"Actor: Chan"

• Island On Fire | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £8.97   |  Saving you £-2.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Island on Fire is, as the trailer says, "five films in one!". Despite the packaging headlining Jackie Chan this violent modern-day prison drama is an ensemble piece with Chan, a pool-player in prison for accidentally stabbing a man to death, on screen for no more than a quarter of the 92 minutes. Anyone buying this as a Chan movie may be seriously disappointed, for apart from the brevity of his role there is no trademark Chan humour. Also in the brutal and corrupt prison is Andy Lau, an undercover cop searching for the murderer of his professor, and Sammo Hung offering comedy and pathos as an inmate who keeps escaping to visit his son. There are many more characters, together with one subplot involving a mouse which anticipates The Green Mile (1999) and another concerning an assassination conspiracy which parallels Nikita, also released in 1990. Island of Fire is an uneven, always entertaining, sometimes moving film which packs an incredible amount of incident into its running time. However, it should be noted that it is an imitation of, rather than an official entry in, Ringo Lam's Fire series, which includes Prison on Fire (1987) and City on Fire (1987). On the DVD: The anamorphically enhanced 1.77-1 picture is a very good transfer of a rather grainy print, though given the many darkly lit scenes, this grain is probably part of the original film. The mono sound is fine. The film can be watched with the original Mandarin soundtrack and English subtitles, or with a much better than average English dub. The packaging claims there are over 60 minutes of extras. In fact there are nine deleted/extended scenes of variable quality, the best of which give more emotional depth to Sammo Hung's character, together with video interviews with Sammo Hung, Jimmy Wong Yu and director Chu Yen Ping. These total around 20 minutes and are interesting but not specific to the film. Also included is the theatrical trailer, Hong Kong Legends' own "music promo" trailer and eight trailers for further releases. There is also a six-page "animated" biography of Jackie Chan. --Gary S Dalkin

• The Accidental Spy | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (85.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jackie Chan is Bei a less-than-successful exercise equipment salesman who yearns for excitement in his life. One day Bei follows his instincts and trails two suspicious men into action and foils their plans. The resulting publicity from Bei's heroism brings him to the attention of a private investigator who informs him that he is actually the long-lost son of a wealthy businessman!

• Mr Vampire | DVD | (22/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Mr Vampire is a multi -leveled kaleidoscopic action adventure which combines the supernatural elements of black comedy and award-winning action in one of the most successful Hong Kong pictures ever made. Now re-mastered enjoy the physical brilliance of leading-man Chin Siu-ho the stunning art design of Lam Sai-kan and the innovative direction of Ricky Lau. This flamboyant and thoroughly entertaining fable of the Chinese supernatural was so successful it spawned an entire sub-genre

• Magnificent Bodyguards | DVD | (05/03/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Jackie Chan plays the leader of an elite group of bodyguards who are hired to escort the caravan of a woman and her dying brother through a bandit-infested mountain pass in medieval China. He soon learns that all is not as it seems on the surface and that the lives of the magnificent bodyguards are expendable. Be sure not to miss the awesome ""Multi-Monk Array"" in the incredible final battle scene.

• Dragon Lord | DVD | (22/08/2011) from £15.85   |  Saving you £2.14 (13.50%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon who while constantly pursuing a girl gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.

• Dragon Fist | DVD | (22/10/2001) from £6.38   |  Saving you £6.61 (103.61%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jackie offers his first real serious performance in this tale of a dishonoured student of the Dragon Fist sect hell-bent on revenge for the death of his teacher. The powerhouse fight choreography combined with dramatic acting from Chan makes 'Dragon Fist' an electrically charged movie with an all-out explosive ending!

