"I threat you! I challenge you meet me on the roof tonight for a duet! I will kill you until you are dead from it! Beware, your bones are going to be disconnected!"
All the vengeance vids took a while to get. I'm still shy of a couple of Rarescopes, but I should get them easy enough.
If anyone is particularly interested in vengeance vids, here's a heads-up. The rarest one I've been aware of for the last couple of years is Queen Boxer. I saw it ages ago for about a fiver, but I didn't get it and it went. Then I checked every other day for about 18 months and never saw it again. In May another copy (used) came up for 15 quid, so I took the plunge. By that point I was only a few off the set. At the moment there's a copy up for £6.99, it's the only one I've seen since I got mine and really is a must-get for set collectors. It's a terrible print of the film, though!
For anyone wanting to get old school vengeance video stuff, here's a list of the main players as far as rareness and costly entries are concerned. I'd been watching them on amazon for the best part of two years, and developed a pretty good idea of rarity and market value. The titles below are either:
- rare (usually cost a fortune, and it's currently no exception)
- unusually cheap ('bargain!' noted next to them - these are usually far more pricey and/or scarce)
- unusually expensive (ones not to splash out on)
- unusually rare (be patient, more will arrival at better prices)
- Combinations of the above.
All prices on amazon.co.uk.
- Buddhas Palm and Dragon Fist (difficult to get cheap, maybe worth waiting to come down though)
- Shaolin and WuTang (has rocketed in price, keep an eye for cheaper prices around 5 to 8 pounds mark)
- Warrior of Kung Fu (one on amazon for £12.80; it's been at 50 quid for most of the time). Bargain, in context!
- 18 Shaolin Riders (1 new on amazon for £9! Normally goes for 40-odd). Bargain.
- Iron Monkey 1977 is a funny one, it's currently extortionate but I have seen it for £2.
- Death Duel of Kung Fu is usually pricey, amazon has one for less than £3 though. Bargain.
- Shaolin vs Tai Chi goes through phases, amazon has 9 copies, all for 6 quid or less, but I've seen it far rarer and far pricier. Probably a bargain.
- The Eight Escorts has been rare recently, but amazon has one for a fiver. Bargain.
- Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist = always costly.
- Evil Destroyer vanished for ages but amazon currently have 2 copies for £3 or less! Bargain.
- Mantis Fist and Tiger Claw - rare and expensive. Always expect to pay big bucks.
- The Eagle Fist - mega rare, mega expensive. I paid £15 quid for mine, but currently it's going for £40. Probably the second-rarest after Queen Boxer.
- Shaolin Zen Master - moderately rare, usually pricey.
- Snake Fist of a Buddhist Dragon - usually scarce, but currently 2 copies on amazon for less than a fiver. Bargain.
- South Shaolin and North Shaolin was bread and butter a year ago. Now amazon has 1 copy, for £8. Another phase dvd. There could be 10 copies for 89p each another month.
- Likewise Duel of the Tough. 1 copy for £3. Probably a bargain.
- Fearless Dragons, always expensive. 17 quid at the mo.
- Hard Bastard, always expensive, and rare. One copy for 20 quid at the moment.
- Tiger Over Wall was always common, now it's tough to get. 1 copy on for 6 quid at the mo. Bargain.
- 18 Jade Claws of Shaolin. Tough to get cheap.
- Sleeping Fist rarely dips below £15. If it does, get it. That goes for a lot of these usually-pricey ones.
- Snake in Eagle's Shadow 2 is very rare and nearly always £60. But there's a single used copy for £15 at the mo. Bargain, for the completist.
- Kung Fu Genius, very rare, seldom dips below £15. One on now for £25.
- Horse Boxing Killer goees through phases. It's a rip off on amazon at the moment.
- As is Duel of 7 Tigers. One copy for £15? Dream-on...
- Shaolin Drunk Monkey always hovers around the £15-20 mark.
- Disciple of Shaolin Master is another rare, which currently has 2 copies at just over a fiver. Bargain.
- Enter the Game of Death is always a rip-off, betweenn £8 and £18.
- The One Armed Swordsmen is always tough to get, it's £13 at the mo. That's not cheap though, even bearing it's rarity in mind. I've seen it cheaper.
- Seven Steps of Kung Fu usually goes for a lot more than £4.97! Bargain.
- Drunken Dragon is increasingly scarce.
- Once Upon A Time In China 6 is cheaper now than it's ever been. Buy buy buy!
- The Clutch of Power is now rare.
- So is Kung Fu in the Brave Shadow.
- And Zombie Rivals.
- And Invincible Armour.
- As is Snake and Crane Secret.
- Oh, and 10 Shaolin Disciples.
- Fist of Golden Monkey, Dragon Lee vs Five Brothers, Bruce Lee True Story, and Descendents of Wing Chun all appear sporadically, but never very expensive. Worth picking them up when you see them.
