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Yoji Yamada’s “Twilight Samurai” was an extraordinary treat. Following in similar footsteps, “The Hidden Blade” is again a samurai tale where a lower samurai must weigh matters of principle against what is politically and financially advantageous. Shown at film festivals in Berlin & Newport Beach, the main character is Munezo Katagiri whose sister marries out of the household. Masatoshi Magase who played so romantically as the second love interest in “The Sea Is Watching” does the title role. He’s very sensitive and honest, but a bit out of touch with his own emotional needs. Takako Matsu who has only made 3 films including 2006’s “Suite Dreams” plays the housekeeper Kie. She works hard and lovingly takes care of Katagiri’s house. Matsu’s beautiful good looks and expressive face make her a charmer. Caste issues divide her from the samurai. When Kie marries, her new family abuses and fails to appreciate her. This results in her illness and rescue by Katagiri who barges into the household and rescues Kie from her own husband! Kie is nursed back to health. Meanwhile Yaichiro Hazama is from the same samurai clan and has gone to the big city of Edo where he gets caught in a plot to overthrow the Emperor. He’s brought back home in a basket and imprisoned, rather than being given the dignity of hari kiri. The authorities come to Katagiri and give him the charge of dueling with Hazama, who breaks out of prison and holes up in a rural hut. The lovely Reiko Takashima plays Hazama’s wife and comes to barter with the only commodity she has, her body, to try and save her husband’s life. She goes to the Chief in charge (forgot his title) and makes a similar deal when Katagiri refuses her. Unfortunately, the unscrupulous Chief has no intention of freeing Hazama and fails to inform Katagiri as he has promised Mrs. Hazama he would do. Min Tanaka who played in “Twilight Samurai” is the retired martial arts instructor Toda who gave Katagiri knowledge of a special move called the Devil’s Claw. Now living in a pastoral setting, he gives Katagiri a few last tips. The duel takes place with Katagiri surviving. The Chief suffers justice at Katagiri’s hands with the lightning fast Devil’s Claw dispatching him to the next world. Deciding to follow Toda’s example, Katagiri renounces his pledge as samurai and sweetly approaches Kie who has not remarried and no longer has a caste restriction separating her from the man she obviously loves. There is a real sweetness and innocence in the story of “Hidden Blade” that shows a moral compass. The performances, direction and cinematography are first-rate. Bravo!

I thought that director Yôji Yamada could not possibly top Twilight Samurai, but I was wrong. This is a great film for even those that are not martial arts fans. The acting is great, the screenplay is excellent and believable. Director Yamada also had great cinematographers and music.

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Since the story for both Twilight Samurai and Hidden Blade were written by the same author and took place in the same part of Japan, one reviewer unfairly indicated the story was a rehash of the first. Definitely, I disagree with this assessment.

I don’t want to give anything away. For those that are like me, be sure to have a box of tissues handy when you see this memorable film. I rented it and was so taken by the film (even watching it twice during the same weekend), that I purchased the DVD immediately from Amazon.

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3 yr old grandson liked it. I do believe, however, that he would watch dirt if Barney was in it.

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Everything that you would expect in a western–the bragging, the shootouts, the fistfights, the outstanding horsemanship, etc., can be seen here. However, the setting is not the American West, but Algeria. Originally filmed many decades ago, it features a young John Wayne. He is caught up within an Arab plot, the French Foreign Legion, and El Shaitan–a mysterious figure. Wayne is falsely accused of murder and gun-running, and is placed before the firing squad. The guns go off before the reprieve can be delivered. Is Wayne dead? Will El Shaitan every be identified? See it and find out.

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MASCOT PICTURES made serials under its own name from 1926 to 1935. After that, MASCOT and four other lesser “Poverty Row” studios were combined under the REPUBLIC PICTURES banner.

THE STORY of THREE MUSKETEERS (1933):

An American pilot rescues two soldiers from certain death at the hands of Berber tribesmen. They later battle El Shaitan– a man with a mission: the annihilation of all Legionnaires. Not to be confused with the Dumas book of the same name.

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CAST:

Jack Mulhall - Clancy

Raymond Hatton - Renard

Francis X. Bushman Jr. - Schmidt

John Wayne - Lt. Tom Wayne

Ruth Hall - Elaine Corday

Lon Chaney Jr. - Lt. Armand Corday [Chs. 1, 10]

Noah Beery Jr. - Noah Stubbs [Chs. 1-2, 10]

Yakima Canutt - El Shaitan, when masked/Legion Officer [Ch. 8] (uncredited)

CHAPTERS:

1. The Fiery Circle

2. One For All, All For One

3. The Master Spy

4. Pirates of the Desert

5. Rebel Rifles

6. Death’s Marathon

7. Naked Steel

8. The Master Strikes

9. The Fatal Cave

10.Trapped!

