"Actor: Yang"

• Meltdown | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £3.80   |  Saving you £2.19 (57.63%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jet Li can always be relied upon when it comes to action movies, and Meltdown is no exception. No surprises with the story line: Kit Li witnesses his wife blown up in a gangster attack masterminded by the nefarious Doctor, only to be confronted by the same "no risk, no reward" gangster two years later, now aiming to steal the Russian crown jewels from a hotel complex. The shadow of Die Hard falls heavily across the action, with its skyscraper stunts and marauding helicopter, given an appropriate twist by the high-velocity martial-arts sequences and director Wong Jing's stylish take on the high-tech metropolis that is Hong Kong. Jackie Cheung adds a comic element as Frankie Lane, the action-movie star seemingly past his sell-by date, and Kwan Sau Mei's Doctor is the epitome of suave nastiness. On the DVD: Meltdown on disc has a 1.85:1 widescreen picture that reproduces the plethora of monochrome conference rooms and exploding glass panels with dizzying clarity. This release comes ready dubbed into English--don't check the synchronisation too often and you'll hardly notice--with subtitles in 12 languages. The photo gallery is enlivened with Jet Li trivia, while the filmographies are unusually frank about the commercial nature of the Hong Kong film industry in general and Wong Jing's contribution in particular. But done with this degree of panache, films such as Meltdown are never less than 110# entertainment. --Richard Whitehouse

• Chen Tai Chi: First Form (YMAA Tai Chi for Beginners DVD) Chenhan Yang **BESTSELLER** 2020 | DVD | (01/10/2020) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Enter The Dragon - Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (01/12/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  The last film completed by Bruce Lee before his untimely death, Enter the Dragon was his entrée into Hollywood. The American-Hong Kong co-production, shot in Asia by American director Robert Clouse, stars Lee as a British agent sent to infiltrate the criminal empire of bloodthirsty Asian crime lord Han (Shih Kien) through his annual international martial arts tournament. Lee spends his days taking on tournament combatants and nights breaking into the heavily guarded underground fortress, kicking the living tar out of anyone who stands in his way. The mix of kung fu fighting (choreographed by Lee himself) and James Bond intrigue (the plot has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. No) is pulpy by any standard, but the generous budget and talented cast of world-class martial artists puts this film in a category well above Lee's primitive Hong Kong productions. Unfortunately he's off the screen for large chunks of time as American maverick competitors (and champion martial artists) John Saxon and Jim Kelly take centre stage, but once the fighting starts Lee takes over. The tournament setting provides an ample display of martial arts mastery of many styles and climaxes with a huge free-for-all, but the highlight is Lee's brutal one-on-one with the claw-fisted Han in the dynamic hall-of-mirrors battle. Lee narrows his eyes and tenses into a wiry force of sinew, speed and ruthless determination. --Sean Axmaker

• Meridian Qigong by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming | DVD | (15/07/2014) from £33.52   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Platform | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £17.87   |  Saving you £2.12 (11.86%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jia Zhang Ke's ambitious film follows the lives of four friends over a turbulent 10 year period of Chinese history from 1979 to 1989. In the small town of Fenyang in the remote western province of Shanxi the teenage members of a state theatre troupe stage propoganda plays in praise of Mao. But as the country opens up to the free market and implements wide-ranging reform their lives are irrevocably changed as the world around them is transformed by the music fashions and other cul

• Guy With Secret Kung Fu | DVD | (24/01/2005) from £7.98   |  Saving you £2.01 (20.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Evil vs. Good as the outlaw bandits try to destroy the only people able to protect a small village. However the young challengers use their abilities to fight bravely and keep their town from these brutal thieves.

• Breathless | DVD | (22/03/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A violent man learns compassion when he starts to care for a young woman in this independent crime drama. Song-hoon (Yang Ik-june) is a hired thug working for underworld kingpin Man-shik (Jeong Man-shik), whose money buys only so much of Song-hoon's loyalty. Song-hoon has a violent streak and he's not afraid to strike out against those who would turn against him or his boss, making him an enforcer to be reckoned with in the South Korean underworld. But Song-Hoon's life begins to change when he meets Yeong-jae (Lee Hwan), Man-Shik's newest underling. Yeong-jae has a teenage sister, Han Yeon-heui (Kim Gol-bi) who is as good-hearted as her brother is corrupt. Soon-hong and Yeon-heui get to know one another, and his affection for her brings out a compassionate side in his nature that he's never been willing to acknowledge before. As Soon-hong falls deeper in love with Yeon-heui, he begins considering leaving his old life behind, which is more difficult than he ever imagined.

• Last Train Home | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Last Train Home follows a Chinese Family as they leave their daughter and family to look for work in more industrialized areas. They leave the country side and begin working in a cheap clothing factory. The film spans over two years observing the family's struggles for money as they attempt to keep their relationships intact.

