price：$7.96
Blue Underground
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Haunting) 『I saw this movie a few months ago and I still haven't quite been able to put it out of my mind. It's not a horror film in the sense that it was "scary" - I think few movies truly are - and I think to refer to it simply as such robs it of its ambiance. The score is mesmerizing, the set is dreamlike, the acting is surprisingly good for the genre and the era, and although I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a perfect film, I do understand why it's referred to as Argento's masterpiece. Watching this film is like watching a Dali painting become tangible. The opening sequence of this film is something that will remain with me for a long time. It won't give you a quick thrill, and it won't wow you with a fabulous plot or intensely graphic scenes like those found in today's gore films (save for one particular memorable death), but it's a great movie if you take it for what it is and don't fault it for what it is not.』
(What I've Been Waiting For!) 『I was very impressed with the upgraded audio quality on this disc. It was such a big difference from the older releases that it was like watching a different movie!』
(Fairy Tale Horror) 『Many have said that Suspiria is the bloody mirror image of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and, to be perfectly honest, it is. An exercise in atmosphere and exploitation at the same time, Suspiria is an incredibly violent account of a ballet student who comes to a celebrated dance academy in Germany, which, ironically, is situated in The Black Forest. Well the story really takes a turn for the worst once the student, Suzy Bannon (Jessica Harper), finds out that the school is run by a coven of witches. The story is pretty thin in terms of depth, but never have I beared witness to such beautifully photographed death sequences. I know that sounds morbid, but one has to see it to believe it. What could've became violent exploitative trash turns into beautiful, Gothic cinema that unravels like an onion of bloody delight. On an educated note, the film is very well known for its use of color, and this is because it uses 3-strip Technicolor. This same process was used for The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Normal red turns into something of a nightmarish crimson, adding more to this violent extravaganza. A-.』
(Not as good as everyone says it is.) 『I have been a horror fan since I got nightmares from watching the Shining at a very young age. Even the nightmares could not stop me from wanting more and more from this often looked down upon genre. Even today, as bad as they might be, I just can't stay away from some of the worst movies this Genre has to offer. I have always heard about Suspiria and it's visionary director, Dario Argento. I have even seen clips, of the movie, and thought it seemed interesting visually, but for some reason or another I never did seek it out. We'll it did come on one of the Premium channels last week, and I Tivo'd it for later. I sat down very excited with the bowl of popcorn, ready for some horror like I had never experienced. And I waited. And I waited. And I waited. Aside from the first death at the beginning and a closet scene at the end, the movie never really impressed me. Is the soundtrack good? Yes, it's very creepy and excellent, although a little overused at times. Is the lighting good? Again, yes, very good use of lighting, I'm sure film students all over the world could get an education from it. Is the movie actually good? I really can't say it is. If your a film buff or a horror fan, and you haven't seen it, then I suppose a watch wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. As I said before, it has it's moments. It also has a really good premise. The whole time I was thinking that if someone would respect the way in which it was shot and the soundtrack, that it would be a great remake. As long as Rob Zombie did not do it that is. But as a movie, it's just not very good. The mood is very well set, there just isn't much going on inside it.』
(Horror's version of Lost in Translation) 『Suspiria may be one of the most polarizing films in the horror genre. Like the movie Lost in Translation, people seem to either love it or hate it (I hated Lost in Translation as well). Many fans of Suspiria will claim those who hate it just aren't smart enough to get the movie. Those who despise Suspiria wonder what flavor of Kool-Aid the fans have been drinking. I won't rehash the plot since it's been summarized over many reviews, but I do think the film is worth watching (but only once). The first death sequence is quite shocking and the music is one of the most haunting horror scores I've ever heard.』 『The Terrifying First Chapter of DARIO ARGENTO'S "Three Mothers" Trilogy... Uncut, Uncensored and Remastered from the Original Negative!
Jessica Harper(PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE) stars as Suzy Banyon, a young American ballet dancer who arrives at a prestigious European dance academy run by the mysterious Madame Blanc (Joan Bennettof DARK SHADOWS) and Miss Tanner (Alida Valliof KILLER NUN). But when a series of bizarre incidents and horrific crimes (including whatEntertainment Weeklycalls "the most vicious murder scene ever filmed") turn the school into a waking nightmare of the damned, Suzy must escape the academy's unspeakable secret of supernatural evil.
Experience the most shocking and hallucinatory horror movie in history as you've never seen or heard it before, now featuring the fully remastered landmark score byGoblinand a heart-stopping new film transfer supervised by cinematographerLuciano Tovoli. This is the definitive version ofDario Argento'sSUSPIRIA, an aria of terror beyond imagination and one of the most extraordinary horror films ever made.』
『Outside of devoted cult audiences, many Americans have yet to discover the extremely stylish, relentlessly terrifying Italian horror genre, or the films of its talented virtuoso, Dario Argento.Suspiria, part one of a still-uncompleted trilogy (the luminously emptyInfernowas the second), is considered his masterpiece by Argento devotees but also doubles as a perfect starting point for those unfamiliar with the director or his genre. The convoluted plot follows an American dancer (Jessica Harper) from her arrival at a European ballet school to her discovery that it's actually a witches coven; but, really, don't worry about that too much. Argento makes narrative subservient to technique, preferring instead to assault the senses and nervous system with mood, atmosphere, illusory gore, garish set production, a menacing camera, and perhaps the creepiest score ever created for a movie. It's essentially a series of effectively unsettling set pieces--a raging storm that Harper should have taken for an omen, and a blind man attacked by his own dog are just two examples--strung together on a skeleton structure. But once you've seen it, you'll never forget it.--Dave McCoy』
price：$7.19
New Line Home Video
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Dracula's return...) 『In this, the third installment of "Blade", we have the a threesome battling the vampires, Blade (Wesley Snipes), Hannibal King (Ryan Reynolds), and Abigail Whistler (Jessica Biel). Blade is based on the Marvel comic book. This is a fine action film which reintroduces Dracula who was evidently entombed in a pyramid in Syria. Dracula (Dominic Purcell), though, is portrayed in this film unlike any Dracula we have seen in the past. When not in his human form he appears like the alien Predator. Everything leads up to the confrontation between Blade and this version of Dracula. Given all of the action in this film there isn't really much suspense. After recently watching films like "Basic Instinct", or "Seven", one realizes that what this film is perhaps missing is some mystery. The dark, brooding atmosphere is great, but we rarely feel any real tension, since there is little actual suspense, or expectation about what might or might not happen, and most of the characters themselves are largely two dimensional. Blade seems oddly distant for the duration of the film, but I did enjoy the Danica Talos character, who is portrayed in a wonderfully campy manner by Parker Posey.
One of my favourite scenes though is when Dracula/Drake enters a gothic gift shop that is full of Dracula paraphernalia, toys, garmets, et cetera. It is a witty statement about the commercialization of an iconic figure. I was also pleasantly surprised by the image quality of the film. This is a well produced and photographed movie that looks very good. All in all there was enough here to keep me interested throughout the film. So if one likes action for action sake, then this film definitely fits the bill, even if the scenes are sometimes choppy in the extended version.』
(underated...) 『Marvel Comics didnt support this series like the others. matter of fact, Stan Lee didnt have the decency to appear in any of the movies, yet Wesley Snipes still created a Blade that no one else couldve pulled off. and this particular movie had the comedic Ryan Reynolds in it with his incredible one-liners. i rated this a 5 star because despite all the odds Blade still did it!』
(Blade Trinity... All right Marvel; No more movies I mean it.) 『Blade Trinity: 1/10: Press reports at the time of Blade: Trinity's release claimed that star Wesley Snipes went off the deep end and tried to kill the director David S. Goyer. Lord knows he could have gotten away with it. Show the jury this movie and let the acquittals fly.
