Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka https://open.spotify.com/show/2oJbmHxOPfYIl92x5g6ogK https://anchor.fm/mrparka https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mrparkas-weekly-reviews-and-update-the-secret-top-10/id1615278571 Time Stamps 0:00 Assuming Wasteland Went Well (Next week will talk about it) – 0:12 “Rogue Cops and Racketeers” Boxset “The Big Racket/ Heroin Busters– 0:26/ 11:34 “Flight to Mars” Review – 15:43 Pervert Card “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn” Review– 21:39 Guinea Pig: Android of Notre Dame/ Guinea Pig: Doctor Devil Woman– 25:28/28:03 “The Curse of Kazuo Umezu” Review with Jeremy – 32:08 Patreon Pick “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Review with Jeremy – 37:40 1994 “Tammy and the T-Rex” Review with Jeremy – 51:12 1994 “Shrunken Heads” Review – 1:02:30 1994 “Trancers 4: Jack of Swords” Review–1:05:12 1994 “Trancers 5: Sudden Deth ” Review – 1:07:32 1994 “Oblivion” Review – 1:09:38 Blindspot “Perfect Blue” Review with Jeremy – 1:13:37 Questions/ Answers/ Question of the Week, “Make your own podcast with any 3 hosts from other podcasts?” – 1:30:32 Patreon Drawing/ Update – 1:38:30/ 1:39:32 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Rogue Cops And Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers By Enzo G. Castellari" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() Over a long and wide-ranging career, director Enzo G. Castellari (Keoma, The Inglorious Bastards) helmed some of the most infamous of all the poliziotteschi - the gritty, action-packed crime films that proliferated in Italy throughout the 70s. Buckle up for a heart-stopping thrill ride through the seedy underbelly of Italian society in two of his most celebrated thrillers! In 1976's The Big Racket, Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi, What Have You Done to Solange?) is hot on the heels of a gang of ruthless racketeers. Realizing he's not going to get anywhere within the confines of the law, Nico recruits a crack squad of civilians to dole out their own brand of justice. Then, in 1977's The Heroin Busters, rule-flouting cop Fabio (Testi) goes deep undercover, chasing a globe-trotting ring of drug-smugglers suspected to be operating out of Rome. But can he and Mike Hamilton (David Hemmings, Deep Red), an Interpol agent with a hair-trigger temper, stay one step ahead of the criminals long enough to bring them down from the inside? Featuring death-defying stunts, explosive shoot-outs and a pair of addictive, toe-tapping soundtracks courtesy of the De Angelis brothers (Torso) and legendary prog rock group Goblin (Suspiria), these two films represent the crème de la crème of the Italian crime thriller, both making their high definition debuts with stunning new restorations in this feature-packed box set from Arrow! Bonus Materials 2-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Brand new 2K restorations of both films from the original 35mm camera negatives by Arrow Films High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations Original Italian and English front and end titles Restored original lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks Newly translated English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks New audio commentaries on both films by critics Adrian J. Smith and David Flint Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Roberto Curti and Barry Forshaw Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch Twelve double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards DISC 1 – THE BIG RACKET The Years of Racketeering, a new video interview with co-writer/director Enzo G. Castellari Violent Times, a new video interview with actor Fabio Testi Angel Face for a Tough Guy, a new video interview with actor Massimo Vanni King of Movieola, a new video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci The Great Racket, a new appreciation and career retrospective of composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Theatrical trailer Image gallery DISC 2 – THE HEROIN BUSTERS Endless Pursuit, a new video interview with co-writer/director Enzo G. Castellari Drug Squad, a new video interview with actor Fabio Testi The Drug Dealer, a new video interview with actor Massimo Vanni How They Killed Italian Cinema, a new video interview with editor Gianfranco Amicucci A Cop on the Set, a new video interview with retired poliziotto and criminologist Nicola Longo The Eardrum Busters, a new appreciation and career retrospective of composers Goblin by musician and disc collector Lovely Jon Theatrical trailer Image gallery Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Rogue Cops and Racketeers” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/rogue-cops-and-racketeers-two-crime-thrillers-by-enzo-g-castellari-limited-edition-blu-ray "Flight to Mars" Blu-Ray Review (Film Detective)![]() Will this be man's greatest expedition? Or will it be man's doom? From legendary producer Walter Mirisch comes Flight to Mars, a stirring adventure from the dawn of the 1950s science fiction boom. Starring Marguerite Chapman and Cameron Mitchell, filmed in gorgeous Cinecolor with costumes that are out of this world, Flight to Mars emerged from tiny Monogram Pictures like a rocket. Despite coming from one of Hollywood's smallest Poverty Row studios, it was praised in its time as "convincingly told and absorbing." (The Los Angeles Times) Five Earthlings land on Mars and are greeted by a team of friendly inhabitants. In time, the Earthlings learn that the genial welcoming party secretly covets their ship. Fearing they have depleted the key mineral used to power their life-support systems, the Martians are determined to get off their dying planet by any means necessary. Not only do the Martians intend to leave the stranded crew behind to die, but they also plan to invade and conquer Earth. The discovery of this sinister alien agenda kicks off a long round of deception and suspense. Can the space travelers outsmart these diabolical Martians? All seems lost until a female Martian scientist offers to help. Suddenly the group from Earth has a fighting chance! SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary by author/film historian Justin Humphreys Walter Mirisch: From Bomba to Body Snatchers - A new documentary short from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Interstellar Travelogues: Cinema's First Space Race - A new documentary short with celebrated science fiction artist/historian Vincent Di Fate from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Full color insert booklet with an essay by Don Stradley Media Watch trailer » Bonus Materials Audio Commentary by author/film historian Justin Humphreys Walter Mirisch: From Bomba to Body Snatchers - A new documentary short from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Interstellar Travelogues: Cinema's First Space Race - A new documentary short with celebrated science fiction artist/historian Vincent Di Fate from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Full color insert booklet with an essay by Don Stradley Film Detective – https://www.thefilmdetective.com/ “Flight to Mars” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/flight-to-mars-1951-special-edition-4k-blu-ray Pervert Card "A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn" DVD Review (Pink Eiga)![]() A young widow, Noriko, lives with her senile father-in-law, Shukichi, on a farm. He believes his favorite cow, long gone, is still alive. Noriko pretends to be the cow and lets him milk her - a satisfying arrangement for them both. Shukichi's daughter discovers their bizarre relationship and tries to put an end to it. It's known as director Goto's (Scorpion's Revenge, Zero Woman) best film. “A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/lonely-cow-weeps-at-dawn-dvd "Guinea Pig: Android of Norte Dame" and "Guinea Pig: Doctor Devil Woman" ReviewAndroid of Notre Dame A dwarf scientist has his dreams frustrated when his sister becomes seriously ill. Determined to find a way to preserve the essence of his sister after the death, the scientist begins to use humans as guinea pigs in a bizarre experiment. Doctor Devil Woman A drag queen doctor named Peter conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish! “Android of Notre Dame” YouTube – https://youtu.be/L7kz1zI9Ui4 “Doctor Devil Woman” YouTube – https://youtu.be/ZimMlivEGdo "The Curse of Kazuo Umezu" Review![]() Two stories: 1. When a gorgeous girl named Rima transfers into Masami’s class, she’s not only jealous, but also deathly frightened of her. While the boys in class are tripping all over themselves to get to Rima, Masami’s having nightmares of a ghastly visitor and finding scars on her body come morning. She asks a friend to help her get evidence to confirm her suspicions about the new girl. But if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth far more. 2. Shy Miko and her more outgoing friend Nanako are enjoying their summer vacation, trying to make the most of their youth. But when horror-movie marathons just aren’t thrilling enough, Nanako sets her eyes on a new target: an abandoned mansion at the edge of town, said to be haunted. With two other friends in tow, a reluctant Miko and a gung-ho Nanako enter the mansion. Soon, everything that can go wrong starts going wrong. “The Curse of Kazuo Umezu” YouTube – https://youtu.be/-TWqwKQngyI Patreon Pick "The Tragedy of Macbeth" Streaming Review (Apple)![]() Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself. “The Tragedy of Macbeth” Apple – https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-tragedy-of-macbeth/ 1994 "Tammy and the T-Rex" 4K Review (Vinegar Syndrome)![]() This listing is for the standard edition versions. The limited edition 3D lenticular slipcover editions (designed by Tom Hodge) were limited to 6,000 units and are sold out. The standard edition versions are identical, aside from the slipcover. Tammy is a popular high school cheerleader whose new boyfriend, Michael, might be the love of her life. But Tammy’s jealous ex, Billy, won’t stand for anyone coming between him and ‘his’ girl, so he and his friends kidnap Michael, leaving him to be mauled by a lion in a local wildlife reserve. Comatose and at death’s door, Michael’s body is stolen from the hospital by mad scientist Dr. Wachenstein, who extracts his brain and implants it into a giant robotic T-Rex. Horrified by his predicament and new dinosaur body, he escapes from the doctor’s lab and begins brutally killing his former bullies. Meanwhile Tammy and her best friend Byron start searching for a suitable human corpse in which to re-transplant Michael's brain... A jaw-dropping assault on good taste from the whacked out mind of cult filmmaker Stewart Raffill (The Ice Pirates; Mac & Me), TAMMY AND THE T-REX features Denise Richards (Wild Things) in her first starring role, alongside Paul Walker (The Fast & the Furious), Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s), George “Buck” Flower (They Live), and John F. Goff (Drive-In Massacre). Primarily seen in its heavily censored PG-13 version, Vinegar Syndrome brings TAMMY AND THE T-REX to 4k Ultra HD and Blu-ray fully uncut for the first time on home video, with all of its gross-out gags and gratuitous decapitations, gut-rippings, and head-smashings, courtesy of special effects wizard John Carl Buechler (Mausoleum), completely intact. directed by: Stewart Raffill starring: Denise Richards, Paul Walker, Terry Kiser, George ‘Buck’ Flower, John F. Goff, Sean Whalen, Efren Ramirez 1993 / 90 min / 1.85:1 Special features: • Region Free (all formats) • Newly scanned & restored in 4k from its 35mm original camera negative • 4k UHD version presented in Dolby Vision HDR • Audio commentary with director Stewart Raffill and producer Diane Kirman • “Blood, Brains and a Teenage T-Rex” - an interview with director Stewart Raffill • “A Blast from the Past” - an interview with actress Denise Richards • “Having the Guts” - an interview with actor Sean Whalen • “A Testicular Stand-Off” - an interview with actor George Pilgrim • Full length PG-13 cut of Tammy and the T-Rex (sourced from video) • Reversible cover artwork • English SDH subtitles “Tammy and the T-Rex” 4K – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/tammy-and-the-t-rex 1994 "Shrunken Heads" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon Entertainment)![]() Superheroes From Their Head To Their Necks! These three superheroes are HEADS above the rest! From cult director Richard Elfman (THE FORBIDDEN ZONE) and producer Charles Band comes SHRUNKEN HEADS, a legendary comedy horror head-trip available now on Blu-ray for the first time, remastered from the original 35mm camera negative! When three inner city kids are murdered in a gangland showdown gone wrong, a mysterious witch doctor opts to drag them back from the grave. Well, most of them anyway! The voodoo priest leaves the boys' bodies and only reanimates their heads. Now, this trio of floating craniums are left to fly around New York with only one thing on their minds: revenge! Elfman fills the screen with his patented blend of absurdity, grand guignol effects, dark humor and surreal insanity and gives the beautiful Meg Foster (THEY LIVE, LORDS OF SALEM) one of her wildest roles, that of lesbian crime kingpin Big Moe. Powered by original music from Elfman's brother, the award winning composer Danny Elfman (BATMAN, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BEETLEJUICE), a delirious score by the great Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, PUPPET MASTER) and slick cinematography by Stephen McNutt (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, THE DEAD ZONE), SHRUNKEN HEADS is one the weirdest and coolest Full Moon classics ever! Get ready to flip your lid and lose your mind! BONUS MATERIALS Main title music by Danny Elfman. Behind the scenes featurette. Full Moon Direct – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Shrunken Heads” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/shrunken-heads-remastered-blu-ray 1994 "Trancers 4: Jack of Swords" DVD Review (Full Moon Entertainment)![]() Jack is now back in the future. Jack is back to the future. Having since lost Lena (Helen Hunt), he finds he's lost his other wife Alice (Megan Ward) to Harris (Stephen Macht). While heading out for another assignment, something goes wrong with the TCL chamber. Jack finds himself in a whole new, more dangerous dimension. He also runs across a different version of Trancers. These creeps have total control of this new planet and Jack agrees to assist a rebel group known as the "Tunnel Rats" to crush the rule of the evil Lord Calaban. After all, Jack has nothing but time to kill. David Nutter directs. Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Ty Miller, Teri Ivens, Mark Arnold star. Full Moon Direct – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Trancers 4: Jack of Swords” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/trancers-4-jack-of-swords-dvd 1994 "Trancers 5: Sudden Deth" DVD Review (Full Moon Entertainment)![]() Welcome Jack back for another round with the Trancers Welcome Jack back for another round with the Trancers; he must find his way home from the other-dimensional world of Orpheus, where magic works and the Trancers are the ruling class. However, Jack's quest to find the mystical Tiamond in the Castle of Unrelenting Terror may be thwarted by the return of Caliban, King of the Trancers, once thought dead. Witness the explosive conclusion to the Trancers saga. Or is it? David Nutter directs. Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Ty Miller, Teri Ivens, Mark Arnold star. Full Moon Direct – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Trancers 5: Sudden Deth” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/trancers-5-sudden-deth-dvd 1994 "Oblivion" DVD Review (Full Moon Entertainment)![]() Welcome Jack back for another round with the Trancers Welcome Jack back for another round with the Trancers; he must find his way home from the other-dimensional world of Orpheus, where magic works and the Trancers are the ruling class. However, Jack's quest to find the mystical Tiamond in the Castle of Unrelenting Terror may be thwarted by the return of Caliban, King of the Trancers, once thought dead. Witness the explosive conclusion to the Trancers saga. Or is it? David Nutter directs. Tim Thomerson, Stacie Randall, Ty Miller, Teri Ivens, Mark Arnold star. “Oblivion” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/oblivion-dvd Blindspot "Perfect Blue" Blu-Ray Review (Shout! Factory)![]() Synopsis "A twisted, disturbing and wholly involving psychological thriller" – Jack Matthews, New York Daily News "Excuse me, who are you?" Rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren't ready to see her go. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows. The debut film from legendary director Satoshi Kon (Paprika) has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time – an intense psychological thriller for the social media era. Bonus Features NEW Digital Remastered Presentation Of The Film Original SD Version Of Feature (Japanese Mono Dolby Digital 2.0 With English Subtitles) NEW Lectures By Satoshi Kon Featurette NEW Into The Blue Featurette – New Interviews Angel Of Your Heart Recording Sessions Angel Of Your Heart Full English Version Theatrical Trailers And TV Spots – Includes New Trailers From US And UK Re-releases Cast And Crew Interviews “Perfect Blue” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/perfect-blue?product_id=7019 UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesThe Big Racket – 1976 – Enzo G. Castellari
Heroin Busters – 1977 – Enzo G. Castellari Flight to Mars – 1951 – Lesley Selander A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn – 2003 – Daisuke Gotô Android of Notre Dame – 1988 – Kazuhito Kuramoto Doctor Devil Woman – 1986 – Hajime Tabe The Curse of Kazuo Umezu – 1990 – Naoko Omi The Tragedy of Macbeth – 2021 – Joel Coen Tammy and the T-Rex – 1994 – Stewart Raffill Shrunken Heads – 1994 – Richard Elfman Trancers 4: Jack of Swords – 1994 – David Nutter Trancers 5: Sudden Deth – 1994 – David Nutter Oblivion – 1994 – Sam Irvin Perfect Blue – 1997 – Satoshi Kon
