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Step into The Forbidden Zone, a bizarro world of frog butlers, topless princesses, machine-gun toting teachers, eccentric dwarves, their demonic wives, and the Devil himself (Danny Elfman). You ve never seen anything like it...!
Check your basement. Is there door to the 6th Dimension there? If so, you re going on a wild ride into excess as you join Frenchy and Rene in a land of musical madness, despotic queens and strange frog man-servants.
If you ve tired of Rocky Horror and had enough of Hedwig, it s time discover The Forbidden Zone, a demented tribute to the hot jazz and dark glamour of a lost age, featuring new wave pop music and Cab Calloway-style insanity, filtered through the mind of a maniac!
THIS EDITION CONTAINS:
- Reversible sleeve with 3 original poster artworks and newly commissioned artwork cover
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector s booklet featuring writing on the film by director Richard Elfman and critic David Hayles illustrated with stills from the private collection of Richard and Danny Elfman
BLU-RAY CONTAINS:
- Brand new High Definition restoration of the Black and White and Colour versions of the film approved by Richard Elfman
- Optional 5.1 & 1.0 DTS-HD Master Audio / LPCM Uncompressed 2.0 Audio
- Optional English SDH subtitles
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Audio commentary with director Richard Elfman and writer-actor Matthew Bright
- A Look into Forbidden Zone extensive behind the scenes documentary featuring interviews and archive footage, including scenes from Elfman s lost film The Hercules Family
- Two complete scenes from The Hercules Family
- Japan Promo
- Outtakes
- Deleted Scenes
- Oingo Boingo Music Video Private Life
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Blood Freak
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
very funny unique and bizarre scifi horror musical comedy, a bit of everything. Haven't seen anything like it and pleased to get both versions (colour and black/white) in hd.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A. Moncrieff
Format:Blu-ray
This film is not for everyone, but if you are interested in a film that could fairly be described as Eraserhead's dorky younger brother, who loves old black and white cartoons, then you should definetely pick this up. I got it for Ł14.99 from Arrow films' website direct (no shipping charge) but even at the price Amazon are charging (Ł17 at time of writing) it's a bargain.
Includes the usual poster and booklet (and what a lovely set they are this time), 4 covers as per usual, but an excellent disc. Both the black and white and colourised versions are here in 1080p (and both look FANTASTIC), along with original mono and a new (and excellent) 5.1 mix. Audio commentery, interview, trailer, scenes from The Hercules Family (a 16mm prototype by the same cast/crew), a retrospective and an Oingo Boing music video ("Private Life" from the Nothing to Fear record), which is here I suppose because Richard Elfman directed that too? Otherwise, there's no specific reason for that song by Boingo to be here.
The film itself is fabulous fun with a real cult cast, great sound effects and surrealistic (but, to be fair, low-budget) production values, amazing score (one of Danny Elfman's best, even if it is almost 100% rock based this time). It's anarchic but in a friendlier way than a Repo Man, Eraserhead et cetera (classics both). The only things I can compare it to in it's contemporary would be Screamplay and Eraserhead...
Definetely a great package from Arrow.
Includes the usual poster and booklet (and what a lovely set they are this time), 4 covers as per usual, but an excellent disc. Both the black and white and colourised versions are here in 1080p (and both look FANTASTIC), along with original mono and a new (and excellent) 5.1 mix. Audio commentery, interview, trailer, scenes from The Hercules Family (a 16mm prototype by the same cast/crew), a retrospective and an Oingo Boing music video ("Private Life" from the Nothing to Fear record), which is here I suppose because Richard Elfman directed that too? Otherwise, there's no specific reason for that song by Boingo to be here.
The film itself is fabulous fun with a real cult cast, great sound effects and surrealistic (but, to be fair, low-budget) production values, amazing score (one of Danny Elfman's best, even if it is almost 100% rock based this time). It's anarchic but in a friendlier way than a Repo Man, Eraserhead et cetera (classics both). The only things I can compare it to in it's contemporary would be Screamplay and Eraserhead...
Definetely a great package from Arrow.
14 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you love any of the following, you will think this film has something special. I'm into all of these things, and this film IS something special!
.....
...the film Goto L'Ile D'Amour (Walerian Borowczyk)
...Le Roman De Reynard (Starewicz)
...the Ubu plays (Alfred Jarry)
...the german expressionist look
...John Waters
...Gummo
...silent comedies
...The Mighty Bush
...lovely old jazz tunes, like cab calloway, josephine baker
...Max Fleischer old black and white cartoons
If you can tick off two or three of these, make a beeline for this film like you want it yesterday.
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...the film Goto L'Ile D'Amour (Walerian Borowczyk)
...Le Roman De Reynard (Starewicz)
...the Ubu plays (Alfred Jarry)
...the german expressionist look
...John Waters
...Gummo
...silent comedies
...The Mighty Bush
...lovely old jazz tunes, like cab calloway, josephine baker
...Max Fleischer old black and white cartoons
If you can tick off two or three of these, make a beeline for this film like you want it yesterday.
7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What a crazy film! Not exactly wholesome family viewing - but mine enjoyed it! The vision of chicken boy and his drunk mum with her lover will stay with me for a long time! If you like the unexpected and bizarre you will enjoy this. And all the Elfmans in it! Great fun.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By John McHugh
Format:Blu-ray
But I did not enjoy the movie. If I'm totally honest I merely bought it as I have MOST arrow video releases like this. More for a completion piece.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
It would be easy to say that this could be the worst film I've ever seen. A review compared it to something Lynchian. So, out of admiration for David, I gave this a try. Sadly, this was a mish-mash of what looked like a stage-play for those on LSD, quite literally, cardboard sets, awful costumes, non-sensical dialogue and a thread of story, and the camera plonked in the corner to "capture" the ensuing disaster. There is either a very carefully hidden avant-garde stroke of genius here, or quite simply, a complete cinematic abortion. The latter I expect. I certainly would not pay above Ł2 for this film, and would most likely demand a refund. It begs the question...if you sat through the entire film, what kind of mind do you have that would find this engaging?
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By R. King
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the first time I have ever seen this film. Will it be the last? Answer is "I don't really know". It is certainly the most bizarre film I have ever seen and was just so speechless whilst watching it that I really have no idea what it was about. For that reason, yes I will probably have to watch it again - it is just a matter of when I can force myself to do so without feeling it is another 74 mins of my life lost for ever. Weird is not a strong enough word for it and I think this is definitely a Marmite film - you will either love it or hate it. Me - I'm still making up my mind. If I end up loving it I will change my star rating, but don't hold your breath!!
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