Blu-ray and DVD Releases for 5/1/12

Fight the Fight aka Choy Lee Fut, The Speed of Light DVD (Lionsgate)

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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