Just Announced: Titles Available This July From Vivendi Entertainment and RHI Entertainment

Return To Lonesome Dove Rides Onto DVD As A Two-Disc Set
July 6 And Tin Man Follows The Yellow Brick Road To Blu-Ray On July 20


RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE

Synopsis: Revisit the story that captured both the spirit of the Old West and the hearts of America in the continuing saga from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry. This gripping adventure follows three ex-Texas Rangers through riotous battles, deadly gunfights, soaring triumphs and shattered dreams.

Starring: Jon Voight (Deliverance), Barbara Hershey (Beaches), Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line), Rick Schroder ("NYPD Blue"), and Louis Gossett, Jr. (An Officer And A Gentleman)


Price: $19.93
Order Due Date: June 1, 2010
Street Date: July 6, 2010
MPAA Rating: NR
Run Time: 345
Catalog Number: RH01238
Language: English
Subtitles: English

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TIN MAN BLU-RAY

Synopsis: In this cyber-twisted update of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a leather-clad, soul-sucking sorceress named Azkadellia has scorched the once-beautiful O.Z. into a desolate wasteland. Its only hope is with an "outsider" named DG, a young Midwestern woman, whose troubling dreams have summoned her to the doomed paradise. She not only changes the fate of the O.Z. but also discovers her own destiny in this strange new world.

Starring: Zooey Deschanel (500 Days Of Summer), Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus), Neal McDonough ("Desperate Housewives"), Alan Cumming (X2), Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto), Kathleen Robertson ("Beverly Hills, 90210); directed by Nick Willing ("Alice")

Price: $19.97
Order Due Date: June 15, 2010
Street Date: July 20, 2010
MPAA Rating: NR
Run Time: 263
Catalog Number: RH02763
Language: English
Subtitles: English

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Naughty Bear Pre-Order Exclusive Slashes onto GameStop

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - April 26, 2010 - 505 Games and Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) today announced that gamers who pre-order Naughty Bear at GameStop will be awarded an exclusive Slasher Bear costume that can be used to terrify the elitist inhabitants of the Island of Perfection.

Slasher Bear features a fearsome goalie mask, intimidating jumpsuit and razor-sharp knife, all of which can be seen in the latest video for the upcoming comic mischief game.

Skulking up to store shelves this summer, Naughty Bear will bring terror to both Xbox 360™ and PlayStation®3 for an MSRP of $49.99.

To pre-order Naughty Bear via GameStop, please click here.


ABOUT NAUGHTY BEAR
Naughty Bear is an action video game featuring a unique blend of comic mischief and shamefully bad behavior. Players will take on the role of Naughty Bear, a bear driven to seek vengeance after the other bears don't invite him to the big birthday party. Scorned for the last time, Naughty Bear becomes hell bent on manipulating and terrorizing the blissful bears inhabiting the Island of Perfection. Featuring an array of weapons, objects and scare tactics, gamers strive to earn Naughty Points as they inflict physical and psychological harm on Naughty Bear's enemies. This all-new scare-based points system means players will win the most rewards for being deviant and maniacal. The variety allows for a completely new experience every time players pick up a controller and the ill-fated bears become more difficult to harass and terrorize as the game progresses.

For more information, please visit the official Web site at: http://www.naughtybearthegame.com/.

FALLEN -- DVD review by porfle

There have been several movies about fallen angels over the years, and for me, the ABC Family miniseries FALLEN (2006-07) is better than most of them.

Paul Wesley (VAMPIRE DIARIES) plays Aaron Corbett, a typical high school kid who's on the wrestling team and has a really big crush on a pretty girl named Vilma (Fernanda Andrade). Though happy living with his foster parents Tom and Lori and their autistic son Stevie, Aaron wonders what his real parents were like. On his 18th birthday, he finds out--his father was a fallen angel (one of Lucifer's followers, banished from Heaven for rebelling against God) who married a human woman, and they gave birth to a being known as a "nephilim"--an abomination with the powers of an angel and the soul of a human.

Now that he's of age, Aaron's angelic side is manifesting itself in weird ways. He can talk to his dog Gabriel as well as other animals, he can speak any language, he can do some of the cool "amaze your schoolmates" stuff that Peter Parker did in the first half of SPIDERMAN, and, according to a bum named Zeke (Tom Skerritt) who claims to be one of the Fallen, Aaron just happens to be the Redeemer whose coming has been prophesied for centuries. As such, he has the power to "redeem" fallen angels who repent of their rebellious ways and send them back to Heaven. The downside is that now, he's the target of a group of really badass angels known as The Powers, whose job it is to track down both fallen angels and nephilim alike and kill them.


As if the usual growing pains weren't enough of a problem, this new wrinkle in Aaron's life proves quite an inconvenience during the three feature-length segments of FALLEN, which originally aired in 2006-07 in five parts. In order to keep his foster family out of danger, Aaron hits the road along with Camael (Rick Worthy), a former Power who believes the prophecy and is protecting Aaron. Together they seek out fallen angels so that Aaron can redeem them, with the help of Ariel (an appealing Ivana Milicevic, who played Le Chiffre's girlfriend in CASINO ROYALE), the leader of the Fallen underground.

But whenever Aaron uses his abilities, the Powers are able to pinpoint his location, which leads to a series of lively battle sequences. The best one--the high point of the whole movie, in my view--occurs early on at Aaron's rural family home when the dreaded Verchiel (Lisa Lackey, MULHOLLAND DRIVE) and her minions show up to take on Aaron and Camael. Lackey's sneeringly hostile performance as Verchiel is a real joy, and when she sprouts a pair of huge white wings and takes flight, it's just plain cool-looking. Armed with flaming swords that spring out of their hands like lightsabers, the winged opponents do aerial battle via some surprisingly above-average CGI. This scene is good enough to serve as the finale for most films, and is even better than the eventual showdown between Aaron and Lucifer in the last episode.


