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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 0013131593990 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: ANCHOR BAY Languages: Manufacturer: ANCHOR BAY MPN: ANBD15939D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: ANCHOR BAY Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 07, 2008 Running Time: 85 minutes Studio: ANCHOR BAY Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 10/07/2008 Run time: 90 minutes Amazon.com: A delirious performance by horror vet Robert (Nightmare on Elm Street) Englund and the filmmakers' predilection for old-school monster suits over CGI help to make the Canadian indie horror-comedy Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer an enjoyable and entertaining alternative to the current rash of relentlessly grim fright fare. As played by co-producer Trevor Mathews, Jack Brooks is no barrel-chested pulp hero, but rather an aimless small-town slacker with a hair-trigger temper (the result of childhood trauma involving his family's death at the hands of a monster). Plagued on all sides by a nagging girlfriend, a hapless shrink and a dead-end job as a plumber, Jack seems destined for mediocrity--until his night school professor (an terrific, unfettered comic turn by Englund) unearths an ancient evil and begins to change into a ravenous, slobbering creature, thus giving Jack both a purpose and an outlet for his anger issues. Director Jon Knautz's feature debut pays loving homage to all manner of boyish pop-culture touchstones, from Marvel Comics and Ray Harryhausen epics to the early works of fellow do-it-yourselfers like Sam Raimi, and if his set up feels belabored in its telling, he delivers the goods once Jack straps on his plumbing toolkit to square off against the monster-fied Englund. Inventive and frequently laugh-out-loud funny, Jack Brooks is one potential franchise series that actually deserves a follow up film. The DVD includes commentary by Knautz, Mathews and members of the production team, as well as lengthy featurettes on the film, its soundtrack and the monster FX. Deleted scenes, conceptual art galleries and the original trailer are also included on the disc. --Paul Gaita Stills from Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (click for larger image)
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 Rating:  - Decent B-grade horror movieFirst off let me say that if you don't like cheezy horror flicks, this movie is not for you. And I don't mean "gee, I liked Nightmare on Elm Street 2,456" cheezy. This is a cheezy that has it's roots in the worst of the 80s horror flicks. The plot revolves around a rather angry everyman known as Jack, who not only has problems controlling his anger, but also just problems in general. His girlfriend's thinking about straying, his classwork is going nowhere, & he's stuck in a job that ... Read More Rating: - B-movie goodnessWhen I looked at the cover art for the movie, the first thing I wondered was "will this be bad as in an awful movie" or "will this be bad as in B-movie sexy?" It has all the things that make one think it could be either - the description on the back draws on a silly plot line that you know is going to be weird and gimmicky, the picture on the front looks like a poster that fell off a Troma bus, and the actors themselves sound like a horror convention stopping in a town nearby. When I watched it I ... Read More Rating: - Gut-Busting Fun...!!!The first thing that really caught my attention was that this flick was released through Anchor Bay. I have yet to be disappointed with the quality of any DVD (or VHS) from them, and this is no exception. The transfer is crisp and clear and when watched through my Samsung DVD-V9650 upconverting HDMI player on my 56" JVC Genessa 1080p D-ILA TV it looks very much like a true high definition DVD. Kudos once again to the good folks at Anchor Bay. The plot really isn't very important to a ... Read More Rating:  - Weak movie with strong ending.This movie was very disappointing for me and others at the Halloween party I went to. It finishes in a strong style that pays homage well to 80s horror movies. The build up is much too slow for it to be a very fun ride, and I don't see how a movie like this can be anything else. I am a big fan of the 80s horror classics, and this just builds the momentum too late for it to be a classic. Rating:  - Pretty darned dull actuallyLooking at the cover art for this DVD, you might expect a movie chock full of monster killing action and adventure. Such is not the case. We get a little monster action at the beginning, and finally a bit more in the last 15 minutes, but in between we've got nothing but the dull life of Jack Brooks. For a main character, Jack isn't particularly likable. In fact, throughout the whole movie I thought he looked like he could use a bath. He visits his psychiatrist about 4 times for help with his ... Read More |
