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Masque of the Red Death...this was one of Roger Corman's more lavish AIP productions. This one benefited from more money, accessibility to great scenery, and a great location. As with most of Corman's Poe movies, there is a good amount that's speculated from Poe's original story, as they were usually pretty short, at least not enough material to fill out a hour and a half movie. Vincent Price plays Prince Prospero, a satanic nobleman with a penchant for cruelty, especially with regards to the peasants within his realm. On discovering that the red death has been found within the small village he oversees, he orders it to be burnt to the ground. He then also invites the local nobility to his castle for protection against the red death, and they proceed to envelope themselves in depravity and much debauchery. Watch for some great performances by Patrick Magee as Alfredo, Hazel Court as Juliana and Jane Asher as Francesca. The dream sequence with Juliana was really done well, similar to the dream sequence with Ray Milland in Premature Burial. Ultimately, the carrier of the red death comes to the castle during a masquerade, and Prospero assumes it's his unholy master, but soon learns otherwise. There is a side story, one with a peasant girl, Francesca, played by Jane Asher. Prince Prospero spares her when he has her village destroyed, and seems to be intrigued by her innocence, her purity and his need to corrupt her to gain favor with his master. A great production, and a great performance by Vincent Price. One part I found especially creepy was that little girl that they made to appear as a little woman through makeup and such. And then dubbing in an adult's voice when she spoke...The one problem I did have with this movie was it was almost too lavish. In particular, Prince Prospero has a number of rooms linked together, and each is painted a different color, a somewhat gaudy color. And it's not just the room, but all the furnishings in the room are the same color. One room is an ugly yellow, and then through the door is another room is exacly the same, yet purple and so on...the last room was black, and was supposed to be his sort of satanic temple. But I digress...this was a fairly small bone for me to pick on, but I think Trading Spaces would have had a field day with this place.

And on the flipside we get Premature Burial. Apparently, Roger Corman had some kind of minor falling out with AIP, and decided to make this movie without AIP. He approached Pathe, which did color for the movies, and they showed interest in backing Corman on this movie, as they wanted to get into film distribution. Well, things moved on from there, and the cast was set, and then AIP bought Pathe, making it a AIP production in the end. The only reason I mention this is because Ray Milland, not Vincent Price stars in this movie. Vincent Price had been under contact with AIP, so when Roger Corman wanted to cast the movie, he was unable to get Vincent as the star. Some say the movie suffers from this, but I disagree. I think Vincent Price was an amazing actor, but I really enjoyed Ray Milland in the lead role. Ray plays Guy Carrell, a man obsessed with being buried alive. In the basement of his manor, there are tombs where his family members are interred. When he was young, his father passed away, but Guy thinks his father wasn't really dead, and claims to have heard him trying to escape. Apparently his father had a disease that could present the appearance of death, even when the person wasn't really dead. Guy's fear of being buried alive stems from this. His fear is so great he builds a crypt, complete with numerous escape routes should he ever suffer the same fate. His thoughts of death and being buried alive consume him, and so his relationship with his new wife suffers. Hazel Court plays Emily, his wife, and she thinks he's suffering from a sickness of the mind, his being so pre-occupied with the subject and she tries to get help from the family physician. She finally convinces Guy to destroy his crypt and try to live a normal life. I have to say, I thought his crypt was pretty cool, and he seemed to have thought of everything. It kind of reminded me of those bomb shelters people built in the 50's in case of nuclear attack. Anyhow, Guy has an attack, brought on by trying to prove his father didn't die as he thought, and goes into a comatose death-like state and his worst fear comes to reality, that of being buried alive! He manages to escape, and learns of plans by others to hasten his demise and begins to set things right. A pretty decent entry, although I saw the ending coming from about halfway into the movie. An red herring was offered to us in who was responsible for the odd goings on, the little things intended to fuel his fears, but it was presented in such a way it was so obvious that it couldn't be true. That was probably my biggest problem with this movie, and I tried not to give anything away in illustrating it. The dream/nightmare sequence was quite good, and filmed very similar to the dream sequence in Masque of the Red Death. I guess if something works, stick with it. I really enjoyed Ray Milland in this movie, a man ruled by his obsession with premature burial. Was this a common problem back in the day? There was rationalization presented to support his fear, but I guess most everyone has to fear something, although premature burial is pretty low on my list.

