Category: External Movie DVDs (Page 70 of 74)

Making bad movies good again…

October 26, 2006 / Will Harris

…three alumni from “Mystery Science Theater 3000” – Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy (“Tom Servo”), and Bill Corbett (“Crow T. Robot”) – have rejoined forces as The Film Crew. They’ve been entrusted with a very important mission, and one that’s decidedly familiar to them: “providing commentary tracks for every movie that doesn’t have one.” As with “MST3k,” the movies in question will be pretty darned terrible, and they’ll be begin to be released through the fine folks at Shout! Factory in April 2007…but, at the moment, they’re still trying to decide which film will be first.

Head over to their site to vote for one of the following (and to see a video introduction from Murphy):

Giant of Marathon (1959, starring Steve Reeves)
Hollywood After Dark (1968, starring Rue McClanahan of “The Golden Girls”)
Killers from Space (1954, starring Peter Graves)
The Wild Women of Wongo (1958)

Gosh, they all sound so darned bad…but hearing that Rue McClahanan plays a stripper in “Hollywood AFter Dark” just might turn the tide in its favor.

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Rapid Fire Rejects, Volume XI

October 20, 2006 / Jason Zingale

“Behind Enemy Lines 2”
This direct-to-video sequel based on the Owen Wilson action film has about as much in common with the original as you’d expect: the title. Everything else is a serious step down in quality, including (but certainly not limited to) one of the worst male leads in the business. The premise actually feels a bit more “news worthy” this time around (about a possible North Korean-produced nuclear missile), but the execution is absolutely terrible.

“Taking You Higher”
Cedric the Entertainer sure has a lot of explaining to do. His first HBO special hardly compares to his earlier (and shorter) stand-up work, let alone even resembles one. Is this a comedy act or a burlesque show? It certainly feels like the latter, especially with a total of four song & dance numbers breaking up the unimpressive selection of jokes. This is truly an upsetting performance from one of the self-proclaimed “kings of comedy.”

“Connors’ War”
Naughty By Nature’s Treach stars in this direct-to-video actioneer about a blind CIA agent who’s injected with an experimental drug that can…. Okay, stop right there. Have you heard enough about this schlockfest? Me too. Let’s move on.

“Fatal Contact: Bird Flu”
Using a worldwide viral outbreak as its backdrop, “Fatal Contact” attempts to scare its viewers into believing that this could happen in real life. Well, duh, of course it could. You could also get hit by a public transport bus on your way to work, but you don’t see movies called “Fatal Contact: Jaywalker Road Kill,” do ya? Cheap scare tactics only work on certain people, and well, they probably already saw this when it aired for the first and only time on cable television.

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DVD shuffle: 10/17/06

October 17, 2006 / Jason Zingale

New on DVD this week:

1) The Break-Up – RENT: Okay, so a lot of people didn’t exactly like the much-talked about “romantic comedy” starring Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston, but it’s still worth seeing at least once… if just for the hilarious exchanges between Vaughn and pal Jon Favreau.

2) Over the Hedge – BUY: I haven’t had a chance to see this yet, but if the opinion of fellow BE critic David Medsker means anything (and it does), then this is by far the best animated film of the year.

3) American Dreamz – BUY: Sadly, there are no special features to be found on this single-disc release, but that doesn’t excuse you from going out and buying this DVD right away.

4) The Omen – PASS: Remakes remakes are no fun, even when they kill someone.

5) Feast – RENT: The best combination of horror and comedy since 2004’s “Shaun of the Dead.”

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DVD shuffle: 10/10/06

October 10, 2006 / Jason Zingale

Out on DVD this week:

1) Click – RENT: Adam Sandler may not be as funny all grown up, but he’s still funny.

2) A Prairie Home Companion – RENT: The singing and dancing does get a bit tiresome after a while, but it’s still worth seeing for the amazing cast alone. Plus, you never know, this could well be Robert Altman’s last film…

3) Art School Confidential – RENT: John Malkovich as a bitter artist-turned-teacher? You betcha.

Also out this week are special editions of “Bad Santa,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” and “Black Rain,” as well as new TV season sets for “Scrubs,” “The A-Team” and “Everybody Hates Chris.”

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DVD shuffle: 10/03/06

October 3, 2006 / Jason Zingale

New on DVD this week:

1) X-Men: The Last Stand – RENT: I may be the only fanboy that actually liked the saga-ending threequel, but that doesn’t mean that I’d spend my hard-earned cash on this single-disc release. Especially when a two-disc special edition will be in stores by Christmas.

2) Thank You For Smoking – BUY: Best. Movie. Of. The. Year. ‘Nuff said.

3) The Woods – RENT: Lucky McGee’s throwback horror movie may have been shuffled straight to DVD, but it’s still one of my Must See Movies of the Year. As in I still want to see it; like, really bad.

Also out this week are reisusses of classic guy flicks like “Scarface,” “Point Break,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”