Another great character is Azazel (Hal Ozsan, "Dawson's Creek"), released from a 5,000-year captivity by Lucifer in order to befriend Aaron and lure him into the Dark One's clutches. Azazel ventures into the new world like a kid in a candy store, dressing up like Jim Morrison, hitting on every attractive female in sight, and gorging himself on his new obsession, french fries. With his motives and allegiances always in question, Azazel is one of the show's wild cards who help keep things interesting.

As the homeless Ezekiel, who first clues Aaron in on who he is and what's happening to him, Tom Skerritt provides a "big movie star" name to the cast while giving an oddly eccentric performance. Fernanda Andrade as "Vilma" provides the love interest for Aaron, although my initial fears that FALLEN would turn out to be TWILIGHT with angels instead of vampires proved totally unfounded. This is definitely not some gushy teen romantic fantasy.


All of this sounds like the set-up for an extended TV series--sort of an action-oriented update of "Highway to Heaven" or "Touched By an Angel"--but to my relief the story is resolved with enough finality to provide adequate closure while still leaving open the possibility of further episodes. With the Powers hot on their heels, Aaron, Camael, and company make their way toward their inevitable encounter with Lucifer (Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle", "Seinfeld") in a mountaintop monastery. Their meeting may be a bit anti-climactic if you're expecting a really slam-bang finish, but it plays out well and offers a surprise or two. Directors Mikael Salomon and Kevin Kerslake handle it all with style and keep everything visually interesting, while David Williams contributes a robust, percussion-heavy musical score.


The DVD from Image Entertainment is in 1.78:1 widescreen and Dolby Digital stereo, with no subtitles. The sole extra is a trailer. "Fallen: The Complete Movie Event" (Parts 1-3) provides a total running time of 4 hours and 7 minutes, although the story is also available as two separate DVDs--"Fallen: The Beginning" (Parts 1 and 2), and "Fallen: Destiny" (Part 3).

FALLEN starts out a little iffy but just keeps getting better and better until it becomes very involving. I don't know how Biblically accurate it all is--I'm going to take a wild guess and say "not very"--but as an action-packed supernatural thriller it's a lot of far-out fun.


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Grindhouse Releasing Presents Duke Mitchell's GONE WITH THE POPE, Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD

Oscar-Winner Bob Murawski to Introduce Festival Screenings

LOS ANGELES - Grindhouse Releasing is proud to announce that Duke Mitchell's long-lost 1970s crime saga GONE WITH THE POPE will be shown on screens across the country following the film's successful world premiere in Hollywood.

A renowned nightclub entertainer, singer and movie actor known as "Mr. Palm Springs," Mitchell directs and stars in GONE WITH THE POPE as an ex-con who hatches a plan to kidnap the Pope in exchange for the ransom of "a dollar from every Catholic in the world." The movie has been described as "the holy grail for lovers of B-movies" and "a true gem from the American underground."

GONE WITH THE POPE was shot in 1975 but remained unfinished at the time of Duke Mitchell's death in 1981. The film reels sat in his son's garage until Grindhouse Releasing owners Sage Stallone and Bob Murawski offered to take a shot at piecing the movie together. Murawski took charge of the restoration and spent 15 years giving Mitchell's low-budget movie an A-list treatment in between editing Sam Raimi's SPIDER MAN 1, 2 & 3, DRAG ME TO HELL, and THE HURT LOCKER.

Murawski and wife/partner Chris Innis won Best Film Editing Oscars for their work on THE HURT LOCKER the same week that GONE WITH THE POPE premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

"The audience response to the movie at the Hollywood premiere surpassed my wildest expectations," Murawski said. "The turnout was incredible, with the Egyptian Theatre filled to almost capacity. And the crowd was with the movie the entire time - laughing, gasping and cheering at all the appropriate places. The film ended to a thunderous applause that lasted a full minute. It was like a Cannes Film Festival screening. Or a rock concert. After 15 years of hard work finishing this movie, the feeling of accomplishment was tangible and profound. My only regret was that Duke himself was not with us to share it. However, I'm certain he was there in spirit. I feel we have done something truly special in finishing GONE WITH THE POPE, and am excited that audiences across the US and beyond will get a chance to experience the movie on the big screen in its upcoming theatrical tour."

The buzz from the film's debut caught the interest of Landmark Theatres, which has been working with Grindhouse on the revival of Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD. GONE WITH THE POPE is scheduled to open on Landmark screens in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.

Murawski will travel to Copenhagen to introduce GONE WITH THE POPE at the CPH PIX Film Festival this month. He will also attend a festival screening at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in May.

Meanwhile, Grindhouse Releasing reports success with its ongoing North American tour featuring Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD. The horror classic will screen April 3 at the Alamo Drafthouse in WInchester, Va., and April 10 at the Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes in San Antonio, Tx., on a triple bill with EVIL DEAD 2 and ARMY OF DARKNESS.

"EVIL DEAD is a movie that will never die," said David Szulkin, head of theatrical bookings for Grindhouse Releasing. "Thanks to Landmark Theatres, the Alamo Drafthouse, and other exhibitors, we've been able to bring the movie back to the fans who love it. Recent screenings of EVIL DEAD at the Nu Art Theatre in Los Angeles, the Alamo in North Austin, and other venues were sold out completely. The movie will continue to play through the end of 2010."

For more information and updates, visit www.GrindhouseReleasing.com and www.GoneWithThePope.com. For press, stills, and bookings, e-mail David Szulkin at info@grindhousereleasing.com.

L.A. Weekly review of GONE WITH THE POPE by Karina Longworth

VARIETY coverage of GONE WITH THE POPE premiere by Carole Horst


GONE WITH THE POPE

May 6 - George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
May 10 - Doc Films, Chicago
May 21 & 22 - E Street Cinema, Washington, D.C.

