Evil Cult (Subtitled) (Wide Screen) (DVD)

Advantages: A rollercoaster ride to the stars!
Disadvantages: No commentary - boo!

...the attention to detail which helps lift the movie above the norm. Whether it’s the sets, the costumes, the music or the design of the spaceships, it all leads to a feeling of nostalgia interlinked with a freshness that Star Trek itself seems to struggle for, nowadays. ***THE EXTRAS*** Normally I would mark down a DVD that had as few extras as this. Apart from the obligatory trailer, subtitles and scene selection, there are only two bonus features which are worthy of the title on this disc. Luckily, they are both excellent. The first is a short behind-the-scenes making-of featurette, "On Location In Space". All the main players, both before and behind the cameras, are interviewed and there is a lot of fascinating information. However, at only ten minutes it is far too short and leaves you wanting more. There is no commentary (the... Read review

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Advantages: One hell of a ride...
Disadvantages: Not for the faint-hearted

...It has to be said this film is probably not terribly well known amongst the modern day youth (all though I have no real evidence). However it is becoming increasingly more recognised and has now built up a large group of cult followers. I have to say I'm not a die-hard fan, but I do appreciate that it is a damn good example of directing genius and imagination. Marking the appearance of one of the most original and visually exciting directors of his generation and making a star of Bruce Campbell, the Evil Dead, directed by Sam Raimi, whose most recent enterprise has been the Spiderman Trilogy (quite a change there then), is not your average B-movie. Like many other horror films of the decade it had a rather ridiculously low budget - a mere $350, 000 (compare that to Evil Dead III's $11 million), but it is a triumphant case... Read review

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Advantages: Builds on everything great about the 1st movie.. and then some
Disadvantages: Again like the 1st movie, cultural/historical significance may not be apparent to all

...at the time, who practiced "mystical" martial arts and deemed all things foreign as evil. Wong Fei Hung (Jet Li), Leung Foon (Max Mok replacing Yuen Biao) and 13th Aunt (Rosamund Kwan)arrive in Canton (an area particularly affected by xenophobic sentiments at the time) to attend a medical convention, only to find themselves in the middle of the divide between the foreigners, the White Lotus Cult and the local Manchu government. Wong Fei Hung soon finds himself in the thick of things, fighting to defend 13th Aunt from the White Lotus Cult who target her for her western clothes and "evil" camera. To complicate things further, he befriends Sun Yat Sen - a fellow doctor who came to Fei Hung's aid during the medical convention. Unknown to Fei Hung, Sun Yat Sen is being hunted by the Manchu who have caught wind of a forthcoming rebellion organised by him... Read review

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