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Title: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 03, 2010, 05:23:00 PM
Weekend Movie Marathon
Unwatched DVDs
After the two movie boxsets I got last month I now have 249 movies I haven't watched in my DVD Collection. I think that is starting to get a little out of hand. And my Unwatched DVD shelf is overflowing. So I thought I better get on them this weekend.
For the most part I have never seen these movies before. Though some of them I may have seen before. Just not since getting it on DVD. I am listing the movies below.. if there is a title below that you have seen and think I will like feel free to recommend it. If there is a title you are curios about and would like to request a review feel free to do so. While I can't promise I will do my best to fight it in at some point over the weekend.
Unwatched DVDs:
1. Abomination: Evilmaker 2 2. The Adventures of Tartu 3. Aerial Gunner 4. The Alphabet Killer 5. The Amazing Transparent Man 6. The Ape Man 7. Apocalypse Rising 8. The Atomic Brain 9. Attack of the Monsters 10. The Bat 11. Battle of Blood Island 12. Battleship Potemkin 13. The Beach Girls 14. Beast from Haunted Cave 15. The Big Lift 16. Black Brigade 17. Black Hawk Down 18. Black Ribbon 19. Blood Alley 20. Blood Mania 21. Blood of Dracula's Castle 22. Blood on the Sun 23. Blood Stained Bride 24. Blood Tide 25. BloodRayne 26. Boiling Point 27. Bowery at Midnight 28. The Brain Machine 29. Brain Twisters 30. Brainiac 31. Branded 32. The Brave One 33. Bride of the Gorilla 34. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 35. Cave Girl 36. Chain Reaction 37. Chloe, Love is Calling You 38. Chocolat 39. Circus of Fear 40. Coach 41. Commandos 42. Condemned to Live 43. Convoy 44. Count Dracula and His Vampire Bride 45. The Creeper 46. Creepers 47. Crimes at the Dark House 48. The Crimes of Stephen Hawke 49. Crossroads 50. Crypt of the Living Dead 51. Curse of Pirate Death 52. Curse of the Headless Horseman 53. Cyrano de Bergerac 54. Dark Light 55. Dark Places 56. The Darkness 57. The Dawn Express 58. Deadly Drifter 59. Death By Dialogue 60. Desert Heat 61. The Devil Bat 62. Devil Monster 63. The Devil's Daughter 64. The Devil's Hand 65. Devil's Partner 66. Don't Open Till Christmas 67. Double Team 68. Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde 69. Dr. Phibes Rides Again 70. Drawing Blood 71. Edgar Allen Poe's Darkness 72. Eegah 73. Embryo 74. Evil Brain from Outer Space 75. Farewell to Arms 76. Fear of the Dark 77. Feral 78. The Fighting Seabees 79. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 80. Fist of the Vampire 81. Flesh Feast 82. Flying Blind 83. The Flying Leathernecks
84. Foriegner 85. Four in a Jeep 86. Foxes 87. Full Frontal 88. Full Metal Jacket 89. The Ghost Walks 90. God Told Me To 91. Gone with the Wind 92. Good Against Evil 93. The Great American Snuff Film 94. The Green Berets 95. Gung Ho 96. Half Past Dead 97. Hands of Steel 98. The Head 99. Hell's Threshold 100. Home Made 101. Horror of the Zombies 102. House by the Cemetery 103. Horrors of Spider Island 104. House of Danger 105. House of Mystery 106. House of Secrets 107. How Aweful About Allen 108. Hunk 109. Identity Unknown 110. Immortal 111. In Harms Way 112. Infinity 113. The Innocent 114. Into Thy Hands 115. