*DVD Review* Skin In The 70s
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Once the Sexual Revolution sprouted its unshaven wings and started to fly around the Western World in the ‘60s, sex in motion pictures took an entirely new direction. It began with actual onscreen nudity in mainstream Hollywood films. By the time the 1970s rolled around, low-budget hardcore pornographic films were readily available for any of-age individual to enjoy in specialty stores — and, more specific to the point at hand, in adult theaters from one end of 42nd Street to the other. Here we are, several decades later, with amateur porn from all over the world being easily accessible for any under-age student via the Internet. Yes, the times have certainly changed…but the now-retro world of cinematic sex has not been forgotten entirely… (Read the rest at Film Fanaddict.com)
*Blu-ray Review* Ninja
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Some of you may remember a particular action movie subgenre from the ‘80s: the ninja movie craze. The B-Movie producing team of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus brought us many an unbelievably silly film, wherein the story’s protagonist (usually portrayed by a white guy so American audiences would watch it) would wind up going toe to toe with the deadly antagonist (usually Japanese) in the film’s finale. Sure, many people have tried since the ‘80s to forget having ever taken part in the craze, but none can ever forget the immortal words of actor Shô Kosugi in Revenge Of The Ninja: “Only a ninja can stop a ninja!”
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*Blu-ray Review* Zombieland
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Prior to George A. Romero’s Night Of The Living Dead, zombies were vegetarians. As a matter of fact, the living dead on film used to do nothing more than stumble about Hollywood’s back-lots and obey their masters’ orders (see: I Walked With A Zombie, or White Zombie for further clarification). Following Romero’s reinvention of the animated corpses however, zombies became dangerous, flesh-eating monsters. You have to admit, they are a bit more terrifying when they’re after your brains.
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*Blu-ray Review* Revanche (2008)
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Blu-ray Review: Revanche (2008)
We’re told that the best laid plans are of mice and men. Many times, however, said plans do not go according to plan — and any creature (be it a man, a mouse, or otherwise) can easily attest to having experienced a case of unforeseeable failure at some point in time. As a result, we’re often told that life simply isn’t fair. And yet, despite the fact that most (or perhaps even all) of us grow up knowing full well that our plans in life may go awry — no matter how honest our intentions may be — we still tend to get upset when the shit hits the fan anyway.
Take the poor saps in Revanche (2008), for example.
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*Blu-ray Review* Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
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Blu-ray Review: Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
My expectations were low. I had never heard of Darren Shan’s series books (a twelve-book franchise that began in 2000) that this film was based off of, and I was confused and on the verge of crying over the casting of John C. Reilly as a vampire. Worse still, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant had this sleazy sense of studio greed oozing about it. Some jokers at an indie studio managed to make a mint by adapting Stephanie Meyer’s nauseating teen-fave novel, Twilight (which came out in 2005), into an equally nauseating teen-fave movie. Nevermind the fact that said jokers (including Meyer) effectively managed to ruin the how vampires were portrayed in both literature and motion pictures in the process — they still made some mad money, dammit! And so, the big studios were on the lookout for something that they could make some mad money off of.
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*DVD Review* Cinematic Titanic Live: The Alien Factor
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DVD Review: Cinematic Titanic Live: The Alien Factor
The lights in the auditorium fade. A large, boxy white dot — the product of primitive late 1970’s video technology — appears on screen, prompting J. Elvis Weinstein to quip, “In the beginning, there was Pong.” And thus begins the second Cinematic Titanic Live, the latest release in Joel Hodgson’s MST3k riffing offshoot. The main course at this roast is The Alien Factor, an extremely amateurish 1978 science fiction movie from Baltimore’s famed Do-It-Yourself filmmaker, Don Dohler.
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*Blu-ray Review* Couples Retreat
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Blu-ray Review: Couples Retreat
Most modern comedies are like a trendy and overpriced tourist trap. They suck you in, promising the time of your life, and instead leave you with the feeling that you’ve wasted too much money on said time. Couples Retreat however, actually delivered what it promised: a few laughs, beautiful scenery, and a good time all around — without that hollow “I just wasted two hours of my existence” feeling afterward. Star Vince Vaughn also produced and co-wrote the film, and heads off a suitably-cast combination of talented comedians including Jon Favreau (another co-writer), and Jason Bateman.
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*Blu-ray Review* Black Dynamite
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Blu-ray Review: Black Dynamite
After a good twenty years of being subjected to unfunny spoofs (usually bearing a Wayans brother in the cast or crew) that specifically target modern mainstream movies that will be forgotten in another two decades, it’s nice to see filmmakers revisiting an older genre that has survived the test of time. Case in point: Black Dynamite, a wild send-up to the classic blaxploitation films of the ‘70s, co-written and starring Michael Jai White.
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*DVD Review* Legends Of Laughter: Abbott & Costello
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DVD Review: Legends Of Laughter: Abbott & Costello
The timeless comedy of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello has been delighting one generation after another for 70+ years. With the advent of the VHS boom in the ‘80s, a handful of Bud and Lou’s licensed comedies made their way to home video, while many no-name companies sought to make a buck or two by releasing some public domain films and TV appearances. Twenty-some-odd years later, public domain compilations are still being distributed by one label after another. Hollywood Select Video is the latest group to do so.
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*Blu-ray Review* Cheaper By The Dozen 2
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Blu-ray Review: Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Despite his mad comedic and musical skills, Steve Martin seems to have a habit of making “bad” movies. Many of his earlier works (i.e. The Jerk) received more than their fair share of negative reviews upon release. And, while those films are now being hailed as comedy classics, the future of his more-recent works aren’t looking so optimistic. One such example is the Cheaper By The Dozen series. The first film was lukewarm at best (frankly, I only watched it because I wanted to see Tom Welling do something other than his Clark Kent bit). I didn’t even know that a second film came out, so this Blu-ray presentation was my first experience with it.
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- *DVD Review* Midsomer Murders: Set 14 9 March, 2010To the uninitiated, Midsomer Murders is a popular British television program that, as of 2010, is in its 13th Series. Based on the works of Caroline Graham, the show follows the cases of Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), Detective Chief Inspector of Midsomer County. As the title may lead you to guess, this isn’t your average rural county. The quaint little village […]Luigi Bastardo
- *Blu-ray Review* Ninja 8 March, 2010Some of you may remember a particular action movie subgenre from the ‘80s: the ninja movie craze. The B-Movie producing team of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus brought us many an unbelievably silly film, wherein the story’s protagonist (usually portrayed by a white guy so American audiences would watch it) would wind up going toe to toe with the deadly antago […]Luigi Bastardo
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