After two better than we deserved films the third Blade is a mess. For one thing the casting director is insane. The good guys consist of Snipes, Gabby Hayes (Kris Kristofferson), Elektra (Jessica Biel), Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds), a retarded guy, a blind woman and Newt from Aliens.
The good guys have a "club" called the Nightstalkers. (What no Darren McGavin). Biel fights with an overtly plugged iPod playing horrible techno. (I would think being able to hear would be important in hand-to-hand combat) Reynolds's character spouts off endless one liners (most of them remarkably lame) and is saddled with the name Hannibal King. (Also needless to say remarkably lame) and fights with a light saber bow. (Please see above).
Speaking of lame we have the bad guys. We have wrestler triple H (who cannot act), Parker Posey (who cannot speak with the fangs in her mouth) and best of all Dracula (Who calls himself Drake. Thinks he is in a Highlander movie. He is also a pacifist piece of Euro trash that looks like he fell of a Harlequin romance book cover. And is easily the least convincing screen Dracula I have ever scene (I'm including both George Hamilton and Mel Brooks in this equation).
The script is awful (even if you remove Reynolds's one-liners), the film was edited in a Cuisinart, the continuity was done by the blind girl, and the plot consists of bad guys finding good guys headquarters, then good guys finding bad guys headquarters.
If your still not convinced a contribution to Mr. Snipes potential legal defense fund is in order let me remind you. Parker Posey is the head vampire and has a climatic battle with Van Wilder. You can make the check out to cash.
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(Good movie for good vamp kicks bad vamp butt!) 『Good movie for special "bloody" special effects. If you like Wesley Snipes and killing vampires this is a good movie for you.』
(Blade - Trinity (New Line Platinum Series)) 『I Love the movie Blade - Trinity DVD Now I have the full start to finish Movies of Blade TYSM For this Amazon Keep up the wonderful work!!! TYSM Amazon.com for letting all of us have a wonderful online place thats secure and very Relaxed Customer Service I Give not only Blade - Trinity (New Line Platinum Series) 5 Stars Amazon too :P
TYSM again ;-))~』 『The final battle begins and the trinity comes to an end! Blade is back and his enemies have grown in number since they resurrected their king, Dracula. Together with a new group of vampire hunters, called the Nightstalkers, led by Whistler's strong but beautiful daughter Abigail and the wise-cracking Hannibal, they must finally defeat the vampires or face inevitable extinction.』 『Even skeptical fans of theBladefranchise will enjoy sinking their teeth intoBlade: Trinity. The law of diminishing returns is in full effect here, and the franchise is wearing out its welcome, but let's face it: any movie that features Jessica Biel as an ass-kicking vampire slayer and Parker Posey--yes, Parker Posey!--as a vamping vampire villainess can't be all bad, right? Those lovely ladies bring equal measures of relief and grief to Blade, the half-human, half-vampire once again played, with tongue more firmly in stone-cold cheek, by Wesley Snipes. With series writer David S. Goyer in the director's chair, the film is calculated for mainstream appeal, trading suspenseful horror for campy humor and choppy, nonsensical action. The franchise still offers some intriguing ideas, however, including Drake (Dominic Purcell), the original vampire, whose blood contains the secret that could destroy all blood-suckers in a plot that incorporates a sinister "blood farm" where humans are held--and drained--in suspended animation. And Biel's wise-cracking sidekick (Ryan Reynolds) in her cadre of "Nightstalkers" provides comic relief in a series that's grown increasingly dour. All of which makesBlade: Trinitya love-it-or-hate-it sequel... supposedly the last in a trilogy, but the ending suggests otherwise.--Jeff Shannon』
price：$3.95
Sony Pictures
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (great job Johnny) 『i really enjoyed this movie. the twist in it is like WHOA!. a must see.』
(Secret Window -- one of King's best short stories) 『Johnny Depp is superb as the lead character 'Mort' in one of Stephen King's best short stories. Unusual for King that it is not set in the state of Maine, rather, rural New York state. The ending is fantastic -- you really don't see it coming. Would definitely recommend this DVD -- especialy for Stephen King fans.』
(Unsuspenseful, crappy ending but nice performance from Depp) 『I like Stephen King's writing quite a bit. He knows what is truly scary: gutter-dwelling clowns, children, zombie pets, and menacing machines. Unfortunately, when King's stories make the leap from the page to the screen, they often lose their psychological suspense. Perhaps it's because the tension of King's stories come from what takes place within the protagonist's mind rather than external forces.
Another difficulty is that King can write amazingly tense stories with endings that go flat. For example, IT was truly scary...creepy clowns...scary sounds coming from the sewer...but it turns out to be a giant spider? Not so scary.
"Secret Window" is another attempt to bring one of King's novellas to the screen, but it falls flat because it lacks suspense and has a poor ending you can see from a mile away. I'm not a particular fan of Johnny Depp; however, it's Depp's skill as an actor that saves this movie from being a waste of time.
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(stunning look and acting) 『i love this "fantastic" movie. this is the 1st role i found confirmation in depp's beauty and talent. depp's subtle yet profound presence is felt in each scene. subtlety is not often found in king's stories. fast paced yet drawn out, this movie is underrated and is or certainly will be a cult classic. in this movie, i find johnny depp gorgeous, stylish and sublime.
joannaha.com』
("Sowing Season") 『This may not be an excellent thriller, but it really was entertaining to watch. Writer and Director David Koepp gives Stephen King's novella a very nice flow and atmosphere, but it does tend to slow down in a few parts. The shocks and thrills aren't as strong as, say, the ones found in Asian horror films, but all of the gore effects make it more disturbing than shocking. The very good performances by Depp, Turturro, Bello, Dutton, and Hutton should be worthwhile to those who are about to watch this film. I won't give any details to what happens at the end; you should see for yourself.
Grade: B+』 『MORT RAINEY, A WRITER JUST COMING OFF A TROUBLESOME DIVORCE WITH HIS EX-WIFE, AMY, FINDS HIMSELF STALKED AT HIS REMOTE LAKE HOUSE BY A PSYCHOTIC STRANGER WHO CLAIMS MORT STOLE HIS BEST STORY IDEA (CHANGING JUST THE ENDING). BASED ON A STEVEN KING NOVEL: SECRET WINDOW, SECRET GARDEN.』 『Johnny Depp gets high off another acting challenge in this tricky adaptation of a Stephen King yarn. Although the mood is too sinister to allow for the mischief of hisPirates of the Caribbeanturn, Depp still manages to embroider his role here with plenty of quirky business. He plays a writer, depressed and nearly divorced, who's stuck in an isolated cabin (shades ofThe Shining) when a stranger (John Turturro) arrives, accusing him of plagiarism. Writer-director David Koepp (Stir of Echoes) does his best to make the rickety material compelling--he gets the maximum out of the cabin set, for instance--but the problems inherent in the King story eventually win out. The climactic scenes are particularly unpleasant, especially in contrast to the cleverness of Depp's performance. A Philip Glass score adds class, but this one ultimately feels like a disappointment.--Robert Horton』
price：$3.99
Starz / Anchor Bay
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (House with a past) 『Most people know the star, William Katt, as the star of 80s TV show, Greatest American Hero. Here, he takes a slightly different role about a Vietnam veteran with a troubled past. His character loses a friend in Vietnam&his son dissappears mysteriously which everntually leads to the breakup of his marriage. William Katt's character inherits an old (haunted) house when a late aunt dies&wills it to him. Mysterious things start to happen after that. House is a bit horror, a bit comedy with some good makeup and special effects thrown it. I think this was an entertaining horror film with George Wendt (of TV's Cheers) and Richard Mol (of TV's Night Court) as part of the supporting cast. This movie was a lot of fun. Check it out, you may like it.』
(From the director of Friday The 13th Parts 2 and 3 and from the producer of the original Friday The 13th) 『From the director of Friday The 13th Parts 2 and 3(Steve Miner)and from the producer of Friday The 13th:Part I; HOUSE was an awesome movie that had a lot of the same actors and actresses from the FRIDAY THE 13TH saga like Ron Carroll(Friday The 13th:Part 1)and had the same music composer(Harry Manfredini)which also did the music scoring for most of the FRIDAY THE 13TH installments as you may notice, especially during the major action scenes that are violent.