11.The Measure of a Man

12.The Value of Comrades

MUSKETEERS trivia:

John Wayne appeared in two other MASCOT serials (”Hurricane Express” and “Shadow of the Eagle”).

Lon Chaney Jr. received screen credit here as Creighton Chaney.

Top-billed Jack Mulhall was the first to appear in a dual-role in a “talkie,” in 1929’s DARK STREETS.

Ruth Hall, the only credited woman in MUSKETEERS, was the niece of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, author of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

John Wayne and Yakima Canutt (the masked El Shaitan) made screen history in STAGECOACH (1939)– Wayne on the coach, Canutt below it, as a trampled-upon Indian. Wayne credited Canutt with teaching him how to behave like a cowboy.

JOHN WAYNE - THE EARLY YEARS contains all three serials Duke was in.

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One of the funniest films ever made that still manages to hold up an engaging plot. A total winner.

It features some of the most genuinely stupid and amusing tough guys in the history of cinema, and a tantalizing slow burn by Deniro, a shortchanged ex-cop, who just wants a peaceful little coffee shop as payment for his decency and integrity. The comic chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin is top-drawer. Surrounded on all side by ethical infants, these two characters at least know the difference between virtue and vice, and are ironically the moral backbone of the film.

Comedies that don’t wallow in their humor are twice as much fun, and Midnight Run maintains a swift pace throughout. Situation-wise, it’s a dynamo of action. I found the denouement to be quite moving as well, at the very least it provokes thought.

If you’re looking for a comedy with depth, bite, wit and excitement, then catch Midnight Run. The DVD’s spiffy special features quite simply reinforce my recommendation of purchasing this one, not just renting.

This film pairs Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin in a Buddy/ Road film/ Action story combination that results in one of the best pairnings ever in this type of movie. Both actors are in top form and play off of each other beautifully. The supporting cast is also excellent particularly Dennis Farina who delivers a superb performance as a sleazy mob boss who has an endless supply of creative threats to use to motivate his subordinates. Yaphett Koto is also very good as frustrated FBI Inspector Alonzo Mosley. It is the combination of DeNiro and Grodin that really drives the flim and provides both it’s best comedy and it’s more dramatic moments. One of the best movies of this type I’ve ever seen. Highly recommended. There are so many memorable lines that the movie holds up to repeated viewings.

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Say this for “Crank,” it definitely isn’t boring. And it is certainly original and audacious. It is also ridiculous and will not hold up under any scrutiny. I, however, dismiss all logical criticisms of this movie, and any like it, with a wave of the hand. This movie exists solely to pop, rock and shock the audience. It is fake, over the top, ridiculous and outrageous. And that is precisely why it is one of the freshest, funniest and best pure action flicks in a long while. Sure there are more studied and complex action thrillers out there, but this is the most fun, junk-action pic this side of “Road House” and its cult action ilk. Not just a dumb campfest though, mind you; oh it’s certainly none too brainy, but it has aspirations to shock and thrill beyond just having a bunch of guys shoot at each other or crash cars into things. There is a lot of that here, but the scenarios that spawn such things have to be seen to be believed. Ditto this movie. Everything here is taken to another level. Logical restrictions be damned. And the movie, and audience, is better for it.

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There is, of course, already a movie called “Speed,” and a terrific one at that; but had the title not been taken, this film would personify truth in advertising had it been able to use it. In a plot similar to the Keaue Reeves VS the bus classic, hitman and all around bad-a*s (we know this because he grimaces and talks in one of those threatening whispers ala Clint Eastwood and Steven Seagal) Jason Statham is injected with a virus known as “The Beijing Cocktail” that will explode his heart if its rate drops too low. You can only imagine all the different things he uses to keep his heart rate consistently above average: from waffle irons to nasal inhalers, deliberators to public sex, surfing atop motorcycles to jumping out of windows, the movie takes the `everything but the kitchen sink approach’ and exploits the full potential of this outlandish premise, right up to its climax, which manages to feel truly bizarre, even for a movie in which you thought you’ve seen everything that could possibly come off as bizarre already. Yep, it just keeps on pushing those genre conventions.

