2 comments about Rolie Polie Olie - A Spookie Ookie Halloween.

1. This is a very cute video. It is spooky but never scary. My 2 1/2 year old loves it and it is still "cool" enough for my 5 year old as well. I highly reccomend this video!



2. This has 2 Olie stories and in the first Pappy tricks Zowie and Olie by appearing as "Spookie Ookie", a halloween character. But does the real Spookie Ookie arrive? In the 2nd episode Olie and his pal Billy create a fun house to scare the younger kids, but they are the ones that get spooked.
   The DVD version has these stories, plus a Halloween episode from "The Book of Pooh", and one from the show, "Out of the Box". Also an instructional feature from Disney on carving a jack-O-lantern, and another on making Halowwen decorations from everday items. So you may want the DVD version.

2 comments about The Bride of Frankenstein.

1. From a cultural standpoint the 1931 Universal film version of "Frankenstein" that introduced Boris Karloff as the Monster is an important film because it ended up replacing Mary Shelley's original novel in the popular consciousness. The great sin by the novel's Dr. Frankenstein was not the act of creating life by reanimating dead tissue but rather in abandoning it once it was alive. However, in James Whales' film it is clearly the act of creation that is the act of abomination. So it is quite ironic that the authoress herself appears in the prologue to the 1935 sequel, "The Bride of Frankenstein," given what is being done to her story. What ends up being more important is the fact that this is the far better film.
   
   Mary Shelley (Elsa Lanchester), Percy Shelley (Douglas Walton), and Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon) are sitting around on a dark and stormy night and having apparently narrated the events of the first film, Mary tells her audience that the collapse of the windmill was not the end of the story and that both Dr. Frankenstein and the monster have both survived. The doctor has learned the error of his ways and wants to stop tampering with the forces of life, but his wife, Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson) is kidnapped by Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger), an even madder mad scientist if ever there was one. Alone Frankenstein created a man; together they will create a mate for the monster, a bride (also played by Lanchester in an unforgettable performance that owes much to the traditions of German expressionist film).
   
   The sequel is a better film mainly because the production is much more polished and Colin Clive has come back from the edge in terms of both his character and his performance. However, while the film works perfectly well on its own it has been reinterpreted in light of Whale's homosexuality, which became part of the cultural landscape with the 1998 biopic "Gods and Monsters." Critics like Gary Morris are not alone in now seeing "Bride of Frankenstein" as a bold gay parable, especially given that Thesiger was also openly gay in the Hollywood of the 1930s and that his performance is high camp of the purest order. However, you can enjoy the film perfectly without working out the idea that the monster and his bride have a pair of male parents and pondering the social significance of that from the vantage point of the early 21st century.
   
   Ultimately it is important that you watch both of the Whales "Frankenstein" films and to appreciate the important differences between the two works. To do so you only have to look at a pair of memorable scenes. In the 1931 film this would be the scene where the monster comes across little Maria (Marilyn Harris), throwing daisies in the lake and he accidentally drowns her as they play together. In the 1935 sequel the key scene is when the monster comes upon the hermit (O.P. Heggie) living alone in quiet solitude and finds a friend. Both scenes represent the apotheosis of pathos in their respective films, but they also indicate great irony of how the more human the monster becomes, the wider the gulf that is created between him and humanity.
   
   Even as a master metaphor of current age the saga of the Frankenstein monster remains a very human story as well, and it draws its enormous narrative power from both. The performance by Karloff, who is now able to speak a few words (most notably, "I love dead"), creates a pathos for the monster that is unmatched in all the Frankenstein films made since. Much more than the original and despite the title, "The Bride of Frankenstein" is Boris Karloff's film.



2. pure goth, totally differant.better than the origanal.
   bride of frankenstein will go down in history as the very best of universal horror.
   love it.

1 comments about Keep My Grave Open.

