Blindspot:
The Complete Second Season
(2016 - 2017/Warner Blu-ray Set)/Charlotte
(2017/MVD Visual DVD)/Clandestine
(2016/Candy Factory DVD)/Drive-In
Delirium: The Offspring V. 2
(2017 trailers compilation/Umbrella Import PAL DVD Set)/A
Girl In The Woods
(2016/Candy Factory DVD)/The
Inhabitants (2015/MVD
Visual/FilmRise DVD)/Once
Upon A Time In Venice
(2017/RLJ Blu-ray w/DVD)/Re-Animator
(1985/MVD Visual/Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray Set)/The
Unspoken
(2015/Starz/Anchor Bay DVD)
Picture:
B+/C/B/C/B/B-/B+ & B-/B/B- Sound: B+/B/B/C/B/B-/B+ &
B-/B/B- Extras: B/D/D/D/D/D/C/B+/D Main Programs:
C+/C+/C/B+/C+/C/B/B-/C
PLEASE
NOTE:
The Drive-in
Delirium
Import DVD set is now only available from our friends at Umbrella
Entertainment in Australia, can only play on Blu-ray players that can
handle the PAL DVD format and can be ordered from the link below.
Blindspot:
The Complete Second Season
Blindspot,
which stars Jaimie Alexander (Thor),
enters into its second season (2016 - 2017) and is now landing on
Blu-ray disc. Part procedural cop show and part action movie,
Blindspot
mixes the two genres into a fast paced and well produced series that
picks up right after the mysterious events of the first season.
Though a little too far fetched for its own good at times, the show
has plenty of fight scenes to entertain wandering minds. The acting
overall is so-so with the exception of Jaimie Alexander, who really
deserves a little more than what she's handed here.
Blindspot
continues its tale about Jane Doe (Alexander) who awoke in a body bag
in Times Square naked and covered in odd tattoos in the first season.
Her memory erased, she soon realizes that the tattoos on her body
are the key to various clues that help solve crimes. Jane's a woman
who can take care of herself, as she is a skilled fighter and a full
of sarcasm and whit yet she can't remember how she got covered in
head to toe with intricate tattoos... Anyway, she teams up with the
FBI to help clear her name, but in this season, is led by her ink to
an organization known as Sandstorm, which holds clues to her vicious
former life. Things get even more insane as she tries to regain what
she's lost while helping others in the process.
The
series also stars Sullivan Stapleton (300:
Rise of the Empire),
Rob Brown (Treme),
Audrey Esparza (Black
Box),
Ashley Johnson (Much
Ado About Nothing)
and Ukweli Roach (The
Royals).
The show was created by Martin Gero (Bored
to Death,
The
L.A. Complex)
who executive produces along with TV heavyweights Greg Berlanti (The
Flash,
Arrow,
Supergirl),
Sarah Schechter (Riverdale,
The
Flash,
DC's
Legends of Tomorrow)
and Jeff F. King (White
Collar).
Eighteen
episodes span four Blu-ray discs and include In
Night So Ransomed Rogue, Heave Fiery Knot, Hero Fears Imminent Rot,
If Beth, Condone Untidiest Thefts, Her Spy's Harmed, Resolves Eleven
Myths, We Fight Deaths On Thick Lone Waters, Why Let Cooler Pasture
Deform, Nor I, Nigel AKA Leg in Iron, Droll Autumn/ Unmutual Lord,
Devil Never Lived, Name Not One Man, Borrow or Rob, Draw O Caesar/
Erase a Coward, Evil Did I Dwell/ Lewd I Did Live, Solos,
and the Season Finale - Senile
Lines.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and
a crystal clear English lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz,
16-bit) there is a significant improvement over the original HD
Broadcast. Shot digitally, most likely with Arri cameras, the look
is very cinematic and not overly stylized with the primary location
being New York City. The music score is pretty average to other
shows in the same genre and there's plenty of interesting sound
mixing that occurs in each episode.
