Camp Wanna Runna Round (1992) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've seen almost every Barney video there is, and this is the one I'd recommend. The whole family can hum along.

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Kate's Addiction (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)Okay, when I saw the trailer I couldn't wait to see it. Although I'm a fan of WINGS, I really like the idea of two hot women together. Now that I've seen the movie, I'm more convinced than ever that I should be making these movies instead of the jabones who are making them now. The plot was decent, but it was erratic, and uneven. Too often I felt like the filmmaker strung clips together. Once the movie got going, I sort of got into it. Kari Wuhrer is as beautiful as she is convincing in the role of the psycho. When the two did finally meet, it was too short, too R, and not steamy enough. I mean, come on. You have two gorgeous actresses--let them act! Overall, the movie was a letdown. It could have, and should have been so much more.

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Marilyn Manson - The Early Years (2007) Review

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(More customer reviews)Marilyn Manson - The Early Years Not what I expected. Kind of boring.Not long enough.Go see his concerts instead.

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Disney's Sing Along Songs - Peter Pan: You Can Fly Review

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(More customer reviews)My 2 years old son loves this video! Songs include the elephant marching song from the Jungle Book. My son marches all around yelling "company march". Disney sing alongs are the best videos for 2 year olds.

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Female Combatants Battle School/Demonic Heroine in Peril Review

