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4 Suspense-Packed Psychological Thrillers!
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This four movie horror pack from Mill Creek Entertainment is a little different from their other offerings, as it offers two German films and one Asian film. The April Fool's Day remake is the odd film out in this set, but still fits the horror theme of the set. I used to own the three foreign films individually before I bought this set, so I was familiar with the bonus features, subtitles and dubbing. "Anatomy" on this set is English dubbed, just like its individual counterpart. "Anatomy 2" has English subtitles only, also the same as its single disc version. This frustrates me, as some other films have done this too. The first part has the option of dubbed English or subtitles, then the sequel is subtitles only. I believe "Frit Vilt" is exactly the same way. Call me lazy, but if I see the first film is dubbed, I expect the sequels to be as well. Either offer dubbing and subtitles on the films, or one or the other for both, don't mix them up. End of rant. Then comes "Double Vision". The version I used to own had the option of spoken English, or Mandarin with English subtitles. Like I said before, being a lazy movie watcher, I would choose the English (also because there is a mixed Asian and American cast, and I wanted to hear the American actors in their real voices). I don't like the fact that Mill Creek only offers this film with the Mandarin language with English subtitles. Was this a conscious choice by the company? Were they only allowed the film master with the foreign language? Am I just being too picky? I don't think so, when the English language was offered before on the individual release. So a heads up to buyers; if you want to see the English language version of "Double Vision" you can, just not on this set. Do a search, and find the Sony DVD version and you'll be all set.
Anatomy - (2000) - Color - 103 minutes - Rated R
When Paula (Franka Potente, The Bourne Identity), a brilliant, ambitious medical student, is accepted into a prestigious anatomy class taught by a legendary professor, it seems like a dream come true. But her school days soon turn to nightmares when several of her fellow classmates turn up dead in the university's morgue. Puzzled by the bizarre deaths, Paula soon uncovers a secret medical society whose members perform grisly autopsies on human subjects - while they are still alive - and is plunged into a chillingly macabre world from which no one escapes to tell the terrifying truth. 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen/Dolby Digital 5.1
Anatomy 2 - (2003) - Color - 101 minutes - Rated R
In the research department of Berlin's most prestigious hospital, a centuries-old secret society is once again operating outside the rules of medical science - and the laws of nature. This time Anti-Hippocratics are led by a renowned neurosurgeon bent on developing the first synthetic body parts - at all costs. Assisted by a handpicked team of ambitious medical students, the doctor is close to achieving his ruthless dream - until an inquisitive young intern and a relentless investigator (Franka Potente, Run Lola Run) discover the deadly truth about the team's experiments. Now, this terrifying body of information could cost them their lives in this chilling sequel to the acclaimed suspense thriller Anatomy. 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen/Dolby Digital 5.1/German with English Subtitles
April Fool's Day - (2008) - Color - 91 minutes - Not Rated
Each April Fool's Day, fabulously wealthy young Desiree Cartier (Taylor Cole, The Green Hornet) hosts the most killers coming-out parties at her to-die-for Southern mansion, and this social event is never complete without one of her patented pranks. But when this year's joke turns deadly, Desiree, her brother, Blaine (Josh Henderson, Step Up), and five of their friends all become the targets of a twisted killer who begins hunting them down one by one in this chilling tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge. 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen/Dolby Digital
Double Vision - (2002) - Color - 110 minutes - Rated R
A wealthy Taiwanese businessman is discovered frozen to death at the desk of his penthouse office. A government official's beautiful mistress has been burnt beyond recognition though there are no signs of fire anywhere in her home. A foreign priest is found disemboweled in bed with no visible traces of struggle. To help solve these grisly, supernatural crimes, the Taiwanese government is forced to enlist the services of a top American FBI agent (David Morse, The Hurt Locker) trained in tracking down even the most elusive serial killers. After teaming up with a troubled local cop (Tony Leung, The Devil Inside Me), the two men follow a series of bizarre and unnerving clues into Taiwan's darkest, most mysterious realms-which lead them to an ancient religious cult searching for immortality-in this suspense-packed psychological thriller!2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen/Dolby Digital/Chinese (Mandarin) with English subtitles.
This is a good set to pick up. I just wish that they would have included the English track on "Double Vision." Again, there could have been problems securing that print that I don't know about. All of the film prints are excellent, and Mill Creek continues to give the customers what they want at a price that they can afford. 7/10.
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