Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for Criterion Collection’s Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman film collection. This deluxe set features a string of 25 Zatoichi films, made between 1962 and 1973, in one complete package. That’s about $4 a movie. In addition, you also get a 1978 documentary about Shintaro Katsu, an interview with Asian-film critic Tony Rayns, trailers for all films, new English subtitle translations, plus a book featuring an essays, short stories … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wilson Yip’s Ip Man 3 (read our review), starring Donnie Yen (Kung Fu Jungle), Max Zhang (The Brink), Mike Tyson (Kickboxer: Retaliation) and fight choreography by the legendary Yuen Woo Ping (The Thousand Faces of Dunjia). When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip (Yen) is forced to take a stand. Ip Man 3 … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Infernal Affairs, directed by Andrew Lau (Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen). You’ve seen The Departed, now see the original! Infernal Affairs is a critically acclaimed crime-thriller that is praised for its gritty action and strong character development (there’s a reason Martin Scorsese remade it!)… Infernal Affairs (read our review) stars Tony Leung (The Grandmaster), Andy Lau (Fulltime Killer), Anthony Wong (Beast … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Good, the Bad, the Weird, directed by Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil). The Good, the Bad, the Weird is the story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. Part Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad and the Ugly; part George … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Kickboxer: Vengeance (read our review), starring Alain Moussi (Kickboxer: Retaliation), David Bautista and Jean-Claude Van Damme (Kill ’em All). Kurt Sloane (Moussi) has always been there for his brother, Eric (Darren Shahlavi, Pound of Flesh), who’s known in the martial arts world as a modern-day warrior. But when the ruthless and undefeated fighter Tong Po (Bautista) brutally ends Eric’s life in a no-holds-barred match in Thailand, Kurt … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for David Leitch and Chad Stahelski’s John Wick (read our review), starring Keanu Reeves. Reeves plays John Wick, a retired assassin who now leads a peaceful lifestyle. But when a series of unfortunate events distort his daily routine, Wick has no choice but to revisit his sinister past and go on one hell of a kill crazy rampage. John Wick also stars Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for the Chuck Norris Total Attack Pack. This 3 disc collection includes three of Chuck Norris’ (Yellow Faced Tiger) most acclaimed films, including an early one by filmmaker Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, Under Siege): 1983’s Lone Wolf McQuade, starring David Carradine; 1985’s Code of Silence (read our review), starring Henry Silva; and 1986’s The Delta Force, starring Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) and Steve … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Lu Yang’s Brotherhood of Blades 2, the follow up to the filmmaker’s 2014 wuxia actioner, Brotherhood of Blades. In Brotherhood of Blades 2, Chang Chen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) returns alongside Yang Mi (The Bullet Vanishes), Zhang Yi (Blood of Youth) and Xin Zhi Lei (Impossible), via AFS. The original Brotherhood of Blades (read our review) told the story of three guards who are sent to hunt down … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1985′s Code of Silence (read our review), directed by Andrew Davis (Under Siege, The Fugitive) and starring the one, the only, Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco). This gritty cop flick is highly regarded as one of Norris’ best. The film’s climax is noted for its menacing crime-fighting robot, “Prowler” (hey, it was the 80’s). Eddie Cusack (Norris) is a Chicago detective who … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Guillotines, directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs). In The Guillotines, an elite crime-fighting unit that relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies. The film is a homage to the classic Guillotine movies of the 70s (i.e. The Flying Guillotine, Master of the Flying Guillotine). The Guillotines stars Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), Ethan Juan (Wu Xia), Shawn Yue (Initial D), Li … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Sky on Fire (read our review), by Hong Kong’s legendary action director, Ringo Lam. In this driving, non-stop action thriller, the chief security officer at a top-secret medical facility (Daniel Wu) finds himself caught in an explosive battle when a young thief and his accomplices steal a groundbreaking curative medicine. After discovering the true origins of the medicine, the officer must decide … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wolf Warrior an action/martial arts flick directed by, and starring Wu Jing (SPL, SPL 2). Sergeant Leng Feng (Wu), top marksman of the Chinese Special Forces, is jailed under court martial for disobeying orders. But he’s just the kind of fighter the Wolf Warriors are looking for. Silent. Stealthy. Deadly. The Wolves bring Feng into their pack, honing his skills to a knife’s edge. … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the fantasy/martial arts epic, League of Gods (aka Feng Shen Bang 3D). League of Gods (read our review) is directed by both Koan Hui (Snow Blossom) and newcomer, Vernie Yeung. The film is based on the 16th-century Chinese novel by Xu Zhonglin titled Investiture of Gods. League of Gods stars Jet Li (High Risk), Louis Koo (Flash Point), Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), AngelaBaby (Mojin), Tony Leung (A Better … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Shout! Factory’s Jackie Chan Double Feature, which includes 1993’s Crime Story and 1985’s The Protector. What makes this Bu-ray special (other than Crime Story being a great, early-serious JC film) is that it contains both versions of The Protector: The U.S. Theatical release and the HK cut. The difference between the two is so dramatic that it feels like two, totally different movies (in a nutshell, JC was so displeased … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Die Fighting (read our review), starring Fabien Garcia (Merantau), Laurent Buson (Silver Hawk), Didier Buson and Jess Allen. When a team of Shaolin-trained kung fu actors is about to get their break in Hollywood, a mysterious and sadistic director forces them to run a gauntlet through Los Angeles. The director films their every move as they prove their prowess by provoking a rogues’ gallery of … Continue reading →