Before the movie, I wanted to refresh my memory and I am sure you will too - for the kids, of course! LOL. There is a Paddington Bear DVD from Mill Creek that has everything Paddington you could want to watch! This cuddly DVD collection features all 56 episodes and all three ½ hour specials of the original stop-motion production along with 13 episodes of the animated series: The Adventures of Paddington Bear. Please Look After This Bear. Thank You.
When you are looking for any type of movie collection nothing I have found compares to the values you can find in the Mill Creek collections. The cost per movie usually works out to less than a dollar when you are looking at the lager collections. Seriously for less than the cost of a night at the movies you will get over 70 hours of entertainment.
As luck would have it, the set arrived during a time which is just perfect for an all day marathon of creepy movies. So for my first day I put in some of the black and white treasures like Terror Creatures From the Grave, Scared to Death, Night of the Blood Beast, and The Manster! With these fun and creepy titles I had a whole day of awesome, relaxing, and creepy viewing.
Of course with 50 movies to pick from, you could even set up to have a day of all… say… vampire movies or even monster movies. Regardless of how you set it up this set will give you days of pleasure and these are the type of movies I can watch over and over. I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite from this set because the types of movies found here are so varied. Heck, you will even find some fun Paul Naschy!! It is really all win.
This collection has 13 episodes, of course 13, it is Halloween after all. The featured shows are Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Jeffersons, Square Pegs, The Facts of Life, Married With Children, Roseanne, The Cosby Show, News Radio, Mad About You, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Ned and Stacey, and That 70s Show. Plus it is only $9.98 which makes it a fantastic value.
Getting to be whatever you want is the topic of great cartoon I just had the pleasure to watch! Witch’s Night Out is available for the first time on DVD from Mill Creek. I had really thought I have seen every single Halloween special out there, but I guess I was wrong because I hadn't seen this one yet. 
In addition to this fun feature the DVD also has great bonus material. There is a Witch’s Night Out comic book and several bonus cartoons including: Casper the Friendly Ghost: There's Good Boos To-Night - The Friendly Ghost - Boo Moon, Felix The Cat: Skulls and Sculls, Hoppity Hooper: Ghost, Space Angel: The Ghost and Crystal Mace, Popeye the Sailor Man: Spooky Swabs, New 3 Stooges: Mummies Boys, and Meany, Miny & Moe: House of Magic. 
You have probably heard me rave about the fantastic sets they offer and how awesome the prices are and I would venture a guess you have probably seen Mill Creek sets in the store or on your favorite online retailer. When you are ready for your next, or even your first Sherlock Holmes set I have to recommend The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from Mill Creek Entertainment. |
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The set includes Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965), Gamera vs. Barugon (1966), Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967), Gamera vs. Viras (1968), Gamera vs. Guiron (1969), Gamera vs. Jiger (1970), Gamera vs. Zigra (1971), Gamera: Super Monster (1980), Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) and Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999). This is the first time these eleven movies have ever been offered together in one collection!
Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967) The third entry of this classic monster series continues when a volcanic eruption awakens Gyaos, who is a gigantic vampire-like bat who likes blood. Gyaos is Gamera’s most popular foe because he is just awesome fun to watch and thankfully he is in four more films (not counting the stock footage in SUPER MONSTER).
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Gamera: Super Monster (1980) The final entry of the Showa Gamera series plays as a highlight reel reviving all of the previous evil monsters. When the alien Zanon tries to conquer Earth with an army of monsters, three superwomen enlist the help of Gamera to foil the invader’s plans.
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) The Gyaos have returned along with a new, tentacled super-monster named Iris. Dr. Nagamine and Asagi Kusanagi are reunited to help Gamera in his relentless quest to stop his enemies from overrunning the Earth.
Bats: Human Harvest (2007) is a made for TV squeal to Bats and starts out like an action military type movie with a specially trained solider scouring the Russian forest looking for a fanatical weapons specialist and then turns into one of my favorite type of movies - a creature feature with killer animals. As the title suggests they find themselves being, well, eaten by a huge mass of genetically altered killer bats. It has some very campy elements that are present in most creature features and make it a whole lot of fun. I mean seriously how can you go wrong with loads and loads of killer bats?
Kaw (2007) is a really fun Sci-Fi channel creature feature about a flock of ravens that is hungry for human flesh and killing the people of a small town. There are some good characters that make this a really fun watch. I enjoyed some of the dark eerier scenes as well as the daylight looks at the birds. I love killer bird movies and ravens are one of my favorites. These clever birds really give the sheriff and townspeople a run for domination of the town. The motivation of the ravens isn't revealed until later in movie so I won’t spoil that for you. There is a decent amount of blood and gore considering these are birds and that makes this one great fun.
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) is such a scary topic to me because I am one of those hand washing, Lysol spraying people who is afraid of germs. The basic idea behind this movie is to show what could happen if the bird flu became contagious and spread to people across the globe. Since the spread of flu is something that is a very real threat it gives it a level of reality that makes it pretty creepy to watch. For a made for television movie I really liked it, I tend to like made for TV movies in general, though. The characters were easy to like/relate to and the effects were good enough that I feel good about recommending giving this one a watch.
Nightwing (1979) is a movie that I had seen before but it has been a while so I was able to enjoy revisiting this one. There are a few things going on this movie, the first and probably the main point is the killer vampire bats that are attacking and killing both animals and people. There are also underlying stories that involve mythology of the Indians and the mistreatment of resources. I really do like this movie and the characters. I think they effectively made the bats scary, especially the final bat showdown in the cave which I found to be very intense. I don’t think I am the only one who would say they sure don’t make television like they used to. I find nothing more relaxing than an afternoon watching classic television. Even a show about a witch like, Bewitched was just pure innocent fun. Thanks to Mill Creek Entertainment you can get shows like Bewitched for a fabulous value in great sets like the one I have which has both seasons one and two of Bewitched. 
I have probably already seen every single episode at least once but I had forgotten a lot, especially from the first episodes in these early seasons. For many of them, it was like watching them for the first time. In the set of six discs are the first seventy four episodes, which will provide you with hours laughter, and if you are like me it will bring back a lot of childhood memories. Even just hearing the opening and closing music makes me smile.
The episode where Darrin meets Endora for the first time had me and my husband laughing out loud. I love Endora and all of the hilarious chaos she starts for 'what’s his name.' Speaking of what’s his name, Dick York is just perfect in this role, he will always be Darrin to me. His facial expressions really are awesome. But the star of course is Elizabeth Montgomery and when I was little I wanted to be a witch just like Samantha. I wasn't alone either, many of my friends tried to master the nose wiggle. 
The series is filled with warm, unforgettable characters like the nosy neighbor Gladys, Aunt Clara, and Uncle Author. I think Gladys is my favorite of the supporting characters, always yelling for her husband Abner who never seems to look in time to see the witchcraft at work. Plus there are numbers fabulous single episode characters, like Greta Chi who plays a cat that gets turned into a lady in the season one episode Ling-Ling. She did an awesome job playing a fun role. 
Tales of the Dead: Grim Stories of Curses, Horror and Gore (2010) This is a UK based, anthology type movie with four shorts. What it lacks in budget it makes up for in heart, for sure. The stories are told from five friends that have gathered on Halloween to continue their ritual of telling horror stories. The first story, Less is More, about a woman totally driven to have a bizarre and dangerous surgery and while not unflawed it was one of my favorites. Cry Wolf, had a fun premise of blurred reality with monsters and clowns (yikes) but it really suffered from it's low budget which wasn't helped by the acting. Penance, being a direct homage to Giallo, which happens to be a favorite genre of mine, easily wound it way around my heart despite it's odd ending. Up last is Cromwell’s Curse, which is a found footage type story about a cursed movie. I really liked this one even if it was a bit dark in places. Overall for this type of budget I’d put this anthology somewhere middle of the road and certainly worth a look for die hards like me who have to see every horror movie remotely worth a peek. 
The Curse of Blanchard Hill (2006) The basic premise here is that a group of campers take a hike to Blanchard Hill, unaware that a killer, being used by nature to take revenge on the abusive white men, is on the loose. This one was a lot of fun for me because it was an awesome mix of lots of gore/blood and some of the most hilarious dialogue I have heard in a long while. Ranger Fred was a real hoot to listen to. Low budget gore hounds will find this one a real treat. Get your popcorn ready.
Below Ground: Demon Holocaust (2012) is about a small group of people who are struggling to survive a demonic infestation. This was a lot of talking heads with a very little bit of demon infestations. Considering it was so character driven they could have had at least one likable person in the group. You can safely skip this one without missing much. 
Cold Creepy Feeling: Paranormal Exorcism (2011) is about a young couple who move to the country for the quiet life, but paranormal visions and voices quickly turn the house of their dreams into a nightmare. They try an exorcism but that only makes matters worse. Sounds good right? Not so much. Sadly, this movie was tremendously harmed by it’s filming and the lead actress who took bad to a whole new level. It’s not the worst I have seen and could be fun with the right group of friends, cold beer, and popcorn. 
Glitter Goddess: Queen Of The Sunset Strip (1991) this is more along the sideshow vein than a horror movie as it is a docudrama about a frustrated lady who rebels by worshiping Alice Cooper, and becoming one of the most prolific rock and roll groupies of the 1970s. As far as novelty goes it was a pretty interesting story about sexual frustration in a time when people were not as able to be open as they are today. 
I fully admit that I devour movies and television. Feeding my viewing addiction can be a bit of challenge but there are ways that I can find lots of quality things to watch without having to break my bank account. One of the best ways to do that is find boxed sets where you can get a lot of things to watch often for less than the cost of one movie. I’ve looked around, a lot, and the best place I have found to get fabulous sets and even single movies is Mill Creek.
Today I want to talk to you about the awesome documentary we were sent. The documentary, Guns: The Evolution Of Firearms, was pulled from the mail and went right into the player. You already know that my husband and I are very enthusiastic about our guns, and also since it is a relatively new hobby for us we still have a lot to learn. This is a seven part documentary that spans 400 years of history, it is over 4 hours long, and is filled with so many awesome facts.
We actually watched it twice just because there is a lot of information to digest. There was a lot of really fascinating information that I don’t recall from school about how the gun actually shaped American history. I had no idea it played such a big role in the start of the Revolution, I had always thought it was mostly about taxes and tea. I won't giveaway more of the interesting facts because I know you want to watch it for yourself. 
