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Scorching the streets clean...
Flamethrowers ready as the alleyways of skid row are set ablaze with the brutal vengeance of one man... The Exterminator!
John Eastland has been to Nam and he s seen things... Things you wouldn t believe. Surviving torture and witnessing the brutal deaths of his friends, John returns home to a tough neighbourhood in New York and his loving family. But when some local thugs take a crippling dislike to his best friend Mike, leaving him paralysed, something snaps in John. Did he fight the Vietcong for this?
Taking the law into his own hands, Eastland sets out to clean the streets of every low life, good for nothing gang banger, mobster and ghetto ghoul across the city in director James Glickenhaus (McBain) brutally violent vigilante classic.
Special Features:
THIS EDITION CONTAINS
- Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork
- Double-sided fold-out artwork poster
- Collector s booklet featuring brand new writing on the film by critic David Hayles
DVD CONTAINS:
- Introduction to the film by director James Glickenhaus
- Fire and Slice: Making The Exterminator - An interview with James Glickenhaus
- 42nd Street Then and Now: A tour of New York's former sleaze circuit from director Frank Henenlotter
- Audio commentary with Mark Buntzman, producer of The Exterminator and writer/director of The Exterminator II, moderated by Calum Waddell.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Received my copy of "The Exterminator" on blu yesterday and spent last night taking in everything this release has to offer.
To start with the picture is very good. One or two tiny blips here or there, but overall it looks fantastic. The opening sequence with New York in all it's neon glory looks truly amazing. The rest of the film is far superior to what we had to put up with in it's previous DVD releases.
The extras are fantastic as usual with interviews and film commentary and even includes a short with Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case) telling us about 42nd street and what is left from it glory days (seedy glory days that is). You may want to look away when the nail comes out, I'll let you discover this for yourself!
Comes with a nice window display box, reversible blu ray cover, mini booklet and poster.
With Maniac Cop [Blu-ray] being released last week it's been a great few days for fans of exploitation flicks.
5 stars from me.
To start with the picture is very good. One or two tiny blips here or there, but overall it looks fantastic. The opening sequence with New York in all it's neon glory looks truly amazing. The rest of the film is far superior to what we had to put up with in it's previous DVD releases.
The extras are fantastic as usual with interviews and film commentary and even includes a short with Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case) telling us about 42nd street and what is left from it glory days (seedy glory days that is). You may want to look away when the nail comes out, I'll let you discover this for yourself!
Comes with a nice window display box, reversible blu ray cover, mini booklet and poster.
With Maniac Cop [Blu-ray] being released last week it's been a great few days for fans of exploitation flicks.
5 stars from me.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Arrow continue (along with shameless) to be my favourite label of releasers of cult movies, they consistemtly churn out quality presentations of great cult movies and the good work is continued here with a nice new deluxe release of cult favourite "The Exterminator"
As most people know "The Exterminator" was one of those movies ( if your of an age to remember) that permeated the front of every video store in the early 80's, the cover of a guy in a motorcycle helmet with a flame thrower was too tempting to ignore! It was subsequently a huge hit on VHS back in the day but washed out VHS transfers and some average DVD releases of this movie have done it an injustice, that is until now!
This new Blu ray won't have anyone giving it a five star transfer but compared to past releases this film has never looked better! there is still some print damage evident, speckles and pops are ever present but not overly distracting, colours arent much improved over DVD releases but overall picture quality is improved though there is inconsistency between scenes, some scenes look fresh as a daisy and others troublesome but overall i've never seen this movie looking this good.
The sound in DTS 2.0 is clear and weighty. A 5.1 mix would have been welcome though.
There's not many extra's this time round from Arrow but what's here is good - You get a nice audio commentary with Mark Butzman the producer of the film moderated by Arrow's Calum Waddell, this is a pretty insightful commentary which is pretty interesting and Wadell does his best to keep the commentary flowing. Recommended.
Also there is a 20 min "making of" but this is really just a 20 min interview with the director James Glickenhouse. Some interesting anicdotes though.
Lastly there is a feature on how much 42nd street in New york has changed over the last 30 yrs since this film was released, hosted by Frank Hennenlotter, the director of "Basket Case" and "Frankenhooker" amongst others, this is a very interesting look at what has changed in this iconic street and in Hennenlotter's opinion..not for the better!
If you enjoy cult movies or vigilante movies like the Death Wish series you should really pick this up and it all comes with the usual quality packaging which is the icing on the cake!
As most people know "The Exterminator" was one of those movies ( if your of an age to remember) that permeated the front of every video store in the early 80's, the cover of a guy in a motorcycle helmet with a flame thrower was too tempting to ignore! It was subsequently a huge hit on VHS back in the day but washed out VHS transfers and some average DVD releases of this movie have done it an injustice, that is until now!
This new Blu ray won't have anyone giving it a five star transfer but compared to past releases this film has never looked better! there is still some print damage evident, speckles and pops are ever present but not overly distracting, colours arent much improved over DVD releases but overall picture quality is improved though there is inconsistency between scenes, some scenes look fresh as a daisy and others troublesome but overall i've never seen this movie looking this good.
The sound in DTS 2.0 is clear and weighty. A 5.1 mix would have been welcome though.
There's not many extra's this time round from Arrow but what's here is good - You get a nice audio commentary with Mark Butzman the producer of the film moderated by Arrow's Calum Waddell, this is a pretty insightful commentary which is pretty interesting and Wadell does his best to keep the commentary flowing. Recommended.
Also there is a 20 min "making of" but this is really just a 20 min interview with the director James Glickenhouse. Some interesting anicdotes though.
Lastly there is a feature on how much 42nd street in New york has changed over the last 30 yrs since this film was released, hosted by Frank Hennenlotter, the director of "Basket Case" and "Frankenhooker" amongst others, this is a very interesting look at what has changed in this iconic street and in Hennenlotter's opinion..not for the better!
If you enjoy cult movies or vigilante movies like the Death Wish series you should really pick this up and it all comes with the usual quality packaging which is the icing on the cake!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Arrow have done it again! Their latest release is the incredible 80's vigilante film, THE EXTERMINATOR and it's all packaged in a very cool set, complete with booklet, 4 reversible artworks, a poster and some very nice special features. The film itself is easily the best of its kind, knocking DEATH WISH of the top spot for vigilante films. The directing is superb, the acting is top-notch and the story is excellent!
For any fans of Cult cinema this is a must buy. For any fans of exploitation movies this is a must buy. For any fans of bad-ass films this is a must buy. For any one with an ouch of awesomeness this is a must buy!
For any fans of Cult cinema this is a must buy. For any fans of exploitation movies this is a must buy. For any fans of bad-ass films this is a must buy. For any one with an ouch of awesomeness this is a must buy!
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"..RETRO CLASSIC 80'S.."
This is an absolute cheesy 80s classic movie, if your big into the 80s movies then this is a must, it has a great story, simple but effective revenge theme, one man takes on the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
not as good as i remembered it!
Got into the pictures to see this film as a lad when i wasn`t old enough! Thought it was the best film ever! Read more
Published 1 month ago by colsview
GREAT FILM FANTASTIC.
GREAT FILM FANTASTIC A REALLY GOOD REVENGE FILM A REAL CLASSIC.
TOP QUALITY ACTION FILM.
I FULLY RECOMMEND.
GREAT ACTING AND PLENTY OF ACTION.
TOP QUALITY ACTION FILM.
I FULLY RECOMMEND.
GREAT ACTING AND PLENTY OF ACTION.
Published 7 months ago by paul@gibbo11.freeserve.co.uk
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