Class of 1999 Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #14)
By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 8, 2018 at 5:36 PM in Home Video, Horror
Class of 1999 arrives on Blu-ray as the 14th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
Gothic Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #13)
By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 6, 2018 at 11:41 PM in Home Video, Horror
Gothic arrives on Blu-ray as the 13th entry in Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Blu-Ray & DVD Comparison Review
By Paul Rudoff on Feb. 1, 2018 at 11:30 PM in Home Video
Today I'll be doing something a little different from my usual type of review. This will be a "comparison review", which will be a short and sweet comparison between TimeLife's Blu-ray and DVD releases of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (2007). The DVD, which was released on November 4, 2008, has a runtime of 1:21:01. The Blu-ray, which was released four years later on November 6, 2012, has a runtime of 1:24:08. You'll notice that the Blu-ray is three minutes longer. I'll explain why in a little bit.
Sabrina Down Under DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 28, 2017 at 11:43 PM in Home Video
Sabrina Down Under was one of two television movies spun off from the ABC series starring Melissa Joan Hart, which itself was spawned from a television movie of the same name that aired in 1996 on Showtime. Premiering on September 26, 1999 on ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney", Sabrina Down Under found Sabrina Spellman (Hart) and witchy gal pal Gwen (Tara Charendoff) on holiday in Australia dealing with a literal "fish out of water" merman and an unscrupulous marine biologist. I won't detail the plot any further since I've already covered the movie in far more detail on Spook Central.
Lego Dimensions Beetlejuice Fun Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 5, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Video Games
The Lego Dimensions Beetlejuice Fun Pack includes one figure and one vehicle. The figure, as if you couldn't guess, is Betelgeuse, and he is accompanied by Saturn's Sandworm.
Lego Dimensions Teen Titans Go! Team Pack Review
By Paul Rudoff on Nov. 4, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Video Games
The Lego Dimensions Teen Titans Go! Team Pack includes two figures and two vehicles/accessories, plus an "exclusive episode" of the series. The figures are Raven and Beast Boy, and they are accompanied by Raven's Spellbook and the T-Car.
Sabrina The Teenage Witch: The Christmas Episodes DVD Review
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 31, 2017 at 12:00 PM in Home Video
What better day than Halloween to review a Christmas DVD. Actually, this DVD is quite fitting to review today. It's the bewitching Sabrina The Teenage Witch, the 1996-2003 television series starring Melissa Joan Hart as the titular character, with Caroline Rhea (who once wished my sister a Happy Birthday live on air) and Beth Broderick as her aunts Hilda and Zelda, and Nick Bakay as the voice of her cat Salem. Other reoccurring characters in Sabrina's life include her boyfriend Harvey (Nate Richert), her best friend Valerie (Lindsay Sloane), her high school nemesis Libby (Extreme Ghostbusters guest voice Jenna Leigh Green), and her young adult roommates Roxie and Morgan (Soleil Moon Frye and Elisa Donovan).
C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD Blu-Ray Review (Vestron Video Collector's Series #5)
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 24, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.)
C.H.U.D. II: Bud The CHUD arrives on Blu-ray as the fifth entry (they are all numbered on the spine) in Lionsgate's new Vestron Video Collector's Series, "a line of classic genre films newly remastered and with a wealth of supplementary features." I have reviewed several other titles in the series.
C.H.U.D. Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 22, 2017 at 11:30 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.)
John Heard and Daniel Stern star in that perennial holiday classic, C.H.U.D.. Long before they both starred in Home Alone 1 & 2 (though I don't think they shared any scenes in either film), this odd couple was battling Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers in this acronym-titled film. Maybe if the Wet Bandits brought along some C.H.U.D.s, they would have defeated that puny Kevin McCallister.
Creepshow 2 Blu-Ray Review (Arrow Films)
By Paul Rudoff on Oct. 21, 2017 at 8:52 PM in Home Video, Horror
(Since Halloween is fast approaching, this seemed like the best time to revisit some of my past horror movie reviews. I'm revising and reposting a few of them, such as this one.)
Back in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, horror anthology films and television shows were pretty popular. Titles like Tales From The Crypt (British film and HBO series), The Vault of Horror, Creepshow 1 & 2, Tales From The Darkside (series and movie), Trilogy of Terror, and Tales From The Hood all come instantly to mind, with many others buried in the deep recesses of my brain. I've always loved these types of shows and movies, so it is my pleasure to be able to review Arrow Film's new Blu-ray release of Creepshow 2.