poorlogic
11-02-2003, 01:23 AM
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Anchor Bay recently released Escape 2000 (also known as Blood Camp Thatcher & Turkey Shoot) totally uncut and uncensored for the first time in America! A nice little gem that combines “The Great Escape” with a bit of “The Most Dangerous Game” mixed with outrageous gore. This is a classic Sunday afternoon movie: basic plot, plenty of T&A and a cavalcade of body dismemberments.
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The story revolves around a futuristic society that removes “deviates” from society to prisoner camps where they are re-programmed through torture and manual labor. Three new prisoners are brought in just in time for a new game; they are to be let free, with 3 hours to escape the camp before being hunted down by an eclectic group of booze drinking socialites. Did I mention theres a half-man half-wolf character as well?
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I let you figure out where this one is going and focus on the gore. Wow, pretty cool stuff. Arms are blown to bits; bodies are severed by makeshift bulldozers, lot’s of arrows through vital limbs and enough explosions to make an episode of the “Fall Guy” seem like Sesame Street.
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Anchor Bay gets high praise for the transfer; the 2.35:1 anamorphic enhanced picture is simply stunning. Colors are very solid, bright and beautiful. While a few scenes do have bit of grain, overall it looks better than it actually should.
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As for the audio, Anchor Bay has provided a 5.1 Dolby Digital remix that really doesn’t offer your surround sound a great workout, but you will hear the difference in the jungle scenes, with animal sounds popping around your rear speakers. Also included is a 2.0 Dolby surround mix, not bad, but not great either. Finally, there’s an audio commentary by director Brian Trenchard-Smith who lets you know he isn’t too particularly proud of this film and that the budget was cut by ¼ just before shooting took place. Trenchard-Smith has a laid back approached, much like a George Romero commentary. Overall, the director offered quite a bit of information about the making of the film and is definitely worth a listen.
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As for the extras, we get a 24 minute documentary about the making of Escape 2000. It offers interviews from the cast members as they retell their experience on the set. Be sure to check out Lynda Stoner, I hope she seen a doctor about those moles on her face – yikes! The documentary lacks any interviews with Steve Railback or Olivia Hussey, which is somewhat of a disappointment considering they were the main heroines in the film. Still, Michael Craig and Roger Ward are both interesting to listen to and provide info information to warrant a single viewing. Net we have a 10 minute interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith, which pretty much repeats what he stated in the audio commentary. Also added is alternative title sequence for Escape 2000, theatrical trailer and poster/still gallery. Also included is the original screenplay, accessible by your computer DVD player.
Overall, this is great release by Anchor Bay. If you have yet to see Escape 2000, I recommend it highly. This is a prefect Sunday afternoon film. Sit back, turn your brain off and enjoy the gore. You will never see a better transfer of this film and I was able to pick it up the DVD for $13.99.
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1088.jpg
Anchor Bay recently released Escape 2000 (also known as Blood Camp Thatcher & Turkey Shoot) totally uncut and uncensored for the first time in America! A nice little gem that combines “The Great Escape” with a bit of “The Most Dangerous Game” mixed with outrageous gore. This is a classic Sunday afternoon movie: basic plot, plenty of T&A and a cavalcade of body dismemberments.
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1087.jpg
The story revolves around a futuristic society that removes “deviates” from society to prisoner camps where they are re-programmed through torture and manual labor. Three new prisoners are brought in just in time for a new game; they are to be let free, with 3 hours to escape the camp before being hunted down by an eclectic group of booze drinking socialites. Did I mention theres a half-man half-wolf character as well?
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1090.jpg
I let you figure out where this one is going and focus on the gore. Wow, pretty cool stuff. Arms are blown to bits; bodies are severed by makeshift bulldozers, lot’s of arrows through vital limbs and enough explosions to make an episode of the “Fall Guy” seem like Sesame Street.
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1092.jpg
Anchor Bay gets high praise for the transfer; the 2.35:1 anamorphic enhanced picture is simply stunning. Colors are very solid, bright and beautiful. While a few scenes do have bit of grain, overall it looks better than it actually should.
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1089.jpg
As for the audio, Anchor Bay has provided a 5.1 Dolby Digital remix that really doesn’t offer your surround sound a great workout, but you will hear the difference in the jungle scenes, with animal sounds popping around your rear speakers. Also included is a 2.0 Dolby surround mix, not bad, but not great either. Finally, there’s an audio commentary by director Brian Trenchard-Smith who lets you know he isn’t too particularly proud of this film and that the budget was cut by ¼ just before shooting took place. Trenchard-Smith has a laid back approached, much like a George Romero commentary. Overall, the director offered quite a bit of information about the making of the film and is definitely worth a listen.
http://home.comcast.net/~poorlogic/wsb/media/177525/site1091.jpg
As for the extras, we get a 24 minute documentary about the making of Escape 2000. It offers interviews from the cast members as they retell their experience on the set. Be sure to check out Lynda Stoner, I hope she seen a doctor about those moles on her face – yikes! The documentary lacks any interviews with Steve Railback or Olivia Hussey, which is somewhat of a disappointment considering they were the main heroines in the film. Still, Michael Craig and Roger Ward are both interesting to listen to and provide info information to warrant a single viewing. Net we have a 10 minute interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith, which pretty much repeats what he stated in the audio commentary. Also added is alternative title sequence for Escape 2000, theatrical trailer and poster/still gallery. Also included is the original screenplay, accessible by your computer DVD player.
Overall, this is great release by Anchor Bay. If you have yet to see Escape 2000, I recommend it highly. This is a prefect Sunday afternoon film. Sit back, turn your brain off and enjoy the gore. You will never see a better transfer of this film and I was able to pick it up the DVD for $13.99.
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