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages 116. Invasion of the Bee Girls 117. The Island Monster 118. Jack the Ripper 119. Jarhead 120. Jocks 121. Kennel Murder Case 122. Kill Cruise 123. King Kong: Deluxe Extended Edition 124. Knight Chills 125. Kong Island 126. Laser Mission 127. Last Best Chance 128. The Last Chance 129. Left Behind 2 130. Legacy of Blood 131. Legend of Big Foot 132. The Legend of Zorro 133. The Long Hair of Death 134. The Madmen of Mandoras 135. Majestic 136. Malibu Beach 137. Mama Dracula 138. The Man with Two Lives 139. Manos: The Hand of Fate 140. The Manster 141. Midnight Phantom 142. Midnight Shadow 143. The Midnight Warning 144. Minesweeper 145. Murder in the Red Barn 146. The Murder Mansion 147. My Chauffeur 148. My Tutor 149. Nabonga 150. The Navy Way 151. Never Too Late 152. The Night that Evelyn Came Out of the Grave 153. Night Fright 154. Night of the Blood Beast 155. Night Tide 156. Nightmare in Wax 157. Nutcracker: An American Nightmare 158. One Eyed Jack 159. One Frightened Night 160. One of Our Aircraft is Missing 161. Operation Pacific 162. Pajama Game 163. Passenger 57 164. A Passanger to Bali 165. The Phantom 166. The Phantom Creeps
167. The Phantom Express 168. The Phantom of Soho 169. The Pom Pom Girls 170. Pony Trouble 171. Primal Fear 172. Prime Evil 173. Prisoners of the Lost Universe 174. Private Buckaroo 175. Puppet Show 176. Rage of the Master 177. Rattlers 178. Replicant 179. Return of the Boogeyman 180. Return of the Magnificent Seven 181. Ricochet 182. Road to Bali 183. The Rogue Tavern 184. Sabbath 185. The Sadist 186. Sands of Iwo Jima 187. Satan's Slave 188. Savage Weekend 189. Screaming Ninja 190. The Sea Chase 191. She Gods of Shark Reef 192. The She-Beast 193. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 194. Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green 195. Shock 196. The Shunned House 197. Sickness House 198. Silent Bloodnight 199. Sinners 200. Sisters of Death 201. Slasher 202. Slave of the Cannibal God 203. Sleep Disorder 204. Snake Crane Secret 205. The Snow Creature 206. Snowbeast 207. The Somnambulists 208. Sound of Horror 209. Spare Parts 210. Spitfire 211. A Strange Adventure 212. The Stranger 213. Strangers of the Evening 214. Stanley 215. Super Hell 216. Super Hell 2 217. Tales of Frankenstein 218. Teenage Zombies 219. Terrified 220. Terror 221. Terror Creatures from the Grave 222. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 223. They Were Expendable 224. This Darkness 225. Tomboy 226. Torture Ship 227. Trauma 228. Trip with the Teacher 229. Unsane 230. Vampire's Night Orgy 231. A Vampire's Tale 232. The Van 233. Voodoo Black Exorcist 234. Vulture's Eye 235. A Walking Nightmare 236. War of the Robots 237. The Wasp Woman 238. Watchmen 239. Werewolf of Washington 240. Web of the Spider 241. Weekend Pass 242. White Fang to the Rescue 243. The White Gorilla 244. White Pongo 245. White Zombie 246. Who Am I? 247. Wings of an Eagle 248. Woodland Haunting 2 249. The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Tom on June 03, 2010, 05:55:20 PM
possibly... if I can get myself geared up for a long movie!
As a matter of fact I already started watching it today. After about 90 minutes I needed a break from it and watched a 3h Bollywood movie instead :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Kathy on June 03, 2010, 06:09:33 PM
I closed my eyes and picked: Slave of the Cannibal God
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: kahless on June 03, 2010, 06:47:33 PM
88. Full Metal Jacket
I can't believe, that you did not watch this so far! :o
One of my all-time favourites! :thumbup:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Tom on June 03, 2010, 06:51:05 PM
Full Metal Jacket would have also been my choice, if I didn't have to return the request for "Gone with the Wind" :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 03, 2010, 06:55:08 PM
You want to watch Horrors of Spider Island so go for it ;D
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Kathy on June 03, 2010, 07:04:26 PM
You want to watch Horrors of Spider Island so go for it ;D
I think I will save that for when Britt and I do our "Face Our Fear" marathon next weekend! :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 03, 2010, 08:13:04 PM
Pete this movie isn't scary even with your spider fear (just check my review it's a fun little film actually).
