Jackie Chan - DVD

Path Of The Dragon (Bruce Lee)

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

bruce lee documentary 3 out of 5 stars.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful.

this is a short (about 45 min) documentary of on the films of bruce lee. the production value is low and the content is merely ok. it's valuable only to the fan of bruce lee (it does give a good list of all his movies, not as many as you think). i bought it in a two pack with another Lee documentary, The Intercepting Fist, a documentary on the style of martial arts he created, and is a truly good documentary. If you can find the 2-pack, go for it, otherwise, i'd probably pass on this one.

Intelligent Look at Lee's Impact 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

"Path" provides a very intelligent examination of how Bruce Lee
and the martial arts, in general, crossed cultural and racial
barriers for positive impact. Thoughtfully narrated by the
actor's daughter Shannon Lee, the documentary is highlighted by
interviews of current luminaries in movies and martial arts such
as Richard Norton and Jackie Chan. Commentaries on Lee are
also provided by his "Enter the Dragon" co-star John Saxon, James
Coburn and George Lazenby, a former James Bond. The historical
origins of the martial arts, with vintage footage from Asian locations, are examined to lay the foundation for the bases of
Lee's global success. Students and film fans alike will enjoy
this remarkable hour that is, in equal parts, an enjoyable history lesson and a retrospective on the importance of Bruce Lee
to film and to international popular culture.

Chop Socky - Cinema Hong Kong

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Good summary of the "Kung Fu Flick" 3 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I remember back inthe 80s, saturday afternoon kung fu movies on TV, the Kung Fu triple feature matinees at the local downtown theater. These old school films remain some of the most entertaining and thrilling movie experiences to date(even inspite of all that CGI!).

Chop Socky explains the story of how Chinese cinema was born with emphisis on the martial arts movies. It offers a good ecapsulated overview. Taking you through the early 1920s up to the present day. My only gripe is that it was too short. Not enough in the special features. There also should have been more on the Shaw Bros Studios. After all... they WERE fung fu theater during the 70s and 80s! Despite that, this is a must to own if you call yourself a fan of the genra.

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In this action-packed original co-production from the Independent Film Channel, filmmaker Ian Taylor takes a behind-the-scenes look at the stars, fighting styles and weaponry of Hong Kong cinema from its earliest beginnings to the latest big-budget epics. Through rarely seen film clips, detailed scene analysis and in-depth interviews with martial arts masters such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and John Woo, CHOP SOCKY: CINEMA HONG KONG provides an in-depth portrait of Hong Kong's wholly original and undeniably unique contribution to world cinema.

King of Comedy

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A fun, ridiculous romantic comedy 4 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This is the film Stephen Chow directed before Shaolin Soccer. Do not get it if you want "kung fu" hilarity. That being said, this movie made me laugh out loud a number of times. Stephen Chow plays a desperate extra/actor who can't get a scene to save his life. He works at a Neighborhood Welfare House, and in his spare time, gives free acting lessons. Of course, these lessons are hilarious, as he attempts to teach a young wannabe Triad gang member how to act tough when collecting money, and also an expensive call girl how to act virginal and like she's still in college. There are alot of funny scenes, including a hilarious spoof of John Woo films and a cameo by Jackie Chan. I recommend it if you like Stephen Chow's comedy bits in Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle! The subtitles are a bit tough at times, though.

not as usual for Stephen Chow movie.... 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Not as funny as movies like 'Royal tramp', 'The God of cookery' or 'Shaolin Soccer', but in the end a good comedy. Stephen Chow is funny and sexy as always (and he is NOT getting old!) and Ng Man Tat does a great job too. They are one of the best 'couple' in the cinema industry (watch 'All for the winner' and '60 million dollar man'). I don't like the character acted by Karen Mok (too nasty for her, I think) but she is one of the best HK actress. A thumbs up for Ceclia Cheung. You can also enjoy a few seconds Jackie Chan's cameo.

As for a technic comment there's no doubt this is a well made movie, the picture is clear (no special effects).

Snake in Eagle's Shadow 2

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This is going to be tough to explain, but I will try my best 2 out of 5 stars.
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Using a few minutes of footage from Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, someone tried to make this seem like a sequel. The original name of this movie is 'Snaky Knife Fight Against Mantis', and it is a decent Don Wong Tao flick. There are a couple of scenes where they show Jackie Chan fighting and I guess this is supposed to link the 2 movies together. Wong Tao is supposed to be playing Jackie, but the best thing to do is to just ignore the Jackie footage when it comes on. The story is already horribly done, and the spliced in footage doesn't help.

