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Category Archives: Martial Arts Titles
The Guardsman | aka Imperial Bodyguard | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Lionsgate has presents the DVD for The Guardsman (aka Imperial Bodyguard), a 2011 Chinese martial arts film starring Yan Jie (Young Detective Dee), Yuen Biao (Knockabout), Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Wu Ma (Once Upon A Chinese Hero). Official plot: When the Emperor travels in disguise to understand the problems that his people face, his enemies discover his identity and team up with Japanese … Continue reading
Zero Tolerance | aka Angel | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Wych Kaosayananda’s Zero Tolerance (read our review) starring Scott Adkins (Wolf Warrior), Dustin Nguyen (The Rebel), Gary Daniels (City Hunter), Ammy Chanicha (The Hangover 2), Kane Kosugi (Choy Lee Fut) and Sahajak Boonthanakit (Streetfighter: Legend of Chun Li). In Zero Tolerance, two former para-military operatives, Johnny and his police detective friend Peter, search Bangkok to find the killers of Johnny’s beautiful daughter … Continue reading
The Eliminators/The Dungeonmaster | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: December 15, 2015 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray Double Feature for 1986’s The Eliminators and 1984’s The Dungeonmaster (aka Ragewar). In The Eliminators (watch the trailer), a former pilot (Andrew Prine) rebels against his creator, teaming up with a scientist, a pet robot Spot, a riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior (Hong Kong’s Conan Lee). In The Dungeonmaster (watch the trailer), a demonic wizard challenges a computer programmer to a … Continue reading
The Golden Cane Warrior | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: November 3, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for the Indonesian Wu Xia epic, The Golden Cane Warrior, featuring martial arts choreography by Hong Kong’s Hung Yan Yan (Shaolin, Coweb, Time & Tide). The film stars some of Indonesia’s most popular talents, including Christine Hakim, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, Slamet Rahardjo, Prisia Nasution, Eva Celia and Tara Basro. | Watch the trailer. Pre-order The Golden Cane Warrior from Amazon.com … Continue reading
Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series | DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: November 10, 2015 Shout! Factory presents the Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Complete Series. Produced by Toei and Bandai, Super Sentai Zyuranger aired in Japan on February 19, 1993 to February 11, 1994, with a total of 50 episodes. It was later adapted into the 2nd Season of American TV’s Power Rangers series! For the first time, Shout! Factory is delivering the entire Gosei Sentai Dairanger series in its original … Continue reading
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance | Blu-ray & DVD (Cinema Epoch)
RELEASE DATE: January 12, 2016 Cinema Epoch presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Gregory Hatanaka’s Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (read our review). 25 years ago, they joined forces to take on the Yakuza in Samurai Cop (1991), now Detective Frank Washington (Mark Frazer) and Joe Marshall (Matt Hannon) are teaming up once again in Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance. This time their mission is to solve a series of assassinations being … Continue reading
Classic Martial Arts Collection | DVD (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Echo Bridge Entertainment presents the 4-Disc DVD set for The Classic Martial Arts Collection (aka Bruce and Brandon Lee Action Pack), which contains 19 movies. Why they didn’t make it an even 20 is beyond us. Like most of these “budget” kung fu complications, Bruce is once again all over the artwork, but the closest thing it has to an actual Bruce Lee movie is … Continue reading
The Avenging Fist | DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2015 Well Go USA presents the DVD for The Avenging Fist (aka Legend of Tekken), a 2001 martial arts flick directed by Andrew Lau (Daisy) and Corey Yuen (Raging Thunder). Loosely based on the video game Tekken, this action-packed Hong Kong flick stars Stephen Fung (Cheap Killers), Wang Lee Hom (Legendary Amazons), Ekin Cheng (Return to a Better Tomorrow) and Sammo Hung (Rise of the Legend). … Continue reading
Killing Heat | DVD (Wild Eye Raw)
RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2015 Wild Eye Raw presents the DVD for Daniel Dahl’s Killing Heat, a bloody, low budget, action packed homage to 1980s action movies. The movie was supposedly made with a two-person crew and $5,000 during a summer in Thailand. When JD is fired from his desk job his friends promise him the best vacation of his life in Thailand. But following a rowdy drunken night, JD … Continue reading
Dragon Dynasty 5-Movie Collection | DVD (Anchor Bay)
RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Anchor Bay presents the Dragon Dynasty 5 Movie Collection. In 2006, The Weinstein Company launched Dragon Dynasty in order to showcase classic and contemporary Asian Cinema, particularly films in the action/martial arts genre. Now, they’re back and once again bringing home the goods! This 3-Disc DVD set includes the following titles: Born to Defense, The Legend II: Fong Sai Yuk, The Defender, Once Upon a … Continue reading
Electric Boogaloo: Cannon Films Collection | DVD (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2015 Stallone, Norris, Van Damme and Lundgren are back together for Warner’s The Bombs, Babes and Blockbusters of Cannon Films 10-Pack DVD Collection, which releases this September 29th! The upcoming set includes Missing in Action (1984), Cobra (1986), Delta Force (1986), Over the Top (1987), Masters of the Universe (1987), Invasion USA (1987), Bloodsport (1988), The Hitman (1991) and Hellbound (1994). And here’s the best part: Also included … Continue reading
Call Me King | DVD (Entertainment One)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 Entertainment One presents the DVD for Call Me King, an upcoming action movie written and directed by R.L. Scott. Call Me King stars Bai Ling (The Crow), Amin Joseph (The Expendables), Chris Mulkey (Boardwalk Empire), Alimi Ballard (Numbers), Lester Speight (Transformers), Robert Miano (Donnie Brasco), Bill Cobbs (Oz: The great and Powerful), Del Zamora (True Blood), Gabrielle Dennis (The Game) and Monyque Thompson Scott (Lie … Continue reading
Chain of Command | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 22, 2015 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Chain of Command (aka Echo Effect), an action-thriller directed by Kevin Carraway (7 Below) and starring Michael Jai White (Blood and Bone) and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (The Expendables). A special operative (White) witnesses the brutal slaying of his brother right after returning home from his third tour of duty. He finds himself a target of a deadly conspiracy so vast … Continue reading
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 No need to pay $60 for this out-of-print movie, because Lionsgate is bringing the Blu-ray for The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi back to life! Directed, written, co-edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano (Beyond Outrage), this is one film you’ll want to watch or revisit! In an empire ruled by fear, the people’s only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (Kitano) – a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword … Continue reading
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015 Warner presents the Blu-ray for 1991’s Showdown in Little Tokyo, directed by Mark L. Lester (Commando, Class of 1984). This martial arts action-comedy pairs Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) and Brandon Lee (Legacy of Rage, The Crow) as L.A. cops against a gang of Japanese drug dealers, headed by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Tekken 2: Kazuya’s Revenge). The film also stars Tia Carrere (True Lies), Toshishiro Obata (The … Continue reading
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