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(More customer reviews)With the last sentai/tokusatsu release of of "Akiballion Battlemaids of Akihabara!", Switchblade Pictures continues with more sentai goodness with the latest double feature "Female Combatants Battle School/Demonic Heroine in Peril". With the majority of Zen Pictures focusing on the heroines, this time this double feature focuses on the women who fight on the side of evil and showing that sometimes, being on the other side is not all it's cracked up to be.
Female Combatants Battle School
"Female Combatants Battle School" is a 2009 film which manages to capture the sentai badgirls with tight black and red vinyl (and the usual enemy cooing) as these bad girls work for the Bad Mist organization. Their biggest rival in their way of doing crime is the masked heroine known as Asterea (played by Tsugumi).
Bad Mist is a group that recruits troubled young women and brainwashes and trains them to fight against good and to make sure they can literally kick butt in battle. The Under Cover Agency (UCA) knows that they need to bring this organization down, so they bring in their UCA agent Aoi Kono (played by Yuri Higashi) to infiltrate and pose as one of them. She gets in and is given the name of 841.
But 841 is quickly going to learn that to gain the trust of the other soldiers, she's going to have to start from the bottom and fight. On her first day of initiation, she's beaten and ridiculed by the other ladies. They beat on her, they step on her and how much will this agent be able to take. Can 841 manage to gain the trust of the women of the Black Mist? Or will her cover be blown? And what will she do when the masked heroine Asterea is captured by the Black Mist?
Demonic Heroine in Peril
For the second film "Demonic Heroine in Peril", the 2005 film is about a group of aging men who are Triongers (yes, think of Power Rangers). But these old, overweight men can secretly transform into their more athletic ranger counterpart with ease.
As Akira (Trio Blue) comes to visit his young friend named Shota. Shota dreams about becoming a Trionger when he grows up and while the two run and play near the playground, Shota accidentally runs into a woman in tight leather clothing. As she leaves, the other two Triongers come to visit but unbeknownst to them, an evil enemy lurks in the background with his minions waiting for a time to attack.
When Akira goes home, he is attacked by these minions and then suddenly turns into his ranger counterpart - Trio Blue. He eventually beats the bad guys but all of a sudden, the woman he met earlier in the day, the woman in black leather comes to fight. Donning her red, ninja like outfit...the woman turns out to be one of Go-ma's Four Kings a.k.a. "Outsider" (played by gravure model MISAKI).
She easily beats Trio Blue and the minions go to finish him off... but for some reason, she tells them to stop. But the evil antagonist comes and tells her that by orders, the rangers must die and thus he picks up Akira by his neck and squeezes it until he dies. He laughs but she feels disgusted but yet Go-ma gives "Outsider" the credit, angering the evil man who had killed Akira.
The following day, she feels compassion for what happened to Akira, knowing that he was good friends with the boy Shota. So, she goes to visit the boy Shota and learns that he wants to become a Trionger, not telling him that she works for the evil Go-Ma who is trying to kill them off. But Takumi (Trionger Red) and Trionger Yellow shows up and the both of them take on the Outsider and begin to fight. She easily beats them but lets them live. Unknown to her that the evil guy is watching her every move and now knows that she has betrayed them by not killing the Triongers.
Because of her actions, Outsider has been branded as a spy, the woman who was once the evil enemy of the Triongers must now fight alongside with them and try to prevent Go-ma from using a viral weapon that he plans to unleash on Japan.
VIDEO & AUDIO:
"Female Combatants Battle School / Demonic Heroine in Peril" feature two different aspect ratios. The first, "Female Combatants Battle School" is featured in 16:9 and shot digitally. "Demonic Heroine in Peril" is shot in 4:3 and also shot digitally.
Audio is in Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 and for the most part is front channel driven. If you have a home theater receiver capable of stereo on all channels, personally it was my preference for a more immersive soundtrack.
Subtitles are in English.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"Female Combatants Battle School / Demonic Heroine in Peril" comes with no special features but trailers from Switchblade Pictures.
JUDGMENT CALL:
In Japan, Zen Pictures has found a pretty good sized niche with the fans who are into sentai and tokusatsu shows but instead of focusing on the guys, taking bikini/lingerie models and outfitting them in these kinky Power Ranger-esque outfits (or sometimes an outfit that is barely covering much). In the US, there are also a niche of fans who follow sentai and tokusatsu shows like they follow anime series and have been wanting these films here in the US. And fortunately, Switchblade Pictures is bringing these films to the US.
With "Female Combatants Battle School/Demonic Heroine in Peril", you're getting two films for the price of one. With "Female Combatants Battle School", this is more for those who want to see women fighting in very tight outfits, while "Demonic Heroine in Peril" features MISAKI barely wearing anything and in some way, very Mai Shiranui-like (for those familiar with the "King of Fighters" character and her slinky ninja outfit).
As for story, there is a story but it's important to note that people don't exactly watch these Zen Pictures films for the acting because frankly a lot of these women are known for their bodies and wearing hardly any clothing. Acting is not their forte. But for these two films and having seen several Zen Pictures films, these two are among the better ones that have been released in the US thus far. Also, these are low budget independent films and so, you'll see the occasional family far in the background watching the people fight.
My favorite film of the two would have to be "Demonic Heroine in Peril". It's a more Power Rangers-like driven series and quite humorous as the Rangers themselves are old men and when they get into costume, they are slimmer and still can fight. And the young boy in the film, is actually sporting a mask. It's hilarious in some way, whether or not it was intentional or not.
As for the rating of having nudity and violence, there is violence in the film as character are killed off. As for the nudity, there really isn't any. I suppose that because there are a lot of crotch shots (with the women wearing clothing) and in "Demonic Heroine in Peril", main actress/model MISAKI is barely wearing any clothes but by no means is she nude.
For those wanting to begin their Switchblade Pictures collection of Zen Pictures sentai/tokusatsu heroines/bad girls-style of films, "Female Combatants Battle School / Demonic Heroine in Peril" is a good place to start.

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Holocaust (The Mini-Series) (1978) Review

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(More customer reviews)I watched this on network tv when it premiered. It's even harder to watch it today. With twenty years of ethnic cleansings, and smaller holocausts under our belts, one of the major themes of the story holds even truer. If we aren't very very careful any of us can become a killer.

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Red Ryder Triple Feature, Vol. 12 (1945) Review