Statham is good in a role that basically requires him to play the transporter again, although he loses his cool far more often in this film and spews far more expletives. However, if one were to imagine the Transporter’s reaction to being injected with this type of poison, this is pretty much how we would expect his reaction, and the film, to play out. Amy Smart is good too in a minimalist role. Strong, stylish direction helps. If you’re movie is essentially a cartoon already, cartoonish staging of the action is pretty much a key to making it work. The film is in on its own joke, which is a good thing. Rather than sell any of this as plausible, everyone involved simply goes with it.

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As much as I dug this film, it admittedly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. However, if you are someone who complains that action movies have become too generic, here’s a big present for you.

“Crank” is often laugh-out-loud funny, jaw-on-the-floor audacious, and also manages to wring suspense out of its many close calls, and it never forgets to throw in a surprise here and there to keep things spicy.

Sounds like a five-star action pic to me.

(This DVD includes a feature called “family friendly audio” which, according to the description on the back of the DVD jacket, allows the viewer to “enjoy the film without the usual expletives.” This might be a great feature for a romantic comedy or a drama of some educational value that you may want the kids to see and just wish there were a few unnecessary expletives blurted out, but on this movie this feature is as ridiculously amusing as the film itself. Yeah, block out the swear words for the kids, but let them see all the sex, nudity, and violence. There is no way to make a movie like this family friendly (and it should not be - that is one of its main allures). If you are a parent and all you care about is that your child does not hear some foul language, but the rest of the stuff they are going to see in films like this is okay, then you seriously have your priorities screwed up. So, I’m not sure why this feature is here. It just stuck me as so ridiculously odd and pointless I had to point it out (I’m sure others who see this will be thinking the same). But it’s one more sign that in everything right down to the film’s DVD technical features, “Crank” is an absurd, hilarious action classic.)

Just to second what others have said, flawless. This really is a perfect transfer. The sharpest, cleanest picture, when the film is meant to be sharp and clean, of any Blu-ray disc I have seen. Even the picture-in-picture commentary looks fantastic. For right now at least, ‘Crank’ is the king of the hill of live-action high definition.

(PS3 - 1080p projector - 92″)

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This is the third DVD of the series, and contains another four adventures of the five colorful friends known as the Backyardigans.

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Polka Palace Party introduces kids to four new genres of music. The songs in the four adventures are themed to Polka, Irish folk music, Gilbert & Sullivan and Rockabilly.

Unfortunately, the grouping in this DVD puts the two slower musical themes back to back, and between “High Tea” with its Irish theme and “The Heart of the Jungle” based on the music of Gilbert & Sullivan, my son lost interest and barely glanced at “Viking Voyage”.

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Because of this, I am forced to watch Polka Palace Party repeatedly, as nobody wants to go any further.

Not the best one to get for a first purchase, but still worth a look.

Amanda Richards, February 5, 2006

I bought this DVD because it had my all-time favorite episode, “High Tea” on it, which features Celtic music and a little Irish dancing. Polka Palace Party is a very close second, though. The creators of Backyardigans keep getting better by combining creative adventures for the 5 friends with terrific song and dance numbers. The clarity of the video is so clear it’s almost 3-D.

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I have all the 42ND STREET FOREVER series of DVDs. I go ape over trailer DVDs & documentaries of low budget films. This DVD fils the bill perfectly.

Having had the privilege of growing up in a small town that had an operating drive-in during my youth, I can say that I’ve seen more than my fair share of exploitation films. While not an expert on the subject, I think anyone who’s seen a few gets the basic formula: the motion picture is made on the fly — quickly and with easy money — with the sole intent of putting as much schlock and shock fit to fill the screen that’s possibly imaginable … and NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD serves as the ultimate “director’s commentary” to the continent of Austrailia’s contribution to the great exploitation films of the 1970’s and (mostly) early 1980’s. Direct-to-video markets pretty much killed this unheralded era of international cinema, though every now and then, genre films make limited comebacks (think SAW and any of its myriad variations and derivatives).

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NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD plays out as a loving embrace to these films, these actors, and the directors who made these down-and-dirty films possible. It’s documentary format is loose and fun — much like the stories it celebrates — but it’s all handled with the tremendous grace, admiration, and professionalism that this oft-overlooked influence so richly deserves. The documentary is packed with plenty of familiar faces — indeed, Quentin Taratino contributed much of the behind-the-scenes influence to get the film made — and nowhere else will you find such a plethora of tales told with such gusto. Indeed, once it’s all over, the viewer feels sad that most of the films are relegated to the backshelves of the ol’ video store; I did a quick search of several titles detailed at length here, and I couldn’t find a single one of the available on DVD. Hopefully, some of these gritty classics will see the light of day again as more and more viewers turn to the past as today’s megaplexes continue to churn out one CGI-laden effects-fest after another. These films relied as much on the ingenuity of the filmmakers as it did the audiences. One can only hope for such respect from next weekend’s major blockbuster.