The story is very badly done, and not even worth going over. This is one of the rare times that I will not talk about the story at all. It is just pure nonsense, and the editing is some of the worst I have ever seen. The director obviously didn't care about the story. I can forgive a movie for having a bad story as long as it moves along at a good pace and has good fight scenes. The movie is boring, but luckily the fights scenes are really good, and there are plenty of them. The first fight has Alan Chui and some other guy going up against Wong Tao and Carter Wong. If you don't know who Alan Chui is, then I highly recommend checking him out in movies like Seven Grandmasters and Shaolin Temple Against Lama. He fills up the screen with uncountable movements and is maybe the fanciest screen fighter of all time. It's a shame he only gets about 2 minutes of action. Lung Fei (Kung Pow! Enter the Fist and Death Duel of the Mantis) shows up next, and this is THE best fighting performance I have ever seen from him, which is saying quite a lot since he has been in well over a hundred movies. I never knew he had moves like this.

If you are not a big kung fu fan, this movie will definitely test your patience. So if you end up just fast forwarding to the fight scenes, make sure you at least watch these- Carter Wong vs. Lung Fei, Chen Sing vs Wong Tao (they fight twice) and Lung Fei vs. Wong Tao (they also fight twice). These fights are worth a watch for any fu fan.

This is a hard movie to rate. The story is about as bad as it gets, but some of the fights are sublime. Don Wong Tao is on fire. I admit that I fast forwarded 20 minutes or so, but if you are a fan of Wong Tao or Lung Fei, you can't pass this one up.

2.5/5

Picture quality on the Xenon DVD isn't too bad, and the Enlgish dubbing is funny at times. Sound is fine.

Editorial Review:

An orphan saves the life of an old beggar, a master of the Snake Fist technique. In gratitude he passes his knowledge along to the youngster, who then becomes a kung fu avenger. Jackie Chan at his classic best!

Dragons Forever

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Total reviews: 54 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

A fitfully amazing, frequently disheartening hodgepodge of action, farce, and romance, slapped together as a costarring vehicle for three of Hong Kong's major movie stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung (who also directed), and Yuen Biao. Its light-footed, try-anything spirit makes it consistently enjoyable, but these wonderful performers are working (to put it kindly) beneath their gifts. Chan plays a womanizing attorney who recruits arms-dealer Hung and madcap inventor Biao to dig up dirt on the corporate sleaze balls he's supposedly defending--industrial polluters (and heroin smugglers) whose effluents threaten the bucolic fish farm of a handsome widow woman. The trio doesn't have many collective scenes, so their Three Musketeers act never really gets off the ground. As always, the fights and stunt work are mind-boggling; the jaunty details are fun: Chan's flick-of-the-wrist trick with a fancy briefcase; Hung's deft run- through of a few choice Cantonese opera moves; and Yuen Biao's Olympic-level acrobatics on, around, and within an industrial steel-tube staircase. --David Chute

One Armed Boxer

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

The prequel to 'Master of the Flying Guillotine' 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Before Bruce Lee, there were a few kung fu movie stars. The first huge star was Jimmy Wang Yu who started working in the very first Shaw Brothers sword plays back in 1965. He directed and starred in 'One-Armed Boxer' for Golden Harvest in 1971 and is in top form both in front of and behind the camera. While you can clearly see Jimmy Wang Yu is not a real martial artist, he is still one of the best kung fu stars ever. At least 50 people die in this movie and he does the most damage.

The story is simple. A gang that is involved in opium smuggling and prostitution is looking to take out Wang Yu's kung fu school. When defeated, the gang hires Japanese fighters. Well, mostly Japanese. 2 Thai kickboxers, 2 Tibetan Lamas, a Yoga kung fu master(I never heard of Yoga kung fu, but hey, it's a movie), a Judo expert, a Taekwondo expert, and the unstoppable Lung Fei. Lung Fei also brings his 2 students, and obviously Wang Yu doesn't stand a chance against all of these guys. These are truly 10 of the craziest villains that you will ever come across. Wong Wing San played the Yoga guy with extendable arms in 'Master of the Flying Guillotine', but he just plays one of Lung Fei's 2 students in this. I will stop my review right now and let you find out for yourself how Wang Yu loses his arm and gets revenge.

If you are a fan of kung fu movies pre-Bruce Lee, this is a must have. Maybe the best basher ever. It's one of the movies that started the imaginary world where only martial arts schools exist. So the one martial arts school is a gang, and the other school is made up of good people. You just have to go with it, but it more than works. The movie is serious, but takes place in a complete fantasy world. "Never insult Tibetan martial arts".

There are too many good things to speak of when it comes to this movie. The great soundtrack, TONS of bloody fights (there is like 20 individual fights), Lung Fei's fangs, very creative training sequences, and best of all, Jimmy Wang Yu's acting. He was always the best at making me believe that he is in a really tough fight.

