DVD Tuesday December 14th

Hey folks.

My sincerest apologies for missing last week's run-down. What happened was very complicated, and involved Korean gangsters, or Yakuza, some hookers pretending they knew me, and various "friends" pretending they didn't. If you thought Korean gangsters, or Yakuza, cared about the week's DVD releases, you can think the hell again. They don't give a shit.

Anyway, I bounded free and so on, and what happened was I made a note for to remind you about The Ultimate Matrix Box Thing that was released last week, which has no less than 10 Discs of nonsense for to wade through. Personally, I'll make do with The Animatrix, which was far superior to any of the damn flicks.

You can get this collectors deal with a nice Keanu Reeves head, also, so maybe you can recreate some scenes from Rivers Edge. Maybe get a friend to lie naked by a puddle, and then you can act Crispin Glover, as Keanu stares on mournfully. That'd rule, is what I'm guessing.

Also, there was the Wild At Heart Special Edition, which I know some of you folks are fond of, although if you Read The Duke's Review, you'll know I wasn't fond of it in the slightest. Sorry, folks. It's just that my thoughts on Wild At Heart symbolize my individuality and belief in personal freedom is all.

Anyhow, look at this cool shit right here;

Soul

What this seems to be, is a Bangkok Haunted-type horror anthology from Thailand, with four directors chipping in with a ghost story each. Used to be us British types were the best at this sorta malarkey, but then Peter Cushing died and the Asians picked up the mantle. That's some fine mantle picking-up, though. Keep an eye also for Three Extremes, which, if the Takashi Miike segment is indicative of the overall quality, will rule.

Sex In Chains / Michael

What these are, are individual releases as part of a series purporting to deal with "Gay Themed Films Of The German Silent Era". What we get, then, are brilliant flicks like Michael (nothing to do with the Franz Ferdinand track, which is equally concerned with the same-sex sexing) about a mythical threesome going on between the Gods, and Sex In Chains, about a fella gets flung in prison and what's he gonna do but get it on with his cellmate? Fascinating, is what these are.

I, Robot

I found this to be enjoyable, for sure, but a bit like a masturbation session none the less. Fun at the time, but afterwards a fella has trouble remembering much of anything about it, and feels a bit empty, truth be told.

This has all the bells-and-whistles you would expect from a 2-disc edition, and no doubt there's sixty-odd hours of folks tapping computers for to create the "visual worlds" and such. Read The Olden Days Review.

Collateral

I posted The Review of this flick just five minutes ago, so Go Read It. What this is, is a 2-disc edition of Mann's masterpiece, and therefore deserving of your hard-earned green.