No
digital copy this time, which is weird because the first season had
one.
Special
Features...
The
Writer's Conspiracy Featurettes:
Breaking
Season 2
Premiere
Revelations
Conspiracies
and Cover-Ups Featurettes
Zero
Division
Sandstorm
Deleted
Scenes
My
Crazy Comic-Con Experience with Ashley Johnson (Agent Patterson)
2016
Comic-Con Panel
Bound
and Gag Reel
A
fun follow-up to the previous season, Blindspot
delivers on the action good and isn't bad bing watching either. Time
will tell how long the series will last, but at least it's made it
this far.
For
more on the first season, go to this link...
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/14346/Blindspot:+The+Complete+First+Season+(2015
Charlotte
In
the spirit of the Annabelle
and Child's
Play
series comes another possessed dolly - Charlotte
(2017)! The super low budget anthology horror flick that is pretty
silly and not no more scary than something R.L. Stine would come up
with. The film is from the producers of All
Hallows Eve
and stars John Edward Lee and Jesse Burkette and is directed by
Patrick Rea.
A
teenage girl is attacked by a killer doll while babysitting. Gagged
and tied to the chair, the creepy doll makes her witness a variety of
scary stories. The first, a voodoo lady grants a wish to a young
woman who is missing part of her limbs and is blind. However, the
story gets more complex when she switches these missing parts with a
girl she envies. You always have to be careful for what you wish
for. Another follows a girl who gets visited by a bizarre Trick or
Treater on Halloween that sends her on a journey through hell. Other
stories feature a baby sitter who tells a scary story that goes one
step too far, a group of creepy Girl Scouts don't take 'no' for an
answer, and a few other tales to tingle your spine.
Presented
in standard definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and a
lossy Dolby Digital 2.1 Stereo track, there certainly isn't another
notable about the presentation here. The compression is highly
evident throughout with outlines that are blocky and the whole file
having a soft focus look. The score is one of the film's best
assets, but even it isn't anything groundbreaking.
No
extras.
For
being low budget, this film isn't as bad as it looks. I also like
Anthology films and even though in this case, they don't feel bound
by a common theme, they still aren't bad as shorts that are loosely
intertwined.
Clandestine
Clandestine
(2016) is an average crime/ drama/ thriller shot on a low budget that
feels a bit like a TV drama that you would see on Primetime
television. The center of the film is on the "War on Drugs"
...one of the most debated topics of recent years, and how it affects
a small town. While shot well, the script is a bit too big for the
budget, with some overly dramatic acting scenes go a bit south.
Perhaps if this film had a better cast and a bigger budget and was
directed by Martin Scorsese, it would have been better.
As
it stands, Clandestine
stars Nick DeMatteo, Chris Ryan, and Tom Sizemore to name a few.
Officer
Charles Cooper (DeMatteo) will be forced to ether live a life of
denial or accept the new threats forced upon himself and his family
as he goes up against local law enforcement, elected officials, and
even his own next door neighbors, in an attempt to get to the root of
the problem.
Presented
in 1.85:1 widescreen in a standard definition anamorphically enhanced
presentation with a 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo lossless track, the
result on a whole is pretty average for his indie release. As
mentioned, the cinematography and production value isn't half bad but
it isn't really given much credit due to the format.
No
Extras.
Drive-in
Delirium: The Offspring - Volume 2
Umbrella's
fantastic, hefty trailer collections continue in the new second
volume Drive-In
Delirium
set entitled 'The
Offspring'.
Here, you'll find sub-genre specific collections of known and
unknown films. Many of which are giallo, zombie, British Cinema,
Satanic Erotica, with a little Sci-Fi and Creature Features thrown
into a mix. This is a diverse and interesting little collection that
is presented uncut, uncensored, and an astonishing 711 minutes in
length.