It was also interesting seeing William Katt from THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO doing his first real horror flick in this movie, with the exception of CARRIE and doing this movie 3 years after ABC had cancelled THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO, due to a hug dip in ratings since newer shows that premiered between the Fall of 1982 like KNIGHT RIDER and in the Spring of 1983 like THE A-TEAM led to THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO's cancellation by the Summer of 1983.
HOUSE also takes me all the way back to memory lane to when I was still living in the Imperial Valley when HOUSE had its theatrical release in the Spring of 1986 when I was in 7th grade at Wilson Jr. High School in my hometown(El Centro, CA).
It's just too bad that HOUSE 2:THE SECOND STORY wasn't as good as this one was, but I'm sure part of the reason why HOUSE II wasn't as good as the original was probably due to the fact that since HOUSE 2 was Rated PG-13 instead of Rated R like HOUSE I, which resulted in HOUSE II having a lot less action and a lot less violence than the original along with the fact that sequels usually never measure up to the originals either, especially since they don't make sequels like they used to, unlike HALLOWEEN 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH:PART II, and PSYCHO 2 for instance which were all very exceptional sequels and probably the best sequels of all time.』
(One of the best forgotten comedy horror films) 『House I saw this film years ago as a teen, like many of the other great forgotten horror classics that I remember today, but unlike most horror films House is one of the best horror/comedy's ever made becuse it scared you and made you laugh at the same time and just the look of the film itself gives you a fun vivid feeling, my favorite scene though there are many good scene in the film, the scene where William katts character told his neighbor friend that there was a big raccoon in the closet, but in actuality there was a big monster in the closet, I always laugh at that scene no matter how many times I've scene it becuse its such a funny scene, I mean if you just look at both the character's faces during that scene you'll see what I mean, and another thing that I liked about this film is that theres a happy ending and I prefer my horror films with happy endings, and if you like to laugh and have a safe fun scar like me then dont forget this movie becuse to many good films are forgotten.』
(House: Limited Edition (20,000) includes House II (1986)-Good flick!) 『House: Limited Edition (20,000) includes House (1, 1985) and House II (1986). House was a four or five star comedy-horror flick that I really enjoyed. Buying this edition permitted me to obtain both House (1) and House 2 for a good price.
I saw House in 1985 when it first opened and thought it was a very clever and well made movie starring William Katt (Carrie and Greatest American Hero). It had good casting, sets, musical score and the creature effects were pretty well done. Special effects were made before the advent of CGI or advanced prosthetics but were effective and hold up very well for the majority of creatures represented. 』
(House of Pain) 『Those of you familiar with the hit TV show "House, M.D." will surely be left scratching your head after watching this ill-conceived prequel.
From what I gathered after watching the movie, "House" shows us the early days of the titular character we've all grown to love from the hit Fox TV show. What I don't quite get is why House's name in this movie is Roger Cobb.
But let's forget that for a moment and move onto the plot.
Set in the days before House went to med school, "House" tells the story of Cobb (played here by the talented William Katt), a Vietnam vet/writer staying in his aunt's house.
Now, I have to admit, I liked this aspect of the story. Every week we see House as this curmudgeon with a penchant for solving the most complex of medical cases. What we don't see is why he is so difficult to get along with. Well, for those of us who are veterans of the Vietnam War, we can certainly understand House's short-comings now.
I also liked the fact that House was a writer before he decided to become a doctor. As an aspiring writer myself, I can empathize with wanting to quit the profession altogether and start over. Perhaps we'll see the writing-side of House come out in future episodes!
Unfortunately, that's the only thing I liked about "House." It doesn't take long for the movie to get completely weird.
While staying in the house, Cobb's son mysteriously disappears. That doesn't sound weird to you? What if I told you that [SPOILER ALERT] the house took him? That's right, the house that Cobb is staying in is haunted. The house causes him to have Vietnam flashbacks, monsters start coming out of the closet, and medicine cabinets open up different dimensions. Like I said - weird.
All of that aside, I think it's fascinating that Cobb would later move on with his life and change his name to House. An interesting choice of surnames, but after watching the movie I'm sure you'll agree it's an appropriate one.
While I can't recommend "House" to all fans of "House, M.D.," I will say that some of you will glean some new details about your favorite character that you never knew. So for that, I applaud it. 』 『Roger cobb is a vietnam vet. Whose career as a horror novelist has taken a turn for the worse when his son jimmy mysteriously disappears while visiting his aunts house. Rogers search for jimmy destroys his marriage and his writing career. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 06/25/2002 Starring: William Katt Richard Moll Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R Director: Steve Miner』
price：$14.19
Warner Home Video
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Rabbit transit goes amuck) 『Cute furry bunnies are overrunning a rancher's land. He enlists the help of a researcher to keep the bunnies from multiplying like rabbits. To save a test rabbit from its demise the researcher's young, already blond, daughter Amanda (Melanie Fullerton) exchanges the rabbit with a control group rabbit. You guessed it , now we have giant mutant fuzballs. What is worse is that they come from the wrong side of the railroad tracks and cannot be allowed to mingle with the people on the other side of the tracks. I will not say what becomes of them but it is a shocking ending.
This 1972 quasi-sci-fi film based on a book by Russell Brandon "The Year of the Angry Rabbit", has all the skill and pathos of a 50's sci-fi. They even throw in a flamethrower; you know the kind they use to fry giant ants and overgrown mantises. They took the time to put it on DVD but no effort to remaster or at least clean it up a bit for the large screens.
The film contains some pretty big names for the time; this includes DeForest Kelley; you may remember him as Bones in the original Star Trek series, Janet Leigh from the "Psycho"- shower scene, and Stuart Whitman from "When Worlds Collide" - as man by bank during riot instigation. Did I forget to mention Rory Calhoun; he needs no introduction.