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 03, 2010, 08:35:41 PM
I pretty much figured as much... but where I have so little movies anything to do with spiders I will need it for next weekend. Or I will run short on stuff to watch. :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Dragonfire on June 03, 2010, 10:59:43 PM
Primal Fear is good.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 04, 2010, 02:47:38 PM
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/08/085391737124f.jpg) Title:Full Metal Jacket: Stanley Kubrick Collection Year: 1987 Director: Stanley Kubrick Rating: R Length: 116 Min. Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono, French: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French
Stars: Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey [Lee Ermey] Dorian Harewood Kevyn Major Howard
Plot: A superb ensemble cast falls in for action in Stanley Kubrick's brilliant saga about the Vietnam War and the dehumanizing process that turns people into trained killers. Joker (Matthew modine), Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin), Gomer (Vincent D'Onofrio), Eightball (Dorian Harewood), Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and more - all are plunged into a boot-camp hell pitbulled by a leatherlung D.I. (Lee Ermey) who views the would-be devil dogs as grunts, maggots or something less.
The action is savage, the story unsparing, the dialogue spiked with scathing humor. 'Full Metal Jacket', from its rigors of basic training to its nightmare of combat in Hue City, scores a cinematic direct hit.
Extras: Scene Access Feature Trailers Closed Captioned
My Thoughts: Between the 2 sites this movie got more requests then any other movie. I was originally thinking I would save my war movies for the 4th of July weekend... and do a War Movie Marathon then... but with so many requests for this one I decided not to wait. This is a movie that I got from my mother's collection after she passed away. I am sure it was not a problem for her (especially with her eyes)... but first thing I notice about this movie is that it is in Pan & Scan. So my initial start-out is of disappointment.... this movie came out in '87... surely this isn't it's OAR!?! Then the next thing I knew I was starting to get into the movie. In no time at all I was hooked and glued to my seat. This is really is a great war movie. Granted this is coming from someone that seldomly ever watches war movies. But I know I enjoyed every second of it.
I really liked how this movie started with the new recruits in basic training. Then followed them from there. And the scenes during basic training was surprisingly good. Especially the storyline around the character they called Gomer Pyle. Once they got out of basic training I felt the movie went town just a hair. But still remained an awesome movie. This is one I definitely would recommend... even if you are like me and war movies is not generally your thing. Give it a chance... I am sure you wouldn't be sorry!
If I had to pick anything to complain about here it is not the movie... but this DVD release. As I already said... the whole Pan & Scan thing is disappointing. Then there is no worth-while extras. I mean I am glad we got the trailer for this movie on the disc. But there could have been... and should have been much more.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_half.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 04, 2010, 03:09:56 PM
I like the first half of this movie, but the second half is deceiving compare to it. Not that I don't like this movie who is certainly my favourite Stanley Kubrick's film.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Tom on June 04, 2010, 03:19:18 PM
but first thing I notice about this movie is that it is in Pan & Scan. So my initial start-out is of disappointment.... this movie came out in '87... surely this isn't it's OAR!?!
It isn't Pan & Scan. It's open-matte. And as far as I know, 4:3 is the aspect ratio intended by Kubrick. At least that was what I could find out, when I was thinking about replacing my copy. When I read this, I kept my 4:3 copy.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 04, 2010, 03:32:21 PM
Really? Thanks for the info Tom. At least I feel a little better about it. I got Pan & Scan from DVD P... would this still be correct for DVD P? There is not open matte option of course. :P Sorry I know just a little about aspect ratios.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Tom on June 04, 2010, 03:52:21 PM
Really? Thanks for the info Tom. At least I feel a little better about it. I got Pan & Scan from DVD P... would this still be correct for DVD P? There is not open matte option of course. :P Sorry I know just a little about aspect ratios.
I just read, that Kubrick had instructed that his movies are released as open-matte on home video. http://www.visual-memory.co.uk/faq/index.html#slot11 According to another article, he probably did this, because he was a black bars hater when watching movies at home. He died before Widescreen TV became common and maybe he would have changed his mind. http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/24109/full-metal-jacket/
So in retrospect, 1.85 may or may not be the OAR. But the 4:3 version is not Pan & Scan, but open-matte.
In DVD Profiler I would give this Full Screen instead of Pan & Scan. I just noticed, that in my profile it also says Pan & Scan.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: kahless on June 04, 2010, 03:52:28 PM
but first thing I notice about this movie is that it is in Pan & Scan. So my initial start-out is of disappointment.... this movie came out in '87... surely this isn't it's OAR!?!
