Flying Guillotine Part II Blu-ray Review

 

• Director ‏ : ‎ Cheng Kang, Hua Shan
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Feng Ku, Hung Wei, Chung Wang, Locke Hua Liu
• Studio ‏ : ‎ 88 Films
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Hong Kong
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Widescreen, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 9, 2022

 

         Quentin Tarantino lists Flying Guillotine as one of his favorite films, and its influence can be seen elsewhere as well. Along with inspiring a 2012 remake of the movie, there were multiple sequels released in Hong Kong during the 1970s. The first and most recognizable of these was Flying Guillotine Part II, also released as Palace Carnage. This film directed by Cheng Kang and Hua Shan brought back characters from the first film for a new conflict, and plenty more decapitations.

 

Sniper: Rogue Mission Blu-ray Review

 

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• Director ‏ : ‎ Oliver Thompson
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Chad Collins, Ryan Robbins, Sayaka Akimoto, Brendan Sexton III, Josh Brener
• Producers ‏ : ‎ Bay Dariz
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Dutch, Norwegian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Thai, Romanian, Arabic, Finnish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Danish, German, Italian, Korean, Swedish, Latvian, Estonian, English, Portuguese, Polish, Lithuanian, French, Greek, Spanish, Slovak
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 36 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 16, 2022

         The Sniper franchise is one of the properties that never seems to die, with new films continually released whether audiences want them or not. There have been many ways to keep the film series alive, with or without the original protagonist Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger). Even with Berenger often reprising his role, the series has shifted to focus on his son Gunnery Sergeant Brandon Beckett (Chad Michael Collins) in recent installments. Honestly, it doesn’t really matter all that much. Even with characters connecting the films, the storylines have rarely required audiences to be familiar with the events of past films.