Welcome to the first of what (hopefully) will be a new, weekly bit from me, a round-up of the new geeky movies hitting the store shelves, be it on DVD, Blu or 4K. Because I still believe in physical media, dammit!
All this information comes from Blu-Ray.com. Obviously, you could go look up this information yourself, but they list everything, whereas I shall provide you with what I feel is the stuff the nerd crew find interesting.
The House by the Cemetery (1981): A Lucio Fulci flick! The gist: “The plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England home – a home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls.” It’s Fulci, so it’s going to be weird, lurid, disturbing, and a must for horror fans.
Zombieland 2: Double Tap: The sequel to the breakout zombie hit of 2009! The gist: “Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.” Yeah, it took a while, but I enjoyed seeing this crew (and the surprise cameos) again. Best Buy will have a collectible Steelbook of it, and the first one, available for your undead library.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot: The gist: “Jay and Silent Bob return to Hollywood to stop a reboot of ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ movie from getting made.” There was a time I loved everything by Kevin Smith. But that time is not now. I’ve heard a lot of not good things about this particular movie, but I will probably end up giving it a shot.
The Addams Family (2019): Ok, someone wasn’t paying attention when they wrote the gist: “A stop-motion animated version of Charles Addams’ series of cartoons about a peculiar, ghoulish family.” This movie is CG, not stop motion. I have no idea what they’re talking about. The movie itself, though, surprised me by being a lot of fun. It managed to capture and blend the tone of the original Addams comics, and the 90’s live-action movies.
Dragonfly (2002): A supernatural Kevin Costner flick that was trying to ride the Mothman vibe. The gist: “After his wife is killed while performing relief work in Central America, a doctor’s patients begin delivering messages from her from the afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost soul mate wants, the doctor is forced to accept the impossible.” I remember it being very meh, but now it’s out on Blu for the die hard Criptid fands, or Costnerites.
Countdown: Everything you need to know about this meh movie is that they gave it the tag-line “Death. There’s an app for that.” Dull, uninspired, and just a waste.
In Search of the Last Action Hero: No, it’s not a sequel to the Arnold movie, but a new documentary that looks pretty interesting. The gist: “In Search of the Last Action Heroes details the action genre over the past 50 years from the early westerns to the contemporary movies of today. We explore the story behind the ’80s action genre many consider to be the golden Era and how it changed come the 90s and saw its decline and rise as we saw the old stars of the 1980s make a comeback. We examine how studios were able to turn outrageous concepts into genre-defining tropes, and how the one-man-army sub-genre produced the superstars of the era.” I love a good documentary, and this topic could be a lot of fun.
Other possible titles of interest: American Pie: Band Camp, Black and Blue, Kitten With a Whip (1964), Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000), Summer Days with Coo (2007), The Courier
Let me know which of these are a must-buy for you, a pass, or which ones I missed!