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Review Made in Hong Kong / Moon Warriors
Actors & Directors
  • Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
  • Anita Mui
  • Maggie Cheung
  • Kenny Bee
  • Kelvin Wong
  • Andy Lau
Release date: 1994-11-07
Run time: 82 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £11.94

Review Moon Warriors / Made in Hong Kong:


Review Eastern Heroes Ltd. / Spooky Encounters [1980]
Actors & Directors
  • Lau Chun Wei
  • Sammo Hung
Release date: 1998-03-02
Run time: 94 min.
Price: £12.99

Review Spooky Encounters [1980] / Eastern Heroes Ltd.:


Review Contender Entertainment Group / Ninja In The Dragon's Den [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Ping-Ao Wei
  • Corey Yuen
  • Hiroyuki Sanada
  • Po Tai
  • Conan Lee
  • Jang Lee Hwang
Release date: 2002-03-25
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £12.98

Review Ninja In The Dragon's Den [1982] / Contender Entertainment Group:


Actors & Directors
  • Ellen Chan
  • Vanessa Chan
  • Ken Lo
  • Wellson Chin
  • Candy Lai
  • Sandra Ng Kwan Yue
Release date: 1993-07-19
Run time: 91 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £9.98

Review Top Squad [1988] / Entertainment Today Ltd.:


Review Made in Hong Kong / The Magnificent Butcher [1979]
Actors & Directors
  • Yuen Woo-Ping
  • Mui Sang Fan
  • Chung Fat
  • Sammo Hung
  • Hark-On Fung
Release date: 1998-12-07
Run time: 104 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £4.50

Review The Magnificent Butcher [1979] / Made in Hong Kong:


Review Contender Entertainment Group / Snake In The Eagle's Shadow [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
  • Roy Horan
  • Dean Shek
  • Siu Tien Yuen
  • Woo-ping Yuen
  • Jang Lee Hwang
Release date: 2001-09-17
Run time: 92 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £10.42

Review Snake In The Eagle's Shadow [1978] / Contender Entertainment Group:

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is the film that marks the beginnings of Jackie Chan as a Hong Kong action star. Set in early 20th century China, it is a traditional kung fu action picture invigorated by Chan's good humour and charm. The heart of the film is Jackie's surprisingly emotional relationship with the elderly Yuen Siu Tien, whom the star rescues and befriends. In return, the old man trains Chan in the art of Snake's Fist kung fu, which he later combines with the Cat's Claw to develop the technique of the title. The action, directed by Yuen Woo Ping, includes Chan in an exciting battle with a sword-wielding preacher and a striking showdown with arch-villain Hwang Jang Lee. The sequences in which Chan learns new fighting techniques are both inventive and humorous, with the charismatic Yuen Siu Tien (a veteran Chinese film star and father of the director) offering a sober version of the character he would play in Chan's follow-up Drunken Master (1978), and in Magnificent Butcher (1979). The film features a regular ensemble cast of classic Hong Kong kung fu film actors, and regardless of its obviously low budget mixes violence, comedy and emotion into an enduringly popular success. On the DVD: The image is variable, with some shots displaying considerable grain and print damage while the colours are weak throughout. Worse, the original 2. 35:1 film has been reformated to 1. [+]
77:1 widescreen TV ratio. While this has been done with some care it inevitably damages the compositions and loses information in the dynamic fight scenes. The sound is functional mono. Soundtrack options are the original Mandarin with English subtitles, or an English dub. Extras include the original English language theatrical trailer, Hong Kong Legends' own trailer, plus promos for further releases and a photo gallery. There is a detailed text biography and filmography of Jackie Chan, and a text interview with producer Ng See Yuen. There is also a text biography of Hwang Jang Lee linked to a kicking showcase which is another short fight scene. Most of these features are identical to those on the Drunken Master DVD. -Gary S Dalkin.

Review Made in Hong Kong / The Barefoot Kid [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Chien-lien Wu
  • Lung Ti
  • Aaron Kwok
  • Johnny To
  • Maggie Cheung
  • Kenneth Tsang
Release date: 1994-05-31
Run time: 86 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £18.99

Review The Barefoot Kid [1993] / Made in Hong Kong:


Review Marquee Pictures / Shaolin Chamber Of Death [1976]
Actors & Directors
  • Wei Lo|Chi-Hwa Chen|Yuen Lung|Jackie Chan
Run time: 103 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Shaolin Chamber Of Death [1976] / Marquee Pictures:


Actors & Directors
  • Hui Ya-Hung
  • Wang Lung-Wei
  • Liu Chia-Liang
  • Liu Chia-Hui
Run time: 100 min.
Price: £10.99

Review Return to the 36th Chamber [1980] / Warner Video:


Review Entertainment in Video / Operation Condor - Armour Of God 2
Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
  • Carol Cheng
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 1993-03-30
Run time: 102 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.20

Review Operation Condor - Armour Of God 2 / Entertainment in Video:


Review Mia Video Entertainment Ltd / Once Upon A Time In China And America [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Xin Xin Xiong
  • Jet Li
  • Kwok-Pong Chan
  • Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
  • Jeff Wolfe
  • Rosamund Kwan
Release date: 2000-10-23
Run time: 99 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.48

Review Once Upon A Time In China And America [1997] / Mia Video Entertainment Ltd:


Review Contender Entertainment Group / Encounters Of The Spooky Kind [1980]
Actors & Directors
  • Sammo Hung
  • Chung Fat
  • Chan Lung
  • Sammo Hung
Release date: 2001-11-12
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £2.99

Review Encounters Of The Spooky Kind [1980] / Contender Entertainment Group:


