BMFV Genre Watch: February 8th - 14th!

It's a few days late, but that doesn't mean that it is not worth checking out. This week's Genre Watch entry features a solid slate of DVD and Blu-ray releases, as well as the theatrical premiere of "Friday the 13th." Here's hoping that this all new Jason Voorhees adventure will breathe some life back into ye olde "Friday" franchise which has suffered horribly since 1989's "Jason Takes Manhattan."

Here are some of the cool DVDs and Blu-ray discs you can buy or rent this week:

Against the Dark (Steven Seagal vs. Vampires!)
Back the the Future I, II, & III (Sold seperately for the first time! Great scott!)
Chocolate (Autistic girl kicks the crap out of the Yakuza!)
Dragon Ball Z: Season 8 (KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!)
My Name is Bruce (Don't call him "Ash!")
Street Fighter: The Movie - Extreme Edition (Universal's vain attempt to make its money back on this video-game based shitfest.)

Check back next week for a depressingly short Genre Watch, and stay tuned for more new reviews!

The "Godmonster of Indian Flats" gets hogtied at the Vault!

Three months ago, readers and visitors alike chose "Godmonster of Indian Flats" in the second Torture the Vault Master poll. For those of you who picked this cinematic atrocity I hereby curse you! While it wasn't the worst thing I've ever witnessed, it was pretty damn bad and I definitely suffered through it. But was it bad enough? Hell no! I can take worse abuse, and you'll get your chance to dish out more in the third "Torture the Vault Master Poll." (Which may become a quarterly tradition if it gains in popularity.)

Here is the trailer for this awful cinematic atrocity:

Expect my old (and updated) review for "Army of Darkness" to pop up on the site tomorrow night, along with a new edition of the BMFV's weekly Genre Watch!

And just so you know: "My Name is Bruce" and "Chocolate" hit DVD and Blu-ray tomorrow! Woohoo!

UPDATE: "Army of Darkness" and this week's Genre Watch have been delayed by my intense urge to watch a Friday the 13th movie. Expect that stuff to pop up on the site very soon!

Obscure kaiju stars in American commercial + Future Vault updates.

Out of all the Japanese movie monsters, how is it that Guilala ("The X From Outer Space") gets a starring role in an American commercial? I guess his agent wanted a lot less than Godzilla's. Check out this cute, kaiju-filled commercial for TheLadders.com:



In regards to upcoming updates at The Vault:
I haven't had time to dig into my review for "Godmonster of Indian Flats" (blame my girlfriend and her Season One boxed set of "24"), but I should be able to start chipping away at it tomorrow night. Look for that on (hopefully) Monday, along with another edition of Genre Watch!

If I am not too exhausted after all of that, I may even toss up a refurbished old review of "Army of Darkness," OR finally finish up that long-ago mentioned "WANTED ON DVD" page. It will all come down to how much energy I have at the end of the day.

Oh and for those of you who give a damn, I am now on Facebook! And no, I do not, and never will have a MySpace. I swear to the Gods of b-moviedom on that!

G'night b-movie fans; I'll blog ya later!

BMFV Genre Watch: February 1st - 7th!

This week's Genre Watch post is a go! There's a good number of cult genre releases hitting retail shelves and theaters this week, and is definitely a great start for the month of February. Here are some of the flicks you can look forward to seeing (or buying) this week:

On DVD & Blu-ray:
Friday the 13th Uncut (Deluxe Edition)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Deluxe Edition)
Friday the 13th Part 3D (Deluxe Edition w/ two pairs of 3D glasses!)
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIV

Newest theatrical releases:
Coraline
Fanboys
Pink Panther 2 (please don't go see this!)
Push

G'night everybody; expect another new update at the Vault very soon!

Vault stats: January 2009

January 2009 was one of, if not the best, month the Vault has had since moving to its own domain in December of 2006! This is probably due in part to the release of "My Bloody Valentine 3D" in theaters, and also because I've been putting a lot of work into the site over the past two weeks. Here's how the Vault did last month:

Unique Visitors: 7,134
Number of Visits: 12,249 (an average of 1.7 visits per visitor)
Number of Pages Viewed: 47,317 pages (an average of 3.6 pages per visitor)
Total Number of Hits for Jan. 2009: 145,154 hits!

Along with the big boost in traffic is the huge boost in Bandwidth usage. The Vault used over 4 GIGS of bandwidth last month, which is about a seventh of the bandwidth I am allocated each month. At this rate, I'll probably have to toss out some more cash for higher bandwidth before the year is through!

Top 5 Countries that Vault visitors hailed from:
1. The United States
2. Germany
3. China
4. Canada
5. Great Britain

Top 5 Reviews:
1. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
2. Arena (1989)
3. The Monster Squad (1987)
4. Transformers: The Movie (1986)
5. The Fog (1980)

Just ONE hit beneath "The Fog" was my capsule review for "My Bloody Valentine 3D." I guess Harry Warden was all the rage last month eh?

Finally, here are the top Five sites that have sent me so much traffic over the past month. Thanks guys!
1. B-Movies.com
2. Badmovies.org
3. Public Domain Torrents
4. The Daily Grind(house)
5. B-Movie Central

A big thanks to the various other sites, blogs, and forums that have sent me traffic as well, and an even bigger thanks to all of you who have and continue to visit the Vault on a frequent basis. It is good to know that people the world over have come to the Vault and hopefully have both learned a few things about the various b-films I've covered, and have enjoyed the reviews and articles.

Here's to another prosperous month online for the Vault! Stay tuned for more new stuff this week including the latest weekly installment of Genre Watch, plus the long-awaited review of "Godmonster of Indian Flats!"

Forum gets an upgrade + Arcade (1993) returns to the ye olde Vault archives!

Well after a few false starts and numerous failed attempts, I finally managed to figure out how to upgrade the software for my forum. Though I lost a few cool mods that I had installed (the reputation system chief amongst them), I am quite happy with how things went. (Luckily I backed up the forum files before going full steam ahead with the update.) Please, feel free to swing by the BMFV forum (which is chock full of movie and DVD news) and give it a look-see.

Also, be sure to check out my refurbished (old) review for the 1993 Albert Pyun / Full Moon classic, Arcade. This is a pretty bad flick (though not nearly the worst I've ever seen) that features a sentient virtual reality game that steals the souls from anyone who sucks at video games.

Here's the trailer for this straight-to-video schlocker:


I was hoping to finally review "Godmonster of Indian Flats" before the month was over, but alas, it was not meant to be. Have no fear though, because that awful giant mutant sheep epic will become part of the Vault archives in the very near future; probably even as soon as Monday night. I'll keep you posted on my progress with that review and will announce its arrival at the Vault as soon as I get it uploaded.

Well that's it for tonight. I'm friggin' tired and I need to get up relatively early to go to the bank, so g'night everyone!

New Angry Video Game Nerd Video: Milon's Secret Castle

I've become a huge fan of James Rolfe, better known as The Angry Video Game Nerd, in the past month or so. The brand of justice he administers to awful video games is entertaining, and his angry reviews are always spot on. To view the entire bulk of his work, visit Cinemassacre.com.

The Angry Video Game Nerd's latest rant is over the game "Milon's Secret Castle." This is probably one of the most difficult games that Nintendo (and Hudson Soft) ever developed and this video had me waxing nostalgic about all the times I tried playing it and ended up losing my temper.

Enjoy the video!