Overall, this is a one of a kind. They didn't make enough crazy movies like this that actually had good stories. A true classic in every way. 5/5

Red Sun version is widescreened with English and Cantonese languages. I don't know who they stole the print from.

Tough Guys 10 Pack

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Toughing it out 3 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

TOUGH GUYS 10 PACK features the more obscure work by some of our best-known action film stars. Several genres are represented in this DVD set, including: crime, martial arts, adventure and war films. TOUGH GUYS is no longer available in the MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT catalog.

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The following alphabetized program list includes viewer poll ratings for each film (based on a 1 to 10 scale), plus original theatrical titles (where indicated), country of origin (if other than USA), years of release and principal actors.


(4.8) Black Fist (1975) - Richard Lawson/Dabney Coleman/Philip Michael Thomas
(2.7) The Black Godfather (1974) - Rod Perry/Damu King
(5.2) Cold Sweat (Italy/France/Belgium-1970) - Charles Bronson/Liv Ullman/James Mason/Jill Ireland
(4.6) Desert Commandos (Italy/France/W Ger-1967) - Ken Clark/Howard Ross
(4.0) Fighting Mad ("Death Force") (USA/Philippines-1978) - Jayne Kennedy/Leon Isaac Kenndey (both minor roles)
(4.3) Funeral For An Assassin (USA/S Africa-1977) - Vic Morrow
(5.9) Grand Duel (Italy/France/W Ger/Monaco-1972) - Lee Van Cleef
(5.3) Mr. Scarface (Italy/W Ger-1976) - Jack Palance
(???) Ten Fingers of Death - (No info available-- may have Jackie Chan in it)
(2.9) Trained To Kill: USA ("The No Mercy Man") (1973) - Steve Sandor/Richard X. Slattery

Editorial Review:

10 Great Tough Guys Movies. Tough Guys Classics is hours of beat 'em up, knock 'em down fun.   Digitally Remastered onto 4 DVDs

Specifications:

• 4 DVD Disc set
• Region 0, NTSC
• Full Frame
• Audio - Engli

Master With Cracked Fingers

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

Good luck getting this DVD to play well... 1 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

For starters, I will admit that the widescreen presentation of the English dub of this film is probably the best I've seen of any release of it. However, the film itself is a mediocre patchwork mess, with plenty of footage with a Jackie double. During one fight scene, blink and you'll miss both Mars and Yuen Biao, longtime JC collaborators.

The biggest problem with this release is that the DVD is poorly manufactured. On two different DVD players, I could not get the disc to read properly. The disc would jump to random chapters every ten minutes or so in one DVD player; it wouldn't even read at all in the other one! I would suggest saving your money and, if you really MUST have this movie, buy one of the many other releases of the film. No matter how you slice it, the film isn't very good anyway, letterboxed or not!

The Best Version Of This Film 4 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Thist is probably the best version of this film (included Japan version from Pioneer - that is the version around it acts here).
The picture is according to my opinion very good and the dub (From the Original Language) is one of the best that I ever heard.
Unfortunately there are altogether 7 errors on the DVD. The chapters move on up once. Chapters - 2,5,8,10,16,18,19
The B-Side of the DVD is an insolence - contains the Chinese Version,with chinese and english subtitles.
It's only an old vhs copy.(No sharpness,stripes)
The Jackie Chan Music Video is very good,only the sound is missing!

Jackie Chan 4 Film Collection

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Enter the world of Jackie Chan!

Jackie Chan Invincible Fighter
It's the absolute best of Jackie from all his early films in one action packed film! See his fights from Shaolin Wooden Men, Snake and Crane arts of Shaolin, Dragon Fist, Fearless Hyena and many more! Made by Lo Wei, the producer of Jackies films, this is pound for pound the best action film fest ever made!

Kung Fu Cook
A super rare production! When Jackie hit it big producers were desperate to get anything with his name so they hired his dad! Mr. Chan makes his feature film debut as a cook which was his job in real life. Co starring Bolo Yeung and an all star kung fu cast. First time on dvd!

The Old Master
If you thought Jackie Chan was hot stuff wait until you see his teacher in action! Super producer Joseph Kuo teams Bill Louie and Jackies real life master in this rare action masterpiece. See where Jackie got his moves from!

Killer Meteors
The pairing of two superstars! Jackie faces off with Jimmy Wang Yu in this super production. Wang Yu helped Jackie in his career many times and the two co starred in three films together with Killer Meteors being the first. Presented for the first time in it's UNCUT chinese version (with english subtitles)!

Rush Hour/Rush Hour 2

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Not for this price... 2 out of 5 stars.
7 of 9 people found this review helpful.

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