Get Furious On Blu-Ray This February

The 70s and early 80s were the glory years of Hong Kong kung-fu action movies, and as the genre was winding down, one late effort topped them all. The completely bananas Furious, starring martial arts legends Simon and Phillip Rhee, is about to be made widely available again after years of scarcity, thanks to the efforts of distributor Visual Vengeance.

Simon, a fierce Kung Fu master, ventures into the city’s gritty underbelly for answers to his sister’s death. There, a cunning spiritual master deceives him, plotting to snatch his piece of an ancient amulet he shared with her. Unraveling the scheme, Simon plunges fists and feet first into a bone-crushing battle for the fate of the world…

One thing you’re going to have to accept is that a high-def version of Furious was simply not available — the masters were done on videotape and VV had to make do with them. But when the action’s this nuts, it’s hard to find reasons to complain. Furious is one of the most over the top kung-fu flicks ever created, and features “an alien army of karate wizards, dragons, a new wave clone band, talking pigs and mystical chickens.”

We hold mad respect for any physical media producer that crams their discs with bonus features, and Visual Vengeance did their duty well. Just look at this loaded list…

• Archival commentary with co-director Tim Everitt
• Commentary with Justin Decloux of The Important Cinema Club and Peter Kuplowsky of the Toronto International Film Festival
• High Kicking In Hollywood: Tom Sartori interview
• The Kung Fu Kid: Tim Everitt interview
• North American No-Budget Martial Arts Cinema Primer – video essay by Justin Decloux
• Rhee Brothers Career Overview – Justin Decloux video essay
• Archival Scarecrow Video Podcast with Tim Everitt (2013)
• Furious New Wave Band – behind the scenes Super 8 footage
• Scorched Earth Policy: full six song EP (1987)
• Cinema Face: live in concert (1986)
• Tom Sartori 1980s music video reel
• Tom Sartori Super 8 short films reel
• Original trailers
• Visual Vengeance trailers
• ‘Stick Your Own’ VHS sticker set
• Reversible sleeve featuring original VHS art
• Folded mini-poster reproduction of original Furious one sheet
• 2-sided insert with alternate art
• Optional English subtitles

Catch Furious this February on Blu-Ray and if you’re one of the first, you’ll get a limited edition slipcase with a throwing star key tag included. Only the first press run will have it!

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