Martial Arts 50 Movie Pack Collection

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For the first time, the legends of martial arts are gathered in the ultimate DVD collection that will provide countless hours of adrenaline-filled action.

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Martial Arts Classics 50 Movie MegaPack - Kung Fu Arts
Shaolin Deadly Kicks
Black Cobra
Black Cobra 3
Chase Step by Step
Deadly Duo
Ninja Champion
Spirits of Burce Lee
City Ninja
Four Shaolin Challengers
Brave Lion
Snake-Tiger-Crane
Black Fist
Head Hunter
Black Godfather
Fist of Fear Touch of Death
Street Fighter
Eapons of Death
Fighting Mad
Return of the Kung Fu Dragon
Image of Bruce Lee
Death Machines
Sister Street FIghter
Karate Kids USA
Death of a Ninja
Ten Fingers of Death
Ninja Empire
Real Bruce Lee
Hands of Death
Shadow Ninja
Four Robbers
Infernal Street
Weapons of Death
Big Fight
Ninja Death I
Ninja Death II
Ninja Death III
Tiger Love
Guy with the Secret Kung Fu
Kung Fu Kids Break Away
Impossible Kid
Ninja Heat
Black Cobra 2
Shaolin Temple
Ninja: The Protector
Heroes of Shaolin Part 1
Heroes of Shaolin Part 2
Snake Fist Cynamo
The Master: Max
The Master: Out of Time Step

Runnig Time 4223 Min

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

You get what you pay for!.......2007-05-08

Many of the films are not viewable. But if you want to be transported back to the 1970's it's a quick trip. Now, with the power of the DVD remote you can turn it off when the bad dubbing gets bad and the sudden nudity pops up right after a fight scene.

A nice change.......2007-05-07

These movies arrived in excellent condition. I immediately stored them once I was able to peruse the collection. Will probably do business with again

On a 1 to 10 scale, this collection rates : 4.8.......2007-04-16

Some of the titles in MARTIAL ARTS 50 MOVIE PACK are so obscure, very little information could be gotten about them. A couple of selections here are from a long-forgotten American TV series. There's even a few spaghetti-karate films thrown into the mix. The majority however originate in the Far East: Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Lots of choreography went into the making of these movies; undoubtedly, there were a few unintentional injuries along the way, too. The action and pratfalls are non-stop and the plots mere window dressing for the foot-to-head combat scenes. For all martial arts fans these cinematic slugfests are sure-to-please.

Overall rating was achieved by averaging out viewer polling on 42 of these titles. Based on a film resource website's 1 to 10 scoring system, the current rating for MARTIAL ARTS is: 4.8.

The following alphabetized program list includes individual poll scores, original theatrical names (where indicated), country of origin, years of release and primary performers.

