Mrparka's Video Reviews for the Week of June 16th (Episode 57)

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Time Stamps
“The Bad Man” Talk – 0:17
“Abominable” Review – 1:28
“In Memory Of” Review – 8:58
“Man On Fire” Review – 17:29
VHS Voyage “The Cellar” Review – 23:15
“The Holy Mountain” Pick a Movie – 30:36
Pick a Movie Winner Drawing– 38:20
Q&A – 39:02
Update – 43:51

“The Bad Man” Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thebadmanmovie/

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Video Reviews

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"Abominable" Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Review (MVD Rewind Collection) 

SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNFOUND
It has been sighted 42,000 times in 68 countries, a vicious creature of myth and legend called Sasquatch, Yeti, and perhaps most infamously, Bigfoot. It's been hunted it for years. But what happens when it decides to hunt us? After recovering from a horrific accident, paraplegic Preston Rogers moves back into the remote cabin where he and his now-deceased wife once lived. When his new neighbor Karen, is attacked by a gigantic creature, Rogers contacts the local authorities. But after the police and those around him dismiss Rogers as a delusional widower, he sets out to stop the abominable creature himself. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Matt McCoy (L.A. Confidential, HBO's "Silicon Valley") Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, The Frighteners), Paul Gleason (The Breakfast Club, Die Hard), Rex Linn (Django Unchained, A Million Ways To Die in the West), Haley Joel (Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding), Phil Morris ("Seinfeld", Black Dynamite), Dee Wallace Stone (E.T., Cujo), Tiffany Shepis (Tales of Halloween, Victor Crowley) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Hard Target)in this wild and gruesome throwback horror shocker that Fangoria called "the best serious fright film ever made about Bigfoot!" Originally shot on 35mm, Abominable makes it HD debut featuring a brand new high definition transfer from the original camera negative and an ALL-NEW cut of the film with improved CGI-effects overseen by Director Ryan Schifrin and Editor Chris Conlee with enhanced color timing and correction and in this fully loaded collector's edition set!

Bonus Materials
Brand-New 2K High-Definition transfer from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of the main feature
5.1 Surround Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Audio Commentary with writer/director Ryan Schifrin, Actors Matt McCoy and Jeffrey Combs
'Back to Genre: Making ABOMINABLE' featurette (SD)
Deleted and Extended Scenes (SD)
Outtakes and Bloopers (SD)
“Shadows” Director Ryan Schifrin's USC Student Film (SD)
“Basil & Mobius: No Rest For The Wicked” (16:28, HD) Short film written and directed by Ryan Schifrin featuring a score by legendary composer Lalo Schifrin and starring Zachari Levi, Ray Park, Malcolm McDowell and Kane Hodder
The original 2005 version of “Abominable” (Blu-ray only, 94 mins, SD)
Original Theatrical Trailer
Poster & Still Gallery
Storyboard Gallery
Collectible Poster

​MVD Rewind Collection Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection/
 
“Abominable” Blu-Ray/DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/abominable-special-edition-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray’

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"In Memory Of" Blu-Ray Review (Wicked Pixel) 

IN MEMORY OF

Sometimes it’s better to forget.

RELEASE DATE:  JUNE 26, 2018

Directed by Eric Stanze.
Written by Jason Christ, Jackie Kelly, and Eric Stanze.
Produced by Jeremy Wallace, Trevor Williams, Jackie Kelly, Eric Stanze, Jason Christ, and Jason Limberg.
Starring Jackie Kelly, Jason Christ, Adam Ahlbrandt, Emily Haack, DJ Vivona, Jim Ousley, Gus Stevenson, Haley Jay Madison, Jason Allen Wolfe, and Katie Groshong.

Shot in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, this sprawling journey through madness stars Jackie Kelly in her feature film debut. IN MEMORY OF also stars Jason Christ (RATLINE), Adam Ahlbrandt (director of CROSS BEARER and THE CEMETERY), Emily Haack (SCRAPBOOK), DJ Vivona (ICE FROM THE SUN), Haley Jay Madison (SCAREWAVES, HEADLESS), and Katie Groshong (A MEASURE OF THE SIN, JUG FACE).

IN MEMORY OF features original music score by two-time Grammy award-winner Rocky Gray, former drummer for the multi-platinum band Evanescence.

Wicked Pixel Website - http://wickedpixel.com/
 
“In Memory Of” Blu-Ray – http://wickedpixel.com/films/in-memory-of/
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"Man on Fire" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber) 

A 2K Restoration! Scott Glenn (The Challenge) is caught in a deadly game of international terrorism where money, malice and murder are the keys to survival. Present day Italy, a country plagued by the vicious savage attacks of merciless terrorists. Daily newspaper headlines cry out the latest tragedies of bombings, murders and kidnappings. Creasy (Glenn), a former CIA agent, now a broken shell of his old self and on the brink of total collapse, accepts a position of a bodyguard for the young daughter (Jade Malle) of one of the country’s wealthiest families. He reluctantly grows attached to the little girl, giving her the friendship, guidance and support her parents are unwilling to provide. But when the child is kidnapped by a group of vicious terrorists, Creasy is thrown into a ferocious world of treachery and turmoil… filled with rage, he’s transformed into a Man on Fire, fighting for her life at whatever the cost. The stellar cast includes Joe Pesci (Goodfellas), Brooke Adams (Cuba), Jonathan Pryce (Brazil), Paul Shenar (Scarface), Danny Aiello (Jacob’s Ladder) and Lou Castel (Fist in the Pocket). Man on Fire was remade in 2004, with Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning and Christopher Walken.

 Kino Lorber – https://www.kinolorber.com/
 
“Man on Fire” Blu-Ray – https://www.kinolorber.com/product/man-on-fire-blu-ray

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The VHS Voyage: "The Cellar" VHS Review (Southgate Video)

IT’S YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE AND IT’S IN… THE CELLAR!
A young boy finds an ancient Comanche monster spirit in the basement of his home. His parents don’t believe him, so he must kill the monster alone.

“The Cellar” VHS – https://www.amazon.com/Cellar-VHS-Patrick-Kilpatrick/dp/630248863X/

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Pick a Movie "The Holy Mountain" Blu-Ray Review 

The Alchemist (Alejandro Jodorowsky) assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent planets in the solar system. The occult adept s intention is to put the recruits though strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island where they ascend The Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe. The big budget follow-up to Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo, The Holy Mountain premiered at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, causing riots to break out in response to Jodorowsky s flood of sacrilegious imagery, existential symbolism and spiritual quest for entitlement pitting illusion against truth. Visually and viscerally, the film is a masterwork that benefitted greatly from a labor intensive 2K scan restoration, which enhanced The Holy Mountain's color palate from its initial release. Bonus material: Feature commentary by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Subtitled features, bonus material, and commentary tracks, On camera interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, Original theatrical trailer, Photo Gallery/Original script excerpts.
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“The Holy Mountain” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Mountain-Blu-ray-Alejandro-Jodorowsky/dp/B00LCT48JC

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Q&A

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Podcast Version 

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Update

​Blu-Ray 
1. The Keep (bootleg) 
2. My Brilliant Career
3. The Great Silence
4. The Internecine Project
5. Who? 
6. Biggles Adventures in Time
7. Redline 7000 
8. Sorority House Massacre 
9. Spartacus 
10. Sling Blade (recommended) 
11. Angel Heart
12. The Poseidon Adventure 
13. Romancing the Stone/ Jewel of the Nile 
14. The King of Comedy 
15. A Man Called Horse 
DVD
16. The Godfather Squad/ Bruce’s Last Battle 
17. Blade/ Ring of Death 
18. Wheels of Terror 
19. Senses 
20. Flesh Flower 

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Film Notes

 Abominable – 2006 – Ryan Schifrin
In Memory Of – 2018 – Eric Stanze 
Man on Fire – 1987 – Élie Chouraqui
The Cellar – 1989 – Kevin Tenney 
The Holy Mountain – 1973 – Alejandro Jodorowsky