Them!』
(Rory Calhoun: Wabbit Killer) 『Without question, the best giant killer rabbit movie DeForest Kelley ever made. "Look at them, standing on their hind legs, like a bunch of Rory Calhouns!" Very much in the "so bad, its good" category.』
(These Rabbits Are Hopping Mad) 『Figured I'd might as well put in my two cents on the terrifying Night of the Lepus. The "Nature Strikes Back" subgenre of the 70s is one of the most entertaining in all of horror. It's almost never scary(Jaws being the exception to this), but it's so much damn fun. Night of the Lepus is one of those that almost every horror fan is aware of and is usually the punchline of a lot of jokes. Though it's always joked about, I think for the most part the movie is well liked. As you already know, it concerns giant flesh eating rabbits(a hormone experiment gone awry) terrorizing the Arizona countryside. This is a movie that'll be right at home next to your copies of Food of the Gods and Empire of the Ants. Yes, it's a good time. The silly concept alone will have you giddy from the getgo, but seeing all of this in action will definitely cause you to laugh out loud. The visuals on the rabbits are both funny and impressive. Footage of live stampeding rabbits are used and mixed with minatures, blue screen and rear projection photography(the type Bert I. Gordon uses for his giant monster opuses). This approach, while funny, really doesn't look all that bad, not nearly as bad as you would expect. Some shots are rather impressive. Especially when you consider the budget and year in which this was made. And hey, I don't care what anyone says, using real live rabbits adds a realism that you'd never get with an army of CGI rabbits. As much realism as you can get with a concept like this, that is. To make these rabbits seem more ferocious, close up shots have some of the rabbit's faces smeared with blood and/or drool. They're also given a sinister growling type of sound. The idea may have been to make them seem threatening, but it works the totally opposite way and makes it rather hilarious. When you get down to it, I guess there really isn't a way to make rabbits scary or threatening. My good friend Dave K. brought up a good point in his review. The point being, was this film made to scare audiences? That's a good question. Common sense would tell you that there's no way to make this scary. How did they pitch this idea to the producers? I realize that this type of film was hot at the time, but someone had to say something! How many takes did the actors have to do because they were bursting out laughing? Unless director Claxton has a bizarre sense of humor, the intent definitely seems to be that this film was supposed to be suspenseful and scary. The tone is straight faced from beginning to end. This makes the movie all the more fun. If it were made today, it'd be tongue in cheek like Black Sheep or something. And how did Janet Leigh get suckered into this?? All in all, Night of the Lepus is a fun example of a fun genre(The Sci-Fi channel's "Maneater" series, which tries to revitalize the genre just doesn't come anywhere close. This is a 70s genre, plain and simple.). It's the type of film we just do not see anymore, so enjoy it while we have it. And thanks, Dave K. for reminding me of it.』
(Bugs Bunny has gone insane. More like Bugs Bunny on crack) 『Just when I've thought that I have seen it all I come across Night of the Lepus, which features hordes of killer rabbits. Yes you read that correctly killer rabbits. Movies like Night of the Lepus just wouldn't work with today's audience this is something that could only work in the pre-90s.
I've seen movies with all types of killer animals, but I can't say I have ever seen anything to feature killer rabbits. The concept of the movie is just flat out silly, but it's actually played straight, which is what makes this movie such a fun time. The rabbits are mutated and well it sure as hell ain't the Easter Bunny coming for a visit. These rabbits are out for blood!
The screenplay was written by Don Holliday&Gene R. Kearney, which was based off the novel Year of the Angry Rabbit written by Russell Braddon; having not read the novel I have no idea if the movie strays or not. The script by Holliday&Kearney isn't as bad as one might think. I mean the characters never really have anything smart to say at all, but they don't have the silly dialogue that most movies like this are known for. The script will never go down in history as one of the greats, but it's very much entertaining.
Director William F. Claxton keeps the pace moving at a pretty good pace there are a few slow moments, but Claxton always manages to keep the movie from getting boring. His scenes are actually played straight and make the movie so much fun. Shots of the rabbits on the attack and hopping along to kill are damn hysterical. Again the fact the movie is played straight really adds to the camp factor.
I often wonder when people make movies like this if they actually think it will scare the audience. I can't see anyone thinking mutated killer rabbits would make for a scary movie, but it does make for an entertaining one. Cult fan thought will surely love the movie for the campy and silly tone. The cast is surprisingly decent with DeForest Kelley and Janet Leigh who was far removed from Psycho.
Night of the Lepus is a movie that could only work in another era and fans of silly Drive-In flicks this movie is for you. Mutated killer rabbits should sell the movie to fans of cult cinema. This movie delivers on the fun. Like I stated shots of the rabbits hopping down the street killing people is damn hysterical and will entertain those who get these types of movies.』
(Great Low Budget Film) 『OK maybe not so great. It is a funny movie if you like rabbits. Really sad at the end though. It is amusing how they did the camera work.』 『Okay, movie fans. To all of you who like nothing better than to nuke some corn, dim the lights and settle in with cinematic mutations like gargantuan 'gators, fearsome frogs, awesome ants and monstrous moths, we quote this film: "Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way!" A hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning ranchlands instead turns them into flesh-eating, 150-pound monsters in Night of the Lepus. Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun and DeForest Kelley are among the intrepid humans facing the behemoth bunnies. They use guns, flames and dynamite to subtract them. But the rampaging rabbits know how to multiply. Can anything stop these hare-y scary monsters?』 『Whoever persuaded MGM to make a movie about giant, bloodthirsty bunnies must have been some kind of mad genius.Night of the Lepusfeatures Stuart Whitman (star of such classics asOmega CopandDemonoid, Messenger of Death) and Janet Leigh (whose career had taken a downturn fromPsycho) as a pair of scientists who say things like "I wish I knew what the effects of this serum would be--let's hope it works" as they inject test rabbits with hormones that turn them into slavering, carnivorous giant bunnies. That's the plot; the rest of the movie is scenes of giant bunnies attacking horses, giant bunnies jumping through windows to attack people, giant bunnies running in herds down the freeway...lots and lots of giant bunnies, sometimes with blood smeared across their ferocious jaws as they rear up to attack. The special effects are breathtakingly cheap; the bloody corpses are actors with red syrup splashed over them. But what makesNight of the Lepuseven more astonishing is that the dvd features dubbing in French, presumably for European viewers bored with their usual diet of Truffaut and Rohmer. In fact, the movie makes more sense in French (assuming you don't actually speak the language); you can pretend it was created by an inspired Surrealist, and that Janet Leigh says things like "My bicycle has wheels of cheese" or "Beauty kisses my savage earlobe," instead of "Rabbits aren't exactly Roy's bag." Also starring Rory Calhoun (Roller Blade Warriors: Taken by Force) and DeForest Kelley (Dr. McCoy on the originalStar Trek), who wears several colorful turtlenecks. A camp classic.--Bret Fetzer』
price：$12.00
Paramount
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Is this the same remaster as on the collection?) 『i purchased the Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection, which contains The Undiscovered Country as 1080p remastered. If "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Remastered) [Blu-ray]" is the same version, then I am all set. However if it's yet another remaster, then I am a bit upset. I can get a little compulsive with these things. I don't expect to make another purchase of this edition, since I have it in the collection. It's not clear if this is the same. As an example, TROK is now in Blu-Ray in three separate editions and I believe it is all the same restored version. I would understand if Paramount did the same for each film in the 7 disc collection to capture fans of each film. I just hope that I am done with this for now, at least until the Director's Cut is put to Blu-Ray.
Any feedback regarding this concern would be appreciated.』
(Great on BluRay!) 『Always liked the Star Trek movies and seeing them again on BluRay is great. If you are a Trekkie you definitely want to see the movies on BluRay and will enjoy them all over again!』
(Second best Star Trek movie.) 『Wrath of Kahn is the quintessential Star Trek movie. The Undiscovered Country comes close at being just as good.
As for this blu-ray version of the movie there is little I can say that is negative. My only gripe is that they changed the box art (although it makes sense for them as they are trying to re-image Star Trek). The video and audio transfer is near flawless. This disc is also loaded with special features. So far I have only watched the Farewell video to Bones as well as a few of the behind the scenes. It is really good to see that they tried really hard to make this blu-ray jam packed full of stuff for the fans rather than a rehash bare bones release. I have this movie on VHS, DVD and now blu-ray and each version has been worth every penny.
Get this movie and let your inner nerd take over!』
(Finally...(it took 18 years)) 『This edition of TUC is the first and ONLY way to obtain the original theatrical version of the film. The theatrical version is significantly different (and better) in it's storytelling than the extended video version available up until now. Not even the so-called "special edition" released some years back had the original version on it! This edition is a must for any fan of the original series.』 『
Commentary by writer Larry Nemecek and producer Ira Steven Behr
Tom Morgan: Alien Stuntman HD
To Be or Not To Be: Klingons&Shakespeare HD
Starfleet Academy: Praxis HD
Library Computer HR (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Star TrekIQ (BD Live)
Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer and screenwriter Denny Martin Finn
price：$16.00
New Line Home Video
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Another Remake That Falls Flat) 『The first few original "Friday The 13th" films (before they started milking the cash cow with endless crappy sequels) were some of the scariest fare to ever come out of the horror genre. Building off the success of the original slasher film, "Halloween", this franchise created a character (in Jason Voorhees) that actually has an interesting backstory, making him even more terrifying. Those first five or so installments had everything a great horror movie needs: a decent plotline, a little skin, and some "jump out of your seat" moments. Plus, and this is not to be underestimated, they had that "early 80s movie" feel to them, as the camera work was very simple and the film quality wasn't pristine, only adding to the scare factor.