(5.0) The Big Fight (Taiwan/Hong Kong-1972) - Roc Tien/Cheung Chin Chin
(4.0) Black Cobra (Italy-1987) - Fred Williamson/Eva Grimaldi
(5.1) Black Cobra 2 (Italy-1988) - Fred Williamson/Nicholas Hammond
(4.5) Black Cobra 3 (Italy-1988) - Fred Williamson/Forry Smith
(4.8) Black Fist (1975) - Richard Lawson/Dabney Coleman/Philip Michael Thomas
(2.7) The Black Godfather (1974) - Rod Perry/Damu King
(4.4) The Brave Lion (1977) - Wei Tzi Yung
(3.9) Breakout From Oppression (1978) - Fonda Lynn/Alan Tam
(2.7) Chase Step By Step (China-1982) - Chee Fung/Wong Gwan Sheong
(???) City Ninja (1986) - Wai-Man Chan/Chia Che Fu
(6.6) The Deadly Duo (Hong Kong-1971) - David Chiang/Chuen Chan
(2.2) Death Machines (1976) - Ronald L. Marchini/Michael Chong
(5.6) Death Of A Ninja ("Black Magic Wars") (Japan-1982) - Hiroyuki Sanada/Sonny Chiba (in support)
(4.0) Fighting Mad ("Death Force") (USA/Philippines-1978) - Jayne Kennedy/Leon Isaac Kenndey (both minor roles)
(6.1) Four Robbers (Hong Kong-1987) - Charlie Cho/Feng Ku
(5.1) Four Shaolin Challengers (Homg Kong-1977) - Charlie Chan/Phillip Ko
(3.7) The Guy With The Secret Kung Fu (Hong Kong-1981) - Sally Chen/Fei Meng
(3.9) Hands Of Death (Hong Kong-1987) - Richard Harrison/Roc Tien
(3.6) The Head Hunter (Hong Kong-1982) - Rosamund Kwan
(4.6) Heroes of Shaolin Part 1 (Hong Kong-1979) - Sing Chen/Jang Lee Hwang
(4.6) Heroes of Shaolin Part 2 (Hong Kong-1979) - Sing Chen/Jang Lee Hwang
(4.3) Image Of Bruce Lee (1978) - Bruce Li/Chang Leih
(8.1) The Impossible Kid (Philippines-1982) - Weng Weng
(5.5) Infernal Street (Taiwan/Hong Kong-1973) - Feng Chang/Wan Hsi Chin
(4.7) Karate Kids USA ("The Little Dragons") (1980) - Charles Lane/Ann Sothern
(6.6) Kung Fu Arts (Taiwan-1980) - Carter Wong/Sing Chen
(7.8) Kung Fu Kids Break Away (Hong Kong-1980) - Au Dai/Cheung Hoi Fan
(???) The Master (series): "Max" (TV-1984) - Lee Van Cleef/Timothy Van Patten/Sho Kosogi/Demi Moore (bit part)
(???) The Master (series): "Out-Of-Time Step" (TV-1984) - Charles Collins/Dick Durock
(2.9) Ninja Champion (Hong Kong-1985) - Bruce Baron/Pierre Tremblay
(5.1) Ninja Death I (1987) - Alexander Lou/Fei Meng
(???) Ninja Death II (1987) - Lo Yiu/Fei Ming
(???) Ninja Death III (1987) - Lo Yui/Fei Ming
(2.3) Ninja Empire (Hong Kong-1990) - Mike Abbott/Marko Ritchie
(???) Ninja Heat (1988) - Chan Sheng/Chan Wai Mang
(3.2) Ninja The Protector (Canada/Hong Kong-1986) - Richard Harrison/Jackie Chan
(6.0) The Real Bruce Lee (Hong Kong-1973) - Bruce Lee/Bruce Li/Dragon Lee
(4.9) Return Of The Kung Fu Dragon (Hong Kong-1976) - Sing Chen/Tao Chen
(6.1) Return Of The Street Fighter (Japan-1974) - Sonny Chiba/Yôko Ichiji
(6.7) Shadow Ninja (Hong Kong-1983) - Roy Chiao/Wei Tung
(5.7) Shaolin Deadly Kicks ("Flash Legs") (Hong Kong-1977) - Tao-liang Tan/Lieh Lo
(7.3) Shaolin Temple (Hong Kong-1976) - Sheng Fu/Kuan-Chun Chi
(5.7) Sister Street Fighter (Japan-1974) - Hiroshi Miyauchi/Sanae Ohba
(3.4) Snake Fist Dynamo (Homg Kong-1984) - Erik Yee/Dick Lee
(???) The Snake, The Tiger, The Crane (Hong Kong-1975) - Carter Wong/Nan Hsi Yen
(5.2) Spirits Of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong-1973) - Michael Chan/Poon Lok
(6.9) The Street Fighter (Japan-1974) - Sonny Chiba/Waichi Yamada
(???) Tiger Love (1977) - Hu Chin/Lieh Lo/Ya Wang
(4.0) T.N.T. Jackson (Philippines/USA-1975) - Jeannie Bell/Stan Shaw
(3.3) The Weapons Of Death (1982) - Eric Lee/Bob Ramos

Craptacular!.......2007-02-17

This collection is well worth every penny you'll spend on it, as long you enjoy this film genre. Personally, these movies evoke more laughter for me than most of the comedies being currently released. Some of the movies don't really qualify as martial arts movies - in particular, I'm referring to Black Cobra 1, 2, and 3 - three of the worst movies ever made. These movies, starring former NFL player Fred "The Hammer" Williamson would more appropriately be categorized as action movies, although there isn't a Hell of a lot of action in them. I digress. The point is that there are maybe 3 punches thrown in the entire first movie. It's definitely not a martial arts movie. Most of the movies in this collection, however, are exactly what you would expect. In particular, there are three movies, Ninja Death 1, 2, and 3 that are so awful that they border on greatness. I'm not a film student, so I couldn't tell you what the filming technique is called wherein the "actors" fight in slow-motion, and then the film is sped up to make the fights look like they are taking place at a normal speed. The director of these Ninja Death movies sped the fights up too much, and the result is that every battle looks like an episode of the Benny Hill show. I put these kind of crappy movies on at night to fall asleep to (spaghetti westerns and cheesy horror flicks work well also), but Ninja Death kept me awake and laughing. None of the movies in this collection are big budget - they are all old, and the sound and picture quality is poor, but that adds, not detracts, to the experience of watching them. If you "get" these kinds of films, you absolutely can't go wrong spending the money on this collection.

A collection of really great "bad kung-fu" movies.......2007-01-26

I was ecstatic when i heard about this collection from a friend and snatched it up right away [great price!!]. This set includes some of the worst movies I have ever seen, but I am one of the rare people who actually gets a kick out of watching these types of movies, especially bad kung-fu. My only real gripe is there wasn't enough of the "Shaolin" style films...oh well.

Now not to say that ALL are bad, as there are actually a few really good ones too. So If you are looking for a quick way to build up your kung-fu collection and love "B" movies...this is the one for you!! All I have to say is "The Impossible Kid" was the best of the worst...classic!!!

Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II)

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A hit for my husband's birthday
I thought it was good
Bruce Lee Collection
Great Bruce Lee Collection
Good Enough

Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / Way of the Dragon / Game of Death / Game of Death II)
Starring: Bruce Lee
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000A9QK9Q
Release Date: 2005-10-18

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Contains: *Widescreen Feature: The Big Boss *Widescreen Feature: Fist of Fury *Widescreen Feature: Way of the Dragon *Widescreen Feature: Game of Death *Widescreen Feature: Game of Death II

Customer Reviews:

A hit for my husband's birthday.......2007-08-13

My husband is a big Bruce Lee fan. I bought this collection for his birthday and he loves it. It has all his favorite movies. The DVDs are of great quality.

I thought it was good.......2007-08-05

These DVDs aren't top notch quality, but hey - they allow you to see Bruce Lee kicking butt. The sound is OK. Remember, the original Bruce Lee movies weren't all that great as far as picture and sound quality go either. I would recommend.

Bruce Lee Collection.......2007-07-27

This is a good collection. The quality of the picture and sound are acceptable considering these movies were filmed over 30 years ago and the technology was limited. There are a few times of static or hissing during the dialog and music. The voice over dialog does not always match the closed captioning so it was better to turn off the closed captioning when watching these movies. Overall, this is a good choice.

Great Bruce Lee Collection.......2007-07-12

The Best 5 films from bruce lee at a great price. Original filming remasterized, they look sensational. A great purchase

Good Enough.......2007-04-03

This set is good enough. I mean, how can an old production be made to today's standards without altering the original content. Come on. This and Enter the Dragon is all I need to start with for my collection. Bruce is a legend, and to have a set like this is good enough in my opinion.

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Easily the equal of Kurosawa's best
One Of The Best I've Seen Ever
one of the best and the saddest samurai twilight story
Great story, but slow at times.
Disharmony of Sword and Pen

Harakiri - Criterion Collection
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai , Rentaro Mikuni , Shima Iwashita , Akira Ishihama , and Yoshio Aoki
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
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ASIN: B0009WIE2A
Release Date: 2005-08-23

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Dramatically compelling and emotionally intense, Harakiri is a certified classic of Japanese film, and a riveting study of samurai codes of honor. Unlike Kurosawa's rousing samurai epics, this is an uncompromisingly tragic tale, exposing the hypocrisy of 17th-century Japanese society with its story of a family destroyed by the cruelty of feudalism toward warriors in peacetime. The film is truly Shakespearean in its emotional scope, embodied by the unforgettable performance of Tatsuya Nakadai (star of Kurosawa's Ran) as an elder warrior seeking revenge for the unnecessary seppuku (ritual suicide) of his beloved son-in-law. Director Masaki Kobayashi begins at story's end, then recounts the narrative (adapted from a novel by Yasuhiko Takiguchi) as told by Nakadai's character. The effect is almost unbearably suspenseful, leading to an explosive climax of supreme defiance and samurai swordplay, erupting from a battle of wills, called bluffs, and hotly defended honor. For connoisseurs of samurai action, Harakiri is not to be missed. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Following the collapse of his clan, unemployed samurai Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to commit ritual suicide on his property. Iyi's clans men, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for charity, try to force him to eviscerate himself - but they have underestimated his honor and his past. Winner of the 1963 Cannes Film Festival's Special Jury Prize, Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri is a scathing denouncement of feudal authority and hypocrisy.

Customer Reviews:

Easily the equal of Kurosawa's best.......2007-08-04

This film was released around the same time (1962) as Kurosawa's "Sanjuro," the sequel to "Yojimbo" from the previous year. Being a Kurosawa fan from way back and wishing to see more of his classic films, Netflix recommended this one to me as well, so I gave it a whirl.

I'm glad to say I was not disappointed in the least. While Kobayashi's directorial methods are different from Kurosawa's, he ultimately delivers a payoff every bit as dramatic and satisfying as those Kurosawa was known to deliver. "Hara-Kiri" is ultimately heartbreaking and, like Kurosawa, Kobayashi does not shy away from showing the darker aspects of feudal Japan. Tatsuya Nakadai (who has also worked extensively with Akira Kurosawa on such films as "Throne of Blood," "Kagemusha" and "Ran") plays a middle-aged samurai in the early Tokugawa period who is down on his luck and offers himself to the house of a powerful shogun to commit ritual suicide in the only honourable manner left to thousands of dispossessed samurai of the time. The shogun lord doubts his intention, as apparently many other samurai have come before him seeking a handout, and tells him as much. He soon finds out that his son-in-law, a younger warrior, came seeking the same destiny some time earlier; what follows is a wrenching look at desperation and revenge. Highly recommended.

One Of The Best I've Seen Ever.......2007-06-27

This just might my be my favorite samurai film of all time and one of the best I've ever seen. Harakiri is based during the Edo period around the early 1600's. A man named Hanshiro Tsugumo apears infront of the house of Kageyu Saito to commit Harakiri, also known as seppuku, which is the Japanese ritual for suicide. To discourage Hanshiro from doing so, Kageyu Saito tells the story of another samurai, Motome Chijiiwa. Moteme is actually Tsugumo's son-in-law, he tells the story of how hard the struggle has been in the past months for the poverty stricken family. While watching this retelling you start to understand how hard it was for this mans family.

