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New Releases with Cyrus: "The Exorcist" and "30 Days of Night: Dark Days"
Some weeks are crazier than others. It didn't help that this past week was after I was already way behind on my reviews thanks to Fantastic Fest. So, here's a belated look at the movies that came out on DVD/Blu-Ray this week:
THE EXORCIST (Blu-Ray)
What more could I possibly ask from this Halloween season than the greatest horror film ever made in spectacular HD? Ok, yes, a hot oil rub-down from a time traveling Linnea Quigley from the eighties, but I can temper my Halloween wishes with a solid dose of what's actually likely to happen. That being said, if anyone see's a hot oil rub-down from a time traveling Linnea Quigley (or hell, I'll even go with Jill Whitlow...beggars can't be choosers) on Amazon.com, be sure to let me know. I think I might put that one on my credit card. Well, after I would have bought this totally bad-ass HD set. You see how I brought that full circle?
As if putting this out in HD wouldn't have been enough all by itself, Warner Brothers has thrown in upgraded versions of both the original theatrical version and the extended director's cut (why you'd want to watch this without the awesomely creepy spider-walk scene is beyond me), an introduction and audio commentary by director William Friedkin and writer William Peter Blatty, a brand new 3 part documentary that runs about 49 minutes, a 77 minute 1998 doc, tons of odds and ends such as interviews, trailers, radio spots, galleries, the original ending (!), and a 40 page hardback book which serves as the case for the two discs as well. Incidently, if you can't shell out the clams for the super-awesome-must-have-at-the-top-of-my-display-case hard back set, you can always download the movies on iTunes along with its new ext.... Just sayin'.
After all these years, after all the times I've seen it, and even with my complete disbelief in the demonic forces portrayed within, "The Exorcist" still gives me the major heebie-jeebies. Never could enjoy pea soup the same way again after seeing it.
--CLICK HERE TO BUY The Exorcist (Extended Director's Cut & Original Theatrical Edi...
30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS (Blu-Ray and DVD)
I regret to inform the sizable fan base of the first film, "30 Days of Night" that its direct-to-dvd sequel, while somewhat based on the comic book follow-up, is made up almost entirely of 'fail' as a movie. It's not a bloodsucking film so much as it just sucks.
The story follows the lone survivor Stella (this time played by Kiele Sanchez) as she ends up in LA, promoting her book that tells the story of what happened in her small Alaskan town, despite the government's report of a 'toxic spill'. She's on a mission to root out the bloodsuckers and does it to spectacular effect at her nighttime book signing by hooking up powerful UV lamps in the auditorium and burning up the vamps who showed up in front of her crowd of former non-believers. She's made into a target because of her very public display of vamp dusting, but is rescued by a team of completely incompetent vampire hunters and their leader, a vampire himself named Dane (Ben Cotton) who proceed to make the stupidest decisions you could possible think of, act like a bunch of crying babies, and generally get splatted.
There's not a drop of tension in this sequel and that probably has a lot to do with the complete dispensing of the original, waiting out the darkness, premise. Without that, it's just another generic vampires vs humans actioner that wouldn't have even been entertaining enough to be an episode of "Blade: The Series".
--CLICK HERE TO BUY 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
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Comment by Nick on October 27, 2010 at 3:04pm -
@ Alex Kramer
That's what Twilight IS. You could print the whole series in one book and title it "Nursery Rhymes for Tweens.' If anybody wants to make some money before the craze dies, they'll start printing the series in pop-up.
Was really hoping for a good 30 Days of Night sequel, though. Oh well.
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Comment by Alex Kramer on October 23, 2010 at 6:23pm -
"Makes twilight look like a nursery rhyme" Thats not that hard.
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Comment by Shero on October 15, 2010 at 4:45am -
Don't be afraid !!!! ;-)
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Comment by Travis Pickle on October 13, 2010 at 11:59am -
Aye the Exorcist is a masterclass and all them extras and HD goodness make me think I might break my usual rule again of not upgrading if i already have the dvd!
;)
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Comment by Felix Soto on October 12, 2010 at 5:07pm -
i saw this in Mexico and all the crazy mexicans around me believe that the devil will get them by watching the flim
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Comment by Cassie on October 12, 2010 at 4:25am -
Haha I remember When I First saw The Exorcist I Was like 9 ..... I was Soo Scared .... I Prayed To God forgive me watchin this ... I didn't have nightmare .Funny .Now I always watch these kind of films now I'm Weird Oh Wells lol
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Comment by Lunatik on October 10, 2010 at 7:49pm -
ima def buy that excorcist blueray, sounds like a very good deal
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Comment by Mr. Bubbles on October 10, 2010 at 11:17am -
Even if The Exorcist doesn't really scare me, I still thought it was a damn good movie. I've seen some screen-caps from the Blu-Ray (holy shit, do they look good), so I might give it a shot.
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Comment by David on October 9, 2010 at 10:11pm -
Damn, I was hoping Dark Days would at least be decent. I liked the first film so much. I don't know why they keep refering to the chick as "the lone survivor" though...like 3 other people lived through the first film (Josh Hartnet's brother, the young chick and the old chick). I'm not saying this is your fault, Cyrus, it's just something I've noticed whenever I read a synopsis about this movie.
But I guess it doesn't matter if the movie sucks a fat one. I feel like I'll end up seeing it at some point anyway, though.
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Comment by niggawithoutacause on October 9, 2010 at 7:09pm -
Sucks to hear that 30 Days of Night sucked, but it was expected. The thing that made the first one great (in my opinion) was that "waiting out the darkness" premise, which is in the god damn title. There is no cool premise in this one.
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