Forbidden Zone
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Movie Reviews of Forbidden Zone
Movie Review: I bought 3 copies and all are defective
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great movie so imagine my disappointment when my DVD player froze when trying to play any of the special features. Tried disc in a different dvd player - same trouble. As it happened, I bought two extra copies for gifts and both of these copies have same defect. Sad, sad, sad. My copies were shipped on September 9th, so the customer review of September 7 claiming that Amazon had no more bad copies is obviously misinformed. Amazon is replacing my defective copies - hopefully with ones that work as intended. I see at www.fantoma.com that the maker of the dvd knows of this problem. Rating of zero for product quality. Movie is a 5 and special features if they work are probably right up there too!
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 18: The replacement copies Amazon quickly shipped work fine - at least the one I opened to watch does. The documentary, deleted scenes and such in the special features were quite enjoyable.
Movie Review: Cult Classic Fantasy Nightmare Musical
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like off-the-wall cult films this is a must see. Not for the "politically correct" mind set. They would be too shocked to finish it. This film is a 1980 release, final joint effort of brothers Danny and Richard Elfman to put on film what they had been doing on the stage. The background material is extensive and the director's commentary is hilarious. If you ever wondered how Danny Elfman got his start as a big time movie score composer, wonder no more. His first movie score ever. Danny also does a great Satan. However, if you're looking for elaborate sets forget it. The sets are stark. I would call this a musical fantasy nightmare, the music brings it all together. This film is not for the mainstream population. Yep, most people will just not like it. I do.
DO NOT GET THE COLORIZED EDITION! You will not get all the back ground material that comes with the original DVD release.
Movie Review: At Last!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking to buy a treat for myself while shelving DVD's at Borders. I dropped my armful of movies when I came across this on the shelf in Cult Movies. My previous choices of Wallace & Gromit or director's cut of Hellboy were put back at once. My brother has a carefully guarded VHS from off cable from years ago. I doubt it will even play now.
Now I own this twisted little film. It is crisp, widescreen, and as pretty as this pervy movie can be. I've long been a fan of Danny Elfamn and gave a squeel when he spoke of his current project in the documentry. I didn't know much at all about the making of this movie, so when it turned out to be a history of Oingo Boingo as well, I was delighted.
Now you can own this movie and share it with friends instead of just trying to discribe it as I have for years.
Movie Review: Elfman's Cult Classic Gets Royal DVD Treatment
Summary: 5 Stars
Thank you, thank you, oh thank you Fantoma!
At last, a DVD release as outrageous and overflowing with content as the movie itself!
"Forbidden Zone" has everything you could want in a film: good music, good comedy, a total disregard for good taste and political correctness, sexy women, little men and on and on.
The documentary on this DVD is wonderfully informative and entertaining. The commentary is one of my very favorites with Richard Elfman and Matthew Bright keeping you laughing through the whole thing. Deleted scenes, Elfman's video for Oingo Boingo's "My Private Life" and other goodies. Most of all, the film looks GREAT.
French accents are hot; but you know that.
Now all we need is someone to release a CD compilation of Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo music.
Movie Review: Shock and Awe... as well as Surprise and De-Lite!
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, it IS a strange little movie. I love the underproduced nature of the sets and costumes. It's like a long middle-school production that allowed the precocious, hormone-ravaged, and vulgar early teen humor/aesthetic get away with whatever they wanted to. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and even the didn't-quite-work parts are nicely done and part of the show.
The music's great, the girls are sexy, and the story is preposterous... uh, kind of like Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings acted in underpants with cardboard sets.
How can you not like a movie with a character named 'Chicken-boy,' a French girl named "Frenchie," and a human candelabra. Could this have been the inspiration for PeeWee's Playhouse? Only that mentally retarded Swedish husband of yours wouldn't love it!