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(More customer reviews)VCI Entertainment and Republic Pictures present "RED RYDER DOUBLE FEATURE VOL. 12" (Lone Texas Ranger, California Gold Rush & Homesteaders of Paradise Valley) (1946-1947) (digitally remastered in Dolby), the long running Red Ryder series turned out in the early to mid '40s was in the top 10 of all B-Westerns...relive those thrilling days when the Red Ryder took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull's eye with excitement every time... the Red Ryder series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1940s ... don't miss any of the Red Ryder features loaded with action that will leave you wanting more of his B-Western adventures.
First up we have "LONE TEXAS RANGER" (1946) (56 min. B/W) --- Under Spencer Gordon Bennet (Director), Louis Gray (Associate Producer), Fred Harman (comic strip characters), Robert Creighton Williams (Screenplay), Bud Thackery (Cinematographer), Charles Craft (Editor) ------ the cast includes Wild Bill Elliott (Red Ryder), Bobby Blake (Little Beaver), Alice Fleming (Duchess Wentworth, Red's Aunt), Roy Barcroft ('Hands' Weber), Tom Chatterton (Sheriff 'Iron Mike' Haines), Jack McClendon (Tommy Haines), Helen Talbot (Sally Carter), Bud Geary (Henchman Betcha), Budd Buster (Editor F. E Murphy), Nelson McDowell (Undertaker Henry Grimm), Larry Olsen (Payne, a miner), Rex Lease (Henchman Whitey), Jack Kirk (Bill Bradley) ------ our story begins with who has been robbing silver mines and stagecoaches putting the blame on local cowhands and ranchers ... could it be our favorite villains Roy Barcroft and Tom Chatterton ... the sheriff Chatterton who is as crooked as they come is killed and Red Ryder is the prime suspect ... Jack McClendon the son of the sheriff is determined to get Ryder for this at all costs ... Wild Bill Elliott gives the hard riding loyal fans their moneys worth in this oater ... Roy Barcoft always takes his character to another level ... great direction from veteran director Spencer Gordon Bennet.
BIOS:
1. William 'Wild Bill' Elliott (aka: Gordon Nance)
Date of birth: 16 October 1903 - Pattonsburg, Missouri
Date of death: 26 November 1965 - Las Vegas, Nevada
2. Robert Blake (aka: Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi)
Date of birth: 18 September 1933 - Nutley, New Jersey
Date of death: Still Living
3. Roy Barcroft (aka: Howard Clifford Ravenscroft)
Date of birth: 7 September 1902 - Crab Orchard, Nebraska
Date of death: 28 November 1969 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
4. Spencer Gordon Bennet (Director)
Date of birth: 5 January 1893 - Brooklyn, New York, New York
Date of death: 8 October 1987 - Santa Monica, California
Second on the triple bill is "CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH" (1946) (56 min. B/W) --- Under R.G. Springsteen (Director), Sidney Picker (Associate Producer), Fred Harman (based on character), Robert Creighton Williams (Original Screenplay), William Bradford (Cinematographer), Charles Craft (Editor) ------ the cast includes Wild Bill Elliott (Red Ryder), Bobby Blake (Little Beaver), Alice Fleming (Duchess Wentworth, Red's Aunt), Peggy Stewart (Hazel Parker), Russell Simpson .(Colonel Parker), Dick Curtis (Chopin, the Whistling Killer), Joel Friedkin (Ernest Murphy), Kenne Duncan (Felton), Tom London (Sheriff Peabody), Monte Hale (Pete), Wen Wright (The Idaho Kid), Dickie Dillon (Broken Arrow), Mary Arden (Stage Passenger), Jack Kirk (Stage passenger) ------ our story has Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) giving our hero Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) a helping hand when he's captured by Sheriff Tom London ... stagecoaches are being robbed and The Duchess sends for Red to be ready for action ... our heroine is the pretty Peggy Stewart who always brings Republic Pictures quality to the forefront ... another fine character actor Dick Curtis is at the head of the badman as a fine supporting cast brings home a winner.
BIOS:
1. Peggy Stewart (aka: Peggy O'Rourke)
Date of birth: 5 June 1923 - Palm Beach, Florida
Date of death: Still Living
2. Dick Curtis (aka: Richard Dye)
Date of birth: 11 May 1902 - Newport, Kentucky
Date of death: 3 January 1952 - Hollywood, California
3. R.G. Springsteen (Director)
Date of birth: 8 September 1904 - Tacoma, Washington
Date of death: 9 December 1989 - Unknown
