I got this from Amazon for ~$12. I knew nothing about the movie or the releasing studio, so I was curious as to what this would be like. The packaging is a red HD DVD case similar to what all the majors use, except it seems flimsier. The HD DVD logo came right off with the security sticker. The package indicated that the movie was in 1080i Anamorphic 1.85 ratio with DD stereo sound, so I knew right away that someone wasn't too clear on HD DVD specs.

The movie does not have a setup menu of any kind. It has Play, Chapters, and Extras. The menu can't be accessed seemlessly during the movie, so I am wondering if this uses legacy menu system rather than advanced HDi menus. The movie is encoded in MPEG-2 and my XA1 indicated DD+ stereo for the audio. The picture is a mixed bag with some very soft, DVD quality shots, and some better HD quality moments. I did not watch the movie long enough to determine whether this was really encoded in 1080i or 1080p. I also can't say anything about the movie itself since I only skipped around to check the disc.

I hope BCI can correct some of their shortcomings for their future releases. They are supposedly releasing a Bob Hope double feature in next couple of months, Road to Rio/Road to Bali. I'm hoping for little TLC with that release.

Come on now, watch the movie and give a review! :)

I've been following the release of this one, and find it quite comical that the HD-DVD is a few bucks cheaper than the DVD on Amazon. I want to get it, but the reviews are pretty bad.

Maybe I'll just stick with "Bobby Z" for my MMA-moves-in-a-movie fix. (It's was pretty funny but hardly a deal breaker when the leather vest wearin' jeans clad biker dude suddenly pulled guard and threw a triangle choke on our hero!)

I was suprised to see this movie coming out seeing as how it has MMA fighter Mirko Cro Cop starring in it. Not sure what the hell he is doing in a HD DVD movie release.

I hope BCI can correct some of their shortcomings for their future releases. They are supposedly releasing a Bob Hope double feature in next couple of months, Road to Rio/Road to Bali. I'm hoping for little TLC with that release.At the very least hopefully they'll use new spine labels (my "HD DVD" logo came right off, too) and the standard cases.

Alright, I saw this last night despite my pile of dozens of unwatched HDM, more so out of curiosity than anything else. The best way in which I can describe this is that it's a HDM version of one of those "I've never heard of this" double features on SL DVD that you see in the $5 bargain bins. The movie which is apparently Croatian/American co-production is all over the map.

I had very difficult time following any storyline to speak of. Mirko stars as an agent of SIN, pseudo-government agency. He is assigned to assassinate an Indian leader. When he spares a woman (? leader's wife), he is brought in for re-programming. They drop him on an island gulag, where without any reason, he has to fight and kill series of formidable opponents. There's double cross involved and if you followed it so far, you'll probably make it to the end.

The fights are very UFC like with very little choreography. Don't expect over the top HK martial arts flick or gun-fu. Most the picture is DVD quality or worse, and shot in the dark. There are glimpses of high definition here and there, but for the most part, expect the worst. Bad as video is, audio is even worse. The audio is English in Dolby stereo and sounds like one of your home movies with music and soundtrack mixed in. The dialog is difficult enough to understand without the heavy Eastern European accent, but wavering volume levels and ambient noises make it near impossible. There is no subtitles of any kind to help you out.

In conclusion, this is a disc for only real fans of Mirko "Cro-Cop" Filipovic or a masochist that must own anything out on HDM. I can't recommend it even at Amazon price of $12.