It isn't Pan & Scan. It's open-matte. And as far as I know, 4:3 is the aspect ratio intended by Kubrick. At least that was what I could find out, when I was thinking about replacing my copy. When I read this, I kept my 4:3 copy.
This is quite interesting. I have this (http://www.invelos.com/onlinecollections/dvd/InBlue/DVD.aspx?U=7321900186278.4) release on blu-ray as well (didn't watch it so far...). The video format is 1,85:1 Does this mean that the format is incorrect? *could not find confused smiley*
EDIT: Tom already answered this- his posting was faster!
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 04, 2010, 06:51:25 PM
Thanks... I will fix that in my database. Not sure what kind of flak I would get if I tried to upload it... so think I will keep it local. :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Tom on June 04, 2010, 06:53:07 PM
Thanks... I will fix that in my database. Not sure what kind of flak I would get if I tried to upload it... so think I will keep it local. :P
I already uploaded this change. Seems we have the same release.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 04, 2010, 07:32:58 PM
Yeah... I noticed... I just voted yes on it! :thumbup:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 12:29:29 AM
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/02/024543543510f.jpg) Title:The X-Files: I Want To Believe Year: 2008 Director: Chris Carter Rating: PG-13 Length: 108 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround Subtitles: English, Spanish
Stars: David Duchovny Gillian Anderson Amanda Peet Billy Connolly Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner Mitch Pileggi
Plot: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson re-team to unravel a bizarre case right out of The X-Files™. In the blink of an eye, amidst a bone-chilling cold and an eerily deceptive calm, FBI agent Monica Bannan is mysteriously abducted. But this is not ordinary kidnapping. And not only does the search for the missing woman ignite sparks between partners Scully (Anderson) and Mulder (Duchovny), it defies the boundaries of science, the supernatural and the terrifying spaces in between!
My Thoughts: I have seen in other reviews that this movie is not that much liked compared to the series and first movie. I personally enjoyed it. No... this one doesn't have anything to do with the mythology of the X-Files... but that is something I liked about it. I have always been a bigger fan of the stand alone "freak of the week" episodes. And that is what this movie feels like to me. Sure it could have been better. But I really don't have any complaints. This is the first time I have seen Billy Connolly in many years. The last thing I remember seeing him in was Head of the Class when he took over for Howard Hesseman as the teacher. And wow... did he change. But I would guess so... after all we are talking a good 20 years here. Even though he didn't look familiar at all I knew exactly who he was just from his voice. After the movie I checked out the gag reel. As that is normally my favorite extra on movies. Well unfortunately not this time. I didn't even make it all the way through the entire gag reel. It just didn't give me any laughs. The majority of the beginning was nothing more then the actors slipping in the snow. oh well... at least I enjoyed the movie.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 12:39:41 PM
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/02/027616631121f.jpg) Title:Gone With the Wind Year: 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Rating: G Length: 233 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French
Stars: Clark Gable Vivien Leigh Leslie Howard Olivia de Havilland Thomas Mitchell Barbara O'Neil
Plot: Cinematic masterpiece. Hollywood legend. National treasure. Gone With the Wind is all this and more. Following its premiere in December, 1939, this winner of eight regular Academy Awards® – including Best Picture – and two special Academy Awards® was quickly deemed "an intense, living experience" (Los Angeles Examiner) and "the peak milestone in motion picture achievement" (The Hollywood Reporter).
Adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this dazzling epic stars Vivien Leigh as the tempestuous Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as the dashing Rhett Butler. Forever linked by passion and separated by pride and self-delusion, these unforgettable screen lovers bring Mitchell's immortal saga vividly to life, set against the stunning backdrop of a time and place forever Gone With the Wind.
Extras: Scene Access Feature Trailers Closed Captioned Booklet includes: Trivia/Production Notes/Making of the film
My Thoughts: OK... don't get me wrong with this review. I respect the accomplishments of this film. I mean we are talking of a film that won 9 Academy Awards here. But this is just not my thing. It just really bored me. And to our good friend Roger... I hope you don't feel disappointed. I still very much appreciate you sending me this movie. As I said... it is just not my type of thing. When I first put the movie in I was afraid I would never get through the entire thing to give it a proper chance for my review. But I was able to get into the movie just slightly. But that was enough to make it till the end. Though it is one I started last night and had to take a break half way through it... and watch the second half this morning. But I did make it! So I am proud of myself for that much. Sure this is an important part of the history of film... but it is not one that I am planning on watching again.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_half.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Najemikon on June 05, 2010, 12:47:35 PM
Perhaps you'd have preferred this...
