An art student develops an obsession with death after witnessing a fatal car crash. She photographs the corpse then proceeds to film chickens being slaughtered and a girl committing suicide. It's an obsession which takes her increasingly into the dangerous world of snuff movies. Danny and Oxide Pang energise the nerves with their usual dynamic assault on the senses. Something of an Asian blend of Cronenberg's Videodrome and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom.
Beautifully shot by renowned cinematographer Arthur Wong 'Moon Warriors' is an emotive impassioned tale of a deposed Prince and his heroic quest to rescue his people from an empire soaked in the blood of tyranny. Showcasing some of the best dramatic swordplay sequences to emerge from three decades of action cinema 'Moon Warriors' also features an all-star cast including Andy Lau Maggie Cheung and Anita Mui.
Lawyer Jason Chan (Yuen Biao), fed up with the failings of the justice system and the way it allows criminals off the hook, vows to take the law into his own hands after a key witness and his entire family are murdered. However, his plans are soon complicated when he finds hotshot detective Cindy-Si (Cynthia Rothrock) on his case. Shot through with intrigue and action, this slick Hong Kong thriller rattles along magically in a satisfyingly explosive manner. In this DELUXE presentation, Righting Wrongs is a must for all serious collectors of martial arts mayhem.
An evil gang takes over an amusement park only to be foiled by three Ninja-trained brothers and a TV action star in 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, a smartly-paced, if by-the-numbers, kiddie action flick. Medusa (Loni Anderson) and Lothar (Jim Varney) head up the gang with ransom money and mayhem on their minds. But they don't count on the young trio, taught by their Asian grandfather, and Dave Dragon (Hulk Hogan), making a live appearance at the park. What follows is campy humour, lots of Karate-style action and plenty of Home Alone-type boy vs foolish bad-guy high jinks. And girls aren't left out: the brothers' neighbour, a brainy techno girl, is on hand to hack into the computer and override the gang's murderous plans, while also providing 007-style gadgets for hand-to-hand combat. While there is plenty of gunplay in the 90-minute film, no one is killed or even significantly hurt, making it appropriate for ages five and up. --Kimberly Heinrichs, Amazon.com
Fists fly as fast as lightning in this revenge-fuelled martial arts flick.
Teddy is an ex Secret Service man living out the quiet life as a chiropractor. His kids think he's a delusional loser, yet when a shadowy villain from his past re-appears, his license to thrill is dusted down and the high-kicking, crazy action begins.
Magnificent Natural Fists: A classic tale of justice and revenge the good and the evil the winners - and the losers.Set against an incredible scenario of panoramic magnificence the feats of natural fist Kung-Fu extolled within this movie are unsurpassed.
An Evil Force Has Declared War.. Big-screen favorite Christopher Walken returns in a riveting performance as the menacing angel Gabriel! When the powers of good and evil again descend to Earth in a battle over mankind the only hope for survival is the unborn child of an innocent woman (Jennifer Beals). With the help of a mysterious stranger she races to protect her child and save all humanity; unless Gabriel catches her first! With edge-of-your-seat thrills and suspense this is
Awarded 'Outstanding New Director' at the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards director Law Chi-Leung hits the screen with crime thriller 'Koma' casting award-winning actresses Angelica Lee and Karena Lam in the lead roles. Behind the glitter and glamour of a wedding reception held at a luxurious hotel on a stormy evening a horrid crime was committed. The police had yet to find a way to track down the perpetrator. Their only lead the lone eyewitness at the scene was bridesmaid Chi Ching (
Fast and furious marial arts action. The undisputed king of kicks Casanova Wong stars in this kung fu flick watch in amazement as he takes on the acrobatic genius of Peter Chen in one of the best screen end fights of all time.
A martial arts adventure in which a young man out to avenge the murder of his brother finds him-self opposed by dozens of armed men. When it comes to a final showdown he is forced to pit all his strength against an enormous force of evil...
A troop of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior - with aims to avenge her father's death. They traverse forests and mountains on their mission, all the while fighting off deadly ninja assassins, vicious gangsters and even the undead.
Award winning director Ann Hui's insightful look into the harsh realities of the unsung heroes of the Hong Kong film world: the stunt performers who earn their living by risking their lives to make the most action packed pictures...
