{"id":368,"date":"2010-06-17T04:30:46","date_gmt":"2010-06-17T04:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/17\/dvds-received-61610\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:40","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:40","slug":"dvds-received-61610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2010\/06\/17\/dvds-received-61610\/","title":{"rendered":"DVDs received 6\/16\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41CxG47uiOL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crazies-Timothy-Olyphant\/dp\/B0021L8UXA\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dvd&amp;amp;qid=1276748501&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Crazies<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this terrifying glimpse into the \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d gone wrong, an unexplainable phenomenon has taken over the citizens of Ogden Marsh. One by one the townsfolk are falling victim to an unknown toxin and are turning sadistically violent.  People who days ago lived quiet, unremarkable lives are now depraved, blood-thirsty killers. While Sheriff Dutton (Timothy Olyphant) and his pregnant wife, Judy (Radha Mitchell), try to make sense of the escalating violence, the government uses deadly force to close off all access and won\u2019t let anyone in or out \u2013 even those uninfected.  In this film that Pat Jankiewicz of <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Fangoria<\/span> calls \u201cdisturbing,\u201d an ordinary night becomes a horrifying struggle for the few remaining survivors as they do their best to get out of town alive.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51hmqAuzJGL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Super-Hero-Squad-Show-One\/dp\/B003DYD926\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dvd&amp;amp;qid=1276748659&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">The Super Hero Squad Show Volume 1<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When the greatest heroes on the planet unite to face the wickedest villains in the world, you get the biggest, most family-friendly Super Hero alliance in TV history . . . the Super Hero Squad! It is no small job protecting Super Hero City from the wild, weird and even wacky villainy of the infamous baddies of VillainVille. . . but Iron Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Silver Surfer, Thor and the Falcon are always up for the job. <\/p>\n<p>Together the Squad must keep the allies of Dr. Doom from gathering pieces of the Infinity Sword: otherwise Doom will use the Sword to rule the universe! Luckily, the City is filled with Marvel Super Hero guest-stars to help out in a pinch. These brave heroes totally deliver the action, but with plenty of humor on the side. <\/p>\n<p>Featuring the guest voices of Adrian Pasdar (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Heroes<\/span>), Robert Englund (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">A Nightmare On Elm Street<\/span>), Tricia Helfer (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Battlestar Galactica<\/span>), Greg Grunberg (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Heroes<\/span>), James Marsters (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/span>), Lena Headey (<span style=\"font-style: italic\">Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/span>) and Stan Lee!<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51JDaJdYiUL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/G-I-Joe-Real-American-Hero\/dp\/B003CNQPOM\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dvd&amp;amp;qid=1276748853&amp;amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">G.I. Joe A Real American Hero: The Movie<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Re-mastered From A Brand-New High-Definition Transfer! <\/p>\n<p>\nIn the hands of G.I. Joe, the Broadcast Energy Transmitter is a device capable of fulfilling all of the energy needs of Earth. However, in the hands of Cobra and the newly revealed Cobra-La, led by the ancient and otherworldly Golobulus (Burgess Meredith), the B.E.T. could spell the end of human civilization. With Duke critically wounded on the battlefield, it is up to Lieutenant Falcon (Don Johnson) and a new class of G.I. Joe recruits, trained by none other than Sergeant Slaughter, to prevent Golobulus from infecting the entire globe with deadly mutating spores! <\/p>\n<p>Bonus Features: <\/p>\n<p>* Audio Commentary with G.I. 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