1. This low budget obscurity might entertain you to stick with it to the end, and although the very low budget hampers it, the director is skilled enough to make a watchable feature out of the (very) raw materials. However, I wouldn't say that Keep My Grave Open is an undiscovered gem, its just better than it could have been. The plot follows a spinsterish woman called Lesley who lives in a remote house with her husband or brother Kevin, who never leaves his room and only Lesley seems to have ever seen him (Ahh - alarm bells!). People who get too close or too nosy about Lesley and Kevin fall foul of a murderer, but who is doing the killing?
   
   Now you won't find this little thriller going too far from the well worn path but it does have a handful of positive features. First of all are the performances, which are on the whole very natural, with particular praise for Camilla Carr in the lead, as she thoroughly convinces as the unhinged Lesley. The film's most memorable sequence (in my opinion) involves Lesley getting dolled up to make an amorous nocturnal visit to Kevin's bedroom and the resulting trippy seduction (?) scene is all down to Camilla Carr's performance in what must have been a pretty difficult scene to shoot (you'll see what I mean). The remainder of the film is kind of predictable what with a few stalking and murdering scenes and general, none of which are outstanding, even though the "sword through the walls" attack is often cited as a suspenseful sequence, it doesn't really work for me as the victim has to be stupid enough to walk all the way around the room and then stand in exactly the right place to allow the killer to conveniently run her through. The effect isn't very good either, and things don't improve a great deal after it.
   
   Sadly the biggest thing working against the film is the cheapness of it all. The lighting can be very poor, sound is tinny, nighttime shots are impossible to see clearly, and the film has a general grainy air. However, as I have said the film is directed and shot with competence and I would be interested to see how well it turned out had SF Brownrigg had more studio backing, as his scenes with people, especially all the scenes involving Lesley, which are well handled and show his skill with many different film-making techniques.
   
   I wouldn't shell out to buy a DVD of this - certainly not the hideous one called "The House Where Hell Froze Over" with it's god-awful cover (the original video release cover is great), but if you happen to pass this film and have the time to watch it, you could have some fun. It even manages a perverse last minute twist ending of sorts that kind of surprised me, which always leaves a good impression.

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5 comments about The Fear: Halloween Night.

1. This could be the beginning of a new series. The killer could be the next Jason or Freddy! A posessed wood doll who kills people...it's new. But then, it's the same company which made Jack Frost. The movie is funny and has a average gore. It's also a low budget move, you can see that. It kind of reminds me of the first Friday 13th, maybe because Betsy Palmer plays the characther of Grandma. I would highly recommend this movie for everyone who like slasher films.



2. hello all horror fans! i wanted to warn you about this movie!: its the wors movie ever!!!. common people! in that movie there are 30 years old actors playing 16 year olds! and they suck at it!

   the movie is about a stupid woden doll that killes some 16 (or mybe 30) years old kids in halloween!

   how can that movie be good!!!

   DONT BUY IT!!! ITS A WEAST OF MONEY AND TIME

   DONT RENT IT!!! (SAME REASONS)

   OR DONT SEE IT!!! TOAL WEAST OF TIME!

   THE ONLY REASON I GAVE IT 1 STAR IS BEACUSE I KNOW WHAT ITS REALLY HARD TO MAKE A MOVIE (EVEN A BAD ONE...)

   BUY THE MOVIE VALENTINE INSTEAD!




3. hello all horror fans! i wanted to warn you about this movie!: its the wors movie ever!!!!!!!!. common people! in that movie there are 30 years old actors playing 16 year olds! and they suck at it!

   the movie is about a stupid woden doll that killes some 16 (or mybe 30) years old kids in halloween!

   how can that movie be good!!!!

   DONT BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS A WEAST OF MONEY AND TIME

   DONT RENT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (SAME REASONS)

   OR DONT SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! TOAL WEAST OF TIME!

   THE ONLY REASON I GAVE IT 1 STAR IS BEACUSE I KNOW WHAT ITS REALLY HARD TO MAKE A MOVIE (EVEN A BAD ONE...)

   BUY THE MOVIE VALENTINE INSTEAD!




