Cinemaniac Mark

  88 Films brings Teruo Ishii's 1975 Japanese biker melodrama DETONATION! VIOLENT RIDERS to Blu-ray, a stylish tale of a two-wheeled titan of the road who must deal with rival gangs, dueling lady loves, and Sonny Chiba in his quest to be the best. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3UMiOVa (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

88 Films brings the Shaw Brothers melodrama HONG KONG, HONG KONG (1983) to Blu-ray, an interesting change of pace from the martial arts mayhem usually associated with the studio. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/42fvyXP (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) Full review here:

  If you're hankering for a solid 80s Hong Kong female asskicker of a Kung Fu comedy, look no further than THE LADY IS THE BOSS (1983), a high-spirited Shaw Brothers entry from star and director Lau Kar-Leung, out on Blu-ray from 88 Films. What happens when a down-on-its-luck Hong Kong martial arts school welcomes their esteemed leader back from abroad, only to find he sent his twentysomething, hip daughter instead? As many ribs are tickled as cracked in this culture clash comedy with expert fight choreography that includes dance club and BMX Fu! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3FAEsaD (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  88 Films brings the super sleazy Japanese true crime anthology LOVE & CRIME (1969) to DVD+Blu-ray in a sharp and colorful transfer, with extras that dig into the facts in the cases depicted in the film, along with more info on the director and performers. A medical examiner finds himself performing an autopsy on his wife, the victim of a suicide, and finds evidence of a recent affair. In his grief, he reviews several cases of crimes of passion involving women, and many dark paths are walked. A fun, grim shocker! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3CnVckk (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  From 88 Films comes the 1979 YOJIMBO-inspired martial arts ass-kicker THE KUNG FU INSTRUCTOR, with Ti Lung as a master of "Shaolin Pole" (ahem), who flees his village after the delicate balance between warring clans is upset, with the evil victors hot on his trail to learn his powerful technique. Another great transfer and killer Fu to be found in this one. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3ZsMhpm (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

88 Films continues to wow fans of classic Hong Kong action cinema with their new 4K+Blu-ray edtion of two 80s 成龍 Jackie Chan classics, THE PROJECT A COLLECTION. The films look amazing, presented in various international edits and dubs, and contain action that set helped set a standard that's rarely been matched since. See Jackie, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao fight pirates in PROJECT A (1983), and Jackie go solo against corrupt cops and MORE pirates, along with Maggie Cheung and Rosamund Kwan in PROJECT A II (1987), then get comfy for hours of extras old and new, and a hefty (and heavily illustrated) booklet. Toss the bootlegs and previous editions, this one's the keeper. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4epm3t1 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  88 Films continues their runaway train of classic era Hong Kong martial arts films on Blu-ray with the Shaw Brothers nutter KID FROM KWANG TUNG (1981) featuring arguably the greatest "Centipede Chinese Dragon vs. Guy In A Chicken Suit" martial arts battle ever committed to film. Light on extras but looks and sounds gorgeous. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3O4h7iA (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming November 12-26, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  SHAWSCOPE, VOLUME THREE, on Blu-ray from Arrow Video (Street Date: 11/26/24): https://amzn.to/3CdVqdq   SLAP THE MONSTER ON PAGE ONE (1972) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films (Street Date: 11/19/24): https://amzn.to/3Yx40eH   KID FROM KWANGTUNG (1982) on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 11/12/24): https://amzn.to/3CcgIIm   FACETS OF LOVE (1973) on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 11/12/24): https://amzn.to/3AdJqbi   THE KUNG FU INSTRUCTOR (1979) on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 11/12/24): https://amzn.to/4edbsl0   SILENT BITE (2024) on Blu-ray from Cleopatra Entertainment (Street Date: 11/12/24): https://amzn.to/4ft6O3m   BLUE CHRISTMAS (1979) on Blu-ray from VCI Entertainment (Street Date: 11/12/24): https://amzn.to/3C9YFCy   Reviews coming soon!  As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

88 Films brings the 1979 Shaw Brothers martial arts thriller TO KILL A MASTERMIND to Blu-ray, looking as sharp and colorful as the costumes and sets in this crazy tale of a government agent infiltrating a flamboyant and eclectic criminal gang, each member possessing a distinctive look and method of dispatching foes. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4erYfpe (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming September 10th-24th, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  BLUE DESERT (2013) on DVD from IndiePix Classics (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/4d5bP0d   FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009) on 4K UHD from Arrow Video (Street Date: 9/17/24): https://amzn.to/4ehpSRv   THE THREAT (1966) on Blu-ray from Arrow Video (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/3ATKRLY   TORSO (1973) on 4K UHD from Arrow Video (Street Date: 9/17/24): https://amzn.to/3zawPoG   THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK (2004) on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Arrow Video (Street Date: 9/17/24): https://amzn.to/3MDjhFb   THE MILLION EYES OF SUMURU on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Blue Underground (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/3Xzexqm   THE SHADOW BOXING (1979) on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/3Xmss1X   THE PROFANE EXHIBIT (2013) on Blu-ray from Unearthed Films (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/4dUk...

