Flying Guillotine 2 aka Flying Guillotine Part II DVD (Dragon Dynasty)
RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2011
The noteworthy sequel to the 1975 film. This time, Ti Lung (A Better Tomorrow) continues where Chen Kuan Tai left off, with director Ching Gong aka Cheng Kang (Sword of Swords) calling the shots.
Check out the trailer here.
Bunraku DVD (ARC Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2011
A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and a young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt) both arrive in a town that has been terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Starring: Josh Harnett, Woody Harrelson, Gackt Camui, Kevin McKidd with Ron Perlman and Demi Moore. Check out the trailer here.
“Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” Japanese Theatrical Poster
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Cast: Marc Porel, Ray Lovelock, Adolfo Celi, Franco Citti, Silvia Dionisio , Marino Masé , Renato Salvatori, Sergio Ammirata , Bruno Corazzari, Daniele Dublino
Running Time: 100 min.
By HKFanatic
“Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” – let’s just take a moment to reflect on how awesome that title is. During its opening minutes, the film seems like it’s actually going to live up its bad-ass moniker as our two tough guy cops, played by Marc Porel and Ray Lovelock, engage in a wordless motorcycle chase against some would-be purse snatchers. This sequence is a breathtaking ride through the rush hour traffic of Rome, which director Ruggero Deodato purportedly didn’t even have legal permission to film. The chase lasts for the better part of 10 minutes and represents the highlight of this sleazy, violent movie.
Ruggero Deodato is a name synonymous with exploitation cinema, thanks in large part to his 80’s shclockfest “Cannibal Holocaust,” which remains one of the most effective “psuedo-documentary” horror films of all time even if I find its onscreen torture of animals to be deplorable. Like a lot of Italian filmmakers, Deodato dabbled in many genres during the 70’s and 80’s, including a fantasy film with the Barbarian Brothers (appropriately titled “Barbarians”). “Live Like a Cop…” is his entry in the “Poliziotteschi” genre, or Italian police dramas from the 70’s. I must confess I’m more familiar with the Italian horror or “giallo” genre but I suspect “Live Like a Cop…” is a decent introduction to Italo-crime films, though these cops don’t exactly follow standard procedure.
Most movies about renegade cops give us one morally ambiguous protagonist to root for – “Dirty Harry” for instance. In “Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” we get two womanizing, sadistic cops who basically share everything together: an apartment, a motorcycle, a love of violence, and even their women. There’s no homosexual subtext except what’s splashed all over the screen. Both leads look like their jaws have been chiseled from granite. Marc Porel (“Don’t Torture a Duckling”) in particular seems to really embrace his role as an ultra-cynical, ultra-lethal cop. Porel had a dynamic screen presence and unfortunately died way too young at the age of 34.
Our two “heroes,” such as they are, represent a special squad of the Italian police. Their only mission is to stop the bad guys before they commit crimes – by any means necessary. There’s a great scene where they sneak up on a bunch of guys who are about to rob a bank and silently kill them off one by one in broad daylight, unseen amongst the crowds. These cops don’t answer to anyone except their police chief (played by Adolfo Celia AKA the bad guy from “Thunderball”) but even he lets them do as they please since they get results. It’s hard to root for such sadistic main characters but there’s admittedly a lurid thrill to watching them dish out so much hurt, like the scene where they hand-cuff a crook to a pole and use his body as a punching bag.
If there’s a critical flaw to “Live Like a Cop…” it’s that the screenplay lacks structure. The first hour of the film seems edited together in an almost non-linear fashion, as events just happen one after the other – Porel and Lovelock go after random batches of criminals with no over-arching narrative to connect scenes. It’s not until the last thirty minutes that the main plot really kicks in with the cops tracking down the biggest mobster in Italy, a guy whose last name sounds like a pasta dish. There’s a shoot-out in a rock quarry that is remarkably well shot and edited, the kind of kinetic setpiece that would make Quentin Tarantino stand up and take notice. Sadly, the ending is a major letdown with our less than scrupulous leads getting by through sheer dumb luck rather than their own cunning or cruelty. Hell, I’d rather have an ending that actually endorses police brutality than the one that’s in the film; Dedoato seems to throw his hands up and say, “Well, movie’s over! Go home now!”