4. This movie is great! Well done acting and camera work. And, hey it has Jason's mother (Betsy Palmer) from the Friday the 13th movies in it (you know the lady who gets her head chopped off in the first one). I really liked Gordon Currie's character, and I thought it was a great performance. Its worth buying!



5. ...film. I like it because it is better than all these lame horror movies. THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE. The best part is when betsy palmer (Friday the 13th) appears.
   
   ***spoilers ahead***
   
   And let's not foreget Peg's near death scene is very tear-jerking.
   
   ***end spoiler***
   
   I like morty. Do you?

5 comments about Mulva 2: Kill Teen Ape!.

1. First off, if you're expecting Kill Bill, well just don't. This is ultra low budget filmmaking the LBP way.
   
   There's a world of cinema that exists just outside of Hollywood, Sundance, and Cannes. It's a world of truly independent cinema, a world of Troma, of ifilm, of Low Budget Pictures. This is where Chris Seaver lives and makes movies. For Chris, the films aren't about huge budgets, amazing acting and technical wizardry, but entertainment made by fans, for fans. If this flick makes you laugh, Chris did his job; if it didn't and you didn't like it, then that's fine too. I'm sure Chris would be happy just knowing you gave it a try. At the end of the day it really doesn't matter what anyone thinks, Chris does what he loves doing, and does his best to make a living doing it. Can anyone really ask for more?
   
   In this sequel to Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker, we find a brand new Mulva just out of a sugar induced 5-year coma. Her lisp is gone, her ears are pierced, and man did she ever grow some boobs. Her mission? To track down and kill those responsible for stealing five years of her life, and her bag of Halloween candy too. If you're at all familiar with the LBP world you won't be disappointed. We get to see everyone from Heather and Puggly, to Bonejack and Teenape, and a very special appearance by a guy who very nearly looks like the pumped sax-playing rocker from The Lost Boys. There's a ton of in-jokes (Plastique anyone?) and a ton of Kill Bill influenced sight gags.
   
   What surprised me the most what for all of Chris's supposed technical disinterest this is the best-looking LBP feature ever. The editing and titles are worlds better than before, and the opening sequence (mirroring the opening of Kill Bill) is in my opinion of very professional quality.
   
   Everyone in the cast turns in very fun, entertaining performances, in particular Jason McCall and Meredith Host (who pulls almost triple duty). Debbie does a great job channeling a weird mixture of The Bride and the previous Mulva, to make a very fun new character that for once IS the hot chick on the cover of the box.
   
   If ultra-low budget filmmaking, guillo-dildos and fart-beheadings are your thing, this won't disappoint.



2. ok let me start off by saying I would have given it 5 stars and it realy does deserve 5 stars if only it had been the original actress. . MISSY DONATUTI playing MULVA but alas they couldn't get Missy so they went for the ever beautiful and amazing DEBBIE ROCHON, and used the 5 year coma she was in to explain the transormation.. and yeah I love how they joke about her being a WHOLE NEW MULVA throughout the movie.
   
   Ok where to start..
   
   Chris Seaver writer and director has said that his original idea for MULVA II was to have MULVA face off with the Wolf-Man, The Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, The Mummy, The Creature etc. in a MONSTER SQUAD style film using the original actress MISSY DONATUTI.. when that didnt' happen he dropped the idea completely then was asked later by TEMPE video to do MULVA II and asked for some ideas.. he pitched the idea I just mentioned as well as a KILL BILL parody... they liked the above idea so of course he opted to do the KILL BILL parody.. I would love to have seen the other idea and can only hope for a THIRD mulva..
   
   on to the review..
   
   if you've seen theoriginal MULVA you know how overacted and obsurd everything can be as well as the low budget and quality of the film and effects used.
   
   MULVA II finds us with better quality video, effects and actors. Sticking somewhat closely to scenes from KILL BILL done only the way CHRIS SEAVER can.. I guarantee you'll love every minute of this..
   
   DEBBIE does a great job mixing the original MULVA's personality with THE BRIDE from KILL BILL and the other actors rock making fun of the varios characters from Kill Bill.
   