• In The Mood For Love | DVD | (29/10/2001) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £23.99

  This Special Edition 2-disc set of 'In The Mood For Love' presents a vast and sumptuous array of the very best of director Wong Kar-Wai's selected additional features. The special bonus features will satisfy the longings for audiences who have been seduced by 'In The Mood For Love' and its timeless beauty style and sensuality. Hong Kong 1962. Chow (Tony Leung) is a junior newspaper editor with an elusive wife. His new neighbour Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung) is a secretary whose husband s

• Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2 | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £3.99   |  Saving you £21.00 (84.00%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Kung Fu Panda: The Valley Of Peace and it's inhabitants are under threat from a malevolent snow leopard, Tai Lung (Ian McShane). With everyone fearing for their very existences, the role of protector falls into the lap of the lazy, irreverent Po, (Jack Black) a panda more used to slacking off than facing great challeneges. But it is Po who must master the ways of Kung Fu and ultimately face a showdown with the colossus that is Tai Lung...Kung Fu Panda 2: Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five-Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

• The Fifth Element | UMD | (05/12/2005) from £8.08   |  Saving you £7.91 (97.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  In the year 2257 a planet-sized sphere of supreme evil is approaching the earth at relentless speed threatening to exterminate every living organism unless four ancient stones representing the elements of earth wind fire and water are united with the mysterious fifth element.From Luc Besson the acclaimed director of 'Leon' and 'Nikita' comes a film that turns science fiction inside out.

• The Long Arm of the Law 1&2 Standard Edition | Blu Ray | (20/05/2024) from £24.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Return to the mean streets of the 1980s for a pair of ghetto real crime dramas that redefined Hong Kong cop movies. Based on real events in the then Crown Colony, the 'Long Arm of the Law' films depict the threat posed by former Mainland Chinese soldiers crossing the border to stage hyper violent crimes in broad daylight. These films are a stunning blend of cinema verite with bone-crunching Hong Kong stunt sequences. 'Long Arm of the Law 1 & 2' left local audiences shell-shocked when first released, and still retain their raw impact today. Don't miss the chance to see a double bill torn from the most savage era in reel and real Hong Kong history!

• Five Kung Fu Daredevil Heroes | DVD | (14/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  The five heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close enough to exact a deadly revenge upon the criminals responsible for the death of one of their brothers...

• Rumble In The Bronx | DVD | (02/05/2011) from £5.69   |  Saving you £14.30 (71.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  No one brings more death-defying entertainment to the screen than fearless martial arts superstar Jackie Chan. In this awe-inspiring and often amusing action-thriller Chan outdoes himself with the most eye-popping stunts ever filmed each more amazing than the last! Chan plays Keong a Hong Kong cop who gets more than he bargained for when he visits relatives in a crime-ridden section of New York. Soon Keong is brawling with Mafia kingpins and unleashing his lethal skills on unsuspecting thugs. From the first astonishing action sequence to the last in which Chan is matched against a giant hovercraft in a deadly show of brute strength 'Rumble in the Bronx' is the definitive action-adventure film; one your have to see to believe!

• Kickboxer | DVD | (06/01/2003) from £15.67   |  Saving you £-13.68 (-687.40%)   |  RRP £1.99

  When kickboxing champ Eric Sloane is crippled in the ring by the dastardly Tong Po his younger brother Kurt vows revenge. But if he is to defeat Po Kurt must first learn a martial art known as Muay-Thai so he seeks out the expertise of fight guru Xian Chow. Thanks to Chow's unconventional training methods Kurt becomes an expert kickboxer. But is he good enough to defeat Tong Po?

• Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin | Blu Ray | (19/02/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

   Released in 1978, the madcap mayhem of SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN was a surefire sign to audiences that its young star Jackie Chan was soon to be even more famous than the man who paved the way for the modern martial arts genre - Mr. Bruce Lee! An international box office success, this all-time classic is one of Chan's most beloved masterworks and it is easy to see why. The fights come thick and fast in this relentless tale of a young kung-fu student with a very unique style - which attracts a series of curious competitors! Helmed by the great Chen Chi Hwa, who also oversaw the Chan classic SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN (1976), 88 Films is proud to present SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN in glorious HD thanks to a brand new 2K restoration.Product Features Stunning New 2K Transfer from the Original Film NegativeHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentationNewly remastered English subtitlesMandarin Mono (Hong Kong Version)Mandarin Mono (Japanese Version)Classic English dubAudio commentary with action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne VenemaPick Your Poison - Rick Baker Remembers Snake & Crane Arts of ShaolinJackie Chan - Looking Again at the Lo Wei Era - With Filmmaker Steve LawsonStills GalleryJapanese TrailerJapanese TV SpotReversible art featuring new artwork by Robert Kung Fu Bob O'Brien and original Hong Kong poster

• The Forbidden Kingdom | Blu Ray | (17/11/2008) from £6.99   |  Saving you £18.00 (257.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  A 21st Century American teenager takes a spellbinding, dangerous journey into martial arts legend in the new action/adventure epic "The Forbidden Kingdom".