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming September 10th-24th, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROWS Double Feature on 4K UHD from VCI (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/4cXziAy   TATTOOED FOR LIFE (1965), on Blu-Ray from Radiance Films (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/47hjtU3   VIVA LA MUERTE (1971), on Blu-ray from Radiance Films (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/4cQo5BQ   TWO TAOIST TALES, on Blu-ray from Eureka! Entertainment (Street Date: 9/24/24): https://amzn.to/3ThEIiN   THE GOLDEN LOTUS (1974), on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/3AJIUS0   MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE (2022), on Blu-ray from MVD Visual (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/3ZtPVRx   THE PRIMEVALS (2023), on Blu-ray from Full Moon Pictures (Street Date: 9/10/24): https://amzn.to/3MtnZp7   Reviews coming soon!  As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchas...

  88 Films releases 1986's Hong Kong action explosion ROYAL WARRIORS to Blu-ray as a stand-alone disc, previously part of their IN THE LINE OF DUTY series boxed set. Michelle Yeoh joins forces with Michael Wong and Hiroyuki Sanada to foil an assassination attempt on a plane, only to find themselves the targets of old army buddies of the assassin they just took out. Crazy action and everything you want in a Hong Kong flick of this era. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4dv0Jmy (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  88 Films wraps up the original IN THE LINE OF DUTY series of Hong Kong action extravaganzas with Cynthia Khan returning as a Hong Kong cop, joining forces with US lawmen Donnie Yen and Michael Wong, attempting to secure a witness to murder who's being hunted by people on both sides of the law. Stunning action, with a pinch of Chan-esque choreography to lighten the mood here and there. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3YC7lur (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

88 Films continues their stand-alone releases of the IN THE LINE OF DUTY series (initially released as a boxed set) with IN THE LINE OF DUTY III (1988) on Blu-ray. Cynthia Khan stars as a cop on the trail of a male/female jewel heist team, and crazy chaotic carnage ensues, with jaw-dropping and must-rewind action throughout.Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3YGTW4F (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  88 Films brings the final film in the INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS series to Blu-ray with THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS 4 (1992), this time finding the S.K.I.R.T.S. team on the brink of being disbanded, with original team members being brought back to train a new squad and deal with a hostage crisis. Perhaps the goofiest entry in the series, with a hilarious gross-out final freeze-frame. I loved it! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3RR5gqD (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

  88 Films continues their series of restorations of the Hong Kong answer to the POLICE ACADEMY series with THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS 3, another action-filled ribald romp with the S.K.I.R.T.S. team, an all-female elite division of the police force, this time hitting the high seas to take out the baddies on a floating casino. Goofy comedy and great action in a series that to me, keeps getting better. With Sandra Ng, Amy Yip, Sibelle Hu, Kara Wai, Stanly Sui-Fan Fung, and Fui-On Shing. Available on Blu-ray now. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4buDhUo (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Full review here:

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming May 7 - July 9, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  JOYSTICKS (1983) on Blu-ray from the MVD Rewind Collection (Street Date: 5/7/24): https://amzn.to/44heP6W   FRIVOLOUS LOLA (1998), on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray from Cult Epics (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/3Qo3wEi   TOO MUCH SLEEP (1997), on Blu-ray from Whole Grain Pictures (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/4b9fJVi   THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS 3 (1990), on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 7/9/24):  https://amzn.to/49UTykT   THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS 4 (1992), on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 7/9/24):  https://amzn.to/49XN0lm   HARDWARE WARS (1978), on Blu-ray from the MVD Rewind Collection (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/3xZDQry   SABOTAGE (1996), on Blu-ray from MVD Rewind Collection (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/49ULErF   SHINOBI, on Blu-ray from Radiance ...

  A quick pre-review look at upcoming April 23 - May 21, 2024 releases (with Amazon links for full specs and purchasing):  MISUNDERSTOOD (1966) on Blu-ray from Radiance Films (Street Date: 4/30/24):  https://amzn.to/49yXnMl   THE SHAPE OF NIGHT (1964), on Blu-ray from Radiance Films (Street Date: 4/30/24):  https://amzn.to/3xAEiMB   SHADOWZONE Remastered (1990), on Blu-ray from Full Moon Features (Street Date: 5/7/24):  https://amzn.to/4cU1yoZ   THE BEAUTY OF BEAUTIES (1965), on Blu-ray from 88 Films (Street Date: 5/21/24):  https://amzn.to/3xBBSxa   BLACK MASK (1996), on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment (Street Date: 4/23/24):  https://amzn.to/3vRzsKg   THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927), on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment (Street Date: 4/23/24):  https://amzn.to/3Ugjlzc   Reviews coming soon!  As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

88 Films goes back to the Hong Kong police academy with their Blu-ray release of THE INSPECTOR WEARS SKIRTS 2 (1989), a star-studded action comedy with the female members of the S.K.I.R.T.S. team training a new batch of recruits including Amy Yip, as they go toe to toe with their male counterparts over which team is tops. Featuring stunts by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/3J0Uc5q (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here:

88 Films brings to Blu-ray the Ronny Yu action drama "Eastern Western" THE POSTMAN FIGHTS BACK (1982) to Blu-ray in a "looks like it was shot yesterday" transfer, with fun and insightful extras including TWO commentaries featuring HK film expert Frank Djeng (one with Ronny, one without). If seeing a pre-KILLER Chow Yun-Fat takinng on bad guys with his fists and not bullets, with the aid of a wristband that shoots deady darts, and an icy melee on a frozen lake inspired by SLAP SHOT sounds intriguing, this is the flick for you! Get your copy now from Amazon at: https://amzn.to/49rEqfg (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) Full review here: