Wild Eye Releasing takes Visual Vengeance on THE NINE DEMONS (review)

When his lord and his father are murdered, Zuo Qi escapes and stumbles into the portal to Hell where the Prince of Darkness offers him supernatural powers in the form of nine demons to avenge his father and save his best friend who is under threat by various scheming and double-crossing parties in this odd late-period fantasy film from Chang Cheh.

REVIEW LINK: Wild Eye Releasing (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE NINE DEMONS Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.19:1 Widescreen
• English or Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by martial arts film historians Justin Decloux and Dylan Cheung
• "Dirty VHS Version" under the title THE NINE VENOMS
• "The Discovery of James Wu Kuo-Ren" video essay by Justin Declous
• "The Late Period Chang Cheh" video essay by Justin Decloux
• Actor Yu Tai-Ping Interview
• Unsung Horrors Podcast: "The Nine Demons" episode
• Image Gallery
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Comes with a folded mini-poster featuring original theatrical art and reversible sleeve featuring original alternate art. 
• The first pressing also includes a ‘Stick Your Own’ VHS sticker set, "Enter: The Venom Mob" liner notes booklet by C.J. Lines, and O-card featuring art by Uncle Frank.

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Visual Vengeance drops bodies with the FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE (review)

Carter Wong is a young martial artist who gets entangled with royal intrigue and the Shaolin temple monks on the hunt for the master of the Flying Guillotine, a powerful weapon and its reclusive master in this Taiwanese rarity.

REVIEW LINK: Wild Eye Releasing (U.S.) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

FATAL FLYING GUILLOTINE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.40:1 Widescreen
• English or Mandarin Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary on the 2K Restoration by Justin Decloux of the Important Cinema Club Podcast
• "A Brief History of Flying Guillotine Movies" visual essay by Justin Decloux
• "Chan Siu-Pang Was There" visual essay by Justin Decloux
• Actor Carter Wong Interview
• "Chan Siu-Pang: 10 Styles of Tamo Demonstration"
• Image Gallery
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• Start-up Trailers
• Includes a reversible sleeve.  
• The first pressing also includes a double sided poster, "Stick Your Own" VHS stickers, a liner notes booklet with writing by C.J. Lines, a lobby card reproduction set, and a slipcover.

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Blue Underground plays the silent flute in the CIRCLE OF IRON (review)

A lone warrior travels across dangerous terrain to battle the wizard Zetan and obtain the Book of Knowledge in CIRCLE OF IRON, a martial arts fantasy that was originally supposed to be a star vehicle for Bruce Lee.  David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Jeff Cooper, and Eli Wallach star. 

REVIEW LINK: Blue Underground (U.S.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

CIRCLE OF IRON 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.66:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Moore, moderated by David Gregory
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and Chris Poggiali
• Alternate Opening
• U.S. and International Theatrical Trailers 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.66:1 Widescreen
• English Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH, French, and Spanish Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by director Richard Moore, moderated by David Gregory
• Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and Chris Poggiali
• "Playing The Silent Flute" interview with star David Carradine
• "Circle Of Success" interview with co-star Anthony De Longis
• "The Producer" interview with co-producer Paul Maslansky
• "Karate Master" interview with martial arts coordinator Joe Lewis
• 1980 audio interview with co-screenwriter Stirling Silliphant, conducted by John Corcoran for "Kick" magazine
• Alternate Opening
• U.S. and International Theatrical Trailers
• TV Spots
• Poster and Still Gallery
• Easter Egg 
• Comes in steelbook packaging with a transparent plastic slipcover.

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Jackie Chan and 88 Films hunt for the ARMOUR OF GOD (review)

Jackie Chan plays an Indiana Jones-esque soldier of fortune hunting biblical treasures and teaming up with his romantic rival to rescue his former love from an evil cult in ARMOUR OF GOD, the globe-hopping adventure that literally almost killed Jackie Chan!

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

ARMOUR OF GOD 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray specs:

• DISC ONE (4K UltraHD):
• Hong Kong Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 original and home video mono mixes each with the choice of either "Flight of the Dragon" or "Lorelei" end credits songs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono classic export version dub with the choice of either "Lorelei" in English or "High Upon High" (the English version of "Flight of the Dragon")
• Hybrid English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono with choice of either Cantonese end credits song
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Fortune Star DVD-era dub with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network 
• Trailers:
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer
• 88 Films Blu-ray Trailer 
• DISC TWO (4K UltraHD):
• English Export Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "High Upon High" end credits song
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Japanese Version:
• 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• DISC THREE (Blu-ray):
• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 original and home video mono mixes each with the choice of either "Flight of the Dragon" or "Lorelei" end credits songs
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono classic export version dub with the choice of either "Lorelei" in English or "High Upon High" (the English version of "Flight of the Dragon")
• Hybrid English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono with choice of either Cantonese end credits song
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Fortune Star DVD-era dub with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
• Audio Commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network 
• "The Art of Action" featurette with actors/stuntmen Scott Adkins and Matt Routledge
• "Celebrity Talk Show" season 2, episode 2 from 1989 featuring guest Jackie Chan
• "Rise of the Phoenix: Radek Sienski on Armour of God" filmmaker appreciation
• "Hong Kong Movie Tours - Then and Now"
• "Jackie Chan on VHS: The VPD Years" visual essay by filmmaker Steve Lawson
• Archival interview with actor Jackie Chan
• Archival interview with Jackie Chan's manager Willy Chan
• Archival interview with in-house Golden Harvest editor Peter Cheung
• "Playing with Dynamite" interviews with assistant directors Stanley Kwan and Alexander Chan
• "Police Story" Promotional Trailer
• "High Upon High – The Armour of Funk" 30th Anniversary Tribute:
• Music Video
• Behind the Scenes
• Split Screen
• Cantonese Theatrical Trailer
• Mandarin Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• English Theatrical Trailer
• 88 Films Blu-ray Trailer
• DISC FOUR (Blu-ray):
• English Export Version:
• 10080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "High Upon High" end credits song
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• Japanese Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono with "Lorelei" in Cantonese
• Optional English Subtitles
• Comes in a limited edition O-Ring and Rigid Slipcase featuring artwork by Sean Longmore with 80-page perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by C.J. Lines & Thorsten Boose + selected archive materials, double-sided fold-out poster, and reversible sleeve featuring original Hong Kong art.