That’s not to say that all of the films celebrated within NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD deserve the moniker of ‘art.’ It’s only to say that the documentary makes and takes its stripes as well as the creative folks who produced these gems in the past. There’s something for everyone here — horror, vice, greed, action — and, if nothing else, NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD will make you think twice about (in a positive way) about picking up some unadvertised direct-to-DVD production in hopes that you’re about to discover the next Lucas, Spielberg, Scorsese, or De Palma … and maybe you just will …

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This review refers to the Warner Bros DVD edition of “Badlands”…

Thirty years ago, young filmakers Terrance Malick(director) and Tak Fujimoto(cinematographer)gave us an advanced preview of their extraordinary talents. And not only that, but the young stars of this film, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek prove their acting expertise as well.

Holly(Spacek), is a naive young girl who becomes enamored by the charismatic but brooding Kit(Sheen). After she is stunned by the brutal murder of her father by the man she loves, she goes on the run with him, and gets caught up in his dark world as he continues on his murder spree.

This chilling story was inspired by actual events that occurred in 1958 and Spacek(who also captivatingly narrates), and Sheen capture these troubled youths with perfection and will draw you into every word. Warren Oates turns in a terrific performance as usual, as Holly’s father, and of course is not in it nearly long enough. Malick and Fujimoto subtly and artfully create a film, that puts the viewer right there in those “Badlands” of Montana, and that 30 years later will still have you fascinated.

The transfer onto DVD is good. There are times when the film shows it’s age, but for the most part the clarity and color is fine. The sound remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, although distinct could still be improved on.The music was outstanding but occassionaly the background noises made the dialouge hard to hear. Neither of these things were enough to take away from the enjoyment or flow of the film, and overall it looks great for a 30 year old film. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who appreciates fine film making.

Thanx and enjoy….Laurie

This is an amazing directorial debut, as the film works on so many fronts. It is both a love story and a crime drama, with sneak peaks at what makes the two main protagonists tick. It remains for the audience to decide who is the more chilling and disturbed of the two characters, twenty five year old Kit (Martin Sheen) or fifteen year old Holly (Sissy Spacek).

This is a film in which two unlikely characters become lovers. Kit, a James Dean-like loser espies the fresh-faced Holly twirling her baton one day and is smitten. He approaches her and, despite her initial reluctance, she begins to see him against her protective father’s wishes. Kit is ten years older than Holly, a high school drop out from the wrong side of the tracks, who is unable to maintain a job and appears to have a limited future. He falls in love with Holly and wants her to be his exclusively. Eventually, they become lovers.

Holly, a loner who has been raised by her father since her mother died many years ago, lives a middle class, materially comfortable existence. Her father, while he no doubt loves and cares for her, lacks a certain sensitivity. His idea of punishing Holly for disobeying him is to shoot her dog in cold blood. When her fish is dying, his solution is to toss it into the yard while it is still gasping for breath, replacing it with a new fish. Holly’s naive, fresh-faced, freckled countenance belies a soul that has atrophied. It is as if Holly were disconnected from her feelings.

When Kit tries to talk to the father about his feelings for Holly, he is told in no uncertain terms to hit the road. Kit then decides to leave and take Holly with him. Kit enters Holly’s house one day, packing a suitcase of her things in anticipation of their departure, when Holly and her father unexpectedly arrive home. Kit and Holly’s father have a confrontation, that ends badly for dear old dad. It is here that the film first signals Holly’s detachment as being something other than naivete. Her reaction is mind boggling. It is even more horrific than Kit’s reaction. Or is it just shock? You be the judge.

They initially live an almost Thoreauesque existence in the woods, living off the land, reading, and spending lots of quality time together, until this, too, begins to pall. Discovery of their idyll by law enforcement officers drives them out, and they begin a chilling killing spree across the Badlands of South Dakota and a life on the lam.