Some
drawbacks here lie mainly in the format. While they are presented on
DVD in standard definition with varying aspect ratios depending on
the film and a standard, lossy, usually monophonic 2.0 Dolby Digital
track, there are some compression issues that are evident on higher
resolution displays as is common for the aging DVD format. All in
all though, these trailers are pretty well preserved and in often
remarkable condition under the circumstances that full films are
barely being taken care of, let alone their promo materials.
The
content is massive with other 300 trailers and is programmed as
follows.
Trailers:
DISC
1
GIALLO
A-GO-GO
01)
Blood and Black Lace
02)
One on Top of the Other
03)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
04)
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
05)
Black Belly of the Tarantula
06)
Cat O' Nine Tails
07)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
08)
The Fifth Cord
09)
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
10)
Death Walks on High Heels
11)
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
12)
What Have You Done to Solange?
13)
All the Colours of the Dark
14)
Who Saw Her Die?
15)
The Case of the Bloody Iris
16)
Death Smiles at Murder
17)
Torso
18)
Spasmo
19)
Eyeball
20)
The Night Train Murders
21)
Strip Nude for Your Killer
22)
Autopsy
23)
Deep Red
24)
Suspiria
25)
The Pyjama Girl Case
26)
Inferno
27)
Macabre
28)
Tenebre
29)
The New York Ripper
30)
A Blade in the Dark
31)
Murder Rock
32)
Phenomena
33)
Opera
34)
Off Balance
35)
Phantom of Death
36)
Hitcher in the Dark
WE
ARE GOING TO EAT YOU
37)
The Man from Deep River
38)
Last Cannibal World
39)
The Last Survivor
40)
The Mountain of the Cannibal God
41)
Cannibal Holocaust
42)
The Savage Island
43)
Eaten Alive
44)
Cannibal Ferox
45)
Cannibal Terror
46)
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
47)
Cut and Run
48)
Tombs of the Blind Dead
49)
Ghost Galleon
50)
Zombies 2
51)
Zombi Holocaust
52)
City of the Living Dead
53)
Nightmare City
54)
Contamination
55)
Hell of the Living Dead
56)
Zombie's Lake
57)
House by the Cemetery
58)
Nights of Terror
59)
The Beyond
60)
After Death
61)
Killing Birds
DON'T!
62)
Don't Look in the Basement
63)
Don't Open the Window
64)
Don't Open the Door
65)
Don't Answer the Phone
66)
Don't Go in the House
67)
Don't Go Near the Park
DISC
2
BRITISH
BLOOD & BOSOMS
68)
Corruption
69)
Witchfinder General
70)
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly
71)
And Soon the Darkness
72)
Scream and Scream Again
73)
Goodbye Gemini
74)
Fright
75)
Fear in the Night
76)
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
77)
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
78)
The Vampire Lovers
79)
Countess Dracula
80)
Vampire Circus
81)
Dracula A.D. 1972
82)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
83)
The Blood on Satan's Claw
84)
Dr. Phibes
85)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
86)
Virgin Witch
87)
Tower of Evil
