Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which is working to save the lives of cats and dogs all across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes.

Today’s theme: Physical Media

Here’s the difference between physical media and watching this on streaming. Streaming will not have a menu that has animated mouths on all the characters so they can sing the theme song.

Kung Fu Rascals was directed by Steve Wang, who also made The Guyver, Drive, Guyver: Dark Hero, Sirens of the Deep and episodes of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight. He also has worked on the FX crews on movies like The Monster Squad, Predator, DeepStar Six, Gremlins 2, Arena, the Underworld films and so many more.

He also wrote this with Troy Fromin and Johnnie Saiko and, as he played a role in the Super 8 trailer that led to this movie, he ended up acting in it as Chow Chow Mein. He and his friends Lao Ze (Troy Fromin) and Reepo (Johnnie Saiko) have to stop Dar Ling The Bamboo Man from destroying their village. Just like a sentai show, Bamboo Man (Ted Smith) sits in a throne room and orders around his underling Raspmutant the Mad Monk (Wyatt Weed). Then, they send out new monsters and ninjas to fight our three heroes. As for the evil sheriff, that is not Primus’ Les Claypool but the man who wrote the music for Guyver: Dark Hero  — thanks Outlaw Vern — and an Imperial Torture Master (Matt Rose). The bad guys are really bad. The good guys are really good. The humor? Really silly.

$43,000 has never been better spent than it was in the making of this movie, one that closes with giant stone monsters fighting on a beach. And hey — those are the frogs from Hell Comes to Frogtown being brought back and who can blame Wang, because they look great.

In a perfect world, there would have been ten of these movies. Have you ever been forced to have a playdate as a kid with some other child whose mom works with your mom and you don’t want to go and then you get there and not only do they have all the action figures you don’t but also understand their file cards and motivations and you end up having a great time? Well, that’s how this movie feels.

Visual Vengeance has just released this film, the first time it’s ever come out on blu ray. It has tons bonus features, including commentaries, rare BTS footage and a brand new feature-length documentary on the making of the film. Here’s what you get:

• Director-supervised SD master from original tape elements
• The Making of Kung Fu Rascals: Brand New Feature Length Documentary
• The Reunion of the Three Rascals
• Commentary with director Steve Wang and actors Johnnie Saiko, Troy Firman and Ted Smith and composer and actor Les Claypool III
• Commentary with Kung Fu Rascals superfans Justin Decloux and Dylan Cheung
• Steve Wang & Les Claypool III meet again
• Chris Gore Interview: Distributing Kung Fu Rascals on VHS
• Behind The Scenes video diaries
• Original Kung Fu Rascals Super 8 short film
• Steve Wang Short Film: Code 9
• Complete Film Threat Video #6 BTS Article
• Stills and behind the scenes galleries
• Visual Vengeance Trailer
• “Stick Your Own” VHS Sticker Set
• Reversible Sleeve Featuring Original VHS Art
• Folded mini-poster
• 2-sided insert with alternate art
• 12 page mini comic book
• Limited Edition Slipcase by The Dude

If you love kung fu, weird cinema, low budget films or just want an incredible physical media release, you can’t go wrong with this. Get it now from MVD or Diabolik DVD!