June 4 & 5 - Sunshine Cinema, NYC
June 11 & 12 - Uptown Theatre, Minneapolis
June 18 & 19 Main Art Theatre, Detroit
June 25 & 26 River Oaks, Houston

July 2 & 3 Inwood Theatre, Dallas

EVIL DEAD

April 30 – May 1 – Music Box Theatre, Chicago

May 2 – 5 – Alamo Ritz, Austin, TX
May 14 – 15 – Hi-Pointe Theatre, St. Louis
May 21 – Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
May 22 - Hudson Horror Show, Poughkeepsie, NY with PIECES and ZOMBIE
May 28-29 – Oaks Theater, Oakmont, PA

June 5 – Cedar Lee Theatre, Cleveland
June 12- 13 – Palace Theatre, Syracuse
June 12 – Ken Cinema, San Diego
June 19 – Ritz East, Philadelphia
June 25 – Art Theatre, Long Beach, CA

July 9-11 – Brattle Theatre, Cambridge, MA
July 24 – Circle Cinema, Tulsa, OK
July 31 – Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY

August 21 – Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee

September 4 – The Screen, Santa Fe, NM
September 10 – 11 – MIDWAY DRIVE-IN, Dixon, Ill., with S.F. Brownrigg’s SCUM OF THE EARTH and more!

October 15 – Castro Theatre, San Francisco
October 29 – 30 – Main Art Theatre, Detroit

About Grindhouse Releasing:

Owned by actor/director Sage Stallone and Academy Award-winning film editor Bob Murawski, Grindhouse Releasing has restored such notorious exploitation-horror films as CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, CANNIBAL FEROX (a.k.a. MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY), Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND and CAT IN THE BRAIN, PIECES, and I DRINK YOUR BLOOD. Renowned for its commitment to excellence, the company has been called the Criterion of cult movies (Film-Talk.com). In addition to its DVD releases, Grindhouse distributes its films in theaters. Grindhouse Releasing partnered with Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder to release THE BEYOND in theaters and in 2010 launched a nationwide re-release of Sam Raimi's EVIL DEAD.

Get Ready for THE CRAZIES -- coming to DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download June 29th from Anchor Bay Entertainment

WELCOME TO THE ALL-AMERICAN NIGHTMARE!

“Truly terrifying and suspenseful.” -- Ain’t It Cool News

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Something strange is happening in the picture-perfect Midwestern town of Ogden Marsh . One by one, the inhabitants are transforming into mindless killers…and no one is immune. On June 29th, Anchor Bay Entertainment will unleash The Crazies on DVD and Blu-ray™ (Pre-book May 27, 2010). A terrifying reinvention of the George A. Romero classic, the Overture Films release shocked audiences with its nightmarish vision of the American Dream gone horribly wrong, as a husband and wife find themselves battling for survival as their friends and family descend into homicidal madness. Directed by Breck Eisner (Sahara) and starring Timothy Olyphant (“Deadwood,” “Justified”), Radha Mitchell (Surrogates), Joe Anderson (Across The Universe) and Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13th), The Crazies are ready to overtake America all over again! In addition, the film marks the first time an Anchor Bay Entertainment title will be available day-and-date for digital download via iTunes.

The Crazies DVD and Blu-ray™ features more than 90 minutes of bonus features, including several behind-the-scenes featurettes, storyboards, theatrical trailers, TV spots, and much, much more. Look carefully and you might even find an Easter Egg! SRP is $29.98 for the DVD and $39.98 for the Blu-ray™ edition, which also contains a bonus disc with a digital copy of the film. Among the featurettes are a tribute to the original film’s creator George Romero and an insider’s glimpse into the startling special makeup effects created by makeup wizard Robert Hall (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” Laid To Rest).

When a mysterious toxin accidentally enters the water supply, one by one the townspeople fall victim to an uncontrollable urge for sadistic violence and horrific bloodshed. In an attempt to contain the epidemic, the military steps in, using deadly force to close off access into and out of town, but also abandoning the few healthy citizens to the escalating carnage. For Sheriff Dutton (Olyphant), his pregnant wife Judy (Mitchell), medical assistant Becca (Panabaker) and deputy Russell ( Anderson ), Ogden Marsh is now a bloody arena bordered by wheat fields and farms. Unable to trust former neighbors and friends, targeted by the authorities and terrified of contracting the illness themselves, they are forced to band together, in a desperate attempt to escape both their murderous neighbors -- and their government captors.

Fangoria Magazine called The Crazies “A fast-moving, exciting thrill ride that builds to a flat-out apocalyptic conclusion,” while Colin Covert of the Minneapolis Star Tribune declared it “a slick fearjerker.” BoxOffice Magazine said “This shocker will have horror fans jumping out of their seats,” while Marshall Fine from The Huffington Post bluntly warned the film “will scare the crap out of you.”

The Crazies standard definition DVD and Blu-ray™ exhaustively chronicles the film’s creation, including an audio commentary from director Eisner; the behind-the-scenes featurettes “Behind The Scenes with Director Breck Eisner,” Paranormal Pandemics, “The George A. Romero Template,” “Visual Effects in Motion,” and “Make-up Mastermind: Rob Hall in Action;” The Crazies Motion Comic Episodes 1 and 2; the teaser trailer and three theatrical trailers; ten TV spots; The Crazies Motion Comic Trailer; Storyboards: Building A Scene; and a Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery.

