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JJ Bona on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyThanks for elaborating. Good to know. I'll give it a chance if it convenientl…
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyNo, it wasn’t just the lack of action pieces, l was disappointed with the who…
Ningen on Shaolin Soccer (2001) ReviewLooks like it's the dubbed version. *Sigh*. https://www.academymuseum.org/pro…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaFirst ten minutes free. https://youtu.be/Uwq3EzDCVqA?si=_c5WWbNAS00qtj6Z
Ningen on Shaolin Soccer (2001) ReviewAcademy screening this Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVN8r5APMX/?ut…
JJ Bona on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyHmmm... Sounds like the common complaint is for the lack of any interesting a…
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWould definitely be interesting to see Bren Foster in a HK flick. They'd get…
Steve Marger on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
Anonymous on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
Joly on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
Andy Wozniak on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
squeesh on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQuizás quieras esperar a que realmente la hagan primero. 😄
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upNo Don "The Dragon" Wilson? List rejected. =)
Daniel Justo Borras on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upHere's a giant list of martial arts actors who could in theory join this hypo…
Kenn Williams on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
dakuan on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
Andrew Hernandez on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
Typo on 16 bit martial arts mayhem comes to life! Lionsgate’s live action ‘Streets of Rage’ lands director and new writersI'll pass.
Andrew Hernandez on Watch a clip from ‘Beast’ starring Daniel MacPherson, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and martial arts star Bren FosterBeast was a pretty good film. Daniel MacPherson Didn’t have any previous mart…
Andrew Hernandez on Reck It, Scott! Scott Adkins, Vinnie Jones and Mark Strange make a mess in the New Trailer for ‘Reckless’A US distributor finally picked this up after the stupid UK exclusive streami…
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Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Zombie 4: After Death Blu-ray (Shriek Show)
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Underrated 1989 original release in the popular Italian zombie series. A woman returns to the tropical island where her parents, two research scientists, were murdered while working on a cure for cancer. With the aid of mercenary soldiers, she uncovers a diabolical voodoo priest who raises the dead for an all-out war against the living! Loaded with extras, including an interview with director Claudio Fragasso … Continue reading
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Yakuza Hunters: Duel in Hell aka Yakuza Busting Girls: Duel in Hell DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2012 Tokyo Shock presents Yakuza Hunters: Duel in Hell, which, I believe is the sequel to Yakuza Hunters: Final Death Ride Battle. Asami returns, exhausted, after three years of intense training to become a yakuza hunter. She decides to visit her old master, but finds her place in ruins by the local yakuza! Check out the trailer.
Private Eye DVD (Pathfinder)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Is Park Dae-min’s Private Eye Korea’s answer to Sherlock Holmes? Maybe. 1900s, Seoul, Korean Empire. A Hong Jin-ho (Hwang Jung-min) is a down and out detective. Makes most of his catching cheating spouses. Until a corpse is discovered in the woods… Check out the trailer.
Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Lost on the Island aka Mapado 2: Back to the Island DVD (Pathfinder)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Former detective Chung-su takes a secret mission from an aged millionaire who wants to see his first love again before he dies. He ventures out to a strange island where only a bunch of old grandmothers live. Directed by Lee Sang-hoon, Mapado 2: Back to the Island, is the sequel to the hot comedy Mapado. Check out the trailer.
A Bullet for the General Blu-ray (Blue Underground)
RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2012 Blue Underground presents A Bullet for the General, coming soon to Blu-ray! At the height of the Mexican revolution, a mysterious young American (Lou Castel) joins a gang of marauders led by El Chucho (Gian Maria Volonte) on a series of savage raids to steal guns for a powerful rebel general. But when the Gringo brings his own cold-blooded ideals to the bandits, El Chucho … Continue reading
Django, Kill… If You Live, Shoot! Blu-ray (Blue Underground)
RELEASE DATE: June 19, 2012 Blue Underground presents Django, Kill… If You Live, Shoot!, coming soon to Blu-ray! Tomas Milian stars as a half-breed bandit double-crossed and left for dead who rises from the grave to seek his revenge. But when his quest leads to a bizarre town called The Unhappy Place, he is plunged into an odyssey of gruesome torture, graphic violence and relentless sexual depravity. This is the … Continue reading
Roadracers Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 After his 1992 debut, El Mariachi, Robert Rodriguez (Machete) made a Showtime movie called Roadracers. The film revolves around a rebel (David Arquette) who dreams of leaving his dead end small town and becoming a rockabilly star but gets caught up in a nasty feud with the town’s local sheriff. Salma Hayek co-stars. Check out the trailer.
Operation Condor 2: Armour of God Blu-ray (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 Echo Bridge is re-releasing Operation Condor 2: The Armourof God (aka Armour of God), this time as a standalone Blu-ray. With that said, not sure why someone would want to buy this instead of this. In any case, please be advised that this is the cut and and English dubbed version of the film. Check out the original Golden Harvest trailer.
Ocean Heaven Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2012 Well GO USA presents Ocean Heaven, starring Jet Li as you’ve never seen him before. Ocean Heaven is about how a terminally ill father attempts to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. Also starring Kwai Lun-mei (The Stool Pigeon). Check out the trailer. Update: Oh, and the U.S. trailer.
True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In True Story of a Woman In Jail: Sex Hell, a group of young women is thrown into a horrible juvenile hall, due to their illegal acts. They soon wish they were back on the outside, as a gang of inmates subjects this fresh meat to the horrors of being locked up. This movie is a sleazy, sexually graphic and surprisingly violent entry in the … Continue reading
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Debauchery DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: April 10, 2012 In Debauchery, Ryoko Watanabe stars as Ami, a jaded housewife who pitches herself, body and soul, into the Tokyo decadence of the decade in an attempt to pep up her marriage. She secretly joins the elite Madame Machiko Society Club to experiment with discrete sex games and the thrill of making love to anonymous men. Bonus Features: Original Trailer and Liner Notes from Jasper Sharp.
Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Killer Nun Blu-ray (Blue Underground)
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2012 Branded as obscene around the world and banned outright in Britain, Killer Nun has been newly remastered from the original negative and is now presented with all its blasphemous sex and violence fully restored in sleazy High Definition! Check out the trailer.
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This Is Not a Movie Blu-ray & DVD (Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 With the end of the world imminent, Pete Nelson (Edward Furlong) locks himself inside a Las Vegas hotel. There, he tries to understand his confused reality influenced by film, TV, pop culture, disinformation, drugs and propaganda. This Is Not a Movie features an original soundtrack score by Guns N Roses guitar legend, Slash. Check out the trippy trailer.
Alastair MacLean’s Puppet On A Chain DVD (Scorpion)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2012 Move over James Bond! Directed by Geoffrey Reeve, 1971’s Puppet on a Chain is a British thriller based on the Alastair MacLean novel of the same name. It’s about an American agent (Sven-Bertil Taube) who goes to Amsterdam to break up lethal gangs who run the city. There’s a gritty boat chase in this movie that pre-dates the famous one in Live and Let Die … Continue reading
Late Spring aka Banshun Blu-ray (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2012 One of the most powerful of the family portraits by Yasujiro Ozu, Late Spring tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever—and as strong a justification for its maker’s inclusion … Continue reading











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