Even with a screenplay that ignores the standard three-act structure and any concept of “rising action” to its own detriment, and an ending that feels like a pie thrown in the audience’s face, “Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” is an absorbing experience thanks to the effortless machismo of its two leads and the stunning pain they inflict on every bad guy that crosses their path. Roggero Deodato’s unique camera angles and POV shots, as well as the dangerous stuntwork and brazen film-without-a-permit attitude, are a case study on how to make your low-budget flick visually interesting. Now that RaroVideo U.S. has newly restored and released the film for DVD, there’s no better time for fans of Italian genre films to track “Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” down.
HKFanatic’s Rating: 7/10
Dragon Dynasty's Ultimate 4 Pack DVD Vol 1: Five Shaolin Masters, Executioner from Shaolin, Jet Li: Martial Arts of Shaolin and Mad Monday Kung Fu (Dragon Dynasty)
RELEASE DATE: October 4, 2011
Official product description: Dragon Dynasty, the world’s greatest collection of martial arts and Asian action films, brings to you an ALL NEW collectible box set! Titles included: Five Shaolin Masters, Executioner from Shaolin, Jet Li: Martial Arts of Shaolin and Mad Monday Kung Fu. The box set is presented in a beautifully designed slip sleeve.
These titles are also available individually: Five Shaolin Masters | Executioner from Shaolin | Martial Arts of Shaolin | Mad Monday Kung Fu
The Warring States aka Jin Gok DVD (New Video)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2011
The Warring States is a 2011 Chinese film directed by Chen Jin. The story takes place during the Warring States Period, but is only very loosely based on the actual history. The plot focuses on the rivalry between military generals Pang Juan and Sun Bin, both disciples of Guiguzi. Starring Sun Honglei, Jing Tian, Francis Ng, Kim Hee-sun, Kiichi Nakai and Jiang Wu. Check out the trailer here.
What Women Want DVD (New Video)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2011
Hollywood isn’t the only place out of original ideas. Based on the American version (2000 release) with Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt comes a Chinese remake starring Andy Lau and Gong Li. Check out the trailer here.
Dream Home DVD (MPI)
RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2011
One of the most extreme films ever produced in Hong Kong, Dream Home is anchored by a startling, bold performance from Josie Ho as Li-sheung and assured direction from acclaimed filmmaker Pang Ho-Cheung (“Men Suddenly In Black”). A blood-drenched thrill ride from start to finish, Dream Home is one savage and satirical slasher you won’t want to miss. Check out the trailer here.
Trail of the Panda aka Touch of the Panda DVD (Disney)
RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2011
An orphan named Lu finds a lost panda cub, Pang Pang. Lu carries the panda on his back and embarks on an adventure to return the cub to its mother. Directed by Zhong Yu and starring Li Feng, Daichi Harashima and Qi Zhang. Check out the trailer here.
The Harimaya Bridge Blu-ray/DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2011
The story concerns an American man who must travel to rural Japan after his estranged son dies there in a traffic accident. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind. The film stars Ben Guillory, Saki Takaoka, Misa Shimizu, and Danny Glover. The film is a Japanese/U.S. production. Check out the trailer here.
3 Musketeers Blu-ray/DVD (Asylum)
RELEASE DATE: Oct 25, 2011
Not to be confused with the candy bar (or the 2011 Paul W.S. Anderson flick)… Alexandra D’Artagnan, junior NSA officer, uncovers a plot to assasinate the President of the United States and enlists the help of three infamous international spies to stop the threat. Directed by Cole McKay (Special Ops: Delta Force) and starring Heather Hemmens, XIN (Xin Sarith Wuku), Alan Rachins, Keith Allan, Michelle Boyd, and David Chokachi.
