DVD and Blu-Ray Releases for May 10, 2011

It’s Monday and here are your DVD & Blu-Ray Releases for May 10th! We have a good release week for genre fans. For those of you that didn’t buy the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray, the individual films are released this week as well as some other key titles that you should definitely pay attention to! Click on Read More to find all the releases.

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Alien

Format: Blu-ray
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A landmark of science fiction and horror, Alien arrived in 1979 between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back as a stylishly malevolent alternative to George Lucas’s space fantasy. Partially inspired by 1958’s It! The Terror from Beyond Space, this instant classic set a tone of its own, offering richly detailed sets, ominous atmosphere, relentless suspense, and a flawless ensemble cast as the crew of the space freighter Nostromo, who fall prey to a vicious creature (designed by Swiss artist H.R. Giger) that had gestated inside one of the ill-fated crew members. In a star-making role, Sigourney Weaver excels as sole survivor Ripley, becoming the screen’s most popular heroine in a lucrative movie franchise. To measure the film’s success, one need only recall the many images that have been burned into our collective psyche, including the “facehugger,” the “chestburster,” and Ripley’s climactic encounter with the full-grown monster. Impeccably directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is one of the cinema’s most unforgettable nightmares. –Jeff Shannon

Alien: Collector’s Edition on Netflix

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Aliens

Format: Blu-ray

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Aliens is one of the few cases of a sequel that far surpassed the original. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, who awakens on Earth only to discover that she has been hibernating in space so long that everyone she knows is dead. Then she is talked into traveling (along with a squad of Marines) to a planet under assault by the same aliens that nearly killed her. Once she gets there, she finds a lost little girl who triggers her maternal instincts–and she discovers that the company has once again double-crossed her, in hopes of capturing one of the aliens to study as a military weapon. Directed and written by James Cameron, this is one of the most intensely exciting (not to mention intensely frightening) action films ever, with a large ensemble cast that includes Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, and Michael Biehn. Weaver defined the action woman in this film and walked away with an Oscar nomination for her trouble. –Marshall Fine

Aliens: Collector’s Edition on Netflix

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Alien 3

Format: Blu-ray

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After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien. Written by Kerwin Tsang <kertsang@yahoomail.com> via imdb.com

Alien 3: Collector’s Edition on Netflix

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Alien: Resurrection

Format: Blu-ray

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Perhaps these films are like the Star Trek movies: The even-numbered episodes are the best ones. Certainly this film (directed by French stylist Jean-Pierre Jeunet) is an improvement over Alien 3, with a script that breathes exciting new life into the franchise. This chapter is set even further in the future, where scientists on a space colony have cloned both the alien and Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), who died in Alien 3; in doing so, however, they’ve mixed alien DNA with Ripley’s human chromosomes, which gives Ripley surprising power (and a bad attitude). A band of smugglers comes aboard only to discover the new race of aliens–and when the multi-mouthed melonheads get loose, no place is safe. But, on the plus side, they have Ripley as a guide to help them get out. Winona Ryder is on hand as the smugglers’ most unlikely crew member (with a secret of her own), but this one is Sigourney’s all the way. –Marshall Fine

Alien: Resurrection: Collector’s Edition on Netflix

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Almighty Thor

Format: DVD

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When the demon god Loki (Richard Grieco) destroys the fortress of Valhalla and steals the Hammer of Invincibility, only the young hero Thor (Cody Deal) can protect Earth from Armageddon. – from Wikipedia.com

Almighty Thor on Netflix

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Black Death

Format: Blu-ray+Digital Copy | DVD+Digital Copy

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Look at our DVD Review

The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. There are rumors of a village hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors. Joined by a young monk and a small consort of soldiers, the journey ahead will lead them into the heart of darkness where faith is challenged and put to the ultimate test.

Black Death on Netflix

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Blood Junkie

Format: DVD
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A fun camping trip into the woods turns into a KILLER time as one by one the nubile young teens are hunted down for there tasty blood. Bonus features include Behind the scenes, Slideshow, Commentary by the director, trailer.

Not Available on Netflix

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Blood Oath

Format: DVD

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Something Twisted and Evil roams the woods feasting on the bodies of who ever enteres his domain. Bonus features include Behind the scenes, Special FX featurette, Out Takes, Slideshow, Trailer.

Not Available on Netflix

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Cropsey

Format: DVD

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Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances – from imdb.com

Cropsey on Netflix

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Dahmer Vs. Gacy

Format: DVD

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A secret government lab run by Dr. Hess (Art LaFleur) has been trying to create the ultimate killer using the DNA of infamous killers Jeffrey Dahmer (Ford Austin) and John Wayne Gacy (Randal Malone), but there’s one big problem: they’ve escaped! Bloody mayhem stretches across the United States as they go on the ultimate killing spree. Trying to stop the maniacal madness is Ringo (Ford Austin), a hick warrior being trained by God (Harland Williams), using only a shotgun and a bottle of whiskey. In his road trip to hell, he must first fight off his own demons, not to mention an army of Japanese ninjas and a Super-serial killer (Ethan Phillips)! It all leads up to the ultimate showdown!

