Bedevilled Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
This week we’re literally buried under a pile of budget-priced re-issues and triple packs, but don’t let that dissuade you from checking out movies like “A Chinese Odyssey” or “Prometheus.” Here are your Blu-ray and DVD releases for the week of 10/9/12:
ASIAN CINEMA
Bedevilled (Blu-ray/DVD) – distributor Well Go USA brings this pitch-black 2010 Korean revenge tale to home formats. Look for our review tomorrow
A Chinese Odyssey 1 & 2 (DVD) – Stephen Chow’s 1994 two-film series is a blend of Chow’s patented humor with wuxia action and romance. On DVD from the Weinstein’s Dragon Dynasty label
Triad War (DVD) – this is Lionsgate’s release of the 2008 Hong Kong action flick “Fatal Move” starring heavy-hitters like Simon Yam, Sammo Hung, and Wu Jing
Tokyo Vengeance (DVD) – Tokyo Shock delivers three recent entires in the genre of extreme Japanese cinema: “The Machine Girl,” “Tokyo Gore Police,” and “Death Kappa”
FOREIGN CINEMA
The Seduction of Mimi: Kino Classics Edition (DVD) – in this 1972 dark Italian comedy, a laborer runs afoul of the Mafia
Four More Years (DVD) – TLA presents this 2010 film billed as a gay political farce from Sweden
Kino Classics Lina Wertmuller Collection (Blu-ray) – Kino offers three films on Blu-ray from director Lina Wertmuller, the first woman to ever be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Films include: “Love & Anarchy,” “The Seduction of Mimi,” “All Screwed Up”
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (DVD) – the second installment of this 2012 vengeance-fueled Bollywood gangland saga
MAINSTREAM
Prometheus (Blu-ray/DVD) – director Ridley Scott’s 2012 prequel/re-imagining of “Alien” is either an underrated masterwork or a blasphemy against “Alien,” depending on who you ask. We quite like it
Rock of Ages (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 2012 comedy musical featuring Tom Cruise as a Motley Crue-esque rock star
The Courier (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars as a courier in over his head in this 2012 throwback to 70’s thrillers
NEW TO BLU-RAY
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane: 50th Anniversary (Blu-ray/DVD) – the 1962 horror classic featuring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, now in hi-def
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray + DVD) – Steven Spielberg’s 1982 ‘phone home’ family classic is now in hi-def
Strangers on a Train (Blu-ray) – Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 exercise in suspense, on Blu-ray for the first time
Red Dawn (Blu-ray) – just in time for the remake, the original 1984 ‘Russians attack’ movie is now in hi-def. Starring Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, and C. Thomas Howell
The Poseidon Adventure (Blu-ray) – Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine headline this 1972 film, hailed as a classic of the once-popular Hollywood disaster genre
Dial M For Murder (Blu-ray) – believe it or not, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 thriller was filmed and originally released in 3D. This new Blu-ray offers the chance to view the movie in 3D
Ice Station Zebra (Blu-ray) – the 1968 Cold War drama starring Rock Hudson and Ernest Borgnine
Little Shop of Horrors: Director’s Cut (Blu-ray) – the cult classic 1986 horror musical starring Rick Moranis and Steve Martin
Dead Ringer (Blu-ray) – Bette Davis headlines this 1964 black-and-white thriller
Find Me Guilty (Blu-ray) – Vin Diesel plays against type in this 2006 legal drama directed by Sydney Lumet (“Dog Day Afternoon”)
ANIMATION
The Great Mouse Detective (Blu-ray) – one of Disney’s overlooked films is this 1986 animated take on Sherlock Holmes – as a mouse, of course
A Cat in Paris (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2010 hand-drawn animated film from France. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards
RE-ISSUES
Universal Soldier: The Return/Knock Off/Second In Command/The Hard Corps – 4-Pack (DVD) – a rather haphazard selection of Jean-Claude Van Damme films, although “Knock Off” is an underrated action flick from legendary Hong Kong director Tsui Hark
Attack Force/Into the Sun/The Russian Specialist/Conspiracy – 4-Pack (DVD) – Steven Seagal and Dolph Lundgren share this 4-pack of direct-to-video action movies
Doom/The Scorpion King/The Rundown Triple Feature (Blu-ray) – can you handle this much Dwyane Johnson AKA The Rock in one collection? We say “The Rundown” is too entertaining to be paired with these two stinkers
Jarhead/The Kingdom/Green Zone Triple Feature (Blu-ray) – three modern looks at conflict in the Middle East starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, and Matt Damon respectively
Flash Gordon/The Last Starfighter/Battlestar Galactica/Dune Four Feature Films (DVD) – a quadruple feature of 80’s sci-fi goodness
Cry-Baby/Public Enemies/Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Triple Feature (DVD) – Johnny Depp takes center stage for this 3-pack of films
Death Race/Death Race 2 Double Feature (Blu-ray/DVD) – Paul W.S. Anderson’s 2008 remake of “Death Race 2000” starring Jason Statham and its direct-to-video sequel not starring Jason Statham
Casino/Traffic/Miami Vice/Eastern Promises Four Feature Films (DVD) – you give “Doom” and “Scorpion King” a Blu-ray pack, but Martin Scorsese and David Cronenberg don’t deserve the hi-def treatment? Come on!
King Kong/The Mummy (1999)/The Scorpion King/Van Helsing Four Feature Films (DVD) – more modern monster movie mayhem – how’s that for alliteration? – with this quadruple feature
Hostel & Hostel II Blu-ray – Double Feature (Blu-ray) – Eli Roth’s two staples of the ‘torture porn’ genre are paired together
Casino/Carlito’s Way Double Feature (DVD) – Robert De Niro and Al Pacino star (separately) in these two 90’s crime movies
The Fast and the Furious / 2 Fast 2 Furious Double Feature (DVD) – the first two entires in the popular “Fast and the Furious” series
The Last House on the Left/The Strangers/A Perfect Getaway Triple Feature (Blu-ray) – three modern horror films on Blu-ray together
Dawn of the Dead/ George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead Double Feature (Blu-ray) – oddly enough, this pairs together Zack Snyder’s remake of “Dawn of the Dead” with Romero’s “Land of the Dead”
Dawn of the Dead/George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead/Halloween II/The People Under the Stairs Four Feature Films (DVD) – the remakes of “Dawn of the Dead” and “Halloween II” are included in this set
Deep Rising/The Puppet Master Double Feature (Blu-ray) – two seemingly mismatched horror flicks in one Blu-ray set
Bloody Disgusting Double Feature (Rammbock: Berlin Undead, YellowBrickRoad) (DVD) – two of Bloody Disgusting Selects’ recent offerings on DVD together
HORROR
The Raven (Blu-ray/DVD) – from the director of “V For Vendetta” and “Ninja Assassin” comes this 2012 tale of Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack) hunting down a serial killer
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (Blu-ray/DVD) – believe it or not, this 2012 film is a direct-to-video sequel to Universal’s failed big screen “Wolfman” movie starring Benicio Del Toro
The Barrens (Blu-ray/DVD) – a 2012 thriller about a man (Stephen Moyer) who thinks his family is being haunted by the Jersey Devil
Basket Case 3: The Progeny (DVD) – the 1992 entry in the venerable horror series, on DVD from Synapse Films
Truth or Die (DVD) – Bloody Disgusting Selects presents this 2012 British horror film about a group of friends hunted by a man who wants revenge for the death of his brother
A Cadaver Christmas (DVD) – a 2011 Christmas-themed horror comedy
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