   The end fight scene with TEEN APE.. if those remember the boring ass dialog rich final climax between the BRIDE and BILL never fear this is not boring..
   
   this one grabs you by the bloody balls and runs for the hills..
   
   They completely drop the KILL BILL parody and start TRIBUTING another famous VERSES BATTLE! I'm not going to say which one.. but yeah...
   
   you'll like it..
   
   CHRIS SEAVER does it again..
   
   It's AMAZING
   
   uhm.. yeah MULVA III come on!



3. This is the second LBP I've watched, and I had a better time than with any number of expensive Hollywood 'blockbusters'. Here's what you gotta do: ignore the lack of actual sets and other normal movie stuff, and accept that Teen Ape is a guy (at least, I assume so) wearing an ape mask. Let Go Thy Preconceptions that an entertaining film means the film makers having to spend actual money on it.
   
   If you like South Park and the Simpsons, odds are, this is for you.
   
   This is a parody of the Kill Bill movies, but far better than any number of Saturday Night Live sketches. It's fair to say I got more laughs per minute with Mulva 2 than I did out of a whole Saturday Night Live show. Part of the laughs come from it all being an injoke.
   
   I liked the Kill Bill movies, by the way.
   
   Mulva 1 (which I am halfway thru) involved a delightfully dorky girl, a continual chocolate smear on her lips, who goes out for Halloween night to get her beloved candy. Unfortunately, there are some zombies in the way. That film was amateurish--the acting is, uh, variable--but that's part of the charm.
   
   In Mulva 2, five years have passed. Mulva was put into a coma by a fiendish gang of, well I'm not sure of what. When she wakes up, she wants revenge. When she wakes up, she is also a different actress. Apparently the original actress was not available, so Chris Seaver, the writer/director, got an actual actress from Troma Films (and who was in the original Mulva in a secondary role), Debbie Rochon. No offense to the other actors, but Rochon clearly has experience & tons of presence. She has exactly the right tone: she takes none of the film seriously. There is also a running gag about how the more statuesque Rochon has "filled out" while being in a coma.
   
   There isn't much of a plot, so don't worry about spoilers.
   Basically, Mulva goes through Bill's (Teen Ape's) evil crew, and finally reaches him at the end, for a showdown. Along the way, Seaver deftly parodies key scenes in the Kill Bill films. Somehow the lack of money adds to the fun. And there's plenty of gore--people lose their heads, and I don't mean emotionally--but it's so silly it becomes a great joke (as opposed to the serious violence in Kill Bill).
   
   And, at about 65 minutes, Seaver moves the film briskly along. It simply does not have time to drag.
   
   This is recommended for anyone who does not have a Teen Ape up his/her butt, and can get in on the joke.



4. Well Written,Moving, Talented , Brilliant, Extravagant, Amazing, Funny!
   Visionary! Comedy Horror! Bloody!
   
   Words that have no meaning in the film Mulva 2.
   
   
   To give this dvd a vote higher than 2 means one of four things.
   1. You haven't actually watched Mulva 2.
   2. You starred in Mulva 2.
   3. You gave Chris Seaver money to shoot Mulva 2/Friend of Chris Seaver
   4. You are Chris Seaver.
   
   Whatever the writer/director/guy in blackface, Chris Seaver was on when he decided to waste more money on this "film" (I use the term only because a cheap camcorder does count as film), he should share with the rest of the world. Maybe then people outside of his circle of friends would find his films as funny and amusing as they do.
   Oh, don't forget! The people who starred in this film ,who gallivant about the internet posting positive five star reviews!
   
   It happened to be those very same reviews that tricked me into believing this was a partway decent film. Good work.
   I wish someone had been honest about their review of this film , because then I would have not wasted my time or rental on it.
   Let me make a couple of things clear. Don't assume that people are hating on this film for no reason, there are 62 minutes worth of reasons to hate this films.
   This movie does have a message: No matter who endorses your film, no matter how much money you have , no matter who stars in it, a poorly written , produced and directed film is exactly what it is.
   There is nothing funny about this movie , between Seaver in Blackface and the poor audio work, you either don't hear the jokes or you've stopped paying attention.
   
