When popping in a disc accurately titled “Ultimate Fights From the Movies,” (Flixmix, not rated) the first reaction for a critic is one of smug contempt.

“Hah, I bet there’s no New Wave homages in this drek,” a critic would say in between “Citizen Kane” references as he twirled his moustache to and fro. Of course, there would be nobody within earshot, providing much lonely embarrassment for said critic. This is a movie critic, after all.

The disc’s target market reacts with a much different response.

“Cool. I’ve already seen it twice!”

“Ultimate Fights” isn’t much of an artistic statement, but it does represent the capabilities of the DVD format even better than many fancy-shmancy special edition packages. And like a “Now That’s What I Call Disco” album used only for parties and twisted mix tapes, this is perfect for social occasions … albeit in this case with the proper level of testosterone and appreciation for action required.

The disc was produced by FlixMix, the mix masters behind the horror compilation “Boogeymen.” The main feature is 16 fight scenes strung together with impressive editing and transitions. This isn’t a media production final project – the tender loving care put into the project oozes at each scene change.

And what scenes they are! Any film that combines the creative talents of Sylvester Stallone, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Jean-Claude Van Damme deserves more than top billing. This is an action comedy waiting to happen! Just add Arnold Schwarzenegger as the crazy neighbor and Fox will green-light this for fall.

With movies ranging from “Blade” to “Snatch” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” to “Scarface,” the whole spectrum of cinematic violence receives representation. And on this United Nations of searing pain, there’s some interesting thematic battles that develop.

There’s actor-dominated fights (Jackie Chan in “Rumble in the Bronx”) vs. a highly stylized aesthetic (Brad Pitt boxing in “Snatch”). Or how about special-effects laden work (“Blade”) vs. more brutal realism (“End of the Line”). Then there’s classical battles (“Gladiator”) vs. more … um, contemporary fare (bloody catfight scene from “The Players Club”). And …

There’s enough material to go on and on. Once the hour is up on these scenes, though, the faint of heart might suffer from fake blood overexposure. It’s enough to make you lose a little bit of faith in just how much violence permeates regular Hollywood fare. The DVD producers count on this feeling passing as curiosity heightens, like thoughts of pain being overcome by bloodthirsty revenge.

So forget there’s enough slow-motion footage to make the Olympics seem low-key, or that the disc’s theme song – Limp Bizkit’s “Break Stuff” – may be the worst song since “MacArthur Park.” There’s enough special features here to fell a goat without even resorting to the fake punch.

A featurette examines movie fights and, in particular, how to make things look realistic while maintaining a safe set. The informative segment, a must for any aspiring B-movie director, is interspersed artfully with anecdotes from Mr. Van Damme. The comments are enough to bump this from an “action” movie to “action-comedy” with a few bits of unintentional hilarity.

And in a touchingly thoughtful addition, the disc features the story behind each fight, as well as fight statistics and audio commentary from fight master (do you have to go to school for that?) James Lew. Who knew so much thought could go into such thoughtless violence? No critic.