88)
The Flesh and Blood Show
89)
Raw Meat
90)
The Asphyx
91)
The House that Dripped Blood
92)
Vault of Horror
93)
From Beyond the Grave
94)
And Now the Screaming Starts
95)
The Wicker Man
96)
The Mutations
97)
Madhouse
98)
The House of Whipcord
99)
Frightmare
100)
Killer's Moon
SEXY
FOR SATAN
101)
Succubus
102)
Mark of the Devil
103)
Werewolf Vs. Vampire Woman
104)
Vampyros Lesbos
105)
Daughters of Darkness
106)
The Vampire Happening
107)
The Devil's Nightmare
108)
Caged Virgins
109)
The Shiver of the Vampire
110)
The Curse of the Devil
111)
Veil of Blood
112)
The House of Exorcism
113)
Nude for Satan
114)
Manhattan Baby
115)
Demons
A
FISTFUL OF EUROS
116)
A Bullet for the General
117)
Django
118)
Django Kill
119)
Any Gun Can Play
120)
The Hellbenders
121)
The Great Silence
122)
A Name that Cried Revenge
123)
Run Man Run
124)
100 Rifles
125)
Matalo
126)
Companeros
127)
Red Sun
128)
Hannie Caulder
129)
A Man Called Sledge
130)
The Deserter
131)
Bad Man's River
132)
The Man Called Noon
133)
Four of the Apocalypse
134)
Keoma
135)
A Man Called Blade
136)
Comin' At Ya 3D
DISC
3
SATAN
MADE ME DO IT
137)
Witchcraft 70
138)
Devil Woman
139)
Mark of the Witch
140)
Blood Orgy of the She Devils
141)
The Other
142)
The Night Child
143)
The Pyx
144)
Beyond the Door
145)
The Devil Times Five
146)
The Devil Within Her
147)
The Devil's Rain
148)
Race with the Devil
149)
God Told Me To
150)
The Omen
151)
To the Devil a Daughter
152)
Exorcist 2: The Heretic
153)
The Car
154)
The Sentinel
155)
The Child
156)
Nurse Sherri
157)
The Legacy
158)
The Hearse
159)
Fear No Evil
160)
Evilspeak
161)
Demonoid
162)
Deadly Blessing
163)
Evil Dead
164)
Evil Dead 2
165)
Children of the Corn
166)
Maximum Overdrive
167)
Hellraiser
168)
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound
169)
Prince of Darkness
170)
Night of the Demons
SPOOKED
171)
The Legend of Hell House
172)
The House on Skull Mountain
173)
Burnt Offerings
174)
House By the Lake
175)
The Evil
176)
The Amityville Horror
177)
Amityville 2: The Possession
178)
Amityville 3D
179)
The Fog
180)
Death Ship
181)
The Changeling
182)
The Entity
183)
Ghost Story
184)
The Survivor
185)
Sole Survivor
186)
The House Where Evil Dwells
187)
House
188)
Prison
THE
CREATURE WASN'T NICE
189)
Night of the Bloody Apes
190)
Trog
191)
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant
192)
Beast of Blood
193)
The Twilight People
194)
Invasion of the Bee Girls
195)
It's Alive
196)
They Came from Within
197)
The Stepford Wives
198)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
199)
Mighty Peking Man
200)
Demon Seed
201)
Slithis
202)
Prey
203)
The Manitou
204)
The Brood
205)
The Dark
206)
The Being
207)
It Came Without Warning
208)
The Unseen
209)
Mindwarp
210)
Humanoids from the Deep
211)
Blood Beach
212)
Inseminoid
213)
Incubus
214)
Superstition
215)
The Beast Within
216)
Parasite
217)
The Thing
218)
Creepshow
219)
Creepshow 2
220)
Humungus
221)
Basket Case
222)
Xtro
223)
C.H.U.D.
