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Contains: - My Name Is Bruce - 1 Disc Bubba Ho-Tep - 1 Disc Alien Apocalypse - 1 Disc The Man With The Screaming Brain - 1 Disc
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This is an amazing collection of movies and I heartily recommend it to everyone, whose familiar with Bruce and those who've yet to see any of his films.
For the unfamiliar Bruce Campbell is a B-Movie superstar famous for his movie appearences in one time banned in the UK Evil Dead Trilogy [DVD] [1981], who also voice acted the video games Evil Dead -Hail to the King and Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, performed cameo appearences as door men in the spiderman films Spider-Man Trilogy [DVD] [2002] and authored a couple of bios If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor, Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way.
Collected here are the mainstream hit Bubba Ho-Tep, a horror adventure about a retirement home of identity crisis/challenged residents who have to fight a soul sucking ancient mummy, The Man With The Screaming Brain, which is a mad science B-Movie romp, Alien Apocalypse, which is an awful CGI alien flick, and My Name Is Bruce, a funny Three Amigos [DVD] [1987] style self-parody of Bruce, his movies and B-Movies altogether.
Without a doubt the best film is Bubba Ho-Tep, the next best is toss up between My Name is Bruce and The Man With The Screaming Brain which are both hilarious and exhibit the same shoestring budget, low on effects and high on laughs being the hallmarks of Campbells movies. Alien Apocalypse is the rotten apple of the collection, watchable but not nearly as entertaining as the other films and sort of simply ends, either the money or the ideas having run out.
The Man With The Screaming brain will appeal to fans of Borat I suspect, featuring some post-Cold War East Meets West humour and a hilarious accompanying rap which is almost worth the purchase all by itself. So far as mad science goes they dont get much madder, featuring brain transplants, robots and cyborgs.
Alien Apocalypse is an earth men versus an invasion of alien insects, this is CGI and plastic monster death, the gags are funny, there are cliches aplenty and I suspect any fan of archery is going to absolutely love it as Bruce goes all Robin Hood to rescue the remaining humans. While the plots interesting, though simple, it gets exhausted pretty quickly and the film, quite literally, goes no where at all after that.
Bubba Ho-Tep is a great movie, Bruce quips in My Name Is Bruce that "Everyone Liked Bubba Ho-Tep", which is true, in no small part because besides the stock and trade gags, japes, jokes and cliches there's also some straight acting here about the indignations of aging. I think this movie proved that Campbell can act as much as clown around.
A great place to begin if you're unfamiliar with Campbell at all but an essential for fans of his work. Laughing all the way.
For the unfamiliar Bruce Campbell is a B-Movie superstar famous for his movie appearences in one time banned in the UK Evil Dead Trilogy [DVD] [1981], who also voice acted the video games Evil Dead -Hail to the King and Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick, performed cameo appearences as door men in the spiderman films Spider-Man Trilogy [DVD] [2002] and authored a couple of bios If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor, Make Love! the Bruce Campbell Way.
Collected here are the mainstream hit Bubba Ho-Tep, a horror adventure about a retirement home of identity crisis/challenged residents who have to fight a soul sucking ancient mummy, The Man With The Screaming Brain, which is a mad science B-Movie romp, Alien Apocalypse, which is an awful CGI alien flick, and My Name Is Bruce, a funny Three Amigos [DVD] [1987] style self-parody of Bruce, his movies and B-Movies altogether.
Without a doubt the best film is Bubba Ho-Tep, the next best is toss up between My Name is Bruce and The Man With The Screaming Brain which are both hilarious and exhibit the same shoestring budget, low on effects and high on laughs being the hallmarks of Campbells movies. Alien Apocalypse is the rotten apple of the collection, watchable but not nearly as entertaining as the other films and sort of simply ends, either the money or the ideas having run out.
The Man With The Screaming brain will appeal to fans of Borat I suspect, featuring some post-Cold War East Meets West humour and a hilarious accompanying rap which is almost worth the purchase all by itself. So far as mad science goes they dont get much madder, featuring brain transplants, robots and cyborgs.
Alien Apocalypse is an earth men versus an invasion of alien insects, this is CGI and plastic monster death, the gags are funny, there are cliches aplenty and I suspect any fan of archery is going to absolutely love it as Bruce goes all Robin Hood to rescue the remaining humans. While the plots interesting, though simple, it gets exhausted pretty quickly and the film, quite literally, goes no where at all after that.