Sadly, though, this remake (directed by Marcus Nispel) fails to hit any of the hallmarks that the originals made famous. Perhaps the failure of Rob Zombie's "Halloween" remakes should have been a clue, but I guess viewers (once again) had to learn the hard way that some films just don't need to be remade. Basically, there are two ways to undertake these sorts of projects: Either a "re-make", which this tries to be, or a "re-boot" (like the latest Star Trek), which this film probably should have been but couldn't because of the iconic Jason character.
Besides matching the originals in the nudity department (and whether that is a positive feature is debatable!), this new version fails in every other regard. The story is completely ripped off from the original few flicks, there really are no great "jump moments" that can hold a candle to those done in the past, and the cinematography is actually too "clean and tidy"...there's no grittiness to it at all. Not helping matters is the fact that besides Jared Padalecki and Danielle Panabaker, who turn in fine acting performances, the rest of the cast is uninspiring in all their respective roles...nothing more than fodder to be eventually slashed by Jason.
Perhaps the biggest downfall of the entire film experience, though, is the fact that the Jason character is such an icon in the horror genre that there really is no way to either make him better or even match the original. Once again, it's kind of like the Halloween remake...people don't dress up to trick or treat like Zombie's Michael Myers. Instead, they are wearing the old William Shatner mold from the originals. The same concept can be applied to Jason...he terrified us with the tied bag over the head (and then the hockey mask) at first, so why would the exact same thing two decades later be any better?
Thus, about the only good thing I see coming from this film is the possibility that it may "inspire" a new audience to discover the great originals. However, it will more than likely drive potential fans away due to all its shortcomings.』
(No Digital Copy included!!!) 『I ordered this "Digital Copy Edition" for the iTunes Digital Copy primarily, with the thought that I could use the Blu-Ray disk when got a Blu-Ray player. Well, the version I received didn't come with a digital copy. The seller NEVER replied to my inquiries about it. It's been weeks now with no reply at all. Ultimately, Amazon refunded my full purchase price without asking for the disk back. So, I ended up with a free Blu-Ray disk, and using my $15 refund was able to purchase the digital copy directly from iTunes. I would rate the movie closer to 4 1/2 stars as I consider it a great update on the old campy classic franchise. As much as I enjoyed some of the installments in that series, I really felt like this version updated the characters very well and brought them into the new age of horror/slasher films we've come to enjoy in recent years.』
(You can't go Home Again..............) 『Growing up in the 80's watching some of the Best Modern Day Horror Flicks I was super excited and Hopeful about this Re-Make I was dead wrong There are so Many Problems with the Story That just P*sses all over The whole Frdiay the 13th Mythology and the fans for that matter. Someone knew how bad this is since The Now Famous Friday the 13th/Jason Score is now where to be found in this Film The Friday Formula isn't that complex Hey New Line next time let a Monkey or a Donkey write a Horror Script for your Studio The guys who wrote the Screen Play "Claim" to be Huge Friday Fans You can't tell This is NOT Jason This is Rambo/Norman Bates/Robin Hood Dressed as Jason Jason don't Kidnap Victims, He's Not a Expert with Cross Bows, He doesn't use Huge Spot Lights, use His Victims as Bait The Real Jason is a Child trapped in a man's Body Full of Rage who reacts on Revenge and without thought The Cast was A Bit off All the Victims look like they walked off a GAP Photo shoot (Way to Pretty look like Actors) Jared Padalecki (who i like) What is This Supernatural goes to Camp Blood where's his Brother Dean Winchester????? Just stick to the Original Films from Paramount
New Line seems 2 have forgotten That the Horror Genre put them on The Map as a Major Studio That could Draw Big Money It wasn't Hobbits looking for Rings! They Buried The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with a Unnecessary Re-Make Now Friday The 13th What's next??????????? Stay Far away from this worthless Film! Horror Fans Need 2 Scream Out Enough And Stop going to all These Re-Makes Maybe then ALL the Studios will Stop Beating a Dead Horse and come up with Original Ideas and Story Lines Without a Doubt the worst Entry so far 1/10』
(Expect The Expected: Sex, killing, Sex, Sex&Sex *sigh*) 『Okay, There are a dozen Friday 13th movies out there, okay? So there's really nothing new, you got Jason and a couple of college-aged, horny kids who decide to camp or take a vacation at the wrong place and get sliced and diced. This is how its ALWAYS been. I'm not complaining, i'm just trying to make you aware of what you should expect by now if you've seen all the previous ones. There is really no difference.
Jason In my opinion was actually pretty brutal in this one. He's got some new moves. There was one gruesome murder that i couldnt watch becuase it just seem like such a BAD way to die. ugh!! Overall it was pretty good movie, i wouldnt buy it, but i would rent it, like maybe on netflix or something.
Parts That Annoyed Me: Okay, i get it that alot of guys LOVE to see bouncing breasts, Vaginas, and other sex scenes, and i get that producers or directors add that kind of stuff into movies to get high ratings, but its like every five minutes you see a naked chick. I can NEVER watch a movie nowadays without a sex scene popping up anymore. What's up with this generation? All the sex doesnt bother me that much, however i was glad that i watched the movie alone to avoid feeling awkward in front of my parents and sister. I guess you can call me old fashion even though i'm 23, but all that crap was just uncalled for, really. if youre a guy reading this, i don't expect you to understand my view.
As for the Racist comments that people say about this movie, well it wasnt that bad, however i didnt think that all racial situations was really necessary either. Again, why can't I watch a movie with a black guy in it but at same time being withdrawn from ANY kind of racial parts? why couldnt the black guy be treated like the rest of the white fokes in it? i don't get it. They had an asian guy in there too, however they failed to do any racial parts for him, so i guess movies just arent nice to black fokes.
As for the asian kid, His character was a bit awkward, like he was desperately trying his hardest to fit in with the group. The character just seemed very weird and out of place. NOt that actual actor but the character he played.』
(a completely waste of time and money) 『Don't missunderstand-me I am a huge fan of the Friday, the 13th franchise, accepting all the goodies and even the awful and funny aspects of any of the previous films. After all, they're only slashers, fun to watch if you're a huge Jason's fan. But this remake is by far the worst of them all. It's not a remake at all of the original film, more like a "wannabe" mix of the first three films, problably because the producers were totally aware that the disaster they were into would be their first and last (like The Omen remake, etc..)
The worst part it's that there's not one decent killing in the 105' full lenght film. Jason (even when he puts his famous mask on) doesn't scare at all. It's a complete joke of a boogey man. They had achieve to destroy one of the hugest modern myths of horror films. BTW, nowadays there's anyone capable of create some new monsters after Freddy, Michael Myers, Jason, Leatheface, The Tall Man from Phantasm or even Chucky...? Kind of pitty. The horny drug-addict stupid bunch of kids are by far the most ridiculous group I've seen on all the previous film. There isn't any kind of story or desenvelopement at all. The only interesting actor it's Supernatural's Jared Padalecki.