Directed by master film-maker John Carpenter, this edge-of-your seat adventure stars Kurt Russell as Jack Burton, a tough talking, wisecracking truck driver whose hum-drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin when his best friend's fiance is kidnapped. Speeding to the rescue, Jack finds himself deep beneath San Francisco's Chinatown. It's a murky, creature-filled world ruled by Lo Pan, a 2000-year-old magician who mercilessly presides over an empire of sprits. Dodging demons and facing baffling terrors, Jack battles his way through Lo Pan's dark domain in a full-throttle, action-riddled ride to rescue the girl. Co-starring Kim Cattrall, this effects-filled sci-fi spectacle speeds to an incredible, twist-taking finish.
2046: Opening in the year 2046 in which a man named Tak (Takuya Kimura) attempts to persuade wjw1967 (Faye Wong) to travel back in time with him the film soon shifts to the year 1966 in which Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) a struggling author asks the woman he loves Su Li-Zhen (Gong Li) to sail with him from Singapore to Hong Kong on Christmas Eve. She declines and over the next three years we return to Chow Mo-Wan on December 24 as he finds himself with another woman
At the end of the Ching dynasty and during the time of the Manchurian Invasion a Ming general sends his son to Shaolin Temple to avoid being slaughtered. Eighteen years roll by and the boy now a fully-grown man and master of the Shaolin martial arts requests to leave the temple and help fight the Manchu invaders. To leave the sacred order he must first face a test of immense skill courage and daring. Along with his classmate Wan Tai Chun (Carter Wong) he must enter labyrinth of martial arts mayhem. Before them lie corridors of traps and huge bronze men some wielding clubs staffs and swords others dressed in huge armour plated suits which will destroy anything which crosses their path. Once through the dreaded chambers the Shaolin disciples will have the Shaolin crest of the dragon and tiger burnt into their forearms by lifting a huge bronze pot. Outside our heroes meet up with more patriots and fight against tyranny. Joseph Kuo hits the mark with this spellbinding big budget offering a great movie that spawned a sequel and several imitations.
Colt Rocky and Tum Tum are back in another action-packed story where they travel with their grandfather to Japan in search of a secret cave of gold closely followed by a band of heavy metal rockers.
Classic Kung Fu fare from the Hong Kong school directed by the old master himself, Joseph Kuo, Born Invincible has only been available in an extremely crackly print for years. Fortunately this version has been cleaned up, though lovers of Oriental kitsch will be glad to hear that the risible, excruciating dubbing remains intact. The plot revolves around the evil Ching Ying (Carter Wong), who has trained since the age of three in the near-impossible art of Tai Chi Kung Fu. His body has become tantamount to a single, deadly muscle, the 108 pressure points of human vulnerability reduced to just one--his sole weakness. His training has also left him with whitened hair and a voice that, dubbed, is a little too close to Harry Enfield's Grayson character from the Mr Cholmondley-Warner sketches in high excitement. Having killed two elders of the Lei Ping school in martial combat over an old score, it falls to the students of that establishment to avenge their masters, through three rigorous years of training. The awesome, though often-comical fight scenes (which in no way resemble Tai Chi) dominate the movie, involving as they do protracted acrobatic manoeuvres, few of which seem to involve actual contact with the human body. Still, lovers of The Matrix might care to revisit this, in order to check out how those moves were first committed to celluloid when editing was less of a fine art. --David Stubbs
Chungking Express tells two stories loosely connected by a Hong Kong snack bar. In one, a cop who's been recently dumped by his girlfriend becomes obsessed with the expiry dates on cans of pineapple; he's constantly distracted as he tries to track down a drug dealer in a blonde wig (played by Brigitte Lin, best known from Swordsman II and The Bride with White Hair). Meanwhile, another cop who's recently been dumped by his girlfriend (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, from John Woo's Hard-Boiled and A Bullet in the Head) mopes around his apartment, talking to his sponge and other domestic objects. He catches the eye of a shop girl (Hong Kong pop star Faye Wang) who secretly breaks in and cleans his apartment. If you're beginning to suspect that neither of these stories has a conventional plot, you're correct. What Chungking Express does have is loads of energy and a gorgeous visual style that never gets in the way of engaging with the charming characters. The film was shot on the fly by hip director Wong Kar-Wai (Happy Together, Ashes of Time), using only available lighting and found locations. The movie's loose, improvisational feel is closer to Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless than any recent film--and that's high praise. Quirky, funny, and extremely engaging, Chungking Express manages to be experimental and completely accessible at the same time. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com
In the house of the Absolutes Kung Fu Institute ambitious young fighter Sui plots to gain control for whoever becomes Master becomes the keeper of the secret book of Invincible Snake Fist. Only the Master's star devotee can stop Sui but first he must overcome other challengers...
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