• Little Big Soldier | DVD | (08/11/2010) from £4.09   |  Saving you £13.90 (77.30%)   |  RRP £17.99

  An old soldier kidnaps a young general of an enemy state and takes him on a long journey to collect the reward.

• Kung Fu Panda 2 - Triple Play (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy | Blu Ray | (14/11/2011) from £11.20   |  Saving you £13.79 (123.12%)   |  RRP £24.99

  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?

• Masked And Anonymous | DVD | (10/05/2004) from £18.97   |  Saving you £0.01 (0.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Sometimes surprising, often baffling and occasionally entertaining, Masked and Anonymous is another in the long but not necessarily distinguished line of rock-star movie vehicles. Bob Dylan stars in this BBC Films coproduction as an alter ego of himself, ageing rocker Jack Fate, released from jail to play a benefit concert in an alternative America that is run down and ruled by a military dictator. When not singing he makes little impression, so it's fortunate that director Larry Charles surrounds him with a galaxy of excellent supporting players, including John Goodman, Jessica Lange, Penelope Cruz, Jeff Bridges, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Dern, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi and Val Kilmer--all of whom gave their services for free. The screenplay, cowritten by Dylan, is full of the kind of cryptic aphorisms familiar from his song lyrics: "What's bugging me?", remarks Jeff Bridges' character, "The absurdity of a lifetime of human labour, that's what's bugging me." "They have no ideology. They push both Jesus and Judas aside," says an anonymous bus driver, and there are plenty more didactic, speechy comments that even these veteran actors can't make sound natural or spontaneous. Better to focus on the music--both the songs Dylan performs on screen and those on the soundtrack, which consists mostly of foreign-language covers of Dylan classics. On the DVD: Masked and Anonymous on disc comes with a commentary track from director Larry Charles, who is good on the details of the shooting schedule, but vague about the movie's aspirations. There are some deleted scenes (none of which shed any more light on the plot), another Dylan performance, and a 20-minute "making of" featurette, with the many supporting stars waxing lyrical about the freewheeling shooting style and semi-theatrical staging. The anamorphic widescreen picture is unexceptional, as is the Dolby 5.1 soundtrack, which naturally enough works best with the music. --Mark Walker

• Manga In Motion - City Hunter / Dragon From Russia / The Story Of Ricky | DVD | (22/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  City Hunter: Jackie Chan stars as Ryu Saeba in this hilarious lightning-paced tribute to the ass-kicking girl chasing detective from the popular Manga strip ""City Hunter"". Dragon From Russia: Based on the Legend of Crying Freeman 'Dragon from Russia' is a spectacular visually flamboyant 'Manga in motion' concept adventure from the director of 'Naked Killer'. An invincible killer the Crying Freeman is the most skilled assassin of the Secret Chinese Society 'The 1

• Jackie Chan's First Strike | DVD | (01/10/1999) from £8.74   |  Saving you £8.51 (113.77%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Action-god Jackie Chan does his best James Bond impression with First Strike, an ecstatic sequel to the classic Supercop. The bare-bones plot has Chan in pursuit of international terrorists, but the narrative quickly gives way to an unceasing barrage of insane stunt work (including a nitro-fuelled ski chase and a grandiose fight scene set inside a functioning shark tank). As with most of the ageing star's recent films, there is more of an emphasis placed on big, impersonal (albeit impressive) stunts rather than the close-up combat that made him famous; but the end result is still a must-see rush for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers eager to see what all the well-deserved fuss is about. The scene where Jackie takes on multiple goons while armed only with a ladder is one of his most jaw-dropping set pieces ever--and that's saying quite a lot. Be sure to stick around for the closing credits of gags gone awry, which graphically prove that Chan is truly the hardest working man in show business. --Andrew Wright