When I made the joke yesterday, I had no idea this video existed! Clearly Clark Gable just has that look... :-[
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 12:53:14 PM
:laugh: That looks better then the real thing! :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 03:38:00 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4671656066_7c5b855a12.jpg) Title:Invasion of the Bee Girls Year: 1973 Director: Denis Sanders Rating: R Length: 86 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: N/A
Stars: William Smith Anitra Ford Victoria Vetri Cliff Osmond Wright King Ben Hammer
Plot: Suspicious deaths in a California community come to the attention of the U.S. Government when one of their top scientists is found dead. A State Department agent is sent to investigate and learns from the coroner that the all-male victims died from "sexual exhaustion". Working on a lead about the case, the agent teams up with a female government research scientist and they discover a female insect expert is using a process to give women bee-like qualities and sending them out to kill men with sex.
Extras: Scene Access
My Thoughts: OK... this was interesting to say the least. This is definitely no Academy Award winner... but I enjoyed it much more then the last movie I watched! Obviously with the subject of this movie... it has it's share of sex and nudity. Though several of the scenes were so dark it was hard to make out what you were looking at at times. And I got to say... if you gotta go that is the way to go!
I have this movie in the boxset I got last month... Horror Classics: 100 Movie Pack. Your basic public domain fair I believe. Quality could be much better. It is like watching a second generation VHS tape. But watchable. No extras what so ever. And the worst part... a Mills Creek Entertainment logo popped up in the lower right corner for a few seconds every once in a while. I learned to live with this on TV... but on a DVD!?!? That is just not right!
Over all an entertaining "leave your brain at the door" pop-corn flick that has lots of nice looking ladies. Worth checking it out. But don't expect too much from it. If curios... Here is the trailer to check out
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Najemikon on June 05, 2010, 04:03:33 PM
:hysterical:
I love how you went from Gone With The Wind to Invasion Of The Bee Girls!
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Rogmeister on June 05, 2010, 05:06:13 PM
And he likes Invasion of the Bee Girls twice as much? Pete may just be about to get his movie-reviewing license suspended! :redcard:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 05, 2010, 05:25:50 PM
Now you are in my territory Pete :thumbup: I haven't seen a good copy of this film yet, but I continue to search. The version I own is the one released by Brentwood under the title Graveyard Tramps in 2004. Alternative Cinema will release it in 2 weeks (in a set with 2069: A Space Odyssey and Dr. Dildo’s Secret). I will contact Michael next week to ask him if they used a VHS print or a theatrical print for the transfert. The film had many well known names in the genre of film I like : William Smith (Run, Angel, Run!, Angels Die Hard, The Losers,...), Anitra Ford (Messiah of Evil), Herb Robins (The Worm Eaters, The Thrill Killers, Body Fever, ...), Rene Bond (High School Fantasies, Country Hooker, Do You Wanna Be Loved? and many others) and Sharon Kelly (Supervixens, Delinquent School Girls and many hardcore films under the alias Colleen Brennan). Glad to see you have appreciated this one ;D
BTW maybe this set of vampires film (http://www.alternativecinema.com/index.php?pg=si&item_id=1098) could be interesting for you :shrug:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 05:43:20 PM
Now you are in my territory Pete :thumbup: I haven't seen a good copy of this film yet, but I continue to search. The version I own is the one released by Brentwood under the title Graveyard Tramps in 2004. Alternative Cinema will release it in 2 weeks (in a set with 2069: A Space Odyssey and Dr. Dildo’s Secret). I will contact Michael next week to ask him if they used a VHS print or a theatrical print for the transfert. The film had many well known names in the genre of film I like : William Smith (Run, Angel, Run!, Angels Die Hard, The Losers,...), Anitra Ford (Messiah of Evil), Herb Robins (The Worm Eaters, The Thrill Killers, Body Fever, ...), Rene Bond (High School Fantasies, Country Hooker, Do You Wanna Be Loved? and many others) and Sharon Kelly (Supervixens, Delinquent School Girls and many hardcore films under the alias Colleen Brennan). Glad to see you have appreciated this one ;D
BTW maybe this set of vampires film (http://www.alternativecinema.com/index.php?pg=si&item_id=1098) could be interesting for you :shrug:
I had a feeling you may have known that one Jimmy!