All the vengeance vids took a while to get. I'm still shy of a couple of Rarescopes, but I should get them easy enough.
If anyone is particularly interested in vengeance vids, here's a heads-up. The rarest one I've been aware of for the last couple of years is Queen Boxer. I saw it ages ago for about a fiver, but I didn't get it and it went. Then I checked every other day for about 18 months and never saw it again. In May another copy (used) came up for 15 quid, so I took the plunge. By that point I was only a few off the set. At the moment there's a copy up for £6.99, it's the only one I've seen since I got mine and really is a must-get for set collectors. It's a terrible print of the film, though!
For anyone wanting to get old school vengeance video stuff, here's a list of the main players as far as rareness and costly entries are concerned. I'd been watching them on amazon for the best part of two years, and developed a pretty good idea of rarity and market value. The titles below are either:
- rare (usually cost a fortune, and it's currently no exception)
- unusually cheap ('bargain!' noted next to them - these are usually far more pricey and/or scarce)
- unusually expensive (ones not to splash out on)
- unusually rare (be patient, more will arrival at better prices)
- Combinations of the above.
All prices on amazon.co.uk.
- Buddhas Palm and Dragon Fist (difficult to get cheap, maybe worth waiting to come down though)
- Shaolin and WuTang (has rocketed in price, keep an eye for cheaper prices around 5 to 8 pounds mark)
- Warrior of Kung Fu (one on amazon for £12.80; it's been at 50 quid for most of the time). Bargain, in context!
- 18 Shaolin Riders (1 new on amazon for £9! Normally goes for 40-odd). Bargain.
- Iron Monkey 1977 is a funny one, it's currently extortionate but I have seen it for £2.
- Death Duel of Kung Fu is usually pricey, amazon has one for less than £3 though. Bargain.
- Shaolin vs Tai Chi goes through phases, amazon has 9 copies, all for 6 quid or less, but I've seen it far rarer and far pricier. Probably a bargain.
- The Eight Escorts has been rare recently, but amazon has one for a fiver. Bargain.
- Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist = always costly.
- Evil Destroyer vanished for ages but amazon currently have 2 copies for £3 or less! Bargain.
- Mantis Fist and Tiger Claw - rare and expensive. Always expect to pay big bucks.
- The Eagle Fist - mega rare, mega expensive. I paid £15 quid for mine, but currently it's going for £40. Probably the second-rarest after Queen Boxer.
- Shaolin Zen Master - moderately rare, usually pricey.
- Snake Fist of a Buddhist Dragon - usually scarce, but currently 2 copies on amazon for less than a fiver. Bargain.
- South Shaolin and North Shaolin was bread and butter a year ago. Now amazon has 1 copy, for £8. Another phase dvd. There could be 10 copies for 89p each another month.
- Likewise Duel of the Tough. 1 copy for £3. Probably a bargain.
- Fearless Dragons, always expensive. 17 quid at the mo.
- Hard Bastard, always expensive, and rare. One copy for 20 quid at the moment.
- Tiger Over Wall was always common, now it's tough to get. 1 copy on for 6 quid at the mo. Bargain.
- 18 Jade Claws of Shaolin. Tough to get cheap.
- Sleeping Fist rarely dips below £15. If it does, get it. That goes for a lot of these usually-pricey ones.
- Snake in Eagle's Shadow 2 is very rare and nearly always £60. But there's a single used copy for £15 at the mo. Bargain, for the completist.
- Kung Fu Genius, very rare, seldom dips below £15. One on now for £25.
- Horse Boxing Killer goees through phases. It's a rip off on amazon at the moment.
- As is Duel of 7 Tigers. One copy for £15? Dream-on...
- Shaolin Drunk Monkey always hovers around the £15-20 mark.
- Disciple of Shaolin Master is another rare, which currently has 2 copies at just over a fiver. Bargain.
- Enter the Game of Death is always a rip-off, betweenn £8 and £18.
- The One Armed Swordsmen is always tough to get, it's £13 at the mo. That's not cheap though, even bearing it's rarity in mind. I've seen it cheaper.
- Seven Steps of Kung Fu usually goes for a lot more than £4.97! Bargain.
- Drunken Dragon is increasingly scarce.
- Once Upon A Time In China 6 is cheaper now than it's ever been. Buy buy buy!
- The Clutch of Power is now rare.
- So is Kung Fu in the Brave Shadow.
- And Zombie Rivals.
- And Invincible Armour.
- As is Snake and Crane Secret.
- Oh, and 10 Shaolin Disciples.
- Fist of Golden Monkey, Dragon Lee vs Five Brothers, Bruce Lee True Story, and Descendents of Wing Chun all appear sporadically, but never very expensive. Worth picking them up when you see them.
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