224)
Mutant
225)
Life Force
226)
Critters
227)
The Curse
228)
The Hidden
229)
Dolls
230)
The Blob
231)
Neon Maniacs
232)
They Live
233)
Brain Damage
DISC
4
COSMIC
CARNAGE & FUNKED-UP FUTURES
234)
Planet of the Vampires
235)
The Green Slime
236)
The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo
237)
The Land That Time Forgot
238)
The People That Time Forgot
239)
At the Earth's Core
240)
Warlords of Atlantis
241)
Beyond Atlantis
242)
Yor: The Hunter from the Future
243)
The Bed Sitting
244)
No Blade of Grass
245)
The Last Days of Man on Earth
246)
Zardoz
247)
Silent Running
248)
Dark Star
249)
A Boy and His Dog
250)
Flesh Gordon
251)
Star Crash
252)
Message from Space
253)
Galaxina
254)
Saturn 3
255)
Battle Beyond the Stars
256)
Space Raiders
257)
Escape from New York
258)
Android
259)
Mad Max
260)
The Chain Reaction
261)
The New Barbarians
262)
1990: The Bronx Warriors
263)
Megaforce
264)
Turkey Shoot
265)
Raiders of Atlantis
266)
Metalstorm
267)
Treasure of the Four Crowns
268)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
269)
Dead End Drive-In
270)
The Perils of Gwendoline
271)
Strange Invaders
272)
Invaders from Mars
273)
Cherry 2000
274)
Wizards
275)
The Beastmaster
276)
The Sword & the Sorcerer
277)
Sorceress
278)
Conquest
279)
Fire and Ice
280)
Barbarian Queen
THE
HARD NAKED TRUTH
281)
Venus in Furs
282)
Space Thing
283)
Female Animal
284)
The Depraved
285)
3 Dimensions of Greta
286)
The Seduction of Inga
287)
The Curious Female
288)
The Secrets of Sex
289)
Alvin Purple
290)
Hungry Pets
291)
Panorama Blue
292)
2069: A Sex Odyssey
293)
Bibi: Confessions of Sweet Sixteen
294)
Lola
295)
The Swinging Cheerleaders
296)
The Naughty Stewardesses
297)
The Story of O
298)
Supervixens
299)
Wham Bam Thank You Spaceman
300)
The Italian Stallion
301)
Chatter Box
302)
Let Me Die a Woman
303)
Sister Emanuelle
304)
Adventures of a Plumber's Mate
305)
ABC of Love and Sex
306)
Felicity
307)
Spaced Out
No
extra features.
These
discs are great fun to watch and a good way of finding new and fun
B-movies that you have not have heard of otherwise. It's also a
great way to keep tabs on what you have seen!
Be
sure to check out our reviews for Drive-In
Delirium
70s and 80s Blu-ray and DVD collections elsewhere on this site as
well, a list that we expect will continue to grow.
A
Girl In The Woods
Jeremy
Benson's horror/thriller A
Girl In The Woods
(2016) is a carnal look at a beautiful woman named Grace who
completely loses her mind while lost in the smokey mountains. Having
bizarre visions and haunted by her past (she saw her parents commit
suicide), Grace goes on a trip with her boyfriend/fiance' Jim (who
soon ends up dead), and soon ends up seeing imaginary friends that
push her to her evil limits.
The
transfer has a lot of compression issues and lacks detail, as
expected, when one is used to HD and higher. The widescreen
anamorphically enhanced aspect ratio is in 2.35:1 and a lossy Dolby
Digital 2.0 Stereo track that is fine for the format but nothing to
necessarily write home about. The weakest visual moments are during
wide scenic shots that show the woods, and some of the film's
brighter moments where pixelation is more evident.
No
Extras.
Similar
to other films of its kind, like High
Tension,
the film has its moments but isn't anything incredible, due mainly to
some bad acting moments. A noble indie attempt.
The
Inhabitants
Your
standard haunted house movie, The
Inhabitants
(2015) follows a young couple who purchase a bed and breakfast with a
sinister twist. In the vein of other such films like Paranormal
Activity,
the film is a mix of found footage VHS-style footage mixed with (at
times) interestingly shot and atmospheric visuals. While nothing we
haven't seen before in terms of plot, The
Inhabitants
is a another low budget ghost story hoping to serve up some scares,
but falls a bit short. The film is from the writers of John
Carpenter's The
Ward
(though, I'm not sure I would eagerly admit that.)
When
a young couple renovate an old bed and breakfast in New England, they
unearth its dark secrets. The husband slowly realizes that something
isn't quite right when he notices some bizarre old VHS tapes with
ghastly proof of paranormal sightings and soon starts to notice that
his wife hasn't quite been herself lately.
Presented
in standard definition with am anamorphically enhanced widescreen
aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track
that is pretty standard and doesn't look too bad at all. Some
moments and video flashbacks are in a grainy security cam-esque
filter that sells for the effect they are going for.
