This week, we’ve got another fantastic bounty of genre films hitting DVD and Blu-ray on June 16th, including a ton of cult classics like The Land that Time Forgot, Night of the Strangler and the Tentacles/Reptilicus double feature from Scream Factory.
Fans of Neill Blomkamp also have a lot to get excited about this Tuesday, as there’s a Limited Edition collector’s set featuring all three of his sci-fi actioners, with Chappie finally making his way home this week as well. Echo Bridge has put together two different DVD movie packs featuring a bunch of old-school horror movies, and the recent Blumhouse production, The Lazarus Effect, is arriving on Blu-ray and DVD, too.
Blomkamp3 Limited Edition Collection: Chappie/District 9/Elysium (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu-ray)
The world of Neill Blomkamp is unlike any other. Distinct of story and vision, and for the first time together in this limited edition Blu-ray set, District 9, Elysium and Chappie define Blomkamp as a true auteur. Relish in these action-packed hits with a new collection of extras, including limited-release special features on District 9 and Elysium, and an alternate ending and exploration of visual effects, weaponry and artificial intelligence on Chappie.
CHAPPIE: In the near future, crime is monitored by an oppressive mechanized police force. But now, the people are fighting back. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. As powerful and destructive forces start to see Chappie as a danger to mankind and order, they will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo and ensure that Chappie is the last of his kind.
In DISTRICT 9 we are plunged into a world where aliens have landed... only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back-alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.
ELYSIUM: In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium - but that doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means necessary. Max (Matt Damon) agrees to take on a life-threatening mission, one that could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
The Land that Time Forgot (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray)
"The action is unremitting" (Films & Filming) in this "elaborate fantasy adventure" (Time) about a band of castaways who land on a mysterious island, only to realize it's already inhabited by hordes of carnivorous creatures! In order to escape with their lives, they must wage battle against deadly dinosaurs, fearsome sea monsters, soaring pterodactyls and marauding tribes of primitive humans!
Tentacles/Reptilicus Double Feature (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)
TENTACLES: It’s angry. It’s hungry. It’s extremely well-armed and it's descending on a small seaside town to sample the local cuisine! John Huston, Shelley Winters, Bo Hopkins and Henry Fonda do all they can to keep a giant marine menace from turning their sleepy village into a one-stop snack-shop in this fast-paced thriller! Directed by cult director/producer Ovidio G. Assonitis (Beyond The Door, The Visitor, The Curse), Tentacles is a menacing jolt-a-thon that’ll grip you with relentless terror and never let go!
Special features include Theatrical Trailer, Photo Gallery and Radio Spot.
REPTILICUS: Discover the true meaning of survival of the fittest, as a terrifying creature from the past brings the future to its knees! Packed with thrills, chills and prehistoric spills, Reptilicus proves that "if cats have nine lives, monsters have even more", (Citizen News)! Directed by Sidney W. Pink (writer and producer of the cult films The Angry Red Planet, Pyro), Reptilicus is a spine-chilling creature feature about a cold-blooded 90-foot killer whose time has come... again!
Special features include Theatrical Trailer and Photo Gallery.
ALSO AVAILABLE THIS WEEK:
5 Cult Classics: Lady Frankenstein/Dead Men Walk/The Satanic Rites of Dracula/The Terror/Silent Night, Bloody Night (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, DVD)
5 Horror Classics: The Ape/The Wasp Woman/ Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory/The She-Beast/The Killer Shrews (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, DVD)
Chappie (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Blu/UltraViolet & DVD/UltraViolet
Hellmouth (Team Marketing, DVD)
The House with 100 Eyes (Artsploitation Films, DVD)
The Lazarus Effect (20th Century Fox, Blu/Digital HD & DVD)
Night of the Strangler (Vinegar Syndrome, DVD)
Spirited Away (Walt Disney Studios, Blu/DVD Combo Pack)
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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