Cold Fish DVD (Salient)
RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2011
Cold Fish (read our review) is a true crime portrait of a Japanese tropical fish dealer responsible for over forty murders. Directed by Shion Sono (Suicide Club), Cold Fish is one of the most talked about movies in film festivals around the world. Check out the trailer here. Be sure and check out an interview with the film’s director, Shion Sono.
“Assassination Games” American Theatrical Poster
Director: Ernie Barbarash
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Scott Adkins, Kevin Chapman, Ivan Kaye, Valentin Teodosiu, Alin Panc, Serban Celea, Michael Higgs, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Marija Karan, Bianca Van Varenberg, Andrew French, Marioara Sterian
Running Time: 95 min.
By HKFanatic
For many Jean Claude Van Damme fans in the United States, the limited release of “Assassination Games” this summer means the first chance to see their hero on the big screen in over a decade. Pairing the Muscles From Brussels with rising star Scott Adkins (“Undisputed III: Redemption”) seemed like a no-brainer recipe for success. All these two guys had to do was bring the action and fans would go home happy. Unfortunately, “Assassination Games” fails to meet even those modest expectations.
Although Van Damme and Adkins’ previous collaboration, 2008’s “The Shepherd,” didn’t exactly set the world on fire, at least it had some decent fight scenes. It’s now clear that the quality of that film was due to director Isaac Florentine, an “auteur” of direct-to-DVD action with movies like the “Undisputed” sequels and “U.S. Seals 2” under his belt. Without his deft touch, the Van Damme/Adkins reunion of “Assassination Games” flounders. Instead we’re in the hands of Ernie Barbarash, director of “Cube Zero.” For some reason he shot the film in a sepia tone – or, more likely, had the film color-coded this way via computer in post-production – that makes it look like you’re viewing the entire movie through a waterfall of urine. This is how we have to see Van Damme return to the big screen?
Granted, no one would care how this movie looked if it at least showed Van Damme kicking ass. Alas, “Assassination Games” is more a low-budget European thriller than it is an action movie. The set-up is firmly simple: Van Damme plays one of the best assassins in the business while Adkins is a retired hitman hiding out with some money stolen from corrupt Interpol agents who want him dead. When they’re both given the same contract – Adkins is after the guy because he put his wife in a coma – the two killers butt heads and ultimately realize they’re better off teaming up. While this premise had the potential to deliver plenty of action and thrills, there’s barely any action to be had in “Assassination Games.”
Perhaps the feeling of disappointment here comes from the fact that we’re witnessing a “pretty good” direct-to-video movie on the big screen; one’s expectations are a bit higher when you add a premium ticket price. You have to wonder just how this movie secured a theatrical release, as limited as it may be, since it’s purely a cloak-and-dagger movie and not the kind of martial arts spectacular that Van Damme made his bread ‘n butter in the 90’s (whoever thought we’d be nostalgic for “Time Cop”?). Director Ernie Barbarash keeps the focus on backroom dealings and double-crosses rather than any fisticuffs. Van Damme doesn’t even crack a smile, let alone throw a kick.
Sure, we’re used to Van Damme playing more downtrodden, melancholy souls ever since “Maximum Risk” but this is a movie in search of a pulse. Scott Adkins does his best – he’s got a handsome face and killer moves so there’s no reason he shouldn’t be a big star – but his characters’ rage is almost completely internalized. “Assassination Games” desperately needed its characters’ inner conflict to boil over and actually affect what was happening onscreen. Instead, this movie sulks through the shadows to an ultimately limp conclusion.
