Masters Of Horror: Season 1: Volume 3 [Blu-ray]

If you're not a horror fan then you won't find much of interest in these Masters of Horror episodes. Limited to the One-hour format, the really interesting ones cry out for feature length treatment and those that blow make for long suffering. Overall the first season hits the mark and some really good directors get to shine.I'd rank them up as follows:1. Cigarette Burns. The best episode of the entire first season. John Carpenter is in full horror mode, working with an excellent script and putting his inimitable stamp on it. The gore flows here and packs a punch and the story is creepy all the way. This film in particular could have easily been stretched to feature length.2. Haeckel's Tale. Surprisingly good period piece concerning a medical student and his interest in reviving the dead. Owes more than a bit to Michele Soavi's Dellamorte Dellamore but overall this episode is fairly atmospheric and suspenseful.3. Incident on and off a Mountain Road. Nasty villain, cool gore scenes and a tight story with a satisfying conclusion. Fails to hit the bull's eye yet very entertaining for the most part.4. Dreams in the Witch House. Stuart Gordon is back in H.P. Lovecraft territory. Atmospheric little flick with some nasty gore and some solid suspense, overall quite effective.5. Chocolate. Not a bad idea but poorly executed. Henry Thomas does well in a very difficult role to pull off but in the end the material lets him down. It's not horror, not drama so you don't really know how to label it.6. Dance of the Dead. While not a terrible idea the film doesn't work at all. Annoying fast cuts and intolerable music sink this flick and while the core idea is fairly shocking it's all for naught. Bad performances too apart from Englund who deserves better material.The extras are extremely good with lengthy documentaries on each film, interviews, all the scripts and more. If you're interested this set is well worth buying.

In Vol. 3, we have three more tales. In my eyes, they don't hold a candle to vol. 1, 2 & 4, but it's only a matter of degrees.In Don Coscarelli's (Phantasm) Incident On & Off a Mountain Road, the best of the three tales we have a woman who crashes into another car in the middle of nowhere. Very soon, she's discovered by a madman who hunts her and captures her. To his chagrin, however, she's no mere damsel in distress. She married a survivalist and was taught the ins and outs of how to maim and kill predators. What evolves is a neat piece of work that pits a serial killer against a survivalist-by-proxy. Just, whatever you do, don't call him Moonface.Dance of the Dead features the ever-delightful Robert England as an MC to a post-apocalyptic nightclub that features, as its entertainment, both Billy Corgan AND zombies being cattle prodded to dance. This passes for entertainment--well, that and huge numbers of deaths and rapes on the city streets. Amidst this turmoil and carnage, love blooms, and a girl becomes a woman (not in a sexual way, just in a growing-up sort of way). Not bad, but it really just didn't do much for me.Lastly is Pick Me Up, starring Fairuza Balk and Michael Moriarty. They had a good thing going, taking serial killing to the next level, with not one but TWO killers. I'm not giving anything away there, it's right on the package. I pretty much liked it, until the very end when the ambulance comes and picks them up. That really went too over the top for me.

Incident on and off a Mountain RoadD: Don Coscarelli★★★☆☆Highly atmospheric and a narrative that is more interesting than your typical slasher fare. However, everything else is quite average.Dance of the DeadD: Tobe Hooper★★☆☆☆A bleak and ambitious post-apocalyptic setting with a poor central plot. The film decides to play it safe and never lives up to its title but still worth watching for Robert Englund’s show stealing performance and a certain memorable dumpster sequence.Pick me upD: Larry Cohen★★★★☆A fantastic premise and two excellent characters. Avoid reading any plot information about this and just watch it.

Masters of Horror:season 1 vol 3 i got all of season 1 on Blu-ray and i got to say this one is no count there are no good movies on this one.Vol 3 got "Incident on and off a Mountain Road " "Dance of the Dead" "Pick me up". i will start off with Incident on and off a Mountain Road is the Best one out of the 3 it is from the Creators of "Phantasm" Incident on and off a Mountain Road the stoy is the grisly stunner about a young woman hunted by the backwoods maniac called 'moonface.Dance of the Dead is from the Creators of "the Texas Chain saw Massacre" the Dance of the Dead Story is invites you inside a post-nuke nightclub where a depraved MC enterains the murderous masses.Pick me up is from the Creators of "It's Alive" Dance of the Dead stoy is about a trucker who kills hitchers,a hitchhiker who murders drivers and a tough woman looking for a ride all come together in this twisted thriller.The Blu-ray is Perfect one of the best looking Blu-ray movies i own.This is the worst one on Season 1 i hope Season 2 come out for Blu-ray soon.