No
Special Features, which is surprising, because usually indie horror
filmmakers show some tidbits for the audience.
The
Inhabitants
isn't the worst horror movie I've ever seen, but it's not the most
original either.
Once
Upon A Time In Venice
Director
Mark Cullen's new action/adventure film Once
Upon A Time In Venice
(2017) features an all-star cast with Bruce Willis, John Goodman,
Thomas Middleitch, Jason Momoa, Elisabeth Rohm, Famke Janssen, and
Adam Goldberg. With these many high profile names, I'm surprised
there wasn't more buzz about the film as it's not so bad and has some
good laughs. The story is a bit all over the place and the second
acts drags but Willis and Goodman onscreen together is enough of a
reason to give it a watch.
Bruce
Willis stars as Steve Ford, a former LAPD officer turned aging
detective in Venice, CA. He's not your typical action hero as he's
kind of a failure at life. However, he doesn't mind skateboarding
naked through the deserted city streets to outrun some thugs for this
line of work if he needs to. He has some colorful characters in his
life including a divorced surf shop owner (Goodman), his stressed out
sister (Janssen), and his socially awkward co-worker (Middleditch).
When Ford's sister and her daughter get robbed by Spider (Momoa), the
thugs also ending up taking his trusty dog. When Ford and Spider go
face to face, Spider strikes a deal with him to track down two girls
that stole his cocaine in order to have the canine back. From there,
the mission gets any crazier.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and
a lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track, the film is up to
standards with the format and looks pretty crisp and clear
throughout. The production value is pretty high and there's some
great shots of Venice that really shine on HD. The character details
aren't bad either and there's not too many noticeable compression
issues. Also included is a standard definition DVD with an
anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and a lossy Dolby
Digital 5.1 track. While not as impressive as the Blu-ray, the DVD
still looks fine for the format and is up to standards.
Special
Features: a Behind The Scenes featurette
Once
Upon A Time In Venice
is a fun action/comedy with some memorable moments and decent
performances from its established leads.
Re-Animator
Yes,
Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator,
the 1985 indie hit, has been issue in yet another new special deluxe
edition but this time, its extremely loaded with extras and
alternates. Reviewed several times on this site over the years, I
discussed my take on the film when I covered the older U.S. Blu-ray
edition at this link...
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/11778/Apartment+143+(2011/aka+Emergo/Magnolia/Mag
The
biggest set of extras for the film yet in this limited edition in
particular is something fans will love, so expect this one to sell
out quickly, but it is the playback of both the Unrated and Integral
versions in new 4K scans with audio off of the original 3-track
magnetic monophonic master that will impress even non-fans. Both are
here in 1080p presentation (these are not 4K Blu-rays), but the
problems with aging as fading,excess grain from transfer issues, aged
film elements and tampering with the HD after the transfer means any
thing unintentionally funny from bad transfers in all previous video
releases are gone. Now, you can see the film with fuller color
range, better Video Black shadow detail and grain is lite at best as
it should be. Some may even say they never thought the film
originally looked as good as it does here, so it no longer is cursed
with a made-for-video association it accidentally received from its
hit status in the early days of that market with its low-def formats.
Sound
also improves, here in 5.1, 2.0 Stereo and 2.0 Mono presentation via
lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) sound, but I like the 5.1 mi the
best, bringing out the most in the original soundmaster. However, I
was surprised that the Stereo was a little compressed and the Mono
sounded (if a little limited, tinny and maybe a touch of echo) really
good for what it is, showing someone took care of the magnetic sound
materials better than you would expect. Thus, playback performance
is some of the best for an independent film of the last 35 years.
Extras
are many as noted an include exclusive DigiPak packaging featuring
newly commissioned artwork by Justin Erickson.
We
also get ALL of the following...
Collector's
booklet featuring new writing on the film by journalist Michael
Gingold
Re-Animator
comic book
4
x postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
Then
specific to each Blu-ray disc...
