7:42 AM PDT, September 15, 2009
Four martial arts classics come together in one Blu-ray box set featuring the talents of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi and more!
In 'Hero,' Jet Li plays a fearless warrior who must defeat a trio of assassins to confront the fearsome warlord that massacred his people. Special bonus features include "Close-Up of a Fight Scene," the behind-the-scenes featurette "Hero Defined," storyboards and "Inside the Action: A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li."
'The Legend of Drunken Master' finds a young Jackie Chan displaying his incredible acrobatic fighting skills as a man who uses his unique brand of fighting -- Drunken Boxing -- to retrieve stolen Chinese artifacts from the British government. Special features include "Behind the Master: An interview with Jackie Chan," in which the action star discusses the making of this hilarious and thrilling Kung-Fu classic.
'Zatoichi' is a stylish tale of revenge in which a blind, nomadic samurai becomes the people's only hope in an empire ruled by fear. The film is written and directed by Japanese cinema legend Takeshi Kitano ('Battle Royale'), who also stars as the Japanese folk hero. Special features include a behind-the-scenes special and video interviews with cast and crew.
In 'Iron Monkey,' a doctor finds the courage to fight back against a corrupt government in a Hong Kong variation of the classic Robin Hood tale. Donnie Yen is a wrongly accused man determined to discover the identity of the Iron Monkey. Special features include an interview with Kung-Fu fan Quentin Tarantino, who discusses the genre's influence on his career; and Donnie Yen reveals the secrets of working with legendary fight choreographer Woo-ping Yuen.
'Ultimate Force of Four' Box Set on Blu-ray
In 'Hero,' Jet Li plays a fearless warrior who must defeat a trio of assassins to confront the fearsome warlord that massacred his people. Special bonus features include "Close-Up of a Fight Scene," the behind-the-scenes featurette "Hero Defined," storyboards and "Inside the Action: A Conversation with Quentin Tarantino & Jet Li."
'The Legend of Drunken Master' finds a young Jackie Chan displaying his incredible acrobatic fighting skills as a man who uses his unique brand of fighting -- Drunken Boxing -- to retrieve stolen Chinese artifacts from the British government. Special features include "Behind the Master: An interview with Jackie Chan," in which the action star discusses the making of this hilarious and thrilling Kung-Fu classic.
'Zatoichi' is a stylish tale of revenge in which a blind, nomadic samurai becomes the people's only hope in an empire ruled by fear. The film is written and directed by Japanese cinema legend Takeshi Kitano ('Battle Royale'), who also stars as the Japanese folk hero. Special features include a behind-the-scenes special and video interviews with cast and crew.
In 'Iron Monkey,' a doctor finds the courage to fight back against a corrupt government in a Hong Kong variation of the classic Robin Hood tale. Donnie Yen is a wrongly accused man determined to discover the identity of the Iron Monkey. Special features include an interview with Kung-Fu fan Quentin Tarantino, who discusses the genre's influence on his career; and Donnie Yen reveals the secrets of working with legendary fight choreographer Woo-ping Yuen.
'Phantasm II'
'An American Werewolf in London' on Blu-ray
The "Full Moon Edition" Blu-ray sports great special features including commentary by Naughton and Dunne and interviews with Landis and Baker; outtakes; storyboards; "I Walked With A Werewolf," in which Baker talks about his inspiration from the classic Universal monster movies and his involvement in 'Werewolf'; an original promotional featurette on the making of the movie; and the new feature-length documentary "Beware The Moon" retrospective, a must for die-hard fans of the film.
'Easy Virtue'
Special features include deleted scenes, a blooper reel, filmmaker commentary and footage of the New York premiere.
'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
The two-disc special edition features filmmaker commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, "The Roots of Wolverine: A Conversation with X-Men creators Stan Lee and Len Wein," "Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins" featurette and a digital copy, while the Blu-ray also includes such bonus features as "Wolverine Weapon X Mutant Files Featurette: 10 Character Chronicles," "The Thrill of the Chase: The Helicopter Chase Sequence," "X Connect and On Set with Gavin Hood," "X-Facts: Trivia Track" and an Alternate Memory Erase sequence.