Also available as as a 88 Films website exclusive with different artwork. 

Film Masters plants THE TERROR in the LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (review)

Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson star in a Gothic horror film ostensibly directed by Roger Corman but featuring the contributions of the likes of Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman, as well as Nicholson himself in the director's chair.

REVIEW LINK: Film Masters (US) Region ALL Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE TERROR Blu-ray specs:

• Disc One - The Terror (1963):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians C. Courtney Joyner and Dr. Steve Haberman
• "Ghosts in the Machine: Art and Artiface in Roger Corman's Celluloid Castle" visual essay by film historian C. Courtney Joyner
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• Disc Two - Little Shop of Horrors (1960):
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Maste Audio and Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film star Jonathan Haze, moderated by author Justin Humphreys
• "Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story - Part 2" documentary
• 2023 Re-cut Theatrical Trailer
• 22-page collector's booklet featuring essays by C. Courtney Joyner and Mark McGee.

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88 Films pledges DRAGONS FOREVER (Review)

"Brothers" Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao reunite for a final time in DRAGONS FOREVER as a shady lawyer, a private detective, and a schizophrenic electronics wizard who get involved in intrigue between a fishing company suing a factory run by a vicious gangster.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (U.S.) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

DRAGONS FOREVER Blu-ray specs:

• Hong Kong Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Original Mono
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Fortune Star DVD dub)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (hybrid of classic dub and Fortune Star dub for scenes not originally dubbed)
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema 
• Japanese "Cyclone Z" Version:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen 
• Cantonese Dolby Atmos
• Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English and English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng and filmmaker FJ De Santo
• Reconstructed English Export Cut:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles 
• "Elite Stuntman" interview with Chin Kar-lok
• "Writing for the Dragons" interview with Szeto Cheuk-hon
• "Benny Forever" interview with actor Benny "The Jet" Urquidez
• "Discussing Dragons Forever" interview with academic David Desser
• "Hong Kong Cinema Forever" interview with film historian Mike Leeder
• "Working with the Dragons" interview with martial artist Jude Poyer
• "Double Jeopardy" interview with martial artist Brad Allen
• "Beyond Gravity" interview with martial artist Joe Eigo
• "Kick Fighter" interview with martial artist Andy Cheng
• "Thai Breaker" interview with martial artist Billy Chow
• "The Legacy of Dragons Forever" featurette with today's actors and martial artists including Troy Sandford, Chris Jones, Ross Boyask, Maria Tran, Mike Leeder, Jean-Paul Ly, Mark Strange, Mike Moeller, George Clarke, Jude Poyer and Steve Lawson
• Behind the Scenes Footage and Outtakes
• Music Video in English or Cantonese
• Additional Cantonese Dialogue
• English Export Theatrical Trailer
• Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer

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Arrow Video lands on the FORBIDDEN PLANET in 4K (review)

A space crew's investigation on a planet in a distant star system where a scientific expedition disappeared twenty years ago uncovers technological wonders and invisible terrors in this science fiction take on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, and Robby the Robot!

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S./U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

FORBIDDEN PLANET 4K UltraHD specs:

• Disc One (4K UltraHD):
• 2160p24 HEVC 2.55:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10)
• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 Perspecta Stereo, English LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English SDH Subtitles
• Audio Commentary by film historians Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw
• Theatrical Trailer 
• Disc Two (Blu-ray):
• "Unearthly Aura" appreciation of Bebe & Louis Barron's pioneering electronic score by historian and composer Neil Brand
• "Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s and Us" 2005 documentary by Richard Schickel
• "Amazing!: Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet" 2006 documentary
• "Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon" 2006 documentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Lost Footage
• Bonus Film: THE INVISIBLE BOY, 1956 film starring Robby the Robot
• "The Robot Client" episode of THE THIN MAN guest starring Robby the Robot
• Two Excerpts from MGM PARADE
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Galleries:
• Original Screenplay
• Posters and Lobby Cards
• Black and White Promotional Stills
• Color Promotional Stills 
• Comes with a slipcover, reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options, double-sided fold-out poster, and collectors' booklet featuring essays by Frank Collins, Johnny Mains, and Bob Furmanek.

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