While it is Kit who does all the actual killing, it is, to my mind, Holly who is the more complex and frightening character. Her prosaic and banal conversation, as well as a lack of empathy in the most heinous and disturbing of circumstances, is most unsettling. This is reinforced in the film through a voiced-over, almost toneless, detached narration by Holly of the events that took place. It is a masterpiece of point and counterpoint, chilling in its very telling and understated irony. When they are eventually caught, Holly remains impassive, while Kit relishes his celebrity and oozes charm, winning over his captors. Martin Sheen’s performance is nothing short of brilliant, while Sissy Spacek is mesmerizing with her ability to chill the viewer.

This is an expertly crafted film with an ingenious use of music. The director even manages to utilize the music of Erik Satie (Gymnopedies 3) most effectively, however unlikely it may seem. Like the music of Erik Satie, the film is multi-textured and deceptively complex. Bravo!

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The Doctor and Romana are on holiday in Paris, 1979, which among the vintage of years, is “more of a table wine. Lacks true distinction.” They become involved in the doings of Count Scarlioni, a filthy rich art collector who has recently attracted attention by selling heretofore presumed lost masterpieces. He also seems to be selling genuine looking fakes, such as a Gainsborough and a Guttenberg Bible. Also investigating is Duggan, a dim British detective in beige trenchcoat who mainly likes thumping people.

Time suddenly jumps a groove for a few seconds, and it is the temporally sensitive Time Lords who notice and realize that something funny is going on. It happens for the second time in the Louvre and while the Doctor is looking at the Mona Lisa. He snatches an unusual bracelet from a pretty woman. Question: what is an Earth woman doing wearing a micromeson scanner, which could be used for detecting the Louvre’s alarm system?

The Count is involved in conducting some time experiments with the help of the meek Russian scientist Theodor Nikolai Kerensky. For a sample of what he’s working on, check the scene involving the egg and chicken.

This was the first of three foreign on-location stories, the other two being the Netherlands (Arc Of Infinity) and Spain (The Two Doctors). The story moves quickly in order to flesh out the Parisian scenery, but it’s the snappy and witty dialogue that really uplifts this story. Example:

Romana: Shall we take the lift or fly?
Doctor: Let’s not be ostentatious.
Romana: Let’s fly then.
Doctor: That would look silly. We’ll take the lift.

At least one Who book points out that Duggan sees the Doctor and Romana on the ground so quickly in the end, that from the time they left him, they must have flown from the tower.

More witty dialogue:

Romana: Where are we going?
Doctor: Philosophically or geographically?
Romana: Philosophically
Doctor: Philosophically, we’re going to lunch.

And the first thing Romana says when the Doctor introduces her to the Mona Lisa is “how come she doesn’t have any eyebrows?” Later, the woman who posed for the Mona Lisa is also described by the Doctor as “that dreadful woman with no eyebrows who wouldn’t sit still.”

The Countess (on the Doctor): I don’t think he’s as stupid as he seems.

The Count: Nobody can be as stupid as he seems.

Then there’s John Cleese and Eleanor Bron’s cameos in Episode 4, where they think the TARDIS is an objet d’art whose afunctionalism belies the fact that the art lies in the fact that it is here. When it vanishes, Bron says. “Exquisite, simply exquisite.” Which this story is.

Other things: the cliffhangers to Episode 1 and 2 are superb. And well-known guest stars are Julian Glover (the Count) who played Richard Coeur de Lion in the Who story The Crusaders and was General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back. Catherine Schell (Countess) has two famous siblings: Maximilian and Maria Schell.
This story got the highest viewing figures for any Who story: 16.3 million viewers for episode 4 and an average of 14.5 million viewers overall! Episode 3 (15.4 million) broke the record set by Episode 4 of the previous story, Destiny of the Daleks (14.4 million) Finally, Douglas Adams wrote this story under the pseudonym David Agnew. Scaroth’s ultimate goal was replicated in his novel, Dirk Gently And The Holistic Detective Agency.

If not the best Doctor Who story, probably the best and wittiest Tom Baker story.