That’s the big problem with “Assassination Games.” Every time the plot seems to tease at escalating the conflict, it just plods along to the next scene and maintains the status quo. The bad guys are constantly talking about calling in reinforcements or putting the hurt on Vam Damme and Adkins, and yet it never manifests. When Van Damme and Adkins sneak up to the house with all the bad guys inside, one of them makes a comment like “There’s at least two guards out front. We’ll have to draw them out.” Excuse me? TWO guards?! Hell no – I’ve seen Chow Yun Fat and Andy Lau creep up on a villain’s mansion and blow it to hell with rocket launchers and grenades in 1987’s “Tragic Hero.” I’ve seen the first two “A Better Tomorrow” movies. You need to do a lot more to impress me with the finale of your film, especially when Van Damme and Scott Adkins are two of the toughest guys in show business. Scott Adkins could take out two guards in his friggin’ sleep.
Look, I know it’s hard to make a good movie. These days most of our 80’s action heroes are forced to shoot their flicks on a low-budget in economically challenged Eastern European countries. The sepia tone is most likely an attempt to try and make “Assassination Games” look visually interesting despite a lack of funds. I’ve read Donnie Yen say that you can give him all the money in the world and if he doesn’t have enough time, he’s not going to be able to deliver a good fight scene. I’m sure the filmmakers on “Assassination Games” were pressed for both time and money. It’s just the reality. But I’m looking in the credits and I see Van Damme has a stylist, a hair dresser, a costume dresser…I mean, shit, guys. I paid good money for a ticket – could you at least deliver one knock-out, drag-out fight scene that makes my jaw hit the floor? Could you at least try? Please?
Scott Adkins is a beast. We’ve seen this guy deliver kicks that would send my out-of-shape ass to the moon in movies like “Undisputed II” & “III.” The fight scene between him and Vladik Jacukevicius in “Special Forces” is one of the top ten best fight scenes since the heyday of Hong Kong cinema. And yet there’s not one moment in “Assassination Games” that comes close to unleashing Adkins’ true potential. The fact that he’s even in this movie and so under-utilized is like buying a submachine gun to shoot empty bottles in your backyard – a waste of pure firepower.
I’m no hater. I love Van Damme. Hell, he blew me away in “Universal Soldier: Regeneration” and that was just two years ago. That movie had so much action and bloodshed, I needed a cold shower afterwards. The thing is, movies like “Regeneration” and even Van Damme’s “Wake of Death” in 2004 have steadily raised the bar for low-budget action movies. They prove you can have great fight scenes with more fluid camera work and editing than most Hollywood flicks. “Assassination Games” takes too many steps back, back to the days when Steven Seagal was pumping out direct-to-video flicks where he mumbled his way through Prague in the name of political intrigue. Considering that Scott Adkins has probably done 200 push-ups by the time Seagal has had his first Snickers bar of the day, that is just a shame.
Van Damme, we love you – but the fans deserve more.
HKFanatic’s Rating: 5.5/10
"Destroy All Monsters" Japanese Theatrical Poster
Amid a flurry of escalating internet rumors, Media Blasters Inc. and their Tokyo Shock label are proud to announce and confirm the acquisition of two vintage Toho produced Godzilla classics – DESTROY ALL MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS. MEGALON! For the first time, both films will be re-mastered in high definition and released on DVD and Blu-ray! DESTROY ALL MONSTERS will receive a worthy deluxe treatment to provide fans with a noticeable upgrade from its previous DVD incarnation. GODZILLA VS. MEGALON marks the first time that this long sought after title will be officially released uncut and widescreen on DVD and Blu-ray. Both films will feature exciting extras!
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968) is universally considered a strong fan favorite of the entire Godzilla series! It’s an all-star monster rally of epic proportions featuring Toho’s greatest and wildest mammoth monsters in the ultimate, all-out rubber suit rumble! See Godzilla, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Anguirus, Minya, Spiega, Baragon, Gorosaurus, Manda and Varan in all their titanic glory! The film was directed by the famed Ishiro Honda, director of the original 1954 film and the last entry to feature the dream team of special effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya, music composer Akira Ifukube and producer Tomoyuki Tanaka.
