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Blu-ray/DVD Art and Specs For ‘Friday the 13th’ Deluxe Editions
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 as it will be one helluvah day thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment. All arriving on the same day are: Friday the 13th Uncut: Deluxe Edition DVD, FRIDAY THE 13TH Uncut: Deluxe Edition Blu-ray, Friday the 13th Part II: Deluxe Edition DVD and Friday the 13th Part 3 3D: Deluxe Edition DVD (yep, it’s actually in 3-D this time!), all featured in widescreen with 5.1 surround. Beyond the break you’ll find full specs, along with cover art for all four items. New Line Cinema’s remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH arrives in theaters February 13th.
FRIDAY THE 13TH Uncut: Deluxe Edition
Terror and suspense abound in this 24-hour nightmare of blood. Camp Crystal Lake has been shuttered for over 20 years due to several vicious and unsolved murders. The camp’s new owner and seven young counselors are readying the property for re-opening despite warnings of a “death curse” by local residents. The curse proves true on Friday the 13th as one by one each of the counselors is stalked by a violent killer. This film is widely acclaimed for its horrifying and creative murder sequences.
DVD/Blu-ray Features:
* Commentary: Commentary by Director Sean Cunningham (on the WB international version – trying to access)
* Other: Friday the 13th Reunion HD
* Other: Fresh Cuts: New Tales from “Friday the 13th” HD
* Other: The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham HD
* Other: Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 1 HD
* Other: The Friday the 13th Chronicles – Part 1
* Other: Secrets Galore Behind the Gore – Tom Savini on Part 1
* Trailers: Theatrical Trailer HD
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2: Deluxe Edition
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to camp…here’s even more heart pounding terror. Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal lake, all that remains is the legend of Jason Voorhees and his demented mother, who had murdered seven camp counselors. At a nearby summer camp, the new counselors are unconcerned about the warnings to stay away from the infamous site. Carefree, the young people roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence. One by one, they are attacked and brutally slaughtered. Suspense and screams abound in this compelling chiller.
DVD Features:
* Other: Inside Crystal Lake Memories
* Other: Friday’s Legacy: Horror Conventions
* Other: Lost Tales from Camp Blood – Part 2
* Other: Jason Forever – Used on 2004 release/Best Buy bonus disc
* Trailers: Theatrical Trailer – Used on 2004 release
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 3: Deluxe Edition
An idyllic summer turns into a nightmare of unspeakable terror for yet another group of naive counselors. Ignoring Camp Crystal Lake’s bloody legacy, one by one they fall victim to the maniacal Jason who stalks them at every turn… “Friday the 13th, Part 3” will have you frozen with fear, as Jason finds his way into your living room!
DVD Features:
* Trailers: – Theatrical Trailer Used on 2000 release
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After a record-breaking box office run and an extended cut re-release, A24 and director Kane Parsons’ Backrooms is heading home to Digital.
Backrooms will be available to rent or buy this Tuesday, July 14.
In the film, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Backrooms as the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire, who discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.
Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) also stars in Backrooms.
Will Soodik wrote the screenplay.
I wrote in my review, “Backrooms is at once complex and sparse, but never repetitive. It might be set in 1990, but it effectively captures modern anxieties and isolation in a way that frequently makes your skin crawl. While the journey ultimately loses steam by its cryptic end, Parsons’ visual representation of the human psyche disturbs like no other.”
YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired video series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.