Fight the Fight aka Choy Lee Fut, The Speed of Light DVD (Lionsgate)
Unfortunately, it looks like the studios are using early May as a dumping ground for their cheap 3-pack Blu-ray sets. Oh well, maybe we’ll find a deal in here somewhere. Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 5/1/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Fight the Fight (DVD) – Lionsgate brings the 2011 Chinese-language martial arts film known as “Choy Lee Fut” to Region 1 DVD. Starring Sammo Hung and Kane Kosugi! This is not the best reviewed kung fu movie out there but, knowing me, I’ll probably like it
FOREIGN CINEMA
Cirkus Columbia (DVD) – a 2010 Bosnian dark comedy about the fall of the communist regime in 1991
MAINSTREAM
Haywire (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Steven Soderbergh introduced MMA fighter Gina Carano to action movie fans worldwide with this 2011 espionage flick
Men in Black II (Blu-ray) – the 2002 sci-fi/comedy sequel starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones gets the upgrade to hi-def
Bullit/Cincinnati Kid/Getaway (Blu-ray) – three vintage Steve McQueen films in one 3-disc Blu-ray set for $20.99
Assassins/Cobra/The Specialist (Blu-ray) – I doubt anyone would call these their favorite Sylvester Stallone movies but now they’re together in one Blu-ray set. Hey, I’ll always like “Cobra.” The price is $19.99
eXistenZ/B Monkey/Malevolent (Blu-ray) – I gotta be honest, I haven’t heard of these other two films but 1999’s “eXistenZ” is a great offering from director David Cronenberg. Retail is set at $16.99
Executive Decision/Point Break/Swordfish (Blu-ray) – in this set you get “Point Break” and two other films that 1.) aren’t one of the greatest films of all time and 2.) don’t feature Keanu Reeves surfing. Price is $20.99
Deep Blue Sea/Long Kiss Goodnight/Snakes on a Plane (Blu-ray) – two films that are directed by Renny Harlin and one film that’s so preposterous it might as well have been directed by Renny Harlin. This will set you back $20.99
Body of Lies/Edge of Darkness/Pride and Glory (Blu-ray) – three contemporary action/thrillers starring notorious hotheads Russell Crowe, Mel Gibson, and Edward Norton. For $20.99
Cowboys/Green Berets/The Searchers (Blu-ray) – John Wayne rides onto Blu-ray in three movies for $20.99
Losers/Rock ‘N Rolla/Shoot ‘Em Up (Blu-ray) – “Shoot ‘Em Up,” now that’s an underrated movie. Get this three pack for, you guessed it, $20.99
Body Heat/L.A. Confidential/The Player (Blu-ray) – one of these movies is not like the other, but who am I to judge? Besides, “L.A. Confidential” is one of my favorite movies of all time. For $20.99
Beetlejuice/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (Blu-ray) – got a niece or nephew who’s gone goth recently? This might be the perfect gift. Retails at $20.99
CLASSICS
The One That Got Away (DVD) – a 1957 film about the only German prisoner of war to ever escape from British soil during WWII
Jeremiah Johnson (Blu-ray) – Robert Redford is a rugged man of the wild in this 1972 feature, now in hi-def
Bird of Paradise: Kino Classics Edition (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 1932 classic from legendary director King Vidor (“War and Peace”)
HORROR
Wizard of Gore/The Gore Gore Girls (Blu-ray) – Herschell Gordon Lewis presents two early 70’s gore-tastic films on a Blu-ray Double Feature
Mimic 3-Film Set (Blu-ray/DVD) – did you know there was a “Mimic 2” and “Mimic 3”? Get all three films for about $20
Snow White: A Tale of Terror (DVD) – in time for “Mirror Mirror” and “Snow White and the Huntsmen,” this more horrific take on the story is re-released on DVD. Featuring Sigourney Weaver and Sam Neil
Phantoms/Darkness/Venom (Blu-ray) – three horror movies with one-word titles, but only one stars the Affleck. For $16.99
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