42nd Street Forever: Vol. 4

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The thrills come fast and furious in the fourth installment of Synapse Films' wildly popular 42nd St. Forever trailer compilation series. Featuring outrageous ads for some of the wildest flicks ever committed to celluloid, 42nd St. Forever, Vol. 4 serves up a demented platter of horror, exploitation, comedy and sleaze that's sure to please fans of no rules cinema. With trailers for Rituals, Humongous, Mortuary, Combat Cops, Monkey Hustle, Hog Wild, The Chicken Chronicles, and more, 42nd St. Forever, Vol. 4 is a rapid-fire compilation of demented kicks that takes no prisoners, and makes no apologies. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: All
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Alternate Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • Audio commentary featuring Fangoria managing editor Michael Gingold, film historian Chris Poggiali and AVManiacs editor Edwin Samuelson
  • Bonus vintage television spots

REVIEW:

• Synapse continues their entertaining series of trailer compilations with 42nd Street Forever Vol. 4. While not quite as consistently strong as the third volume of the series, this compilation still delivers plenty of fun trailers arranged by 'blocks' of exploitation-movie themes. Highlights include a block of slasher-film trailers with deliciously kitschy promos for flicks like Schizoid and New Year's Evil and a block of revenge films that include promos for drive-in faves like Fighting Mad and Walking Tall Part 2. Fans of grindhouse fare will find this compilation's lineup dotted with favorites like It Came Without Warning, The Klansman and the action-packed promo for The Soldier. Unfortunately, there are some odd choices that don't really fit the "grindhouse" concept of the collection: trailer blocks devoted to exotic adventure fare like Shout At The Devil or coming-of-age comedies like The Chicken Chronicles are too mainstream in content and tone to deliver the trashy fun of the exploitation film trailers featured elsewhere on the disc. That said, the strong choices outweigh the duds and trailer fans will want to check 42nd Street Forever Vol. 4 out. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi