There were so many great titles turned out by various companies that I had trouble making a list this year. I am counting down the 70 best DVD/Blu-ray releases for the year. I have never had so many. Please keep in mind that this is my opinion only, and I welcome comments on what some of your favorite releases were.
Over the next 7 Saturdays I will be bringing you 10 titles at a time as we get to what I consider the number one release of the year. Sinister Cinema leads the pack with 20 entries, but close behind is Shout Factory and Kino. There are many little companies including Code Red, Retromedia, Smores and many more. I hope you enjoy it.
70. BATTLE OF THE WORLDS 1960 (SINISTER CINEMA)...Finally this film can be seen uncut, widescreen and beautiful color in the original Italian version. Claude Rains stars as a scientist fighting an alien invasion.
69. TERROR AT BLACK FALLS/NAKED HILLS 1962/1956 (ALPHA)...These two obscure westerns from Alpha proved to be a pleasant surprise. The first is about a revenge killing and the second stars David Wayne as a gold hungry miner.
68. PROJECTED MAN 1966 (SHOUT FACTORY) BLU-RAY...A neglected British horror film got a wonderful Blu-ray treatment and is a joy to behold. The only trouble is they used the US cut of the film while the Sinister Cinema print is the British print and about 5 minutes longer. But, it was good to see this is a beautiful restored print.
67. DURANGO KID COLLECTION 1945-1952 (MILL CREEK)...10 classic B westerns featuring Charles Starrett as the title character. A great collection and top quality prints. No lover of westerns should be without it.
66. THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE 1939 (SINISTER CINEMA)...Great obscure film about a young scientist who invents a machine that can predict when you will die. This causes world panic.
65. THE TERRIBLE SNOW GIANT 1962 (CREEPY CLASSICS) In Spanish with no subtitles. This is an ultra rare sequel to another ultra rare Mexican film about a monstrous yeti living in a cave. This cannot hold a candle to the original, but it's a rare gem that must be seen.
64. FANTOMAS VS. THE IRON CLAW 1969 (SINISTER CINEMA)...This Turkish crime/adventure film is about two masked men fighting each other. The Iron Claw is for justice and Fantomas is a master criminal. This film takes pages straight from a republic serial of the 40's. Great fun. English subtitles are included.
63. PERSEUS THE INVINCIBLE 1963 (SINISTER CINEMA)...Again, Greg Luce and his company brings us a film that has been on many PD labels. This time however, it's a beautiful widescreen, subtitles print about a hero fighting a Medusa, Stone Men and a sea monster.
62. ROCK ROCK ROCK 1956 (SINISTER CINEMA)...Tuesday Weld stars in this rock n' roll film also starring Chuck Berry and Alan Freed. If you don't like this, you must be dead.
61. ONE EYED SOLDIERS 1967 (ALPHA)...The stunningly beautiful Luciana Paluzzi and Dale Robertson star in this wild tale about a mysterious key and a secret formula. Very weird, but a hell of a lot of fun.
Well that wraps up the first of the 70 best releases for 2018. More to come next Saturday.
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