After Dark Films releasing 5 action movies – May 11th – remember the date!
April 28th, 2012 by Mr. C
After Dark Action/Films is releasing a whole host of high voltage martial arts-action movies on May 11th that is getting me all jazzed up! On top of this heavyweight list of destruction is DRAGON EYES starring Cung Le (I call him the kung fu kid), a mixed martial arts champion and chinese grappling stylist of san shou. He’s been fighting in the ring since the 90’s and has only gotten into films fairly recently. He can be seen kicking Donnie Yen’s ass in BodyGuards and Assassins. He’s also in True Legend, Tekken, & was interviewed in the I am Bruce Lee documentary. The great Jean Cleade Van Damme is also in this movie playing more of a dramatical role being a mentor to Cung Le’s character in prison! DRAGON EYES looks like it has some serious bone smashing martial arts action in it. The story seems to have a similiar flow to Michael Jai White’s BLOOD AND BONE. If it can come anywhere near as explosive to the fight scenes in Blood and Bone, then I’ll consider that a success! Here’s a trailer to get the adrenaline flowing! :
Director: John Hyams
Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme,Cung Le,Peter Weller
STASH HOUSE starring I must break you Ivan Drago, He-Man, & Brandon Lee’s partner in crime in Showdown in Little Tokyo – the legendary Dolph Lundgren looks like a crazy acton-thriller in where Lundgren plays a very bad man in his drug cartel outfit stashing the goods in the walls of an unexpecting suburban couple’s home! What will this innocent couple do when they are imprisoned in their own home?
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez
Stars: Dolph Lundgren,Briana Evigan,Sean Faris,Jon Huertas
THE PHILLY KID is a look at a former NCAA wrestling champion who is incarcerated for being involved in the killing of a police officer. After 10 years of prison, he is offered parole but trouble will soon find him on the streets of Louisiana. Mixed martial arts and fighting in the ring seems to be part of the solution or is it really part of the problem? Michael Jai White is listed in the credits of the movie so expect bodies to be flying!
Director: Jason Connery
Stars: Wes Chatham,Devon Sawa,Sarah Butler,Neal McDonough,Lucky Johnson,Chris Browning,Michael Jai White
TRANSIT tells the tale of a family camping trip meant to heal wounds & reunite the group back in harmony, but when the family discovers 4 million dollars in a luggage rack – they find themselves being hunted down by some ruthless killers in search of their loot!
Director: Antonio Negret
Stars: Jim Caviezel,James Frain,Harold Perrineau,Elisabeth Röhm,Ryan Donowho,Diora Baird,Sterling Knight
Last but NOT least is EL GRINGO starring Christian Slater and martial arts/action extraordinaire – Scott Adkins. Adkins plays a gringo who looks to cross over to mexico with his cool 2 million and his checkered past with plans to retire on the beaches of Acapulco. But of course where money goes trouble is sure to find you. El Gringo almost looks like a Robert Rodriguez style film a la Desperado. This may be the real Let the Bullets Fly!
Director: Eduardo Rodriguez
Stars: Scott Adkins,Yvette Yates,Christian Slater
Tags: after dark action, after dark films, dragon eyes, el gringo, stash house
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April 28th, 2012 at 8:39 am
Not sure I’ll make it into a theater- only AMC 25 in NYC? but I may manage VOD
April 28th, 2012 at 9:00 am
yes, I think only AMC 25. I see myself checking out dragon eyes at the theatres and maybe El gringo but the others in VOD. I’m not expecting winners as far as story & acting in any of these but i am expecting some serious action & bullets flying.
April 28th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
After Dark has a good track record with the horror films so if that holds all should be good