4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Movies are OK, but full-frame only..., Feb 20 2011
By Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Best Friend's Vampire & Repossessed & Slaughter (DVD)
These movies from Lionsgate are available at a fair price, but they reuse old transfers (likely from original video sources). They are not remastered at all, and are all presented full-frame only. I would not recommend the set unless you are a fan of one of the films. I don't expect perfection from older films, but if Severin, Code Red or even Anchor Bay had released these, they would probably be properly framed at least.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two Outta Four, May 17 2011
By Texas Rugger "Texas Rugger" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Best Friend's Vampire & Repossessed & Slaughter (DVD)
I picked up this DVD specifically for "My Best Friend is a Vampire." This is cheesey goodness like a fine roquefort. The only person in the movie who can't act is the "we need a Molly Ringwald type" (MRT) cast as the female lead, but everyone else in the movie is gold. Including acadamy award winner Kathy Bates as MRT's mom. I don't know what became of the actor that played the lead's best friend, but that guy should have won some kind of award. I could watch this movie 100 times. There is absoultely nothing about this movie that isn't predictable, and arguably not as good as the early Jim Carrey vampire schlock fest "Once Bitten," (another movie I could watch a few hundred times). Still, if you are looking for an enjoyable 80's flashback, you could do worse than this movie.
Repossessed does to "The Exorcist" what Airplane did to "Zero Hour." Leslie Neilson (RIP) is great as the old priest. There are some truly funny bits and others that try and don't quite make it. Still, if you are in the mood for a quality send-up, this is a good way to go.
I have not watched Slaughter High or Silent Night, Deadly Night 3 (or for that matter, either of the first two of this magnum opus). The good news is I paid 9$, and 4.50 for each of the first two is more than a great price. If you have not seen My Best Friend is a Vampire, and you enjoy 80's fromage, pick this up.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow couldn't believe the great movies on this disc!, May 9 2011
By charles - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: My Best Friend's Vampire & Repossessed & Slaughter (DVD)
what else can I say about this 4 movie special it is really worth buying if you trully love great horror movies especially the ones from the early 80's when scary movies were really at thier best. So, again this film collection is just wonderful to have all the time.