Wholesale and Distribution Movie Reviews

Looks like Amazon has updated the details for this title. Good! they were showing this one as being english also, and I received it as my pre-order title...all taken care of now.
This is episodes 1-5 of the Willy Fog series, dubbed from the original Spanish to English. It's a silly cartoon, but fun to watch. Basically, it's a loose adaptation of the Jules Verne novel of the same name. The transfer quality of the DVD isn't all that great, but that's the only real flaw I see with the movie. Hopefully, the rest of the series will be released here.

This movie starts out with a cool battle between a shark and an octopus. It's like watching one of Jaques Cousteau's home movies! This seems to go on forever, until the actual story begins. John Carradine sends a group of four explorers into the depths of the ocean in a goofy looking diving-bell. They somehow end up in an underwater cave system. The biggest hunk of the "film" is taken up by our heroes wandering around through the world's dullest maze. They run into some guy who's been trapped in the caves for fourteen years; and is as crazy as a bedbug! He's also the most interesting thing about the movie! I kept hoping that some rubber spider or giant crab would attack someone, but alas, no such luck! Just lots of walking, talking, and occasional lunacy from the freaky hermit guy. Of course, a way is found to save everyone, but by that time I was numb. I still recommend it though, because I like to torture myself with ultra-schlock...

Since this was a long lost print, don't expect a perfect transfer. The picture quality shows some age, but isn't as bad as many DVD's for the same price. Since this is not in widescreen format, you get a few cut-offs in the titles now and then. The sound is decent enough, but has a tendency to crackle now and then. Keep in mind the age and rarity of the print however, and you overlook the flaws. Chances are there will never be a Criterion edition of this release.

For Shadow fans, this is a must have and a steal at the price. 50's Sci-fi fans would also enjoy this film for the "special effects." Grab this, the double VHS serial and the Alec Baldwin film before you get "International Crime / The Shadow Strikes."

I loved this DVD. I spent hours upon hours beating it to this video. What is better than seeing those huge knockers of Jenna Jameson bouncing up and down as she takes it like the bad girl she is. The key to enjoying this film is to take out your shaft and to stroke it as you watch. The quality is not that good, but by the end of the movie, you'll have yourself a nice gooey surprise left by none other than Jenna Jameson herself.

This film is both a bit different, and nothing new.

The first ten minutes consist of shots in and around some sort of Thai festival with elephants. There's a glaring lack of dialog, which makes the opening of the film tedious. But, as soon as the visiting King Boxer meets up with his lovely young cousin (?), things begin to pick up.

They tour the city, and then King Boxer asks to see some Thai Boxing. She takes him to see a friend of her's, a pro kickboxer as he prepares for a match. Bad guys try to get the upright young boxer to throw the match, but he refuses. Naturally, this leads to a fight after the match, in which King Boxer lends a hand. Becoming fast friends, the two martial artists train together, and King Boxer teaches the kickboxer his special kung fu techniques.

Meanwhile, back in China, a bad Japanese businessman who is an expert in Karate and Judo, hears all about the famous King Boxer and decides to test him. He and his men beat up King Boxer's students and insult the Gym. When King Boxer returns, butt is soon kicked. But the bad guy is sneaky, and uses King Boxer's honorable beliefs against him. In the end, the kickboxer helps take revenge with his friend's special kung fu strikes.

There's a great fight between King Boxer and his foe's minions in the bad guy's lair. The last fight was also different, showcasing Kickboxing vs. Karate. In most kung fu movies, you never see someone in a non-Chinese or Western-looking boxing stance, and it was interesting to see the two styles pitted against each other.

It looks like most of the Thailand stuff was all shot on location, which does not mesh very well with the more traditional kung fu movie setting back in China, all shot on sets. Also, the image is slightly distorted on the ends, similar to the effect from the old Dimension 150 process (you can see the slight distortion effect in "Patton"), but even more so here. It only becomes noticable when the camera pans or shifts, and creates a strange "bend" to the edges of the image. I'd say it was the cameras used, not the print or transfer. And as a bonus, the film is presented in it's natural widescreen format (in fact, the DVDs in the "Shaolin Boxer Collection" that I've bought so far are all in glorious widescreen).