Review Digital Video Distribution / True Vengeance [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Daniel Bernhardt
  • Miles O'Keeffe
  • Beverly Johnson (III)
  • George Cheung
  • David Worth (II)
  • Jonathan Lutz
Release date: 1999-02-22
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £6.99

Review True Vengeance [1997] / Digital Video Distribution:


Review Kiseki Films / The Killer Meteors [1976]
Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
  • Yu Wang
  • Wei Lo
Release date: 2000-02-14
Run time: 91 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £0.82

Review The Killer Meteors [1976] / Kiseki Films:


Review Vision Video Ltd. / Shaolin Wheel of Life - The Masters Edition [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • John Hurt
  • Nick Morris
Release date: 2001-11-19
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £1.99

Review Shaolin Wheel of Life - The Masters Edition [2000] / Vision Video Ltd.:


Review Eastern Heroes Ltd. / Mystery Of Chess Boxing
Actors & Directors
  • Siu Tien Yuen
  • Tien-chi Cheng
  • Mark Long (II)
  • Jack Long (II)
  • Joseph Kuo
  • Hou Tao Hsiao
Release date: 1997-08-25
Run time: 87 min.
Price: £13.99

Review Mystery Of Chess Boxing / Eastern Heroes Ltd.:


Review Entertainment in Video / Best Of The Best 2 [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Ralf Moeller
  • Christopher Penn
  • Phillip Rhee
  • Robert Radler
  • Eric Roberts
  • Wayne Newton
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.95

Review Best Of The Best 2 [1993] / Entertainment in Video:


Review 4 Front Video / The Karate Kid 2 [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Robyn Lively
  • Tamlyn Tomita
  • John G. Avildsen
  • Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita
  • Ralph Macchio
  • Martin Kove
Release date: 2002-07-01
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £19.99

Review The Karate Kid 2 [1986] / 4 Front Video:

Literally picking up about five minutes after the conclusion of the 1984 film, The Karate Kid 2, the 1986 sequel, also directed by John G Avildsen, sends Ralph Macchio's and Pat Morita's characters to the latter's home turf in Japan, where the older man is confronted by an old rival, and Macchio's newly confident fighter gets a tougher challenge than the punks back home. Sillier than its predecessor, this follow-up at least has some distracting soap opera elements in Morita coming to terms with an old flame, while Macchio woos a lovely local girl. Ironically, it's the action that evokes laughter, particularly a climactic fight that gets over the top quickly. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Contender Entertainment Group / Drunken Master [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Ying Li (II)
  • Woo-ping Yuen
  • Jang Lee Hwang
  • Siu Tien Yuen
  • Jackie Chan
  • Pan Pan Yeung
Release date: 2001-11-05
Run time: 106 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £11.05

Review Drunken Master [1978] / Contender Entertainment Group:

Drunken Master is a film that, following Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) (made with the same ensemble cast and director Yuen Woo Ping), consolidated Jackie Chan's position as the new Hong Kong kung fu action star of the late 1970s. Set in the late 19th century, Chan plays the great Chinese hero Wong Fei Hung as a loveable young rogue who is always getting into fights or embarrassing his family. Eventually his father decides the only way to make a man of Chan is to send him for training with an old drunken drifter played by Yuen Siu Tien. Just as they did in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, the pair make a fine double-act, though this time there is much surreal entertainment to be had from the older man teaching the younger the fine art of drunken kung fu. Learning to fight like the Eight Drunken Gods before the final confrontation with Hwang Jang Lee causes Chan considerable problems, though Yuen Siu Tien simply fights better the more he drinks. Yuen Siu Tien would reprise the role in his final film, Magnificent Butcher (1979) yet with Chan he finds a perfect blend of slapstick comedy and creatively staged action which makes Drunken Master a genuine kung fu classic. On the DVD: The picture is generally strong though inevitably there is a fair amount of grain. Unfortunately the original 2. 35-1 film has been reformatted to 1. 77-1 widescreen TV ratio. [+]
This has been done more skilfully than usual but is still a misrepresentation of the original cinema release and does mar both the landscape photography and the fast moving action scenes. The sound is perfectly acceptable mono. Soundtrack options are the original Mandarin with English subtitles, or an English dub. Extras include the original English language theatrical trailer, Hong Kong Legends' own trailer, plus promos for further releases and a photo gallery. There is a detailed text biography and filmography of Jackie Chan, a biography of Yuen Woo Ping and a text interview with producer Ng See Yuen. Also included is a text biography of Hwang Jang Lee linked to a kicking showcase which is another short fight scene. Most of these features are identical to those on the Snake in the Eagle's Shadow DVD. -Gary S Dalkin.

Review Mia Video Entertainment Ltd / Dragon Lord [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Jackie Chan
  • Jackie Chan
Release date: 1998-03-02
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.99

Review Dragon Lord [1982] / Mia Video Entertainment Ltd:


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Moon Warriors, Spooky Encounters [1980], Ninja In The Dragon's Den [1982], Top Squad [1988], The Magnificent Butcher [1979], Snake In The Eagle's Shadow [1978], The Barefoot Kid [1993], Shaolin Chamber Of Death [1976], Return to the 36th Chamber [1980], Operation Condor - Armour Of God 2, Once Upon A Time In China And America [1997], Encounters Of The Spooky Kind [1980], True Vengeance [1997], The Killer Meteors [1976], Shaolin Wheel of Life - The Masters Edition [2000], Mystery Of Chess Boxing, Best Of The Best 2 [1993], The Karate Kid 2 [1986], Drunken Master [1978], Dragon Lord [1982]

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