Vincent Price is in great form as the evil Prince Prospero holding sway in his castle while the Red Death ravages the countryside in this 1964 classic. He has his pick of who joins him there and who perishes in the plague. Joining him in his depraved revelries and satanic practices is his Lady---Julianna (the luscious Hazel Court) who may be wearing out her tenure. Prospero has forced an innocent village girl (Jane Asher) to join him in hopes of converting her to satanism and instructs a resentful Julianna to groom her. He has also imprisoned the girl's lover and father in his torture dungeon. Prospero is planning a huge masked ball to celebrate his "triumph" over the Red Death and has assembled his most faithful gluttonous followers in the castle. But Death is not so easily tricked. Probably the most famous of AIP's Price/Corman/Poe adaptations is notable for the great Nicolas Roeg photography and the brilliant use of color throughout as well as a couple of nods to Ingmar Bergman. Outstanding script by Charles Beaumont and R.Wright Campbell make this one of the most literate horror films from the Poe cycle as well. A MUST see for any horror buff. Also included is 1962's "The Premature Burial" which is sorely lacking Price (in the role played by Ray Milland) as a man obsessed with being buried alive. He has built a specially equipped crypt designed to prevent this from happening. Lavishly mounted, with Hazel Court as his duplicitous fiancee, "Burial" looks good and benefits from foggy sets and the haunting tune "Waltzing Matilda" sung by gravediggers but I found myself wishing Price had the lead instead of Milland. But whatever, I enjoyed it anyway. Great looking DVD package of two AIP/Arkoff/Nicholson treats and a must for fans of the great 60's Poe cycle.

Two great films for the price of one!

Masque of the Red Death, another in the Corman-Poe-Price series from American International, is considered by many to be among the best of the series. Great sets, vivid color, creepy story - in short, all the elements are in play here. The DVD features a very clean print and a bonus documentary with the fascinating Roger Corman. Well worth the price MGM is charging, you should also pick up "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "Pit and the Pendulum," just some of the other AIP films available through this series.

Premature Burial, a Ray Milland vehicle directed by Corman, is about a man who is terrified to be buried alive. It isn't great, but solid nontheless, and eminently viewable, with the same gothic atmosphere that won't disappoint fans of the Poe series. There is a Corman documentary for this one, too. If you like Milland, look for "X - The Man with the X-ray Eyes", "The Thing with Two Heads", "Frogs", and "The Attic".

Steven Seagal, garbed in denim jackets throughout the film,
makes himself a thorn in the side of herb-puffing gangsters.
It's a film definitely worth watching, for those of you who
enjoy plotless action with a lot of girlish running and
awful acting from my man, Seagal.
Now, there are several layers of meaning here. For instance,
one could take the hermeneutical tack and analyze the many scenes
in this movie in which gratuitous mayhem and very-bad-acting predominate,...

I think this movie is the absolute bomb because is is so cool to watch him break people in half, break arms and legs, and it is even more impressive to watch him move. Keep it real.
Steven Seagal, I LOVE YOU!!

This is by far my favorite Seagal Film. Seagal is as greater then ever. After his partner dies seagal retires from the police force. After arriving home, his family is soon threatened by jamaican drug lords, their mistake. Soon car chases begin, arms are snapped, and heads are chopped off. Another exciting Steven Seagal adventure. Plus the movie has awesome jamaican music.

Welcome to Death Row is detailed in every aspect of looking into what really went on at Death Row Records. It also looks into the murder of Tupac Shakur and how he MADE Death Row Records. The only bad thing about this DVD is that Ruthless Records & Death Row Records refused to give music rights in the making of this documentary. This DVD is one of the best I've seen with 2Pac in it. It also has extended interviews, out-takes and if your looking for a DVD to keep you interested..this is the one. Even if you know nothing about Death Row you are going to love this one! And if you have doubts about how we rate it don't, get a copy now and see what all the fuss is about!

