Tag Archives: DVD

Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Alien Raiders

Okay, for Christmas this year I’ve found a little alien creature feature that should satiate anyone like me who has an undending hunger for this particular subgenre.  And yes, the movie’s concept is as generic as the title, and it … Continue reading

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Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #2: Syriana

What the back of the DVD says: Big oil means big money.  Very big money. And that fact unleashes corruption that stretches from Houston to Washington to the Mideast – and ensnares industrialists, princes, spies, politicos, oilfield laborers and terrorists … Continue reading

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Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #1: Max Payne

What it says on the back of the DVD: Mark Wahlberg delivers an explosive performance in this action-packed thriller based on the legendary, hard-hitting video game.  Max Payne (Wahlberg) is a maverick cop with little regard for rules and nothing … Continue reading

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Wonderfully Sloppy Seconds

For amazingly inappropriate horror-comedy magic look no further than Feast II: Sloppy Seconds.  It’s got everything: lesbian biker chicks, monster cum facials, midget tossing, baby killing, and most importantly guys in silly rubber monster suits running around and growling.  Feast … Continue reading

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: We Have a Winner!

Breaking my streak of unwatchable DTV horror, I discovered a movie called Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, a kind of anti-Buffy movie.  Jack Brooks is the world’s worst plumber with a massive anger management problem, and he’s played with giddy, aggravated energy … Continue reading

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