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Mutants (Fr) (V)
“Hardcore zombie fans looking for tons of gore, blood, or comedy should probably look elsewhere. That’s not to say there isn’t plenty of brutal deaths (both human and zombie), but to say this isn’t a film that focuses solely on the splatter.”
I love a good romantic, albeit zombie, story. First, this is a French horror film. And you know recently the French have only made one kind of horror film – the brutal and disturbing type. With Mutants, Director David Morlet reminds us all that French is still the language of love even amidst a zombie outbreak that threatens to kill off the world (and its lovers). Mutants is much more traditional (as a zombie flick and as a horror film film from France) and will appeal to a much wider audience than say, Inside or Martyrs. As great as those flicks are, the whole French extremity wave isn’t exactly for everyone.
Sonia and Marco make a happy couple. Unfortunately, this is a zombie movie and if we have learned one thing from zombie films, falling in love, being in love, or loving almost anything will not end well. And within the first few minutes poor Marco gets infected. Is all hope lost? No, not yet. Sonia is immune to the virus having been bitten earlier and she knows of a secret military base named Noah, where research and cures are being explored. Sonia must deal with Marco’s transformation, while fending off bandits, zombies, all the while trying to reach Noah. It’s a tough task and one that zombie fans will find fairly commonplace within the genre.
But, unlike a vast majority of zombie flicks, the transformations do not randomly occur when it’s convenient to the plot. This is important and sets the film apart from many others – in a good way. Marco’s turn is slow, haunting, and disturbingly painful. Morlet manages to turn a human eye towards the virus. And in doing so, captures a side of emotion rarely seen in a genre film. And while Marco’s transformation into a mindless, bloodthirsty zombie is tough to watch; Sonia has an equally tough task of watching her lover waste away – nearly helpless. The only hope or allusion is finding a cure.
If you get on board with the psychological and emotional aspects of the film, it would be hard to be disappointed with this effort. Mutants isn’t afraid to ask tough questions. How far would you go to save a loved one? When do you let go? Who gets the last bullet?
Hardcore zombie fans looking for tons of gore, blood, or comedy should probably look elsewhere. That’s not to say there isn’t plenty of brutal deaths (both human and zombie), but to say this isn’t a film that focuses solely on the splatter. When broken down Mutants is essentially a love story wrapped in a zombie plot. And ff it wasn’t for the acting performances of the lovers, this film could be considered average. But in the end their love and Morlet’s direction come together to form a dark and beautiful piece of zombified cinema.
Mutants is an interesting zombie film chalked full of love, existentialism, and guts.
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It was almost one year ago that Warner Bros. brought the entire original A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise to 4K in one massive 7-movie collection, with the limited edition SteelBook version of the set quickly selling out and becoming highly sought after. But we’re happy to report tonight that the SteelBook set is currently back in stock over on Amazon!
While supplies last, grab the Elm Street SteelBook collection for $154.99 right now!!
Orders placed for this re-release are scheduled to begin shipping out September 15, 2026.
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From New Line Cinema, the collection includes the original seven films – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) – along with the uncut versions of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Dream Child.
Two BRAND NEW SPECIAL FEATURES for this set include:
- Boiler Room Confessional: The king of slashers, Robert Englund, takes us on a journey through the dream world, sharing what inspired Freddy Krueger, his rise as a cultural icon, and the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street, plus his favorite kills, scenes, and more.
- Freddy’s Footnotes: Robert Englund and original A Nightmare on Elm Street filmmakers revisit iconic scenes, revealing the movie magic and chaos behind our favorite nightmares. Pull back the curtain and relive epic moments through the eyes of those who made them.
Here’s the full breakdown of included Special Features for each movie…
A Nightmare on Elm Street
· Ready Freddy Focus Points
· Commentary with Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Ronee Blakley, Robert Shaye, and Sara Risher
· Commentary with Wes Craven, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, and Jacques Haitkin
· Alternate Endings – Scary Ending, Happy Ending, Freddy Ending
· The House that Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
· Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
· Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge
· Freddy on 8th Street
· Heroes and Villains
· The Male Witch
· Psychosexual Circus
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
· Behind the Story: Burnout
· Behind the Story: Fan Mail
· Behind the Story: The House that Freddy Built
· Behind the Story: Onward Christian Soldiers
· Behind the Story: Snakes and Ladders
· Behind the Story: That’s Showbiz
· Behind the Story: Trading 8’s
· Dokken Dream Warriors Music Video
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
· The Finnish Line
· Krueger, Freddy Krueger
· Hopeless Chest
· Let’s Makeup
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
· Behind the Story: Womb Raiders
· Behind the Story: The Sticky Floor
· Behind the Story: Take the Stairs
· Behind the Story: Hopkins Directs
· Behind the Story: A Slight Miscalculation
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
· 86’D
· Hellraiser
· Rachel’s Dream
· 3D Demise
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
· Commentary with Wes Craven
· NEW – Boiler Room Confessional
· NEW – Freddy’s Footnotes
· Becoming a Filmmaker
· Filmmaker
· An Insane Troupe
· The Problem with Sequels
· Two Worlds
· Welcome to Prime Time: It Really Happened
· Welcome to Prime Time: A Childhood Memory
· Welcome to Prime Time: Sometime in the Early 80s
· Welcome to Prime Time: So It Began
· Welcome to Prime Time: Beauty and the Beast
· Welcome to Prime Time: Making the Glove
· Welcome to Prime Time: Shapeshifter
· Welcome to Prime Time: The Shoot
· Welcome to Prime Time: The Revolving Room
· Welcome to Prime Time: All’s Well that Ends Well
· Welcome to Prime Time: Talalay’s Tally
· Welcome to Prime Time: It Couldn’t Have Happened
· Welcome to Prime Time: Alternate Ending Version
· Conclusion: Where Gothic Plots Come From
· Conclusion: Why We Like Gothic
· Conclusion: Sadomasochism
· Conclusion: Freddy vs. Pinhead
· Conclusion: Freddy’s Manic Energy
· Conclusion: Creating Lasting Characters in Horror
· Conclusion: No More Magic Tricks
· Conclusion: Monster with Personality
· Conclusion: Freddy as Sex Machine
· Conclusion: Campfire Stories
The Elm Street collection is available in this collectible SteelBook packaging (exclusive to Amazon) and as a standard 4K collection that’s also available now over on Amazon.
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