Is Blade Runner: The Final Cut worth it?

According to SFFMedia it is!

I'm glad it's on my Christmas list!

25 Reasons to Buy the Serenity Collector's Edition on DVD

SerenityStuff.com has a a great list of 25 reasons to buy the Serenity Collector's Edition on sale August 21st.

My favorite: Joss will buy one himself!

JW: Well I’ll buy one.

JW: Actually I will too, people ask me why I would buy my own DVD and I tell them do you have any idea how awesome it is to buy your own movie?

Movie Review - Night of the Werewolf (1980)

I've heard a lot about Paul Naschy’s werewolf movies over the years, but never had a chance to see one until Deimos Entertainment released Night of the Werewolf on DVD earlier this year. Since I was a little kid I have had a soft spot for Gothic horror, stemming from the classic Universal monster movies and a healthy dose of Gothic fiction. Night of the Werewolf fits right into that spot.

The movie starts in the 1600's, with the death of Countess Bathory and her werewolf henchman, Count Waldemar Daninsky and then jumps forward to a more modern time where three women archaeologists in search of Bathory's tomb stumble across a newly resurrected Daninsky.

Love, death, and Gothic castles abound as the werewolf terrorizes the countryside, Bathory is resurrected from the dead, and wolf-man vs. vampire action ensues.

The pacing is slow and the cinematography is gorgeous. You can tell here that Naschy is trying for something nostalgic and more artful than most monster movies of the 80's. Comparisons to Universal and Hammer movies would be more accurate. The Gothic atmosphere pulls you in and you forgive the small imperfections of slow-motion jumps that go no where or faulty storytelling because the tone of the movie makes you feel that they were all part of an overall experience.

If your a fan of the classics and the Hammer movies, Night of the Werewolf is one for your collection. I was thoroughly entertained.

Deimos Entertainment also has provided a wonderful interactive menu and extras like production stills and a fun intro by Naschy himself who tells you to turn out the lights and get ready for Gothic frights.

Masters of Horror Season One Limited Edition Mausoleum Set

This Limited Edition Mausoleum DVD Set looks amazing. Too bad I only really enjoyed about half these films and the ones I really liked (Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, Dreams in the Witch House, and Cigarette Burns) can be bought very cheaply used.

Although, according to TV Shows on DVD,

The "14th Disc" - available exclusively with the Box Set – contains such never-before-seen footage as:
- Masters of Horror Dinner – Mick Garris assembles the Season One directors for a special MOH dinner at Hollywood's legendary Magic Castle;
- Masters of Horror DGA Panel discussion
- Fantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris Interviews Steven Spielberg
- Fantasy Film Festival: Mick Garris Interviews John Boorman

I'm watching Jenifer now and I just picked up Fair Haired Child, so maybe they will sway me toward the box set.

Movie Review - Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance

After loving Toshiya Fujita's 1973 revenge film, Lady Snowblood, (trailer) I couldn't wait to see the sequel.

In Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (1974) the title character, played by the lovely and amazing Meiko Kaji (if there was ever a reason to watch these movies beyond swords, samurai, and revenge it is her performances) doesn't have the personal grudge she had in the first film.

She has now become more akin to a spirit of vengeance traveling the countryside killing every villain who crosses her path. After she is captured and used by the secret police to infiltrate a rebel group she turns the tables on the evil establishment.



Though the story is grounded in a factual historic setting, the storyline is less engaging than the first film and Lady Snowblood is little more than a tool for the real protagonists and antagonists of a film that would have been better standing alone without the assassin's involvement.

That said, everyone should pick up Lady Snowblood. After you fall in love with the first, you will want to take the time to check out the sequel.

More on The Monster Squad

Fangoria is reporting that the 20th Anniversary release of The Monster Squad will be loaded with extras including:

• Audio commentary by Dekker and actors Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert and Ashley Bank
• Audio commentary by Dekker and director of photography Bradford May
• Monster Squad Forever!—a five-part retrospective featuring new interviews with Dekker, actors Gower, Lambert, Bank, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan and more!
• A Conversation with Frankenstein—a never-before-seen classic interview with the Monster himself (Tom Noonan in makeup)
• Deleted scenes
• Original theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Still gallery

I love the cover, but I hate that the Gill-Creature is pushed off to the side so much that you can't even see him. Give the Gill the credit her deserves! So what if he did little more than stand there and look like he was struggling to breath.

Right now, you can pre-order The Monster Squad from Amazon for $13.99