeing her for the first time in years, and meeting her fiance, club owner, Wu Jiang (Liu Ye, Curse of the Golden Flower). But, Wu has a dark side, and a secret score to settle with his soon-to-be father in law, and plans to take Zhong, Miao and the whole club hostage. Only Zhong can avert the carnage, but is he willing to risk everything to stop this night going down in history? From the Director of international blockbuster, Little Big Soldier, comes this incredible thrill-ride packed with jaw-dropping, hyper-kinetic, classic Jackie Chan action!

• LAST BREATH BLU-RAY | Blu Ray | (02/06/2025) from £23.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  LAST BREATH is an emotionally charged action thriller telling the incredible true story of Chris Lemons, a commercial diver who after a freak accident is trapped on the bottom of the North Sea. With only 10 minutes of emergency oxygen and any hope of rescue over half an hour away, this is one man's impossible fight for survival 300 feet underwater, while up above his colleagues battle against a raging storm and do everything they can to bring him back alive.

• The Great Revival | DVD | (03/09/2012) from £5.82   |  Saving you £10.17 (174.74%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Chow Yun Fat (Confucius, Bullet Proof Monk, Crouching Tiger) gives a phenomenal performance as a powerful warlord in this jaw dropping action adventure, with stunning cinematography. Based on a true story, The Great Revival is the epic re-telling of the revolutionary army who rose against the tyranny of an empire to take back their land. This is a star studded heroic journey for freedom against all the odds.

• The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya | DVD | (13/07/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Oscar-winning animation house Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away Grave of the Fireflies The Wind Rises) and directed by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata (Grave of The Fireflies) comes the spellbinding and visionary tour de force The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Visually inspired by Eastern brush painting this haunting story is based on the 10th century Japanese folktale ‘The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter’. Nominated for an Academy Award the film is another superb addition to Ghibli’s well-loved catalogue its unique animation style will appeal to all existing Ghibli fans and new audiences alike.

• Kung Fu Panda 2 | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In Kung Fu Panda 2 we find Po now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five...but how long can the dream last?

• Afro Samurai - Complete Murder Sessions | Blu Ray | (24/05/2010) from £21.98   |  Saving you £20.00 (100.05%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Afro Samurai. A relentless brother wielding an ice cold soul and a jones for revenge. His path is long and violent and the entire journey so far is now yours to witness. First the legendary series - Afro Samurai. As a kid he saw his father slaughtered. Now a man Afro walks to the mountain where destiny waits on high. The perpetrators must atone and they're gonna get what they deserve. Nothing Personal - It's Just Revenge. The saga continues in the Emmy-Award winning Afro Samurai: Resurrection. Afro is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. She won't quit until Afro is schooled in the brutal lessons he dealt those who stood in his way.

• An Elephant Sitting Still | DVD | (25/02/2019) from £9.95   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the world in which they find themselves. Among them is schoolboy Bu, on the run after pushing a bully down the stairs and accidentally injuring him. In virtuoso visual compositions, the film tells the story of one single suspenseful day from dawn to dusk, when the train to Manzhouli is set to depart.

• From Dusk Till Dawn | DVD | (05/01/2001) from £7.02   |  Saving you £14.23 (247.05%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From a match made in heaven comes a movie spawned in hell! Young hotshot director Robert Rodriquez (El Mariachi, Desperado) teamed up with Pulp Fiction auteur Quentin Tarantino (offering his services as writer and co-star) to make this outrageous, no-holds-barred hybrid of high-octane crime and gruesome horror, From Dusk Till Dawn. QT plays Richard Gecko, a borderline psychopath who breaks his career-criminal brother, Seth (George Clooney), out of prison, after which they rob a bank and leave a trail of dead and wounded in their bloody wake. Then they hijack a mobile home driven by a former Baptist minister (Harvey Keitel) who quit the church after his wife's death and hit the road with his two children (played by Juliette Lewis and Ernest Liu). Heading to Mexico with their hostages, the infamous Gecko brothers arrive at the Titty Twister bar to rendezvous for a money drop, but they don't realise that they've just entered the nocturnal lair of a bloodthirsty gang of vampires! With not-so-subtle aplomb, Rodriguez and Tarantino shift into high gear with a non-stop parade of gore, gunfire and pointy-fanged mayhem featuring Salma Hayek as a snake-charming dancer whose bite is much worse than her bark. If you're a fan of Tarantino's lyrical dialogue and pop-cultural wit, you'll have fun with the road-movie half of this supernatural horror-comedy, but if your taste runs more to exploding heads and eyeballs, sloppy entrails and morphing monsters, the second half provides a connoisseur's feast of gross-out excess. Bon appétit! --Jeff Shannon

• Future World | Blu Ray | (29/10/2018) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A queen lays dying as her son, Prince, travels across a barren wasteland to find a near-mythical medicine to save her life. After evading violent raiders on motorbikes led by the Warlord and his enforcer, Prince meets Ash, a robotic assassin in search of its own soul. When the Druglord captures Prince, he soon finds himself in an epic battle to save the last remnants of humanity. Starring James Franco, Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) & Lucy Liu (Kill Bill) Includes subtitles for the Hard Of Hearing

• Hotel | DVD | (16/10/2006) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-24.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Genius film-maker Mike Figgis brings together a dazzling all-star cast in this story of dark sexual intrigue where no one is quite what they seem. A film crew and actors arrive at the seemingly secure and beautiful Venetian hotel to film a version of the classic Jacobean tragedy ""The Duchess of Malfi"". Shadowing the production are two rival entertainment reporters (Salma Hayek and Lucy Liu) who immediately start a war of egos. When the director is put out of commission the producer (David Schwimmer) must take over the production and that's when the cannibals and vampires start picking off the film crew and guests... Figgis brings a fresh approach to film-making. Add this to the surplus of bizarre sexual activity and horrific cannibalistic images and Hotel becomes one place you will not want to check into alone...

• Curse Of The Golden Flower/Fearless/Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon | DVD | (22/09/2008) from £9.94   |  Saving you £10.05 (101.11%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Titles Comprise: Curse Of The Golden Flower: China Later Tang Dynasty 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li) this seems disingenuous. For many years the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye) her stepson have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man) the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile Prince Jai the faithful son grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbours equally clandestine plans; the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace. Fearless: Inspired by the life of Huo Yuan Jia a real Chinese martial arts master at the turn of the century Jet Li takes the title role in his final martial arts epic with action sequences choreographed once again by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping. 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. Winner of two Golden Globes four BAFTAs and four Academy Awards Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon tells an epic story that is according to the Evening Standard a movie every man woman and child on the face of the planet should see.