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Ocean Waves
out on DVD now

 

THIS is a Japanese animated feature which, almost uniquely for the genre, doesn’t feature exploding tentacles or people with drills instead of hands. It is in fact a rather slight coming-of-age story about how your attitudes change as you mature into an adult. Set in the unsophisticated region of Kochi, it tells the story of a small group of friends who are preparing to take their university entrance exams. It all plays out like a more chaste and cerebral episode of Hollyoaks and that is a big clue as to the film’s appeal. It’s sweet but insubstantial stuff – unless you’re a lovesick teenager.

Daniel King, MoD

The World Ten Times Over
out now 

VENTURE past the lurid title and you’ll find one of the best Hong Kong action thrillers to be blessed with a release in the West in recent years. A single-minded cop accidentally kills the daughter of a lawyer, who then has her other daughter held to ransom in exchange for helping to acquit a crimelord. Naturally enough, the cop sees this as his chance for redemption. The tone lurches from sadistic to sentimental but that’s a minor point considering the dazzling skill with which this film is made. The story is gripping, the action sequences thrilling and the ending totally satisfying. Highly recommended.

WO2 Ritchie Downing, 3 AAC

Whiteout
out on DVD now

TO say that this film is a pointless – and plotless – disappointment would be an understatement of epic proportions. Opening with a Russian transport plane hosting a bewildering gun battle between the crew at 10,000 feet in 1957, the story soon jumps into the present as U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) tries to unravel the mystery while being chased by an ice pick-wielding killer. Not unlike the Antarctic location the film is shot in, it soon becomes a frozen, dark, desolate affair. The terrible dialogue and dodgy accents complement the lack of warmth or chemistry between the characters. A chilly offering.

WO2 Ritchie Downing, 3 AAC

Win: Ong Bak: The Beginning on DVD

FOLLOWING on from the ground-breaking Ong Bak, martial arts superstar Tony Jaa brings his sensational skills to the screen in the action-packed prequel Ong Bak: The Beginning. Set against the backdrop of feudal Thailand 600 years ago, the film follows Tien (Jaa) as he attempts to avenge the slaughter of his family and features some jaw-dropping fight scenes.

Soldier has teamed up with Sony Pictures to offer five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the film on DVD click here to enter.

Win: Go Fast on DVD

THRILL-seekers will be sent on a pulse-quickening ride into the violent and dangerous world of undercover narcotics cops in Go Fast, a film from the team behind the Transporter series. Following a gang of drug traffickers who use prestige cars to move their product across Europe at death-defying speeds, this is an action-packed adventure not to be missed.

Thanks to the kind people at Momentum Pictures, we have five copies of the film to give away on DVD click here to enter.