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by Jon
Sun Jun 01, 2003 4:55 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: 28 Days Later (merged thread)
Replies: 50
Views: 17456

Well it's not getting a cinema release in Australia until September and I've got a front projection setup at home, so purchasing the R2 DVD was no-brainer for me. Great movie too, my favourite so far this year. I haven't touched the extras on the disc yet, but it does look to be a good package. Whic...
by Jon
Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:23 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Last House On The Left DVD
Replies: 14
Views: 5629

Originally posted by Griff [Mola] Sounds great - so what's the problem? The movie itself is cut. What a cunt. What an absolute cunt. Still, its better than Australia I guess where the movie is banned forever more, along with Baise Moi which was initially granted an R until some religious group shat...
by Jon
Tue Feb 25, 2003 4:07 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Last House On The Left DVD
Replies: 14
Views: 5629

I haven't had the chance to watch the new Last House DVD yet, but it would be pretty difficult for any film over 30 years old to have the same impact today for us horror fans. But I bet your average viewer would still be freaked out by it. I mean, I know people who think that shit like SCREAM 2 is t...
by Jon
Tue Feb 25, 2003 3:36 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: What Cannibal Films are on DVD?
Replies: 2
Views: 1772

A few more...

These are out now
Cannibal Apocalypse
Cannibal The Musical
Eaten Alive
Cannibal Man
Spider Baby

and Long Island Cannibal Massacre is due sometime this year.
by Jon
Mon Jan 20, 2003 2:40 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Hitcher In The Dark
Replies: 8
Views: 3919

Um...OK, so it ain't such a hot movie. Many thanks. I'm not a Lenzi completist by any means and I've already got my eye on a long list of other stuff due this year anyway. I think Lenzi's got something like 60 films under his belt and word of mouth would indicate he's done more than his fair share o...
by Jon
Thu Jan 16, 2003 4:35 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Hitcher In The Dark
Replies: 8
Views: 3919

Hitcher In The Dark

This film by good old Umberto Lenzi is just one of many titles of interest scheduled to hit DVD this year. I haven't read much about it over the years but it sounds like quite a sleazy rip-off of THE HITCHER. Anyone seen it and recommend I put away some of my hard-earned for it?
by Jon
Thu Jan 16, 2003 4:09 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Newsflash! Henenlotter Returns! I Shit My Pants!
Replies: 8
Views: 4090

Yes, the MPAA had problems with FRANKENHOOKER but I can't say for sure exactly what was cut. I think they had issues with the scenes showing people enjoying drug use but they basically just didn't get the joke. The version released down under is fully uncut and rated M. Maybe Frank had a fan in the ...
by Jon
Tue Jan 14, 2003 7:39 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Newsflash! Henenlotter Returns! I Shit My Pants!
Replies: 8
Views: 4090

You'd have to expect Frankie would have several hundred twisted ideas for films given the length of time he's been absent from the director's chair. I am certainly looking forward to this one. I wonder what sort of budget and cast he'll get? Now if someone were to tell me there's a special edition o...
by Jon
Thu Nov 07, 2002 4:28 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Antonio Margheriti, RIP
Replies: 7
Views: 3692

These things do come in 3's...

RIP Antonio, the director of one of my favourite 'Nam flicks - The Last Hunter. Please buy David Warbeck a beer for me.

Also have to say farewell to the lovely Cheryl 'Rainbeaux' Smith and Jonathan 'Dr Smith' Harris....
by Jon
Sun Nov 03, 2002 3:38 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Dog Soldiers
Replies: 22
Views: 8360

DVD is out now

Chris,

A region 1 special edition DVD is already out. Official street date is Nov 5, but it's already in stock at DVD planet for $13.99.
by Jon
Sun Oct 13, 2002 7:10 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: The Ring
Replies: 29
Views: 39821

Geez, Griff, I thought for sure you'd be first in line for SWEPT AWAY. Not much on the big screen heh? I take it Mick Molloy's bowling club tale CRACKERJACK isn't getting a massive worldwide release in November then? RULES... isn't supposed to open around my way until mid November. Unfortunately Bre...
by Jon
Mon Oct 07, 2002 5:30 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Beef with Anchor Bay
Replies: 10
Views: 4338

Originally posted by I am 138 Something like that actually happened with an Australian movie here in America in the 80s. It was a Brian Trenchard-Smith movie that I think had "drive in" in the title. It got sent to the MPAA, they said they had to remove a lot of violence (I think 'cause i...
by Jon
Wed Sep 25, 2002 6:21 am
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: LAST HOUSE ON DEAD END STREET disc review
Replies: 8
Views: 4291

Finding a copy of LHODES that wasn't a murky 4th generation bootleg was something of a Holy Grail for me back in the days of tape trading via contacts in the free Fangoria classifieds. Been looking forward to this disc for ages. I also think that a thread on another forum about director Jeff Lieberm...
by Jon
Wed Sep 25, 2002 5:59 am
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: One Hour Photo
Replies: 6
Views: 3187