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The sneaky anarchist of the French New Wave, he embraced genre as a means off lifting the lid on human nature. Nothing is sacred and nothing is certain in the films of Claude Chabrol. Anything can be corrupted, and usually will be. Arrow Video is proud to present Lies & deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol. Featuring Cop Au Vin (Poulet au vinaigre), Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary, Betty and Torment (L'enfer), this inaugural collection of Claude Chabrol on Blu-ray brings together a wealth of passionate contributors and archival extras to shed fresh light on the films and the filmmaker. Dark, witty, ruthless, mischievous: if you've never seen Chabrol before, you're in for a treat. If you have, they've never looked better. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films New 4K restorations of Madame Bovary, Betty, and Torment Original lossless French PCM mono audio on Cop Au Vin, Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary and Betty Original lossless French PCM stereo audio on Torment Optional English Subtitles Archive introductions to all films by film scholar Joël Magny Select scene commentaries for all films by Claude Chabrol Theatrical trailers and image galleries for all films 80-page collector’s booklet of new writing by film critics Martyn Conterio, Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Sam Wigley, and archive material Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella DISC 1: COP AU VIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs New interview with film historian Ian Christie Claude Chabrol at the BFI, Chabrol on stage with film historian Ian Christie in 1994 Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret & Stephane Audran in conversation, archive Swiss TV episode with director and cast discussing Cop Au Vin DISC 2: INSPECTOR LAVARDIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs Why Chabrol?, new interview with film critic Sam Wigley on why Chabrol remains essential viewing DISC 3: MADAME BOVARY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Imagining Emma: Madame Bovary on screen, new visual essay by film historian Pamela Hutchinson DISC 4: BETTY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Betty, from Simenon to Chabrol, new visual essay by French Cinema historian Ginette Vincendeau New interview with Ros Schwartz, the English translator of the Georges Simenon novel on which the film is based DISC 5: TORMENT New commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson On Henri Georges Clouzot, archival interview with Chabrol about, Clouzot’s abandoned attempt to make L’enfer Interview with Marin Karmitz, archive interview with Chabrol’s most frequent producer from 1985 onward Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ Lies and Deceit: Five Films from Claude Charbol – https://mvdshop.com/products/lies-and-deceit-five-films-by-claude-chabrol-blu-ray "To Sleep So as to Dream" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) ![]() Kaizo Hayashi's acclaimed directorial debut. Two private detectives hunt for an actress trapped within the reel of a silent ninja film in the dreamlike debut of Kaizo Hayashi (Circus Boys, Zipang), a magical double-handed cinephilic homage to the movie worlds of the 1910s and 1950s. When private eye Uotsuka (Shiro Sano, Violent Cop, Shin Godzilla) and his sidekick Kobayashi are approached by an aged former actress, Madame Cherryblossom, to go in search of her kidnapped daughter Bellflower, their investigations lead them to the studios of the mysterious M. Pathe company. Here Uotsuka has a strange vision in which he comes face to face with the beautiful star of a 1915 chanbara film that appears to have no ending. From then on, things begin to get a little strange... Among the most impressive and critically regarded Japanese films of the 1980s, To Sleep so as To Dream finally makes its home-video debut outside of Japan in a brand new restoration supervised by the director himself. Drifting between illusion and allusion, it is chockfull of references to Japan's rich cinematic heritage and features cameos from a host of veteran talent and baroque sets created by Takeo Kimura, the Nikkatsu art designer fondly remembered for his flamboyant work with Seijun Suzuki in the 1960s. Bonus Materials High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp Audio commentary with director Kaizo Hayashi and lead actor Shiro Sano recorded in 2000 How Many Eggs? Actor Shiro Sano Talks, a brand new interview with the film’s lead actor Talking Silents: Benshi Midori Sawato Talks, a brand new interview on early Japanese film culture and the art of the benshi silent film commentator Midori Sawato Performs ‘The Eternal Mystery’, an exclusive benshi performance to the film within the film The Restoration of To Sleep So as to Dream featurette Fragments from Japan’s Lost Silent Heyday, a selection of scenes from silent jidai-geki films from the Kyoto Toy Museum archives Original Theatrical trailer and English-language restored re-release trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by David Downton FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Aaron Gerow Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “To Sleep So as to Dream” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/to-sleep-so-as-to-dream-blu-ray "Crash!" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon) ![]() Speed kills! Before CHRISTINE, another killer car screamed down the highways looking for blood in director Charles Band's deranged 1977 auto carnage creeper CRASH! LOLITA legend Sue Lyon stars as Kim, an unfortunate lass who is perpetually abused by her miserable, much older professor husband Marc (Jose Ferrer, DRACULA'S DOG) who, after being left an invalid by an accident he thinks his wife caused, plots to murder his missus with the aid of a monstrous Doberman Pinscher(!). But after Kim buys him a mystical African trinket from a street vendor (played by SALEM'S LOT and THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH actor Reggie Nalder), Marc's plans are foiled and soon the vengeful spirit of his dead wife has possessed her convertible, flipping it into a fearsome four-on-the-floor fiend! Over-the-top action, bizarre plot twists, endless car chases and enough car crashes to fill five films combined in this vintage Band-sploitation saga (shot by future THE FUGITIVE director Andrew Davis!), presented here fully remastered and uncut and louder and meaner than ever before! Buckle up for the weirdest ride of your life! Bonus Materials Audio commentary with director Charles Band & David DeCoteau. Original Vintage Trailer Rare Carradine clips Speed Demon: Crash Documentary Full Moon Trailers Full Moon – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Crash!” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/crash-remastered-blu-ray Pervert Card "Blind Love" DVD Review (Pink Eiga)![]() Winner of the Silver Medal at the 2005 Pink Eiga Awards, BLIND LOVE tells of a blind woman falling in love with a short ventriloquist just by listening to his voice. However, when she meets him she mistakes the ventriloquist for his much taller assistant. What ensues is a quirky and touching story of mistaken identity and awakening sexuality. The film had its North American premier at the prestigious 2009 New York Asian Film Festival. Bonus Materials Interview with the director Daisuke Goto (same director as Lonely Cow) Interview with the Director of Photography Masahide Iioka Audio commentary track (with the option of 2 languages - original Japanese or dubbed into English) Pink Eiga – https://vimeo.com/darksidereleasing “Blind Love” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/blind-love-dvd Patreon Pick "House of Gucci" Streaming Review (Amazon)![]() A LEGACY WORTH KILLING FOR. The true story of how Patrizia Reggiani plotted to kill her husband Maurizio Gucci, the grandson of renowned fashion designer Guccio Gucci. “House of Gucci” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/House-Gucci-Lady-Gaga/dp/B09NSWH9RH "Trancers 3: Deth Lives" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon) ![]() Time Waits for No Man! Jack Deth, beginning to get his life back together, is time-jacked back to the year 2247 to save Angel City from a new wave of Trancers! His mission...help find the origin of this new wave of Trancers and end it with extreme prejudice. With the help of Lena and R.J., a Trancer camp escapee, Jack learns that the new Trancer program is government sponsored, and that his usual shoot-everything-that-moves attitude might not work this time. With R.J. and Shark, a crystal powered cyborg, Deth will have to find a way inside the Trancer program and shut it down. For good. Bonus Materials Full Moon Trailers, Original Videozone Featurette Full Moon – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Trancers 3: Deth Lives” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/trancers-3-blu-ray-blu-ray "Mermaid in a Manhole" and "Her Never Dies" DVD Review (Unearthed) ![]() Mermaid in a Manhole An artist finds and rescues a mermaid in a sewer. He takes her home with him and she develops sores all over her body that begin to pustulate and bleed. He uses what oozes from her sores to paint her portrait. When he can no longer handle it anymore he breaks down and dismembers her body. He Never Dies A man gets depressed because his girlfriend has dumped him for a friend. He tries to attempt suicide but to no avail, so he decides to scare the guy that stole his girl, by throwing his own guts at him. “Mermaid in a Manhole” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrYFdOKDII&t=636s “He Never Dies” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dva9YldACKI&t=24s "Guzoo: The Thing Forsaken by God - Part I" Review![]() Upon visiting a secluded summer home, four high school girls are soon targeted by a horrific creature in the basement with a knowing housekeeper trying to keep the unspeakable heap secret and at bay using a flute. “Guzoo: The Thing Forsake by God – Part 1” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh5nMq6qV50&t=288s "Biotherapy" Review![]() “Biotherapy” is a fairly nasty Japanese gorefest about a group of Japanese scientists stalked and viciously butchered by a creepy-looking alien. “Biotherapy” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZu8LEkqTRU&t=37s "Cyclops" Review![]() A bizarre medical exam of a nude woman by several doctors and scientists reveal that their latest subject has committed suicide before giving birth to one of the mutant creatures they had placed within her body. So, an investigative crew of scientists (along with a large human mutant cyclops creature) head out to the city streets to obtain a new donor/victim in the form of a young girl. Gore and Z-Grade mayhem ensue. “Cyclops” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwDMl-2zGQ&t=484s "Conton" Review![]() A boy’s nightmares about being stalked by a demon slowly transform into a terrifying reality. “Conton” YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQGpwTDPO3I&t=45s 1994 "Vampires and Other Stereotypes" Review![]() VAMPIRISM… DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE! Two “Men in Black” wannabees (who are not wearing black) are on the look-out for ridding the planet of supernatural beings. After saving a crooked businessman in a warehouse, they are surprised by three pretty girls and a leather-jacketed boyfriend who are searching for a party. Evidently, they have unwittingly unleashed a kind of portal, endangering us all. Our heroes spend the night trying to survive, as one of the three women has been targeted as a “breeder.” She has apparently been chosen for being pretty tough - after all, she does the equivalent of shrugging her shoulders after witnessing her businessman father getting horribly decapitated just inches away. “Vampires and Other Stereotypes” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Other-Stereotypes/dp/B00DKDZNKG/ 1994 "Guvyer 2: Dark Hero" Review![]() SCI-FI’S MOST POWERFUL ALIEN-HUMAN HYBRID RETURNS! Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil. “Guyver 2: Dark Hero” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Guyver-2-David-Hayter/dp/B01LA7LDF2 1994 "Sorority Slaughter" Blu-Ray Review (Saturn's Core)![]() An innocent college prank turns deadly when a bevy of beautiful sorority girls accidentally shoot and kill their voyeuristic, Satan worhipping neighbor Hugo. But is he really dead? See what horrible fates await each member of the sorority when Hugo mysteriously returns from the grave seeking human sacrifices to sustain his eternal life. The innocent Kim quickly becomes the object of Hugo's obsession once he selects her as the ideal bride for his evil, demonic master Radu. A benchmark for Gary Whitson and his New Jersey based, shot on video, custom movie studio W.A.V.E. Productions, Sorority Slaughter is a bewildering kaleidoscope of graphic gore, extraneous subplots, leering nudity, and the most inexplicably prolonged car washing scenes in cinema history. Initially funded as a carrying fetish custom, Whitson instead brazenly crafted a sorority house slasher epic that’s notable for featuring early on screen performances from some of the ‘90s most prolific and beloved indie screen queens including Tina Krause (Bad Biology), Pamela Sutch (Psycho Sisters), Laura Giglio (After Midnight), and Deana Demko (The Ironbound Vampire). Saturn’s Core is elated to present the Blu-Ray debut of W.A.V.E.’s Sorority Slaughter culled from the original S-VHS master, in addition to Whitson’s brain-melting sequel Sorority Slaughter 2 (1997) which reunites the bulk of the original cast! directed by: Gary Whitson, Sal Longo featuring: Tina Krause, Laura Giglio, Pamela Sutch, Deana Demko, Dave Castiglione, Sal Longo 1994 / 87 min / 1.33:1 / English Stereo Additional information: • Region Free Blu-ray • New transfer from the original S-VHS master tapes • Audio commentary track with stars Laura Giglio and Dave Castiglione moderated by Ross Snyder from Saturn's Core • Sorority Girl Murderer! -alternate cut of Sorority Slaughter incorporating new footage shot in 2012 (55 minutes) • Vintage cable access interview featuring co-directors Gary whitson, Sal Longo, and special FX artist Aven Warren • Deleted scene featuring a vintage introduction by actress Tina Krause • Bonus Movie: SORORITY SLAUGHTER 2 (1997) directed by Gary Whitson starring Tina Krause, Debbie D., Laura Giglio, Deana Demko, & Dave Castiglione (90 Minutes) • Trailers • Reversible cover art • English subtitles “Sorority Slaughter” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/sorority-slaughter-saturns-core Blindspot "Mothra" Blu-Ray Review![]() A GRUESOME MARVEL! Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island’s mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them. “Mothra” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Mothra-SteelBook-Blu-ray-Furanki-Sakai/dp/B07R553MFM/ Podcast Version![]() https://open.spotify.com/show/2oJbmHxOPfYIl92x5g6ogK https://anchor.fm/mrparka https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mrparkas-weekly-reviews-and-update-the-secret-top-10/id1615278571 UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesTorment – 1994 – Claude Charbol
To Sleep So as to Dream – 1986 – Kaizo Hayashi Crash! – 1976 – Charlie Band Blind Love – 2005 – Daisuke Gotô House of Gucci – 2021 – Ridley Scott Trancers 3: Deth Lives – 1992 – C. Courtney Joyner Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole – 1988 – Hideshi Hino Guinea Pig: He Never Dies – 1986 – Masayuki Kusumi Guzoo: The Thing Forsaken by God - Part I – 1986 – Kazuo ‘Gaira’ Komizu Biotherapy – 1986 – Akihiro Kashima Cyclops – 1987 – George Iida Conton – 1987 – Takuro Fukuda Vampires and Other Sterotypes – 1994 – Kevin J. Lindenmuth Guyver 2: Dark Hero – 1994 – Steve Wang Sorority Slaughter – 1994 – Gary Whitson Mothra – 1961 – Ishirō Honda Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka https://anchor.fm/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Secret Top 10 Info Marcus Koch – 0:12 “The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter” Review – 1:03 “Come Drink with Me ”Review – 6:28 “Robocop” 4K Review– 12:51 Lies and Deceit: Five Films by Claude Charbol “Betty” Review– 20:32 “Symbolicus, Vol.1” Review – 26:22 Patreon Pick “The Seventh Curse” Review – 34:17 “Puppet Master 4” Review – 37:34 1994 “Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter” Review – 42:11 1994 “Lurking Fear” Review– 46:54 1994 “Class of 1999 II - The Substitute” – 50:44 1994 “Darkside Blues” Review – 53:30 You Ain’t Seen!? “Hard Boiled” Review with Jeremy – 55:59 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week, “What Shaw Brother’s movies do you want on Blu-Ray – 1:13:06 Update – 1:24:34 Video Reviews"The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) ![]() After one of its lead actors (cherub-faced action icon Alexander Fu Sheng) unexpectedly died midway through production, fight-choreographer-turned-master-director Lau Kar-leung (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) retooled his latest film, The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, as the ultimate action spectacular in tribute to his young star. Loosely based upon the legendary Yang dynasty chronicled in Chinese folklore, the film starts as a family patriarch and all but two of his sons are brutally wiped out in a bloody battle with a rival family. One surviving son (Fu Sheng) returns to his mother and two sisters, driven mad with grief; the other (Gordon Liu) escapes and joins a nearby monastery while in hiding. Once he learns his sister (Kara Hui) has been captured by their enemies, however, the warrior-turned-monk realizes he must renounce his peaceful ideals in order to mount a rescue mission and avenge his family. One of Shaw Brothers' final all-star martial arts epics before they ceased filmmaking altogether, The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is often regarded as Lau's masterpiece, as elegiac and suffused with anguish as it is thrillingly violent (not least in its bone-crunching, teeth-smashing climax). Bonus Materials Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Original lossless Cantonese, Mandarin and English mono audio Optional English subtitles, plus hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub Brand new commentary by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of China Newly filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns Interviews with stars Gordon Liu, Lily Li and Yeung Ching-ching, filmed by Frédéric Ambroisine in 2004 A Tribute to Fu Sheng, a short film commemorating the late actor that played before early screenings of The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter, presented via a German-dubbed telecine (the best available copy) with English subtitles Alternate opening credits, as The Invincible Pole Fighters Theatrical trailer Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Aspinall FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Terrence J. Brady Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-8-diagram-pole-fighter-blu-ray "Come Drink with Me" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video)![]() The Original Kung Fu Classic that Kick-Started the Entire Martial Arts Genre! Years before Shaw Brothers' kung fu films made them the biggest film studio in Hong Kong, local audiences flocked to their wuxia pian films: mythic tales of swordfighting (and often gravity-defying) heroes fighting for honor. In his final film for the studio, Come Drink With Me, director King Hu (A Touch of Zen) broke fresh new ground in martial arts storytelling, and catapulted fresh-faced lead actress Cheng Pei-pei to stardom in the process. When the Governor's son is taken hostage by bandits, a mysterious swordsman named Golden Swallow (Cheng) is hot on their trail to ensure the son's release. What the bandits don't realize, however, is that Golden Swallow is actually a woman, and that the hostage is her brother. Determined to set him free, no matter how many goons she has to fight her way through in doing so, she is aided in her quest by a drunken beggar (Yueh Hua) who may have a closer connection to the bandits' leader than he initially lets on. Decades before Ang Lee brought the wuxia genre to international attention with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (in which Cheng played the villainous Jade Fox), King Hu set the original template in what is still considered one of Shaw Brothers' greatest and most influential action masterpieces. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio Optional English subtitles, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub Brand new audio commentary by film critic and historian Tony Rayns Interview with star Cheng Pei-pei, filmed by Frédéric Ambroisine in 2003 Interview with star Yueh Hua, filmed by Frédéric Ambroisine in 2007 Interview with star Chen Hung-lieh, filmed by Frédéric Ambroisine in 2003 Talk Story with Cheng Pei-pei, a 2016 Q&A at the University of Hawaii moderated by George Chun Han Wang Cinema Hong Kong: Swordfighting, a documentary on the history of the wuxia genre and Shaw Brothers’ contributions to it, produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003 and featuring interviews with Cheng Pei-pei, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-leung, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Kara Hui, David Chiang and others Original theatrical trailer, plus trailer for the sequel Golden Swallow Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Anne Billson, and a 2010 essay by George Chun Han Wang about the relationship between director King Hu and producer Run Run Shaw Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Come Drink with Me” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/come-drink-with-me-blu-ray "Robocop" 4K Review (Arrow Video)![]() The future of law enforcement RoboCop, from Orion Pictures, marked director Paul Verhoeven's (Flesh + Blood) Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin (The Thing) and Phil Tippett (The Empire Strikes Back). The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop - a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen, Dressed To Kill) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. Unsurpassably thrilling, unexpectedly moving and unforgettably hilarious in equal measure, the future of law enforcement is back in a definitive 4K UHD Blu-ray presentation packed with hours of bonus features and exclusive collectable packaging. Bonus Materials 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY STEELBOOK EDITION CONTENTS 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film on two 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray discs with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos surround sound options on both cuts Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on both cuts 44-page Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Omar Ahmed, Christopher Griffiths and Henry Blyth DISC ONE – DIRECTOR’S CUT Commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for the Theatrical Cut and re-edited in 2014 for the Director’s Cut) Commentary by film historian Paul M. Sammon Commentary by fans Christopher Griffiths, Gary Smart and Eastwood Allen The Future of Law Enforcement: Creating RoboCop, an interview with co-writer Michael Miner RoboTalk, a conversation between co-writer Ed Neumeier and filmmakers David Birke (writer of Elle) and Nicholas McCarthy (director of Orion Pictures’ The Prodigy) Truth of Character, an interview with star Nancy Allen on her role as Lewis Casting Old Detroit, an interview with casting director Julie Selzer on how the film’s ensemble cast was assembled Connecting the Shots, an interview with second unit director and frequent Verhoeven collaborator Mark Goldblatt Analog, a featurette focusing on the special photographic effects, including new interviews with Peter Kuran and Kevin Kutchaver More Man Than Machine: Composing RoboCop, a tribute to composer Basil Poledouris featuring film music experts Jeff Bond, Lukas Kendall, Daniel Schweiger and Robert Townson RoboProps, a tour of super-fan Julien Dumont’s collection of original props and memorabilia 2012 Q&A with the Filmmakers, a panel discussion featuring Verhoeven, Davison, Neumeier, Miner, Allen, star Peter Weller and animator Phil Tippett RoboCop: Creating A Legend, Villains of Old Detroit, Special Effects: Then & Now, three archive featurettes from 2007 featuring interviews with cast and crew Paul Verhoeven Easter Egg Four deleted scenes The Boardroom: Storyboard with Commentary by Phil Tippett Director’s Cut Production Footage, raw dailies from the filming of the unrated gore scenes, presented in 4K (SDR) Two theatrical trailers and three TV spots Extensive image galleries DISC TWO – THEATRICAL CUT Commentary by director Paul Verhoeven, executive producer Jon Davison and co-writer Ed Neumeier (originally recorded for Theatrical version of the film) Two Isolated Score tracks (Composer’s Original Score and Final Theatrical Mix) Edited-for-television version of the film, featuring alternate dubs, takes and edits of several scenes (95 mins, SD only) Split screen comparisons between the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut, and the Theatrical Cut and edited-for-TV version RoboCop: Edited for Television, a compilation of alternate scenes from two edited-for-television versions, including outtakes newly transferred in HD from recently unearthed 35mm elements Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Robocop” 4K Steelbook – https://mvdshop.com/products/robocop-uhd-steelbook-4k-ultra-hd Lies and Deceit: Five Films by Claude Charbol "Betty" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow)![]() Five Freshly Remastered Films from the French Hitchcock Too often overlooked and undervalued, Claude Chabrol was the first of the Cahiers du Cinema critics to release a feature film and would be among the most prolific. The sneaky anarchist of the French New Wave, he embraced genre as a means off lifting the lid on human nature. Nothing is sacred and nothing is certain in the films of Claude Chabrol. Anything can be corrupted, and usually will be. Arrow Video is proud to present Lies & deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol. Featuring Cop Au Vin (Poulet au vinaigre), Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary, Betty and Torment (L'enfer), this inaugural collection of Claude Chabrol on Blu-ray brings together a wealth of passionate contributors and archival extras to shed fresh light on the films and the filmmaker. Dark, witty, ruthless, mischievous: if you've never seen Chabrol before, you're in for a treat. If you have, they've never looked better. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films New 4K restorations of Madame Bovary, Betty, and Torment Original lossless French PCM mono audio on Cop Au Vin, Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary and Betty Original lossless French PCM stereo audio on Torment Optional English Subtitles Archive introductions to all films by film scholar Joël Magny Select scene commentaries for all films by Claude Chabrol Theatrical trailers and image galleries for all films 80-page collector’s booklet of new writing by film critics Martyn Conterio, Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Sam Wigley, and archive material Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella DISC 1: COP AU VIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs New interview with film historian Ian Christie Claude Chabrol at the BFI, Chabrol on stage with film historian Ian Christie in 1994 Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret & Stephane Audran in conversation, archive Swiss TV episode with director and cast discussing Cop Au Vin DISC 2: INSPECTOR LAVARDIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs Why Chabrol?, new interview with film critic Sam Wigley on why Chabrol remains essential viewing DISC 3: MADAME BOVARY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Imagining Emma: Madame Bovary on screen, new visual essay by film historian Pamela Hutchinson DISC 4: BETTY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Betty, from Simenon to Chabrol, new visual essay by French Cinema historian Ginette Vincendeau New interview with Ros Schwartz, the English translator of the Georges Simenon novel on which the film is based DISC 5: TORMENT New commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson On Henri Georges Clouzot, archival interview with Chabrol about, Clouzot’s abandoned attempt to make L’enfer Interview with Marin Karmitz, archive interview with Chabrol’s most frequent producer from 1985 onward Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ Lies and Deceit Blu-Ray Set – https://mvdshop.com/products/lies-and-deceit-five-films-by-claude-chabrol-blu-ray "Symbolicus, Vol.1" DVD Review![]() Symbolicus is an experimental anthology project developed by extreme horror maestro Marcus Koch (100 Tears, AGP: Bloodshock). Assigned with nothing more than a symbol, filmmakers were granted full control and creativity to construct absolutely anything they wanted. Spanning over three volumes and consisting of works from 39 different filmmakers from around the world. Symbolicus defies the boundaries of traditional filmmaking, dismissing the concepts of genre or narrative. Delivering a cinematic experience like nothing you have seen before. “Symbolicus, Vol. 1” DVD – https://putridproductions.bigcartel.com/product/symbolicus-vol-1-vile-video-productions-dvd-6 Patreon Pick "The Seventh Curse" Review![]() A young heroic cop in the jungle of Thailand attempts to rescue a beautiful girl from being sacrificed to the “Worm Tribe” she belongs to. As a result, the cop is damned with seven “Blood Curses” which burst through his leg periodically. When the seventh bursts, he will die, but Betsy, the beauty he saved stops the curse with an antidote that lasts only one year, so on the advice of Wisely (Chow yun Fat) he heads back to Thailand to find a permanent cure. Action ensues as the cop and cohorts battle the evil sorcerer of the Worm Tribe, a hideous bloodthirsty baby like creature and “Old Ancestor,” a skeleton with glowing blue eyes that transforms into a monster that is a cross between Rodan and Alien. “The Seventh Curse” 88 Films Preorder – https://www.diabolikdvd.com/product/seventh-curse-le-88-films-uk-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/ "Puppet Master 4" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon)![]() When Bad Puppets Turn Good... Toulon's Puppets for once, are about to do something good. As the bad puppets turn good!. The mini-menaces Blade, Tunneler, and Pinhead go toe-to-toe with their most menacing enemy yet-a team of terrifying, gremlin-like creatures known as "Totems" that are sent by the evil Egyptian demon Sutekh to recapture the magic stolen by Toulon. The demons target a young scientist, Rick who is now in possession of the Puppet Master secrets. As the creatures attempt to terminate his research and regain the "secret of life", they leave a deadly path of destruction until the evil Totems finally find Toulon's puppets in their way. However, Rick has a secret weapon on his side and the newest head-swapping puppet...Decapitron! Bonus Materials Puppet Master 4 Original Video Zone featurette. Director Commentary by Jeff Burr. Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Puppet Master 4” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/puppet-master-4-blu-ray 1994 "Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon)![]() Puppets Vs An All New Evil! Toulon's secret continues...The fifth exciting entry in the Puppet Master franchise. In the darkened Bodega Bay Inn, the greedy Dr Jennings has come to pilfer Blade, Six Shooter, Jester, Pin-Head, Torch, Tunneler, and Decapitron to discover the source of their animation. Hoping to get rich quick, he plans to sell their secrets as implements of war. Sutec, the dark pharaoh from another dimension, has sent his own puppet, Totem, to continue his quest to kill Puppet Master Rick and steal the magic which animates the puppets. Caught between the two foes, the half pint heroes must revive Decapitron and preserve the magic formula which gives them life with the life of the Puppet Master hanging on a string! Bonus Materials Puppet Master 5 Original Video Zone featurette Director Commentary by Jeff Burr Full Moon Features Trailers Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/puppet-master-5-blu-ray 1994 "Lurking Fear" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon)![]() Infinite Evil...A Battle Against Graveyard Ghouls and The Undead! Infinite Evil....The town of Leffert's Corners has been plagued by unearthly beings for decades, and now there is only a few people left, including the local priest and a woman traumatised by the death of her sister. But when John Martense turns up to claim his illicit family fortune, with bad guys in pursuit, the last stand had become a lot more complicated....What everyone is not aware of are the humanoid creatures lurking underneath the holy grounds! Based on the writings of H P Lovecraft. Bonus Materials Audio Commentary with director C. Courtney Joyner Original Full Moon Features making-of ‘Lurking Fear Videozone’ segment Deleted Scenes Reel Full Moon Trailers Full Moon Entertainment – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Lurking Fear” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/lurking-fear-remastered-blu-ray 1994 "Class of 1999 II: The Substitute" Review![]() TO GRADUATE IS TO SURVIVE. In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that’s what we thought, but there’s one more rogue military robot out there determined to clean up the education system. “Class of 1999 II: The Substitute” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Class-1999-II-Substitute-anglais/dp/B000AQ5JUA/ 1994 "Darkside Blues" DVD Review![]() The Persona Century Corporation has purchased nearly every parcel of land on earth. Dissension is not tolerated within the corporation’s borders and those who oppose Persona are dealt with swiftly. Of those few places not yet under Persona’s control is the free town of Kabuki-cho, also known as “The Dark Side of Tokyo”. Within the town, under the leadership of a woman named Mai, is a small resistance group called Messiah. Into this world steps a man who takes the sobriquet of Kabuki-cho: Darkside. Sealed up in another dimension eighteen years ago by Persona Century, Darkside now returns to aid Messiah using his unique mystic power of renewal. “Darkside Blues” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Darkside-Blues-Akio-%C3%94tsuka/dp/B00007K014/ You Ain't Seen "Hard Boiled" Blu-Ray Review![]() AS A COP, HE HAS BRAINS, BRAWN, AND AN INSTINCT TO KILL. A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who’s working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them. “Hard Boiled” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Boiled-Blu-ray-Yun-Fat-Chow/dp/B0041SI7AC/ Podcast VersionAnchor - https://anchor.fm/mrparka Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2oJbmHxOPfYIl92x5g6ogK Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mrparkas-weekly-reviews-and-update-the-secret-top-10/id1615278571 Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast UpdateBlu-Ray 1. Backwoods Marcy 2. The Long Walk 3. Ode to Nothing 4. Hollywood’s New Blood/ Slashdance 5. Pathogen 6. Talons of the Eagle 7. Unhinged 8. Armour of God 9. The Bride from Hell DVD 10. Let’s Stop at the Morgue Film NotesThe 8 Diagram Pole Fighter – 1984 – Liu Chia-Liang
Come Drink with Me – 1966 – King Hu Robocop – 1987 – Paul Verhoeven Betty – 1992 – Claude Chabrol Symbolicus – 2021 – James Bell/ Victor Bonacore/ Jonathan Doe/ Patrick Fortin/ Gurcius Gewdner/ Kasper Juhl/ Marcus Koch/ Cidney Meredith/ Joe Meredith /Michael Todd Schneider/ Jessie Seitz/ Jeff Shedden/ Matti Soikkeli The Seventh Curse – 1986 – Lam Ngai Kai Puppet Master 4 – 1993 – Jeff Burr Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter – 1994 – Jeff Burr Lurking Fear – 1994 – C. Courtney Joyner Class of 1999 II: The Substitute – 1994 – Spiro Razatos Darkside Blues – 1994 – Yoshimichi Furukawa/ Yoriyasu Kogawa Hard Boiled – 1992 – John Woo Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Please don’t be a jerk/ Secret Top 10 Info – 0:30 “Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein” 4K Review – 1:53 Lies And Deceit: Five Films By Claude Chabrol “Madame Bovary”– 13:20 “2LDK” Review– 18:25 “Bryan Loves You” Review– 22:52 Pervert Card “Sexy Battle Girls” Review – 28:16 Patreon Pick “The Black Hole” Review – 32:33 1994 “The Regenerated Man” Review – 38:20 1994 “Gore Whore” Review – 44:33 1994 “Moonchild” Review– 48:09 1994 Pervert Card Part 2 “Twin Dolls” – 52:10 Blindspot “The Little Shop of Horrors 1986” review with Jeremy – 56:17 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week, “Have you experienced any DVD disc rot? If so what companies?” – 1:20:29 Update – 1:39:09 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Mary Shelly's Frankenstein" 4K Review (Arrow Video)![]() Be Warned. It's Alive. Kenneth Branagh leads an all-star cast including Robert De Niro, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce, Ian Holm, John Cleese and Aidan Quinn in his definitive cinematic version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of gothic terror. At the turn of the 19th century, visionary scientist Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh) embarks on an obsessive quest to conquer the mysteries of human mortality. But his hubristic bid to create life out of death goes hideously wrong, and succeeds only in begetting a deformed monster (Robert De Niro). Horrified by what he has wrought, the scientist attempts to destroy his creation, but fails. Rejected by his creator and shunned by the world of man, the tormented creature swears vengeance against Frankenstein and his family. As the monster begins to enact his murderous revenge, Victor must face a terrible reckoning with the tragic consequences of attempting to play God. Mary Shelley's seminal novel is one of the most adapted books of all time, and this retelling faithfully goes back to the original source, lushly transforming the story's twin themes of love and death into a darkly operatic gothic romance. Unlike many versions of Shelley's novel, Branagh's adaptation understands that Frankenstein's misbegotten creation is as pitiable as he is monstrous, and never loses sight of the human tragedy lying at the core of its horrific tale. Filled with sweeping, atmospheric visuals and powerfully emotional performances from an award-winning ensemble of acting talent, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein stands as a landmark interpretation of this enduring masterpiece. Bonus Materials New 4K restoration from the original camera negatives by Sony Pictures Entertainment 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original uncompressed stereo audio and DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary by film historians Michael Brooke and Johnny Mains Brand new interview with composer Patrick Doyle Brand new interview with costumer designer James Acheson Brand new interview with make-up designer Daniel Parker Mary Shelley and The Creation of a Monster, a brand new documentary featurette on the origins and evolution of the Frankenstein story, featuring Gothic specialists David Pirie, Jonathan Rigby and Stephen Volk Dissecting Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a brand new featurette with David Pirie, Jonathan Rigby and Stephen Volk on the differences between the novel and Kenneth Branagh’s screen adaptation Frankenstein: A Liberal Adaptation from Mrs. Shelley’s Famous Story for Edison Production (1910): The first screen adaptation of Shelley’s story in a 2K restoration by the Library of Congress, with music by Donald Sosin Original trailers Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Laz Marquez FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Jon Towlson and Amy C. Chambers Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/mary-shelleys-frankenstein-uhd-4k-ultra-hd Lies And Deceit: Five Films By Claude Chabrol "Madame Bovary" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) ![]() Five Freshly Remastered Films from the French Hitchcock Too often overlooked and undervalued, Claude Chabrol was the first of the Cahiers du Cinema critics to release a feature film and would be among the most prolific. The sneaky anarchist of the French New Wave, he embraced genre as a means off lifting the lid on human nature. Nothing is sacred and nothing is certain in the films of Claude Chabrol. Anything can be corrupted, and usually will be. Arrow Video is proud to present Lies & deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol. Featuring Cop Au Vin (Poulet au vinaigre), Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary, Betty and Torment (L'enfer), this inaugural collection of Claude Chabrol on Blu-ray brings together a wealth of passionate contributors and archival extras to shed fresh light on the films and the filmmaker. Dark, witty, ruthless, mischievous: if you've never seen Chabrol before, you're in for a treat. If you have, they've never looked better. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films New 4K restorations of Madame Bovary, Betty, and Torment Original lossless French PCM mono audio on Cop Au Vin, Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary and Betty Original lossless French PCM stereo audio on Torment Optional English Subtitles Archive introductions to all films by film scholar Joël Magny Select scene commentaries for all films by Claude Chabrol Theatrical trailers and image galleries for all films 80-page collector’s booklet of new writing by film critics Martyn Conterio, Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Sam Wigley, and archive material Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella DISC 1: COP AU VIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs New interview with film historian Ian Christie Claude Chabrol at the BFI, Chabrol on stage with film historian Ian Christie in 1994 Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret & Stephane Audran in conversation, archive Swiss TV episode with director and cast discussing Cop Au Vin DISC 2: INSPECTOR LAVARDIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs Why Chabrol?, new interview with film critic Sam Wigley on why Chabrol remains essential viewing DISC 3: MADAME BOVARY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Imagining Emma: Madame Bovary on screen, new visual essay by film historian Pamela Hutchinson DISC 4: BETTY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Betty, from Simenon to Chabrol, new visual essay by French Cinema historian Ginette Vincendeau New interview with Ros Schwartz, the English translator of the Georges Simenon novel on which the film is based DISC 5: TORMENT New commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson On Henri Georges Clouzot, archival interview with Chabrol about, Clouzot’s abandoned attempt to make L’enfer Interview with Marin Karmitz, archive interview with Chabrol’s most frequent producer from 1985 onward Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ Lies And Deceit: Five Films By Claude Chabrol – https://mvdshop.com/products/lies-and-deceit-five-films-by-claude-chabrol-blu-ray "2LDK" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films)![]() Envious roommates in a duel to the death. Anyone who's ever had a difficult roommate will relate to this outrageous and violent Japanese comedy. Small town girl Nozomi and her glamorous, big city roommate, Lana, share a Tokyo apartment (2 bedroom, living room, dining room, and kitchen, hence the titular abbreviation). They already have their little disagreements, but when it comes to light that they are competing for the same movie role AND the same man, their fights escalate from arguments to all-out power tool battles! Taking place entirely within the confines of the apartment, 2LDK is short, thrilling ride for fans of offbeat cinema. Bonus Materials Making Of 2LDK Promotional Videos and Interviews Photo Gallery Trailers Commentary with Maho Nonami & Eiko Koike (Subtitled) Unearthed Films – https://unearthedfilms.com/ 2LDK – https://mvdshop.com/products/2ldk-blu-ray "Bryan Loves You" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Marquee)![]() THE 'CULT OF THE BRYANS' ARE COMING FOR YOU! In the early 1990s, a 32-year-old psychotherapist (Seth Landau, Take Out) began to suspect that his small Arizona community was being taken over by a homicidal religious cult known as "The Bryans". His entire ordeal was captured on camcorder footage and security tapes. They are the video musings of a highly disturbed young man. This is what was recovered. George Wendt ("Cheers", House), Tony Todd (Candyman), Tiffany Shepis (Abominable) and Daniel Roebuck (The Fugitive) co-star along with cameos by Lloyd Kaufman (Guardians of the Galaxy), Chuck Williams (Bubba Ho-Tep), Bobby Slayton (Bandits) and scream queen Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) in this disturbing chiller based on the 1993 true story that shocked America. Bonus Materials NEW! 2022 Audio Commentary with Writer / Producer / Director Seth Landau 2008 Commentary with Writer / Producer / Director Seth Landau, cast and crew along with JoBlo Writer/Critic James Oster, Elissa Dowling and Professor / Religious Expert Dr. Phillip Baker NEW! Interview with star George Wendt (HD, 44:50) NEW! Interview with star Tiffany Shepis (HD, 50:49) NEW! Interview with star Daniel Roebuck (HD, 59.35) NEW! Interview with star Brinke Stevens (HD, 31:46) NEW! 2022 Theatrical Trailer (HD) MVD Marquee Collection – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “Bryan Loves You” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/bryan-loves-you-collectors-edition-blu-ray Pervert Card "Sexy Battle Girls" DVD Review (Pink Eiga)![]() Mirai, a high school girl, is transferred to an upscale private girls school. She soon finds out the school not only cultivates young minds, but also supplies young bodies to rich politicians. Moreover, the school's headmaster ripped apart her family. She undergoes special training, and fights her way to sweet revenge! “Sexy Battle Girls” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Battle-Girls/dp/B01M6BGZKR/ Patreon Pick "The Black Hole" Blu-Ray Review (Disney Club)![]() A JOURNEY THAT BEGINS WHERE EVERYTHING ENDS! The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt’s plans. “The Black Hole” Blu-Ray – https://member.disneymovieclub.go.com/shop/details/20514 1994 "The Regenerated Man" DVD Review (Elite Entertainment)![]() THIEVES FORCE A SCIENTIST TO DRINK HIS OWN FORMULA, TURNING HIM INTO A DEFORMED, MONSTROUS KILLER. An Experiment involving human tissue regeneration goes horribly wrong when Dr. Clark is forced to drink his own potion by two deranged thugs. But instead of killing him, it transforms him into THE REGENERATED MAN. And they better not shoot him - that’ll only make him mad! “The Regenerated Man” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Regenerated-James-Benvenuto-Bianco-DeLorenzo/dp/B01GUOSWAE/ 1994 "Gore Whore" DVD Review (Sub Rosa Studios)![]() With this Girl There's No Such Thing as a Good Time! When a lab assistant steals an important formula and all its documentation from Dr. Whitman, he hires a bottom-of-the-barrel private eye, Chase Barr, to locate it. When Barr digs deeper into the case he finds the lab assistant is actually a dead street whore and the "formula" is a reanimation agent that, with the consumption of human blood, is keeping her alive! In trying to retrieve the formula, Chase is given a rollercoaster ride through hell as the whore reanimates corpses to attack him and help her hold onto the formula. Bonus Materials Commentary, trailers, behind the scenes “Gore Whore” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/gore-whore-dvd 1994 "Moonchild" Review![]() A FULL MOON CAN BE FATAL! A government agent cursed by lycanthropy goes on a dystopian fueled adventure to find his son, who has parted ways with his father. “Moonchild” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196764/ Pervert Card, 1994 "Twin Dolls" Review![]() “Mai and Ai Amatsu are beautiful and powerful twin sisters descended from a Tennyo angel. However, part of this legacy includes fighting off sex-starved demons and protecting the child-like boy Onimaro from evil forces. Can Mai and Ai carry out their mission in life and retain their chastity at the same time?” Source Animetric.com “Twin Dolls” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184886/ Blindspot "Little Shop of Horrors" Blu-Ray Review![]() DON’T FEED THE PLANTS. Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik’s, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper. “The Little Shop of Horrors” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Little-Shop-Horrors-Directors-Theatrical/dp/B074BJJH2H/ Update4K 1. Phenomena 2. Hard Target 3. X-Ray/ Schizoid Blu-Rays 4. Hard Rock Zombies/ Slaughterhouse Rock 5. Reform School Girls 6. Dream a Little Dream 7. Accused 8. Serpico DVD 9. Battlefield Baseball Film NotesMary Shelly’s Frankenstein – 1994 – Kenneth Branagh Madame Bovary – 1991 – Claude Chabrol 2LDK – 2003 – Yukihiko Tsutsumi Bryan Loves You – 2008 – Seth Landau Sexy Battle Girls – 1986 – Mototsugu Watanabe The Black Hole – 1978 – Gary Nelson The Regenerated Man – 1994 – Ted A. Bohus Gore Whore – 1994 – Hugh Gallagher Moonchild – 1994 – Todd Sheets Twin Dolls aka Seijûden: Twin Dolls – 1994 – Kan Fukumoto Little Shop of Horrors – 1986 – Frank Oz Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Jack Frost” Review – 0:15 “Monster from Green Hell ” Review – 6:42 Lies And Deceit: Five Films By Claude Chabrol “Cop Au Vin” and “Inspector Lavardin”– 12:35/ 17:47 “Blood Games” Review– 21:47 “Battlefield Baseball” Review– 26:08 “Billy Club” Review – 30:06 Patreon Pick “The Cottage” Review – 33:15 1994 “Shallow Grave” Review – 35:48 1994 “The Stand” Review – 41:07 You Ain’t Seen?! “The Shining” Review with Jeremy – 50:36 Questions/ Answers/ Question of the Week, “What is one original movie prop from any movie you would like to own?” – 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Jack Frost" Blu-Ray Review (MVD Rewind) ![]() HE'S CHILLIN' AND KILLIN'! He's got ice in his veins and he's giving cold-blooded a whole new meaning... his name is JACK FROST. After five years of terror and 38 bodies in five states, serial killer Jack is on his way to execution. But a freak accident with a truckload of genetic material in the middle of a snowstorm mutates Jack into a killer snowman. Now only an army can stop the slayride of terror from this frosty monster with icicle fangs. Hell has just frozen over... he's the abominable Jack Frost. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.85:1 aspect ratio, scanned and restored in 2K in 2016 from 35mm vault elements Audio: 5.1 DTS-HD MA Optional English Subtitles Introduction with Director Michael Cooney (:37 HD) Audio Commentary with Director Michael Cooney NEW! Audio Commentary with Tony Piluso, Newt Wallen and Crystal Quin of ‘Hack the Movies’ NEW! Full Empire Promotions’ Dominic Mancini Interview with Scott MacDonald: Part 1 (42:09, HD) Interview with Actor Scott MacDonald (16:01 HD) Interview with Director of Photography Dean Lent (6:01, HD) Original Theatrical Trailer Reversible Cover Art Featuring Original and Newly Commissioned artwork by Alí Hdz / Brutal Child Collectible Mini-Poster MVD Rewind Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MVDRewindCollection “Jack Frost” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/jack-frost-collectors-edition-blu-ray "Monster from Green Hell" Blu-Ray Review (Film Dectective) ![]() Atomic mutations with an appetite for flesh! Too awesome to describe! Too terrifying to escape! Monster From Green Hell [The Film Detective Special Edition] From the era of giant bugs and atomic testing comes this low budget howler about mutant wasps. When scientists try to understand the effects of radiation on earth creatures, the result brings them to an area of Africa known as "Green Hell," where wasps have mutated into monsters! Jim Davis, who would someday star in the TV series Dallas, plays Dr. Quent Brady, the scientist who starts the whole mess. The film also stars Vladimir Sokoloff (The Life of Emile Zola, Mission to Moscow) as the skeptical Dr. Lorentz, and Joel Fluellen (Raisin in the Sun), as Arobi, who warns Brady to beware of the African location. The locals don't call it "Green Hell" for nothing! Co-written by Louis Vittes, who gave us the classic, I Married a Monster From Outer Space. Bonus Materials Full length commentary track with Artist and Author, Stephen R. Bissette Original essay, 'The Men Behind the Monsters,' by Author, Don Stradley 'Missouri Born: The Films of Jim Davis,' an original production by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures Film Detective – https://www.thefilmdetective.com/ “Monster from Green Hell” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/monster-from-green-hell-the-film-detective-special-edition-blu-ray "Lies and Deceit: Five Film by Claude Chabrol" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Video) ![]() Five Freshly Remastered Films from the French Hitchcock Too often overlooked and undervalued, Claude Chabrol was the first of the Cahiers du Cinema critics to release a feature film and would be among the most prolific. The sneaky anarchist of the French New Wave, he embraced genre as a means off lifting the lid on human nature. Nothing is sacred and nothing is certain in the films of Claude Chabrol. Anything can be corrupted, and usually will be. Arrow Video is proud to present Lies & deceit: Five Films by Claude Chabrol. Featuring Cop Au Vin (Poulet au vinaigre), Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary, Betty and Torment (L'enfer), this inaugural collection of Claude Chabrol on Blu-ray brings together a wealth of passionate contributors and archival extras to shed fresh light on the films and the filmmaker. Dark, witty, ruthless, mischievous: if you've never seen Chabrol before, you're in for a treat. If you have, they've never looked better. Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS High definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films New 4K restorations of Madame Bovary, Betty, and Torment Original lossless French PCM mono audio on Cop Au Vin, Inspector Lavardin, Madame Bovary and Betty Original lossless French PCM stereo audio on Torment Optional English Subtitles Archive introductions to all films by film scholar Joël Magny Select scene commentaries for all films by Claude Chabrol Theatrical trailers and image galleries for all films 80-page collector’s booklet of new writing by film critics Martyn Conterio, Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Sam Wigley, and archive material Limited edition packaging with newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella DISC 1: COP AU VIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs New interview with film historian Ian Christie Claude Chabrol at the BFI, Chabrol on stage with film historian Ian Christie in 1994 Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret & Stephane Audran in conversation, archive Swiss TV episode with director and cast discussing Cop Au Vin DISC 2: INSPECTOR LAVARDIN New commentary by critic Ben Sachs Why Chabrol?, new interview with film critic Sam Wigley on why Chabrol remains essential viewing DISC 3: MADAME BOVARY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Imagining Emma: Madame Bovary on screen, new visual essay by film historian Pamela Hutchinson DISC 4: BETTY New commentary by critic Kat Ellinger Betty, from Simenon to Chabrol, new visual essay by French Cinema historian Ginette Vincendeau New interview with Ros Schwartz, the English translator of the Georges Simenon novel on which the film is based DISC 5: TORMENT New commentary by critics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson On Henri Georges Clouzot, archival interview with Chabrol about, Clouzot’s abandoned attempt to make L’enfer Interview with Marin Karmitz, archive interview with Chabrol’s most frequent producer from 1985 onward Arrow – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “Lies and Deceit: Five Film by Claude Chabrol” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/lies-and-deceit-five-films-by-claude-chabrol-blu-ray "Blood Games" Blu-Ray Review (Vinegar Syndrome)![]() It all started as a simple game of softball... When a women's softball team win a game against a group of rough talking and dirty playing men, they find themselves unwittingly involved in a new competition with much higher stakes: life and death. After being horribly attacked and assaulted by their male competitors, the women are forced to use both their wits and strength to escape their tormentors and avenge their teammates, but quickly find themselves trapped in a deadly cat and mouse chase through a nearby forest, where violence lurks behind every tree... A shockingly violent revenge thriller that, despite its early 90s release date, is as unflinching in its brutality as the roughest exploitation films of the 1970s, Isreali director Tanya Rosenberg's BLOOD GAMES is a tense and action packed exploitation gem. Starring prolific stunt woman Laura Albert, alongside Ken Carpenter (Tammy and the T-Rex), Ross Hagen (Wonder Women), Gregory Scott Cummins (Hack-O-Lantern), and cult character actor George 'Buck' Flower (Berserker), Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents the long overdue disc debut of BLOOD GAMES, in a brand new 2K restoration. Directed by: Tanya Rosenberg Starring: Laura Albert, Ken Carpenter, Ross Hagen, Gregory Scott, George 'Buck' Flower 1990 / 90 min / 1.85:1 / English Stereo • Region A Blu-ray • Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 35mm interpositive • “Playing a Tough Babe” - an interview with actress Laura Albert • “Playing Hardball” - an interview with actor Ken Carpenter • Original theatrical trailer • Promotional still gallery • Reversible cover artwork • SDH English subtitles Vinegar Syndrome – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/ “Blood Games” Blu-Ray – https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/blood-games "Battlefield Baseball" Review![]() Battlefield Baseball is a tough game–it doesn’t end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their opponents on the Seido High team know they don’t have a chance at beating them unless they can bring back a star pitcher who has a lethal pitch called the Super Tornado, but who has hung up his cleats and has no desire to return to the game. “Battlefield Baseball” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Battlefield-Baseball-Tak-Sakaguchi/dp/B0009E326G/ "Billy Club" DVD Review![]() BACK FROM THE DEAD. OUT FOR REVENGE. Four little league teammates reunite after fifteen years to solve the mystery behind a horrible killing from their childhood. A mysterious letter sends the gang on a mission to unearth the grave of their old coach and prove that their incarcerated friend is innocent. Little do they know the real killer is stalking them and hungry for their blood! “Billy Club” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Billy-Club-Nick-Sommer/dp/B00NGAJFYI/ Patreon Pick "The Cottage" DVD Review![]() SLEEPS SIX BLOODY COMFORTABLY In a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping turns into a living nightmare for four central characters when they cross paths with a psychopathic farmer and all hell breaks loose. “The Cottage” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Cottage-Unrated-Reece-Shearsmith/dp/B0013D8LLS/ 1994 "Shallow Grave" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)![]() The diabolical thriller Shallow Grave was the first film from director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter John Hodge (the smashing team behind Trainspotting). In it, three self-involved Edinburgh roommates—played by Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston, and Ewan McGregor, in his first starring role—take in a brooding boarder, and when he dies of an overdose, leaving a suitcase full of money, the trio embark on a series of very bad decisions, with extraordinarily grim consequences for all. Macabre but with a streak of offbeat humor, this stylistically influential tale of guilt and derangement is a full-throttle bit of Hitchcockian nastiness. FILMMAKER-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New, restored digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Brian Tufano, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Two audio commentaries: one by director Danny Boyle and the other by screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald New interview piece featuring actors Christopher Eccleston, Kerry Fox, and Ewan McGregor Digging Your Own Grave, a 1993 documentary by Kevin Macdonald on the making of the film Andrew Macdonald and Kevin Macdonald’s video diary from the 1992 Edinburgh Film Festival, where they shopped around the script for Shallow Grave Shallow Grave trailer and Trainspotting teaser English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: A new essay by critic Philip Kemp “Shallow Grave” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/27981-shallow-grave 1994 "The Stand" Blu-Ray Review![]() After a deadly plague kills most of the world’s population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a maleficent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil. “The Stand” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Kings-Stand-Blu-ray-Sinise/dp/B07TMRSP6L/ You Ain't Seen!? "The Shining" 4K Review![]() The Shining All work and no play makes Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson-the caretaker of an isolated resort-go way off the deep end, terrorizing his young son and wife (Shelley Duvall). Nicholson plays Jack Torrance, who's come to the elegant, isolated Overlook Hotel as off-season caretaker. Torrance has never been there before-or has he? The answer lies in a ghostly time warp of madness and murder. “The Shining” 4K – https://www.amazon.com/Shining-4K-Ultra-Blu-Ray-Digital/dp/B07RP4T8KZ/ Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-253-audio-version/ UpdateDVD
Film NotesJack Frost – 1997 – Michael Cooney