   If you don't believe me on how bad this movie actually is, look at the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought", there you'll see movies that are on par with this movie," Unwatchable Garbage"
   Deadlands the Rising, Filthy Mc Nasty (another Seaver film.) Quest for the Egg Salad ( another awful seaver film); But if you enjoy poor excuses for independent films, you're welcome to purchase/rent this.
   
   Just don't say you weren't warned.



5. There are no words. Well, just a few. First, I must admit that the acting, the dialogue, the special effects, and the camera work is much better than "Mulva: The Zombie Killer" (Mulva 1). Still, this movie is still pretty horrendously bad. It was done with writer/director Chris Seaver's camcorder (he has now upgraded from the generic camera in Mulva 1 to a Sony in this movie).
   Mulva 1 was slightly, very slightly, more entertaining, because, although the camerawork was pitiful and the acting idiotic, it was somewhat funnier in its stupidity in a twisted kinda way. Mulva 2, almost put me to sleep. One must note that the character of "Mulva" is played by a different actress. Debbie Rochon, who now plays Mulva, was also in the first film, playing another character. This movie is pretty badly acted, directed and written. So, unless you are very very bored, and like low-budget films that were done in someone's garage, you should not watch or buy this. I mean trash with better camera work is still trash. I did find myself smirking at some idiotic lines and scenes, so the movie is a bit entertaining.
   
   PLOT: this movie is a spoof of "Kill Bill". Mulva comes out of a 5-year sugar induced coma and now watch revenge on Teenape, who was jealous of all the fame Mulva got after ridding the city of zombies in Mulva 1, and all the ones involved in the plot to hurt her. When she wakes from her coma she notices that she has changed (a joke about how there is a new actress), she has grown up, filled up (she now has breasts), has long straight hair and lost her lisps. She proceeds to go on a vengeance rampage. This is definitely not for the easily offended; there are tons of sexually explicit references, scenes and jokes.
   
   The DVD: This is not worth purchasing. There is really no value to it. Just rent it, but don't buy it. The Special Features are limited and not that good.

5 comments about The Midnight Hour.

1. Put your credit cards away.... Its being re-released.. Anchor bay had sold off the rights to MGM a few years back.....Re-release.... 7 years after its first release on DVD..... Just Like night of the Comet was released a month ago (and they said that would never happen as a result of the MGM Master burning down in that warehouse fire when they lost all the prints).....
   
   Well... woohoo...... finally get to see it in its pristine condition........
   Serves these sellers right! haha



2. I think the movie was a great movie but your price is outragous.If you go to F.Y.E. you can get the same D.V.D. for $27.00 After taxes and shipping. Seems like alot better deal,Dont you think?



3. I grew up in the 80's like most of you and absolutely LOVED this movie. I recorded it on VHS forever ago and just used to watch it daily. I've wanted to own it on DVD for as long as I can remember but I cannot fathom why they feel the need to charge $365.00 I can't imagine anyone paying that unless you're insanely rich and can $365.00 couch change to you.
   
   It just seems ridiculous to me to charge that much. I guarantee if they lowered the price to a "normal" DVD price..they would go like hotcakes!



4. The movie itself is great, but it seems the Vidmark release of this movie is fatally flawed. I've bought THREE copies of this VHS tape over the years looking to upgrade from what I already have, but each time the tape rolls to blue screen and acts horrble in the multiple VCR's I have tried them in--regardless of "supposed" condition.
   
   If you can put off a down payment on a car, pick up the SEVERELY overpriced OOP DVD release or the equally overpriced Anchor Bay VHS release instead. So please, if you enjoy spending money for a specific reason, DO NOT buy the VIDMARK VHS release!



5. The Midnight Hour is an old somewhat funny horror movie that is just fun to watch. It probably would not interest the younger folks who are into the ultra high tech special effects movies of today but it does help some of us old timers revisit a time when things seemed to be a little better. The movie is a bit over priced but public domain copies are available using internet searchs.