THE CRAZIES DVD
Street Date: June 29th, 2010
Pre-book: May 27th, 2010
Cat. #: OV21395
UPC: 0 1313 21395-9 3
Run Time: 101 min
Rating: R
SRP: $29.98
Format: 2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner
· Behind The Scenes with Director Breck Eisner
· Paranormal Pandemics
· The George A. Romero Template
· Make-up Mastermind: Rob Hall In Action
· The Crazies Motion Comic Episode 1
· The Crazies Motion Comic Episode 2
· Visual Effects In Motion
· Teaser Trailer
· Theatrical trailers (3)
· TV Spots (10)
· The Crazies Motion Comic Trailer
· Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery
· Easter Egg
· Storyboards: Building A Scene (DVD-ROM)
· Screenplay (DVD-ROM)

THE CRAZIES BLU-RAY™
Street Date: June 29th, 2010
Pre-book: May 27th, 2010
Cat. #: BD21398
UPC: 0 1313 21398-9 0
Run Time: 101 min
Rating: R
SRP: $39.98
Format: 2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1; PCM 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:
• Audio Commentary with Director Breck Eisner
· Behind The Scenes with Director Breck Eisner
· Paranormal Pandemics
· The George A. Romero Template
· Make-up Mastermind: Rob Hall In Action
· The Crazies Motion Comic Episode 1
· The Crazies Motion Comic Episode 2
· Visual Effects In Motion
· Teaser Trailer
· Theatrical trailers (3)
· TV Spots (10)
· The Crazies Motion Comic Trailer
· Storyboards: Building A Scene
· Behind The Scenes Photo Gallery
· Easter Egg
· Extra DVD disc with a Digital Copy of the film

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May 11 releases from Magnolia Home Entertainment

Maggie Grace Stars In A Modern, Erie Twist On A Classic Tale, MALICE IN WONDERLAND, Arrives On Blu-ray Disc and DVD May 11 From Magnolia Home Entertainment

An explosive twisted thriller, MALICE IN WONDERLAND follows American law student Alice (Maggie Grace- Lost, Taken), who after being knocked down by a London taxi, finds herself miles from anything familiar and very out of her element. With the cab driver Whitey, the two begin a dark and dangerous journey home, attempting to dodge the violent underworld full of gangsters, pimps and prostitutes, and avoid a shadowy group determined to take Alice captive. Engulfed in this distorted world, the duo soon realizes the only way out is to fight for their freedom.

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From The Company That Brought You The Protector And Ong Bak Comes The Epic Sea Quest, LEGEND OF THE TSUNAMI WARRIOR Arriving On Blu-ray Disc And DVD May 11 From Magnolia Home Entertainment Under The Magnet Releasing Label

“Expect to find enough action, adventure, melodrama, and magic for an entire trilogy.”
- eFilmcritic.com

Filled with sorcery, swordplay and a touch of romance, a battle on the high seas for coveted ocean treasures rages between a rebel Prince, Black Raven Pirates, the Queen and a village orphan gypsy. Boasting a $20 million-plus production budget and packing a whirlwind of action sequences and amazing marine cinematography, while merging realistic Thai boxing with Hong Kong style stunts, LEGEND OF THE TSUNAMI WARRIOR opened the 2008 Bangkok International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

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There Is No Escape When TIDAL WAVE Crashes On Blu-ray Disc And DVD May 11 From Magnolia Home Entertainment Under The Magnet Releasing Label


“Thoroughly entertaining…”
- Variety

“Grand in scale…”
-San Francisco Chronicle

“Whips up a satisfying tempest of visual and special effects…”
-The Hollywood Reporter

One of the most expensive and highest-grossing productions in Korean history, TIDAL WAVE brings to the screen a mighty sea of CGI and special effects creating unprecedented sequences of destruction. When seismic activity detects an impending mega-tsunami is barreling towards the picturesque shores of a tourist-packed sliver of a beach resort, the oblivious vacationers aren’t even going to know what hit them. As a marine geologist races to alert the authorities, he encounters his ex-wife and the daughter he never knew he had, just as the massive wave heads their way at 500 mph.

With more than 15 years of experience, the acclaimed CGI specialists of Polygon Entertainment (The Perfect Storm, The Day After Tomorrow) supervised by Geoff Heron (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Transformers, Terminator Salvation) bring the spectacular wave to life. In the likes of The Host, TIDAL WAVE captures the raw energy of mother nature while exploring the delicate, interwoven relationships of the many characters scrambling to escape the wrath of the ocean.

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DISGRACE -- DVD review by porfle

A quietly troubling film on first viewing, DISGRACE (2008) just keeps getting more perplexing and, well, messed-up the more I think about it. Although definitely well-made and well-acted, it nevertheless seems to have left me feeling cranky and generally bummed out.

John Malkovich plays David Lurie, a bland and ineffectual poetry teacher in a South African college, who yearns for human contact but seems unable to engage anyone on an emotional level so he settles for indulging his urgent sexual cravings instead. This compels him to maneuver his way into an affair with a pretty young student, Melanie (Antoinette Engel). While she is increasingly reluctant to continue, his obsession with her grows until he finally gets himself kicked out of his job in--you guessed it--disgrace.

David's lesbian daughter Lucy (Jessica Haines) lives on a small farm in the country, so he decides to move in with her for awhile and volunteers to help out at the animal clinic that's run by Lucy's friend Bev (Fiona Press), where he helps euthanize and incinerate unwanted dogs. Also living on the farm is a black man named Petrus (Eriq Ebouaney) who's building a house for his new wife and her family to move into. One day when Petrus is away, three black youths attack and terrorize David and Lucy, raping her and almost burning David alive. When the identity of one of the attackers is revealed, David is shocked to find that Lucy refuses to prosecute.

Well, since this story takes place in post-apartheid South Africa, neither David nor Lucy can make a move without having the specter of collective white guilt hanging over their heads at every turn. I'm not sure if the script is telling us that this is unfair, or if we're supposed to agree with the notion. Lucy, a gentle soul who just wants to be left alone, seems to accept the idea that getting raped and beaten by these three thugs is the price she must pay in order to get along with Petrus and the rest of the community, and in a larger sense help make amends for the injustices committed by white South Africans in the past.


Moreover, she seems to liken her violent rape with David's sexual relationship with Melanie. True, he was an authority figure taking unfair advantage of a student, but she wasn't forced into their relationship and was free to leave it at any time. When Lucy accuses David of being like her attackers--a typical predatory male--and worse, when David starts to believe it himself, I really had to wonder what this movie was actually trying to tell me. In addition to this, a major development which occurs later on and the manner in which Lucy chooses to deal with it led me to the inescapable conclusion that her character is a blooming idiot.