Tsugumo's friend, also a samurai committed seppuku and left Tsugumo to look after his son. It turns out that his son was Motome Chijiiwa. While looking after Chijiiwa and also his own daughter Miho, Hanshiro is unable to choose the "honorable" way to end his life so he has to live in poverty and work degrading jobs in order to support his family. When the children got older Tsugumo wanted his daughter to marry Motome. Motome wanted to but didn't think he could support anyone else in such hard times. The two ended up getting married and having a child. As the story goes on and Tsugumo keeps talking you and the samurai start to realize what's really going on but you'll have to watch to find out.

One of my greatest concerns with a film made long ago is the quality of the picture and sound and both are as good as you are gonna get them but it's decent. Everything else is perfect; this film has some of the best samurai action scenes you'll see. Tatsuya Nakadai is amazing making this film feel real, like he was actually a samurai and this character. The way the story builds up suspense is perfect; it grabs you in more and more as it goes by. First Tsugumo's telling this heartbreaking sad story and then his story gets faster. More action is added with revenge and courage. It's filmed in a stylish and realistic beginning, middle, and certainly the end. This is an amazing movie that can never be touched, anyone who loves samurai films I would definitely recommend this for you.

one of the best and the saddest samurai twilight story.......2007-04-24

this is definitely one of the best classic movies, not just in samurai genre, out of the great japanese movie production industry.
what a sad story yet so sublime. the 'bushido' tradition in some way was just a malicious and vicious manipulation mean from the powerful the rich to force their retainers die for some big yet hollow bondage. it's the same like the ancient egypt, when their phorah died, almost all of his wife, concubines, slaves had to be buried alive in the pyramid with him. like chin dynasty in ancient china, forced hundreds even thousands to be buried alive with his corpse.
samurai to commit harakiri with bamboo blade sword was such a horrible scene to be watched.
this is a great and very very sad story to be hauntingly told in black and white.
looking back to the japanese movies produced in the golden years of the 60s and 70s, then looking at the movies produced nowadays by the japanese movie producers and directors, what a day and night difference. under the brainless and illogical influences of the animation, the video games and the comic books polluted japan and the world, nothing could be fairly compared to what they've achieved in the 60s. what a shame that japanese movie industry still failed to realize such miserable loss so far.....
this movie is not just great, it's hauntingly great.

Great story, but slow at times........2007-03-29

Very good movie, this japanese classic is a must for samurai movie collectors like myself. Great story line and wonderfull acting, but like most samurai movies there are parts that are a little slow. I loved it though. really shows a glimps of what the japanese culture is about.

Disharmony of Sword and Pen.......2007-03-22

I've said it once about another movie, incidentally by the other great Japanese director as well and I want to repeat my words in regard to "Harakiri": "There are good, very good, and even great movies. But among them there are just a few that go beyond great. They belong to the league of their own". Masaki Kobayashi's "Harakiri" aka "Seppuku" is one of them. The film of rare power and humanism, of highest artistic achievements, profoundly moving, tragic like the best Shakespeare's plays, universal and timeless even if it takes place in the faraway country of 1630, by the words of one of the reviewers "Harakiri" "is to cinema as the Sistine Chapel is to painting. Unsurpassable!"

The film grabbed me from the very first shot, from its opening credits with their perfect harmony of kanji (I believe it is correct word to describe the writings) characters, with the unusual disturbing score and with the dark beauty of the images. And then the story begins that centers on Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai), one of hundreds or maybe even thousands unemployed lord less samurais, ronin, that in the blessed times of peace had not many choices to adjust to new life and often preferred to commit a ritual suicide, hara-kiri or seppuku on the property of the wealthy estate owners. According to Bushido, the way of the samurai, "One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind, by day and by night . . . the fact that he has to die. That is his chief business."

At the same time, samurai and anti-samurai film, "Harakiri" offers the masterfully screened scenes of swordfights, not plentiful but exquisitely choreographed, perfectly paced and unbearably intense but the film is much more than that. It is also a gripping court drama where the truth is unfolded in the flashbacks. The viewers are allowed to look closer at the noble Samurai code of behavior and to reflect on how its abuse impacts the fate of an individual and the society in general. Compelling, poetic, and tragic, the movie has one of the most pessimistic endings ever that makes you wonder how the history is made, how the historical events are interpreted and who decides what would be written in the chronicles and important documents and what would be left out.

A Masterpiece, one of the best movies ever made, "Harakiri" deserves all its praise. It is not in my nature to force my opinion on anyone but if you call yourself a movie buff or a movie lover, you MUST see this film.

Five stars is not enough to rate it.

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disappointment awaits
Kung Fu movie fan
Totally Fun
wrong picture for dvd cover, or viewer isn't reviewing this collection, one or the other
Needs subtitles!!!!!