Monster from Green Hell – 1957 – Kenneth G. Crane Cop Au Vin – 1985 – Claude Chabrol Inspector Lavardin – 1986 – Claude Chabrol Blood Games – 1990 – Tanya Rosenberg Battlefield Baseball – 2003 – Yudai Yamaguchi Billy Club – 2013 – Drew Rosas/ Nick Sommer The Cottage – 2008 – Paul Andrew Williams Shallow Grave – 1994 – Danny Boyle The Stand – 1994 – Mick Garris The Shinning – 1980 – Stanley Kubrick Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 New show coming soon – 0:12 “Ditched ” Reviews – 1:31 “Monkey Kung Fu” Reviews– 4:55 “Shaolin Mantis” Reviews– 8:21 “An American Werewolf in London” 4K Review– 13:22 Pervert Card “Kinbaku Collection: Flower and Moon” Review – 22:11 Patreon Pick “The Giant Gila Monster” Review – 28:41 1994 “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” Review – 33:17 1994 “Funny Man” Review – 43:23 1994 “Nigel the Psychopath” Review– 47:24 1994 “Surviving the Game” Review – 49:40 1994 “Relative Fear” Review –56:11 1994 “Aftermath” Revew – 1:00:47 Blindspot “Moulin Rouge” Review with Jeremy – 1:04:42 Questions/ Answers/ Question of the Week, “What is your most prized item in your collection?” – 1:25:27 Patreon Drawing/ Update – 1:37:14/ 1:38:47 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Ditched" Blu-Ray Review (Epic Pictures)![]() Desperate to escape an overturned ambulance, a group of paramedics discover that they are the victims of an ambush. Melina, a paramedic, wakes up in an overturned ambulance with no memory of the accident. She is trapped in the woods with two prisoner medical transfers and the police escort team, and they are all desperate to escape. The group quickly discover that they are the victims of an ambush with the perpetrators hunting them down one by one. Dread Central – https://store.dreadcentral.com/ “Ditched” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/ditched-blu-ray "Monkey Kung Fu" Blu-Ray Review (88 Films) ![]() When prisoner Chung is given half a wooden keepsake by a one-eyed master he breaks out of prison to search for the other half to discover its purpose. From director Mar Lo (Shaolin Thief), and starring Siu-Tung Ching (The Shaolin Boxer) comes this fast-moving Wuxia classic from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio. When prisoner Ching is given half of a wooden keepsake by a one eyed-master about to be executed, he breaks out of prison to go in search of the other half to discover its purpose. However, on his quest he is pursued by a gang leader who will also stop at nothing find out its secrets. Embroiling mystical promise, an adventurous journey and a search for the truth into its winding storyline, Money Kung Fu AKA Stroke of Death is a uniquely satisfying late seventies delve into the magical world of martial arts Hong Kong cinema. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 DTS-HD MA English Soundtrack 2.0 DTS-HD MA Cantonese Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles Audio commentary by Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast On Fire Network Stunting Around - An Interview with Choreographer Tony Leung Siu-hung Original Trailer 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “Monkey Kung Fu” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/monkey-kung-fu-blu-ray "Shaolin Mantis" Blu-Ray Review (88 Films) ![]() Wei Fung is hired to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming loyalists, but he falls in love the clan leaders granddaughter and his plans are discovered. Direct from the golden age of Hong Kong martial arts cinema comes Shaolin Mantis another fast paced fight fest, from the mighty Shaw Brothers studio. When scholar Wei Fung (David Chiang) is hired by the Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love the clan leader's granddaughter and his plans are discovered. From legendary director and star Lau Kar Leung (The Spiritual Boxer, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) Shaolin Mantis is another superlative entry from the never ending showcase of 70s martial arts productions. An absolute must for collectors of classic Shaw Brothers movies. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 DTS-HD MA English Soundtrack 2.0 DTS-HD MA Mandarin Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles Audio commentary with Asian cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema Audio commentary with Asian cinema experts Frank Djeng Complicated Families - David West on Shaolin Mantis Interview with Actor John Cheung US Trailer (The Deadly Mantis) Hong Kong Trailer 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “Shaolin Mantis” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/shaolin-mantis-blu-ray "An American Werewolf in London" 4K Review (Arrow) ![]() From the director of Animal House... A Different Kind of Animal. One of the greatest directors of the 1980s, John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Trading Places), expertly combines macabre horror with dark humor in the lycanthropic classic, An American Werewolf in London. American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. David awakes in a London hospital to find his friend dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny Agutter, Walkabout) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the streets of the capital... An American Werewolf in London had audiences howling with laughter and recoiling in terror upon its cinema release. Landis' film has gone on to become one of the most important horror films of its decade, rightly lauded for its masterful set-pieces, uniquely unsettling atmosphere and Rick Baker's truly ground-breaking, Oscar-winning special makeup effects. Now newly restored and presented with an abundance of extra features, this big beast of horror can be devoured as never before... Bonus Materials Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original uncompressed 1.0 mono and optional 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Audio commentary by Beware the Moon filmmaker Paul Davis Audio commentary by actors David Naughton and Griffin Dunne Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf, a feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more An American Filmmaker in London, an interview with John Landis in which he reflects on British cinema and his time working in Britain I Think He’s a Jew: The Werewolf’s Secret, a video essay by filmmaker Jon Spira (Elstree 1976) about how Landis’ film explores Jewish identity The Werewolf’s Call, Corin Hardy, director of The Hallow and The Nun, chats with writer Simon Ward about their formative experiences with Landis’ film Wares of the Wolf, a featurette in which SFX artist Dan Martin and Tim Lawes of Prop Store look at some of the original costumes and special effects artefacts from the film Beware the Moon, Paul Davis’ acclaimed, feature-length exploration of Landis’ film which boasts extensive cast and crew interviews An American Werewolf in Bob’s Basement and Causing a Disturbance: Piccadilly Revisited, two 2008 featurettes filmed by Paul Davis Making An American Werewolf in London, a short archival featurette on the film’s production An Interview with John Landis, a lengthy archival interview with the director about the film Make-up Artist Rick Baker on An American Werewolf in London, the legendary make-up artist discusses his work on the film I Walked with a Werewolf, an archival interview with Rick Baker about Universal horror and its legacy of Wolfman films Casting of the Hand, archival footage from Rick Baker’s workshop showing the casting of David Naughton’s hand Outtakes Storyboards featurette Original trailer and teaser plus TV and radio spots Extensive image gallery featuring over 200 stills, posters and other ephemera Reversible sleeve featuring original poster art and artwork by Graham Humphreys Double-sided fold-out poster Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions Limited edition 60-page, perfect-bound book featuring new writing by Craig Ian Mann and Simon Ward, archival articles and original reviews Arrow Video – https://www.arrowfilms.com/ “An American Werewolf in London” 4K – https://mvdshop.com/products/an-american-werewolf-in-london-uhd-4k-ultra-hd Pervert Card "Kinbaku Collection: Flower and Moon" Blu-Ray Review (Darkside Releasing)![]() CHAPTER FLOWER: Waking up on a stage, Sayaka and Tsuda find themselves confined by evil mastermind Ando working wth Sayaka's husband, Yamazaki. Disovering the adultery of his young wife and his secretary, Yamazaki asks Ando to use "Kinbaku" (bondage) as punishment for his wife's betrayal -- but Sayaka's reaction gradually changes by Ando's skilled and erotic bondage technique. CHAPTER MOON: Mizuki, a female manager at a trading company, is abducted abruptly and wakes up firmly tied up and hanging by rope over a strange performance stage at the hands of the mysterious bondage master But soon Ando turns his rope and skills on Satsuki, a woman who may have caused the death of Mizuki's husband in the past... A modern "Kinbaku" classic from Japan, this double-feature Blu ray is available for the first time in North America! Bonus Materials Double Feature (2 full films) “Kinbaku” Trailer Reel. “Kinbaku Collection: Flower and Moon” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/collections/home-page-featured-by-release-date/products/kinbaku-flower-moon-blu-ray Patreon Pick "The Giant Gila Monster" DVD Review![]() A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chopming on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out. “The Giant Gila Monster/ Killer Shrews” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Shrews-Monster-Double-Feature/dp/B000P6R9JO/ 1994 "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() When a helpful family invites two lost couples in for a good ol' down-home massacre, the prom night teens find themselves all dressed up ... with no place to escape. Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey star in this hilarious bone-chilling remake of the horror classic. Bonus Features Two Cuts Of The Film – The Theatrical Cut (87 Minutes - HD) And The Director’s Cut (93 Minutes - HD With Standard Definition Inserts) NEW Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Kim Henkel (On Director's Cut) NEW The Buzz Is Back – An Interview With Director Of Photography Levie Isaacks NEW Marked For Death – An Interview With Actor Tyler Shea Cone NEW If Looks Could Kill: The Return Of A "Chainsaw Massacre" – An Interview With Special Makeup Effects Artist J.M. Logan And Production Designer Deborah Pastor Theatrical Trailer “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/texas-chainsaw-massacre-the-next-generation-collector-s-edition?product_id=6834 1994 "Funny Man" Review![]() HE’S CHEEKY & HE’S CRUEL! When Max Taylor wins the ancestral home of Callum Chance in a game of Poker, little does he realize that the game is far from over… One by one, Max’s family are murdered by the Funny Man, a demonic jester with a varied and imaginative repertoire of homicidal techniques and an irreverent sense of humor. Meanwhile, Max’s brother is on his way to the mansion with a bunch on hitchhikers who will be lucky to survive the night. “Funny Man” Import Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Funny-Man-Blu-ray/dp/B07125JS25 1994 "Nigel the Psychopath" DVD Review![]() A psychotic maniac with a gas mask lurks the local playgrounds and kills all the children in his path. “Nigel the Psychopath” YouTube – https://youtu.be/2JrdtP-Ny7k 1994 "Surviving the Game" Review![]() THE ULTIMATE MANHUNT. A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey. “Surviving the Game” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Game-Rutger-Hauer/dp/B01LTHNNFG/ 1994 "Relative Fear" Review![]() TRUSTING YOUR CHILDREN CAN BE DEADLY. Linda and Peter Pratman's son Adam is autistic, but they still love him and hope that he'll at least start talking some day. However he's teased and abused by the kids of the neighborhood and his grandpa. When several people around Adam die an unexpected death, his parents start to suspect Adam - is he just simulating to be so ignorant about his environment? “Relative Fear” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Relative-Fear-Jason-Blicker/dp/B000A2X8O8/ 1994 "Aftermath" DVD Review (Unearthed Films)![]() When the others leave for the night, the last mortician begins to fondle the corpses. He quickly moves to the corpse of a young woman who died in a car crash. “Aftermath” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Genesis-Pep-Tosar/dp/B0009IW8DK/ Blindspot "Moulin Rouge" Streaming Review (Hulu)![]() NO LAWS. NO LIMITS. ONE RULE. NEVER FALL IN LOVE. A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club’s most notorious and beautiful star. “Moulin Rouge” Hulu – https://www.hulu.com/movie/moulin-rouge-b96f5516-8161-4075-9780-6fa06f989ba3 Podcast Versionhttps://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-252-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Rays 1. Black Cat (88 Films) 2. The Legend of the Stardust Brothers DVD 3. Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell Film NotesDitched – 2021 – Christopher Donaldson
Monkey Kung Fu – 1979 – John Law Ma Shaolin Mantis – 1978 – Liu Chia-Liang An American Werewolf in London – 1981 – John Landis Kinbaku Flower – 2016 – Naoyuki Tomomatsu Kinbaku Moon – 2017 – Naoyuki Tomomatsu The Giant Gila Monster – 1959 – Ray Kellogg The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – 1994 – Kim Henkel Funny Man – 1994 – Simon Sprackling Nigel the Psychopath – 1994 – Jim Larsen Surviving the Game – 1994 – Ernest R. Dickerson Relative Fear – 1994 – George Mihalka Aftermath – 1994 – Nacho Cerda Moulin Rouge – 2001 – Baz Luhrmann Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Amy and Corrections – 0:12 “Legendary Weapons of China ” Reviews – 1:30 “Modern Vampires” Reviews– 8:12 “Mansion of the Doomed” Reviews– 15:41 “Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein/Santo and Mantequilla Napoles in The Revenge of la Llorona” Review– 19:38/ 22:41 “Excision” Review – 25:35 Patreon Pick “The Laughing Policeman” Review – 30:44 “Bloodletting” Review – 35:09 “Writer’s Block: Truth or Dare 2” Review – 43:30 1994 “Wicked Games” Review– 47:38 1994 “Brainscan” Review – 55:20 1994 “The Kingdom” Review – 1:02:20 You Ain’t Seen!? “Heavenly Creatures” Review with Jeremy – 1:05:57 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week, “Any horror franchise where you have an unhealthy fan ownership of?” – 1:22:52 Update – 1:39:22 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Legendary Weapons of China" Blu-Ray Review (88 Films) ![]() When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the group's reputation an elite band of killers is dispatched. When the former member of a failing magical kung fu order threatens to destroy the remaining group's reputation through his loud mouth insults and defamatory behaviour, an elite band of killers is dispatched to silence him forever. Though perhaps the golden age of martial cinema had been and gone, this late entry wuxia style film from The Shaw Brothers house of dreams was still able to pack a powerful punch. Written, directed and starring Chia-Liang Liu (The Spiritual Boxer, Spiritual Boxer II), this gloriously fast-paced drama which entertainingly mixes swordplay with hand to hand combat in a fabulously furious rollicking adventure weaves its own special kind of magic. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 DTS-HD MA English Soundtrack 2.0 DTS-HD MA Mandarin Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles Audio Commentary with Asian cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema Audio commentary with Asian cinema experts Frank Djeng Eighteen Weapons - David West on Legendary Weapons of China Gordon At Shaw - Interview with Actor Gordon Lui Titus At Shaw - Interview with Producer Titus Ho Original Theatrical Trailer 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “Legendary Weapons of China” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/legendary-weapons-of-china-blu-ray "Modern Vampires" Blu-Ray Review (Ronin Flix) ![]() When a new vampire (Gregson Wagner) shows up in LA, the Count wants her gone. Her only chance at immortality lies in the fangs of Dallas (Van Dien). Los Angeles has a discreet community of tortured, bloodthirsty creatures of the night. But when a mysterious vampire (Natasha Gregson Wagner - Lost Highway) enters the scene, The Count wants this blood-sucking seductress eliminated before her rampage of death exposes the cult. Her only chance at immortality lies in the fangs of Dallas (Casper Van Dien - Starship Troopers). But when a distraught mortal, Dr. Frederick van Helsing (Rod Steiger - The Amityville Horror), seeks revenge on the vampires that damned his son, he vows to kill them all, slowly. Together with a band of vampire hunters, Dr. Van Helsing declared war on the underground church of damnation. Welcome to Transylvania in the Hollywood Hills. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation (1.85:1) NEW 2K SCAN of the director’s personal film print DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo NEW interview with director Richard Elfman Audio Commentary with director Richard Elfman and actor Casper Van Dien Behind the Scenes Featurette Theatrical Trailer English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ronin Flix – https://roninflix.com/ “Modern Vampires” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/modern-vampires-blu-ray "Mansion of the Doomed" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon)![]() A surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after he begins removing eyes of abducted people in hopes of restoring his daughter's sight. Screaming out of 1976, Charles Band's MANSION OF THE DOOMED stands as one of the most lurid and unsettling exploitation films of all time, presented here for the first time uncut, restored and remastered in HD from the original 35mm negative! Richard Basehart (BEING THERE, TVs VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA) stars as the maniacal Dr. Leonard Chaney, a brilliant surgeon who compulsively kidnaps people and rips out their eyeball, dumping their bleeding bodies into a filthy basement cage. His master plan? To use these ill-gotten orbs and transplant them into the skull of his daughter, who herself was blinded in a tragic accident years before. Taking its cues from Georges Franju's notorious 1960 French shocker EYES WITHOUT A FACE but careening off in wild, gruesome new directions, MANSION OF THE DOOMED (aka THE EYES OF DR. CHANEY and HOUSE OF BLOOD) is producer and Full Moon founder Band's first horror film (and is listed as #1 in the Full Moon catalog) and also features an early co-starring role from future genre icon Lance Henriksen (ALIENS) as well as a memorable performance from Hollywood legend Gloria Grahame (OKLAHOMA!, BLOOD AND LACE) as Chaney's complicit nurse. Full Moon is thrilled to be bringing this masterpiece of shock back, better than it has ever looked before. Bonus Materials Full Moon Features trailers Full Moon – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Mansion of the Doomed” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/mansion-of-the-doomed-blu-ray "Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein" and "Santo and Mantequilla Napoles in The Revenge of la Llorona" Blu-Ray Review (VCI Entertainment)![]() Santo: El Enmascarado de Plata is the Star of this Super Blu-ray Boxset! SANTO: EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA is a 4 DVD compilation, consisting of eight, classic Mexican movies, featuring, Santo [José] "Mantequilla" Nápoles, the popular, wrestling, superhero and contains the following titles; • SANTO IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963/92mins/B&W) • SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA - (1969/81mins/Color/no Nudity version) • SANTO VS THE RIDERS OF TERROR (1970/80mins/Color) • SANTO in THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY (1971/87mins/Color) • SANTO VS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1972/97mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DRACULA AND THE WOLFMAN (1973/90mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DR. FRANKENSTEIN (1974/95mins/Color) • SANTO and MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES in THE REVENGE OF LA LLORONA (THE CRYING WOMAN) (1074/87mins/Color) Bonus Materials Video The History of the Cardona Family and Mexican Cinema Special Video Intros to each movie by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Liner Notes Collectible Booklet written by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Video Interview with René Cardona III Extensive Photo/Poster Gallery VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ “Santo” Blu-Ray Set – https://mvdshop.com/products/santo-el-enmascarado-de-plata-blu-ray-boxset-blu-ray "Excision" Blu-Ray Review (Anchor Bay)![]() HEAL THE SICKNESS Alienated teen Pauline struggles with the pressures of fitting into high school, pleasing her mother and a burning desire to lose her virginity. With a grotesque curiosity for the darker side of life, Pauline is considered a social outcast by everyone around her. Enticed by flesh, she retreats into her own fantasies and hopes to become a great surgeon - that is, if she doesn’t go insane first. “Excision” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Excision-Blu-ray-AnnaLynne-McCord/dp/B008NNY8M2/ Patreon Pick "The Laughing Policeman" Blu-Ray Review (Kino Lorber)![]() Eight people know who the killer is… and they’re all dead! It's a tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people. It's even worse when Martin discovers his former partner is one of the victims. But as he investigates the grisly murders, Martin not only discovers unsavory things about his partner, but he finds that many of the victims had shady lives, which shrouds the killer's identity even more. Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Stuart Rosenberg (Cool Hand Luke) directed this action-packed thriller with an amazing cast that includes Bruce Dern (Coming Home), Louis Gossett Jr. (Finders Keepers), Cathy Lee Crosby (Wonder Woman), Anthony Zerbe (They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), Joanna Cassidy (The Package) Val Avery (The Wanderers), Mario Gallo (Revenge of the Ninja) and Paul Koslo (Mr. Majestyk). Blu-ray Extras Include: Audio Commentary by Lee Pfeiffer, publisher of Cinema Retro Magazine with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Paul Scrabo “The Laughing Policeman” Blu-Ray – https://www.klstudioclassics.com/product/view/id/3763 "Bloodletting" Blu-Ray Review (Makeflix)![]() LIMITED TIME OFFER: Bundle with 2003 Soundtrack CD for $5 more! Screenwriter, musician, actor, no-budget visual effects guru: Throughout the ‘90s, Matthew Jason Walsh pretty much did it all during a long tenure with producer J.R. Bookwalter (“The Dead Next Door”), including the ill-fated directorial debut “The Witching” in 1993. Several years later, Walsh finally came into his own with “Bloodletting,” expanding an earlier short made with future “Polymorph” stars James L. Edwards and Ariauna Albright into a feature-length parody of modern romantic relationships. Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best. So she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world’s most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, teacher and bloodthirsty student unleash an unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again, leaving a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake... Painstakingly rebuilt & restored from archival Mini-DV videotape camera masters and packed with revealing behind-the-scenes bonus material, Tempe Digital carves up infamous SOV slasher “Bloodletting” on Blu-ray with a collectible slipcover limited to the first 500 units! SIGNATURE EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES: NEW! 2021 Restored Feature in 4:3 Original Aspect Ratio (1.33:1) NEW! DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround Remix NEW! 2022 Audio Commentary with star James L. Edwards and executive producer/editor J.R. Bookwalter, moderated by Tempe historian Ross Snyder of Saturn’s Core Audio & Video 2002 Audio Commentary with writer/director Matthew Jason Walsh and stars Ariauna Albright & James L. Edwards NEW! 25 Years of “Bloodletting” - The Cast Remembers (18 mins., HD) NEW! 2021 Location Tour (4 mins., HD) Building A Better “Bloodletting” (Extended Cut, 35 mins.) NEW! Building A Better “Bloodletting” (Original Edit, 27 mins.) NEW! Behind The Scenes (4 mins.) Deleted Scenes (2 mins.) 1997 Original VHS Version with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Mix (1.33:1) NEW! VHS Version 2022 Audio Commentary with Doug Tilley and Moe Porne of The No-Budget Nightmares Podcast Optional English Subtitles FREE Vimeo on Demand Streaming Digital Copy Tempe Digital Trailers Packaging (Limited to First 500 Units) Collectible slipcover with newly-commissioned artwork by Alex Sarabia & Karl Munster, signed by star James L. Edwards and executive producer/editor J.R. Bookwalter Reversible wrap with 2003 artwork by Dave Arcane and original 1997 Tempe Video pre-release VHS artwork Eight-page color booklet with liner notes by Tempe historian Ross Snyder of Saturn’s Core Audio & Video BONUS! 1997 VHS Version Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD Makeflix Exclusive! FREE 2003 Special Edition DVD with Original Short Film "I've Killed Before" (Disc Only, No Artwork) Bundle with 2003 Version Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD for just $5 more! BLU-RAY FAST FACTS: 1997 • Color • 89 mins. • Horror / Thriller • Not Rated • Region-Free • NTSC Single-Layer BD-25 • Manufactured on Demand (MOD) “Bloodletting” Blu-Ray – https://makeflix.com/products/bloodletting "Writer's Block: Truth or Dare 2" DVD Review (SOVHorror)![]() Jack Grady's latest novel The Woodcutter is a total scream with the fans. Unfortunately when it's time to write his next masterpiece he gets a bad case of Writer's Block. But his luck changes when he finds a mysterious journal written by a psychopathic teen obsessed with the game Truth or Dare. It's just a book right...... Well Elliot doesn't think so. Now it's time for the ultimate payback, cause when you play Truth or Dare with Elliot you always lose. Special Features Audio Commentary With Director Chris LaMont Audio Interview With Truth Or Dare Director Tim Ritter New Director's Cut Version Of Writer's Block Trailer SOVHORROR.COM Trailer Vault 1995 / COLOR / 95 MIN. / UNRATED SOVHorror – http://www.sovhorror.com/ “Writer’s Block: Truth or Dare 2” DVD – http://www.sovhorror.com/2021/09/writers-block-truth-or-dare-2-dvd.html 1994 "Wicked Games" Blu-Ray Review (Sub Rosa Studios)![]() Detective Gary discovers that his wife is having an affair. Despondent, he drinks and discusses his problem with friend Dan, a police detective. When someone in a copper mask begins slaughtering people connected to Gary's life, Dan begins suspecting Gary, whose cousin Mike had a similar slip of the gears. Dan discusses the case with eminent psychiatrist Dr. Siedow, who has a few sexually slipped gears of his own. Together they try to stop the fiend before more people are killed. The sequel to the original cult classic "Truth or Dare!" on Bluray for the first time ever! UPDATE: EXTRAS – All new commentaries from director Tim Ritter for both movies. “Wicked Games” Blu-Ray – https://srscinemastore.com/products/wicked-games-bluray 1994 "Brainscan" Blu-Ray (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis An Interactive Trip to Hell! When Michael, a lonely teenager (Edward Furlong, Terminator 2: Judgment Day), orders the latest interactive video game, the new high-tech wizardry penetrates his subconscious, where his darkest impulses lead him through a deadly maze of murder, deception and desire. Pursued by homicide detective (Frank Langella, Dracula) and prodded by "The Trickster" (T. Ryder Smith) who materializes into his room, Michael is torn between the worlds of good and evil, of reality and fantasy and, ultimately, life and death. Bonus Features NEW Audio Commentary With Assistant To The Director Tara Georges Flynn NEW A Virtual Debut – An Interview With Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker NEW Talking With Trickster – An Interview With Actor T. Ryder Smith NEW Merging Realities Featuring Interviews With Special Make-up Effects Supervisor Steve Johnson And Special Make-up Effects Artists Andy Schoneberg And Mike Smithson NEW Musical Virtuosity – An Interview With Composer George S. Clinton Trickin’ With Trickster: Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Fun On Brainscan Deleted Scene Behind-The-Scenes Footage Teaser & Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Still Galleries “Brainscan” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/brainscan?product_id=6792 1994 "The Kingdom" Review![]() The first part of a Danish miniseries that has been edited into two massive films, “Riget” is set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet, the city and country’s main hospital, nicknamed “Riget”. The show follows a number of characters, both staff and patients, as they encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural. “The Kingdom” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-One-Riget-Ernst-Hugo-J%C3%A4reg%C3%A5rd/dp/B000AYYV74 1994, You Ain't Seen!? "Heavenly Creatures" DVD Review![]() NOT ALL ANGELS ARE INNOCENT. Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet transfers from England to New Zealand with her family, and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. When their parents begin to suspect that their increasingly intense and obsessive bond is becoming unhealthy, the girls hatch a dark plan for those who threaten to keep them apart. “Heavenly Creatures” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Heavenly-Creatures-Melanie-Lynskey/dp/B00006ADFL/ Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-251-audio-version/ Update4K 1. Alligator Blu-Rays 2. The Devil’s Men 3. Voices 4. Alligator 2: The Mutation 5. Corruption 6. Sister, Sister 7. Drop Dead Fred 8. Madman 4K 9. Bilitis 10. Tragedy Girls 11. The American Scream 12. Draguse / Le bijou d’amour 13. Delta Space Mission 14. Blood on Her Name 15. Cain and Abel 16. Beware Children at Play 17. Red Spirit Lake/ We Await 18. Dracula Sucks 4K 19. Wolfpack DVD 20. Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls Film NotesLegendary Weapons of China – 1982 – Liu Chia-Liang Modern Vampires – 1998 – Richard Elfman Mansion of the Doomed – 1976 – Michael Pataki Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein – 1974 – Miguel M. Delgado Santo and Mantequilla Napoles in The Revenge of la Llorona – 1974 – Miguel M. Delgado Excision – 2012 – Ricky Bates Jr. The Laughing Policeman – 1973 – Stuart Rosenberg Bloodletting – 1997 – Matthew Jason Walsh Writer’s Block: Truth or Dare 2 – 1995 – Chris LaMont Wicked Games – 1994 – Tim Ritter Brainscan – 1994 – John Flynn The Kingdom – 1994 – Lars von Trier/ Morten Arnfred Heavenly Creatures – 1994 – Peter Jackson Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Ghost Riders” Review – 0:26 “The Flag of Iron ” Reviews – 5:50 “The Legend of the Stardust Brothers” Reviews– 12:24 “Santo vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter” and “Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man” Reviews– 17:32/ 20:24 “Julia” Review– 23:43 “The Laughing Women” Review – 30:34 “Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)” Review – 35:19 “Mr. Ice Cream Man” Review – 51:49 Patreon Pick “Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla” Review – 58:16 1994 “Cemetery Man” Review– 1:03:26 1994 “Fatal Obsession” Review – 1:14:55 1994 “Fatal Encounter” Review – 1:19:04 1994 “The Unborn 2” Review – 1:26:33 1994 “Scanner Cop” Review – 1:30:05 “Scanner Cop 2: Showdown” Review – 1:36:34 Blindspot “Classmates” Review with Jeremy – 1:42:42 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week, “Franchises that get better as they go along?” – 1:58:07 Update – 2:11:29 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Ghost Riders" Blu-Ray Review (MVD) ![]() As the feared outlaw Frank Clements is about to be hung he shouts a curse that will haunt the preachers family for generations to come Revenge is a hearty meal for phantoms of the prairie! On a dark and haunting night, all that is visible by the campfire light is the breath of vicious lawmen. The local preacher and townspeople gather on a lonesome prairie as the lawless career of desperado Frank Clements is about to end. Just as the hangman's noose tightens around his neck, the most feared outlaw of 1888 shouts a curse of revenge on the town preacher - a curse which will haunt the preacher's family through generations. One hundred years later, unsuspecting of the events in 1888, the town is prospering. Frank Clements and his gang return from hell to seek revenge against the preacher's grandson and his family. The fight against the phantoms from the past proves futile, and they become unwilling victims of bloodthirsty outlaws. Weapons are defenseless against the phantom cowboys - you can't kill what's already dead! Bonus Materials NEW! Audio Commentary with director of photography / producer Thomas L. Calloway, writer/producer James Desmarais and moderator Steve Latshaw NEW! “Bringing Out the Ghosts: The Making of Ghost Riders” (new original documentary) “Low Budget Films: On the Set of Ghost Riders” (vintage documentary) Movie Stills & Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery English Subtitles Original Theatrical Trailer New Reissue Trailer MVD – https://www.facebook.com/MVDEntertainmentGroup “Ghost Riders” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/ghost-riders-blu-ray "The Flag of Iron" Blu-Ray Review (88 Films) ![]() Another cult classic from the Shaw Brothers Studio, The Flag of Iron is a quintessential Hong Kong tale of rivals, betrayal and family feuds. Another cult classic from the Shaw Brothers Studio, The Flag of Iron is a quintessential Hong Kong tale of rivals, betrayal and family feuds. When the master of the Iron Flag clan is killed by a mysterious assassin known only as Spearman, it sets off an explosive chain of events which pits two brothers against each other in an action-packed adventure of fist flying fury. Directed by Cheh Chang (The One-Armed Swordsman, Five Venoms), this kinetic and highly influential Kung Fu picture, mixes traditional storytelling with more modern presentation techniques, layering acrobatics, the use exotic weaponry and quick as lightening fight sequences to produce a sure fire entertaining hit, which no serious collector of martial arts movies can be without. Bonus Materials High Definition (1080p) Presentation in 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 DTS-HD MA English Soundtrack 2.0 DTS-HD MA Mandarin Soundtrack with newly translated English Subtitles Audio Commentary by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema Includes First Run Slipcase, Booklet and Poster 88 Films – https://88-films.myshopify.com/ “The Flag of Iron” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-flag-of-iron-blu-ray "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers" DVD Review (Sub Rosa Studios) ![]() Available in North America for the first time! The lost cult hit has finally made it to North America! Meet the Stardust Brothers, a 1980s Japanese pop duo manufactured by a shady music mogul when he brings together two wannabe stars--punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo--and transforms them into a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their appointed #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom, only to discover that, as the lyrics of one of their insanely catchy songs makes clear, "Once you reach No. 1, you just go down." Bonus Materials Making of Director Interview Trailer SRS Trailer Sub Rosa Studios – http://srscinema.com/home/?page_id=190 “The Legend of the Stardust Brothers” DVD – https://mvdshop.com/products/the-legend-of-the-stardust-brothers-dvd "Santo vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter” and “Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man" Blu-Ray Review (VCI Entertainment) ![]() Santo: El Enmascarado de Plata is the Star of this Super Blu-ray Boxset! SANTO: EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA is a 4 DVD compilation, consisting of eight, classic Mexican movies, featuring, Santo [José] "Mantequilla" Nápoles, the popular, wrestling, superhero and contains the following titles; • SANTO IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963/92mins/B&W) • SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA - (1969/81mins/Color/no Nudity version) • SANTO VS THE RIDERS OF TERROR (1970/80mins/Color) • SANTO in THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY (1971/87mins/Color) • SANTO VS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1972/97mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DRACULA AND THE WOLFMAN (1973/90mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DR. FRANKENSTEIN (1974/95mins/Color) • SANTO and MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES in THE REVENGE OF LA LLORONA (THE CRYING WOMAN) (1074/87mins/Color) Bonus Materials Video The History of the Cardona Family and Mexican Cinema Special Video Intros to each movie by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Liner Notes Collectible Booklet written by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Video Interview with René Cardona III Extensive Photo/Poster Gallery VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ Santo: El Enmascarado De Plata - Blu-ray Boxset – https://mvdshop.com/products/santo-el-enmascarado-de-plata-blu-ray-boxset-blu-ray Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection "Julia" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics)![]() Synopsis Cult Epics proudly presents the Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection, featuring four of the legendary Dutch icon’s most diverse films in new 2K transfers and entirely uncut, for the first time on home video in the United States. Released in 1975, Alain Robbe-Grillet’s surreal, absurdist sado-masochistic drama Playing with Fire (Le jeu avec le feu) features Sylvia in one of her most challenging roles alongside Jean-Louis Trintignant, Anicée Alvina and her Emmanuelle co-star Christine Boisson. The set’s two Dutch films are co-starring Rutger Hauer, and Sylvia at the peak of her career. Submitted for the 1978 Academy Awards — Best Foreign Film, Wim Verstappen’s Pastorale 1943 is a war drama centered on the Dutch resistance during World War II, and features also the debut of Renée Soutendijk. Painter turned director Paul de Lussanet’s romantic psychological drama Mysteries, based on the world famous novel by the Norwegian nobel prize winner Knut Hamsun and shot by renowned cinematographer Robby Müller, also stars Rita Tushingham and David Rappaport. Filmed and released right after Sylvia became one of the world’s biggest stars as Emmanuelle (1974), Sigi Rothemund’s 1974 film Julia is a German sex comedy drama, with Sylvia as a young boy’s first love, foreshadowing her later U.S. commercial hit Private Lessons. Cult Epics web Exclusive: First 200 Pre-orders of Blu-ray/DVD sets include Bonus DVD with Interview with Just Jaeckin (Emmanuelle). Special Features New 2K HD Transfers (from original 35mm film elements) and Restoration Audio Commentaries by Tim Lucas, Jeremy Richey, and Peter W. Verstraten New and Vintage Interviews with Cast & Crew Poster & Photo Galleries Original Theatrical Trailers Limited Edition of 2500 copies includes 40-Page illustrated booklet written by Jeremy Richey and 16”X20” Poster with Art by Gilles Vranckx Bonus DVD Technical Specs France/Netherlands/Germany . 