 Blade II 2002  R, 114 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Horror
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus, Thomas Kretschmann, Matt Schulze, Danny John-Jules, Donnie Yen, Tony Curran, Daz Crawford, Karel Roden, Marit Velle Kile, Santiago Segura
In this sequel, Marvel Comics character–half-human, half-vampire warrior Blade (Wesley Snipes)–is reunited with his mentor, Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), and forms a truce with enemies Reinhardt (Ron Perlman) and Damaskinos (Thomas Kretschmann). Now, Blade commands the Bloodpack in a valiant effort to save the world from a mutation that has resulted in vampires that prey not only on humans but on other vampires as well.
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Comet, Butterfly and Sword 1993 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Butterfly and Sword
Butterfly Sword
Director: Michael Mak
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Joey Wong, Jimmy Lin, Elvis Tsui, Tao Chung-Hua, Yan Tse Tan, Yeh Chuan Chen, Tsui Kam Kong
Excellent fight choreography and stunts highlight this action film involving plots by rival martial arts groups to fight to the death.
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 Hero 2002  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Adventure
aka: Ying xiong
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen, Liu Zhong Yuan, Zheng Tia Yong, Yan Qin, Chang Xiao Yang, Yakun Zhang, Ma Wen Hua, Jin Ming, Xu Kuarng Hua, Wang Shou Xin
Set in ancient China, this story relates the exploits of a warrior who defeats three would-be assassins of the Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang (Chen Daoming) and prevents them from killing him. Ten years later, a man called Nameless (Jet Li) appears at the Emperor's palace and claims to be the warrior who defeated the would-be assassins. The Emperor listens to the story Nameless tells, but he notices a few flaws in the story, and Nameless finds himself in a very complicated situation.
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Highlander: Endgame 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, Bruce Payne, Lisa Barbuscia, Donnie Yen, Adam Copeland, Ian Paul Cassidy, Damon Dash, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield, Mihnea Trusca, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Douglas Aarniokoski, Paul Bigley
From the TV series comes those immortal cousins–Connor (Christopher Lambert) and Duncan (Adrian Paul)–in this fourth "Highlander" film. Connor and Duncan join forces against an evil immortal, Kell (Bruce Payne), after Kell invades Connor's chosen sanctuary.
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 Iron Monkey 1993 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Yu Rongguang, Donnie Yen, Yen Shi-Kwan, Tsang Sze-Man, Jean Wang, Shun-Yee Yuen, Hou Hsiao, Fai Li, James Wong
Iron Monkey (Yu Rong Guang) steals from the rich and gives to the poor with no major problems. But, when he robs the governor, things take a turn for the worse. The governor coerces two martial arts experts (Donnie Yen and Tsang Sze-man) into tracking down the masked Iron Monkey. But, as must happen in this story about good guys vs. bad guys, they join forces with the Iron Monkey and, together, fight the corrupt government.
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Once Upon a Time in China II 1992 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, David Chiang, Max Mok, Xiong Xin Xin, Zhang Tie Lin, Paul Fonoroff, Yan Yee Kwan
In this sequel, the year is now 1895, Westernization is still forcing changes in China, and Wong Fei-hung continues to protect Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan)–all the time dealing with fanatics. In this story, the dangerous White Lotus Cult will stop at nothing to force all Westerners from Chinese soil. Wong ends up right in the middle of this dangerous situation.
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 Shanghai Knights 2003 PG-13, 107 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Fisher, Aidan Gillen, Donnie Yen, Oliver Cotton, Alison King, Gemma Jones
The setting is 1880s' London for those mismatched pals–Chon (Jackie Chan) and Roy (Owen Wilson)–in this sequel to their "Shanghai Noon" (2000). Lots of banter and action in this entertaining film.
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| 1. Blade II (2002)
2. Comet, Butterfly and Sword (1993)
aka: Butterfly and Sword
aka: Butterfly Sword
3. Hero (2002)
aka: Ying xiong
4. Highlander: Endgame (2000)
5. Iron Monkey (1993)
6. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
7. Shanghai Knights (2003)
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