Director Steve Jacobs renders all of this with a very austere and well-ordered style. Early events unfold in an almost placid cause-and-effect way that leaves the viewer unprepared for the down-and-dirty shock of the attack sequence and its increasingly troubling aftermath. Jacobs' non-sensational style gives the film a sun-blanched realism that's almost mundane, and he creates a sense of unease by building tension gradually rather than in bold strokes. Malkovich is perfect as the self-styled Byronic outcast who's forced to question his own principles, while Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney, and the rest of the cast are fine.


The DVD from Image Entertainment is in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound with English and Spanish subtitles. Extras include cast and crew interviews, a "making of" featurette, and a trailer.

Does DISGRACE really want us to believe that whites in South Africa should submit to random abuse--to take on the disgrace of their people--in order to make amends for apartheid? Surely not. Is it warning us that they're no longer able to safely go about their lives as rightful members of the community without being terrorized by newly-empowered blacks? I'm not sure how I'm supposed to interpret this story or the motives and behavior of some of the characters, and I really don't care to. The film eventually ends on a note of quiet resignation which I found utterly dispiriting.

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Paul Wesley ("Vampire Diaries") stars in "FALLEN: THE THREE PART MOVIE EVENT" coming May 4th on DVD from Image Entertainment

"So you're telling me that in order to save Earth...I have to send the Devil back to Heaven?”

Chatsworth, CA – The Nephilim have been called “warrior giants.” In the Book of Genesis, they are the “men of reknown.” On May 4, Image Entertainment will release the epic fantasy series “Fallen” on DVD . Originally broadcast on ABC Family, “Fallen” charts the saga of an Earth-bound nephilim – half human, half angel – caught up in the everyday problems of growing up, just as he is trapped in a celestial maelstrom between good and evil. “Fallen” will be available in several incarnations: the entire series with a blissful SRP of $27.98, Parts 1 and 2’s “The Beginning” for an equally heavenly $19.98 SRP and Part 3’s “Destiny” – also for $19.98 SRP . Pre-book is April 6th.

Based on the popular books by Thomas E. Sniegoski, “Fallen” centers on Aaron Corbet (Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries,” Extra’s Breakout Star of 2009), a high school student with a promising future. Aaron harbors a secret crush on Vilma Rodriguez (Fernanda Andrade, “ CSI : Miami ”), a classmate from Brazil , and the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. On his 18th birthday, Aaron has more than unrequited love to occupy his mind when he learns that he is a nephilim -- a “Redeemer” -- who can return fallen angels to Heaven. Aaron holds the world’s destiny in his hands, as he battles warrior seraphs and ultimately confronts the diabolically proud angel that has tormented his dreams (two-time Emmy-Award winner Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” “Malcolm in the Middle”).


Combining wit, drama and romance, “Fallen” was nominated for a Saturn Award® and boasts an epic supporting cast to portray the forces of light and dark: Emmy® winner Tom Skerritt (Alien, Top Gun), Ivana Milicevic (Casino Royale), Rade Serbedzija (Snatch, Batman Begins) and Monique Ganderton (2012).

Angelic hosts. Demonic enforcers. Prom night. It’s a lot for a student to deal! “Fallen” is a soaring saga that takes on the greatest battle of all. Can Aaron save the world from falling into oblivion, as well as the girl he loves – and still pass mid-terms?

Fallen: The Complete Movie Event (Parts 1-3) DVD
Genre: Family/Adventure/Fantasy
Rating: Not Rated
Languages: English
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: N/A
Year: 2009
SRP : $27.98
Street Date: May 4, 2010
Pre-Book: April 6, 2010
Length: 247 minutes
UPC : 014381646825
Cat#: ID6468QPDVD

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Fallen: The Beginning (Parts 1 and 2) DVD
Genre: Family/Adventure/Fantasy
Rating: Not Rated
Languages: English
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: N/A
Year: 2009
SRP : $19.98
Street Date: May 4, 2010
Pre-Book: April 6, 2010
Length: 167 minutes
UPC : 014381655223
Cat#: ID6552QPDVD

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Fallen: Destiny (Part 3) DVD
Genre: Family/Adventure/Fantasy
Rating: Not Rated
Languages: English
Format: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: N/A
Year: 2009
SRP : $19.98
Street Date: May 4, 2010
Pre-Book: April 6, 2010
Length: 80 minutes
UPC : 014381655322
Cat#: ID6553QPDVD

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EXILED -- movie review by porfle

EXILED, aka FONG JUK (2006) is a classic case of one thing leading to another. It all begins with a simple knock on a door, and ends with a bunch of guys lying around a blood-splattered hotel lobby, riddled with bullets. How the one thing leads to the other is a tense, exciting, and unconventional narrative that is as visually and emotionally involving as it is violent.

Wo (Nick Cheung), a former member of Boss Fay's gang, has returned to town to settle down with his wife and baby. Boss Fay, however, hasn't forgotten that Wo once tried to assassinate him and sends hit men Blaze and Fat to Wo's place to kill him. But Wo has an ally--another gang member, Tai (Francis Ng), who participated in the assassination attempt but got away clean because Wo took the rap for him. Tai and his main man Cat show up at Wo's at the same time as Blaze and Fat, and their tense stand-off turns into a blazing gun battle right there in Wo's livingroom.

Complicating things is the fact that all five men grew up together and are are boyhood pals. Eventually Wo convinces Blaze to allow him time to earn some money for his family to live on before he's whacked. So after a friendly sit-down dinner and a few waves of nostalgia and good spirits among the men (they even help Wo finish moving his furniture into the house), they all set off to see Jeff, the guy who lines up jobs for Boss Fay's men. Jeff offers them a high-paying assignment to kill an up-and-coming rival gang kingpin, Boss Keung.

The hit is to take place in a restaurant that night, but Boss Fay and his bodyguards show up unexpectedly and there's an awesome gun battle with the three rival groups blasting away at each other. Wo is severely wounded and is taken to an underground surgeon, but Boss Fay shows up there as well to get his painful groin injury patched up (ha ha, he deserves it), and there's yet another incredible shoot-out that is often--dare I say it?--"balletic." (Ooh, I said it!)