The movie it's shaky, excesevily dark, blurry and ugly to watch, and that seeing it in HD and on a 300 inches digital projection . Problably the only one thing remaining from the old films it's that the girls are breast naked practicly all the film. In the year 2009, I think that it would have been better and wittier have a little less male chauvisinsm and had a littl more equality in the nudity.
Please Hollywood, stop destroying great old horror films, making pointless and by far much worst remakes. I'm shaking about the new Elm St.』 『FRIDAY THE 13TH 2009 BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)』 『If you thought a bigger budget and an A-list producer (Michael Bay) would go to Jason's head, well, forget it. The indestructible villain of so many bottom-of-the-barrel shockers isn't about to change his shtick, and the 2009Friday the 13thproves it. This, the umpteenth sequel (nope, it's not a remake of the origin story) to the original 1980 movie, gives us a clever prologue that manages to fit an entire Jason Voorhees killing spree in a brisk and bloody 20 minutes. Jumping ahead six weeks, the film introduces a carload of clueless teens headed for a weekend at a lakeside cabin, plus a lone motorcyclist (Jared Padalecki) in search of his missing sister (Amanda Righetti). When the "lakeside" happens to refer to Crystal Lake, of course, there can be only one outcome. Cue the hockey mask, and pass the machete. Bay and director Marcus Nispel, who collaborated on theTexas Chainsaw Massacreremake, are surprisingly indifferent to changing up the formula this time, although there's more care taken in building up a few characters, and for once the comic relief (mostly supplied by Aaron Yoo and Arlen Escarpeta) is pretty funny. You might even regret the slaughter of a couple of these young folk, which is an unusual feeling inFriday-watching. The film's Jason is quite the athletic fellow, and he's assembled an elaborate underground corpse-hiding lair in the vicinity of Crystal Lake. How he's been able to live down there for 30 years (if the film's own timeline is to be believed) and had enough unwitting campers pass by to keep himself entertained is anybody's guess. But if they keep coming, he'll keep slashing.--Robert Horton
Also on the disc The Blu-ray disc includes both the extended Killer Cut (which is 106 minutes compared to 97) and the theatrical cut, though it defaults to play the Killer Cut; if you want the theatrical cut, you have to select it on the special-features menu. It's hard to imagine choosing to watch the theatrical cut, however. In addition to some more of Amanda Righetti and of Jason, the extra nine minutes is mostly more gore in the gory scenes and more sex in the sexy scenes. If you're squeamish you might not want those things, but if you're that squeamish you probably don't want to watchFriday the 13thin the first place, right? The longer cut will give you more of the stuff that you probably watch this movie for. But the theatrical cut is on the disc if you want it, as well as a couple of 11-minute featurettes on the new movie and the franchise, three deleted scenes (a different version of Jason getting his mask, the police response to the phone call, and a revised climax), and "The 7 Best Kills," which provides behind-the-scenes info on key deaths. A commentary track, which combines movie and franchise trivia with picture-in-picture footage of crew members discussing the film, is pretty sporadic (it tends to appear more frequently on the important scenes) and repeats some of the info in other features (which is pretty common). There's also a second disc with a Digital Copy of the film, and additional features on BD-Live.--David Horiuchi』
price：$15.48
Starz / Anchor Bay
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (HERZOG'S REMAKE IS HYPNOTIC) 『"NOSFERATU" (1922) (1979)
See the extraodinary original and then the brilliant remake.
Filmmaker F.W. Marnau's "Nosferatu, Eine Symphonie Des Grauens" (1922) is the first in a long line of vampire films. Marnau freely adapted Bram Stoker's Dracula but Stoker's widow recognized similarities and sued Marnau and all prints of Marnau's film were ordered destroyed!
But a few copies of landmark and exquisite German expressionistic masterpiece escaped and were the inspiration for German writer-director Werner Herzog's remake "Nosferatu: The Vampyre" (1979).
Klaus Kinski's pale makeup, pointed ears, long fingernails and mannered gestures will unnerve in this atmospheric, deliberately paced, fever-dream of a movie. Isabelle Adjani co-stars as the distraught wife of Bruno Ganz's Jonathan Harker, who comes under the blood spell of Kinski's magnificent creature. The music, mood and images will reverberate long after the movie ends. The DVD includes the German language version with English subtitles as well as a full-length, but slightly different English version and a most unusual bonus commentary by Herzog himself.
Herzog's a genius and his cinema art will continue to penetrate our increasingly bifurcated self-aware and superficlal pop culture.
The beautiful box art is almost worth the cost of the DVD!
(Marnau's "Nosferatu": Not rated, full frame, 93 minutes: Herzog's "Nosferatu": PG, widescreen, 107 minutes)』
(A Review by Dr. Joseph Suglia) 『Werner Herzog's Nosferatu (1979) is less a film about the struggle between good and evil than it is a film about the triumph of all-consuming Eros over theology. Each of the film's personages-Count Dracula, Lucy, Jonathan Harker-are seized by a destructively violent passion. Their desires are one. They are victims of a violent desire that exists on the other side of mortality, on the other side of good and evil.
All three characters mirror each other at certain crucial points.
Kinski's Nosferatu is He-Who-Desires: an incarnation which is curiously effeminate but also strangely virile, virtually androgynous, neither man nor woman. His vampire is leechlike, parasitical, much frailer and sicklier than other, more robust screen vampires (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella, etc.). When Jonathan eats his dinner, Nosferatu stares at his quarry's neck like a hound in rut. He has no existence outside of the living beings upon whom he feeds. So intensely enamored of Lucy's neck is Nosferatu that he is willing to leave his castle in Transylvania just to be near her. And when Nosferatu comes to Bremen, he brings the plague with him. His untrammeled desire for Lucy is pestilential, a cloud of rats. His all-enveloping love, his polymorphic attraction, is what brings the pestilence. Sexual desire is the plague. In this film, desire is figured as disease. A plague that ends in the "festive" destruction of Western civilization, a round-dance in which animals and humans mingle, a joyful plague of "perverse" sexuality.
Jonathan Harker is Nosferatu's double-willing to give up everything, willing to risk death, to go any extreme for the sake of his beloved, Lucy. And at the eerily open-ended conclusion of the film (and this is Herzog's most drastic departure from the original), Jonathan assumes the vampire's role completely. He effectively becomes his nemesis. There are no end-credits; the film continues infinitely. The final image is of a spreading desolation, the reign of negativity and the annihilation of civilization (which, as usual in Herzog, is affirmed as a joyous event---from what we see of civilization in this film, it doesn't appear worth saving; the annihilation of all social laws is here seen as something positive). Nosferatu nowhere dies in the space of the film. Indeed, Nosferatu's tragedy is not death but the impossibility of death.
In her conversation with Nosferatu, Lucy makes a startling proclamation: She is willing to refuse to God the love that she gives to Jonathan. Her unreserved (unholy?) desire for Jonathan surmounts her piety, her faith in God. Does this not bind her intimately with Nosferatu, the force of entropic negativity? By refusing God the love she gives to her man, she migrates to the country of darkness. With her spectral pallor, she is uncannily resemblant of Nosferatu. When he visits her in the bedroom, she embraces him, her dark lover, pulling him to her neck. Is this a self-sacrifice for the sake of the people of Bremen? For Jonathan's sake? Perhaps. But after Nosferatu is vanquished, why does the blood rush to her cheeks? And why, after Nosferatu has sapped her blood, why does she bask in what seems to be a post-coital glow?
Each of these characters are victims of the suicidal character of all sexual desire.
There are so many details in this film that will haunt your mind... Kinski's ghastly rat-like features. The way in which the camera makes you his victim, fresh for vampirization. The way in which all relations are inverted. Sickness surmounts health. Survival surmounts both death and life.
Unlike F.W. Murnau's 1922 original, the images in Herzog's film are not symbolic--that is, they do not subserve character or language. As in all of Herzog's cinema, the images are restored to their purity and form a pre-conceptual, pre-rational, pre-critical visual language all their own.
Dr. Joseph Suglia 』
(Nosferatu: The Vampyre/Phantom Der Nacht (1979)-Excellent Remake!) 『Nosferatu: The Vampyre/Phantom Der Nacht (1979) was a great remake which I rate a five star production. This film really captured the essence of the famous original and allowed me to see what the original film maker might have captured on the film if he were making the movie today. The film appears to have been filmed on location in Europe (the castle looks very credible and perhaps found on location??) and this adds to the charm, and in some cases otherworldly effect of the movie which was a shear pleasure to watch.』
(CHEESY!) 『THE MOVIE STARTS OUT RATHER CREEPY AND INTERESTING. JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. IT THEN EVOLVES INTO A CHEESY AND CORNY PIECE OF RUBBISH. THE APPARANT HEROINE AT THE END DECIDES TO LET THE DISGUSTING VAMPIRE INTO HER ROOM TO SUCK HER BLOOD. SO SHE WILL NOW BECOME A VAMPIRE AND THUS TRICK DRACULA INTO FORGETTING IT IS DAWN AND THUS BE DESTROYED. AT ONE POINT IN THE SHOW RATS ARE EVERYWHERE AND PEOPLE ARE DYING OF THE PLAGUE AND WALKING AROUND LIKE ZOMBIES. WHY NOY MAKE IT MORE REALISTIC AND SHOW THE POPULATION ATTEMPTING TO ERADICATE THE RATS. NO, INSTEAD THEY ALLOW THE RATS EVERYWHERE.』
(magnificently dark and believable) 『As one would expect from Herzog, this is a version of the Dracula story that is turned upside down: the hero is Lucy (the sister who is turned into a vampire in other versions), who understands what the count really is and seeks to destroy him all alone. Van Helsing in this version must be dragged along to see the truth, as he is a doddering old man at the end of his career and capacities to think. Indeed, he is a useless scientist. The time is also earlier, pre-industrial and with echos of the Middle Ages, even though it must be the 17C.
Kinsky is absolutely brilliant as Dracula, in one of his best performances. Rather than the sexual magnetism that Lugosi or Oldham exuded with such charisma, he is pathetically aware that he can only prey on love and humanity, from a distance. But he is compelled by blood lust. Kinski really doesn't look at all human, but a true creature of the night. Adjani was never more beautiful and depressed.
Dracula's arrival in Germany brings a far greater evil than just himself, again portrayed as the breakdown of all order and decency. Adjani walks through the town center, deserted except for those accepting death as a celebration, in a stunning reflection of medieval images of plague. They grab her, want her to dance with them, but she pursues her higher purpose.
The most shocking part is the end, totally unexpected and ominous, yet without overt horror. Again, perfectly done: not hollywood slick, but projecting the horror and its power into the unknown future. Only Herzog can do this so effectively.
Recommended warmly. It is poetry of horror.』 『Werner Herzog's remake of F.W. Murnau's original vampire classic is at once a generous tribute to the great German director and a distinctly unique vision by one of cinema's most idiosyncratic filmmakers. Though Murnau'sNosferatuwas actually an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker'sDracula, Herzog based his film largely on Murnau's conceptions--at times directly quoting Murnau's images--but manages to slip in a few references to Tod Browning's famous version (at one point the vampire comments on the howling wolves: "Listen, the children of the night make their music."). Longtime Herzog star Klaus Kinski is both hideous and melancholy as Nosferatu (renamed Count Dracula in the English language version). As in Murnau's film, he's a veritable gargoyle with his bald pate and sunken eyes, and his talon-like fingernails and two snaggly fangs give him a distinctly feral quality. But Kinski's haunting eyes also communicate a gloomy loneliness--the curse of his undead immortality--and his yearning for Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) becomes a melancholy desire for love. Bruno Ganz's sincere but foolish Jonathan is doomed to the vampire's will and his wife, Lucy, a holy innocent whose deathly pallor and nocturnal visions link her with the ghoulish Nosferatu, becomes the only hope against the monster's plague-like curse. Herzog's dreamy, delicate images and languid pacing create a stunningly beautiful film of otherworldly mood, a faithful reinterpretation that by the conclusion has been shaped into a quintessentially Herzog vision.--Sean Axmaker』
price：$33.50
Image Entertainment
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Good Work) 『Balck&white fragments constituting a Rod Serling's show are surprisingly enticing even a modern viewer to date acknowledged with, for instance, Tales Of The Unexplained among a string of other later works mixing sci-fi with supernatural.
Segments embedding the mysteries of reality are the best among sequences created an epoch ago. 』
(Some of the best episodes here) 『This season really was up and down because of the longer format, now one hour. But when it worked it worked. When it failed, it went down fighting nonetheless.
But I am a fan. That's why I own the whole series.』
(Rod Serling's Classic "Zone") 『This classic is a bit dated, but still fascinating. I love the DVDs and love the speedy, excellent service from the seller.』
(As good as TV gets.) 『Very few shows have left a legacy behind them as the Twilight Zone. It was the second series, in my opinion, when the show really came into its own. Many classic episodes are included here- and watching them again was like visiting with old friends...And if anything they seem even better with the passing of years.』
(Zoning out) 『The hour long episodes of season four have a few gems amongst them but as any fan knows TZ had peaked in season three. Serling's involvement was gradually being reduced, not in the writing capacity but he wanted to pursue other ventures and it shows.』 『The Complete Second Season of Rod Serling's Classic, Groundbreaking Series Exploring the Fantastic and the Frghtening. Spectacular New Digital Restorations Featuring Unsurpassed Video and Audio Clarity! Episodes include: King Nine Will Not Return; The Man in the Bottle; Nervous Man in a Four-Dollar Room; A Thing About Machines; The Howling Man; Eye of the Beholder; Nick of Time; The Lateness of the Hour; The Trouble with Templeton; A Most Unusual Camera; The Night of the Meek; Dust; Back There; The Whole Truth; The Invaders; A Penny for Your Thoughts; Twenty-Two; The Odyssey of Flight 33; Mr. Dingle, the Strong; Static; The Prime Mover; Long Distance Call; A Hundred Yards Over the Rim; The Rip Van Winkle Caper; The Silence; Shadow Play; The Mind and the Matter; Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?; The Obsolete Man.』 『The middle ground between light and shadow just became a whole lot sharper and detailed with this stellar five-disc set, which compiles the entire second season of Rod Serling's classic television series,The Twilight Zone, and gilds the whole package by including a treasure trove of supplemental material.TZ's second season (1960-61) is a stand-out in the series' history thanks to its sheer number of memorable stories; among the episodes that have achieved pop culture landmark status are the chilling "Eye of the Beholder" (a disfigured woman undergoes surgery to appear more "normal") and "The Silence" (Franchot Tone wagers that Liam Sullivan cannot silent for a year); "The Invaders" (Agnes Moorhead is pitted against tiny space travelers), "Long Distance Call" (Lost in Space's Billy Mumy converses with a deceased relative on his toy phone), and the more light-hearted "Night of the Meek," in which department store Santa Claus Art Carney gets a chance to fulfill the real St. Nick's duties. As always, the combination of sharp, intelligent scripting (mostly by Serling, but with notable contributions by Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, and George Clayton Johnson) and superb casting (guest stars include Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, Burgess Meredith, William Shatner, John Carradine, and Don Rickles) produces television that remains as thought-provoking and entertaining today as it was over 40 years ago.