Dahmer vs. Gacy on Netflix

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Eyes Of The Chameleon

Format: DVD

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Poor Sarah, her world is spinning out of control and descending into the dark sexually sadistic world of the occult. Bonus Features include Director commentary, Slideshow.

Eyes of the Chameleon on Netflix

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I Saw the Devil

Format: Blu-ray | DVD

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I Saw the Devil is a shockingly violent and stunningly accomplished tale of murder and revenge. The embodiment of pure evil, Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. On a freezing, snowy night, his latest victim is the beautiful Juyeon, daughter of a retired police chief and pregnant fiancée of elite special agent Soo-hyun. Obsessed with revenge, Soo-hyun is determined to track down the murderer, even if doing so means becoming a monster himself. And when he finds Kyung-chul, turning him in to the authorities is the last thing on his mind, as the lines between good and evil fall away in this diabolically twisted game of cat and mouse.

I Saw the Devil on Netflix

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Killer Yacht Party

Format: DVD

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Set Sail for Slaughter! A bevy of hot body teens looking to get their rocks off on the high seas and become fish food, when one of the passengers turns out to be a blood thristy Nutjob. Bonus features include Director Commentary, Trailer.

Not Available on Netflix

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Sledgehammer

Format: DVD

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Intervision is proud to present the return of the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market as well as one of the rarest genre films of all! The plot is familiar: A group of friends comes to party at a backwoods house where a legacy of brutality awaits. But within this minimalist ’80s mélange of food fights, feathered hair and abusive slow-motion lurks a relentless synth score, bizarre sexual subtexts and a disturbing shape-shifting behemoth killer. The result is 85 minutes of fever-dream depravity, now loaded with brand-new Bonus Features that put it all in skull-shattering perspective. Former Playgirl centerfold Ted Prior (RAW NERVE, DEADLY PREY) stars in this nightmare-logic shocker from writer/ director David A. Prior (KILLER WORKOUT) where the lines between twisted horror and historic gore are pounded to a pulp…by SLEDGEHAMMER. Bonus features include: Audio Commentary With Director David A. Prior, Audio Commentary With Bleeding Skull Creators Joseph A. Ziemba And Dan Budnik, Hammertime: Featurette With DESTROY ALL MOVIES!!! Author Zack Carlson SledgehammerLand: Featurette With Cinefamily Programmers Hadrian Belove And Tom Fitzgerald, Interview With Director David A. Prior.

Not Available on Netflix

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Slime City Massacre

Format: DVD

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A dirty bomb has decimated New York City s financial district
and reduced midtown to a post-apocalyptic nightmare. The
neighborhood known as Slime City has been evacuated,
except for the homeless, and in the ruins of a soup kitchen
four squatters discover a supply of food that transforms them
into hideous slime creatures, driven to murder! Meanwhile,
a greedy developer who has set his sights on Slime City
hires a team of mercenaries to wipe out the creatures. It s a
battle royale between the Slime Heads, the mercenaries, and
bloodthirsty mutant cannibals!

Not Available on Netflix

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Venom

Format: DVD

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Venom is a fright-filled voodoo thriller loaded with a sizzling cast of hot young stars. Set deep in the eerie swamps of southern Louisiana—Agnes Bruckner (Murder by Numbers), Jonathan Jackson (Tuck Everlasting) and Meagan Good (The Unborn) are among a group of teenagers trying to uncover the truth behind a friends mysterious death. What they find is an evil force more deadly than anyone could have imagined. Now they are the ones running for their lives. Also starring Bijou Phillips (Hostel: Part II) and Method Man (How High).

Venom on Netflix

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The Violent Kind

Format: DVD | Blu-ray

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Brace yourself for an unrelenting new horror classic that’s scary, rough, and willing to break all the rules! Your life will never be the same when you meet The Violent Kind, a ruthless pack of unstoppable psychopaths terrorizing the wilds of Northern California. Now they have their eyes on young Cody, the member of a notorious biker gang whose ex-girlfriend, Michelle (scream queen, Tiffany Shepis), turns up hysterical, drenched in blood… and carrying a dark, terrifying secret. Unrelenting and wildly unpredictable, this acclaimed shocker from the Butcher Brothers, directors of the horror hit, The Hamiltons, shocked audiences at Sundance and takes you on a wild ride you’ll never forget!

The Violent Kind on Netflix