I was never really a fan of Death Row, or West Coast rappers. But after seeing this, I couldn't get it off my mind. I happened to catch this on T.V. once. It was really good. It shows the drama/controversy in what was the most powerful/riche$t record label in the world. If you liked Death Row before they fell off, buy it. Even if you weren't a fan, you'll still enjoy it.

Although not being the big rap fan I once was in high school, I have always been fascinated by Death Row Records and all of the controversy that surrounded the notorious record label since day one. "Welcome to Death Row" is a thought-provoking documentary that tells the story of how a dangerous and popular record label changed the music industry, and how it all came falling apart. The documentary is filmed with new interviews with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and other former Death Row artists, as well as interviews with big names in both the music and media industry. They tell their side of the story and reveal just what exactly went on while working for Death Row.

I found this documentary to be extremely fascinating and well-done. It seems to stick with the facts for the most part, instead of reverting to a bunch of conspiracy theories. There's enough respected people who appeared on the film, which makes it easier to believe. While it answers some questions, it doesn't answer all of them. We still to this day do not know who shot Tupac and for what reason. And although it reveals most of what went on at Death Row, I am sure there are more untold stories that have yet to see the light of day.

The DVD is really impressive for a documentary. It's shot in widescreen, which is something I wasn't expecting. The picture and sound quality is really good. The extra features are also very impressive and make their presence felt. Some of the features are extensive interview outtakes, commentary from the filmmaker, the trailer, and more.

"Welcome to Death Row" is an intriguing and interesting documentary. Filled with things we had known all along and things we never knew, this is a documentary worth watching over and over again. You don't even have to be a big rap fan to enjoy it. If you know enough about the record label's history and you are a music fan, I think you'll really find this all interesting. Very well worth the money and very well worth the time.

Don't get me wrong: This movie is fantastic!
Great script - wonderful acting (especially by Brad Dourif), awesome action, but 99 mins?
What happenend to the other 12 mins? I have seen the short version - some important key scenes are missing in it.
So when do they bring out the movie on DVD in the complete version? I hope soon - because my tape is nearly worn out ....

Wow... This movie was amoung the worst movies I've seen in a very very good way. I agree, the death machine alone makes it worth the rental. There are two characters I have seen before in any movie all together and the rest of the cast I have not. Makes for a good movie in my book. The acting was actually not that bad but the plot was laughable in a very good way. Aside from all of that, my favorite part was the terminology and the quotes that they used. Any movie that can actually get away with say "a quad-matrix googaplactic of memory coprocessors" deserves some special recognition in my book. This movie is amazing. There is no way around it.

The sheer badness of Death Machine alone makes it worth purchasing and viewing multiple times... the aforementioned quote being one of the biggest reasons. It's like watching Plan 9 from Outer Space, except it spawns more inside jokes and is significantly more entertaining.

A horrible movie... absolutely horrible, in a spectacularly hilarious sort of way.

This DVD should not be sold. First of all, all of the videos advertised on the DVD package are not there. You cannot navigate this DVD like a normal DVD. On top of that, videos and songs are cut so short you can't enjoy them, case in point, the video for "Regulate" cuts off before the end of the video and Rage's live performance of "Afro Puffs" is cut short. What irks me the most is some of the promised videos just aren't there dude. This is plain old false advertsing. Maybe they are there and I just couldn't find them because I have never seen a DVD in my life where scenes repeat-I am not lying, you watch a video and a life performance in one point of the DVD and then it starts over to the same live Dogg Pound performance. There is some rare snoop video footage that I enjoyed, and the adult version of "How Do You Want It," but other than that this DVD is just plain terrible.

This is so bad that I don't even know where to start.
I'm a big fan of DEATH ROW's EARLY WORKS, Tupac is myfav. rapper of all time and I love Snoop & Dogg Pound

The songs are cut short, some are only 20 seconds long and when they aren't playing short videoclips they have 3 haters who's riding around the city talking....
Plus the fact that they disrespect TUPAC by having Suge's friend THA REALEST who also appeared on CHRONIC 2001 STILL SMOKIN rappin and tryin to be Pac
I am truly surprised that some people has written that they like this item, I believe that SUGE paid them to say this or something however any normal Human being will not enjoy this.

