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New to Blu – 1/3/2017
Each week here at Bloody Disgusting we like to highlight some of the new Blu-ray releases hitting shelves across the world. Please note that this isn’t every release for the week, just a few of the ones that jumped out at us.
Welcome to the first week of releases in 2017! It’s a fairly like week to get us started but we do have lots of fun stuff from Kino Lorber with the likes of Stryker, Loophole, Who? and The Internecine Project. Mill Creek is starting 2017 off on the right foot with a release of the original Gone in 60 Seconds. The big one this week though is Blair Witch, a film that has divided many horror fans but our own Mr. Disgusting was quite the fan, placing it high within his top ten!
US Releases
Loophole (Kino Lorber, Region A)
Synopsis:
Thriller about a bank raid in which the thieves gain access to the vaults through the London sewers.
Gone In 60 Seconds (Mill Creek, Region A)
Synopsis:
Insurance investigator Maindrian Pace and his team lead double lives as unstoppable car thieves. When a shady Argentine buyer puts down $200,000 on a 48-car order, Pace and his crew race to deliver. As Pace himself prepares to steal the final car, a 1973 Ford Mustang codenamed “Eleanor”, he is unaware that his business partner has tipped off the police after a dispute.
The Internecine Project (Kino Lorber, Region A)
Synopsis:
Former secret agent Robert Elliot (Coburn) will be promoted to government advisor. In order to make sure no-one will ever know about his dirty past, he has invented a very ingenious plan to get rid of his four helpers: he gets them all to unknowingly kill each other in the course of a single night.
Stryker (Kino Lorber, Region A)
Synopsis:
The world’s water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A “Road Warrior” like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Styrker) unites with some of the remaining “good guys” and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a “Road Warrior” type of concluding battle with the bad guys.
Who? (Kino Lorber, Region A)
Synopsis:
After American scientist is severely injured and scarred in a car crash along the border with East Germany, he is captured by East German military. The scientists use metal implants to save him. Once back in the States no one can tell if it’s really him so an intelligence specialist must determine who is under the “mask”.
The Monkey King 2 (Well Go USA, Region A)
Synopsis:
When a travelling monk is stranded in a wasteland, The Monkey King must escort him across the land to retrieve sacred scriptures and protect him from an evil demon.
Blair Witch (Lionsgate, Region A)
Synopsis:
After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his sister’s experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, Blane and a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling.
UK Releases
Lord of Tears (Region B)
Synopsis:
Lord of Tears tells the story of James Findlay, a school teacher plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious and unsettling entity. James returns to his childhood home, where he uncovers the disturbing truth behind his dreams.
Dog Eat Dog (Signature Entertainment, Region B)
Synopsis:
Three former convicts must adapt to civilian life under the looming shadow of California’s “three strikes” law. One more hit, one more jackpot, and they’ll all be satisfied.
The Man Between (Studio Canal, Region B)
Synopsis:
Englishwoman Susanne Mallinson visits postwar Berlin as the guest of her brother, Major Martin Mallinson, and his wife Bettina, whom he met during his initial stay in Berlin as a British Army doctor. Their union seems content, but Susanne soon notices Bettina has a closely guarded secret, one she is hiding both from her and from Martin. The secret involves a suave former German soldier who was wrongly presumed dead after 1944.
Home Video
Watch the Opening ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Battle Scene Now Ahead of Physical Media Release in July
Sequel Mortal Kombat II is now available to watch at home on Digital before heading to physical media in July, but you can test your might now and watch the opening scene.
Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid returns to the helm for the new sequel from a script by Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire).
In Mortal Kombat II, the fan-favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada are also part of the ensemble cast of Mortal Kombat II fighters.
Watch the opening below, which introduces a young Kitana (Sophia Xu) as Emperor Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) prepares to conquer her father, King Jerrod (Desmond Chiam), and her kingdom of Edenia. It sets the sequel’s entire plot in motion.
From New Line Cinema, James Wan’s Atomic Monster, Broken Road Productions, and Fireside Films, Mortal Kombat II is rated R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”
Look for Mortal Kombat II to arrive on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 28, 2026.
The physical media release contains the following special features, as unveiled by IGN:
- Mortal Kombat II: Evolving the Saga (Featurette)
- Returning characters, new alliances and even bigger fatalities! Go behind the scenes to learn all that went into creating the latest chapter in the Mortal Kombat film saga and how the sequel expands the universe to bolder, bloodier heights.
- Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat (Featurette)
- From the decaying streets of Edenia to the terrifying Pit featured in the iconic video game series, discover how the Mortal Kombat II design teams blended practical sets with groundbreaking VFX to create the legendary realms in the film.
- Mortal Kombat II: Choose Your Fighter (Featurette)
- Awaken your Arcana as you meet the cast and explore the brutal weapons, epic costumes and fierce training that went into bringing their characters to life.
- Klose Quarters Kombat (Featurette)
- Cast members and key creatives share insights into how the stunt preparation, intense fight scenes and weapons training shaped both classic moves and new, merciless combat styles.
- A “Boon” to Gamers Everywhere (Featurette)
- Sit down with chief Mortal Kombat mythmaker and creator Ed Boon for a deep dive into the franchise’s storied history and ongoing evolution that spans three decades of near-infinite games, films and comics, culminating with the live-action sequel.
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