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BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $30.97RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 115 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Featurettes• Interactive games Aside from updating archaic special effects with state-of-the-art sizzle, there’s always the question of what else a filmmaker can add to a remake that didn’t exist the first time around. If you’re Tim Burton, you bring… father issues. … Continue reading →
November’s in full swing, and the unofficial pre-Holiday rollout begins, stopping only in between bouts of joblessness to purchase more DVDs and writing off massive amounts of debt (thanks, Credit Cards!). The following weeks will see more and more Blockbuster titles be paroled out into the open, with the express purpose of causing you some … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $24.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 90 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "On the Set" featurette• Interviews with the two leads• Original Korean Theatrical Trailer• Photo Gallery There is a subset of horror that exploits the careless nature of fate. It has been getting more popular lately, both in Asian and Hollywood horror, … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Columbia Tristar Home VideoMSRP: $49.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 775 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Creating The Fantasy Featurette• Original Promotional Teasers• Spending The Day At Fantasy Island Featurette Fantasy Island is a place where all of your wildest dreams can come true, but the lesson at the heart of the series is to … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $39.38RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1003 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:A piece on the history of Alfred Hitchcock’s television show, featuring all-new interviews with:– Pat Hitchcock (Actress/Daughter)– Norman Lloyd (Producer/Director/Actor)– Hilton Green (Assistant Director)I love Alfred Hitchcock. He’s by far one of my favorite directors out there. He can inject drama and suspense … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: FoxMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 95 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Two Documentaries• Commentary by David Cronenberg • Deleted and Extended Scenes • Original Script and Cronenberg Rewrite• Promo materials, Trailer, Original Featurettes and Articles• Makeup and Effects Test Footage• Alternate EndingTry to show me a better monster movie than The Fly. If … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: FoxMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 105 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Two Documentaries • Deleted SCene and Alternate Ending • Promo Materials and Trailers• Commentary by Chris Walas and Bob Burns• Storyboard to Film Comparisons Here’s the easy way to do this review: print out my take on The Fly and hold it … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $39.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 1026 min.SPECIAL FEAUTRES: Hidden in the mists Conveniently timed with the premiere of ABC’s rather wretched new makeover, Universal has finally dug into the vault and divulged the long-sought (and oft-bootlegged) TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker on DVD. Is revisiting the show, or experiencing … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE AND HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.97/$14.97RATED: PG/NRRUNNING TIME: 90/53 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Scene Selection• Languages I’ll freely admit that I knew positively wiener about James Dean before getting my mittens on these documentaries. I mean, I knew that he was from my lovely home state of Indiana; I’ve even driven through … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $29.99RATED: GRUNNING TIME: 88 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Deleted Scenes/Alternate Opening• Commentary by producer Bonnie Arnold, directors Chris Buck, Kevin Lima• Music Videos featuring Phil Collins, ‘N Sync, Everlife• DisneyPedia: Living in the Jungle educational featurette• Three games playable w/ remote The Pitch "Oh, damn it. The only thing we … Continue reading →