Creepshow 2 [Blu-ray]

Creepshow 2 Finally on Blu-ray
Creepshow 2 is the sequel to the successful horror anthology created by George Romero and Stephen King. The rotting Creep himself is back with three new gruesome tales of horror that will make your skin crawl: a cigar store wooden Indian comes to life to avenge the store owner's brutal murder at the hands of three punks in "Ol' Chief Woodenhead." Then four teenagers become the target of a terrifying, man-eating oil slick in "The Raft." The chills continue with "The Hitchhiker," the chilling tale of a woman who keeps running into, and over, the same mutilated man on a lonely road. This Image Entertainment Blu-ray has decent picture and audio upgrades from the DVD release. It could use much more in the way of bonus content. This is a 4 star film in a 3 star release.

Although the film consists of only three short horror stories (with animated intervals) there were originally five stories written. One of these, "The Cat From Hell", was later used in the the similar anthology...
more creep,s
not as good as the first movie, but the three short story,s are good and this bluray is the uncut movie.
nice translation in HD
I had the old 2001 DVD version, not the newer Divimax DVD edition. I can't compare it to the Divimax edition because I haven't seen it, but it does blow the 2001 DVD edition out of the water in picture quality. It was nice to view the movie this way. The only thing I don't understand is why they didn't include any subtitles. The 2001 edition didn't have them either, but the newer Divimax DVD edition sure did. Not including subtitles in this day and age is really inexcusable.
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Horror Double Feature (Hellraiser / Hellbound: Hellraiser 2) [Blu-ray]

Bound to Raise the Hell Bar
Graphics, audio and true-black contrast better than I expected. Nice addition to my holloween collection especially in wide screen format. Equal if not better than theater presentation I attended years ago.
Best of Hellraiser movies
I think these two are the best of the Hellraiser series. It was more convenient that having to buy two different films.
Much Better Than The Sequels That Follow - Blu-ray Transfer Good, but Bare-Bones
These are truly genuine horror films that have raised the horrific bar in the genre. The second is a continuation of the first with some closure to it that doesn't obviously lead to a third in the franchise. Makes the double feature containing both appropriate. Blu-ray transfers are very good, both picture and audio, but the disks are bare-bones with English audio (no other dubbed languages), no subtitles, and very little for extras beyond trailers. Got the 4th and 5th Hellraiser movies as part of a bundle and they're nowhere near the first two in suspense or horror. Don't know at this point if I'm going to pursue the 3rd one or not and may just stop with the first two as apparently a number of others have done.
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Horror Double Feature (Hellraiser / Hellbound: Hellraiser 2) [Blu-ray]

Bound to Raise the Hell Bar
Graphics, audio and true-black contrast better than I expected. Nice addition to my holloween collection especially in wide screen format. Equal if not better than theater presentation I attended years ago.
Best of Hellraiser movies
I think these two are the best of the Hellraiser series. It was more convenient that having to buy two different films.
Much Better Than The Sequels That Follow - Blu-ray Transfer Good, but Bare-Bones
These are truly genuine horror films that have raised the horrific bar in the genre. The second is a continuation of the first with some closure to it that doesn't obviously lead to a third in the franchise. Makes the double feature containing both appropriate. Blu-ray transfers are very good, both picture and audio, but the disks are bare-bones with English audio (no other dubbed languages), no subtitles, and very little for extras beyond trailers. Got the 4th and 5th Hellraiser movies as part of a bundle and they're nowhere near the first two in suspense or horror. Don't know at this point if I'm going to pursue the 3rd one or not and may just stop with the first two as apparently a number of others have done.
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The Theatre Bizarre [Blu-ray]

The best horror anthology since Trick 'r Treat
What the hell happened to American horror? Remember when mainstream horror films actually offered either originality or creativity in the way victims died? Now we're practically spoon fed the same formula over and over and it doesn't help that more than half of the horror films getting the green light or being released in theaters are a remake of a film you love. The 70s, 80s, 90s, and even early 00s in some cases were a fantastic time for horror that seem to have gone the way of the dodo bird. The horror genre is no stranger to the anthology formula, but there's something about The Theatre Bizarre that manages to capture the atmosphere of certain horror films you know and love.

Tales From the Crypt, Dead of Night, Creepshow, Trick 'r Treat, and Tales From the Darkside: The Movie are a few films The Theatre Bizarre will either remind you of and/or it pays homage to. To bridge the story together, a woman is drawn to the worn down looking theater next door. Once inside, she's...
Five Stars Worth Of Weirdness...
THE THEATRE BIZARRE is a refreshingly blunt gutting, dismembering, and reassembling of the horror anthology film. No pussy-footing around here! From the Lovecraft-inspired doom-magik of MOTHER OF TOADS, to the gluttonous, cannibalistic overload of SWEETS, this movie is filled to the puking-point w/ a scheming witch (TOADS), a truly obsessive / psychotic relationship ("I LOVE YOU'), a series of emasculation nightmares (WET DREAMS), a meditation on the nature of death (THE ACCIDENT), a unique, life-stealing, vampire / addict (VISION STAINS), and the ultimate break-up story / ode to BLOOD FEAST (SWEETS). The wrap-around story (THEATRE GUIGNOL) holds these gooshy tales together like a slippery demon on her clutch of rancid eggs. Highly recommended for the non-squeamish and open-minded...
Looking for a film with witches, murder, Lovecraftian vaginas, eyeball injections, the Necromonicon, and naked toad monsters?
Looking for a film that witches, murder, Lovecraftian vaginas, eyeball injections, the Necromonicon, and naked toad monsters? Well, depending my interpretation of what I saw in the melee of short films here you may be in for all that and more...all be it in small doses. These short films vary substantially in film, acting, gore, direction and writing quality. We get to taste a lot of stories and ideas and, if we don't like one of the shorts after ten minutes, just wait ten more minutes for the next one to start. If you like anthologies then don't miss this.

A macabre-marionetted Udo Kier (Mother of Tears, Iron Sky) introduces the six unrelated stories of this anthology. I have provided an brief overview of each short film along with some opinions.

The Mother of Toads--directed by Richard Stanley (Hardware, The Profane Exhibit)
Vacationing in France, an American couple encounter an old lady (Catriona MacCall; The Beyond, City of the Living Dead) selling...
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Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys

only a reprint
A little while ago I paid $20 dollars for a used copy of this DVD. It's an awful movie but you have to have it if you're crazy enough to watch all the Puppet Master movies. The DVD I got looked identical to this, and this new release doesn't seem to have any more features than mine. This movie is not good, I think that there should at least be some new features, anything. Just reprinting a bad movie on a DVD with no extras seems pointless. Nevertheless I give this 3 stars because I know there are people like me who will want this to complete their collection and the version I purchased is becoming increasingly expensive.


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Idle Hands [Blu-ray]

Great For Halloween Laughs
First of all, this movie is not to be taken seriously. I saw some bad reviews and it is like some people tried too hard to get it. There is really nothing to get. It is just a good horror/comedy perfect for watching with some friends on Halloween. It is funny, gory, sexy and at many points in the film it is down right stupid but that is exactly what it is meant to be. The movie is meant to be just a Halloween laugh and I guarantee you will enjoy it if you just don't expect much to begin with. Try it....the price is right.
Dumber and Dumbest, but funny.
I fully agree with the Amazon reviewer's opinion that the movie is just an excuse to string together silly gags and gross-out gore. I'm not sure that makes it a horrible film. Hey, Dead Alive and Evil Dead, classics of the genre, are built from the same formula. They do it smarter and funnier, but Idle Hands is not without its charms.

You've got the Seth Green factor (I'd watch Spiceworld II: The wrath of Ginger if he was in it), the Dexter from Offspring getting slaughtered factor, the giant-fan-as-teen-blender factor, the Vivica Fox as martial arts demon hunting babe factor, the scantily clad Jessica Alba factor.

In other words, you've got your funny, you've got your bloody, and you've got your sexy, all in one cheesy package. If the ending wasn't so horrifically bad, I'd give this one five stars (Some DVDs have the original ending, which I haven't seen). It ain't Citizen Kane, but you know that already. If you're a fan of the genre -- B comedy-horror flicks --...
Totally out of character for me
For a straightedge, hardworking high school student, this is an odd movie to be considered my favorite. But I absolutely love it. I bring it to people's houses and parties all the time b/c it's a great movie that a whole bunch of people can watch and automatically like. Bringing a scary movie to a party is always bad b/c you get the people that are scared to death when someone so much as says, "Boo," and you get the people that always fold their arms, roll their eyes, and say, "That was supposed to be scary? This movie's so dumb." Comedies aren't always a hit at parties either, b/c you get people who don't understand the jokes and people who think it cramps their style to laugh at something that really is funny. Idle Hands is gory, violent, and hilarious. It's creepy w/o trying to scare the daylights out of you and falling short. It's so incredibly "out there" and weird that you can't help but laugh. Basically it's one of those movies that you...
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Blood [Blu-ray]

Missed the mark
Good potential, but fell short. The script felt rushed and contrived. A great cast, but just didn't have the material to work with. It leaves the viewer with the same empty emotion the actors must have felt going through the motions. While not a terrible film, it is a shame that it couldn't deliver with all the ingredients.
A superior detective movie
a violent and twisty crime thriller from the UK, in the style of "The Killing" and "Broadchurch", so if you love gritty crime thrillers you will love "Blood"
Blood
Liked the story form...how it was developed...characters relationship development...good to see before in theater...in home environment controlling the silence of viewing
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Dark Girls

Great Movie
This movie is great. It shows what really happens. It will make you cry. It is very heart warming. Get the movie.
Insightful film
This film is about the personal experiences of people of all nationalities and races that have darker hued skin than their counterparts. A very well done documentary and worth owning in any household film library. The director has handled the subject with a candid thoughtfulness that lets the individuals that experienced certain treatment reveal their real thoughts.

P.S. and Reginald is an idiot.
Not the Only One...
As a woman of color, I was always told I had "good hair," "exotic" or some other description on a color spectrum. I have always had a distaste for it. Why wasn't beautiful enough. The history of colorism among American Blacks and around the world is saddening. It is often promoted and accepted. I stepped away from it years ago. The opinions are raw and candid, discussing what has rarely come to the forefront in documentaries. I am intrigued this was produced and bought a copy right away.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Double Feature (The Order / Nowhere to Run) [Blu-ray]

good movies
i real good action movie alot of adventure and excitment four everyone i enjoyed it and the packageing was done great
big fan
I enjoyed watching movies and i have yet to have any problems with what im watching. keep up the good work..

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