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Kowalski	Horror DVDs from Poundland (UK)	Lead	[-]
Sep 19 10 1:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A heads up for any UK members. Went into Poundland today (Poundland is a chain-store where every item costs £1.00, mostly rubbish but the occasional hidden gem can be found...). Amongst the improved selection of halloween costumes, masks, toys and general tat was a large display containing a bunch of DVDs. I HAD to buy one of each, some I already had on multi-disc collections, but bought them anyway. The films they had were: Plan 9 From Outer Space The Thing From Another World The Wasp Woman The Bat Little Shop of Horrors The Killer Shrews Attack of the Giant Leeches King of the Zombies The Terror White Zombie Indestructible Man To say I was pleased is a major understatement. Nicely presented discs (from a company called Archive Media Publishing Ltd) with the covers featuring the original poster artwork, these should keep me going for a few days!
IzzyVanHalen		#1	[-]
Sep 19 10 1:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Some good stuff in there! THE THING for a hundred pence? Yes please! The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/
steviebabes		#2	[-]
Sep 19 10 4:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the tip, Kowalski. I'm off work tomorrow so I'll pop into the one in the city centre to see what they've got. These Poundland shops can be hit and miss but it's well worth a visit. Is the picture and sound okay? It probably doesn't matter too much as I just watched the Cheezy Flicks version of 'Billy The Kid Versus Dracula' last night - if I can watch that then I can watch anything! It was like watching a fuzzy old VHS recording through a piece of gauze. In a thick fog. With bad cataracts. In the dark.
MacXoftheMounted		#3	[-]
Sep 19 10 6:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I won't interupt this thread... for a pound. MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
daveoc22		#4	[-]
Sep 20 10 4:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just to say that I went into my local store and they had the display stand but it was empty. I asked the Manager why and she said all titles had been recalled by head office, but she didn't know why. Maybe there is a rights problem?. I'm sure that 'The Thing From--' is out on a legit label (Universal?)
Thanagarian		#5	[-]
Sep 20 10 2:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, I couldn'y believe it when i went into Poundland the other day. I came out with The Thing From Another World, Fiend Without A Face,The Wasp Woman, Attack Of The Crab Monsters, Indestructible Man. Picture quality is really good, I was really surprised, I was not expecting them to be so good. I also saw in the range....House On Haunted Hill, Horrors Of Spider Island. I am going into another store tomorrow to see if there are any other titles.
Spoiler II		#6	[-]
Sep 21 10 5:58 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	daveoc22 wrote: Just to say that I went into my local store and they had the display stand but it was empty. I asked the Manager why and she said all titles had been recalled by head office, but she didn't know why. Maybe there is a rights problem?. I'm sure that 'The Thing From--' is out on a legit label (Universal?) I worked at a store that sold CD/DVDs and anytime something was recalled was almost always a legal issue,such as the time we got in KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK,a title i knew wasn't out legitimately. As soon as it came in i bought it and later that day,a manager said main office sent out an e-mail saying it had to be sent back. I later sold it on ebay for a good chunk of $$. The ED WOOD DVD was also recalled for similar reasons and became an ebay bread winner. I am guessing THE THING and FIEND WITHOUT A FACE are two of the problematic titles. Looking at your list,the majority of the others are public domain and have been reissued to death in the States by the usual suspects (Mill Creek, Alpha, Diamond) while THE THING and FIEND were released here by Universal and Criterion,respectively.
Kowalski		#7	[-]
Sep 21 10 7:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Only got round to watching one so far, Indestructible Man. Picture and sound quality were OK. The only issue was about 20 minutes before the end the screen went black and some sort of card briefly came up, dated 1985! The film then continued to the end.Guess it was from the master tape.... For £1 guess I can't complain! Enjoyed the film as well!
IzzyVanHalen		#8	[-]
Sep 21 10 2:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My crappy local Poundland has nothing in the way of horror DVDs. If any of my fellow Brit Monsterkids fancies picking up FIEND WITHOUT A FACE for me, I'll happily PayPal postage and stuff. The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/
steviebabes		#9	[-]
Sep 22 10 7:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No horror DVDs in my local branch, Izzy and certainly no 'Fiend Without A Face' - just the usual mix of soft porn and fishing discs. But if you want a copy of 'Big Knockers Vol. 4' or 'Fishing For Trout' just let me know.
Heathenson		#10	[-]
Sep 22 10 3:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Big Knockers sounds interesting for research purposes. I picked up Plan 9 because it had such a nice cover don't know what the quality is like. I have a release of the Killer Shrews from a few years back and it was unwatchable.
IzzyVanHalen		#11	[-]
Sep 23 10 5:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The series really peaked with BIG KNOCKERS VOL 3. The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/
steviebabes		#12	[-]
Sep 23 10 7:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So you're telling me that my copy of 'Big Knockers Vol.4', bought entirely for research purposes as Heathenson knows, is without any merit and is in fact a poor imitation of the legendary Vol.3? I feel so cheated. Is the 'Plan 9' cover photgraph based, H or does it feature some kind of artwork?
IzzyVanHalen		#13	[-]
Sep 23 10 8:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went into Poundland after work today and it seems that they've finally gotten their arses in gear. Picked up WHITE ZOMBIE, WASP WOMAN, THE THING and ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS. Stevie, the PLAN 9 cover has this artwork: The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/ Last Edited By: IzzyVanHalen Sep 23 10 9:52 AM. Edited 1 times.
Grahamb		#14	[-]
Sep 23 10 9:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hmm, chucking it down with rain but by damn it I just have to go along to the nearest Poundland to me and have a gander at what, if any, they've got.
Kowalski		#15	[-]
Sep 23 10 10:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If I have time tomorrow I will go back and have a look, will probably pick up a couple more just because.... Izzy I will have a look for Fiend Without a Face, if they have it I'll grab you a copy....
Thanagarian		#16	[-]
Sep 23 10 1:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Picked up a few more a couple of days ago. KING OF THE ZOMBIES,PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE,THE KILLER SHREWS,THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE.
IzzyVanHalen		#17	[-]
Sep 23 10 3:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The transfer on THE THING is pretty good. I have every frame of that movie imprinted on my brain from an old VHS tape, so it's good to have it on DVD at last. The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/
steviebabes		#18	[-]
Sep 23 10 3:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	From the looks of it they seem to be getting those discs out on the shelves now! Thanks for posting the artwork, Izzy - the 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' cover should look rather classy then. If I get the chance to pop in tomorrow after work, like Kowalski I'll see if I can get a copy of 'Fiend Without A Face' for you.
Thanagarian		#19	[-]
Sep 23 10 4:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	IzzyVanHalen wrote: The transfer on THE THING is pretty good. I have every frame of that movie imprinted on my brain from an old VHS tape, so it's good to have it on DVD at last. Yeah, same here. Hey, look !....We're famous. http://poundlandblog.co.uk/ (scroll down to Sept 21st)
IzzyVanHalen		#20	[-]
Sep 23 10 4:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanagarian wrote: Hey, look !....We're famous. http://poundlandblog.co.uk/ (scroll down to Sept 21st) Awesome. The Reel Deal: bad movies and the geeks who love them. http://movie-reel-deal.co.uk/

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