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The ROGER CORMAN'S CULT CLASSICS Collection that SHOUT! Factory is in the midst of releasing is some of the best DVD work this year. The titles are all classic B Camp fun and the packaging and work on the disc is top notch.
Tonight we are looking at the 2 Disc release of FORBIDDEN WORLD an Alien ripoff that is every bit as much fun as that film with lots of boobs and nudity too.
I really enjoy this film.
Shot with hardly any money and even less time FORBIDDEN WORLD tells the tale of a group of scientists who while attempting to cure a galactic food crisis unwittingly create a horrible man eating creature that will surely end mankind as we know it.
With that silly yet interesting premise FORBIDDEN WORLD ramps into a blood and boob filled kill fest that is 2nd to none. Originally released in 1982 to make money off the crazy success of ALIEN this film had kind of been forgotten and it's great to see SHOUT! finally give it its due.
Fantastically over acted and brilliantly shot FORBIDDEN WORLD features some early FX work of JOHN CARL BUECHLER who would go on to of course bring us several of the Friday the 13th films and other genre classics. The FX are ooey gooey fun and actually quite gross.
More then a few squirm in your seat moments.
Of course the major lure for us horny young teenage boys back in '82 was the out and out full frontal nudity. The shower scene was infamous back in the day and all the talk of the school hallway between classes. Fun to watch it again and glad to see it is preserved for posterity. In this day and age of basically nude chicks contorting on MTV and the like it is sure to not hold the same magic punch it did some 28 years ago but us old farts can watch it now and smile.
Trust me, it was cinema magic a couple of decades ago.
SHOUT! is releasing this as a two disc edition. The first disc is the newly remaster theatrical cut and the second disc is the never before seen, unrated directors cut. I highly recommend both.
As far as special features go, this is one of the best and most complete packages I have ever seen:
* New Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) Transfer From The Interpositive Film Elements Of The Theatrical Cut
* The Unrated Directors Cut (4:3 - Full Frame)
* Audio Commentary With Director Allan Holzman On The Directors Cut
* Interview With Producer Roger Corman
* Interviews With Cast And Crew Including Director Allan Holzman, Composer Susan Justin And Actor Jesse Vint
* A Look At The Special Effects Of Forbidden World With John Carl Buechler, Robert Skotak, Tony Randel And R. Christopher Biggs
* Poster And Stills Gallery
* Theatrical Trailer
It really is the ultimate version of this film.
It is absolutly a must own collection.
FORBIDDEN WORLD is available now as a part of the ROGER CORMAN'S CULT CLASSICS series of releases. You can CLICK HERE and buy the disc directly from SHOUT! This title is also available on Blu-ray.
I can't stress enough what a great time this flick is. Find it, watch it, love it!
Here's the official word from Shout!:
In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on
a remote planet where a monstrous genetic experiment is loose and
feeding on the scientists who created it. Enter into the Forbidden World - an outrageous, sexy and violent exercise in Alien-like terror!
This 2-disc set features new extras, re-mastered widescreen picture and
two versions of the film (original theatrical and extended Directorβs
cuts). Set designs by the legendary James Cameron (which were also used in Galaxy of Terror
a year prior). Received three nominations for the 1983 Saturn Award
(Best Low Budget Film, Best Make-up and Best Special Effects).
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