I just put that vampire set into my wishlist at amazon so I remember it. :)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 07:53:16 PM
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/01/013131632590f.jpg) Title:The Alphabet Killer Year: 2008 Director: Rob Schmidt Rating: R Length: 98 Min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English
Stars: Eliza Dushku Cary Elwes Timothy Hutton Tom Malloy Michael Ironside Bill Moseley
Plot: A ten year old girl is found brutally murdered outisde the small blue-collar city of Rochester, New York, and obsessed police detective Megan Paige (Eliza Dushku of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and DOLLHOUSE) suffers a mental breakdown while trying to solve the crime. But when the child-killings resume two years later, Megan's return to the investigation also brings back her own horrific hallucinations. Even if she can prove a "double initial" connection to the slayings, will she hang onto her sanity long enough to catch a psychopath? Cary Elwes (SAW), Michael Ironside (STARSHIP TROOPERS), Bill Moseley (THE DEVIL'S REJECTS), Carl Lumbly (ALIAS) and Academy Award®-winner Timothy Hutton co-star in this chilling thriller directed by Rob Schmidt.
Extras: Scene Access Audio Commentary Bonus Trailers Deleted Scenes Featurettes
My Thoughts: Well it seems this is another movie that I disagree with most reviewers on. When I decided to watch this movie I checked other reviews to see what others were saying about this movie. And I was surprised to see most people saying to skip this one. I personally enjoyed this one quite a bit. Loved Eliza Dushku in it... and found to be a very interesting movie. Well worth the hour and a half I put into watching it. I also liked that this is based of a real serial killer. I would definitely recommend this one... though with caution after reading so many bad reviews. So I would recommend with that notation.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 05, 2010, 08:45:47 PM
Pete you must find time to watch Manos: The Hand of Fate or War of the Robots before the end of your marathon. I dare you to watch at least one of them :tease:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 05, 2010, 08:48:33 PM
uh-oh... That bad huh? :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 05, 2010, 08:58:12 PM
Depend of wich one you choose :whistle:
one is really painfull the other is kind of fun in a perverse way :hmmmm:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Dragonfire on June 06, 2010, 02:15:52 AM
I notice you aren't telling him which is which..;)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Achim on June 06, 2010, 03:12:56 AM
[...] My Thoughts: I have seen in other reviews that this movie is not that much liked compared to the series and first movie. I personally enjoyed it. No... this one doesn't have anything to do with the mythology of the X-Files...
See, you found the main criticism of others right in that beginning of the first paragraph :P
Why make an X-Files film if you are not making an X-Files film...? I'll come out and say I liked the story for the most part and it was exciting in all the right places. But X-Files it was not. Take two other actors, remove X-Files from the titles and you might have something. So, the problem really only is, that by having X-Files in the title they are making a promise that they don't fulfill by a long stretch and therefore create loads of disappointment.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 04:21:24 AM
Depends on how you look at it. I personally liked the stand alone episodes more then the mythology episodes. To me this was very much an X-Files movie. Just because it did it more like a stand alone then anything to do with the mythology don't make it any less so in my opinion. I personally would like to see more movies like this one. And I would be less likely to enjoy any future one that dealt with the mythology.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 06, 2010, 07:11:00 AM
I notice you aren't telling him which is which..;)
We need to keep some surprise ;D If I tell wich one is the worst he will watch the other for sure :laugh:
Pete, I'm waiting :whistle:
:laugh: I am not sure which one yet... but I will be watching one of them today.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 06, 2010, 01:42:24 PM
Pete since I want to encourage you a little bit :whistle: One of them is rated 2.3/10 and the other 1.5/10 om imdb ;D
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 01:44:17 PM
Jimmy... I have one of them in right now... and no matter which IMDB rating it got (no not looking)... they were extremely generous! :thumbdown:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 06, 2010, 01:48:08 PM
What are you doing here? Go continue to watch your movie :tease:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 01:53:16 PM
My TV is right next to my computer... I am missing nothing... unfortunately! :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 02:20:35 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4673929779_c1fed67059.jpg) Title:Manos: The Hands of Fate Year: 1966 Director: Harold P. Warren Rating: NR Length: 69 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: N/A
Stars: Tom Neyman John Reynolds Diane Mahree
Plot: In this macabre tale of a trip gone horribly wrong, an innocent family becomes lost and find themselves at a remote farmhouse. The only apparent resident of the property is a strangely deformed man named Torgo, who insists he is watching the place for "The Master". What our travelers don't know is "The Master" and his demon-worshipping wives have awakened from their slumber to prey upon them for their sacrifices.
