Grindhouse Nightmares

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Killer Animatronics– Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy transform from cute and cuddly into creepy and killer through a combination of costumed performers and cutting-edge puppetry. Shattering all-time records at the box-office, Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s, the haunting new horror film based on the video game series created by Scott Cawthon, will be available with never-before-seen bonus content on Digital November 28, 2023, and 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 12, 2023, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

While the film is certainly not for the faint of heart, it's clear that the creators had a lot of fun making it. The cast gives energetic performances, and the filmmakers manage to balance the gore and the humor to great effect.

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It is a curious delight to hear of a new film project from Richard Driscoll. A varied filmography, his horror credits as director/producer include 'Kannibal (2001)', featuring Driscoll in the title role of Hannibal Lector wannabe Kavanagh, and 'Evil Calls (2008)', featuring Driscoll as central character George Carney. Both films exist in a variety of formats and titles. Both ventures have earned Driscoll a dubious reputation as film-maker, both for the end result and for goings-on behind the scenes. It follows Cherry Darling ( Rose McGowan, Scream), a rural Texas go-go dancer in need of a dramatic change in life. She gets just that when her ex, El Wray ( Freddy Rodriguez, Six Feet Under), replaces her missing leg with an assault rifle to fend off against the living dead. In an homage to low-budget films that would advertise name actors who only appear in a few scenes, Bruce Willis plays Lt. Muldoon, the evil mastermind behind the plot that only required two days of shooting with limited interactions with other characters. After this episode ends, some eye-popping fake commercials show up. I won't give away the kind of thing you're in for, but let's put it this way: Driscoll's features may have often been accused of taking themselves too seriously in the past - to say that is not the case here is an understatement. This parody ad-break (featuring clips from Driscoll's 'Eldorado') is unlike anything you've ever seen: a cross between David Lynch and The Young Ones, in the gaudy style of 80s straight-to-video productions. You could say the joke goes on far too long, but there is no punch-line. In fact, despite the brief inclusion of comic actor Robin Askwith, there is no real joke, just some sniggering schoolboy 'Viz'-style moments. FIVE NIGHTS in Three Dimensions– FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S takes a two-dimensional game and turns it into a three-dimensional nightmare.

Rodriguez’s Planet Terrorand Tarantino’s Death Proofeach have their merits — the former plays like a satirical pastiche of nonstop action, while the latter is more indicative of genuine exploitation fare — but Grindhouse is more than just a double feature. It’s an experience, complete with faux aging to recreate the look of beat-up film prints along with vintage interstitials and retro-inspired trailers for nonexistent movies. The bonus disc carries a whopping five hours of special features. The New York Times’ hour-long TimesTalk event with Rodriguez and Tarantino, hosted by NYT’s Lynn Hirschberg, is a fascinating supplement, although an appearance by Harvey Weinstein ends it on a sour note. The San Diego Comic-Con 2006 panel with Rodriguez, Tarantino, McGowan, Shelton, Dawson, Poitier, Winstead, and Bell is a fun, if too brief at 22 minutes, watch. Interestingly, it took place after Rodriguez wrapped but before Tarantino started shooting. Death Proof closes out the double feature, blending motifs from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Vanishing Point, and Halloween. True to its grindhouse roots, the movie features long stretches of characters hanging out interrupted by spurts of excitement. Patience is rewarded, as those moments — a trio of breathtaking car stunt sequences — hit especially hard.The third and final segment, "Slaughterhouse Slumber Party," takes place at a bachelorette party held at an isolated farmhouse. As the girls settle in for a night of revelry, they begin to be stalked and killed off by a mysterious figure wearing a pig mask. Planet Terror is the first part of the double bill, feeling something like The Return of the Living Dead meets Universal Soldier directed by John Carpenter for Cannon Films. Rodriguez leans into ’80s camp with over-the-top action, spontaneous explosions, and splattery gore that marries practical effects by Greg Nicotero & Howard Berger of KNB EFX ( Scream, From Dusk Till Dawn) with digital aid.

Throughout the film, the stories are intercut with fake trailers for fictitious exploitation movies, including "Bikini Bloodbath at the Amusement Park," "Zombie Grannies," and "The Diary of Anne Frankenstein." Grindhouse Nightmares pays homage to the grindhouse cinema of the 70s, with a gritty, low-budget aesthetic, over-the-top violence and gore, and plenty of exploitation tropes including nudity, sex, and graphic violence. The film captures the feel of classic exploitation movies, with grainy 16mm footage, jump cuts, and a raw, DIY sensibility. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S: From Game to Big Screen– Feel the frights of Freddy Fazbear’s come alive as the film recreates the game’s world with immersive environments and wild surprises that’ll haunt longtime fans and newcomers alike. Grindhouse Nightmares is a 2017 horror anthology film that features three terrifying tales set in the seedy world of 70s exploitation cinema. The film stars horror icon Linnea Quigley, Steve Munroe, and Lorna Bliss, among others. The first segment, titled "Cannibal Claus," follows a group of college students who stumble upon a remote village inhabited by a cannibalistic cult that worships a grotesque figure known as "Cannibal Claus." As the students try to escape, they are hunted down one by one by the bloodthirsty cult members.

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The extended cuts of each feature — the 105-minute version of Planet Terror and the 113-minute version of Death Proof — fill in some narrative gaps and flesh out character arcs, but the truncated versions in the Grindhouse cut (running a total of 191 minutes) benefit from snappier pacing. Moreover, the restoration of Planet Terror‘s “missing reel” in the extended cut robs it of one of Grindhouse‘s best gags. The second story, "Slash-in-the-Box," centers around a family who discovers an old clown doll in their attic that turns out to be possessed by a demonic entity. As the family tries to get rid of the doll, it begins to wreak havoc, leading to a terrifying and bloody showdown with the evil spirit. The all-new bonus content for Five Nights at Freddy’s gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic animatronics and recreating the immersive world of the game. Planet Terror extras include: “10 Minute Film School,” a streamlined making-of piece in which Rodriguez provides commentary on how the special effects and stunts were accomplished; featurettes on the cast, stunts, makeup effects; “Casting Rebel,” about Rodriguez working with his young son, including shooting alternate footage in which he survives to spare him the trauma; “The Friend, the Doctor, and the Real Estate Agent,” explores the casting of Rodriguez’s his real-life friend Tommy Nix, doctor Felix Sabates, and realtor Skip Reissig; “10 Minute Cooking School,” in which Rodriguez shares his award-winning Texas BBQ recipe; and a gallery of posters and lobby cards.