jarf's - Rented List

Show moreShow less

Ying (Donnie Yen), a highly skilled martial arts warrior of the Ming Dynasty Palace Guard, is ordered to escort the precious Golden Wheel of Time, said to have the power of time travel and ability to see into the future, from Sindu back to China.

Along his perilous journey he is wrongly accused of a murder and hunted by his three brothers, Yuanlong (Simon Yam) Sao, and Niehu, all bent on revenge. At the height of battle all four are buried by a huge avalanche, freezing them in time. 400 years later, they are unearthed, defrosted and forced to adjust to modern-day life. Using the Golden Wheel that unlocks the past, Ying must regain his honour and correct history, defeating his brothers once and for all in an almighty fight to the death.

Show moreShow less

From director Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk), comes the fast and furious Seoul Raiders, a runaway action-thriller that mesmerizes with dazzling non-stop lethal close combat.

Tony Leung is super-spy Lam, who is forced to team up with the deadly gorgeous, master criminal JJ (Shu Qi) to recover the hot metal that's pressing out millions of US counterfeit bank notes to fund terrorists. Their quest to topple the man with the fake plates (Richie Jen) will take them to the edge of trust and test their fighting skills to the limit.

Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) faces off against the White Lotus Cult, a dangerous xenophobic group seeking to drive all European influence out of China, as well as a conflicted military officer, played by Donnie Yen in his breakthrough role.

Wong Fei-Hung (Jet Li) travels to Peking and is forced to enter a martial-arts contest in order to prevent an assassination attempt against a prominent Chinese diplomat who wants to showcase traditional Chinese martial-arts, and restore national pride.

Show moreShow less

From the Director of "The Storm Riders" comes this stunning, incredible Special Effects Swordplay Epic Blockbuster! The elusive "Sword Saint" requests a duel with "God of Sword" at the Apex of the Forbidden City, to see who is the world's finest swordsman.

As the date of the duel nears, however, troubles soon befall The Imperial City, from surprise attacks to a daring conspiracy against the Emperor, until everything is revealed at the climactic, spectacular fight.

In 19th century Canton, Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) battles ruthless imperialist forces determined to subjugate his country and enslave his people, leading to a climactic fight sequence still regarded as one of the best ever filmed.

Show moreShow less

He carries the cross of his parents' rebel, but he must clear his family name. He is Zhang (Jet Li), the grandson of the Great Tai Chi Master. Destined for glory but fate has its own designs: Zhang becomes the target of the Six Great Schools.

Young Zhang escapes narrow death by poison and goes on the road to seek a cure, accompanied by his grandfather. On their adventurous journey, young Zhang is trained by great masters to become a true warrior. He clears his family name and thus, a hero is born.

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom...

Eleven-year-old Ziggy (Mark Lester), a bored fantasist, makes up far-fetched stories to pass the time on his Mediterranean island home. When he witnesses the assassination of a visiting president, no-one believes him - apart from the assassin, who is determined to silence the young boy permanently!

Show moreShow less

In the depths of fast paced Tokyo, an intricate web of deceit and intrigue is being spun... A reputed gang leader has crossed the wrong people, and now a rival gang, the police and one of the most powerful businessmen in the country are out to find him.

They are all hoping that his beautiful girlfriend, Macy, will inadvertently lead them to him. In this high-stakes game of life and death, the players are not who they appear to be, and the truth will out only in the final stages...

Based on popular comic book series by Ma Wing Shing, A Man Called Hero stars Ekin Cheng as hero, a martial arts master whose family is slaughtered, hero flees with the sought-after sword to the United States, where he attempts to rebuild his life and take revenge.

Show moreShow less

Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a lone wolf in chic clothing. He's a Boston tycoon, who masterminds a daring bank job, even though he doesn't need the money. What he needs is the thrill of the heist, the adrenaline rush of not getting caught.

Catching crooks is where insurance investigator Vicky Anderson (Faye Dunaway) comes in. She always gets her man. But this time she may be too much in love to give him up.

Show moreShow less

A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clouseau somehow succeeds in spite of his ineptitude.

After a fellow agent and close friend is murdered, Hubert is ordered to take his place at the head of a poultry firm in Cairo. This is to be his cover while he investigates Jack’s death, monitors the Suez Canal, checks up on the Brits and Soviets, burnishes France’s reputation, quells a fundamentalist rebellion and brokers peace in the Middle East. A blithe and witty send-up not only of spy films of that era and the suave secret agent figure but also neo-colonialism, ethnocentrism and the very idea of Western covert action in the Middle East

Show moreShow less

In the turbulent days between the Qin and Han Dynasties a dark, tyrannical presence rules the land, sea and air of a once beautiful realm.

As the evil forces press further into the lives of the people it falls to an ex-general (Donnie Yen) to reclaim the mantle of battle and begin a bloodthirsty war that will decide the fate of the world. Facing the mightiest foe ever to have walked the earth he must test his strength, courage and honour in one of the greatest battles ever fought by man.

Show moreShow less

Jean Dujardin returns as suave, sophisticated and utterly clueless French spy Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, France's answer to James Bond.

Armed with an arsenal of weapons including classic good looks, matchless charm and unrivalled stupidity, OSS 117 is the man to call when villains need to be found, peace needs to be brokered and women seduced. The year is 1967 and de Gaulle's France requires OSS 117 to travel to Brazil and track down a former high-ranking Nazi, who wants to sell a microfilm of names listing French collaborators during the World War II. In Rio he joins forces with Dolores, a charming Mossad agent also on the trail of underground Nazis, but with the aim of bringing them to justice. Together they travel across all Brazil from Rio to Brasilia and to the Iguazu Falls... will they find their man; will the microfilm be returned to France and will OSS 117 conquer his fear of heights?