“Destroy All Monsters represents a high water mark in the Godzilla series for its sheer spectacle… It’s Godzilla movie heaven.” – stomptokyo.com
GODZILLA VS. MEGALON (1973) has been the most elusive Godzilla film in North America. This is the film that most baby-boomers saw in U.S. movie theaters and then had to rely on badly cropped VHS and DVD bootleg copies to enjoy the film thereafter. This entry features Godzilla taking on Megalon and Gigan with the help of the unforgettable growing robot, Jet Jaguar! Reportedly cut to receive a G-rating upon its U.S. release, the film was hosted by John Belushi in a Godzilla suit for its national TV premiere. Tokyo Shock will present the film uncut on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time!
“Godzilla vs. Megalon” completes the canonization of Godzilla, the creature who came from beneath the sea… to destroy Tokyo and has returned in sequels again and again to protect the land he once loathed. It’s been a remarkable transformation of character- the dragon has become St. George.” – Vincent Canby, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Stay tuned for release dates and more details!
“The Warrior’s Way” Korean Theatrical Poster
Director: Sngmoo Lee
Cast: Jang Dong Gun, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston, Tony Cox, Ti Lung
Running Time: 100 min.
By HKFanatic
I’m going to have to be the dissenting opinion here because I didn’t enjoy “The Warrior’s Way” nearly as much as Mighty Peking Man. I thought the film had potential, but overall the sluggish pacing and artificial-looking digital world didn’t do much for me. If you have a strong distaste for Zack Synder’s (“300,” “Watchmen”) style of slow-motion and speed-ramping fight scenes, “The Warrior’s Way” will drive you to hysterics. I don’t think there’s a single moment of action in this movie that is played at natural speed.
The lead actor is Dong-gun Jang who, after starring in two Korean movies you may have heard of called “Friend” and “Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War,” is one of the biggest stars in all of Asia. But I suppose the cliche is that you haven’t “made it” until you’ve been in a major English-language production and one senses that’s the only reason a talented guy like Dong-gun Jung is starring in “The Warrior’s Way.” He speaks English just fine but he’s an actor, not a swordsman or martial artist, so his performance as a master assassin is all style and no substance. His hair seems to do a lot of his acting for him. You have to wonder: could this guy even win a fight if it wasn’t in slow motion?
Elsewhere in the cast we have talented actors like Geoffrey Rush and Danny Huston, who aren’t exactly slumming it but they do make you wonder just what the hell they’re doing in a movie like this. Here we have two guys who should be asking their agents for Oscar-caliber parts and yet they’re starring in a samurai-meets-Western flick with buckets of CG blood. I mean, Danny Huston spends most of the film looking like the son of Leatherface. Kate Bosworth plays the female lead and she gets plenty of screentime for people who like her, but I’ve never found her to be a charismatic actress. I bet the filmmakers could have gotten Malin Akerman for the same price and had twice the hotness factor, but that’s just me.
I liked the movie’s premise – Eastern assassin hides out in a dilapidated town in the Old West while his clan hunts him down – but it was undone by poor pacing. After the briefest teaser of action, “The Warrior’s Way” spends at least an hour with Dong-gun Jang getting to know everybody in the town, planting flowers, and starting up a laundry business. Couldn’t we have had a little bit of action to tie us over during this long stretch of plot development? The ending finally brings the bloodshed but of course it’s slow mo’d and digitally enhanced to hell and back. The fact that the skyline looked so fake it could have been made of cotton candy didn’t help immerse me in the film either. I wouldn’t be surprised if “Greenscreen: The Movie” was a working title for this flick.