The gunfight sequences in this movie are fast, loud, and beautifully directed and edited, as well as being very imaginatively staged. Sometimes things happen so fast, in fact, it's hard to keep score. But they're a visual treat, as is most of EXILED.

As things go from bad to worse for our five heroes, with both bosses out for their blood and nowhere to run, their rekindled bond of friendship grows ever stronger. They soon find themselves becoming increasingly protective of Wo and his family, and their feelings of brotherhood and loyalty to one another begin to overrule all else.


The story by Kam-Yuen Szeto (who co-wrote the awesome 2005 action/thriller KILL ZONE) and Tin-Shing Yip just keeps on taking us places we don't expect to go, right up to the bullet-riddled finale. There's an armored truck robbery that takes an unexpected twist, and when Wo's wife Jin (Josie Ho) gets involved in the whole mixed-up mess herself and falls into Boss Fay's clutches, his former gangmembers must decide which is more important--loyalty among friends, or their lives.

Prolific Hong Kong director Johnny To takes his own sweet time getting from one action scene to the next, but each sequence in between is fully mined for its pictorial potential (and backed by a really cool musical score). There's so little verbal exposition to guide us through what's going on that at times it's like watching a silent movie--you have to pay attention because the images are telling the story, which is what cinema is all about in the first place.

Blaze, as played by Anthony Wong, is a fascinating character. At first he seems like the standard, steely hit man with shades, a trenchcoat, and ice water for blood. But we soon discover that he's a thoughtful man with a sense of honor that gradually begins to override his loyalty to Boss Fay, who hardly deserves it. Simon Yam plays Boss Fay with loads of negative energy and is wonderfully monstrous--a far cry from his role as a crime-busting cop in KILL ZONE. The rest of the cast is fine as well, and the ensemble playing is good.

EXILED is about what happens when professional killers rediscover their souls--which can lead to all sorts of problems. It's also about choices, and how one thing leads to another. This is illustrated when Blaze acquires the habit of flipping a coin to conquer the indecisiveness his current situation has afflicted him with. Finally, there comes a point where he tosses the coin away after realizing that--probably for the first time since he can remember--his heart is telling him what to do, and he's listening.

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Super-Sculptor Mike Hill Does It Again!

We've told you about master sculptor Mike Hill and his incredibly lifelike silicone sculptures which are based upon popular figures in classic horror, comics, etc. (Click here to read our original article, which includes some great pics and biographical info.)


This time, Mike has brought The Wolf Man and his alter ego, Larry Talbot, to life with these amazing life-size figures, recently on display at Monsterpalooza. You're not likely to see more exquisite work anywhere else.

That close-up view of the tormented Talbot fully conveys the inner turmoil Lon Chaney, Jr. was able to express so well. And Mike's rendering of The Wolf Man is simply awe-inspiring! Not only can you recognize Chaney beneath the "makeup", but ol' Wolfy has never looked more fang-tastically feral.

The creator himself with his latest creations. Mike's the one who's breathing.

As he reveals in this thread at the CHFB, Mike is currently at work on something that we're looking forward to with bated breath--a rendition of Oliver Reed's celebrated lycanthrope from Hammer's CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, along with lovely co-star Yvonne Romain. Now that's something wolf waiting fur!

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Carter Stevens' Guide to TCM This Week (April 15-23)

APRIL 15

11:00am Time Machine, The (1960)
A turn-of-the-century inventor sends himself into the future to save humanity.
Cast: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot Dir: George Pal C-103 mins, TV-G

It falls apart in the second half when he gets to the future but like the old saying goes, getting there us half the fun and our hero's trip through future ages us a hoot.



APRIL 16

8:00pm Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (1988)
A dumb cop tries to thwart a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth.
Cast: Leslie Nielsen, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy Dir: David Zucker C-88 mins, TV-14

9:30pm Top Secret! (1984)
An Elvis-like singer falls for a French resistance fighter during World War II.
Cast: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Christopher Villiers, Omar Sharif Dir: Jerry Zucker C-90 mins, TV-14

11:15pm Airplane! (1980)
When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying.
Cast: Robert Hays, Peter Graves, Lloyd Bridges, Julie Hagerty Dir: Jim Abrahams C-88 mins, TV-MA

It's stupid joke night on TCM. Mindless fun to rest up on post tax day. Take your shoes and socks off, sit back and enjoy the barefoot fun.



APRIL 17

8:00pm Strangers On A Train (1951)
A man's joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Cast: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll Dir: Alfred Hitchcock BW-101 mins, TV-PG

Hitchcock at the top of his game. A great movie that would be worth sitting through even if it wasn't just for the single shot of Robert Wagner staring motionless at Farley Granger playing tennis as the whole crowds heads swing back and forth following the ball. Not to be missed by anyone who loves movies.



APRIL 18

12:00pm Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band.
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft Dir: Billy Wilder BW-121 mins, TV-PG

Only Billy Wilder could take a one joke premise and stretch it into a 2 hour laugh riot. All that and Marilyn Monroe...wow!

12:00am Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)
In this silent film, a student tries to win a rival captain's daughter after taking over his father's riverboat.
Cast: Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom Lewis, Tom McGuire Dir: Charles F. Reisner BW-69 mins, TV-G

Screw Charlie Chaplin. Buster Keaton was the true stand out genius of motion pictures.



APRIL 19

4:00am Breaker Morant (1980)
When his commanding officers make a mistake, an Australian soldier faces court martial.
Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, John Waters Dir: Bruce Beresford C-107 mins, TV-MA

It was a big stink when they left Farrah Fawcett off the memorial list at the Oscars but no one mentioned them overlooking a real actor like Edward Woodward. A not to be missed tour de force.

9:00pm Diary of Anne Frank, The(1959)
A young girl comes of age while hiding from the Nazis.
Cast: Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer Dir: George Stevens BW-171 mins, TV-PG

I may watch again. Depends if I feel like having a real cry. Followed by...