ThoughThe Twilight Zonehas received numerous home video releases over the years, the aptly titledDefinitive Editionis arguably the finest presentation of this series to date. Each of the episodes have been digitally remastered from original camera negatives (even the episodes filmed on videotape look good) and magnetic soundtracks; Serling's previews for upcoming episodes and advertising "billboards" (sponsor spots) have also been included, as have commentaries by Rickles, Weaver, Robertson, Shelly Berman, and other performers. Clips of Serling onThe Jack Benny Showand in conversation with Mike Wallace, audio interviews with cast and crew members byTwilight Zone Companionauthor Marc Scott Zicree, radio adaptations of classic episodes, and even the script for "Twenty-Two," complete with Serling's notes, round out the set, which belongs in the collection of anyone who's ever been enthralled by this landmark series. Now, if only the same treatment could be afforded to Serling's other anthology program,Night Gallery…--Paul Gaita』
price：$4.99
Universal Studios
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (OOH Vin Diesil Great Movie) 『I have seen this movie a halfe a dozen times and still love it .. I got it right away like new , I would buy from this seller again any day .. thanks again .』
(Chronicles of Riddick... If Mozart wrote a Space Opera!) 『Chronicles of Riddick: 6 out of 10: This movie reminded me very much of Dune. Not because of the opulent sets and costumes but simply because for the first 30 minutes or so I had absolutely no idea what was going on.
Now keep in mind I saw and loved the previous film Pitch Black (And if there was any justice in Hollywood Pitch Black star Rahda Mitchell would be getting 20 million dollar paychecks and Van Diesel would be doing walk on roles in Colin Farrell vehicles) and I saw that 30-minute anime that was supposed to fill in the plot (needless to say it doesn't).
The film Dune was criticized for its ponderous 15 minute opening narration and while I wouldn't inflict that particular torture on any other movie some idea of what is going on was clearly in order. Chronicles of Riddick on the other hand starts of mired in confusion. Even for those that had seen the previous film(s).
It then quickly hits a low point with seizure inducing battle flashes and a little girl melting Riddick's heart in a scene right out of the Grinch that Stole Christmas. But as soon as I was reaching for the eject button the movie strangely morph's into Alien 3 (or Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country take your pick.)
See Riddick was going to save Jack the twelve year old girl who pretended to be a boy and now looks and dresses like a supermodel because she is safely located in an otherwise all male prison. Yeah that one kind of lost me too. However the action scenes pick up again and enough back story drifts in so that the biblical/Shakespearian plot comes into focus.
You see Riddick was born on a planet called Krypton, and then he was placed in the reeds to escape the pharaoh or was it King Herod. anyway the guy married to Lady MacBeth. No! Not the one with the Billy Ray Cyrus mullet. He was Lady MacBeth's lover Lancelot. See clear as day.
Sure the bad guy wears that mask from Amadeus and his troops look like Gwar started a dance troop. But many of the sets and costumes carry the day. The special effects are very well done (with the possible exception of the CGI Hellhounds) and the music certainly could have been worse.
The basic problem is the three main characters left over from Pitch Black have gotten the warm and fuzzies. I've explained supermodel Jack above and I understand why the Imam character had to be significantly toned down post 9/11 but why change Riddick?
He hugs puppies (okay Hellhounds) and children. All the appeal of the character from the first movie seems to be missing. He still talks the talk but the walk is very different. Looks like someone lost a pair.
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(GIFT) 『I have no idea what the movie is about nor do I care it was a gift and it was delivered to me in timely fashion. The end. Gave it great ratings because based on my need only delivery mattered.』
(Vin Diesel aka Riddick) 『The Riddick Trilogy, contains some really good scenes and stunts. Pitch black, is the first movie, where you get introduced with Riddick, and get to know what he have done. In Denmark this movie is not so well known, but I believe that it is just as good as The Chronicles of Riddick, but in another way, as this movie is not a battle between human, but between bloodthirsty night creatures, whom slightly makes the group smaller and smaller, and from being 10 people on this planet, they are now only a few persons backl. A movie which I was really fond to see, and in my opinion a great beginning in get to know who this Riddick person really is.
Dark Fury is a cartoon, which is the link between Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. The cartoon is made to show what happened from Riddick, and the to survivors left the planet, until you meet them again in Chronicles of Riddick. A not so great cartoon, which in my opinion should have been left out. But a good way to know what happened after they left the planet in Pitch Black.
The Chronicles of Riddick is probably the best movie in this trilogy, and also the best known, at least in Denmark. It begins with action and stunts, and just keep the pace all through the movie. A good showing of a fight between a universal tyrant, whom kill people if they wont convert to his people. But then Riddick shows up and the troubles start.
The Riddick Trilogy is a great movie trilogy, which is sure to give you the action you are looking for. I would highly recommend this, if you are looking for a good night in front of the television, where you need to relax and get you lust for action satisfied.』
(Not the theater release!!!!) 『I enjoyed the theater release of this movie. I HATE THE DIRECTOR'S CUT!
In the director's cut Riddick has visions of his home world and some angel like character gives him super natural powers. In the big fight as they are escaping the prison Riddick is basically defeated, then a miracle happens and some magic energy shockwave comes out of Riddick's body and knocks down all the baddies. LAME!!!
The theatrical release had none of this BS!
Worse, Amazon has this MIS-LABELed. It does not say director's cut above. The only place that says that is in very small print in the image.』 『Journey to a remote, hostile planet with a group of marooned passengers who learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear in Pitch Black. Then, see him battle ruthless soldiers of fortune and vicious creatures in renowned animator Peter Chung's The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. And finally, Riddick finds himself humanity's unlikely champion in the special effects-fueled The Chronicles of Riddick. Join Riddick in three times the action, three times the adrenaline and three times the adventure as the Riddick Trilogy makes complete one of the greatest sci-fi epics of all time!』 『Pitch Black Owing a major debt toAlienand its cinematic spawn,Pitch Blackis a guilty pleasure that surpasses expectations. As he did withThe Arrival, director David Twohy revitalizes a derivative story, allowing you to forgive its flaws and submit to its visceral thrills. Under casual scrutiny, the plot's logic crumbles like a stale cookie, but it's definitely fun while it lasts.
A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole Hauser), and a deadly prisoner (Vin Diesel) who quickly escapes. These clashing personalities discover that the planet is plunging into the darkness of an extended eclipse, and it's populated by hordes of ravenous, razor-fanged beasties that only come out at night. The body count rises, andPitch Blacksettles into familiar sci-fi territory.
What sets the movie apart is Twohy's developing visual style, suggesting that this veteran of B-movie schlock may advance to the big leagues. Like the makers ofThe Blair Witch Project, Twohy understands the frightening power of suggestion; his hungry monsters are better heard than seen (although once seen, they're chillingly effective), andPitch Blackgets full value from moments of genuine panic. Best of all, Twohy's got a well-matched cast, with Mitchell (so memorable with Ally Sheedy inHigh Art) and Diesel (Pvt. Caparzo fromSaving Private Ryan) being the standouts. The latter makes the most of his muscle-man role, and his character's development is one more reason this movie works better than it should.--Jeff Shannon
Dark Fury - The Chronicles of Riddick (Animated) Taking a page fromThe Animatrix, Dark Furyis part of a new trend of bridging theatrical sequels. As an official product of a franchise, the 35-minute anime benefits from having the original actors voice the characters, including Vin Diesel as Riddick. This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors ofPitch Blackalready caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread. The sinewy leader has a unique--and creepy--jail for master villains and she has her sights set on Riddick. The film--indeed the series--is indebted to animator Peter Chung, who brings his techno style from hisAeon Fluxseries. His smooth animation for Riddick doesn't reinvent the character as much as give him a new, appealing fluidity. As anime goes, there's nothing really new here--plenty of action, cool killers, and dramatic spurts of blood--but it's a building block for how this genre might enliven movie series and sequels in the future.--Doug Thomas』
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