1974-1978 . Color / Aspect ratios 1.66:1/2.35:1 / 429 Minutes / French, Dutch, German & English Language w/optional English subtitles / LPCM 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Cult Epics – https://www.cultepics.com/ Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection Including “Julia” Blu-Ray Set – https://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/sylvia-kristel-1970s-collection/ "The Laughing Women" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro)![]() In this deliciously twisted pop art extravaganza, Dagmar Lassander plays Maria, a woman employed in the press office of a large philanthropic organization run by the stern Dr Sayer. One Friday she visits his house to collect some journals. She accepts a drink from him and the next thing she knows she is chained to a metal frame in a room bathed in a sickly red light. Sayer tells her she is now his prisoner and he can do anything he likes with her – even kill her. What follows is an astonishing game of cat and mouse, as Maria uses all her skills to stay alive, while secretly exploring Sayer’s weaknesses. As the story progresses we start to see the characters in a very different light. Is Sayer the demonic psychopath he claims to be? And is Maria really the innocent victim? With its iconic, late 60’s production design and a brilliant music score by renowned composer Stelvio Cipriani, THE LAUGHING WOMAN is a stylish and sophisticated entertainment that questions all our prejudices and preconceptions about the relationship between men and women. DISC FEATURES Region free world Blu-ray premiere 1080p presentation from a 4k restoration of the OCN Choice of English or Italian audio, with optional English subtitles Interview with writer/director Piero Schivazappa Audio commentary by film scholar Kat Ellinger Video essay on the film’s production design from Rachael Nisbet Animated foto-novel by Jacques Spohr Trailers Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “The Laughing Women” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/the-laughing-woman-retail-edition "Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)" Streaming Review (Netflix)![]() THE FACE OF MADNESS RETURNS. After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic young friends who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town. “Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Netflix – https://www.netflix.com/title/81483977 "Mr. Ice Cream Man" DVD Review (SOV Horror) ![]() SOVHORROR is proud to present Mack Hail's S.O.V. classic from 1995 Mr. Ice Cream Man! This all new Special Edition DVD was sourced from the original master tapes and is loaded with sweet new bonus features. In a suburb of Las Vegas, children are going missing at an alarming rate. The police are determined to find the culprit, but who would suspect the friendly Mr. Ice Cream Man? Little do they know he‘s prowling the streets with frozen treats, and death is on the menu! The children are now running for their lives from his speeding truck of terror. It's a chocolate chip eruption of death and destruction as Mr. Ice Cream Man gives new meaning to the term brain freeze. I scream, you scream, we all scream for Mr. Ice Cream Man. One scoop is never enough. Special Features Audio Commentary With Mack Hail & Jim Mills S.O.V. The True Independents Episode - Ice Scream The Making Of Mr. Ice Cream Man Creating The Ice Cream Truck - A Rare Behind The Scenes Look Interview With Cast Members - Henry Weckesser & DeVonn Carral David Hayes On Dead Alive Productions Original Poster Art Concept Video Behind The Scenes Stills Gallery Mr. Ice Cream Man Trailers Trailers For Other SOVHORROR.COM Releases SOVHorror – http://www.sovhorror.com/ “Mr. Ice Cream Man” DVD – https://kunaki.com/MSales.asp?PublisherId=152181 Patreon Pick "Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla" Blu-Ray Review![]() A black comedy/drama about a lonely ice-cream van driver, Warren Thompson, and his unhealthy obsession with television soap starlet, Katey George. “Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Strawberry-Vanilla-Blu-Ray-Reg/dp/B00OUVCRYM/ 1994 "Cemetery Man" Blu-Ray Review (Import)![]() ZOMBIES, GUNS, AND SEX, OH MY!!! A cemetery man has the unusual problem of the dead rising from the grave. Himself and his assistant must end these creatures’ lives again after they are reborn. Everything is going well until “She” comes along and stirs things up a bit. “Cemetery Man” Japanese Blu-Ray Import – https://www.amazon.co.jp/DellaMorte-DellAmore-Blu-ray/dp/B00W0Y9OMY 1994 "Fatal Obsession" Review![]() Cheung was the leading dancer in a dance team. She was too devoted to her dancing practices and frequently left her boy-friend Franky alone. This made happen a love affair between Franky and another female dancer Clara, who was also Cheung’s room-mate. Franky decided to break-up with Cheung, but knowing that this will affect her public performance, Franky promised Clara to tell Cheung the truth after the performance. The complicated relationship of the three was discovered by the stage director of the dance team. Tat Ming always told Cheung to spare more time for Franky but Cheung just ignored his words. On the birthday of Cheung, the four went out for fun and accidentally ran into a corpse home after a car crash. This haunted place gave Cheung the chance to discover the relationship between Franky and Clara. However, Cheung pretended as usual at the very beginning and soon she figured out a plan for revenge. “Fatal Obsession” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111027/ 1994 "Fatal Encounter" DVD Review![]() During a particularly long haul, truck-driver Wah has an encounter with a prostitute. Wah faces the consequences of his infidelity as he learns that he has contracted the HIV virus and infects infant child. “Fatal Encounter” DVD – https://www.yesasia.com/us/fatal-encounter/1002826769-0-0-0-en/info.html 1994 "The Unborn 2" DVD Review![]() CREATED OF SCIENCE. VOID OF SOUL. BORN TO RULE. A sinister fertility experiment has created a generation of twisted children. A relentless woman has made it her business to destroy these mutant babies before they destroy the world! One mother and her only friend are torn between love an repulsion of this deformed being and are ready to fight for it’s survival, but this baby doesn’t need love. It’s been programmed to survive at any cost. “The Unborn 2” DVD – https://www.amazon.com/Unborn-2-Michele-Greene/dp/B00009L4TW/ 1994 "Scanner Cop" and "Scanner Cop 2: Showdown" 4K Review (Vinegar Syndrome)
Blindspot "Dou kyu sei" aka" Classmates" Streaming Review (Amazon Rental)![]() SINCERELY, SLOWLY, FALLING IN LOVE. Rihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for their school’s upcoming chorus festival. After school, the two meet regularly, as Hikaru helps Rihito to improve his singing skills. While they listen to each other’s voice and harmonize, their hearts start to beat together. “Classmates” Amazon Rental – https://www.amazon.com/Doukyusei-Classmates-Hiroshi-Kamiya/dp/B07MVNFCMN/ Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-250-audio-version/ Question of the WeekWhat franchise gets better as it goes on? Update4K 1. The Howling Blu-Ray 2. Lipstick 3. The Farmer 4. Superbeast 5. Spontaneous 6. Bloodletting 7. Shocking Shorts 8. Pink Films Vol. 5 and 6 (Underwater Love and Women Hell Song) 9. Dead Man’s Shoes 10. The Ghost Lovers 11. Karate Warriors Film NotesGhost Riders – 1987 – Alan Stewart
The Flag of Iron – 1980 – Chang Cheh The Legend of the Stardust Brothers – 1985 – Makoto Tezuka Santo vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter – 1971 – Miguel M. Delgado Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man – 1973 – Miguel M. Delgado Julia – 1974 – Sigi Rothemund The Laughing Woman – 1969 – Piero Schivazappa Texas Chainsaw Massacre – 2022 – David Blue Garcia Mr. Ice Cream Man – 1995 – Mack Hail Chocolate, Strawberry, Vanilla – 2013 – Stuart Simpson Cemetery Man – 1994 – Michele Soavi Fatal Obsession – 1994 – Raymond Lee Wai-Man Fatal Encounter – 1994 – Hugo Ng The Unborn 2 – 1994 – Rick Jacobson Scanner Cop – 1994 – Pierre David Scanner Cop 2 – 1995 – Steve Barnett Dou kyu sei aka Classmates – 2016 – Shouko Nakamura Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 “Deadly Games” Review – 0:12 “Premutos: The Fallen Angel ” Reviews – 6:02 “Santo vs. The Riders of Terror” and “Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy” Reviews– 15:34/ 21:04 “School of Death” Review– 23:54 “Sukkubus” Review– 28:29 “Mysteries” Review – 33:07 Patreon Pick “Die, Monster, Die!” Review – 37:59 “Zeiram” Review – 42:41 1994 “Zeiram 2” Review – 46:37 1994 “In the Mouth of Madness” review– 51:42 1994 “Mahakaal” Review – 58:19 1994 “The Serpent’s Tail” Review – 1:06:23 You Ain’t Seen!?, “Videodrome” review with Jeremy – 1:10:38 Questions/Answers/ Question of the Week. “One country you have a hard time following their films?” – 1:25:26 Update – 2:09:57 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Deadly Games" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films) ![]() Steve Railsback (famed for his unhinged performance as Charles Manson in 1976's TV mini-series Helter Skelter) is at his sinister best as a troubled Vietnam Vet in 1982's Deadly Games - a tale of madness, murder and adultery from writer/director Scott Mansfied. A masked maniac with a penchant for a horror-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the dice is rolled, another victim meets a grisly end. Returning home to mourn the death of her murdered sister, Keegan (Jo Ann Harris) befriends local cop Roger and oddball cinema projectionist Billy (Railsback) - but soon finds herself in the killer's sights. Originally entitled Who Fell Asleep, Deadly Games is an intriguing early '80s slasher oddity which benefits from focusing as much on the development of its female-led cast as it does on its scenes of stalking and slashing. Available for the first time ever on disc, Arrow Video is proud to present this long-overlooked creepy gem in a brand new restoration from the recently-unearthed camera negative! BONUS MATERIALS Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues Sootyâs a Sh*t - a brand new interview with actor Jere Rae-Mansfield Practical Magic - a brand new interview with special effects and stunt co-ordinator John Eggett Extensive image gallery featuring never-before-seen production photos and promotional material Original Trailer Original screenplay under the title Who Fell Asleep [BD-ROM content] Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Ralf Krause FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully-illustrated collectorâs booklet featuring new writing by film historian/author Amanda Reyes Arrow Video – https://www.arrowvideo.com/ “Deadly Games” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/deadly-games-blu-ray "Premutos: The Fallen Angel" Blu-Ray Review (Unearthed Films)![]() Premutos is the first of the fallen Angels, even before Lucifer. His goal is to rule the living and the dead. His son should pave the way for him to return. A young man begins to suffer from visionary flashbacks - of the past lives he lived. On his father's birthday, a case containing an old book is found in their garden, which was hidden by a Warlock in 1943. When the young man touches with the book, he mutates into a monster and awakens an army of zombies, ready to bring back the fallen Angel Premutos. BONUS MATERIALS Making of Premutos Olaf Ittenbach - The Early Years Original release with English dubbing CD Soundtrack of the movie score. Trailers Photogallery Unearthed Films – https://unearthedfilms.com/ “Premutos: The Fallen Angel” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/premutos-the-fallen-angel-2-disc-extended-directors-cut-blu-ray "Santo vs. The Riders of Terror” and “Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy " Blu-Ray Review (VCI Entertainment) ![]() SANTO: EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA is a 4 Blu-Ray compilation, consisting of eight, classic Mexican movies, featuring, Santo, the popular, wrestling, superhero and contains the following titles; SANTO IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963/92mins/B&W) SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA - (1969/81mins/Color/no Nudity version) SANTO VS THE RIDERS OF TERROR (1970/80mins/Color) SANTO in THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY (1971/87mins/Color) SANTO VS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1972/97mins/Color) SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DRACULA AND THE WOLFMAN (1973/90mins/Color) SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DR. FRANKENSTEIN (1974/95mins/Color) SANTO and MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES in THE REVENGE OF LA LLORONA (THE CRYING WOMAN) (1074/87mins/Color) BONUS MATERIALS Video The History of the Cardona Family and Mexican Cinema Special Video Intros to each movie by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Liner Notes Collectible Booklet written by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Video Interview with René Cardona III Extensive Photo/Poster Gallery VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ Santo: El Enmascarado De Plata - Blu-ray Boxset – https://mvdshop.com/products/santo-el-enmascarado-de-plata-blu-ray-boxset-blu-ray "School of Death" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro)![]() Plot Summary: The outwardly respectable St. Elizabeth’s Refuge in Victorian London is a place where young orphans and other female waifs and strays are trained to be good servants, destined for employment in the houses of upstanding citizens. One by one the girls are sent out into the world, never to be seen again. The headmistress, Miss Wilkins, is a firm disciplinarian. Any of her girls who seem rebellious or wanton will be taken to the punishment room and given a good whipping by her willing assistant, Miss Colton. But should the girls fall into the hands of the sinister Dr. Krueger, their fate will be even worse. One of the most rebellious students, Leonore - played by Spanish actress Sandra Mozarowsky - is determined to find out what happened to her friend Sylvia, who died after being sent to a rich man’s house one night. What she discovers is more horrifying and twisted than she could ever have imagined. But will she live to tell the tale? This dark tale of Gothic horror appears on disc for the first time ever and in a new digital restoration from the original negative. Blu-ray Special Features: - Brand new 4k transfer from film negative - Audio commentary from Kat Ellinger - Double-sided sleeve featuring original art work - English/Spanish audio choice with optional subtitles - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “School of Death” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/school-of-death-retail-edition "Sukkubus" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro)![]() Plot Summary: “A Swiss legend tells of 3 herdsmen who invoked the forces of evil and were punished terribly for their sacrilege.” This film is the story of that sacrilege and its punishment. There’s much talk these days of “folk horror”. This film is the real deal, based on a gruesome and ancient story, much retold by people who live in the Alps – the huge mountain range that spans six European countries. In the summer the three herdsmen, two adults and a young apprentice took their cattle high up on the mountains where the pastures are richer. At night, holed up in their cabin there was little for them to do. Inevitably, their thoughts turned to sex. But as they were three men… what could they do? The more reckless of the men tried it on with the young boy but was soon put in his place by the group’s leader, who was himself combating lustful thoughts through prayer. One day the boy finds a peculiar tree root shaped like a face. He brings it back to the hut and makes a kind of wig for it out of old straw. That night the two older men get drunk and, seeing the strange root, they decide to use it to make a life-sized female doll, using bits of old clothing, straw and wood. They baptize their creation with strong liquor and even offer it food. And then, to their shock, the doll comes to life in the form of a beautiful woman. And that’s where their nightmare really starts. Resisting their abuse of her body, the demonic doll hunts them down one by one and takes a terrible revenge. Blu-ray Special Features: - Brand new 4k transfer from film negative - Digitally restored - Interview with actor Peter Simonischek - Original trailer - New cover art from Justin Coffee - Optional subtitles - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Sukkubus” Blu-Ray – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/product/sukkubus-retail-edition Slyvia Kristel 1970s Collection "Mysteries" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics)![]() Synopsis Cult Epics proudly presents the Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection, featuring four of the legendary Dutch icon’s most diverse films in new 2K transfers and entirely uncut, for the first time on home video in the United States. Released in 1975, Alain Robbe-Grillet’s surreal, absurdist sado-masochistic drama Playing with Fire (Le jeu avec le feu) features Sylvia in one of her most challenging roles alongside Jean-Louis Trintignant, Anicée Alvina and her Emmanuelle co-star Christine Boisson. The set’s two Dutch films are co-starring Rutger Hauer, and Sylvia at the peak of her career. Submitted for the 1978 Academy Awards — Best Foreign Film, Wim Verstappen’s Pastorale 1943 is a war drama centered on the Dutch resistance during World War II, and features also the debut of Renée Soutendijk. Painter turned director Paul de Lussanet’s romantic psychological drama Mysteries, based on the world famous novel by the Norwegian nobel prize winner Knut Hamsun and shot by renowned cinematographer Robby Müller, also stars Rita Tushingham and David Rappaport. Filmed and released right after Sylvia became one of the world’s biggest stars as Emmanuelle (1974), Sigi Rothemund’s 1974 film Julia is a German sex comedy drama, with Sylvia as a young boy’s first love, foreshadowing her later U.S. commercial hit Private Lessons. Cult Epics web Exclusive: First 200 Pre-orders of Blu-ray/DVD sets include Bonus DVD with Interview with Just Jaeckin (Emmanuelle). Special Features New 2K HD Transfers (from original 35mm film elements) and Restoration Audio Commentaries by Tim Lucas, Jeremy Richey, and Peter W. Verstraten New and Vintage Interviews with Cast & Crew Poster & Photo Galleries Original Theatrical Trailers Limited Edition of 2500 copies includes 40-Page illustrated booklet written by Jeremy Richey and 16”X20” Poster with Art by Gilles Vranckx Bonus DVD Technical Specs France/Netherlands/Germany . 1974-1978 . Color / Aspect ratios 1.66:1/2.35:1 / 429 Minutes / French, Dutch, German & English Language w/optional English subtitles / LPCM 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection (Mysteries) – https://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/sylvia-kristel-1970s-collection/ Patreon "Die, Monster, Die!" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis Boris Karloff, the greatest horror star of all time, takes center stage in this “menagerie of horrors” (Motion Picture Daily) that “spins out shock after shock” (Boxoffice). Like a deadly potion bubbling with eerie mansions, secret experiments and a warning never to look in the basement, this is “pure haunted-house hokum all the way” (Los Angeles Times)! An English scientist entertains a young American visitor, serving up tea, terror and a beautiful daughter – who is soon torn between her father’s evil ways and her need to protect the man she loves from a diabolical end. “Die, Monster, Die!” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/die-monster-die?product_id=3093 "Zeiram" Blu-Ray Review (Media Blasters)![]() Zeiram was directed by Keita Amemiya and stars Yûko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, and Yukijirô Hotaru. Two happy-go-lucky electricians go out on a job expecting it will be just like any other work day only to find themselves suddenly zapped into a violent virtual reality war zone! The Zone is an alternate dimension created by Iria, a cute but badass bounty hunter, and Bob, her super-brainy computer side-kick, to capture and destroy Zeiram, an evil alien creature! Soon, the bumbling electricians join forces with Iria to battle Zeiram in this epic sci-fi adventure created and directed by renowned character and weapon designer Keita Amemiya (MOON OVER TAO, MECHANICAL VIOLATOR HAKAIDER) and starring Yuko Moriyama (KUNOICHI LADY NINJA). Fully loaded with extras including interviews, behind-the-scenes and trailers! Media Blasters – http://media-blasters.com/ “Zeiram” Blu-Ray – https://www.ebay.com/itm/284648285936?epid=14050996914&hash=item42465c26f0:g:PNcAAOSwC9xhnjoB 1994 "Zeiram 2" Blu-Ray Review (Media Blasters)![]() Zeiram 2 is a live action film directed by Keita Amemiya. From the imagination of filmmaker and prolific character designer Keita Amemiya. Upon successfully wrapping up an important case, the beautiful alien bounty hunter Iria returns to Earth. Along with her computer, Bob, and her assistant, Fujicrow, she is assigned a new android trainee. Unfortunately, inside the android resides the most evil, cunning combat life form known in the universe- a vicious Zeiram unit! When the android is damaged during combat, Zeiram emerges and begins to terrorize Iria and her comrades, soon becoming a planetary threat that must be stopped at all costs! Media Blasters – http://media-blasters.com/ “Zeiram 2” Blu-Ray – https://www.ebay.com/itm/284648285614?epid=7046039334&hash=item42465c25ae:g:ptwAAOSwzPxghuSE 1994 "In the Mouth of Madness" Blu-Ray Review (Scream Factory)![]() Synopsis "A thinking person's horror picture that dares to be as cerebral as it is visceral." – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow, Dune, The Seventh Sign) is the best-selling author whose newest novel is literally driving readers insane. When he inexplicably vanishes, his publisher (Charlton Heston, Soylent Green, Planet Of The Apes) sends special investigator John Trent (Sam Neill, Daybreakers, Dead Calm) to track him down. Drawn to a town that exists only in Cane's books, Trent crosses the barrier between fact and fiction and enters a terrifying world from which there is no escape. Inspired by the tales of H.P. Lovecraft, this shocking story is, in the words of its acclaimed director, "horror beyond description!" Bonus Features NEW 4K Scan Of The Original Film Elements NEW Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Producer Sandy King Carpenter NEW Horror’s Hallowed Grounds – A Look At The Film’s Locations Today NEW The Whisperer Of The Dark – An Interview With Actress Julie Carman NEW Greg Nicotero’s Things In The Basement – A New Interview With Special Effects Artist Greg Nicotero Including Behind The Scenes Footage NEW Home Movies From Hobb’s End – Behind The Scenes Footage From Greg Nicotero Audio Commentary With Director John Carpenter And Cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe Vintage Featurette – The Making Of In The Mouth Of Madness Theatrical