11:55pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Colorful Holland (1950)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, culture, and people of Holland.
Cast: James A. FitzPatrick Dir: Ralph F. Donaldson C-9 mins

A short film about my favorite place on Earth. If you ever have the chance to visit be sure not to miss the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam.



APRIL 20

Six (6) Harold Lloyd films in a row. From 6am to 4 pm. Great way to spend a rainy day. Hope it rains all day.



APRIL 21

8:00pm Thomas Crown Affair, The (1968)
A bored tycoon turns to bank robbery and courts the insurance investigator assigned to bring him in.
Cast: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke, Jack Weston Dir: Norman Jewison C-102 mins, TV-14

The original, not the weak-assed remake. The movie that proved chess could be down right dirty sexy.



APRIL 22

8:00pm Red Shoes, The (1948)
A young ballerina is torn between her art and her romance with a young composer.
Cast: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann Dir: Michael Powell C-135 mins, TV-G

The movie that drove many the young girl into the arms of ballet teachers. And what a use of Technicolor.

10:30pm Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
A mail-order bride enlists an outlaw and a mystery man to help protect her land from a ruthless cattleman.
Cast: Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards Jr., Charles Bronson Dir: Sergio Leone C-165 mins, TV-14

Henry Fonda as a bad guy and one hell of a bad guy at that. Who knew. Plus Leone does the old west like nobody else.



APRIL 23

Eight (8) Shirley Temple films in a row. If you have never seen any you owe yourself at least one or two to find out why she was America's darling.

8:00pm 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Classic sci-fi epic about a mysterious monolith that seems to play a key role in human evolution.
Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter Dir: Stanley Kubrick C-149 mins, TV-G

A movie so confusing that Arthur C. Clarke had to go back and write a novel just to explain to people what the hell was going on. But do what we all did when it first came out. Sit back, toke up and enjoy.

THE PATH OF TORMENT -- movie review by porfle

Here's what I mistakenly thought THE PATH OF TORMENT (2009) was going to be about: amidst a dark, oppressive atmosphere of grueling horror, two kill-crazy psychos pretending to be Mormon missionaries use their bland, mild-mannered looks to get invited into people's homes, whereupon they go berserk and lay into their screaming victims in a frenzy of splatter-drenched torture sequences.

Actually, that's kinda close, but without all the "dark" and "grueling" stuff. The main thing this indie effort has in common with a movie like THE STRANGERS is that you still want to see Liv Tyler get killed even though she isn't in it. No, THE PATH OF TORMENT turns out to be, surprisingly, a quirky comedy that pokes fun at home-invasion horror flicks and manages in its own bargain-basement way to be funny and entertaining, and even a little endearing.

Ken (Craig Beffa) is a portly aerospace worker whose recent salary increase has allowed him and his attractive wife, Ellen (Dona Ellis), to move to the suburbs. One day, as they prepare for a housewarming party that evening, Ellen makes the mistake of inviting a couple of Mormons named Eli and Todd into their home. Ken finds them praying together in the livingroom, whereupon Eli regails the couple with a Bible story about a man who is forced to watch his wife being tortured until he confesses something to their captors. Ken and Ellen remark that they don't recall that particular Bible story, at which point Eli and Todd drop their guises and attack the couple, tying them up as Eli spouts profanity-laced insults at them.


As it turns out, Todd is a sensitive dweeb whose brilliant idea for some kind of satellite technology was stolen by someone who submitted it to NASA and got all the credit himself. Eli (whom Todd met online) is a devious, prankish, and violence-prone fruitcake who hatches the plan to gain entrance to the home of the guy they think is the culprit, and torture him and his wife until he admits the truth (which turns out to be that they've got the wrong guy). When timid Todd has a change of heart about the whole thing, Eli turns on him and cranks up the mayhem for his own perverse enjoyment. That night, he forces Ellen to introduce him as an old friend to her party guests and then goes about doing whatever pops into his fiendish little brain.

Writer-director Gary C. Warren plays Eli with a wicked, googly-eyed sense of fun that's infectious--he's kind of like an evil Cat in the Hat. Eli loves TV and comic books more than anything else, and if you can get him talking about them or, better yet, if you love TV and comic books more than anything else yourself, you might get to live a little longer. Unless you screw up like party guest Stanley, and laugh at Eli for still recording his favorite TV shows like "The Incredible Hulk" on a VCR.


Eli's fits of indignant anger are amusing whether he's berating a Pistol Pete's Pizza delivery guy for not taking his job seriously enough, or going off on a dorky dude who's going door to door collecting funds for a local theater group. "Theater people are sh**!" he scoffs. "They look down on David Hasselhoff for being a TV actor, but I'd like to see Dame Judi Dench drive a talking f**king car!"

As Todd, Joe Noelker gives a reserved performance that's funny mainly because his low, bass-toned voice sounds so incongruous coming out of such an ineffectual boob. Dona Ellis' Ellen seems strangely resigned to her fate although she does occasionally rebel against her tormentors--she seems more embarrassed than concerned by Eli's hostile behavior at the party. Craig Beffa, on the other hand, portrays Ken as though having his pinky cut off or his arm grievously fractured are inconveniences on the same level as a stubbed toe. Somehow, though, it works. And things liven up when the party starts, because the guests are a bunch of drunken goofballs who play dorky party games and argue about stuff like who sang that "fight for your right to party" song. (They finally settle on either Motley Crue or David Lee Roth.)


The violence should be more shocking than it is, but it's done in such a non-convincing manner and with such joke-shop SPFX that it's more slapstick than slasher. (Although Eli's final atrocious deed is seriously heinous.) If this were a major big-budget production, nitpicky criticisms could be made regarding things like sound, lighting, and dubbing (which is pretty bad in the pre-titles sequence). But the fact that it's a low, low budget film only accentuates the positive accomplishments of the filmmakers.