• The Stormriders | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Stormriders transplants Macbeth into a medieval China in director Andy Lau's reinvention of classical tragedy as CGI-laden blockbuster. Officially the source material is a best-selling Manga, and the flying heroes with magical powers and the wild camera angles do indeed have a real graphic-novel flair. As the warlord Sonny Chiba is a commanding presence, while Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud are perfect contrasting comic-book warriors. Kristy Yeung is a suitably lovely heroine, while Shi Qi provides irritating comic relief. There is style to burn, with beautiful imagery bearing the influence of Ridley Scott and, in the "blur-motion" duel in a bamboo forest, Wong Kar-Wai; indeed, Lau has served as Kar-Wai's cinematographer. Spectacular yet laden with symbolism The Stormriders is a film to bridge the appeal of Ashes of Time (1994) and The Bride with White Hair (1993) with the Superman (1978) and Mummy (1999) movies. The fights and a romantic flying sequence pay homage to the former, the computer effects update the groundbreaking Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain (1983) with the technology of the latter. Sometimes overly ambitious or just plain bizarre The Stormriders is an emotionally charged darkly romantic adventure which outclasses any comic-book adaptation Hollywood has made in years.On the DVD: The first disc presents the 127-minute director's cut in its original 2.35:1 ratio with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. While the sound is clean, dynamic and makes great use of all the channels the picture is presented non-anamorphically, so that while well-focused, with strong colours and little sign of artefacting, it is not as solid or detailed as it could be. The main special features are two documentaries, a general "making-of" running 22 minutes, and a 20-minute "featurette" on the special effects. Both are promotional pieces made at the time of the film's release. The second disc features the US trailer and an object lesson in how to ruin a film, i.e. the "international" version ofThe Stormriders. Cut by 38 minutes, horribly panned and scanned and dubbed, this is a travesty that destroys all the beauty and atmosphere and renders the story incomprehensible. Why anyone would watch it when they have the complete film on the first disc is a mystery. The sound is again Dolby Digital 5.1 and the 4:3 image is fair. --Gary S Dalkin

• Chang 'An | Blu Ray | (02/06/2025) from £15.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set in the Golden Age of the Tang dynasty (618 907) when many were still bounded by poverty. All under heaven was in chaos and all of the parts apart from Li Bai were dead.

• Qigong Bundle - Understanding Qigong 6-DVD complete set (Dr. Yang) YMAA | DVD | (31/12/2011) from £99.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The King of Pigs | DVD | (13/05/2013) from £8.14   |  Saving you £7.85 (49.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After his business goes bankrupt, 30 something Kyung-Min (Oh Jung-Se) kills his wife impulsively. Hiding his anger, he seeks out his former middle school classmate Jong-Suk (Yang Ik-June). For the first time in 15 years they meet and hiding, their own current situations, they talk about their school days. At school, they were classified by their wealth and grades. Kyung-Min and Jong-Suk were at the bottom and were the 'pigs'. They were bullied by a ruling class of 'dogs'. This bullying led to a harrowing incident 15 years ago at the school, and they return to the site where the most shocking truth of what happened there is finally revealed.

• Bundle: Tai Chi Fighting 3-DVD set (YMAA Taijiquan) Tai Chi Master Yang, Jwing-Ming | DVD | (31/12/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Enter The Dragon / Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey | DVD | (08/10/2001) from £24.95   |  Saving you £11.04 (44.25%)   |  RRP £35.99

  For the first time in 28 years Enter The Dragon is available for viewing uncut with every martial arts moment restored to its full glory. Enter The Dragon takes Lee to the island fortress of a criminal warlord called Han whose martial arts academy covers up opium-smuggling and prostitution activities. To avenge the death of his sister Lee infiltrates the stronghold and enters Han's brutal martial arts tournament - a breathtaking visual feast of competitions fusing skills in Kung Fu

• The Stormriders Trilogy | DVD | (03/11/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A triple bill of Hong Kong action classics from director Andrew Lau (Wai Keung Lau). The Stormriders: The most eagerly awaited Hong Kong movie event boasting Hong Kong's highest ever production budget and box office take. It is a visually stunning epic blend of swordplay explosive martial arts and breathtaking special effects to create the ultimate final fantasy. A Man Called Hero: Based on the comic book series by Ma Wing Shing 'A Man Called Hero' is a spectacular

• Back To The Sea | DVD | (07/07/2014) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Get ready for an unforgettable undersea adventure in the enchanting Back to the Sea! Meet Kevin (Yuri Lowenthal Ben 10) a young flying fish who lives in the New York harbour. He has a keen sense of adventure and a dream of leading his family back to Barbados - the mythical kingdom of the flying fish. However one fateful day his determination to explore lands him in trouble as he gets captured by a fishing ship and plunged into a fish tank - right in a famous restaurant in New York City's Chinatown. Whilst there Kevin befriends the owner's son and a and a handful of fishy friends. Together they embark on a daring quest to escape using trust and friendship and to get Kevin back home to the sea. Also stars Mark Hamill (Star Wars) Tim Curry (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) Christian Slater (Bullet to the Head) and Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants).

• Address Unknown | DVD | (26/06/2006) from £7.72   |  Saving you £12.27 (158.94%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Innocence is a casualty of war. Romances end in blood and the frail hopes of individuals are torn apart in a vile karmic continuity of colonialism civil war and occupation. After surviving Japanese colonization Korea became the first war zone of the Cold War. The legacy of war remains today in this divided country. Three forlorn teenagers Chank-guk Jihum and Eunok are figures in the landscape of this story which highlights the global implications of a very Korean reality.

• Essence Of Taiji Qigong | DVD | (31/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £32.99

• The Postman Fights Back | DVD | (20/08/2001) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  During the Republican Era in China the country became divided by warlords and there was constant bloodshed. Needing able-bodied men to join their factions warlords paid a hefty price. However the one man that they all wanted could not be bought. This action-packed film stars action legend Chow Yun-Fat and is directed by acclaimed helmer Ronny Yu. Fight choreography is by Yuen Chun-yeung action director of 'Charlies Angels'.

• Avenging Fist | DVD | (19/08/2002) from £7.02   |  Saving you £12.97 (64.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The adventures of Nova a young fighter who is guardian of his family legacy an all-powerful martial arts style known only as 'The Avenging Fist'. When 'Combat 21' the leader of an underground movement known as 'The Red Dragons' discovers the existence of the style he will stop at nothing to learn its secrets and combine its strength with the all-conquering 'Power Glove' a technological fighting tool designed to unlock the unknown power of the human mind and body. When th