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B O O G E Y M E N
Be afraid...be VERY afraid!
I had been putting off watching the DVD
screener I had been given a few weeks ago.
This wasn't at the top of my list of movies
to review, as I generally am not a fan of
those "B" type horror movies that have made
so much money over the past 3 decades. However,
I do have an obligation to review product I
am sent, so I decided to give a look at this
DVD being released to stores next week.
BOOGEYMEN is a very hip compilation
of the most intense, thrilling, gross and gory
scenes from the greatest Horror movies of our
time.
Imagine WWF meets the BOOGEYMEN with POP-UP
VIDEOS, and you have an exciting party disc
that will be the highlight of your next
Halloween bash.
Each BOOGEYMEN segment begins with a PROFILE
of that particular BOOGEYMAN. You get all the
vital stats you need to know about the slasher
in question. This is all done in WWF style
with a rock-hard soundtrack. We are then
presented with the scariest video clip from that
movie.
Nothing is edited -- nothing is censored! In
fact, watching the first two sequences from
HELLRAISER and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
literally had my heart racing as I was absolutely
grossed-out by the blood and makeup effects.
While watching these sequences, a black bar
appears on the bottom of the screen that gives
you FLIX FACTS about the movie you are
watching. For instance, I found this out while
watching a scene from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET...
* Craven wrote the film after reading
an article about people dying in their sleep.
* Freddy Kreuger was named after a bully that
Cameron went to school with.
* The film was banned in Finland & censored
in Germany.
* Two gallons of fake blood were used in the movie.
I think you can now summize how this DVD works.
You get loads of the most intense sequences from
films like HALLOWEEN, CHILD'S PLAY, TEXAS CHAINSAW
MASSACRE, SCREAM, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
and so much more! You get FLIX FACTS about each
film, almost like MTV's POP-UP VIDEOS.
Inbetween some of the movie sequences, you also
get VITAL STAT CHARTS of some really cool horror
movie polls, such as....
* The top scariest movies of all time
* The top 10 scariest boogeymen of all time
And my favorite...
* Total Body Counts
(Jason Vorhees leads at 191)
There is also a trivia game called NAME THAT
FRAME where you have to guess the movie based
upon a single frame of a movie that is revealed.
I'm telling you -- this is one fun disc!
Did I also mention there are no less than 12
full-length trailers from your favorite horror
movies included?
There is also DVD-ROM programming included
on this DVD as well.
The video looks quite good, although since
this is a compilation, each sequence is based
upon the original source material.
Audio is generally excellent and mostly 2-channel
stereo, although my speakers were punching during
some of the disc sequences.
I must sum up this disc as being quite a
surprise. I did not expect to enjoy it so much,
and I only was given a SAMPLER disc so I didn't
even get to see half the cool stuff you guys will
see on the final product.
I must warn everyone that this disc is not for
the faint of heart. You will find that this is
a VERY INTENSE presentation that essentially throws
you the most horrifying, bloody movie clips of all
time -- and they don't stop. I literally was feeling
a little ill after watching the first few sequences.
But you know what? That is gonna be a party staple
and I can just see crowds of drunk people hollering
at the television and rooting for their favorite
BOOGEYMEN.
For the horror fan, this is a MUST BUY!
It's also available on most web sites for under
$15.
Release Date: October 2, 2001
All I can say is that this is one INCREDIBLY
INTENSE disc that will be the highlight of your
Halloween party.
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Ronald Epstein (pronounced like the English "Ronald Epstein")
Circa 2000
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