4 posts tagged “dvd buys”
For this reason alone, I would start getting Showtime.
I should probably explain: you see, Showtime has this show called "Masters of Horror." Each episode is a 60-minute original short film directed by renowned horror directors. Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Don Coscarelli, John Carpenter, hell, even Takashi Miike (whose entry Imprint is the only one thus far that has been banned from broadcast. But you can still watch it on DVD.). This is a horror fans dream: short films by their favorites, every week. The show has just finished its second season, and I can't wait to see Stuart Gordon's second season feature The Black Cat, starring Jeffrey Combs of Re-Animator fame as Edgar Allan Poe.
Now onto the one I want to talk about. Homecoming, directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Small Soldiers), is as much about zombies as it is about political satire. It's about a political consultant for the president (a president who sounds very similar to the current president) who, during an appearance on a pundit show, makes a wish about a bereaved mother being able to have her son back (who died overseas in a controversial war). Well, that's pretty much what happens. As dead soldiers continue to be shipped back from overseas, they begin coming back to life. Except, they don't attack anyone. No brains, no flesh. All they want to do is vote. So the political consulant, alongside his new girlfriend, an ultra-right-wing blonde chick with a dirty mouth (do these characteristics sound like anyone in the public eye?), allow them to vote. Unfortunately, they all vote democrat.
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
I should probably explain: you see, Showtime has this show called "Masters of Horror." Each episode is a 60-minute original short film directed by renowned horror directors. Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Don Coscarelli, John Carpenter, hell, even Takashi Miike (whose entry Imprint is the only one thus far that has been banned from broadcast. But you can still watch it on DVD.). This is a horror fans dream: short films by their favorites, every week. The show has just finished its second season, and I can't wait to see Stuart Gordon's second season feature The Black Cat, starring Jeffrey Combs of Re-Animator fame as Edgar Allan Poe.
Now onto the one I want to talk about. Homecoming, directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Small Soldiers), is as much about zombies as it is about political satire. It's about a political consultant for the president (a president who sounds very similar to the current president) who, during an appearance on a pundit show, makes a wish about a bereaved mother being able to have her son back (who died overseas in a controversial war). Well, that's pretty much what happens. As dead soldiers continue to be shipped back from overseas, they begin coming back to life. Except, they don't attack anyone. No brains, no flesh. All they want to do is vote. So the political consulant, alongside his new girlfriend, an ultra-right-wing blonde chick with a dirty mouth (do these characteristics sound like anyone in the public eye?), allow them to vote. Unfortunately, they all vote democrat.
AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
This is the first of many updates for today.
Anchor Bay is an amazing company. It is a distribution company that takes special care of the DVDs it releases. A lot of times, they're older movies that get re-released, like H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator. If you see the Anchor Bay logo on the cover, you know that the quality is going to be good, and the special features will be worth your time.
Now onto the movie.
Re-Animator is considered a cult classic, for good reasons. It's a great mix of horror and comedy and blood and guts, and all the performances are over the top and pitch-perfect. Take Jeffrey Combs, for example. As Dr. Herbert West, he steals the show away from the supposed main character, Dr. Dan Cain.
It follows the adventures of Dr. Herbert West, a young doctor obsessed with defeating death and who will stop at nothing to perfect his methods, and Dr. Dan Cain, another young doctor who's on the up-and-up and who is engaged to the dean's beautiful daughter. As West continues to experiment, Cain gets involved and his life goes to hell: his cat dies, he gets kicked out of medical school and his fiancee leaves him. Meanwhile, there's a creepy, old doctor who isn't so much obsessed with defeating death, but rather becoming famous.
The DVD itself came in a bigger box containing the DVD case and a special highlighter shaped like a syringe with that special green fluid inside. Upon seeing this, I almost bought two: one to watch, and one to put away to appreciate in value. I caught myself, though, thinking, "What a fucking nerd!"
On the second disc of this re-release, there is a brand-new 70-minute documentary about the making of the movie, featuring the director Stuart Gordon and all the main performers, including Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott (Dan Cain) and Barbara Crampton (Cain's fiancee). The entire movie was made in about 6 weeks, and cost 1 million dollars to make. And also? That infamous green fluid...that stuff inside glow sticks.
Anchor Bay is an amazing company. It is a distribution company that takes special care of the DVDs it releases. A lot of times, they're older movies that get re-released, like H.P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator. If you see the Anchor Bay logo on the cover, you know that the quality is going to be good, and the special features will be worth your time.
Now onto the movie.
Re-Animator is considered a cult classic, for good reasons. It's a great mix of horror and comedy and blood and guts, and all the performances are over the top and pitch-perfect. Take Jeffrey Combs, for example. As Dr. Herbert West, he steals the show away from the supposed main character, Dr. Dan Cain.