I think I spent over a decade hoping STATIC would get released on tape in Oz after first reading a review of it in Shock Xpress. I finally snagged it on laserdisc for $10 during the formats last legs. KG and Brian Backer together, hey? Perhaps you could make do with a double bill of COMBAT ACADEMY a...
by Jon
Thu Sep 19, 2002 6:24 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: What genre films would you like to see on DVD?
Replies: 30
Views: 11239

The Devils

As indicated in the article in the link below, Mark Kermode has unearthed all of the long lost cut footage from THE DEVILS. He states this footage might be included in a TV program to air on Channel 4 in Britain. However, I'm also betting there are plans to put together a special edition DVD of THE ...
by Jon
Sat Sep 14, 2002 10:12 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Irreversible
Replies: 3
Views: 2129

The next BAISE MOI?

Sounds like IRREVERSIBLE will probably get the BAISE MOI treatment down here in Australia. That is, our right wing christian groups will succeed in getting it banned.... Robert, please keep the reviews coming. There were quite a few titles screened at TIFF of interest to me. CABIN FEVER is one of th...
by Jon
Sat Sep 14, 2002 9:55 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: One Hour Photo
Replies: 6
Views: 3187

While it doesn't open in Australia until Halloween, I've been keen on this ever since finding out it was the long awaited (by me anyway) return of writer/director Mark Romanek to the big screen after the excellent STATIC from way back in 1985. STATIC starred Keith Gordon (who also co-wrote) as a you...
by Jon
Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:48 am
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Bubba Ho-Tep,tepid horror,but great Campbell
Replies: 5
Views: 2737

I haven't read alot of Lansdale but I've always felt that THE DRIVE-IN would make a good movie.

Can you tell me which book includes the 'Cadillac' short story? Joe's website lists all the books he's done but doesn't detail which short stories appear in the compilations.
by Jon
Wed Sep 11, 2002 8:30 am
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: What genre films would you like to see on DVD?
Replies: 30
Views: 11239

Nice to see I'm not the only one wishing for a DVD of RAZORBACK and I'll bet there's an enormous amount of people hoping for a special ed of ALLIGATOR. A few more that immediately spring to mind are: NORTHVILLE CEMETERY MASSACRE - great biker/gore movie from (believe it or not) the director of Harry...
by Jon
Thu Sep 05, 2002 3:53 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Ichi the Killer - Dutch DVD?
Replies: 13
Views: 5445

I've been debating about picking up Tartan's DOA disc also, but I'm not in any rush since I recently saw it on the big screen. All online reviews and various forum postings I've read indicate the Tartan DVD is the uncut version. There's been more news on the Dutch ICHI disc as well. It's going to be...
by Jon
Wed Sep 04, 2002 11:42 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Escape From New York SE DVD...
Replies: 5
Views: 2695

That's good news, as long as the Robbery/Subway sequence is put back into the film and isn't just included as a supplement. Hopefully they'll include the original cut and the extended version on the disc flipside or do that seamless branching to incorporate it. The laserdisc commentary for EFNY is m...
by Jon
Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:52 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: Joe Christ
Replies: 3
Views: 2378

Joe Christ

Has anyone seen any of the films by, or know anything about a filmmaker called Joe Christ? I remember seeing ads for his short films in the early issues of Film Threat (and also perhaps Psychotronic Video), but never found reviews of his work or an interview with the guy himself. I think some of the...
by Jon
Sun Jul 28, 2002 6:19 am
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: even though it might be obvious
Replies: 6
Views: 3130

Come out to plaaaay!!

Oh yeah, this is a personal favourite of mine, although my choice for best Walter Hill film would be SOUTHERN COMFORT. There's a great comic book feel to the THE WARRIORS and the opening sequence really sets the film up nicely. The gang dressed as mimes always gets a reaction whenever I show this mo...
by Jon
Tue Jul 23, 2002 7:54 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT...early DVD review!
Replies: 2
Views: 1924

Finally...

I've had a "fully uncut" LHOTL on my DVD wish list since day one of the format and now there's only a month to go... With the recent DVD release of HITCH-HIKE, LHOTL and the soon to be released special edition of HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, I wonder if Hess will get a few more movie off...
by Jon
Thu Jul 04, 2002 4:43 pm
Forum: Horrornews Archive
Topic: The Prowler DVD - September!!
Replies: 3
Views: 2230

disc extras

The extras listed for the disc are Tom Savini's behind the scenes gore footage, trailer, poster & still gallery. Bruce, any scoops on the upcoming Italian crime flicks? Perhaps Deodato's LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN? A film I've been dying see for ages. Also, any chance of suggesting future B...