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Bloodstone

#1 Post by DarkImbecile » Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:06 pm

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A man of action who can fight with the best of them and a cab driver who would give the Transporter a run for his money, pair up to save a young girl from the clutches of an evil criminal magnate in the exciting adventure thrill-ride Bloodstone!

The Bloodstone, a priceless stolen ruby, accidentally ends up in the possession of American newlyweds Sandy (Brett Stimely, Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death) and Stephanie (Anna Nicholas, Remington Steele). Now, their honeymoon in India is interrupted as they become the target of international fence Van Hoeven (Christopher Neame, The Prestige) and his evil henchmen. When Van Hoeven kidnaps Stephanie and ransoms her for the jewel, Sandy joins forces with cabby and dormant stunt-driver Shyam Sabu (Rajinikanth, 2.0) to rescue his young bride.

Co-written and produced by genre film luminary Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, The Wind) and featuring a stellar performance by legendary Tamil megastar Rajinikanth in his first English-language role, Bloodstone is an action-packed romp full of thrills, kick-ass one liners and venomous cobras!

SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
  • Original 2.0 Stereo PCM Uncompressed audio and 5.1 Surround audio options
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Optional Greek subtitles
  • Brand new audio commentary by Bryan Reesman
  • Keeping it to Myself – brand new interview with producer and co-writer Nico Mastorakis
  • Brand new video essay on Bloodstone’s star Rajinikanth by Indian cinema expert Josh Hurtado
  • Trailers
  • Image gallery
  • Original screenplay [BD-ROM content]
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mark Cunliffe

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Re: Bloodstone

#2 Post by L.A. » Fri Apr 24, 2020 3:12 pm

Supersilliness from the VHS era. Seriously, this is a bad film. :lol:

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Re: Bloodstone

#3 Post by Banasa » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:24 pm

I'll assume this is chosen for release as someone at Arrow really loves Nico Mastorakis

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Re: Bloodstone

#4 Post by swo17 » Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:26 pm

This is, what, Arrow's sixth release of one of his films? I haven't seen any of them--any reason I should change that?

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Re: Bloodstone

#5 Post by Rayon Vert » Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:08 pm

Island of Death is so insanely out there ("video nasty" exploitation at its worst) that I'm kind of ashamed to say I actually kind of liked it a little.

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Re: Bloodstone

#6 Post by nitin » Sat Apr 25, 2020 1:28 am

swo17 wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:26 pm
This is, what, Arrow's sixth release of one of his films? I haven't seen any of them--any reason I should change that?
Have you forgotten what a bad film is like?

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Re: Bloodstone

#7 Post by swo17 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 2:18 am

I like a good bad film sometimes

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Re: Bloodstone

#8 Post by nitin » Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:56 am

I’ve seen The Zero Boys, Island of Death and Hired to Kill and I would not call any of them good bad films, just inept.

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Re: Bloodstone

#9 Post by perkizitore » Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:03 am

swo17 wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:26 pm
This is, what, Arrow's sixth release of one of his films? I haven't seen any of them--any reason I should change that?
Not unless you want to support someone who had ties to the Greek junta

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Re: Bloodstone

#10 Post by tenia » Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:51 am

Hired to Kill isn't too bad. It just looks like a run-of-the-mill 80s actioner. The Zero Boys was quite boring. I still have Island of Death but to be fair, I gave up.

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Re: Bloodstone

#11 Post by Rayon Vert » Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:31 pm

You missed the best part (ending). :-&

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Re: Bloodstone

#12 Post by chatterjees » Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:13 pm

I thought Island of Death was the best so far among the three titles they have released so far. I hope The Wind turn outs out to be a good one.

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Re: Bloodstone

#13 Post by swo17 » Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:50 pm

So I watched Island of Death which I moderately enjoyed for its nihilism, though it was a bit too sleazy for my tastes

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