As director, Warren moves the camera well and displays some nice stylistic touches here and there. He also does a good job handling the large cast during the party scenes. Adding to the film's overall effectiveness is a score that includes both spoofy, over-the-top suspense music and a well-chosen selection of rock songs.

THE PATH OF TORMENT, which is currently doing pretty well on the festival circuit, is one of those enjoyable minor gems in which snappy direction, good camerawork and editing, clever writing, passable acting (mostly), and an overall air of fun are more important than the sort of technical polish that the filmmakers couldn't afford anyway. If you've ever enjoyed a J.R. Bookwalter film, then this comedy-horror romp should be right up your dark alley.

watch the trailer
http://www.garycwarren.com/GaryCWarren.html
http://www.pathoftormentfilm.com/

Hong Kong Godfathers Detailed DVD Report by Ian Friedman

Hong Kong Godfathers by Ian Friedman

It's taken a long time, but we finally have an official release of Hong Kong Godfather. The only question left is how is it? In short this is the definitive release of Hong Kong Godfathers, it is uncut and restored with a real translation from Cantonese.

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Movie Review: Hong Kong Godfathers is one of the best Triad/Action films that I have seen. A true classic featuring excellent martial arts and extreme violence. The plot can be called standard by some, but it features excellent acting from such greats as Leung Kar Yan, Sek Kin, Norman Chu, and others help rise the film above all the generic triad/action films that were made in Hong Kong in the 1980s. The individual characters all have different traits and characteristics that make them more full rounded characters. The fight choreography features a tight kickboxing inspired style, the please a heavy emphasis on showing the impact and power of the hits used. The sword fighting shows excellent close quarters chorography with influences coming from older Shaw Brothers swordplay pictures, but at the same time looks realistic and not overly stagey. The violence is bright and vivid like a watercolor painting of extreme violence being painted by direction (Johnny) Wang Lung Wei. It's a must see film that I can always put on and never have any problem making it through the picture no matter what time of the day it is.

Click on the image for a larger version of the screencap. You'll find numerous screecanps of the new transfer in the other categories.

Transfer: There is not blurring or any signatures of a poor PAL to NTSC transfer being used. The colors are strong and there is no major print damage. There may be a second or two of damage during one restored cut (when the kid is flung through the plate glass window), but that is it. The detail is strong and if you've only seen the bootleg version you're going to notice a lot of new things turn up in the picture.

Subtitles: The subtitles by and large match the original theatrical print subtitles used in the bootleg copy that circulated previous to the Funimation release and can be presumed to be correct. Signs, song lyrics, and on screen text are translated. The sponsors at the end of the film are even subtitled.

Here are some samples of the subtitles:














Credits: Now there are no scenes cut from the remastered, but Celestial did not add opening or closing credit text. They instead play as textless, with the exception of story text. Now there is no reason to go out and get the old Panmedia copy for this reason. I have provided screencaps from the opening and closing credits and youtube videos of both the opening and closing credits with the original text and title logo.

Here are some caps and videos of the credits:













Opening Credits Video


Closing Credits Video


Aspect Ratio: The old bootleg was at 1:85:1 Letterbox, while the new remastered DVD is 1:78:1 Anamorphic . There is some very slight cropping, but nothing that actually effects anything.

Some samples of the aspect ratio:
Aspect Ratio





Language: There is only a Cantonese Stereo Dolby Digital audio track on the new Funimation DVD. This is the correct language track for the film since it was made in Hong Kong in 1985. The audio track does not contain any elements of remixed sounded and we can assume the it is simply mono pushed to two speakers (similar to what Criterion often does for its older releases).

Restored Cuts: These time codes are based on the running time displayed by my PS3. VLC Player displayed a different running time. I think VLC Player may have not counted a logo that is a separate file and is treated as one video track on the PS3. Exact times may be off a second. Several cuts restored are only a second long, but often feature explicit violence. The uncut version will of course not feature Richard Harrison's head digitally imposed over nudity.

SPOILERS!!!!

Restored Cut 1 R1- 2:54-3:24 The Sex scene is actually Playboy Lung doing pushups as most people have always thought and his girlfriend playing a handheld video game. The scene features extensive nudity and Lung throwing the girl out so he can get ready to leave.








Restored Cut 2 and 3 R1 24:25-24:31 and 25:3-25:51 More Full frontal nudity at the main bad guys mansion, these cuts create the effect of removing a scene with Rotten Chi threatening to leave.








Restored Cut 4 57:01-57:04 Shows the impact of Han's grandson being thrown through the plate glass window and landing on the floor.



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Restored Cut 5 57:13-57:15 Extra Stabbing Footage






Restored Cut 6 1:22:43-1:22:44 When Beardy Stabs Rotten Chi an impact of the knife piercing though Chi's stomach is restored.




Restored Cut 7 1:26:28-1:26:00 Impact of Beardy stabbing a guard in the head.



Restored Cut 8 1:27:52-1:27:54 After Sergeant Wen starts cutting a guard in the shoulder with a saw blade, the blood spurt and arm flying off and hitting a door and the floor is restored.






Restored Cut 9 1:29:03-1:29:04 Throat cut restored.



Restored Cut 10 1:29:08-1:29:10 Stomach stabbing restored.




Restored Cut 11 1:29:30-1:29:35 Playboy Lung removing the knife from his shoulder and blood spurt.





Restored Cut 12 1:29:47-1:29:48 Extra stabbing footage restored.




Restored Cut 13 1:29:55 Chang Cheh Blood Spurt Restored




Restored Cut 14 1:30:24-1:30:26 Sergeant Wen is stabbed and his splits blood in his attackers face restored.






Restored Cut 15 1:30:40-1:30:42 Missing footage of corpse on the floor is restored.





Restored Cut 16 1:31:29-1:31:31 Sergeant Wen's full death restored.







Restored Cut 17 1:33:34-1:33:37 Main bad guys reaction to having a machete thrown in his stomach by Beardy restored.







Conclusion: This release is the one to get for fans of Hong Kong Godfathers and any fan of Hong Kong Triad Action or just any type of action!
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