DVD Verdict: Martial Arts

The Assassin's Blade (Blu-ray)

2013-05-09

Reviewed by Mac McEntire
Quote: "If mid-1960s Audrey Hepburn had made a kung fu movie, it would have been this."

The Kick

2013-05-05

Reviewed by Dawn Hunt
Quote: "The good guys aren't exactly destroying their enemies left and right, but the fighting is such that at no point do you honestly care who's getting beat, you just want to watch."

The Four (Blu-ray)

2013-05-03

Reviewed by David Johnson
Quote: "Lots of powers, lots of pyrotechnics, lots of flamboyant comic book-inspired craziness."

Dragon (2011) (Blu-ray)

2013-04-24

Reviewed by Jason Panella
Quote: "Looks like you got some film noir in your martial arts epic, pal."

The Sorcerer and the White Snake (Blu-ray)

2013-04-23

Reviewed by David Johnson
Quote: "I don't think I've seen this much CGI since James Cameron was torturing me with his interstellar social commentary."

The Way of the Dragon / Game of Death

2013-04-17

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "No matter how poorly some aspects of these films have aged, viewers can count on Bruce Lee to bring the ruckus."

Muay Thai Warrior (Blu-ray)

2013-04-08

Reviewed by David Johnson
Quote: "I would be more forgiving if the mayhem were as dope as promised."

Police Story / Police Story 2 (Blu-ray)

2013-04-02

Reviewed by Jason Panella
Quote: "Infectious and endlessly creative."

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles

2013-03-23

Reviewed by Dawn Hunt
Quote: "An impressive array of visual styles, from comics and graphic novels to hand-drawn scenes and CGI."

Alley Cat

2013-03-20

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "It has all the stupidity of a terrible exploitation film, with a bunch of second-rate martial arts action and some amusingly seedy performances from a group of no name performers."