Extras: Scene Access
My Thoughts: This is another movie that is in the 100 movie boxset I bought. While the plot sounds interesting... the movie is far from it. I can say for a fact that my daughter is a more talented writer then the person that wrote this drivel. And don't even get me started on the acting! I came very close to turning this movie off shortly after it started. But I wanted to give it a fair chance so I could give my opinion guilt free. The thing of it is... the main plot is a decent one... and we could have seen a good movie. But it does not even come close to succeeding. While the audio was fine... the quality of the video is very bad. It looks like it was taken from an old well used VHS tape. has the white interference lines at the bottom of the picture. The picture pauses and jerks in several scenes and the color is so off that it is distracting. The reds are bleeding into the black in some areas. And in other areas where it should be red is bled away and looks black and white. But that said... I have seen worse. Not many that is for sure. But there has been a few.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_half.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Critter on June 06, 2010, 02:26:06 PM
:hysterical:
I have only ever seen this film with the MST3K voice-overs but it makes me laugh everytime! Classic stuff right here. I love the sand-fight :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 06, 2010, 02:51:51 PM
Lucky you it's the best one :clap: About the acting most of the actor were dubbed, so I think only 3 actors really talk live (Did Debbie stressed you as much as she did for me?). The camera used in the film worked only less than 1 minutes at a time (that why sometimes the editing is weird). Talking of editing what do you thought of the endless car trip at the beginning?
It wasn't so bad... half a star is way better than 2 or 3 others films.
When you will feel like make me repay my debt to you feel free to make me watch something of your choice in my collection ;D
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Rogmeister on June 06, 2010, 02:56:02 PM
On the IMDB (Internet Movie Database), people can rate movies on a scale of 0-10 and from that they come up with two listings, the 250 best movies and the 100 worst which they dub the "Bottom" 100. For the longest time, Manos was #1 on the bottom list and I always wondered about it. Now I at least know a bit about what it's about without having to suffer through it myself! :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 02:58:28 PM
@Jimmy... Don't tempt me! :devil:
@Roger... glad I could be of service! :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 06, 2010, 03:01:28 PM
It's there because of MST3000 mostly, it isn't a good film but certainly not one of the worst ever made.
Any chance for War of the Robot also? It's kind of like Star Wars but :whistle:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 03:05:31 PM
:laugh: We will have to see if I get to that one today or not. But the scary thing is... the next one I picked is also from that 100 movie boxset! :slaphead: :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 06, 2010, 04:46:51 PM
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4674179461_96734dee67.jpg) Title:The Bat Year: 1926 Director: Roland West Rating: NR Length: 86 Min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: Music Only: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: N/A
Stars: Andre de Beranger Charles Herzinger Emily Fitzroy Louise Fazenda Arthur Housman Robert McKim
Plot: A master criminal known as "The Bat" has held the city in a grip of terror during his crime spree. His latest caper involves some embezzled bank money that apparently is hidden in the bank president's mansion. A reclusive woman and her niece are currently renting the mansion, after the bank owner passes away. Our villain must find a way to frighten off the unsuspecting boarders in order to find the stolen money, as well as try to stay one-step ahead of the law.
Extras: Scene Access
My Thoughts: A few months ago I watched the 1959 remake with Vincent Price of this movie. At the time I didn't even know it was a remake. But I enjoyed it. So when I found out that the original silent version of this movie is in the 100 movie boxset I bought... I knew it was one I wanted to watch soon. While they did change some things in the '59 version... it is pretty much the same story. So I enjoyed it. I especially liked how they made the mask of "The Bat"... think it looked really cool. I am also happy to say the video on this one is much better then I was expecting. No real complaints on it at all. It is a good copy of a good silent film. I am glad I have it in my collection.
