42nd Street Forever, Vol. 1

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

42nd Street Forever: Volume 1 contains trailers for exploitation films that would have played on New York's forty-second street in the days when he street specialized in theaters that screened these kinds of movies. The film offers over three-dozen trailers including the promotional reels for The Undertaker and His Pals, The Butcher of Binbrook, Hard Candy, The Centerfold Girls, and Death Will Have Your Eyes. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: All
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Alternate Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
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REVIEW:

• Few things provide instant gratification to a cult movie fan like a vintage exploitation trailer. 42nd Street Forever Vol. 1 is designed to provide that kind of gratification and it achieves this aim in style. It's a collector-minded compilation, one that eschews popular cult titles in favor of ferreting out the obscure and unusual. Thankfully, this approach works because the compilers have an eye for trailers that present the kind of eccentric hard-sell that is often more entertaining than the movie being sold: highlights in this area include The Italian Stallion, a retitling of the infamous Sylvester Stallone softcore erotic film A Party At Kitty's And Stud's that is introduced by editor Gail Palmer, and a trailer for a double bill of The Blood Splattered Bride and I Dismember Mama that intersperses shocking clips from each film with comedic staged interviews of theater patrons. 42nd Street Forever Vol. 1 is also interesting because it delves into all sorts of genres, covering everything from kiddie fare like Super Fuzz to stomach-churning mondo documentaries like Shocking Asia. As a result, it truly provides the full spectrum of the exploitation film experience. The end result might not be for all tastes but 42nd Street Forever Vol. 1is definitely the kind of thing that a hardcore cult movie addict will want to have in their collection. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi