Mrparka's Video Reviews for the Week of September 23rd+ Contest

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Time Stamps

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Erik the Conqueror (Blu-Ray Review)  - 0:21
Dillinger (Blu-Ray Review) - 6:17
Don't Look in the Basement 1 & 2 (Blu-Ray Review) - 13:48
Ogroff The Mad Mutilator (DVD Review) - 22:35
The Stone Killer (Blu-Ray Review) - 27:16
Hands of Steel (Blu-Ray Review) - 32:50
The Wild Bunch (Blu-Ray Review) - 38:03
Shout Out- 47:55
Contest - 48:46
New Contest - 49:15
Q&A - 49:51
Update - 57:43

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Video Reviews 

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Erik the Conqueror (Arrow Blu-Ray/DVD Review)

​In 1961, director Mario Bava (Rabid Dogs, Kill Baby Kill) turned his hand to the historical adventure genre, capitalizing on the recent success of 1958's Kirk Douglas vehicle The Vikings. The result was a colorful, swashbuckling epic of treachery, heroism and forbidden love: Erik the Conqueror. In 786 AD, the invading Viking forces are repelled from the shores of England, leaving behind a young boy - Erik, son of the slain Viking king. Years later, Erik (George Ardisson, Juliet of the Spirits), raised by the English queen as her own, becomes Duke of Helford, while across the sea, his brother Eron (Cameron Mitchell, Blood and Black Lace) assumes leadership of the Viking horde and sets his sights on conquering England once again, setting the two estranged brothers on a collision course that will determine the fates of their respective kingdoms... Featuring a bombastic score by frequent collaborator Roberto Nicolosi (Black Sunday) and memorably co-starring the stunning Kessler twins (Sodom and Gomorrah), Erik the Conqueror showcases Bava's immense talent for creating awe-inspiring spectacle with limited resources. Now restored in high definition for the first time, Arrow Video is proud to present this cult classic in all its original splendor.
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Bonus Materials
Brand new 2K restoration of the film from the original camera negative
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
Original Italian and English mono audio (lossless on the Blu-ray Disc)
Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
New audio commentary by Tim Lucas, author of Mario Bava - All the Colors of the Dark
Gli imitatori, a comparison between Erik the Conqueror and its unacknowledged source, The Vikings
Original ending
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Kat Ellinger 

Buy here - ​https://mvdshop.com/products/erik-the-conqueror-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray

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Dillinger (Arrow Blu-Ray/DVD Review)

NOBODY DID IT LIKE DILLINGER! The runaway success of Bonnie and Clyde in 1967 proved massively influential: it made stars of Faye Dunaway and Warren Beauty, introduced a new form of violence to the movies, and inspired a stream of imitators, including Bloody Mama, Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha and the directorial debut of John Milius, Dillinger. Milius presents John Dillinger as an almost mythical figure, tracing the rise and fall of the Depression era's Public Enemy Number One as he takes on the banks and the G-men, led by the infamous Melvin Purvis. Starring Sam Peckinpah favourites Warren Oates and Ben Johnson as Dillinger and Purvis, and with a supporting cast including Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, Dillinger is a top drawer gangster picture: explosive, stylish and hugely entertaining.
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Bonus Materials
Brand new 2K restoration of the film from original film materials
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray and Standard Definition DVD presentations of the film
Original mono soundtrack (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of Savage Cinema and Screening Violence
Newly-filmed interview with producer Lawrence Gordon
Newly-filmed interview with director of photography Jules Brenner
Newly-filmed interview with composer Barry De Vorzon
Stills gallery
Theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sean Phillips
Collector's booklet containing new writing by Kim Newman on fictional portrayals of John Dillinger, plus an on-set report containing interviews with writer-director John Milius and others, illustrated with original production stills

Buy here - ​https://mvdshop.com/products/dillinger-blu-ray-dvd-blu-ray

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Don't Look in the Basement / Don't Look in the Basement 2 (Blu-Ray Review)

The Day The Insane Took Over The Asylum

A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
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Bonus Materials
New Audio Commentary by Tony Brownrigg (son of director S.F. Brownrigg) for Don't Look in the Basement(1973) and Don't Look in the Basement 2
Behind the scenes Don't Look in the Basement 2
Limited Edition Slipcase cover with newly commissioned artwork
Limited Edition Booklet featuring articles on Don't Look in the Basement from writers of Evilspeak Magazine, Legless Corpse Magazine, and Ultra Violent Magazine
Sales Points

​buy here - https://mvdshop.com/products/dont-look-in-the-basement-dont-look-in-the-basement-2-blu-ray

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​Ogroff: Mad Mutilator (DVD Review)

The First French Slasher Film Ever Made!

Videonomicon proudly presents one of the first truly underground French horror/slasher films - officially available in North America for the first time ever - Norbert Moutier's Super 8mm gore-fest OGROFF (aka MAD MUTILATOR)! For Ogroff, the mad lumberjack, the war is not over yet. Having suffered trepanation and ablated in one eye during the war Ogroff continues the fight by brutally killing anyone who enters the forest where he now resides. That is until one woman catches his eye and things get even weirder! Friends, families, kids, cars - no one and no thing is safe from the Mad Mutilator! Norbert Moutier (credited as N.G Mount), at the time a video shoppe owner, started filming in 1982 with no money but with a lot of passion. His dream: to achieve a French horror version of films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and Night of the Living Dead that he could rent in his own store. What resulted over weekend shoots in the French countryside with the help of friends and other cinephiles (Alain Petit, Midnight Party, Zombie Lake) became a violent, over-the-top, bizarre, non-sensical, and nearly dialogue-free cult oddity which features the special participation of Jess Franco regular Howard Vernon (A Virgin Among the Living Dead, The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein) in a surprising and strange supporting role. Videonomicon brings this rarely seen one-of-a-kind horror masterpiece (or disasterpiece depending on how you view it) completely uncut and uncensored in its original French language with improved subtitles and newly remastered picture! Two versions of the movie: 2016 Colour Graded Remaster & Original Tape Transfer! Subtitle options: English, French, Spanish! Stills Gallery! Trailer! DVD-ROM Content! Includes liner notes featuring writings and reviews by Andy Bolus and Joseph A. Ziemba! Two completely different reversible cover options featuring new and original artwork! New artwork by Steak Mtn. (Cover A) and Jon Vaughn (Cover B)!

Bonus Materials
Two Versions of the Movie: 2016 Colour Graded Remaster & Original Tape Transfer
Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish
Trailer
Stills Gallery
Liner Notes Booklet with writings and reviews by Andy Bolus & Joseph A. Ziemba
DVD-Rom Content
Cover B version features original Mad Mutilator VHS artwork on front and new artwork by Jon Vaughn on the reverse

Buy cover A here - https://mvdshop.com/products/ogroff-mad-mutilator-cover-a-version-dvd
Buy cover B here - https://mvdshop.com/products/ogroff-mad-mutilator-cover-b-version-dvd

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 The Stone Killer (Indicator Blu-Ray Review) 

(Michael Winner, 1973) 
Release date: 26 June 2017 
Limited Dual Format Edition (UK Blu-ray premiere)

This bloody crime thriller unites again Death Wish regular collaborators Charles Bronson and director Michael Winner. Bronson stars as an ex-New York City cop who is banished to the L.A. Police Department where he begins investigating a mysterious chain of events involving ex-soldiers, the Mafia and a violent campaign of murder.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: 
• High Definition remaster 
• Original mono audio 
• Audio commentary by journalist and critic Nick Pinkerton 
• Mr. Blonde: Paul Koslo on ‘The Stone Killer’ (2017, 17 mins): the colourful character actor discusses his work on the film and relationship with star Charles Bronson 
• The John Player Lecture with Michael Winner (1970, 64 mins): audio recording of an interview with the director conducted by Margaret Hinxman at the National Film Theatre, London 
• Isolated score: experience Roy Budd's original soundtrack music 
• Original theatrical trailer 
• Image gallery: on-set and production photography, and material from the personal collection of Michael Winner 
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing 
• Limited edition exclusive 40-page booklet with a new essay by Paul Talbot, author of Bronson's Loose! The Making of the ‘Death Wish’ Films and Bronson's Loose Again! On the Set with Charles Bronson, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film 
• UK Blu-ray premiere 
• Limited Dual Format Edition of 3,000 copies
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​Buy here - http://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/products
Buy here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killer-Format-Limited-Blu-ray-Region/dp/B06XK6BYRS/

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Hands of Steel (Code Red Blu-Ray)

Sinister industrialist Francis Turner creates a cyborg known as Paco Queruak, who has been programmed to terminate the leader of an ecological faction that stands in the way of the dystopian country. After failing in his mission to eliminate the ecologist, Paco flees to Arizona and hides in a local diner. Now, a hitman and a local trucker have been sent to eliminate the cyborg in this exciting Italian classic directed by Sergio Martino (Violent Professionals).

Starring John Saxon (Enter the Dragon, Moonshine County Express), Daniel Greene (Weekend Warriors), Claudio Cassinelli (Great Alligator, Screamers), George Eastman (Ironmaster, Delirium), Donald O'Brien (Dr. Butcher M.D), Roberto Bisacco (Torso)

Special Features: New HD scan with additional color correction - exclusive to this release, Interview with star Daniel Greene, John Saxon, director Sergio Martino, George Eastman and Roberto Bisacco, Theatrical Trailer

Code Red // 1986 // 94 Minutes // Rated R // Color // English
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Buy here - ​https://roninflix.com/products/hands-of-steel

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The Wild Bunch 

It's 1913, and the traditional American West is dying. Among the inhabitants of this dying time era are a outlaw gang called "The Wild Bunch". After a failed bank robbery, the gang head to Mexico to do one last job. Seeing their times and lives drifting away in the newly formed world of the 20th century, the gang take the job and end up in a brutally, violent last stand against their enemies who deemed to be corrupt in a small Mexican town, ruled by a ruthless general.
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​Special Features
Commentary by Peckinpah Biographers/Documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle
Additional Scenes
3 Documentaries:
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
- 1996 Oscar Nominee**The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
- Excerpt from A Simple Adventure Story: Sam Peckinpah, Mexico and the Wild Bunch, a Documentary Film by Nick Redman
Peckinpah Movie Trailer Gallery

Buy here - https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Bunch-Blu-ray-William-Holden/dp/B000Q6GX90/

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The Projection Booth Podcast 

Description from Wikipedia - The Projection Booth is a podcast featuring discussions of films from a wide variety of genres with in-depth critical analysis. It has been recognized as a premier film podcast by The Washington Post,[1] The A.V. Club, IndieWire, Entertainment Weekly, and Filmmaker Magazine. Over 300 episodes have been released to date featuring a range of special guests discussing their work, including John Waters, Ed Harris, Luke Wilson, Chris Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Bruce Dern, Nicholas Meyer, William Friedkin, Julie Taymor, Joe Dante, and more.

Itunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast/id421863760?mt=2
Site   -   http://projection-booth.blogspot.com/

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Contest Time!

Congrats to Jeremiah Ball on winning the The Prowler!

To win "Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!" on Blue Underground Blu-Ray 

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Q&A

​Please ask a question to have it answered on the next video show. Please leave your question in the comment section below. 

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Update

Blu-Rays 
​1. Orgy of the Dead
2. Psychos in Love (recommended) 
3. Trip with the Teacher 
4. Innocent Blood (been awhile)
5. Shock Treatment (recommended) 
6. Blood Money aka El Karate, El Colt
Y El Impostor (Spanish Import) 
7. Graveyard Shift (recommended) 
8. Shoot the Sun Down
9. Hills Have Eyes 2, the (Craven) 
10. Good Son, the
11. Cherry 2000
12. Incredible Two-Headed Transplant, the 
13. The House of Long Shadows (worth a look)