My Rating: Out of a Possible 5 (http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_full.png)(http://www.dvdalistic.com/dvdcol/star_half.png)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Antares on June 09, 2010, 02:30:28 AM
I have only ever seen this film with the MST3K voice-overs but it makes me laugh everytime! Classic stuff right here. I love the sand-fight :laugh:
Pete, you really need to see the MST3K version, it is hilarious. The best that Joel, Crow and Tom Servo served up on that show. :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Critter on June 09, 2010, 02:58:16 AM
I used to feel like such a nerd when I used to watch MST3K (I haven't watched it for a couple of years now). I loved the actual commentaries but I couldn't stand the little skits in between with the robots on that space ship or whatever it was. I found them really lame and not funny, in the end I found myself skipping all the skits and just watching the commentaries of the films.
Also if I remember correctly the Manos episode of MST3K also has quite a hilarious little commentary at the start of... I think it was a short film, or a training video called 'Hired'. Definatly a funny episode of the show.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Antares on June 09, 2010, 03:06:29 AM
The only downside to MST3K was the MST3K wannabes that started to surface in theaters all around the world. :hang:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Critter on June 09, 2010, 03:22:21 AM
:laugh: Good Lord, actually in the cinema? Sure commentating a bad movie with your frienda can be a fun thing to do at home on the couch but not in the theatre itself. Although I must say... I certainly was tempted when I saw The Happening in the cinema, talk about :yucky:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 09, 2010, 09:00:06 AM
Pete, you really need to see the MST3K version, it is hilarious. The best that Joel, Crow and Tom Servo served up on that show. :laugh:
I just can't stand them. The large majority of the films they laught at are good (I'm probably one of the few who appreciate Coleman Francis), they take the worst print they can find for every film they do, talking during a movie is annoying and they aren't really talented enough to laugh at other people works (what is easy to see in their skits). If I want to listen to someone having fun watching a movie I will take Joe Bobb Briggs (he knows what he is talking about and respect the movies) any day of the week before those so-called comics.
But I have to say that I like when they do short educational films and it's the reason why I own some of their set...
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 09, 2010, 11:23:14 AM
OK... I can hear the responses now...but I never seen a single episode of MST3K. :bag:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Dragonfire on June 09, 2010, 11:24:31 AM
I haven't either.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 09, 2010, 11:54:56 AM
Most of their stuff are on youtube. Like I said I prefer the educational film, so here we go
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 09, 2010, 12:09:11 PM
Thanks Jimmy... there were a few chuckles in there. But not really sure it is my thing. Maybe if I found a set cheap enough I would give it more of a chance.
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 09, 2010, 12:49:35 PM
The dvd who has the highest value in my collection is one of their set :whistle: (http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/5159N21624L._SL500_AA300_.jpg) The original one I own was recalled and replaced with another because of a copyright violation. (http://www.amazon.ca/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Collection/dp/B000GIXED6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1276080325&sr=1-1) For two hundreds I can sale you my copy if you want to try them... Of course, maybe it isn't what you mean by cheap :laugh:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 09, 2010, 12:56:32 PM
:laugh: Very tempting... but think I will pass. :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Jimmy on June 09, 2010, 01:00:19 PM
:(
Honestly the idea of someone paying hundreds of dollars for this make me do ::) and :hysterical:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Najemikon on June 09, 2010, 09:43:34 PM
Hey Pete, you seem quieter than usual just of late. All good on your side?
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 09, 2010, 10:45:07 PM
Yeah... all good. I just been working out in the yard for the last couple days... so I haven't watched much. I am sitting here watching the next episode for my Pilot episode marathon. So should be posting more soon. :)
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Najemikon on June 09, 2010, 10:50:09 PM
You've been outside! Is it... safe? I haven't seen it in a while. :bag:
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: addicted2dvd on June 09, 2010, 10:52:08 PM
It was kinda scary... there were these strange flying creatures pecking at the ground where ever I cut the grass! :P
Title: Re: Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs
Post by: Antares on June 09, 2010, 10:54:43 PM