DISC
1 - UNRATED VERSION [86 Minutes]
Isolated
Music Score
Brand
new audio commentary with director Stuart Gordon and actors Graham
Skipper and Jesse Merlin of Re-Animator:
The Musical
Vintage
feature length audio commentary with Stuart Gordon
Audio
commentary with producer Brian Yuzna, actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara
Crampton, Bruce Abbott and Robert Sampson
Re-Animator:
Resurrectus
- feature-length documentary on the making of the film, featuring
extensive interviews with cast and crew
Interviews
with director Stuart Gordon and producer Brian Yuzna, writer Dennis
Paoli, composer Richard Band and former Fangoria
editor Tony Timpone
Music
discussion with composer Richard Band
Barbara
Crampton in Conversation - the Re-Animator
star
sits down with journalist Alan Jones for this career-spanning 2015
interview
The
Catastrophe of Success: Stuart Gordon and The Organic Theater
- director Stuart Gordon discusses his early theater roots and his
continued commitment to the stage
Theater
of Blood
- Re-Animator:
The Musical
lyricist Mark Nutter on adapting the cult classic for musical theater
Extended
Scenes
Deleted
Scene
Trailer
& TV Spots
Still
Gallery
Screenplay
(BD-ROM Content)
DISC
2 - INTEGRAL VERSION - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
Integral
Version, available in the US for the first time! [105 mins]
A
Guide to Lovecraftian Cinema
- Chris Lackey, host of the H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast, provides
an OUTSTANDING comprehensive look at the many cinematic incarnations
of Lovecraft's work
Doug
Bradley's Spinechillers: Herbert West-Reanimator
- actor Jeffrey Combs reads H.P. Lovecraft's original classic short
story
'RE-ANIMATOR'
THE COMIC - LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE
92-page
perfect-bound booklet containing Re-Animator,
the original 1991 comic book adaptation of the movie, reprinted in
its entirety
Needless
to say it seems pretty much all extras (save that nice
glow-in-the-dark pen) get ported from all previous editions to this
one and the new materials are Criterion-calibre. Though I still
think the film gets over the too early and stays that way too often
like the whole cycle of 'latex gore' films of the time (like Dead
Alive,
for instance), that was the kind of go-for-broke gore we got and it
holds up better than the sloppy equivalents of today with digital
making films like Re-Animator
looking better all the time. We strongly recommend this set and you
can read more about the sequel, Bride
Of Re-Animator
(already issued in several editions by Arrow again) at this link...
http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/14659/The+Bride+Of+Re-Animator+(1989/Unrated/Arrow
The
Unspoken
From
the producer of Insidious
and the Executive Producer of Paranormal
Activity
comes the new horror film The
Unspoken
(2015). Directed by Sheldon Wilson, the 'haunted house' movie
centers around a troubled teenager (Jodelle Ferland of Silent
Hill
and Twilight
fame) who uncovers the mystery of a family that disappeared in her
new home. Their bodies weren't found and the house hasn't been
touched until she moves in. Of course, bad and supernatural things
start to happen and our troubled teen is no longer safe.
The
film also stars Sunny Suijic, Pascale Hutton, Chanelle Peloso, and
Neal McDonough (Minority
Report).
While the acting and production design aren't bad, the movie just
isn't very scary and falls pretty flat.
The
film is presented in standard definition with an anamorphic
widescreen aspect ratio of 2.40:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 mix,
both of which are pretty strong for the format. However, the colors
are pretty washed out, which wouldn't have been an issue in high
definition. The soundtrack by Matthew Rogers is nice and creepy and
there's a lot of jump scares and sudden noises meant to generate
extra scares.
No
extras.
To
order the
Umbrella import DVD Drive-In
Delirium
set, along with others in the series on Blu-ray and DVD, plus other
hard-to-get releases, go to this link:
http://www.umbrellaent.com.au/
-
James Lockhart & Nicholas Sheffo (Re-Animator)
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/