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• Shaolin Kung Fu Master | DVD | (22/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A stash of gold has been hidden in a forest and only six imperial guards know of its location - watch the masters battle it out! A host of Kung Fu stars take to the screen in this martial arts epic!

• Hong Kong 1941 | DVD | (21/01/2002) from £21.29   |  Saving you £-1.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hong Kong 1941 is a film from the former Crown Colony uniquely focusing on the Japanese occupation during the Second World War. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, shortly before A Better Tomorrow (1986) made him a superstar, this is a war drama far removed from the usual action fare expected from Hong Kong cinema. The English title deliberately evokes Spielberg's 1941, though the content anticipates the same director's Empire of the Sun, even to the extent that the hymn "Suo Gan" is used in both movies. The story of two friends in love with the same woman may call to mind Pearl Harbor, though this comparatively low-budget feature offers an infinitely more convincing account of the horrors of war than Michael Bay's glossy big-budget epic, with some of the most harrowing sequences since The Deer Hunter. The film does not shy away from the moral complexities of collaboration with the enemy, and likewise presents the main characters as fully three-dimensional. Chow Yun-Fat inevitably dominates (he won a Golden Horse award for his performance), yet Cecilia Yip Tong makes a strong impression as the heroine whose terminal illness does not result in the expected sentimental clichés. Alex Man is memorable as the third corner of the triangle, but what makes Hong Kong 1941 genuinely notable is its emotionally charged evocation of WWII from a rarely seen perspective. On the DVD: Hong Kong 1941 is presented in an anamorphically enhanced transfer at 1.77:1, cropping just a little of the original Hong Kong Critics Award-winning cinematography. The picture is excellent, with no blemishes, fine detail, rich colours and barely a hint of grain. The sound is offered in stereo in the original Cantonese, with optional English subtitles, or in a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix and dubbed into English. Both tracks have occasional distortion on the music. The original version preserves the performances much better, though some of the subtitles are wildly inaccurate--references to living in the 21st century and to Japanese jet planes--while the dubbed track offers better than average voice acting but with many of the cultural references Westernised. The multi-channel remix adds only discrete ambient effects and is barely noticeable. The main special features are an information-packed commentary by Hong Kong movie expert Bay Logan, and two interviews. Chow Yun-Fat speaks rather nervously in English for 12 minutes on a variety of topics, concentrating on his work with John Woo. The interview with Cecilia Yip Tong, specific to Hong Kong 1941, is in Cantonese with English subtitles, runs 27 minutes and is anamorphically enhanced with excellent image quality. Also included is a routine photo gallery, the original theatrical trailer and 12 Hong Kong Legends DVD trailers. --Gary S Dalkin

• Dark Matter | DVD | (08/08/2011) from £5.85   |  Saving you £4.14 (70.77%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Dark Matter is a gritty thriller based on thetrue story of a tragichigh school shooting.Liu Xing is a gifted Chinese physics student who makes many scientific breakthroughs whilst studying in the US. When political forces at the university prevent him from being put forward for a Nobel Prize, he goes on a terrifying rampage at the campus killing everyone in his way.

• A Touch Of Zen | DVD | (28/07/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An artist Ku lives with his mother near an abandoned fort. One night investigating strange noises he meets the beautiful Yang who is living there. She is being pursued by agents of an Imperial noble who have murdered her family and Ku finds himself caught up in her struggle to survive... A lyrically spiritual Kung Fu film 'A Touch Of Zen' provided the inspiration for Ang Lee's seminal 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon'.

