Blade of Kings aka The Twins Effect 2 Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
Hello, dear readers. There’s not much in the way of Asian cinema this week but no doubt there are some interesting releases, whether it’s a ’96 Chuck Norris environmental action movie or Danny Trejo and Steve Austin teaming up for some direct-to-video goodness. So here are your Blu-ray and DVD new releases for the week of 3/6/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Blade of Kings (Blu-ray/DVD) – your friends at Well Go USA release this 2004 Hong Kong action/fantasy film starring Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Jaycee Chan, and featuring appearances by Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen. Also known as “Twin Effects II”
Jackie Chan 8 Movie Pack (DVD) – those crazy folks at Echo Bridge Entertainment are at it again. In this set you get: “Operation Condor,” “Operation Condor 2: Armour of God,” “Dragon Lord,” “Twin Dragons,” “Project A,” “Project A 2,” “Supercop,” and “The Accidental Spy.” Be advised that most of these are going to be the Miramax dubbed and cut versions, except maybe “Dragon Lord”
FOREIGN CINEMA
The Skin I Live In (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Pedro Almodovar presents this 2011 skin-crawling thriller starring Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya
Before Your Eyes (DVD) – a 2011 film set in Kurdistan, about a young orphan on a mission of revenge against the man who murdered her parents
ANIMATION
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD) – a remastered version of the 1988 classic anti-war Japanese animated movie
MAINSTREAM
Immortals (Blu-ray/DVD) – from the director of “The Cell” and “The Fall” comes this 2011 Greek mythology flick
Forest Warrior (Blu-ray) – in this 1996 environmental action flick, Chuck Norris is a forest guardian who helps some kids battle evil land developers. $#%& yeah
Recoil (Blu-ray/DVD) – two titans of direct-to-video, Danny Trejo (“Machete”) and Steve Austin (“The Expendables”), collide in this 2011 action movie
Like Crazy (Blu-ray/DVD) – Anton Yelchin of “Star Trek” ’09 and “Terminator: Salvation” stars in this 2011 exploration of long distance relationships
Reindeer’s Games (Director’s Cut) (Blu-ray) – director John Frakenheimer gets his own cut of the 2000 action flick starring Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, and Gary Sinese
The Town (Ultimate Collector’s Edition) (Blu-ray+DVD combo) – I guess this is a good week to be a Ben Affleck fan as his 2010 bank robber movie gets an Ultimate Collector’s Edition. This features an extended cut with an alternate ending
Kevin Smith Triple Feature (Blu-ray) – “Chasing Amy,” “Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back,” and “Clerks” all together in one Blu-ray set, leaving many to wonder why they didn’t just put “Mallrats” on here instead of “Strike Back”
9 and 1/2 Weeks (Blu-ray) – Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger get hot ‘n heavy in the original uncut version of Adrian Lyne’s 1986 film
CLASSICS
The Deer Hunter (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – at last, Michael Cimino’s 1978 Vietnam War classic starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Streep is in hi-def
To Catch a Thief (Blu-ray) – Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1955 romantic suspense film, now on Blu-ray
Plan 9 From Outer Space (Blu-ray) – Ed Wood’s 1959 magnum opus needs no introduction and now it’s on Blu-ray, although it looks like it’s been colorized
The Little Shop of Horrors (Blu-ray) – this is Roger Corman’s 1960 production of the musical, featuring Jack Nicholson
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Blu-ray) – director Terry Gilliam’s classic 1975 comedy now in hi-def
The Blues Brothers (Blu-ray + DVD combo) – the 1980 comedy starring Dan Akroyd and John Belushi
Sullivan’s Travels (Blu-ray) – the 1941 screwball comedy starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, now in hi-def
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