Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release a Blu-ray combo pack of The Man with the Iron Fists (2012). Directed and written by RZA and presented by Quentin Tarantino, The Man with the Iron Fists will be available for purchase on February 12th.
Starring Academy Award winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, American Gangster), Lucy Liu (Kill Bill Vol.1), and RZA (Wu-Tang Clan, American Gangster), The Man with the Iron Fists unrated extended edition includes jaw-dropping martial arts action that you couldn't see in theaters. The film also stars mixed martial arts fighter Dave Bautista (6-Time WWE champion, Scorpion King 3), Rick Yune (The Fast and the Furious) Jamie Chung (Sucker Punch, The Hangover Part II), Cung Le (Pandorum) and Byron Mann.
Special Features:
Unrated Version of the film
Deleted Scenes (30:00 min)
The Saga of Gold Lion
Jack Knife Journey Through Wolf Mountain
Zen Yi and Chan Make Camp
Blacksmith Doctors Zen Yi
Mirror Maze
A Path to the East (2:30 min)
A Look Inside The Man with the Iron Fists (2:00 min)
I'd like to know how long this "unrated" cut is. From what I've read, it wasn't cut for a rating, it was cut for being something like four hours long. Granted, this movie (which I liked) doesn't need to be four hours long, but I suspect this unrated cut business is just some lazy marketing B.S.
Still might get it, though, via an eventual discount.
A let down considering the talent involved. I am looking forward to giving it a second shot with the extra footage, although I doubt 12 extra minutes will even begin to fix the problems with this movie.
Missed it in theaters, but after reading of the behind the scenes issues, the extra 42 minutes (12 minutes added to the film, 30 minutes of deleted scenes) have me intrigued.
Utter crap. Painful to watch. RZA should never have cast himself in the lead role. Only a couple of good support roles and that is literally the ONLY saving graces to an otherwise god-awful attempt at something decent.
