The Roger Corman Collection: DVD Review (2007)
9/28/2007 Posted by Admin
"The Roger Corman Collection"
This week, somebody in Hollywood obviously got their chi together, because when it comes to DVD, everywhere you look, there’s a worthwhile new release.
The best of the lot is Fox's “The Roger Corman Collection," which is must-have for any fan of unbridled horror and camp. The collection features seven B-movies, including “Premature Burial,” “The Wild Angels,” “Gas-s,” “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,” “The Trip,” “The Young Racers,” “Bucket of Blood” and the most noteworthy of the bunch, “Bloody Mama.”
That movie infamously features Academy Award-winning actress Shelley Winters wielding a machine gun in her iconic role as Ma Barker, with Robert De Niro featured in an early performance.
What surprises about the set is the level of talent involved for what many might pass off as bottom-feeding dreck. Those who come to this entertaining collection will find Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Susan Strasberg, Dennis Hopper, Ray Milland, Talia Shire.
It goes without saying that none do their (*cough*) best work here, but if you’re into these sorts of movies, that’s sort of the point.
Grade: A-
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The best of the lot is Fox's “The Roger Corman Collection," which is must-have for any fan of unbridled horror and camp. The collection features seven B-movies, including “Premature Burial,” “The Wild Angels,” “Gas-s,” “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,” “The Trip,” “The Young Racers,” “Bucket of Blood” and the most noteworthy of the bunch, “Bloody Mama.”
That movie infamously features Academy Award-winning actress Shelley Winters wielding a machine gun in her iconic role as Ma Barker, with Robert De Niro featured in an early performance.
What surprises about the set is the level of talent involved for what many might pass off as bottom-feeding dreck. Those who come to this entertaining collection will find Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Susan Strasberg, Dennis Hopper, Ray Milland, Talia Shire.
It goes without saying that none do their (*cough*) best work here, but if you’re into these sorts of movies, that’s sort of the point.
Grade: A-
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