DVD Collectors Online

Zorro's Black Whip, a review by Rogmeister

Zorro's Black Whip (1944)  12 chapters
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace Grissell
Cast: Linda Stirling, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Francis McDonald, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, John Hamilton

Despite the title, you won't find Zorro in this serial.  You won't find him in it...and you won't ever hear his name mentioned in it.  In this 12-chapter serial, you instead have a similar character who is known as The Black Whip.  As the adventure begins, he is a masked man who is protecting the area against the badguys but he is killed before the end of the first chapter.  His guise is then taken over by his sister (played by Linda Stirling) and the adventure continues from there.  This was made by Republic who was probably the best at making top-notch exciting serials or cliffhangers.  I have to admit I haven't yet reached the end of this serial (I'm about halfway through) but I've still made it through and I look forward to an exciting conclusion.  Somehow, I expect the good guys to win...and so far, I've enjoyed what I've seen quite a bit.  

This serial is now in the public domain and has been released by many companies.  Mine is from The Serial Squadron, a small independent company.  This is on 3 DVD-R discs and the quality is pretty nice.  In recent years, they've fiddled around with some titles which has tarnished their reputation but this title remains one of their better ones.

(From DCO third annual November Alphabet Marathon - discussion/review/banter thread on November 29th, 2009)

Saturday the 14th, a review by addicted2dvd

Saturday the 14th (1981/United States) (United States) Director: Howard R. Cohen Writing: Howard R. Cohen (Screenwriter), Jeff Begun (Story By) Length: 77 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles:

---

Stars:
Richard Benjamin as John
Paula Prentiss as Mary
Jeffrey Tambor as Waldemar
Severn Darden as Van Helsing
Kari Michaelson as Debbie

Plot:
What's in store for a family that disregards a warning in a will and decides to accept their inheritance of a cursed house in Eerie, Pennsylvania? The answer is PLENTY, as John (Richard Benjamin) and Mary (Paula Prentiss) discover in this suspenseful comedy spoof.

A "Book of Evil" has been hidden in the house and when it's opened, it unleashes all the evil in the world. The family is warned that on "Friday the 13th it gets bad, but on Saturday the 14th, it gets worse!"

It's all outrageous fun as John and Mary and their children attempt to exterminate their troubles before their housewarming party just two days away on SATURDAY THE 14TH!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Production Notes

This is one I watched constantly in my early teens. I was up for it whenever I spotted it on cable. Then 37 years past. And when I finally watched it again today... I don't know. While I was able to watch it all the way through It just wasn't fun for me anymore. I feel I am being generous rating this one a 2... but I think part of that is nothing more then nostalgia.



(From That Time of Year Again: Halloween/Horror Reviews 2018! on October 5th, 2018)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

22. Home
Original Air Date: 5/7/2003


Guest Stars:
Stephanie Romanov
Jim Abele
Jason Winer
Michael Halsey
Jonathan Woodward

My Thoughts:
An interesting episode. And I like what they did for Connor's character. I remember back when this episode first aired. I was so worried all the way until season 5 started that they ruined the series by giving Angel and the gang Wolfram & Hart. But in the end I was surprised how well it actually worked out for it.

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 22nd, 2010)