November is looking to be an exciting month when it comes to supernatural thrills and good times in the theater. This week we have the long awaited BEOWULF in all of it’s 3D animated glory. That’s where the thrills stop, however, as the DVD side of things is quite weak, with a MASTERS OF HORROR episode, and an array of STDs, including WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, DRIFTWOOD, and RISE OF THE DEAD. If you’re still pumped up for GRINDHOUSE movies, then you can do no wrong with WELCOME TO THE GRINDHOUSE, a double feature DVD bent on giving you a good time. Next week is Thanksgiving, but more importantly… THE MIST! I can’t wait!
BEOWULF
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Robin Wright Penn, Angelina Jolie
Run Time: 1 hr. 53 min.
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
SLAUGHTERING STORES THIS WEEK
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Rated: UnRated
Starring Sandy Gardiner, Callard Harris, Nick Richey
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Run Time: 83 min.
Two young couples set out to explore the jungles of New Guinea in search of Michael Rockefeller, heir to the Rockefeller fortune, who went missing there over 40 years ago. But their hunt for a big payday turns them into the hunted, as the native cannibals track their every move and incomprehensible bloodshed awaits at the gory end.
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MOH: DREAM CRUISE
Rated: UnRated
Starring Tom Irvine (III), Ethan Amis, Daniel Gillies
Directed by Norio Tsuruta
Run Time: 60 Min.
Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situation that awaits them all.
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RISE OF THE DEAD
Rated: UnRated
Directed by William Wedig
Starring Chris Ferry, Erin Wilk, Stephen Seidel
Run Time: 71 Min.
A girl’s town is invaded by flesh-eating corpses, which she battles, along with her family, in a desperate wage to survive. Along with said family, conflicts arise and the battle for humanity becomes stronger than the battle to survive.
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DRIFTWOOD
Rated: R
Directed by Tim Sullivan
Starring Raviv Ullman, Diamond Dallas Page, Talan Torriero
Run Time: 89 min.
Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester (Raviv Ullman, Phil of the Future) becomes obsessed with death, leading his misguided parents to send him to Driftwood, an “Attitude Adjustment Camp for Troubled Youths” run by the sadistic Captain Doug Kennedy (wrestling legend Diamond Dallas Page) and his brutal young henchman, Yates (Talan Torriero, Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County). Once there, David becomes haunted by the spirit of Jonathan (Connor Ross), a former inmate who met a mysterious end– a mystery whose resolution could very well be David’s only way out…
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WELCOME TO THE GRINDHOUSE – SUPERCHICK/HUSTLER SQUAD
Rated: R
Directed by Ed Forsyth, Cesar Gallardo
Starring Joyce Jillson, Louis Quinn, John Ericson, Ramon Revilla
Run Time:192 minutes
Superchick:A Super Charged Girl! Always Ready for action…any kind! Blonde…Buxom…Bold…that’s what demure, brunette airline stewardess Tara becomes every time she gets off the plane, meeting a different lover in each lay-over!
Hustler Squad: You pay for the pleasure…the killing is free!An unlikely group of freedom fighters – professional prostitutes – are recruited by the U.S. Army to perform a dangerous, quite unorthodox military mission.
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