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Balls of Fury
Does anything more need to be said other than that Balls of Fury is a ping pong action movie co-starring Christopher Walken? Frankly, that’s ample for me. But whether you happen to be a Bruce Lee fan, the fact that it’s a spoof of Enter the Dragon may entice you. The comedy details a former Pong phenom called Randy (Dan Fogler), who is sent on a special mission to nab his father’s killer, Feng — who just so happens to be played by Walken. With Maggie Q and a spiritual guide, Randy gets back into ping pong shape and heads to Feng’s jungle compound and his ping pong tournaments.

This DVD includes an alternate ending, a small serving of deleted scenes, a comedy bit about, erm, ball handling, and a “Making Of” featurette that includes cast and table tennis guru Wei Wang, who additionally helped out that year’s other ping pong movie, Ping Pong Playa.

Check out James’ Review | Buy the DVD

Blade Runner
It has been 25 years since Blade Runner first hit theaters, and now we’re getting one hell of an anniversary DVD gift just in instance for the holidays. Originally stemming from the mind of Philip K. Dick, the film is a cyber-heavy vision of the future where replicants (human clones) are whipped up to work on colonies outside of Earth. However, when some escape and head to the planet, Deckard (Harrison Ford), a cop and replicant

terminator, must put aside his visions of retirement and stop them. The flick plus starred the likes of Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, and Daryl Hannah — and of course, it’s one of the biggest and most loved sci-fi films to hit the screen.

Fans can choose one of 3 main sets — the 2-Disc Special Edition, the 4-Disc Collector’s Edition, or the mack daddy of collections: The Ultimate Collector’s Edition. The 2-Disc set offers Ridley Scott’s new, final cut of the film with three commentaries, plus a feature-length documentary on the film’s creation. whether that’s not sufficient, you can up it two more discs and additionally get all the different cuts — theatrical, worldly, and director’s, as well as another disc with 90 minutes of rare footage and featurettes. Finally, you can add one more disc and store it all in a sweet, metal case. The additional DVD shares a “Workprint Version” that changes things up a bit (such as no Deckard narration and no happy ending) and includes one more featurette and commentary.

Check out Ryan’s Review of the Final Cut | Buy the 2-Disc, 4-Disc, or 5-Disc DVD

Other New DVD Releases (December 18)
Stardust
Underdog
Halloween
Rush Hour 3
Evil Dead: Ultimate Edition DVD
Bring It On: In It to Win It
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

Check out Peter Martin’s Indies on DVD for even more new releases.

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Original post by Monika Bartyzel