Monster
Land
(2016 aka Monsterland/Dread
Central/RLJ DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Film: C
Monster
Land
is a Dread Central anthology presentation in the vein of Creepshow
or Tales
From The Crypt
much like last year's Zombie
World
(reviewed elsewhere on this site). Featuring a cool wraparound story
that weaves in and out through the film that takes place in an
apocalyptic modern day world overrun by monsters, we follow a lone
survivor who finds solace in a movie theater full of corpses, where
he views different monstrous tales.
Surprisingly
better than you might expect, but by no means a memorable masterpiece
or anything, Monster
Land
gives you some sharply made short films from new filmmakers and
satisfies many of the sub-genres of monster cinema that will be sure
to please fans. As with all anthology films, some segments are
stronger than others but ultimately the styles are different enough
to keep the piece interesting for a one time watch through.
The
short films on the disc include Don't
Go Into The Lake, The Grey Matter, Curiosity Kills, House Call, Happy
Memories, Stay at Home Dad, Hellyfish, Hag,
and Monster
Man.
Total run time for the film clocks in around 109 minutes.
Presented
in standard definition with an anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of
1.78:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track, the film looks and sounds
fine on DVD but could benefit to a high definition upgrade. No
digital copies or anything else included which the exception of the
disc.
No
extras.
If
you're a fan of anthology films and love monsters, both of which I
do, then you will want to give this one a watch. Some segments are
better than others, but ultimately the film succeeds in producing low
budget entertainment that may not find such a wide audience
otherwise.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
