Author Archives: JJ Bona

Action Adventure Movie Marathon | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)

RELEASE DATE: July 15, 2014 Shout! Factory presents the Action Adventure Movie Marathon. These sets bring back the good ol’ memories of going to a video rental store; only now you can see these obscure titles without adjusting your tracking. The Blu-ray version includes 1973’s I Escaped from Devil’s Island and 1982’s The Final Option (aka Who Dares Wins); in addition to the films just mentioned, the DVD version also … Continue reading

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Jackie Chan’s ‘The Karate Kid 2′ to be directed by a ‘Crazie’

While promoting Police Story 2013 in Singapore last year, Jackie Chan revealed that one of his next films could be The Karate Kid 2, a sequel to 2010’s The Karate Kid, which also starred Jaden Smith. In addition, Chan also mentioned the possibility of a sequel to 2012’s CZ12 (which would technically mean the 4th chapter of the Armour of God series). Other Chan projects that are supposedly in the … Continue reading

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Don’t miss these martial arts and Asian title releases for April!

To most people, Spring means brighter days, sunshine, flowers and singing birds… To us, Spring means giant monsters destroying cities, Seagal snapping bones, Japanese battleships struggling to save mankind, post-apocalyptic Malaysians slaughtering one another, endless kung fu brawls, bloody samurai epics and killer Chinese spies! For those of you looking to add a number of exciting Blu-ray & DVD titles to your collection, April is a solid month! For your convenience, … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! District B13 | Blu-ray | Only $4.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for District B13 (aka Banlieue 13), directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) and produced by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element). Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop (Cyril Raffaelli) and ex-thug (David Belle) try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb. This martial arts/Parkour-based action film is being remade in the form of the upcoming Brick Mansons, with … Continue reading

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The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: June 24, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel. Directed and written by Guan Hu (Design of Death), who calls this film “mass entertainment,” revolves around the fate of two Japanese scientists, who are captured in Beijing during World War II Sino-Japanese War in 1942. The film stars Zhang Hanyu as The Actor, Huang Bo as The Scoundrel, and … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Cradle 2 the Grave | Blu-ray | Only $7.88 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 2003′s Cradle 2 the Grave (aka Black Diamond), starring Jet Li, DMX and Mark Dacascos. Directed by Romeo Must Die’s Andrzej Bartkowiak, Cradle 2 the Grave has Jet Li and DMX teaming up to rescue a jewel thief’s daughter. Hey, it’s no Kiss of the Dragon, but it’s still a Jet Li flick. Read Numskull’s classic review.

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Deal on Fire! Albert Pyun’s Captain America | Blu-ray | Only $9.49 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray 1990’s Captain America, directed by Albert Pyun (Cyborg). Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America (Matt Salinger) is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull (Scott Paulin). Also starring Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty. Why flock to the theaters for Captain America: The Winter Soldier when you can OWN this cult classic? Be a rebel!

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Deal on Fire! The Ultimate Matrix 6-Disc Collection | Blu-ray | Only $24.99 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Ultimate Matrix Blu-ray collection, a 6-disc set which contains The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Matrix Revisited and The Animatrix. The set is packed with supplemental materials, including two new audio commentaries on each film. At about $4 a disc, it’s your chance to own the series that put Yuen Woo-ping on the American map!

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Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ streams on Netflix!

Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster has currently made its way onto Netflix’s streaming service! This epic action feature is inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung Fu master, Ip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee. The Grandmaster stars Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Song Hye-Kyo, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung and Zhao Ben-Shan. If you’ve seen the other Ip Man movies (Donnie Yen’s Ip Man 1 and … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Replacement Killers: Extended Cut | Blu-ray | Only $6.29 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1998’s The Replacement Killers: Extended Cut. Failing to kill anymore because of his conscience, a troubled hit-man (Chow Yun-Fat) seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug-lord has hired replacements to finish the job and kill the hit-man. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and also starring Academy Award Winner Mira Sorvino and Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead). … Continue reading

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Predator Trilogy | Blu-ray (Fox)

RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2014 20th Century Fox presents the Predator Trilogy on Blu-ray. This 3-disc set includes 1987’s Predator, 1990’s Predator 2 and 2010’s Predators (aka Predator 3). Not included are the AVP spin-off titles (let’s face it, those were pretty lame anyways). All 3 Predator films make up a cast that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Robert Davi, Bill Paxton, Adrien Brody, … Continue reading

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Savage Streets | Blu-ray (Scorpion Entertainment)

RELEASE DATES: Summer 2014 Code Red presents the Blu-ray for 1984’s Savage Streets. After nearly being rundown by a gang, Brenda (The Exorcist’s Linda Blair) and friends trash the leader’s car. Gang leader, Jake, exacts his revenge by getting his cohorts to gang-rape her mute-dead sister, Heather (Linnea Quigley). Armed with a crossbow and a bad attitude, Brenda sets out to avenge her sister while blazing a bloody, Death Wish-inspired trail through … Continue reading

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Prophecy of Eve | DVD (Shami Media)

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2014 Shami Media presents the DVD for Ron Santiano’s Prophecy of Eve (aka Eve: Beauty and the Blade), a low budget, supernatural martial arts movie. Eve’s (Ia Villatuya) life is forever altered when her parents vanish without a trace after being attacked by supernatural agents. When she runs into the members of the same organization to which her parents bore allegiance, several unanswered questions from Eve’s childhood reemerge. … Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Jet Li 3-Disc Collection | Blu-ray | Only $9.54 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is for the 3-Disc Jet Li Collection Blu-ray set. The set includes three of Jet’s best movies: Corey Yuen’s The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk, Gordon Chan’s Fist of Legend and Yuen Woo-ping’s Tai Chi Master with Michelle Yeoh. For about $3 a disc, this is definitely a deal on fire!

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Deal on Fire! Conan the Barbarian | Blu-ray | Only $7.50 – Expires soon!

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1982’s Conan the Barbarian. Robert E. Howard’s short stories come to life with the help of John Milius (Dillinger) and Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers). Folks, it seriously doesn’t get any more savage than this: Excessive bloody violence, enormous snakes and one of the best soundtracks ever put on film! Heck, even Darth Vader is practically in this movie. If you do not listen, … Continue reading

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