It follows the adventures of Dr. Herbert West, a young doctor obsessed with defeating death and who will stop at nothing to perfect his methods, and Dr. Dan Cain, another young doctor who's on the up-and-up and who is engaged to the dean's beautiful daughter. As West continues to experiment, Cain gets involved and his life goes to hell: his cat dies, he gets kicked out of medical school and his fiancee leaves him. Meanwhile, there's a creepy, old doctor who isn't so much obsessed with defeating death, but rather becoming famous.
The DVD itself came in a bigger box containing the DVD case and a special highlighter shaped like a syringe with that special green fluid inside. Upon seeing this, I almost bought two: one to watch, and one to put away to appreciate in value. I caught myself, though, thinking, "What a fucking nerd!"
On the second disc of this re-release, there is a brand-new 70-minute documentary about the making of the movie, featuring the director Stuart Gordon and all the main performers, including Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott (Dan Cain) and Barbara Crampton (Cain's fiancee). The entire movie was made in about 6 weeks, and cost 1 million dollars to make. And also? That infamous green fluid...that stuff inside glow sticks.
Today's DVD is one of the funniest ones I've seen so far this year.
One of the many virtues of Netflix is that it has begun to release DVDs itself. This one, for instance, was released late January. However, since Netflix is part of this title's distribution, you could rent a basic version of it before it was released in stores. Beautiful.
At any rate, this DVD is a tour documentary about comedians Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford and my personal favorite Zach Galifianakis. It follows them on the bus, on the streets, and during a few of the shows. Like David Cross' Let America Laugh, it's not a performance DVD like you normally think of. A lot of people tend to complain, not knowing the deal when they go into it. Let America Laugh got bad reviews because people were expecting a straight performance. These people are also idiots. Both of these DVDs peer into the personality of the performers themselves, not just their jokes. It's a fascinating look at how comedians even come up with their jokes. At one point, Zach is sitting in a restaurant with the other three and pitching jokes to them. At other points, how they react to certain situations gives you insight into how they write their material.
On the flip side of the disc is an hour-long performance that features the four and Bob Odenkirk of tv's "Mr. Show." How cool is that? What a value!
Now I just have to wait for my Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion to come in the mail next week along with Casino Royale.
Oh, one more thing. I would've bought the DVD earlier, but Best Buy is borderline fraudulent. More details at my other blog, Jeebus Loves You.
Read up and don't fall victim to their illegal practices.
One of the many virtues of Netflix is that it has begun to release DVDs itself. This one, for instance, was released late January. However, since Netflix is part of this title's distribution, you could rent a basic version of it before it was released in stores. Beautiful.
At any rate, this DVD is a tour documentary about comedians Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford and my personal favorite Zach Galifianakis. It follows them on the bus, on the streets, and during a few of the shows. Like David Cross' Let America Laugh, it's not a performance DVD like you normally think of. A lot of people tend to complain, not knowing the deal when they go into it. Let America Laugh got bad reviews because people were expecting a straight performance. These people are also idiots. Both of these DVDs peer into the personality of the performers themselves, not just their jokes. It's a fascinating look at how comedians even come up with their jokes. At one point, Zach is sitting in a restaurant with the other three and pitching jokes to them. At other points, how they react to certain situations gives you insight into how they write their material.
On the flip side of the disc is an hour-long performance that features the four and Bob Odenkirk of tv's "Mr. Show." How cool is that? What a value!
Now I just have to wait for my Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion to come in the mail next week along with Casino Royale.
Oh, one more thing. I would've bought the DVD earlier, but Best Buy is borderline fraudulent. More details at my other blog, Jeebus Loves You.
Read up and don't fall victim to their illegal practices.
Hey everybody. I think this would be a fun place to put down the used CDs and DVDs I find. For instance, these two are ones I found today.
The first is Alien Apocalypse, and it's a sci-fi/horror/comedy flick that was direct-to-tv on the most original network around, the Sci-Fi channel. In fact, it is the highest-rated Sci-Fi Channel original film ever. I like to think it has a lot to do with Bruce Campbell's involvement, playing the smart-alecky character he plays best.
The second is Dead or Alive, a Japanese gangster flick from one of my favorite Japanese directors, Takashi Miike. It's basically about a gang leader and a cop who form a sort of yin-yang relationship to each other. They create balance to each other. Oh, and it's pretty damn violent and bloody.
The first is Alien Apocalypse, and it's a sci-fi/horror/comedy flick that was direct-to-tv on the most original network around, the Sci-Fi channel. In fact, it is the highest-rated Sci-Fi Channel original film ever. I like to think it has a lot to do with Bruce Campbell's involvement, playing the smart-alecky character he plays best.
The second is Dead or Alive, a Japanese gangster flick from one of my favorite Japanese directors, Takashi Miike. It's basically about a gang leader and a cop who form a sort of yin-yang relationship to each other. They create balance to each other. Oh, and it's pretty damn violent and bloody.
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