THIS IS THE PROOF THAT DEATH ROW WILL NEVER RISE AGAIN

Suprised to find this on Amazon. The nude videos were great. I didn't know this was an adult store

This was by far the WORST movie I've ever seen, including anything by Ed Wood! Boobs, women in leather skirts, bad puns, a leopard in a corn feild and Bill Mahr as Jim! A must-see. Really. Would I lie to you?

This film put the capital "C" in Camp. Never, for the entire length of the film, does the tongue disappear from the cheek. It's a great spoof, of course, on Conrad, and what followed from his "Heart of Darkness," but there's also the wonderfully anti-romantic re-enactment of the riverboat scene in "African Queen." Maher and Tweed are absolutely sterling in this highly anti-climactic re-enactment.

There's no message here, but you'll enjoy the non-stop one-liners, and the "Beer, beer, beer" chapter will never leave your consciousness, no matter how hard you try...

This is one of my all time favorite movies. It's a hilarious spoof on Heart of Darkness, and a B-movie all the way, down to the classically stereotyped characters and the low budget settings. It pokes fun at feminism, academia, and stereotypical gender roles.

The basic plot line is that the whole eastern part of Southern California is a vast avocado jungle, inhabited by cannibalistic feminist "natives" who eat men with guacamole dip. The US government claims to want to protect the "free world's last avocado source" by retaking the avocado jungle. They recruit a feminist scholar from Spitzer College (actually set at UC Riverside) to make contact with the cannibal women. On her mission she takes along a stereotyped "girly" girl, Bunny (who wears all pink, takes a curling iron, and has fantasies about being tied up with red licorice) and a bigoted but bumbling male chauvinist. The result is a hilarious romp. Academic types will love all the academic jokes: "Your methodology is shabby!"

I agree with the other reviewers that the picture and sound quality is not great. I've personally never been able to find a high quality version of this movie. I think it just doesn't exist. This is not the Matrix or some other high budget DVD. In some ways, though, the sound and picture quality is kind of classic. It very much goes along with the whole "feel" of the movie. A B-movie through and through.

Warning: there's a short scene with nudity at the beginning, for those who would be disturbed by this.

Pretty good DIE HARD rip-off has fire marshall Van Damme trying to save his kids and the Vice President from a rouge Secret Service agent who is planning on blowing up the seventh game of the Stanley Cup.

The plot is that simple. There really isn't much going on besides that so if you didn't like similiar moves than there probably isn't a whole lot here for you.

This is one of my favorite movies and was made in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this action packed thriller about a fire marshall ( Van Damme ) who takes his 2 children to a Stanley Cup hockey game staged at Mellon, then Civic Arena between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks. I have been to this arena many of times and it it fabulous. The oldest arena in the NHL. Anyways, a terrorist ( Powers Booth ) is holding the Vice President and other civilians hostage in the arena owner's box. When Van Damme's daughter is kidnapped by Powers Van Damme makes his way up to the box in a powerful and deadly battle!

I really liked this one. Powers Booth is a great bad guy that you love to hate. Jean Claude did a great job on this movie. I especially liked the scene where he speaks in french to one of the hockey players in the locker room. I also liked his stepping in and playing hockey. I also have a new respect for Jean Claude and James Woods in that they stepped up and voiced their irritation at those in Hollywood who were in protest. That took a lot of guts and they have my deepest appreciation and support.

I bought this on DVD and expected a professional package I expect of any DVD package. Here's the news...terrible packaging, no extra features, no cinemascope so you can't even read the credits, the poorest quality I have seen and overall unwatchable product. I feel as if I was robbed of my money. The people that made this product wanted to sell you something but you will never buy anything else. I say wait for someone who cares to release these great serials.

