As much as I really like Magnet's lineup of extremely diverse genre and foreign films, I do find myself worrying. I worry about how easily they can be discovered by others who don't watch for every release announcement. There is such a thing as a non-obsessive follower of foreign action films, who does not check Tony Jaa's every move on specialty blogs that translate Thai tabloids. There are guys like some of my college theatre pals, who love Asian martial arts movies, but, as recently as 2006, had no idea that Ong Bak existed.

These are the guys who stand to benefit most from a line of value DVD double features that are cropping up from more and more studios at lower price points and in bigger stores. Magnet's recent crop is by far better than the last decade's selection of Walmart shrinkwrapped 2/$20 or 2/$15 choices. The biggest reason is that they were chosen based on complimentary value. The one that finally made it my way after delivery snafu after another coupled Johnnie To's Exiled with Dynamite Warrior. Getting both for Amazon's $15.49 asking price is quite preferable to paying around $20 for each individually, and is far more likely to see impulse sales.