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The R-Rated ‘Power Rangers’ Movie You Never Knew You Wanted is Here!
Nostalgia is clearly in right now. Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was my absolute favorite show as a kid. I remember going home on the school bus when I was in Kindergarten and 1st Grade looking forward to my afternoon dose of the evil-fighting teenagers. Don’t even get me started in the pure ecstasy I experienced watching the 1995 film adaptation in the theaters. Well, a 15-minute short film was released earlier this week (sorry we’re a little late to the party!) visualizing the original Power Rangers (Kimberly, Rocky, Tommy, Billy, Trini and Zack) as much older, experienced adults. Needless to say, some things have changed and the Power Rangers have become a bit more…intense.
Starring James Van Der Beek and Katee Sackhoff as two of the Power Rangers, the short film comes to us courtesy of Joseph Kahn, a music video director (Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” is his most recent one) who filmed the short just for fun, and that makes me like the film even more. It is not associated in any way with Lionsgate’s reboot planned for next year. Saban Entertainment, the creators of the original series adaptation, are also not involved with Kahn’s vision. Kahn did not hold back in the production department at all. If this is what comes from a lack of studio tampering, I’d say this needs to happen more often. This could be the start of a brand new trend in the film industry!
In the video, Van Der Beek’s Rocky is interrogating Sackhoff’s Kimberly (props for going back to the original team) about Tommy, who has gone missing and has seemingly been murdering the other Power Rangers. There is a pretty fantastic twist at the end that has to be seen to be believed.
Apparently there was a darker, more NSFW version released on Vimeo, but it has since been pulled from the site. Color me extremely disappointed that I didn’t catch it in time. The video below is just the SFW version on YouTube, but it’s still pretty incredible.
If this is the SFW version, I can’t wait to see what the NSFW version looks like. What do all of you think? Does Lionsgate need to step up their game with their Power Rangers adaptation? I think so!
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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including ‘The Crow: Salvation’ on Blu-ray
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
The Guyver 4K UHD from Unearthed Films
The Guyver will merge onto 4K UHD + Blu-ray + CD on May 21 via Unearthed Films. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name, the 1991 sci-fi superhero film has been newly restored in 4K from the original, R-rated 35mm camera negative.
Special effects legends Steve Wang (Predator) and Screaming Mad George (Society) co-direct from a script by Jon Purdy. Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, Jack Armstrong, Jimmie Walker, Michael Berryman, David Gale, and Jeffrey Combs star. Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator, Society) produces.
New special features include: a commentary by George and Wang; interviews with George and Yuzna; suit tests, outtakes, and a gag reel with commentary; and a gallery. A soundtrack CD composed by Matthew Morse (Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker) and a booklet are also included.
Return of the Living Dead Figures from Super 7
If you ever wonder about all the different ways of dying, you’ll be pleased to know that The Return of the Living Dead‘s Tarman and Trash are joining Super 7’s ReAction Figures line.
Priced at $20, each retro-style toy stands 3.75″ and has five points of articulation. They’ll ship in April.
Cry-Baby 4K UHD from Kino Lorber
While we may have to wait a bit longer for John Waters’ next filthy film, you’ll soon be able to shed a tear to his 1990 musical comedy Cry-Baby on 4K UHD. The disc drops on May 28 courtesy of Kino Lorber.
The 85-minute theatrical cut has been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision/HDR, while the 91-minute director’s cut has been newly restored in 4K from a combination of the original camera negative, the director’s cut interpositive, and an up-res of the SD master.
Johnny Depp leads an ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Polly Bergen, Troy Donahue, Mink Stole, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Patricia Hearst, and Willem Dafoe.
Special features include: a new commentary by Waters; new interviews with Waters, Locane, Lords, Pop, Lake, Hearst, Stole, actors Darren E. Burrows and Stephen Mailer, casting director Pat Moran, cinematographer David Insley, and hair stylist Howard Preston; It Came from Baltimore featurette; and deleted scenes.
Godzilla Minus One Poster from Toho
In honor of Godzilla Minus One‘s Academy Award win, Toho has teamed up with Bottleneck Gallery to release a lenticular version of the film’s artwork.
The 24×36 poster is printed on 4mm polystyrene and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Priced at $200, the timed edition is up for pre-order through March 24 and is expected to ship in June.
The Crow: Salvation Blu-ray from Scream Factory
Amidst all the talk about The Crow remake, The Crow: Salvation has flown onto Blu-ray via Scream Factory. Limited to 1,620, the 2000 third installment in the franchise is available for $29.98 exclusively in the Shout Factory webstore.
Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) directs from a script by Chip Johannessen (Dexter, Homeland), based on the comic book character created by James O’Barr. Kirsten Dunst, Eric Mabius, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, William Atherton, and Fred Ward star.
Archival special features include: a commentary by Nalluri, Mabius, producer Jeff Most, composer Marco Beltrami, and production designer Maia Javan; Behind the Scenes, Behind the Makeup, Production Design, and Who’s That Bird? featurettes; an image gallery; and the trailer.
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