Some of the new DVD/Blu-Ray Releases this week.
Unknown – From the trailer, essentially, this looks like Taken 2: Electric Boogaloo. Instead of his daughter, Liam has his identity stolen. Not quite as awesome, but for me, Liam can do no wrong and I really want to see this.
Adjustment Bureau – Based on the Phillip Dick story The Adjustment Committee. I love both Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. This looks like a smarter Minority Report.
Mr T: The First Season – YES. This cartoon is nonsensical, but AWESOME. Mr T becomes the gymnastic coach for a traveling team of schoolchildren?! Wha–?! The love I have for this cartoon can’t be summed up in mere words on a page. And I love that they spelled out “Mister” on the DVD cover.
The Island – Man, people hate this movie. I’m not sure what in this bland sci-fi movie generates such volatile emotions. I enjoyed it as a piece of sci-fi fluff. It’s pretty and kept my attention. That’s it. I don’t know why people care so much to hate this movie.
Roger Corman’s Women in Cages Collection – Contains three “women in prison” exploitation movies. And who doesn’t love women in prison movies? The inmates are always much more attractive in these movies than you would find in a real prison. But that’s part of the fun.
Mega Python vs Gatoroid – What the hell is a Gatoroid? Oh, I just looked it up, it’s a gator on steroids. I see, somehow animal activists let loose some pythons into the Everglades that grow to monstrous sizes and they start killing everyone. Then, scientists feed mutated steroids to gators to create hyper-aggressive giant alligators to fight the pythons. Yeah, I’m not sure how that went wrong. Oh, and this somehow leads to an awesome fight between 80s pop stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. Oh, Syfy, you put the assy in classy.
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story – If you love horror, and you love old, gimmicky movie theaters, this is the documentary for you. William Castle is a legend in marketing low budget horror films. He’s the mastermind behind tons of those gimmick audience participation devices movie theaters used throughout the 50s and 60s like Percepto (buzzer attached to seat), Emergo (illuminated, inflatable skeleton attached to ceiling) and Illusion-O (cellophane wrapped tube to see ghosts). His movies included House on Haunted Hill, The Tingler, Macabre and 13 Ghosts. For the movie Macabre, he had theater employees pass out insurance policies in case the moviegoer “died of fright” while watching the movie.
