Island of Fire (UK)

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When you`re looking for the living dead you start your search in hell!
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 93 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Now available for the first time in its original widescreen format, this deluxe DVD presentation of "Island Of Fire" is the perfect home-video showcase for the most hard-hitting and controversial movie of Jackie Chan`s prolific career.

Paying homage to both "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Wild Geese", and featuring action legends Sammo Hung and Jimmy Wong Yu, the powerful action-drama recounts the experiences of four honourable men drawn together by fate in a corrupt prison regime.

Fighting not only for their freedom but their lives, the stakes are raised higher and higher until one question exists. Will they survive?

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Original Theatrical Trailer
Extensive Deleted Footage Gallery
Animated Biography Showcase
Interview Gallery
UK Music Promo

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 Cantonese

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Yin-Ping Chu

Written By:
Yun Chiao Yeh
Lee Fu

Starring:
Barry Wong
Chung-Hua Tao
Tony Leung Ka Fai
Andy Lau
Chun Hiang Ko
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Roy Chiao
Jackie Chan
Yu Wang

Producer:
Yu Wang
Jen Shu Lee
Chun Hiang Ko
Wen Ho Chen

Distributor:
Hong Kong Legends

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

Island Of Fire is a change from the usual Jackie Chan type of film - it is a much more serious role for him, and although he gets top credit, the real stars are Tony Leung, Andy Lau, and Sammo Hung.

The picture is not quite the usual standard I expected from HKL, with some grain and cracks on a regular basis.

Sound is normal for a Chinese film - nothing special. There is no Dolby Digital track like some of the newer releases, but it does the job just fine.

There is another impressive set of extras, the best being the deleted scenes - around 25 minutes of them!

Well worth a look, but certainly not Jackie Chan`s best film by far.

posted by Chris Legg on 24/4/2001 04:30

6 / 10

The cover is very misleading. Jackie Chan is hardly in the film. Island of Fire is much more darker and serious than an average HK film. It is closer to a prison movie than a martial arts one. It is fairly entertaining but not very memorable or enjoyable.
The DVD was typical HKL. Worth renting out.

posted by morpheus177 on 18/2/2003 18:14