Sukeban Deka Pack [2-Disc Set] (product link) Action/Adventure / Crime A lot more fun than I was expecting, and well worth the price. This is campy, exciting fluff as its best. I mean their weapons are @#%*ing yo-yo's!
Dororo (product link) Action/Adventure / Fantasy A truly enjoyable, fun chambara/sci-fi/quirky action-adventure. Cannot wait for the next one. Kou Shibasaki is a lot of fun in the title role.
Female Prisoner #701 Scorpion Collection [3-Disc Set] (product link) Crime / Thriller The always lovely Meiko Kaji in the greatest WIP/pinky violence films in one convenient package! (Minus the second installment, "Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41", of course.)
The Pinky Violence Collection [LE 5-Disc Set] (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure Worth it alone just for the spectacular packaging it comes in. Oh, and the films are all neat, too.
Welcome To Dongmakgol (product link) Drama / Comedy If this movie doesn't leave you *at least* a little teary-eyed and moved by the time the credits roll, then I dare say you don't have a soul...
Azumi 2 (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Nowhere near as fun as the first -- which stands as one of my favorite all time Japanese films. Kitamura's style is sorely lacking and the villains are weak and uninspired.
Royal Warriors (product link) Martial Arts / Girls With Guns Delivers the goods! Awesome fight scenes, drama, comedy and likable characters. Perfect 80's Hong Kong action cinema.
Scrap Heaven (product link) Drama / Crime Not as engaging and thought-provoking as I had hoped, but still a *fairly* well executed film nonetheless.
It should be noted maybe that despite her being on the cover -- Chiaki Kuriyama's actual screen time in the film probably clocks in at around 10 minutes in total, which was also a bit of a disappointment.
Still, good, if not at times overly quirky, performance by Joe Odagiri (that creepy white-robed guy from "Azumi").
The Forbidden Kingdom (product link) Action/Adventure / Martial Arts I went into this film with minimal expectations and was floored once the credits starred rolling at just how much I had enjoyed this. The fight sequences were well done, the cinematography was beautiful, and it had the perfect blend of humor, action, adventure, and heart. Even the acting from Chan and Li was impressive. I cannot praise this film enough. In my eyes -- a modern classic.
Not since the original "Star Wars", in my opinion, has a film been so much fun! Check it out!
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