"Actor: Yuet Sang Chin"

• The Thundering Mantis | DVD | (25/07/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Seriously weird as only the best, completely-barking-mad kung fu flicks can be, The Thundering Mantis is the story of Ah Chi, a martial artist who hooks up with a kid sidekick. However, an old grudge resurfaces, with the result that the boy's uncle is murdered and the boy himself kidnapped. So far so Arnie-in-Commando, but it's at this point we're reminded that indigenous martial arts movies are something else again, as Ah Chi's rescue attempt goes disastrously wrong and the boy is tortured to death before his eyes. Apparently driven to insanity by this experience, Ah Chi goes berserk, breaking free and systematically trashing everything and everyone in sight. End of movie. Devotees will absolutely want this in their collections, but those who have yet to progress beyond the Jackie Chan/Jet Li school of Americanised martial arts films will need to leave their preconceptions at the door. There's a nice touch to the dubbed English soundtrack, where the voiceover artists seem to have taken it upon themselves to imitate various British character actors: listen out for Wilfred Brambell, Kenneth Connor and so on. On the DVD: The Thundering Mantis has no extras on the widescreen DVD other than a one-screen guide to other titles in the Kung Fu Connection series. --Roger Thomas

• Slaughter In San Francisco | DVD | (04/04/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Don Wong and Chuck Norris star in this 1973 martial arts action movie. The film follows Don (Wong), a Chinese American cop, as he tracks down Chuck Slaughter (Norris), the leader of the San Francisco gang responsible for his partner's death.

• Heroes Shed No Tears | DVD | (24/10/2011) from £6.42   |  Saving you £11.57 (180.22%)   |  RRP £17.99

  From John Woo the director of Hong Kong movie classics including Bullet in the Head and The Killer comes his ferocious war movie Heroes Shed No Tears. Eddy Ko stars as Chinese mercenary Chan Chung who is hired to kidnap an infamous Thai drug baron and bring him to justice. On the trail they conflict with a Vietnamese general and from that point on find themselves fighting on two increasingly vicious fronts with more yet to come! Anyone tiring of the formulaic 'Hollywood' John Woo will revel in this his first slo-mo gunfest of gory glory where an eye for an eye is played out in unforgettable flesh tearing action. This is Woo at his most brutal and with an arsenal of explosive mayhem he pulls out all the stops to show the true hell of war: John Woo style!

• Dance Of The Drunk Mantis - Drunken Master Part 2 | DVD | (04/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

• Kung Fu Vs Yoga | DVD | (24/10/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  True love is put to the test in this great battle between kung fu and yoga! In a bid to win the heart of a beautiful maiden a kung fu hero is matched against the unbeaten yoga practitioner from India.

• Death Duel Of Kung Fu | DVD | (04/09/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  The stars of SECRET RIVALS reunite in this most action packed of films. Wong Tao and John Liu play a pair of Ming patriots who are trying to stop the Ching Army from crossing the Formosa Straits and attacking the remnants of the Ming troops residing in Formosa (Taiwan). Their plight is made more hazardous as news of their presence spreads to the capital. What follows is nearly an hour of superb fight choreography set against the beautiful backdrop of South Korea.