Final and third feature "HOMESTEADERS OF PARADISE VALLEY" (1947) (59mins/B&W) --- Under R.G. Springsteen (Director), Sidney Picker (Associate Producer), Fred Harman (comic book character), Steven Slesinger (Screenplay), Earle Snell (Screenplay), Alfred S. Keller (Cinematographer), Charles Craft (Editor) ------ the cast includes Allan Rocky Lane (Red Ryder), Bobby Blake (Little Beaver), Martha Wentworth (The Duchess), Ann E. Todd (Melinda Hill), Gene Roth (Bill Hume (as Gene Stutenroth), John James (Steve Hill), Mauritz Hugo (Rufe Hume), Emmett Vogan (Mr. Langley), Milton Kibbee (A. C. Blaine), Tom London (Rider Summoning Posse After Hume Brothers), Edythe Elliott (Mrs. Hume), George Chesebro (E. J. White), Ed Cassidy (The Sheriff of Center City (as Edward Cassidy), Jack Kirk (Ed, departing homesteader), Marshall Reed (Tim, homesteader on trail) ------ our story and hero Allan Rocky Lane fills the boots of Red Ryder in this runaway oater with action at the top of the list ... will the homesteaders fine peace in Paradise Valley or will outlaws blame Ryder for all the trouble the locals are being targarted ... is the water supply and a dam to be built the main reason for all the skullduggery ... don't miss the final showdown in this Red Ryder oater under the Republic Picture banner, proves to be one of his most exciting performances.
BIOS:
1. Allan Rocky Lane (aka: Harry Leonard Albershart)
Date of birth: 22 September 1909 - Mishawaka, Indiana
Date of death: 27 October 1973 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
2. Martha Wentworth
Date of birth: 2 June 1889 - New York, New York
Date of death: 8 March 1974 - Sherman Oaks, California
If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features of Red Ryder on VCI:
RED RYDER DOUBLE FEATURES:
VOL 1 San Antonio Kid & Cheyenne Wildcat
VOL 2 Stagecoach to Denver & Vigilantes of Boomtown
VOL 3 Fighting Redhead & Cowboy & the Prizefighter
VOL 4 Marshall of Cripple Creek & Oregon Trail Scouts
VOL 5 Colorado Pioneers & Wagon Wheels Westward
VOL 6 Conquest of Cheyenne & Sun Valley Cyclone
VOL 7 Great Stagecoach Robbery & Phantom of the Plains
VOL 8 Rustlers of Devil's Canyon & Santa Fe Uprising
VOL 9 Marshal of Laredo & Tucson Raiders
VOL 10 Marshal of Reno & Sheriff of Redwood Valley
VOL 11 Vigilantes of Dodge City & Sheriff of Las Vegas
VOL 12 California Gold Rush/Lone Texas Ranger/Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Check out the latest Bobby J. Copeland book on "Bill Elliott:The Peaceable Man" is chuck full of answers to all the questions his fans had from early on...plenty of thrills, adventure and loaded with action. My personal favorites were the "Red Ryder Series" or "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" an ongoing character that would appear in many films to come...as Hickok and Wild Bill Saunders. Elliott was a natural for the western, his riding abilities and fight scenes were the caliber of Buck Jones, Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Steele...good reading for all you wranglers out there...I found myself being transported back in time, Mr. Copeland's book has opened my eyes to what a wonderful unselfish person Bill Elliott was...only wish I could have met him. He was one of a kind...a peaceable man!...published by Empire Publising and available on Amazon and Empire Publications Inc.
Red Ryder was a popular American fictional cowboy created by Stephen Slesinger and drawn by artist Fred Harman ... the artist had created the Western adventure comic strip Bronc Peeler in 1933, and the central character, Bronc Peeler, evolved over five years, eventually getting a name change to Red Ryder ... beginning Sunday, November 6. 1938, Red Ryder was syndicated by NEA, expanding over the following decade to 750 newspapers with a readership of 14 million ... endless parade of comic books, Big Little Books, novels, serial chapters, radio programs and products ... astride his mighty steed Thunder, Red was a tough cowpoke who lived in Painted Valley with his aunt, the Duchess, and his sidekick, Buckskin Blodgett. Little Beaver rode his horse, Papoose, when they took off to deal with the bad guys ... and VCI Home Video has released all of this on the wonderful Red Ryder B-Western Series ... gotta love it.
Total Time: 171 mins on DVD ~ VCI Home Video ~ (11/28/2006)

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