Jackie Chan's first starring role sees him play a young waiter who also happens to be a kung fu fanatic. Although his Father (Tien Fong-Fist of fury) has forbidden him from learning the martial arts Jackie trains in secret and is a Young Master in his own right. Local store owners seek the help of Jackie to protect them from a greedy Chinese extortion ring and tempers reach the boiling point when Jackie discovers that the crime kingpin behind the extortion scheme killed his father years before. Featuring some ground breaking choreography (from Jackie Chan and Corey Yuen) for its time this classic from 1974 still packs a punch today and is easy to see why Jackie Chan became an international superstar.
Internationally acclaimed master of action Yuen Woo-Ping (The Matrix) directs Dreadnaught a powerful action flick with a rare team-up of popular Kung Fu star Yuen Biao and Chinese Opera star Kwan Tak-Hing! When psychotic killer White Tiger (Yuen Shun-Yee) goes on the loose cowardly Mousey (Yuen Biao) turns to the aged Wong Fei Hong (Kwan Tak-Hing) for training. The goal: to learn how to fight and master his fear! The journey is not as easy as either would like but when White Tiger and his comrade Master Tam (Philip Ko) go after Wong Fei Hong it's Mousey who has to conquer his inner demons to save the legendary Kung Fu hero! Entertaining Kung Fu action lights up Dreadnaught a film that mixes action comedy various martial arts styles and even the odd chilling moment to create a truly entertaining and unique Hong Kong film! Dreadnaught easily ranks among the finest works from director Yuen Woo-Ping.
For people who've discovered Jackie Chan through his international hit Rush Hour and want to learn what his Hong Kong movies are like, Project A is an excellent place to start. Chan plays a sailor in 19th-century Hong Kong; pirates have been terrorizing the seas for months, and all efforts to combat them have been sabotaged by the corrupt chief of police and a criminal gang, who are in cahoots with the pirates. But the plot is hardly the point--a Jackie Chan movie is about astonishingly acrobatic action sequences and breathtaking stunts, and Project A has plenty. Of particular interest is a bicycle chase that is more suspenseful than any car chase you've ever seen. Chan is joined by Sammo Hung as a shifty con man who comes through when the chips are down. Project A also features Yuen Biao, a frequent costar in Chan's movies, who's yet another astounding martial artist. But what separates Jackie Chan movies from other kung fu flicks is his sense of humor; every fight scene is punctuated by something--a clever use of a prop or sudden reversal of your expectations--that will make you bark with laughter. Sometimes it's just so exquisitely choreographed that the entire movie seems to float on a cloud of giddy delight. Jackie Chan is often compared to the classic silent comedians for his grace and timing--he lives up to it. --Bret Fetzer
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
At age 17 Chan plays Jackie a young man who is intrigued with martial arts but forbidden by his father to learn. He meets a beggar (Siu Tien Yuen) who offers to teach him. Jackie learns in secret until local mobsters put the squeeze on the family business.
Hell Virgin Ashura is the key to King of Hell's revival: he summonts Ashura to break open the Hell Hole located in modern Tokyo but Socerer Ku and high priest Chi Hung send their disciples Peacock King (Yuen Biao) and Lucky Fruit to stop the impending apocalypse... Peacock King is a little seen but impressive supernatural Kung Fu film with the dynamically athletic Yuen Biao holding sway as the martial arts master!
A corrupt Ming guard frames an unsuspecting man for murder without realising the terrible price that the man's martial arts retribution will be...
Hong Kong superstar and Jackie Chan contemporary Yuen Biao stars as 'Clubfoot' in this brilliant chapter in the Wong Fei Hong (Once Upon A Time In China) saga. The Master Of Chess has teamed up with Eagle Claw King to begin trading in opium with the British. Only Clubfoot stands against them...
Not since Don Quixote has Spain had so much fun! Buddies Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Yuen Biao) drive a high-tech lunch truck in Spain where they get mixed up with a femme fatale and a novice detective (Sammo Hung) setting the stage for lightning-fast martial arts and wild car chases through the streets of Barcelona! One of the first films to star the '3 Brothers' (Jackie Chan Yuen Biao Sammo Hung) Wheels On Meals is definitely a fan favourite for the broad kung fu comedy reminiscent of 'The Three Musketeers' and the now legendary death-defying stunts (with support from the Remy Julienne Precision Driving Team) including a skateboard sequence that has to be seen to be believed!
Young Jackie Chan cannot afford to take proper Kung Fu lessons and so he accepts an offer from a 'beggar' to teach him. The beggar is really an Old Master and he teaches Jackie through to adulthood. Jackie is eventually sought by the man who killed his father for a blindfolded deathmatch.One of Jackie's earliest films dating from 1974.
Completely uncut 'feature presentation' supplemented by over 4 hours of amazing DVD extras with special introduction by Bruce Lee's brother Robert Lee. Celebrate the legendary career of Bruce Lee with this all new 2 disc platinum edition featuring a series of exclusive interviews and exciting special features specially commissioned for this limited edition 30th Anniversary release. A new optimum bit-rare transfer will further enhance your viewing experience of the only motion to be written directed co-produced and action-choreographed by leading man Bruce Lee. Featuring the only surviving footage of Lee's incredible double-nunchaku technique 'Way Of The Dragon' also captures the spirit of the great historical battles fought between gladiators in the Roman Coliseum when Bruce squares off against Karate legend Chuck Norris for one of the most exciting one-on-one encounters ever committed to celluloid.
One Down Two To Go: (Dir. Fred Williamson 1982) During a high-stakes east-west karate tournament coach Chuck suspects the match is rigged against him. When looking around the other team's locker room gets him shot he calls in Cal and J his partners from California. After exercising a little persuasion and a lot of brute force they discover who's behind it all. Now the only problem is getting back the money Chuck is owed. Undefeatable: (Dir. Godfrey Hall 1993) Ou
A must-have box set for any martial arts fan. Containing the martial arts best-sellers from the respected Hong Kong Legends label: 'Legend Of a Fighter' 'Eastern Condors' and 'Iron Monkey'. *Please see individual titles for full descriptions.
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