The Jet Li Collection
Starring: Jet Li
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ASIN: B000A1IND0
Release Date: 2005-12-06

Description

Jet Li is currently the hottest martial arts superstar in the world and is a proven DVD sales giant. This box set includes the following film: Evil Cult, Dr. Wai, Legend of Kung Fu Hero and the documentary Lee-thal Weapon 2 DISC SET

Customer Reviews:

disappointment awaits.......2007-05-07

This collection has poor subtitles, bad video quality, and false representation as to what is on offer, the first two movies are what they claim, where as the 2nd disc contains poor quality documentary on Jet Li, so may be great for a Jet Li fanatic, but not so a Jet Li movie buff!

Kung Fu movie fan.......2007-03-06

The Jet Li Collection has a nice interview with Jet Li, interspersed with footage from various film and "Lee-thal Weapon" shows footage of a very young Li Lainjie at wushu competitions.

The two movies that are included in this set are ok. The "Evil Cult" is kind of a standard period kung fu movie, with a reasonably standard plot (and acting skills). It's not as good as some of the classics with Jet Li (Once upon a time in China, Fong Sai Yook etc), but it's ok. Dr Wai is perhaps the more interesting movies as the story line is original and creative, although the action in the movie is very reminiscent of Indianna Jones type scenes. There's not a lot of kung fu, but the up side is there's also not a lot of plasticky hairpieces and rather stilted deliveries. It's also interesting to see Jet Li and Rosamund Kwan interacting on the screen not as Wong Fei Hong and Aunt 13.

The real minus is that Dr Wai, which seemed to have the most potential for being interesting/different, had sound only coming through one speaker and subtitles so blurry you could barely make them out.

For $11.99, it's probably worth it IF you're a Jet Li fan.

Totally Fun.......2006-12-28

I have not seen this particular collection but I picked it up for my sister for her birthday this year and for her it was great. A little background on her; She's 19 and loves anything Asian, yet she knows about *nothing* about Asian history, what she likes is it's culture now i.e. anime and Dir En Grey and one of her favorite pastimes is checking out Asian men. I, myself, *love* Jet Li films and think he's an amazing Martial Artists so I'm sure I'd love this collection anywhoo but for her she loved it because she thinks Jet Li and the many other Asians in the films were 'hot' and the martial arts in the films are simply a bonus since she enjoys violence also. She told me that and the that she thought the plots were weak but who cares because Asians are hot (She loved The Fast and the Furious, Tokyo Drift so what more can you expect).

wrong picture for dvd cover, or viewer isn't reviewing this collection, one or the other.......2006-03-06

One disc has evil cult and dr wai, and I think there are one other disc, with young jet footage and a long american crowd interview. All in this is worth viewing except dr. wai. This movie may be watchable in a good transfered version, but the subtitles are IMPOSSIBLE TO READ and the picture is the worst that I HAVE EVER SEEN for this new of a movie. So I will go over them all.

DR wai- pretty good, but impossible to watch with this version

Evil Cutl Master- very good movie, it's one of those frenetic movies where people have like special powers, but prett good. This movie has imbedded subs. but they were VERY EASY TO READ, which I have never experienced. They are outline in black very nicely. The picture quality is also very good. The sound quality is a =nother story, you will have to turn it up really loud. Aside from that, this version of the movie is good.

Interview, Highlights-----all worth watching, your average bonus feature, but a little better.

Needs subtitles!!!!!.......2005-12-14

Great movies but 2 of them are in chinese with no titles!!!!!
Lee-thal Weapon is great with rare footage of Jet performing live on stage.

Bruce Lee - The Master Collection (Fists of Fury / The Chinese Connection / Return of the Dragon / Game of Death / The Legend)

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THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE
I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT.
Great product
Great Condition
MasterPiece

Bruce Lee - The Master Collection (Fists of Fury / The Chinese Connection / Return of the Dragon / Game of Death / The Legend)
Starring: Bruce Lee
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ASIN: B000065B07
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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Sinewy, sleek, and oozing charisma, Bruce Lee brought sex appeal to the martial arts genre, dominating even the most cliché-riddled adventures with his mix of good-humored geniality and focused intensity. His first film, the low-budget Hong Kong adventure Fists of Fury (as it was titled in the U.S.), is exactly that: a raw, rough-edged revenge drama of a country boy who uncovers a heroin-smuggling ring. Yet the film comes alive when Lee pounces into action, his wiry, well-muscled frame erupting in lightning moves. His follow-up, The Chinese Connection, keeps the revenge theme going for a tale of a kung fu student who avenges his teacher's death at the hands of a Japanese rival. The international success of both films enabled the increasingly ambitious Lee to write and direct his own feature, Return of the Dragon, a more-comic tale of a Chinese country boy who travels to Rome to help out cousins under the thumb of local mobsters. Though filled with excellent martial arts bouts, all choreographed by Lee, the highlight is a death match between Lee and karate champion Chuck Norris in the Roman Colosseum. Lee died before completing his last feature, Game of Death, and a rather unconvincing double runs around much of the film between footage of the real Lee, but the climax features an impressive bout with basketball star and Lee student Kareem Abdul-Jabar. Though a cut above most martial arts movies of the period, these are no masterpieces, but then who watches a Bruce Lee film for the story? In these films, plot is simply there for the scenes between Lee's amazing fight sequences. The documentary Bruce Lee: The Legend completes the collection. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE.......2006-05-16

i bought this set at a used dvd store for $15.00 and was very happy to find it. watching it i was struck by how much talent and energy this man had! had he lived he would have one of the most bankable stars in the world.to be sure these are low buget action movies, but mr. lee brought a style to them that no other actor could have brought, his every move was a graceful and well thought out move,even just walking down the street. these are all the films he made(except for enter the dragon which he made for warner bros.) and he shines in them all,(game of death the movie he was making when he died is very weak and only comes alive when they use the footage of him that was shot) and if you love lee or good kung-fu movies this is one to own