It’s difficult to imagine just who “The Warrior’s Way” will appeal to. Dong-gun Jang has a surface-level role with little dialogue so I don’t really know if his fans will go home happy; maybe if they just want to see him look bad-ass with cool hair for 100 minutes. For the rest of us, we can get better graphics and actually be in the control of the action on our Playstation 3’s. “The Warrior’s Way” is an interesting experiment in combining Eastern and Western filmmaking talent, but unless a truly great script comes along I think Dong-gun Jang is better served by making films in his native language. Perhaps he should be content with being one of the biggest stars on the Asian continent – that can’t be such a bad life, can it?
HKFanatic’s Rating: 5.5/10
By Mighty Peking Man
Yang (Jang Dong-gun), a swordsman from the Saddest Flute gang, is at the tail-end of his mission to kill every last member of a rival clan. Just as he’s about to complete his duties, he has a sudden change of heart when he learns the last standing member is a helpless baby.
Yang decides to let the baby live and take it under his protection. Knowing the rest of the Saddest Flute gang will be looking for him and the baby, Yang leaves Asia and retreats to a neglected Western town in America. During his stay, he befriends the town’s people (Kate Bosworth, Tony Cox, Geoffrey Rush), who happen to have dreadful problems of their own.
Meanwhile, the Saddest Flute gang (headed by Ti Lung) is hot on Yang’s trail; upon locating him, they plan to not only assassinate him for his incompetence to fulfill an important mission, but also to kill the baby to end their enemy’s existence forever.
I usually try and stay away from movies loaded with cgi, green-screen, digitized blood and other special effects (I know I could have just said cgi effects, but I want to make sure I get my point across). There are a few exceptions, but at the moment, I can’t even think of one, other than the title I’m writing about right now.
“The Warrior’s Way” is 30% special effects and 70% live action, but somehow, the filmmakers managed to make me happy.
The action scenes – which consist mostly of swordplay and gunfights – are visually astonishing. Some of it is extremely quick and furious, some of it is stylish slow motion; but either way, they’re done with total creativity. What’s even more awesome is the violence isn’t sugar-coated, it’s brutal and bloody (we’re talking flying heads and limbs, etc.) and an absolute riot to watch.
A lot of gritty detail was put into the costumes, art direction and settings. At times, it’s hard to tell what’s an actual set and what’s computer generated; overall, it’s a nice line between digital effects and dusty props.
As much as I enjoyed “The Warrior’s Way,” there’s something missing from it that I can’t put my finger on. I’m usually not surprised when a good movie like this fails financially or critically, but even as a film buff with decency and taste, I can see why it was practically ignored upon its release. So what’s missing? I don’t know. Let’s just say that it’s different (probably purposely and rightfully so).
The biggest misconception about “The Warrior’s Way” is that it’s a Hollywood film. It’s actually a New Zealand production directed by South Korean filmmaker Sngmoo Lee. What makes it more impressive is “The Warrior’s Way” is his first feature, both as a director and a writer. I don’t know who the hell this guy is or where they found him, but somebody give him more movies to make.
“The Warrior’s Way” features a great line-up of international talent: Jang Dong-gun (“Friend”), Kate Bosworth (“Superman Returns”), Ti Lung (“A Better Tomorrow”), Danny Huston (“Edge of Darkness”), Geoffrey Rush (“Shine”) and Tony Cox (“Bad Santa”). As a fan of global cinema, you can’t get much better than this.
To simply put it: “The Warrior’s Way” is a fun-filled, hard-hitting fantasy/action/swordplay/western with a simple, linear plot. No bullshit surprises, no twists or turns. It truly entertained the hell out of me from start to finish and that’s what a good movie is all about.
Mighty Peking Man’s Rating: 8/10
Assassins' Code aka Serpent Rising DVD (Screen Media)
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2011
A corporate assassination forces opportunistic double agents from three nations to fight to retrieve a high-tech computer disk containing schematics for a deadly weapon. Starring Julian Lee (My Samurai), Min-su Choi (Libera me), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid), Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon), and Kirk Baltz (Reservoir Dogs). Check out the trailer here.
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