It’s finally here, the week we’ve all been waiting for–the week of the release of two of the most necessary sequels ever made! Yes, I’m kidding, but it’s true: THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR hits theaters and LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE hits DVD, all in one week! I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to hand that! Other DVD fare is the erotic vampire tale LIPS OF BLOOD, and the complete WITCHBLADE TV series that has since found an audience now that the show has been canceled. Better late than never, I suppose. Place your bets now for which sequel is gonna suck the most… I’m going with THE TRIBE, though MUMMY 3 might just give it a run for its money…
SLAUGHTERING THEATERS THIS WEEK
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence.
Starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh
Directed by Rob Cohen
Run Time: ???
Explorer Rick O’Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O’Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China’s ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O’Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force… unless the O’Connells can stop him first.
SLAUGHTERING STORES THIS WEEK
Rated: UnRated
Starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Jamison Newlander, Autumn Reeser
Directed by P.J. Pesce
Run Time: 94 Min.
This sequel takes us to the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson (Hilgenbrink) and his younger sister, Nicole (Reeser). Having just lost their parents in a car accident, the siblings move in with their eccentric Aunt Jillian and become new prey for the locals’ way of life. When Nicole unwittingly falls for a local vampire, Chris must locate and destroy the gang’s lifeline before his sister’s transformation is complete; to do this Chris finds himself relying on the expertise of none other than Edgar Frog (Feldman). Subtle references to characters from the original film, and cameos from returning actors offer homage to the Lost Boys legend and set a sinister tone of impending doom.
LIPS OF BLOOD
Rated: UnRated
Starring Paul Bisciglia, Nathalie Perrey, Jean-Lou Philippe
Directed by Jean Rollinbr>
Run Time: 90 minutes
Lips of Blood is one of director Jean Rollin s more acclaimed and sought after vampire films. In this delirious art-horror film Rollin successfully mixes elements of fairy-tale surrealism with unabashed exploitation images of naked female vampires.The film tells the story of a man haunted by visions of predatory vampyric women who he finds he has a strange connection too.Rollin s ambitious film has become a cult classic due to is macabre gothic settings and beautiful poetic imagery. Erotic and poignant in equal measures and laden with extras; if you only ever buy one Jean Rollin film then Lips of Blood should be it.
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WITCHBLADE: THE COMPLETE SERIES
Rated: UnRated
Directed by Various
Starring Yancy Butler, Eric Etebari, Anthony Cistaro
Run Time: 1122 Minutes
In this adaptation of the Top Cow comic book, Witchblade is the story of a New York detective, Sara “Pez” Pezzini, whose search for justice brings her into contact with the Witchblade, an ancient, intelligent, living weapon so powerful it can battle Earth’s darkest evil forces. Week in and week out, “Pez” employs her skills as a police detective to fight crime. She finds she must employ the Witchblade to combat a much greater and frighteningly organized conspiracy of evil that threatens the very soul of humanity. As Sara tries to keep the secret of the Witchblade, do her job and have a personal life, she finds that her most formidable adversary may be the Witchblade itself.
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