The first and the third Flash Gordon serials represented, to me, the very best serials made. This one is the third. There are quite a few cast changes between the original and this serial. Notable switches are Carol Hughes replacing Jean Rogers as Dale Arden, Shirley Deane replacing Priscilla Lawson as Princess Aura, and Roland Drew replacing Richard Alexander as Prince Baran. This last change is really noticeable because Drew gives the character a definite Errol Flynn twist. This was made two years after Flynn's ROBIN HOOD, and it shows. Carol Hughes portrays Dale Arden as a much more self sufficient woman than Jean Rogers did.

The character of Flash, himself, is a bit mellower maybe. In the first chapter, he's often restrained by Zarkov from impetuous action, and there's less of that this time around. And Emporer Ming while still intent on destroying the Earth seems to, when things are going his way, be much more interested in watching his favorite dancing girl perform than in anything else. Unfortunately for him, our hero Flash keeps distracting him from his fun.

Another key figure this time around is Sonja, the ice princess, and is she ever the ultimate ice princess!

Also notable is the use of Liszt's "Les Preludes" as background music. Combined with the noisy rocketships, the music adds immeasurably to the enjoyment of the action.

The Flash Gordon serials are absolute fun to watch, and better watched one chapter at a time.

This is one of the America's great documents of the Great Depression! Although at first it appears to be merely an adventure serial from the 30's, the film has much more to offer. Flash Gordon gives one of celluloid's deepest, most complex characterizations, and the evil emporer Ming (a symbol of the government at the time) may seem to be a ruthless and colhearted villain, but deep down he's really just a fun-loving guy! The ending is triumphant and frightening, showing what could have happened as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This is a perfectly realized indictment of nuclear warfare and a beautiful but sad look at political corruption!!!

I was really looking forward to my first glimpse of the gamed Japanese hardcore wrestling, especially since this DVD has Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) and Terry Funk on it. Well, I was bitterly dissappointed. First off, if you are an ECW fan, I don't think this will excite you. Other than seeing fireworks go off a few times during a match, these matches are way less exciting than your average ECW match. If you are a WWF fan, you'll find these matches slow, boring, and extremely lacking in actual wrestling (with a few exceptions).

These matches have zero "match psychology". They basically amount to the guys punching and kicking each other until everyone has had a turn in the bed of barbed wire, or the exploding fence or whatever the gimmick is. There are some non-hardcore matches on here, which are also pretty lame, with the exception of the bonus match, featuring TAKA Mitchunoku (who you might know from Kaentai in the WWF). I guess the rule is that you either have exploding barbed wired or wrestling, but not both.

Additionally, the commentating is HORRENDOUS. These guys are terrible, and maybe that contributes the crappy quality of the match (a wrestling match DOES include commentary, folks), but they don't have much to work with.

What really gets me is that there is a special feature focusing on Hayabusa, and it shows very brief clips of him in some great looking matchups. High flying moves and real wrestling. Unfortunately, the match he's in on this DVD is a stupid exploding ring electrified barbed-wire "deathmatch" and he gets punched and kicked a lot and then thrown into said gimmick items.

I give it a 2 instead of a 1 simply because you don't see exploding ring matches a lot, and it was interesting, but not worth the price of the DVD by a long shot.

Jason The Terrible vs. some FMW Mid-Carder
Mid-Carder got some offense but Jason beat ...him and pinned him after a Snowplow variation. 5.5/10 worst match. each match is bloody and more violent as the tape progressed after this match.

Mad Dog vs. Shark
Bloody women's match with blades and fire. Mad Dog makes Shark submit. 7/10

FMW Six Man tag team Street Fight titles
Mike"Gladiator"Awesome,Horace"CPA"Boulder(Hogan)and Hiskatsu Ooya vs. Leather Face and the Headhunters.
Oh my ..., what a match this is. Awesome showing his toughness by beating ...them with one bad knee. Leather Face pins Horace after a bloody encounter. 8.5/10

Barbwire and Glass Death Match.
W*ng Kanemura vs. Cactus Jack
Awesome. Both these guys unrelenting and I loved each and every minute of it. Cactus Jack pins Kanemura. 8.5/10

