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Rental > Action/Adventure: 124 Films to Rent on VHS

 
SwordsmanSwordsman (1990)
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Jacky Cheung, Man Cheung, Sam Hui
A good–natured swordsman from Ming Dynasty China, gets involved in a scramble for a priceless book. Excellent special effects but confusing…
Wrong BetWrong Bet (1990)
Dir. Sheldon Lettich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Van Damme deserts the foreign legion and becomes a professional streetfighter.
Best of the BestBest of the Best (1989)
Dir. Robert Radler
Feat. Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland…
Five young men learn what it takes to compete at the highest level in this late eighties favourite. Think Karate Kid meets Breaking Away.
Canton Godfather, TheCanton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Killer, TheKiller, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…
Lock UpLock Up (1989)
Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland
Prison inmate Stallone is persecuted by sadistic warden Sutherland. A bit nasty.
Cohen and TateCohen and Tate (1988) Recommended
Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin
A nine–year–old witness to a gangland murder is kidnapped by two neurotic thugs who can't bear each other. Inventive road–movie…
Never Say DieNever Say Die (1988)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Temuera Morrison
Geoff Murphy re–applies his GOODBYE PORK PIE formula for this good–natured action yarn which posits Temuera Morrison as an unwitting…
Pathfinder (Ofelas) (1988) Recommended
Dir. Nils Gaup
Feat. Mikkel Gaup
Over icy, unforgiving terrain, a 16–year–old boy diverts a group of marauders who have raided his village. Powerful adventure film…
Better Tomorrow II, ABetter Tomorrow II, A (1987)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Emily Chu
Sequel to Woo's breakout genre classic finds Chow Yun–Fat shoehorned (as the twin brother of his original role, no less) into another fire…

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