DVD Buzz-Saw #15

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

ROTTWEILER

Fangoria just received the new DVD cover art for the latest killer-dog opus entitled Rottweiler. I’m not really digging this cover too much, doesn’t really look like a dog, more like some sort of cat or something. I found it’s other cover to be much more fitting. As for the plot, the movie follows the story of a dog who was beaten severely at a young age and has surgery, in which it’s bones are replaced with metallic bones. Later, this half robotic dog comes back for a gruesome revenge. Sounds good to me, killer dogs with some robotic enhancements and the gore is said to be very high on the gross-out meter. Hopefully, this flick will come out as good as it’s potential! You’ll just have to find out when the DVD hits stands on July 19th. So far, the only extra announced is a behind the scenes feature.

If you ask me, this poster looks pretty bad ass, why you would change it is beyond me. Oh well, don’t dread on that sour puss, go over to Amazon.com and Pre-Order Rottweiler now!

THE EYE 2

Okay, okay, so the Eye 2 wasn’t really the sequel to the Japanese hit The Eye. More like a spin-off that just capitalized on the popularity of the first installment. That aside, The Eye 2 isn’t that bad of a movie. The most unrelated sequel (maybe) focuses on pregnant Joey who teeters on the brink of madness after several fruitless suicide attempts. She’s the unwilling recipient of an influx of shadowy images that haunt her pervasively. In an attempt to quell this disturbing phenomenon, she hooks up with her secretive ex-lover Sam, who may be able to shed some light upon the mysterious twilight world descending upon Joey. Check for this DVD on August 9th. No extras have been announced as of yet.

Keep an EYE out for The Eye 2 to hit DVD shelves, but if you don’t feel like waiting…click this spot right here.

THE JANITOR

I always thought modern-horror could use a little cleaning up, but this isn’t quite what I had in mind. Nonetheless, get ready for The Janitor to mop his way onto DVDs via Elite Entertainment coming this September 6th. Known more for bring classics to DVD in quality style, Elite Entertainment is giving the 2003 Horror/Comedy some quality DVD treatment.

The story goes like this: Lionel is a custodian that longs for more. Bombarded with daily disrespect and insults from his co-workers, Lionel sets on a path of revenge and begins to brutally murder everyone in his path. My middle school memories are all coming back to me now..Here’s what Elite has planned for the sanitary slasher…

Includes:

Drunken commentary (this should be good)
A feature-length documentary “Blood, Guts & Cleaning Supplies “
The short film The Office is Closed , which inspired the feature
Deleted scenes
An alternate ending
A music video.

I guess this guy wanted to give The Janitor a thumbs off, but realized he was missing the necessary body parts to do such a thing…

WISHING STAIRS

Tartan Films has announced some new titles for it’s Asia Extreme Label. The first being Wishing Stairs which is being released on July 12th. This is the third film in the loosely related trilogy started by Whispering Corridors. The movie is set in a ballet school where local myth has it that anyone who climbs 28 steps behind a dormitory, counting them out loud, will see a 29th step appear that will grant them a wish. One student decides to find out if the legend is true, with supernatural consequences. Here are the supplements for the DVD…

Includes:

Anamorphic widescreen
Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Surround audio tracks
A making-of featurette
Yun’s sketchbook and notes
A photo gallery
Promotional materials

SORUM

Tartan Films’ other film is the award-winning Sorum, which is coming on DVD July 26th. The japanese thriller which is based around a decaying apartment building where the new tenant discovers that the former occupant of his room mysteriously burned to death. Further strange events lead him to believe the place has some dark secrets. In my opinion, this is just another example of the Japanese filmmaker’s unique vision to the Horror genre. Here’s the low down on the DVD…

Includes:

Anamorphic widescreen
Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Surround audio tracks
Director’s commentary
A making-of featurette
Behind-the-scenes material
A photo gallery

Yea, you know what’s coming…. Pre-order the DVD here…

THE HIDDEN/THE HIDDEN 2

New Line Entertainment is also unloading some of it’s horror DVDs to the blood-hungry fans of America. The first two sets of movies are a double-feature DVD that will include The Hidden and The Hidden 2 set to hit the shelves on August 30th.

The synopsis goes like this: An alien is on the run in America. To get his kicks, it kills anything that gets in its way, and uses the body as a new hiding place. This alien has a goal in life; power and lots of innocent people die in the chase. The sequel is along the same lines except the Alien’s hatchling’s are doing the dirt work this time around. The DVD’s come with the following

Includes:

1.85:1 widescreen transfer
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound
A
commentary by Sholder
FX production footage narrated by the director
Theatrical trailer

CAMPFIRE TALES

Also from New Line Entertainment is the 1997 Teeny-bopper horror film Campfire Tales also set for a August 30th release. The film which tells a horror anthology which features many of today’s hit names when they we’re getting their first start in Hollywood. Some names including the lickable Amy Smart, Ron Livingston, and James Marsden. No special features or extras are being planned for the DVD.

Although the DVD might be lacking in extras, you do get the privilege to watch Amy Smart when she was just a young little girl…no sicko…not that young.

GHOSTBUSTERS 1 & 2

Columbia has released the artwork for the new Ghostbusters Giftset which includes both of the cult classics. While not really Horror films, they due contain elements of horror and fit the profile of a dark horror comedy. The artwork for the films is generic but fit the movie well with lot’s of green ooze and of course the famous Ghostbusters logo. So here’s the scoop on the Double-Feature giftset and the extras that come with it. Who ya gonna call?

Includes:

Newly remastered video
Newly remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks
A collectible scrapbook created especially for this edition
Audio commentary with Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis and Joe Medjuck
Three featurettes
Deleted scenes
Multi-angle features
Storyboards
Two ectoplasmic episodes from the hilarious 1988 animated television series Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters.

If you ask me, Sigourney Weaver was pretty damn hot in Ghostbusters, and I was like 8 years old when I saw it, so that tells you of my pimp status at such an early age! Anyway, if you believe that then you can believe you can Pre-Order Ghostbusters 1&2 now!