Barbwire ropes Death match
Combat Toyota vs. Megumi Kudo
This was without a shadow of a doubt, the most violent womans match I have ever seen. Combat Toyota's final match and they did not dissapiont. Shows how tough both of them are. 9/10

Tag Team Exploding barbwire match
Terry Funk and Mr. POGO vs. Hayabusa and Masato Tanaka
The most brutal match I have ever seen. POGO and Funk win after a Double Piledriver on Hayabusa. After they use POGO's sickle to literary rip Hayabusa's match off. This makes HIAC'98 (KOTR)and ECW look like a walk in the park. 9.5/10

This is not for anybody who thinks ECW is too brutal for tv. This takes extreme to the extreme. I liked it a lot.

Man, the main event is AWESOME and Brutal. This is the real BLOODSHED Hardcore Wrestling should always be like. Wrestlers are risking them selves for HONOR and FAME and Who's the man, that's the question you'll find in this DVD. IT'S GONNA TAKE BLOOD. SWEAT. AND MORE BLOOD TO BE THE KING OF THE DEATH MATCH. Here are the matches and ratings of each match:

Match 1: Nanjyo vs. Jason the Terrible (Poor)
It's the introduction match which mostly be average or below average. (*)

Match 2: Mad Dog Nagayo vs. Shark Tsuchiya (Good)
Well, it's a tough girls match that hell breaks loose. Knives, Kerosine, and chains are all fair game so stand clear...

Match 3: Horrace "CPA" Boulder, Mike "GLADIATOR" Awesome, and Ooya vs Super Leather and the Head Hunter Twins (Good)
NO COMMENTS...

Match 4: Cactus Jack vs. Kanemura (Excellent)
BARBED WIRE, BROKEN GLASS, NO RULES APPLY DEATH MATCH. BANG! BANG! As everyone know Cactus in ECW, He's a 100% HARDCORE SON OF a GUN that loves pain and BLOOD...

Match 5: Combat "Mother in Law" Toyoda vs. Megumi Kudo (Excellent Ending)
It's Combat "Mother in Law" Toyoda's final match in the FMW and she is pitted against onetime partner Megumi Kudo. Watch out! The ring is surrounded with electric barbed wire--so, ground yourself because the sparks are gonna fly. It's very SAD ending, sometimes you have to cry...
Electric barbed wire in the ring and on the floor, knives, Fire, Gasoline,and what ever it should take to win this match...

HIGHLY RECOMENDED for All HARDCORE Fans of FMW and ECW... THIS IS WRESTLING AT ITS HARDEST!
FMW DVD is beyond WWF(Entertainment wrestling) and WCW(Entertainment). This is HARCORE, VIOLENCE, AND CHAOS.

I think it's more harsh than ECW DVD's but at least ECW and FMW are MUCH better than WWF and WCW. It's Worth your $money$, beleive me, especially the Main Event. GO FOR IT.

I wish this third film could of been called Cure Of The Incredible Hulk, But Bill Bixby had plans to do what a lot of comic books do and bring the superhero back to life, which would of been titled Rebirth Of The Incredible Hulk. The script to Rebirth was completed by Gerald Dipego who did the final scripts for Trial Of and Death Of, Rebirth was in Pre-Production, But very sadly, Bill Bixby died of Prostate Cancer and the project was then shelved. The story to Death Of was good, and it was better in that it was a Hulk only adventure without any other superheroes involved. Lou Ferringo's green makeup looked excellent in this movie, and all the performances were very good, But it was originally not to be the end. The t.v. series is an excellent series based on the most popular Marvel Comics Superhero, and the series is still not properly closed until Rebirth somehow gets done with a new script and new direction since Bixby isn't with us anymore. RIP Bill!!!

Don't read the review titled the death of the incredible hulk. JeffCarter28@alltel.net is stupid and decided to give away the ending to the movie in his review. That was pretty much all he wrote. Unless you like having the ending of a good movie ruined, don't read his review.

It's great to see the old Hulk movies again after all these years! I've been anxiously waiting the release of them onto DVD and I wasn't disappointed.