Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Blu-Ray)

I went to see this with high expectations,I thought the last film was ok. It lacked imagination and new ideas but I understand why they went safe. I found this one to be a bit odd,at times almost a parody or spoof with the odd dramatic moment. I hoped they'd have an interesting story arc lined up for rey,fin etc but these characters just don't feel like real people so its hard to sympathise with them like you could with the original characters. Luke was sad,like an old dog that needed putting out his misery. Nice one. Klylo is pretty wet,like a big baby and not scary at all. It looked pretty and the costumes special effects etc were nice but story wise a bit hollow. I just remembered the bit when the space ship was landing and it turned out to be an iron. That sums the film up,makes you think something and the goes no its something kind of dum instead. The first order wouldn't use irons as their advanced technologically but the jokes more important than sense. Why not just make a good story and realistic characters or is that no longer possible.

Synopsis:

The Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks new mysteries of the Force.

Bonus Content
Feature:
Audio Commentary
Bonus Disc:
The Director And The Jedi
Balance Of The Force
Scene Breakdowns - Lighting The Spark: Creating The Space Battle
Scene Breakdowns - Snoke And Mirrors
Scene Breakdowns - Showdown On Crait
Andy Serkis Live! (One Night Only)
Deleted Scenes (14)

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Enigma Rosso (Blu-Ray)

When the brutally violated body of a young woman is found wrapped in plastic, Inspector Gianni Di Salvo (Fabio Testi, Contraband, The Four of the Apocalypse) is drawn to dark deeds at an exclusive girls' school where the beautiful members of a group called The Inseparables are being targeted with sinister letters and murder attempts. Following a clue in the dead girl's diary, he soon learns that anyone could be harboring deadly secrets as he untangles this web of sex and homicide. A prime slice of sordid shocks from the golden age of the Italian giallo, this is the final film in the cycle of schoolgirl thrillers following What Have You Done to Solange? and What Have They Done to Your Daughters? with enough delirious twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way to the startling final revelation. Also starring Christine Kaufmann (Town Without Pity, Murders in the Rue Morgue), Ivan Desny (The Marriage of Maria Braun, Who?), Jack Taylor (Pieces, Succubus), and Helga Liné (Horror Express, Nightmare Castle), this wicked chiller is now presented in HD and full widescreen for the very first time.

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Blu-Ray, Reviews, Thriller,

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The House That Dripped Blood (Blu-Ray)

The fans of Amicus movies all have their personal favorites. Some prefer the pulpiness of TALES FROM THE CRYPT or VAULT OF HORROR while others enjoy the cheesiness of TORTURE GARDEN or DR TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS. Then there's the literate approach of HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD and FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE. I love them all and saw every Amicus film that came my way, even the non-anthology ones like AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS and I, MONSTER. Most of them I caught in drive-ins. My personal preference is for the low key approach of HOUSE and GRAVE with HOUSE being my favorite Amicus movie although it was a close race between the two.

HOUSE strikes me as a combination of MASTERPIECE THEATER and ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS. It's even based on stories by Robert Bloch (PSYCHO). The film is a remarkably handsome production considering the budgetary limitations of $500,000. It grossed far more than that. The photography is simple and direct, the background lighting is extremely effective, and the performances by old pros at the genre like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are uniformly fine. Even an over-the-top Jon Pertwee in a role originally intended for Vincent Price is, forgive the pun, Price-less. As is often the case with anthologies, some stories are better than others with #s 2 & 3 standing out in my opinion.

The film has an interesting background and release history. In addition to the Vincent Price story, the director, Peter Duffell, wanted to call it "Death & the Maiden" after the musical work in the Peter Cushing segment but producer Milton Subotsky came up with the less prosaic title. Ironically, there's no blood in the film at all. It was originally released in the U.S by a small company called Cinerama (no relation to the film process) who quickly went under leaving the film hard to see for many years. The original VHS was a sad affair but the 2003 Lionsgate DVD (the one pictured here) is the one to get. The more recent Hens Tooth DVD has oversaturated colors. If you love old school British horror, this is one of the best.

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Insidious: The Last Key + Digital HD with Ultraviolet Blu-ray

The creative minds behind the hit Insidious franchise bring you the most horrifying chapter of the series, Insidious: The Last Key. In this gripping Blumhouse film, Lin Shaye reprises her role as parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier, who returns to her family home to face the unrelenting demons that have plagued her since childhood. Accompanied by her two investigative partners, Specs and Tucker, Elise must delve deeper into the Further to unlock the mystery and destroy her greatest fear.

After seeing how abysmal Chapter 3 was, I didn't hold out much hope for this one. Once you've invested the time, money and energy in seeing these movies, you kind of have to see them through lol. This one has a decent enough plot, Elise receives a phone call from a man who claims his house is haunted, and coincidentally enough, it's the same house that Elise grew up in. I was intrigued to see if we were going to get some insight into Elise's "gift" when she was a child and we do. Of course it wouldn't be the same if there weren't jump scares included, and there were. It kept me interested and it got back on track after the Chapter 3 fiasco. Not the scariest movie I've ever seen, but it was decent enough

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