I loved this show when it aired on Showtime some years ago, but very dismayed when they did not bring it back after the 2nd season. A shame.This show has a great concept of bringing together some of the most influential names in horror. The shows vary from standard fare to political satire. A great set, and I recommend you purchase Volume 2 along with this one since the episodes are not in order as they were aired. Very recommended as a whole.

Best movies of the collection.

These are not kid friendly videos. All have scenes of violence and nudity. Being an adult and enjoying campy horror I've loved most of them completely.

I love Joe Lansdale, so I thoroughly enjoyed Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, and thought Chocolate was average.

Leider wirft Amazon einmal wieder alle Bewertungen zusammen, weswegen auch einige Rezensionen hier wie böhmische Dörfer klingen, weil sie sich auf andere Ausgaben beziehen. Ich bewerte hier die BluRay Compilation " Masters of Horror 1- Vol. 3" . In dieser Folge sind die vier Stories erfreulicherweise ungeschnitten.Dario Argentos" Jennifer" ist ein äusserst blutiges und bizarres Schauermelodram mit einer Femme Fatale, der Man(n) nun wirklich nicht begegnen möchte. Fleischfressend und äusserst anhänglich ist die gesichtsentstellte, doch körperlich laszive , anziehende Kreatur, deren zerstörerischen Reizen ein Polizist nebst seiner Familie anheimfällt.Morbide Tragik , eine Moritat um Schönheit und Hässlichkeit, Begehren und Verhängnis mit verstörenden Grand Guignol Szenen. Der Film lässt zwar kaum noch Argentos frühere Stilistik und Bilderkunst erahnen, verstört aber nachhaltig und ist um Meilen besser, als das was der Maestro in den letzten Jahren auf die grosse Leinwand brachte. Ausführlicher bin ich nochmal in der Einzel DVD auf den Film eingegangen." Dreams in a Witch House" ist eine zwar kostengünstige, jedoch atmosphärische und packende Lovecraft Adaption, die durchaus als Happen zwischendurch mit ein paar schönen Masken-und Nackedei Szenen in märchenhafter Spukhaus Umgebung überzeugen kann. Auch hier widmete ich mich dem Film bei der Einzel DVD.Tobe Hooper und auch Don Coscarelli liefern dagegen nur überraschungslose, zum Teil unfreiwillig trashige Konservenkost ab. Licht und Schatten liegen in dieser Fernsehserie eben auch dicht beieinander. Das ist selbstverständlich ein individuelles Geschmacksurteil und jeder Interessent darf gerne zu anderen Schlüssen kommen. Wirklich wichtig ist zu wissen : Diese Compilation ist uncut und enthält mit Dario Argentos " Jennifer" eine der für mich extravagantesten Episoden der ganzen Reihe zum ersten Mal auf BluRay , die gerade für Argento Komplettistin auf jeden Fall ins Regal gehört .

Volume 3 features my personal favourite episodes, Incident on and Off A Mountain Road and Pick Me Up. Incident on and Off A Mountain Road features a tough heroine capable of dealing as much punishment as she herself takes and an strange, seemingly unstoppable enemy. With a quirky performance from the late Angus Scrimm in a role I won't reveal. This episode is directed by Don Coscarelli (Phantasm).Pick Me Up is a mad game of cat and mouse between two serial killers each with a unique style of killing their victims! The way they play off each other is hilarious and when the victims get whittled down to the final girl, Fairuza Balk, things go crazy! This episode is directed by Larry Cohen.Be aware this show is sometimes very violent with both episodes featuring bloody gore and sexual violence.

Great movies and very good quality.

Great item,great seller,thanks