Overall, this was not the best kung fu film I've seen, but it certainly has merit. And there are plenty of fights showcasing three martial arts styles (kung fu, katate/judo, and kickboxing), well worth sitting through or fast-forwarding through the first six minutes with the Thai elephant festival.

These two films starring Sarita Montiel were the two most successful Spanish films ever. In the years 1957 and 1958 each played for over a year in one theater in Madrid before general distribution. The music is great but the recorded sound on this DVD is marginal. The video quality is not too good. There are no english subtitles. If you collect spanish classic films or are a Sarita Montiel fan, you should own this DVD. It was finally realeased in the USA in Oct 2003.

These two Sara Montiel classics (in one DVD by Slingshot Video) have been copied directly from old film stock onto DVD. The images have scratches here and there, and the sound has noise in many parts. These should have been somewhat restored before releasing them on DVD. The plots are corny but the music and singing is great.

I watch a lot of kung fu movies and have come to expect that the DVD transfer of such films is usually less than perfect, but this one went above and beyond the call of duty to be one the worst DVD transfers of a kung fu film I have ever seen. During the first 20 minutes the film is almost unwatchable as everything takes place in what appears to be heavily-foliaged terrain, its very hard to tell because everything is washed out green with almost no detail visible, even the actors appear to be green when seen in the distance. Also one can see this was transfered from a VHS tape or similar format as it appears that the tracking was being adjusted constantly for the first sequences of the film. The only thing that saves it from getting 1 star is that it has some very good scenes of Mantis Kung Fu, when they're actually visible of course. Here's to hoping they find a better print of the movie someday.

.... Lack of any info on a catchy title really ticks me off. SO i gonna give it to you straight to help you peeps out! Check it:

Ventura Distribution, the company behind the Girls Gone Wild programs, presents this entry in 2 Live Crew rapper Luther Campbell's Luke's Freakshow series. Set to a hip-hop soundtrack and offering appearances by some of the top names in rap music, Luke's Freakshow, Vol. 1: Super Bowl captures an uninhibited Super Bowl party filled with scantily clad young women. Released in 2000, the program features appearances by Fat Joe, Terror Squad, Bob Cat, Ed Lover, DJ Tony Touch, DJ Khalid, No Good but So Good, and Luke's Freak Girls. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

OK so now you know whats it about! But do you? Man, do I have to school you peeps on everything. SOme fool out there will still be thinking is this a rap concert? A superbowl? Look, I feel yA dog, thats why I am writin this, so check it:

Genre: Special Interest > Mature
Notes:
Running Time: 58 Minutes
Rating: NR

Additional Information:
Language: English
Number of Discs: 1
Released By: Ventura Entertainment

OK, SO NOW THAT i WROTE ALL THIS SOME FOOL IS STILL GONNA SAY IT WAS NOT HELPFUL. wELL, GUESS WHAT, ITS BETTER THAN NOTHIN.

I am surprized...If you have the Maze Live in Philly, than you have this show. Nothin new. The preview suggested that there was "new" material (Look In Your Eyes & Working Together). I would love to see Frankie attempt a show dedicated to some of his love ballards from his library of wonderful hits. It was very interesting to see so many Europeans groovin with Frankie.

This is one of Paramount's low-budget features produced by William Pine and William Thomas. As is customary with Pine-Thomas product, the cast is accomplished, the story is atmospheric, and the workmanship is efficient. The entire cast will be familiar to fans of old movies: William Gargan and Ann Savage as the bantering newspaper reporters trying to outscoop each other when a murder victim disappears, George Zucco as a velvet-voiced, dangerous killer, Leo Gorcey as comedy-relief office boy, Charles Halton as a worried museum curator, Don Beddoe as a frustrated detective, Paul Hurst as a bemused watchman, and George E. Stone as the missing corpse (always a fine actor: he doesn't say a word, but he expires eloquently). The pacing is good and the dialogue is snappy. The DVD derives from an old 16mm print that was very popular at some TV station -- there are frequent cue marks for station breaks, but thankfully no choppiness or serious damage. This has its own peculiar charm for movie addicts, because it looks just the way late-show movies used to look on television, before video and cable. It's an enjoyable hour for movie buffs.