City of Death is considered to be one of the greatest Dr. Whos ever. This was when the Doctor had the 2nd Romana (and K9 although he doesn’t appear in the story) as a companion. So instead of “I’m the Doctor and this is my companion” we have “we’re Time Lords”. Plus Tom Baker and Lalla Ward’s chemistry shows up on screen (they married a year or two later, sadly it didn’t last). They arrive in Paris 1979 (more of a table wine year) and proceed to enjoy the sites and sounds. They go to the Louve to see the Mona Lisa and stumble upon a plot to steal it involving some curiously advanced technology. Enter Scalioni (played by Julian Glover, General Veers in Empire Strike’s back and Donovan in Indian Jones and the Last Crusade), a rich count with a secret. In reality he is the alien Scarroth, last of the Jagaroth. His spaceship exploded on the surface of prehistoric earth fragmenting his being into several personas throughout history. He is responsible for most all of man’s great advances. Now in his last era, he strives to build a time machine to send himself back in time and warn himself of the explosion. Such a paradox would destroy the existence of man. This story is so enjoyable you don’t notice some of the obvious plot holes. Thugs robbing the Doctor and companions at gunpoint in the middle of a crowded cafe. Scalioni on a whim telling his butler to kill the same thugs who later show up perfectly unharmed. Scallioni pulling a bundle of a million francs out of his pocket and waving it in a guys face (I laugh my butt off every time I see this scene). Y’see however, the bulk of this story was written by the late Douglas Adams (under a pen name) and it shows. Tom Baker is such a wonderful comedic actor. And Lalla Ward has some great moments of dry wit too. This is Dr. Who at it’s best. Look for a cameo by John Cleese.

On another note… if you’re looking for new Dr. Who material. Look for the audio releases of the missing episodes. Look for my list “Missing Dr. Who’s on Audio and DVD” to find out about this. The jewel cases look really cool although amazon USA has not printed most of them on their web pages. Look for “The Web of Fear” for starters. “The Dalek’s Master Plan Audio Release is cool too”. Also check out Big Finnish productions for the new audio adventures of Dr. Who featuring Doctors ranging from Peter Davison to Paul Mcgann. …

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This boxset is great value. It combines 3 films from Media Blasters/Shriek Show’s ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ collection: 1990: The Bronx Warriors, 2019: After The Fall Of New York and The New Barbarians. You can pick up the 3 films for the same price of one individually.

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After the success of films like The Road Warrior and Escape From New York you got a lot of rip off films from around the world, most notably Italy. Made on lower budgets with b-grade actors and sets, these films are not ‘good’ in the traditional but rather fun and cheesy takes on the original better films. So, if you are looking for top class Sci-Fi then these films aren’t for you. But if you are in the mood for some cheesy fun rather than high art then these films are for you.

All three films have got excellent, widescreen anamorphic transfers. You also get interviews with members of the cast as well as audio commentaries on two of the films featured. All in all, the films will never look better and time was obviously spent to clean up the transfers and provide some interesting extras.

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A must for anyone who has a passing interest in Italian ‘cheese’ cinema.

Here is another set from Media-Blasters featuring 3 Itlaian cult classics. Media-Blasters is really making a name for themselves with the movies they put out. They cater to fans of cult cinema.

First up we have 2019: After the Fall of New York directed by Sergio Martino going under the name Martin Dolman. 2019 is a little bit of Mad Max, but a lot more Escape From New York.

Cult actor Michael Sopkiw is pretty much playing Kurt Russell’s Snake Plissken. I have to admit I really like Michael Sopkiw, he may not be known to the mainstream public, but for those who do know him find him entertaining.

Sergio Martino at one point made some excellent Giallos I wonder why he started doing knock off films? 2019: After the Fall of New York is a fun movie no doubt. We have some poor F/X, which really add to the charm of the flick. Not a great movie, but damn fun. With Michael Spokix and George Eastman in the same movie that means fun.

1990: Bronx Warriors was directed by Enzo G. Castellari and it’s quite obvious this was inspired by The Warriors. To be quite honest I found 1990: Bronx Warriors rather dull.

There just wasn’t enough action and lets face it a movie like this needs that. 1990 has it’s moments, but more than often it’s just too slow. The highlight is Mark Gregory who plays Trash. What’s the deal with the way he walks? Rather funny.

Fred Williamson appears as does cult actor George Eastman.

And finally we have The New Barbarians again directed by Enzo G. Castellari, which again stars Fred Williamson and George Eastman (is this guy great or what?).

The New Barbarians is fairly decent, but it just doesn’t work in my opinion. Worth watching at least once, but besides that there is no rush to see it again.

I love 80 Italian cinema and for those reading this I assume you do as well. In that case you might like the set or you may not. I love these kind of flicks, but I just didn’t really enjoy these movies except for 2019: After the Fall of New York.

Like all of Media-Blasters sets it’s cheaper to buy the set than any of the movies on their own.

As I stated before I love 80s Italian cinema, but this set just didn’t do it for me. But it wasn’t a total waste due to 2019.