Big Bad III: Happy Anniversary, KILL ZONE 2!
Soi Cheang’s sequel to Wilson Yip’s 2005 Donnie Yen starrer celebrated its tenth birthday at the Big Bad Film Fest on Sunday evening.
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KILL ZONE 2 – A Conflict…
Full disclosure, before we begin… I watched this film with two different minds. It was a Jekyll/Hyde experience. One, incidentally, that the film itself captures in one of my favorite scenes. It is between the two principal characters on which the onion layered narrative hinges it’s caboose, and it happens in a dark, claustrophobic location; a prison cell. Tony Jaa’s character Chatchai (featuring prominently in the film, …sometimes), and Wu Jing’s character Chan Chi-Kit are having a lost in translation moment during which Jaa is attempting to convey some decidedly important information to Jing. Only, the two men speak different languages (Chitchai speaks Thai, Chi-Kit speaks Cantonese) and are forced to improvise with the use of a cellphone translator. The scene is the case I would present in court in my own defence against the TO THE HASHI my Hyde persona so eagerly sought to write. It is transcripted all […]
GIVEAWAY: Win A Blu-Ray Copy Of Well Go USA’s KILL ZONE 2 Starting Today!
UPDATE (7/15/16): This contest has expired. Well Go USA is proudly releasing director Soi Cheang’s Kill Zone 2 on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 19. That’s a bit far off from this write-up, but Well Go USA is humbly obliging three lucky Film Combat Syndicate readers with an early chance to score a free Blu-Ray copy by then, making this our SECOND giveaway attributed to the movie since our prize pack contest in May. Simply e-mail us at filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com with KILL ZONE 2 CONTEST in the subject header and tell us your favorite fight scene from any Wu Jing or Tony Jaa film. All entries are exclusive to U.S. residents only and must be turned in by July 15. Winners will be announced the following day. Good luck! In this giddily frenetic follow-up (though not a sequel) to modern martial arts epic Kill Zone (aka SPL: Sha Po Lang), action icons […]
Check Out The DVD And Blu-Ray Art For Well Go USA’s KILL ZONE 2
Director Soi Cheang’s “giddily frenetic” Kill Zone 2 officially has a U.S. DVD and Blu-Ray release date attached. The film is still available on VoD as well but however which way you feel, this will still make a great addition to your collection, especially if there are features, and indeed there are a few. That, and of course you have the added benefit of watching Wu Jing and Tony Jaa fight on screen for the first time. There’s a third film in development now and one can only hope that its cast will be of equal screenfighting caliber, if not better, given the pedigree so far featuring the two legends from the 2004 film by Wilson Yip, on top of a terrific story to boot. Check out the press announcement and artwork below for the July home release! PLANO, TEXAS. (June 14, 2016) – In this giddily frenetic follow-up (though […]
GIVEAWAY: Win A KILL ZONE 2 Prize Pack!
*THIS CONTEST HAS EXPIRED Director Soi Cheang made a whirlwind of magic happen for martial arts fans back in 2014 when congregating with the likes of action stars Tony Jaa and Wu Jing for the production of the hit crime sequel, SPL 2: A Time For Consequences. The film has its mix of criticisms but the popular narrative thusfar is a positive one and with all the more to hope for with the otherwise tentatively-titled SPL 3: War Needs Lord in the works. As such, North America is finally getting its turn to enjoy the superb feats displayed by our stars now in the form of its North American title, Kill Zone 2, in theaters and on demand, and Well Go USA is releasing the film in select theaters this weekend. To celebrate, Film Combat Syndicate is running a GIVEAWAY for readers between now through Friday, May 20 at 12:00pm […]
KILL ZONE 2 Gets A U.S. Trailer
Close to a year since the film’s release at home, Soi Cheang’s thematic sequel crime thriller, SPL 2: A Time For Consequences, has already marked itself high enough for the prospects of a third film in the weeks and months to come. With that all said and done and following an announcement several weeks ago, Well Go USA is moving forward with its release as Kill Zone 2, a new trailer for the film’s limited theatrical and VoD opening on May 13. SYNOPSIS: When an undercover cop gets too close to revealing the mastermind of a drug syndicate, his cover is blown. Double-crossed and under a false identity, he’s thrown into a Thai prison, where a guard discovers the inmate – claiming he’s a cop – is a bone marrow match for his dying daughter…and his warden may have an even deadlier operation hidden within the prison walls. In this […]
'Consequences' Arise This May For Well Go USA’s KILL ZONE 2
It was as of August that a plurality of fans in the U.S. and Canada spent months waiting in line for the release of Soi Cheang’s SPL 2: A Time For Consequences. The film packs a punch in almost all the right places and with a cast worthy of a big screen presentation, so much so that its box office prospects made it official for a third installment a month earlier. Thus, the wait continues for more news on that end while fans can finally take note of Kill Zone 2 (named as per the film’s renamed Wilson Yip-directed predecessor from the now defunct Dragon Dynasty). The film is releasing in select theaters on May 13, 2016 and stars Wu Jing, Tony Jaa and Max Zhang with Unda Kunteera Yhordchanng, Simon Yam, Louis Koo, Jun Kung and Zhang Chi. Click here for my review and stay tuned for more info!