• Shaolin vs Lama | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £12.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Originally made in 1983, Shaolin vs Lama is an example of the kung fu movie at its most cultish. The story is largely unimportant but concerns Yu Ting and his search for a kung fu master, a search that leads him into conflict with the Flying Eagle gang and their leader, Golden Wheel Lama. This is as far as it goes plotwise, not that that really matters. The focus of the film is, of course, the fight sequences and breathtaking they are too, though the whole film is given unmistakable aura of campness by its comical English dubbing. Still, it would be churlish to argue with the glowing recommendation of the Wu Tang Clan's Rza (a man who knows his kung fu stuff) of Shaolin vs Lama as one of the giants of the genre. On the DVD: filmed in a rather basic manner, Shaolin vs Lama is a colourful visual experience but not one that particularly shines on DVD. The 2.0 Dolby Digital sound gives the fight sequences an added bite but, as is so often the case, the potential of the format is frustratingly underused. There is no attempt to provide any sort of background to the film or the kung fu genre in general, instead leaving us with scene selection and the original theatrical trailer. --Phil Udell

• Magnificent Bodyguards | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Jackie Chan stars as Ting Chung the man entrusted because of his martial arts skills to act as bodyguard by the beautiful Nan Nan to escort her seriously-ill brother to the home of the only doctor who can save his life.

• Shaolin Vs Lama | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  In search of a master, a kung fu obsessive named Ting rescues a young Shaolin monk from a group of local gangsters and decides to use the opportunity to his advantage, persuading the monk to sneak him into the Shaolin temple. Thrown out soon afterward, he engenders the hatred of the Golden Wheel Lama, leader of the notorious Flying Eagle Gang, by rescuing a girl from its thugs/members. Now that he's in the sights of the once peaceable monk gone bad, Ting's only chance for survival is to unloc...

• Shaolin Death Squad | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  When a Manchu conspiracy to overthrow the Ming dynasty is thwarted by a group of Shaolin disciples and patriots a fierce battle to defend the life of the King ensues with deadly results.

• Martial Arts Master Wong Fei Hung | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £8.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (66.74%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A retelling of the Chinese legend of martial artist Wong Fei Hung; a historical character immortalised in such films as the 'Once Upon A Time In China' series. After the death of his father Wong Fei hung ascends to the position of chief within the 'Po Chi Lam' school of martial arts. Meanwhile an Opium Den has opened in the British sector of Canton much to the dismay of Wong. However he has other worries to contend with... A young Japanese swordsman seeks Wong's father in a student vs. teacher showdown and upon hearing of his master's death challenges the new leader of Po Chi Lam. To further complicate matters Wong discovers that his adversary has a beautiful sister who falls in love with him...

• Crazy Guy With Super Kung Fu | DVD | (15/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Kung Fu superstars Lee Yi Min and Mark ""Ghost Face Killer"" Long team up to fight a merciless gang of bandits in a classic battle of good versus evil.

• The Dynamite Trio | DVD | (20/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Top Kung Fu stars Lung Fei and Mark 'Ghostface Killer' Long stars as masters of the Mantis kung fu style in this Kung Fu classic. The film caused near riots when released in the eighties in the West Indies and Africa due to the intense fighting styles.

• The Lost Sword Ship | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £14.83   |  Saving you £-4.84 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  An ultra-rare old skool martial arts masterpiece available on DVD for the first time! Wang Ping and Roc Tien are the men of iron who must fight for the honor of their swords. Based on the famous novel by writer Ku Long The Lost Swordship was originally planned as a Shaw Bros. production but the project was lured away to Taiwan where it was a smash hit not only there but in all of Asia. A lost classic is found!

• The Legfighters | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  A spoilt young rich girl is the bane of her father's life driving her teachers away with her unruly behaviour. However a confident stranger enters town and is promptly hired by the girl's father. Little does she know that her new teacher is one of the area's finest exponents of the Leg Fighting discipline. But her master's old enemies are soon to catch up with him... Ferocious fights ensue in what critics have called one of the best leg-fighting movies ever made.

• Mask of Veng/Samurai Death Bel | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £10.85   |  Saving you £4.14 (38.16%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Mask Of Vengeance: This rare Kung Fu film directed by Baau Hok Lai in the tradition Hong Kong action genre features non stop action thrilling battles and amazing martial arts moves.... Samurai Death Bells: The Dragon Warrior Clan's master is mysteriously killed and the student trusted to carry on leadership soon finds himself the target of a plot led by the master's corrupt son and daughter. It's an uphill battle to stay alive let alone lead this school!