I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT........2006-03-16

This is easily one of the best investments to my collection, I mean 4/5 of bruce lee's movies, and a documentary.

Now fisrt of all, all of these movies are the original dub and very watchable picture.

Fist of fury(Big Boss)----- very fun movie with bruce beating up a lot of people. The end fight is prettygood because it was so authentic. Pai ying is the man, he is also the action coordinator on this.

Chinese Connection(Fist Of Fury)------ One of the best movies of all time. Great fight scenes(check it out when he takes on the whole gym), great score, great acting, hell, even Lo wei is an actor in this movie, and he is pretty freaking good.

Return of the dragon(enter the dragon) directed by bruce lee, action directed by bruce lee, and starrign bruce lee. Come on bruce, you could have put your name as composer too. This movie kicks ass, better than big boss, but not as good as chinese connection. Everyone knows this is the one where bruce fights chuck norris at the end. And it is everythign it is made out to be, certainly not the best though.

Game of death---this is your classic case of fastforwarding kungfu cinema. The fight scenes are pretty good, but a VERY FORGETTABLE story.

Documentary-------very good doc. that talks a lot about what bruce was planning for game of death(sounds sweet), and what other characters he wa experimenting with for hsi future movies. Can you believe he had a blind swordsman idea in mind for himself. There is a lot of other important info also. 5/5 for the documentary, good for any bruce fan.

So I have seen this at cd tradepost for 14.99, and 19.99 at Best buy, so I don't know where the hell that $38 price comes from.

Great product.......2005-10-14

Amazon has great customer service. The Bruce Lee Collection was new- still in its original packaging and still at a great price.

Great Condition.......2005-10-05

This product was in great condition and arrived earlier that I had expected. Thank you.

MasterPiece.......2005-09-16

I have This dvd Collection BoxSet And I have the Korean Boxset,Nothing like The KOREAN BOXSET You gotta Check it Out,It'll blow you Off :P

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Good starter set for collectors
Two GREAT Movies... and two other movies
Very Pleased! No Need to Worry
beware, it's from Brentwood/BCI

The Shogun Collection
Starring: Shogun Collection
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse
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ASIN: B000H5U67A
Release Date: 2006-09-19

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Good starter set for collectors.......2007-06-25

I'm a new Chiba fan and I only want to buy box sets since it's cheaper and easier that way. I'm happy with this set even though Chiba's not the star. As others have said the picture and sound are very good. Heck the box itself is better than I thought it would be. This is a solid buy for your collection and it couldn't hurt to add Chiba's Samurai collection too.

Two GREAT Movies... and two other movies.......2007-05-27

The Shogun Collection is a bit schizophrenic.

Two of the movies are great historical epic Samurai films from one of Japan's all-time great directors, Kinji Fukasaku. These movies are Shogun's Samurai, and Swords of Vengeance. Expertly directed, very well written, and brought to life by some fantastic actors, both of these movies belong in every Samurai movie fan's collection.

The other two movies are cheesy (by design) 80's action flicks where Samurais and Ninjas can perform superhuman acts (leap tall buildings in a single bound type stuff). They're passable as entertainment as long as you turn your brain off (although Shogun's Shadow does have it's moments - there is the basis of a good script, it just gets overpowered by too much cheese).

The only thing that all four of the movies have in common are supporting roles for Sonny Chiba - who is particularly good in Shogun's Samurai!

The transfers for ALL FOUR of these movies are brilliant! Beautiful anamorphic widescreen, original Japanese language soundtrack with English subtitles - these are some great DVD's! BCI Eclipse has been licensing many different movies and TV series recently, and paying attention to quality. Their licensing deal here with Adness continues that trend. They've come a long way from the "Public Domain" specialists that they used to be (although they still do that as well).

In the end, this set is worth buying for the two Kinji Fukasaku films alone - you can watch the others or, as some have done, sell them on ebay.

Very Pleased! No Need to Worry.......2006-11-19

After reading the negative review by "The Truth Hurts", I was initially reluctant to make this purchase. Having said that, I went ahead and took a chance, and I'm glad I did. This is an excellent collection of films at a very low price. There are a few things you should be aware of before making the purchase, though.

