The last week of 2008 and one week before the theatrically filled January, we only get a couple of DVDs and one Blu-Ray disc to hold us over. First off, the 20th Anniversary Edition of HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (which should be pretty damn awesome), and the Anniversary edition of BLOODSUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE, a flick I’ve never heard of before but am sold on the title and the cover alone. On the Blu-Ray front, they’re finally getting around to releasing the acclaimed SERENITY in the new and improved format. Happy New Year everyone! Let’s hope 2009 does a better job at delivering the horror than 2008 did!
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II – 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Rated: R
Starring Simon Bamford, Imogen Boorman, Doug Bradley
Directed by Tony Randel
Run Time: 99 Min.
In 1988, it emerged as the shocking follow-up to the film that redefined the face of horror. Two decades later, it remains the most brutally original sequel in horror film history. Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence and Kenneth Cranham co-star in this hit sequel from executive producer Clive Barker that experiences the flesh like no other. The time to play has come again: Surrender yourself to the infernal labyrinth of hellbound: Hellraiser II – The 20th Anniversary Edition.
BLOODSUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE
Rated: UnRated
Starring Robert Bradeen
Directed by Glen Coburn
Run Time: 80 minutes
An invisible alien presence invades rural Texas, revoltingly killing its victims, reanimating their corpses, and sending them on a bloodthirsty rampage. Scientists at a local research facility set out to study the phenomenon while top military brass are hell-bent on nuking the
bloodsuckers.
Rated: PG-13
Starring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Directed by Joss Whedon
Run Time: 119 Min.
River Tam (Summer Glau). Her lethal skills as a programmed “weapon” makes her a coveted prize for the power-hungry planetary Alliance, represented here by an Operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who’ll stop at nothing to retrieve River from Serenity’s protective crew.