Eastern Condors 1986  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Wah, Haing S. Ngor, Wu Ma, Melvin Wong, Angela Mao, Charlie Chin, Kwok Keung Cheung, Corey Yuen, Chan Lung
Prisoners will be given their freedom provided they take on a suicidal mission to destroy weapons (inadvertently left behind when the U.S. left Vietnam) before the Vietcong can get them. Along the way, they pick up three female freedom fighters and "Rat" (Yuen Biao), a martial arts fighter. Lots of action.
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Hand of Death 1975  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Strike of Death
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tan Tao-Liang, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yang Wei, John Woo, Yuen Wah, Yuen Biao, Chang Chung
A Shaolin student is sent to kill a powerful warrior who leads a group that terrorizes the area. On the way, he meets others who support his cause–including a young Jackie Chan. An early John Woo effort.
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Heart of Dragon 1985 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The First Mission
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu, Yuen Wah, Mang Hoi, Melvin Wong, Corey Yuen, Lam Ching-Ying, Chin Kar Lok, Chan Lung, James Tien, Phillip Ko
In a change of pace for Jackie Chan, drama plays a bigger role than martial arts action–though there are good fight scenes. Fung (Jackie Chan), a police investigator, longs to become a sailor, but instead he must take care of his mentally challenged brother Dodo (Sammo Hung) with the help of Fung's wife, Jenny (Emily Chu). When Dodo is kidnapped after inadvertently getting in the middle of a gangland struggle, Fung must act.
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Kung Fu Hustle 2004  R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Stephen Chow, Chan Kwok Kuen, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Xing Yu, Feng Xiaogang, Dong Zhi Hua, Huang Shengyi, Lung Leung Siu, Lam Chi Chung
In the 1930s, Sing (Stephen Chow) pretends to be a gang leader in Pig Sty Alley–a poor section of Shanghai. Sing's actions arouse the notorious Axe Gang, which then tries to take control of the village. But the effort won't be easy, since many of Pig Sty Alley's residents are former kung fu fighters who are not about to sit by and allow the gang to take over their village.
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The Master 1989  R, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Yuen Wah, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble, Mark Williams, Anne Rickets, Rueben Gonzales, Guy Fadollone, Derek Annunciation, Corey Yuen, Henry Penzi
Yes, Jet Li is always fun to watch, but this is one of his weakest films. He arrives in San Francisco to help an uncle, but it isn't long before he takes on the entire criminal element of the city.
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Mr. Vampire 1985 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Ricky Lau
Cast: Lam Ching-Ying, Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, Pauline Wong, Chin Siu-hou, Billy Lau, Anthony Chan, Yuen Wah, Wu Ma, Lau Chau Sang
During a burial ceremony, the corpse–a vampire–escapes. Accompanied by two inept assistants, the priest who conducted the burial is hot on the vampire's trail. Lots of fun and action.
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Police Story 3: Supercop 1992 R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller / Drama
aka: Supercop
Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Philip Chan, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Josephine Koo, Kenneth Tsang, Kelvin Wong, Yuen Wah, Lieh Lo, Shum Wai, Bill Tung, Ken Lo, Mars, Kim Penn
Hong Kong detective Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) goes undercover to track down a drug ring, and he teams up with Chinese inspector Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh). They are in Malaysia attempting to get Panther (Yuen Wah) out of prison and have him lead them to his brother, drug lord Chaibat (Kenneth Tsang). Then, Chan Ka Kui's girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung) arrives on the scene, and Chan Ka Kui's cover is blown. The criminals kidnap May and force Chan Ka Kui to come to their aid. This film has stunts galore (all of Chan's are performed by himself).
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| 1. Eastern Condors (1986)
2. Hand of Death (1975)
aka: Strike of Death
3. Heart of Dragon (1985)
aka: The First Mission
4. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
5. The Master (1989)
6. Mr. Vampire (1985)
7. Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
aka: Supercop
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