Trailer TV Spots “In the Mouth of Madness” Blu-Ray – https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/in-the-mouth-of-madness-collector-s-edition?product_id=6770 1994 "Mahakaal" Blu-Ray Review (Massacre Video)![]() A demon torments the family and friends of Anita in order to take revenge on his death, which was caused by her police-officer father. The rest of the movie is how Anita tackles the demon with the help of her boyfriend. SPECIAL FEATURES: -Limited Edition Slipcase -Brand New 2k Scan from the Original 35mm Camera Negatives -Uncompressed PCM Audio -English Subtitles -Bollywood Crypt Interview with Deepak Ramsay -Extensive Stills Gallery -Trailers for Other Massacre Video Releases Massacre Video – https://massacrevideo.com/site/ “Mahakaal” Blu-Ray – https://massacrevideo.com/site/?product=mahakaal-limited-edition-blu-ray 1994 "The Serpent's Tail" DVD Review![]() Richie Hunter is an American who lives in Istanbul. He meets a stranger, Haldun, who gives him a note with directions. These lead him to visit an aristocrat called Lamia living in a small palace on the Bosphorus. And Richie finds himself caught up in the intrigues of Lamia’s household. Lamia’s son has died, but Richie has an encounter with the son in a dark passage, and the story unfolds. “The Serpent’s Tail” IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110242/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 You Ain't Seen!? "Videodrome" Blu-Ray Review (Criterion)![]() When Max Renn goes looking for edgy new shows for his sleazy cable TV station, he stumbles across the pirate broadcast of a hyperviolent torture show called Videodrome. As he struggles to unearth the origins of the program, he embarks on a hallucinatory journey into a shadow world of right-wing conspiracies, sadomasochistic sex games, and bodily transformation. Starring James Woods and Deborah Harry in one of her first film roles, Videodrome is one of writer/director David Cronenberg’s most original and provocative works, fusing social commentary with shocking elements of sex and violence. With groundbreaking special effects makeup by Academy Award®-winner Rick Baker, Videodrome has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and mind-bending science fiction films of the 1980s. DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New high-definition digital transfer of the unrated version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Two audio commentaries: David Cronenberg and director of photography Mark Irwin, and actors James Woods and Deborah Harry Camera (2000), a short film starring Videodrome’s Les Carlson, written and directed by Cronenberg Forging the New Flesh, a new half-hour documentary featurette by filmmaker Michael Lennick about the creation of Videodrome’s video and prosthetic makeup effects Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from “Videodrome,” presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mick Garris Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by writers Carrie Rickey, Tim Lucas, and Gary Indiana “Videodrome” Blu-Ray – https://www.criterion.com/films/240-videodrome Podcast Versionhttps://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-249-audio-version/ Question of the WeekOne country you have a hard time following their films? Update4K 1. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly 2. Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray 3. M Butterfly 4. Caddyshack 5. 20 Million Miles to Earth/ It Came from Beneath the Sea 6. Cold Eyes of Fear 7. Separation 8. Nightmares 9. Undead 10. Bad Boy Bubby 11. The Gift 12. A Reflection of Fear 13. The Possession of Joel Delaney 14. The Medusa Touch DVD 15. Marronnier: A Doll-Horror Movie 16. Giorgino Film NotesDeadly Games – 1982 – Scott Mansfield
Premutos: The Fallen Angel – 1997 – Olaf Ittenbach Santo vs. The Riders of Terror – 1970 – René Cardona Santo and the Vengeance of the Mummy – 1971 – René Cardona School of Death – 1975 – Pedro Luis Ramírez Sukkubus – 1989 – Georg Tressler Mysteries – 1978 – Paul de Lussanet Die, Monster, Die! – 1965 – Daniel Haller Zeiram – 1991 – Keita Amemiya Zeiram 2 – 1994 – Keita Amemiya In the Mouth of Madness – 1994 – John Carpenter Mahakaal – 1994 – Shyam Ramsay/ Tulsi Ramsay The Serpent’s Tail – 1994 – Kutluğ Ataman Videodrome – 1983 – David Cronenberg Links www.youtube.com/mrparka https://www.instagram.com/mrparka/ https://twitter.com/mrparka00 http://www.screamingtoilet.com/dvd--blu-ray https://www.facebook.com/mrparka http://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/screamingpotty/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podbean-70/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://letterboxd.com/mrparka/ https://www.patreon.com/mrparka Time Stamps 0:00 Had Covid Excuse King – 0:12 “Santo in the Wax Museum” and “Santo and Dracula’s Treasure” Reviews – 0:27/ 3:32 “Remote” Review– 7:36 “Thriller: A Cruel Picture” Review– 12:15 “Butch Camp” Review– 18:18 “Pastorale 1943” Review – 22:47 “Hiruko the Goblin” Review – 29:35 “Seobok: Project Clone” Review – 35:36 Patreon Pick “Chopper” Review – 39:35 1994 “My Sweet Satan” review– 45:11 1994 “Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin” Review – 53:12 1994 “Demented” Review – 55:31 1994 “Madness” Review – 1:00:12 Blindspot, “Tromeo and Juliet” review with Jeremy – 1:03:25 Top Horror Directors chosen from you/My top 50 horror directors/ Question of the Week. “Whatever the hell you want to ask?” – 1:21:49/ 1:35:04/ Update – 1:37:00 22 Shots of Moodz and Horror – https://www.22shotsofmoodzandhorror.com/ Podcast Under the Stairs – https://tputscast.com/podcast Video Reviews"Santo in the Wax Museum” and “Santo and Dracula’s Treasure" Blu-Ray Review (VCI Entertainment) ![]() Santo: El Enmascarado de Plata is the Star of this Super Blu-ray Boxset! SANTO: EL ENMASCARADO DE PLATA is a 4 DVD compilation, consisting of eight, classic Mexican movies, featuring, Santo [José] "Mantequilla" Nápoles, the popular, wrestling, superhero and contains the following titles; • SANTO IN THE WAX MUSEUM (1963/92mins/B&W) • SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA - (1969/81mins/Color/no Nudity version) • SANTO VS THE RIDERS OF TERROR (1970/80mins/Color) • SANTO in THE VENGEANCE OF THE MUMMY (1971/87mins/Color) • SANTO VS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER (1972/97mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DRACULA AND THE WOLFMAN (1973/90mins/Color) • SANTO & BLUE DEMON VS DR. FRANKENSTEIN (1974/95mins/Color) • SANTO and MANTEQUILLA NAPOLES in THE REVENGE OF LA LLORONA (THE CRYING WOMAN) (1074/87mins/Color) Bonus Materials Video The History of the Cardona Family and Mexican Cinema Special Video Intros to each movie by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Liner Notes Collectible Booklet written by Dr. David Wilt, Film Historian Video Interview with René Cardona III Extensive Photo/Poster Gallery VCI Entertainment – https://www.vcientertainment.com/ Santo: El Enmascarado De Plata - Blu-ray Boxset – https://mvdshop.com/products/santo-el-enmascarado-de-plata-blu-ray-boxset-blu-ray "Remote" Blu-Ray Review (Full Moon) ![]() A teenaged whiz kid's obsession with building remote-control toys leads to humorous consequences. Get ready for a madcap movie about marvelous machines with REMOTE, a wild and hilarious 1993 family film from Moonbeam Entertainment, presented here for the first time in a glorious HD transfer scanned from the original 35mm negative! When 13 year old whiz kid Randy Mason creates a fleet of sophisticated remote controlled toys, he soon runs afoul of both the local bully and his school principal, leading to a suspension and his mother banning him from using his ingenious devices. But when a cabal of crooks comes to call, Randy must defend his turf and rescue his lady love Judy using only his wits and his radio-controlled pals. Directed by Ted Nicolaou (DRAGONWORLD, SUBSPECIES, DON'T LET HER IN) and featuring a charming score by composer Richard Band, REMOTE was only the second Moonbeam Entertainment film to be released to video stores after the smash success of PREHYSTERIA! Full Moon is super stoked to be bringing this action-packed comedy-fantasy movie back from the past, looking and sounding better than ever before. Buckle in for a ride you'll never forget! Bonus Materials Vintage Videozone Full Moon Features Trailers Full Moon – https://www.fullmoondirect.com/ “Remote” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/remote-blu-ray "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" Blu-Ray Review (Synapse Films)![]() THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE, the holy grail of pure exploitation cinema, comes to Blu-ray from Synapse Films! One of the biggest selling titles in Synapse Films' history is finally coming to Blu-ray! Growing up mute after a childhood sexual assault, a young girl (Christina Lindberg) spends years working on a remote farm. After missing the bus one day, she is picked up by a suave young man who takes her out to dinner, drugs her and forces her into a life of prostitution. Torn away from home, she rebels against her captor, only to have one of her eyes gouged out as punishment. After learning of the death of her parents, she secretly trains herself in martial arts, defensive driving and gun use! Transformed into a one woman killing machine with a sawed-off shotgun, she uses her new skills to enact bloody revenge on those who've done her wrong. Synapse Films is proud to present the uncensored version of THRILLER: A CRUEL PICTURE on Blu-ray. This cult-classic is widely considered one of the holy grails of pure exploitation cinema, and one that Quentin Tarantino (director of PULP FICTION, RESERVOIR DOGS and ONCE UPON A TIME... IN HOLLYWOOD) calls "the roughest revenge movie ever made!" Originally released in the U.S. in a heavily truncated version called THEY CALL HER ONE EYE, THRILLER is presented here with over 20 minutes of restored footage deemed too sexually explicit and graphic for 1970s general audiences. You have been warned! Bonus Materials Uncut and uncensored high definition 1080p (1.66:1) presentation Original Swedish language version with newly translated removable English subtitles Alternate English dub soundtrack with newly translated removable English subtitles Multiple still galleries including rare behind-the-scenes images and nude photos of Christina Lindberg on set Theatrical trailers and TV spot Outtakes Alternate Harbor Fight Sequence THRILLER: A Cruel Lab Mistake-Rare photos from an unused fight sequence ruined by the film lab during production THRILLER: The Story in Pictures Reversible cover art from Wes Benscoter Synapse – https://www.synapsefilms.com/ “Thriller: A Cruel Picture” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/thriller-a-cruel-picture-blu-ray "Butch Camp" Blu-Ray Review (Dark Force Entertainment)![]() HE LOST HIS JOB, HIS LOVER AND HIS SELF ESTEEM. HE PICKED A FUNNY WAY TO GET THEM BACK! The 1996 not-very-P.C. romantic comedy BUTCH CAMP turns the tables on sexual politics as the main characters struggle to find love and get along in an intolerant world. Comedian Judy Tenuta ("The Weird Al Show") stars as a sex goddess turned neo-facist commandant who runs the "Butch Camp", a hysterical pseudo S&M style boot camp training center for gay men to learn how to act macho. Paul Denniston ("Desperate Housewives") plays the twenty something sensitive gay man who has been put down one too many times. The Chicago Tribune calls it "Utterly Charming...a hit" and now a brand new HD master from the only surviving 35mm film source owned by writer/director Alessandro de Gaetano (Project: Metalbeast). This rare oddity of an indie film has never looked better on home video! Bonus Materials Interview with Judy Tenuta from the set of 'Butch Camp' New 2021 interview with writer/director Alessandro de Gaetano 'Go' Music Video Theatrical Trailer Dark Force Entertainment – https://darkforcesuperstore.com/ “Butch Camp” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/butch-camp-blu-ray "Pastorale 1943" Blu-Ray Review (Cult Epics) ![]() Synopsis Cult Epics proudly presents the Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection, featuring four of the legendary Dutch icon’s most diverse films in new 2K transfers and entirely uncut, for the first time on home video in the United States. Released in 1975, Alain Robbe-Grillet’s surreal, absurdist sado-masochistic drama Playing with Fire (Le jeu avec le feu) features Sylvia in one of her most challenging roles alongside Jean-Louis Trintignant, Anicée Alvina and her Emmanuelle co-star Christine Boisson. The set’s two Dutch films are co-starring Rutger Hauer, and Sylvia at the peak of her career. Submitted for the 1978 Academy Awards — Best Foreign Film, Wim Verstappen’s Pastorale 1943 is a war drama centered on the Dutch resistance during World War II, and features also the debut of Renée Soutendijk. Painter turned director Paul de Lussanet’s romantic psychological drama Mysteries, based on the world famous novel by the Norwegian nobel prize winner Knut Hamsun and shot by renowned cinematographer Robby Müller, also stars Rita Tushingham and David Rappaport. Filmed and released right after Sylvia became one of the world’s biggest stars as Emmanuelle (1974), Sigi Rothemund’s 1974 film Julia is a German sex comedy drama, with Sylvia as a young boy’s first love, foreshadowing her later U.S. commercial hit Private Lessons. Cult Epics web Exclusive: First 200 Pre-orders of Blu-ray/DVD sets include Bonus DVD with Interview with Just Jaeckin (Emmanuelle). Sylvia Kristel 1970s Collection– https://www.cultepics.com/product-detail/sylvia-kristel-1970s-collection/ "Hiruko the Goblin" Blu-Ray Review (Mondo Macabro) ![]() Plot Summary: Hieda (played by Kenji Sawada) is an eccentric archaeologist, disgraced among his peers for his theories on the supernatural. One day he receives a letter from his brother-in-law, Yabe, telling him of an ancient burial mound he has discovered in the grounds of the local high school, a discovery that might help prove Hieda’s theories to be true. When Hieda arrives at the school, which is now closed for summer vacation, he discovers that Yabe has gone missing, along with one of the school’s female pupils. Teaming up with Yabe’s son, Masao, Hieda searches for the ancient tomb, convinced that it might be the burial place of Hiruko – a fearsome demon from ancient legends. This was director Tsukamoto’s second feature film, after the surprise success of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Based on a Japanese manga series, Hiruko is an astonishing melding of Lovecraftian cosmic terror, cyberpunk splatter and Spielberg-style adventure. With brain busting special effects and an amazing array of hideous demon creatures, the film is a roller coaster ride into a unique world of terror and beauty from one of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Blu-ray Special Features: - Brand new 2k restoration from original negative - New interview with director Shinya Tsukamoto - Archival interview with director Shinya Tsukamoto - Intro to the film by director - Archival inteview with special effects creator - SFX featurette - Audio commentary from author Tom Mes - Mondo Macabro previews Mondo Macabro – https://mondomacabro.bigcartel.com/ “Hiruko the Goblin” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Hiruko-Goblin-Kenji-Sawada/dp/B09MZN144F/ "Seobok: Project Clone" Blu-Ray Review (Well Go USA)![]() Synopsis A former special agent (GONG Yoo—Squid Game, Train to Busan) is called in for a secret mission: safely escort the world’s first human clone (PARK Bo Gum), whose body may hold the key to defeating death itself. But as the enemy closes in, the pair is forced to make an impossible choice. “Seobok: Project Clone” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/Seobok-Project-Clone-Gong-Yoo/dp/B09N9S2J3W/ Patreon Pick "Chopper" Blu-Ray Review![]() Product Description This incredible true story centers on Australian convict Mark Brandon Read, whose meteoric, unpredictably violent personality provokes his fellow inmates to try to kill him out of self-preservation. While taking on all threats from behind bars, Read pens his memoirs, claiming to have killed 19 men and becoming a best-selling author. Electrifying crime drama stars Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon. 93 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English. Region Free “Chopper” Blu-Ray – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CGBNHP7 1994 "My Sweet Satan" and "Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin" Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)![]() My Sweet Satan ME AND HIM WERE FRIENDS, BEST FRIENDS… A group of directionless, bored, drug-using teenagers get involved in a cult, resulting in a murder. Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin A man named John Martin offers a couple with a broken-down car a ride to the nearest gas station, little do they know he’s actually taking them back to his place for dinner. “Deadbeat at Dawn” Blu-Ray (Includes My Sweet Satan and Roadkill) – https://www.arrowvideo.com/blu-ray/deadbeat-at-dawn/12946747.html 1994 "Demented" Review![]() WHO WILL BE LEFT AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM? To the outside world, the old boarding house seemed safe and inviting, tucked away on a tree-lined street in a cozy and quiet neighborhood. But appearances can be deceiving. One by one the boarders are about to learn its terrifying secret. A secret they’ll carry to their graves. ‘Demented’ is an exercise in unrelenting, mind-numbing terror. Based on a shocking true story, the film is all the more horrifying because it really happened… maybe in your own town! “Demented” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189472/ 1994 "Madness" Review![]() Giovanna Dei, a young cartoonist, works on the violent comic strip “Doctor Dark”. Unfortunately, young women are being killed in the style of the comic strip character she becomes the main suspect. “Madness” Imdb – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110707/ Blindspot "Tromeo and Juliet" Blu-Ray Review (Troma Films)![]() All the body-piercing, kinky sex, and car crashes that Shakespeare wanted but never had! Join Tromeo (Will Keenan), Juliet (Jane Jensen), and Lemmy of Motorhead as they travel through Manhattan’s underground in search of climactic love, violence, and the American Way. Tromeo and Juliet is thrust forward with hyper-kinetic performances and a cutting-edge soundtrack. Special Features: 4 Audio Commentaries (the original commentary, one recently recovered vintage commentary, and two brand-new ones) featuring writer James Gunn (SLITHER), director Lloyd Kaufman (THE TOXIC AVENGER), actor Sean Gunn (GILMORE GIRLS), editor Frank Reynolds and editor Gabriel Friedman (TERROR FIRMER, CITIZEN TOXIE, POULTRYGEIST). 2 hours of interviews with crew and cast members, including Debbie Rochon (Ness), Tiffany Shepis (Peter), Sean Gunn (Sammy), Stephen Blackehart (Benny), and Lemmy (from Motorhead). Deleted Scenes, including Ron Jeremy's missing scene and a new featurette of James and Lloyd commenting on the missing scenes. Rehearsal footage of Jane Jensen and Debbie Rochon GETTING HOSTEL WITH HOLLYWOOD: James Gunn and Lloyd Kaufman visit Eli Roth's birthday party SLITHERING THROUGH HOLLYWOOD - EXTENDED VERSION: A new longer version of Lloyd's visit to the set of James Gunn's SLITHER. Fan reenactments of scenes from the film And More Tromatic Goodies! Troma – https://www.troma.com/ “Tromeo and Juliet” Blu-Ray – https://mvdshop.com/products/tromeo-and-juliet-blu-ray Question of the WeekWhatever you want. Podcast Version![]() https://www.stitcher.com/show/shut-up-brandon-podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shut-up-brandon-podcast/id988229934 https://shutupbrandon.podbean.com/e/mrparka-s-weekly-reviews-episode-248-audio-version/ UpdateBlu-Ray
Film NotesSanto in the Wax Museum – 1963 – Alfonso Corona Blake
Santo and Dracula’s Treasure – 1969 – René Cardona Remote – 1993 – Ted Nicolaou Thriller: A Cruel Picture – 1973 – Bo Arne Vibenius Butch Camp – 1996 – Alessandro De Gaetano Pastorale 1943 – 1978 – Wim Verstappen Hiruko the Goblin – 1991 – Shinya Tsukamoto Seobok: Project Clone – 2021 – Lee Yong-ju Chopper – 2000 – Andrew Dominik My Sweet Satan – 1994 – Jim Van Bebber Roadkill: The Last Days of John Martin – 1994 – Jim Van Bebber Demented – 1994 – Richard Martin Madness – 1994 – Bruno Mattei Tromeo and Juliet – 1996 – Lloyd Kaufman |
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