The films are not all of the same genre. Of the four films, two of them (Shogun's Ninja and Shogun's Shadow) fall under the matial arts category, and are reminiscent of "Lone Wolf and Cub" and "Shadow Hunters". The other two, "Shogun's Samurai" and "Sword of Vengence" are historical dramas more in the vein of "The Seven Samurai" and "Chusingura". In fact, "Sword of Vengence" is a variation of the same story as "Chusingura", another retelling of the 47 ronin. The latter two fims are more plot driven and feature far less action. This is just fine by me, as I enjoy both types of samurai film.

Another thing you should know is that Sonny Chiba is not actually the star of any of these films. He plays a supporting role in all of them. So die hard Sonny Chiba fans may be disappointed.

All and all, this is an excellent purchase for fans of Japanese cinema, especially considering the price. Most Japanese films cost a premium (check out the price being asked for any Kurosawa or Lone Wolf and Cub film), so to get four excellent films for the price of one is a steal.

I don't know anything about the distribution company that sells this, and frankly I don't care. I can tell you that the sound and picture quality of all of these films is excellent. There are absolutely no issues there at all. There is an issue with the misleading marketing of these as "Sonny Chiba films" which I've already discussed, and for that this collection should be deducted one, maybe even two stars, but I'm going to go ahead and award it five to offset the unjustified one-star review.

Highly recommended!

beware, it's from Brentwood/BCI.......2006-09-19

the movies get 5-stars but the company 1-star.
no matter how they try to justify their poor quality releases, the buying public are finally catching on that anything released by Brentwood, BCI Eclipse, Deimos (etc.) is going to be a poor effort. they lie about the version(s) on the DVD(s) -- substitute "TV" version(s) instead of the "Theatrical" version(s), call something "Widescreen" when it's a hack-job cutting off foreign subtitles on an English dub print, or just horrible DVD transfers and/or encoding errors. (yet always blames it on "the source material" which is just a weak cop-out)
so, what are they doing over there at BCI to better their image? well, how about taking movies already released, movies with excellent quality, encoded perfectly, and re-packaging them as THEIRS!? well, that's what you are getting with this box set. these movies were already released by ADNESS. a company who i am guessing is now out-of-business, whose owner decided to become part of the (new?) management at BCI.
this 'budget' re-pack includes the following titles:

- Shogun's Samurai (Yagyû ichizoku no inbô/The Yagyu Conspiracy) (1978)
- Shogun's Shadow (Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu/Geki Totsu: The Insanity of Emperor Iemitsu Gekitosu) (1989)
- Swords of Vengeance (Ako-jo danzetsu/The Fall of Ako Castle) (1978)
- Shogun's Ninja (Ninja bugeicho momochi Sandayu) (1982)

for those of you who didn't buy the Adness versions, this is a good buy for you. just know you are supporting a company who doesn't care about these movies, or you the customer.

The Sonny Chiba Collection: Shogun's Ninja

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A classic, finally on DVD
Really good flick 1 of his best movies
worth watching

The Sonny Chiba Collection: Shogun's Ninja
Starring: Sonny Chiba , Henry Sanada , Sue Shiomi , Noribumi Suzuki , and Hiroyuki Sanada
Director: Noribumi Suzuki
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ASIN: B0009IW8BW
Release Date: 2005-09-20

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Hideyoshi (Asao Koike - G.I. Samurai), a power hungry warlord, sends his war commander, Shiranui (Sonny Chiba) to the Momochi fort to destroy the Momochi Clan, the Iga ninja group and to obtain it's hidden gold. Two daggers tell where the hidden gold is located. One is in the possession of Sandayu Momochi, head of the Momochi family…but who has the other. Midst the fierce war with the Koga force, another ninja faction, all of the Momochi clan is killed except for Takamaru (Hiroyuki Sanada - Ninja Wars) who escape overseas. Ten years later, he returns for revenge.

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A classic, finally on DVD.......2007-02-27

I first rented this from Blockbuster on VHS in the early 90's when I became interested in Japanese cinema, martial arts and history. I immediately fell in love with this flick, which takes incredible liberties with historical figures, but delivers some very memorable showdowns. Sometimes funny, sometimes brutal, sometimes bizarre, sometimes educational, always entertaining!

Really good flick 1 of his best movies.......2006-05-04

A ruthless warlord bent on gaining control of Japan. At the behest of the Emperor, he kills the head of the Mimoshi clan and then comes after his family. And then comes the REVENGE what kind of plots would there be if it wasn't for revenge. "Vengenace is mind saith the Lord" This movie spun anime flick ninja scroll which is really good check that out too! Holla dubose123@verizon.net

worth watching.......2006-03-06

Not you average movie, unless you have seen all of chibas samurai movies. I found it very enjoyable. I don't have this version, but I did get 9 movies for $6, so for the price, this movie rates more like a 5/5, but just reviewing it as a movie, it was pretty good. Sonny chiba's fav apprentice is back for this one and shows a lot of the stuff that he did in Ninja in the Dragon's den. His dad was kille dand now hes like that last of his line and he needs to defeat chiba's evil ninja character. Some very good exhibitions and good hand to hand. All the action is VERY good, but there is not enough, all in all final fight was good, very good parts in the movie all the way through. Much better than ninja wars-a similiar movie that came with this collection.