Bubba Ho-Tep is a great movie, Bruce quips in My Name Is Bruce that "Everyone Liked Bubba Ho-Tep", which is true, in no small part because besides the stock and trade gags, japes, jokes and cliches there's also some straight acting here about the indignations of aging. I think this movie proved that Campbell can act as much as clown around.
A great place to begin if you're unfamiliar with Campbell at all but an essential for fans of his work. Laughing all the way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Yes,yes,I can fully understand why some,even many people would balk at the idea of a Bruce Campbell box set.He hasn't set the world on fire with his choice of roles over the years(Mindwarp,Assault on Dome 4 and the spectacularly woefull Icebreaker,all of which I own).However,our Bruce has something.Pop,pizazz,the x-factor,whatever it is it works.From Ash in the Evil Dead series to Elvis in Bubba Ho Tep,Bruce Campbell is always the best thing in his movies.If you're a fan,like me,then here is 8 hours of pure escapism.My Name is Bruce is basically an homage to Campbells career so far,with so many nods to his previous work it's hard to keep up,coupled with his ability to laugh at himself and the Hollywood machine.Bubba Ho Tep is by far Campbells best performance ever,a genuinely top notch portrayal of an aged,diseased Elvis Presley,all be it in a bizarre situation,a film that is already a cult classic(as so many of Mr Campbells films are).The Man With The Screaming Brain is fun,original and cheap as Hell!With a great,hammy appearance by fellow B-movie legend Stacey Keach and a ridiculous henchman played by Ted Rami.Finally,Alien Apocalypse,a made for TV movie by the Sci-Fi channel,this is kitcsh all the way,tacky,wooden,awful effects and worse dialogue,trust me it's wonderfull!(also has to recieve the award for the worst fake beards ever in movie history)
Grab a beer,a bag of Dorito's sit back and enjoy.Gimme some sugar baby!
Grab a beer,a bag of Dorito's sit back and enjoy.Gimme some sugar baby!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A classic collection everyone have to put in his home! Subtitles (English) are present in "My name is Bruce" and "Bubba Ho-Tep". With subtitles in all the movies we could reach excellence, but nobody's perfect!
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Can we call you Bruce ?
Almost handsome, almost macho, almost serious, almost unknown but almost always brilliant, Bruce Campbell is the actor you almost remember the most. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. P. O'brien
Quick Delivery. Quality Product.
Quick delivery.
If you loved the Evil Dead films you'll get something out of buying this.
Alien Apocalypse - Not bad but not brilliant. Read more
If you loved the Evil Dead films you'll get something out of buying this.
Alien Apocalypse - Not bad but not brilliant. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Nad
Subtitled??
Are the movies in this box english subtitled??
Anyone?
Anyone???
I've seen the movies that are in this box. They are hilarious! Read more
Anyone?
Anyone???
I've seen the movies that are in this box. They are hilarious! Read more
Published 22 months ago by MAR2D2
Mixed bag, but great all the same
As you are probably aware, this is Bruce's boxset, containing 4 of his films.
Personally, I'd never heard of some of them, making me realise that he really has done a... Read more
Personally, I'd never heard of some of them, making me realise that he really has done a... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2009 by Max Elliott
Hmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
Personally i thought it was pants!!! however my husband who i brought it for loved it. I suppose if you like bruce campbell you have a love for cheesy films anyway so go for it. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2009 by K. Jowett
the bruce campbell boxset
i,m a bruce campbell fan, and MY NAME IS BRUCE, and BUBBA HO-TEP, dont dissapoint, thumbs up from me.
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by Mr. James Wilson
4 totally awesome b movies!
If you like b-movies, cheesy horror, and awesome acting, then you'll love Bruce Campbell!
Everyone loves the film Bubba Ho-Tep. Read more
Everyone loves the film Bubba Ho-Tep. Read more
Published on 5 April 2009 by Jimmy Jones
groovy!
OH...YES! That's all there is to say really. A bruce campbell collection couldn't be sexier!!!
Published on 14 Mar 2009 by A. Castle
Great introduction!
Who the heck is Bruce Campbell?
Evil Dead aside, this is about as a good a starting point as any. Read more
Evil Dead aside, this is about as a good a starting point as any. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Baron Von Stevie
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