""Long live the new Flesh""
VideoDrome is one of my favorite D.V.D.s I have especially in my criterion collection Its just one of those Psychological paranoia Sci/Fi 80s intellectual snuff films that I can't get enough of. This isn't really a movie for a mainstream type of moviegoer its a movie that has its own philosophy and its also full of Sex,Violence, and gore. The movie also delivers a fare amount of psychedelic visuals as well as the plot of the movie witch for me make the movie all the more enjoyable. The first time I watched this movie I wasn't sure if I liked the movie because it was strange and full of interesting Ideas or if I liked it because it was just straight up violent but whatever the reason I couldn't help but be addicted to Videodrome. The movie has some parts that most people would find cheesy but try watching any violent or sci/fi cult 80s movie and not think it was cheesy like Robocop or should I dare say the Re-Animator. The one advice I would give to anybody who is watching this for the first time watch it with an open mind and if you are still not sure you like it try it again you may like it more the second time but be warned some find this movie to be High Trash I don't but that's me. If you're going to get this movie buy the Criterion version ya its close to 40 bucks but the features are worth it. special features include Effects Men, a new audio interview with special makeup effects creator Baker and video effects supervisor Lennick
Bootleg Video: the complete footage of Samurai Dreams and seven minutes of transmissions from "Videodrome," presented in their original, unedited form with filmmaker commentary
Fear on Film, a 26-minute roundtable discussion from 1982 between filmmakers Cronenberg, John Carpenter, John Landis, and Mike Garris
Original theatrical trailers and promotional featurette
Stills galleries featuring hundreds of rare behind-the-scenes production photos, special effects makeup tests, and publicity photos
Plus: a 40-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Carrie Rickey, excerpts from an unpublished book on Videodrome by film critic and publisher Tim Lucas, and a new essay by novelist and culture critic Gary Indiana
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