The Legend of Drunken Master
by Jackie Chan
from Dimension
Wong Fei-Hong (Chan) is inadvertently caught up in a fight between foreign exporters and those who don't want ancient Chinese artifacts to leave the country.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 6-APR-2004
Media Type: DVD
The Magic Blade: Shaw Brothers
by Chu Yuan
from Image Entertainment
Two rival swordsmen in imperial China poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh (Ti Lung Drunken Master II A Better Tomorrow) and Yen nan-Fei (Lo Leigh 5 Fingers of Death 36th Chamber of Shaolin) vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.Featuring non-stop action astonishing touches of fantasy and an eye-popping climactic showdown on the villain's island lair this remains one of kung-fu cinema's most staggering achievements!System Requirements:Running Time; 97 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/ASIAN Rating: NR UPC: 014381319927 Manufacturer No: ID3199XFDVD
The Water Margin
by Chang Cheh
from Image Entertainment
The ultimate Hong Kong action epic! This martial arts masterpiece is based on the true legend of how 108 rebel heroes living in the mountain known as the Mountain Brothers were able to repeatedly defeat invading Sung armies and finally get their revenge against the vile Golden Spear army for the murder of their great leader. Featuring a spectacular all-star cast of Shaw Brothers favorites this enduring classic (originally released in heavily-edited form in America as Seven Blows of the Dragon) is presented fully uncut with every thrill-packed moment intact! Starring David Chiang (One Armed Swordsman Heroic Ones) Lung Ti (A Better Tomorrow II Heroic Ones) Kuan Tai Chen (Tragic Heroes Human Lanterns) Chung Wang (Return of the One-Armed Swordsman) Tetsuro Tamba (You Only Live Twice Hara-kiri) and Lily Ho (Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan). Includes original Cantonese version with English subtitles and English-dubbed version! Also includes printed liner notes original trailer alternate cut of with an extra love scene commissioned by Roger Corman for the US version an interview with Paul Chun plus The Master: Chang Cheng Elegant Trails: David Chiang and Elegant Trails: Ti Lung and a gallery of stills and lobby cards.SPECIAL FEATURES:Elegant Trails: David ChiangElegant Trails: Ti LungThe Master: Chang ChehShaw Brothers trailer reelOther Titles You Might Like trailer reelExtended Love SceneSystem Requirements:Running Time: 125 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: NR UPC: 014381320923 Manufacturer No: ID3209XFDVD
A Better Tomorrow
from Starz / Anchor Bay
The John Woo gangster classic that started it all, a romantic, violent, swirlingly stylish melodrama about dueling brothers--with a mesmerizing lead performance by Hong Kong's favorite actor, Chow Yun-Fat. In repose, Chow's sleepy magnetism recalls the glory days of Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen, and Takakura Ken; when he's stepping high, Chow has a unique, ebullient star presence, a man who embraces life so unselfconsciously that he becomes vulnerable to all kinds of suffering and heartache (he endures masochistic megadoses of violence here). The sequence in which Chow's Mark avenges his betrayed best friend---by blasting his way into, and then out of, a Chinese restaurant, twin .45s blazing---is a swashbuckling standout. Woo's film technique may have been more polished in later efforts, but Tomorrow has a direct emotional power that is still unique. Kung fu star of the 1970s, Ti Lung is also terrific here as the 40ish established mobster, relied upon by all, who allows conflicting loyalties toward Mark and toward his younger brother, now a cop, to undermine the stability of his position. --David Chute
Black Magic (Shaw Brothers Special Edition)
by Meng Hua Ho
from Image Entertainment
From the director of Flying Guillotine and Cave of Silken Web!In this outrageous horror hit from Hong Kong's legendary Shaw Brothers a young couple engaged to be married Hsu Lo (Ti Lung Legend of the Drunken Master) and Wang Chu-ying (Lily Li Shaolin Executioner) are tormented by sexy widow Lo Yin (Tanny Tien Ni The Magic Blade) who consults a necromancer to cast a love spell on the unwilling object of her affections. Unfortunately the scheming sorcerer has plans of his own that lead to horrific consequences for everyone involved with a spellbinding finale that pits two magicians against each other in the ultimate battle between light and darkness!Delirious gruesome and shocking this macabre classic of '70s cult cinema comes to American home video for the first time presented fully restored and uncut!System Requirements:Running Time: 95 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: NR UPC: 014381321029 Manufacturer No: ID3210XFDVD
A Better Tomorrow II
by John Woo
from Starz / Anchor Bay
"I won't give you nothing, man; I give you shit," sneers charismatic superstar Chow Yun Fat, speaking English (with a De Niro accent) in his role as a New York restaurateur who won't knuckle under to the (Italian) mob. Chow plays the twin brother of the character he played in the original Tomorrow, the ultraviolent, ultraromantic ultrapopular Hong Kong gangster melodrama. And the blatancy of that device is a fair indication of the sequel's shortcomings--and of its screwy charm: this is a film that knows no shame. The bond between the natural siblings played by Ti Lung (as a reformed mobster) and Leslie Cheung (as a hot shot cop) still resonate tellingly. As a good-guy ex-thug driven batty by the slaying of his only daughter, real-life Cinema City studio chief Dean Shek gets to play a garishly extended "mad scene," foaming at the mouth, chewing on soup bones. A later episode in which a dying man crawls to a phone booth to call his wife (and newborn daughter) in the hospital must also be some kind of lurid first in the soap sweepstakes. The final 15 minutes could be the bloodiest single shoot-out sequence ever committed to celluloid. The story line hasn't been shaped to any particular purpose here, but the images have a golden Godfather-like glow, and this faintly anachronistic, all-stops-out wish-fulfillment approach to moviemaking still has a lot of power. --David Chute
The Kumite
by Daniel Lee (II)
from Lions Gate
Get ready for the ultimate martial arts competition where anything goes and lives are bought and sold. Tank is the celebrated Champion Star Runner and is deemed invincible among the martial arts community. When the headstrong Bond becomes determined to take on the undefeated fighter he knows he must be in the best fighting condition. Training under a renowned martial arts expert Bond learns to supplement his Thai Kickboxing skills with various styles of Chinese kun-fu creating a powerful hybrid fighting style. With his new skills Bond prepares to take on Tank and the fight of his life.System Requirements:Run Time: 113 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 012236205487 Manufacturer No: 20549
The Deadly Breaking Sword
from Image Entertainment
Armed with mystical methods of mind and body control the nefarious Dr. Kuo uses his powers to terrorize the population with a mindless killer bent on destruction but hope lies with martial arts master Tuen Cheng-Tsin and crafty thief Ko Mun who aided by the Deadly Breaking Sword set off on a high-flying fast-kicking mission for justice!System Requirements:Running Time: 101 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: NR UPC: 014381321524 Manufacturer No: ID3215XFDVD
Martial Arts Collection 9 Movie Pack
by Kinji Fukasaku
from St. Clair Vision
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