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THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE
I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT.
Great product
Great Condition
MasterPiece

Bruce Lee - The Master Collection Set
Starring: Bruce Lee
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: 6305519471
Release Date: 2002-05-21

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THE MASTER COLLECTION OF BRUCE LEE.......2006-05-16

I GOT THIS AT BESTBUY FOR 19.99, GO CHECK IT OUT........2006-03-16

Great product.......2005-10-14

Amazon has great customer service. The Bruce Lee Collection was new- still in its original packaging and still at a great price.

Great Condition.......2005-10-05

This product was in great condition and arrived earlier that I had expected. Thank you.

MasterPiece.......2005-09-16

I have This dvd Collection BoxSet And I have the Korean Boxset,Nothing like The KOREAN BOXSET You gotta Check it Out,It'll blow you Off :P

Kung Fu Theater Collection: 10 Movie Set, Vol. 1

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Kung Fu Theater Collection: 10 Movie Set, Vol. 1
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ASIN: B000M8NMVY
Release Date: 2007-03-13

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Sanjuro
Great Film
Sanjuro DVD
fantastic adventure with lot of hidden humorous moments
Fine balance

Sanjuro - Criterion Collection
Starring: Toshirô Mifune , Tatsuya Nakadai , Keiju Kobayashi , Yuzo Kayama , and Akihiko Hirata
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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ASIN: 0780022491
Release Date: 1999-09-14

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Akira Kurosawa's sequel to Yojimbo is more lighthearted and less cynical, a rousing adventure with Toshirô Mifune reprising his role as the scruffy mercenary who becomes an unlikely big brother to a troupe of nine naive samurai. Shuffling into a secret meeting where the proud young men discuss the graft choking their clan, Mifune's Sanjuro scratches his scraggly beard and distractedly rubs his neck like some common peasant while giving them advice on appearances and truths: "People aren't what they seem," he warns the dubious lads. "Be careful." Naturally they aren't, and Sanjuro grudgingly adopts the well-meaning but hopelessly ill-equipped heroes, giving the starry-eyed youths a series of lessons in real-world honor and respect while saving their skins from reckless attacks and impulsive plans. It isn't the subtlest of Kurosawa's films--the repetitious lessons and speeches delivered to the thickheaded samurai are rather obvious--but it's one of his most entertaining. Mifune, gruffly at ease with the boys, is hilariously discomforted in the presence of a cultured lady, who sees through his shaggy exterior and imparts a little wisdom of her own. Mifune bounds into action in a number of impressive sword fights--wonderfully choreographed lightning-quick battles in which Mifune leaps all over the widescreen image--but an increasing sense of waste, of futility, hangs over the action scenes, culminating in a tense but meaningless duel of honor. The accompanying trailer on the DVD features brief behind-the-scenes glimpses of Kurosawa directing Mifune through an action sequence. --Sean Axmaker

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Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed Sanjuro. In this companion piece to Yojimbo, jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a "proper" samurai on its ear. Criterion is proud to present Sanjuro in a gorgeous Tohoscope transfer.

Customer Reviews:

Sanjuro.......2007-06-28

"Sanjuro" may not match its predecessor in sheer virtuosity, but it's actually more fun, thanks to Mifune's comic scenery-chewing, and the innately humorous contrast between the clean, proper youths and their unlikely, unkempt protector. Sanjuro's savvy counsel to the virtuous but impulsive youths ("Things are not always what they seem") gets repeated and borne out through various developments which eventually help restore justice to the land. Bottom-line: In this entry, Mifune himself really warms to "Sanjuro," and as a result, so do we.

Great Film.......2007-06-23

The sequel to Kurosawa's 1961 Yojimbo, Sanjuro picks up with our nameless hero in a new town helping to solve another family argument turned violent. Sanjuro in many ways has more happening in it than Yojimbo. Sure there are the great fighting sequences and some truly beautiful landscape shots but there's more direct humor reminiscent of Toshiro in Seven Samurai. Likewise, women have more of an emphasized role in this film and the women's nature of traditional Japanese attitudes juxtaposed with the samurai mentality creates some great moments and metaphors.

Sanjuro DVD.......2007-05-28

One of Akira Kurosawa's classic movies that redefined the Samurai genre. I especially liked the commentary; it gives much information on the movie, actors, and imaginative camera shots that Kurosawa uses.

fantastic adventure with lot of hidden humorous moments.......2007-05-11

this is another very entertaining film in black and white. but as it was shot in two tones, the lighting technique of this movie was a disaster from the very beginning. there were many night scenes in this movie, but it all looked like in day time. in the temple, barn and other places, the lighting was too bright. when they crawled over the wall, the whole wall was as bright as silver screen. too much light had made their shadows so sharp and so long in the bright streets and lanes. when they went to the chamberlain's residence, the interior lights were at least 1000 watts bright, the garden was as bright as in daytime. this was a major overlook or...well, did i adjust the brightness on my dvd player too much?

Fine balance.......2007-04-25

There is a fine balance between humour and action and the cinematography supports this elegantly.

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