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June 15th, 2007 -- Written by Rodney
The WEBMASTER at FILMJUNK was nice enough to post a story about one of the coolest dvd editions I have ever seen in my life. To the left of this post you will see the Bubba Ho-Tep: Hail to the King Edition. The DVD box is made to resemble the flashy, karate inspired, Vegas jumpsuits worn by Elvis himself.
When I saw this packaging the word “awesome” came to mind. The only person that does not like this packaging is the sweatshop dude that made it, and even then – it was probably the best gig in years. I think kick ass packaging is key if you want to continue selling physical DVD’s. If the DVD case is not pleasing, it is wasted space and data versions of the product become more enticing.
According to FILMJUNK, the movie itself has no new scenes and/or features – the only upgrade seems to be the wardrobe case, and that may be enough for most. Viva Las Vegas!
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I was lucky enough to catch a “preview” screening here in T.O. when it was rumoured to be without distribution and many nerdy fans like me were very upset about it (I hadn’t seen it, but Bruce Campbell as Elvis VS. 1,000 year old Mummy is win-win in my books). Myself and a couple of buddies sat on the floor of this murky old space to view what we would later refer to as “The-Most-Awesome-Bruce-Campbell-Movie-Ever”.
This is reason enough to own this edition.
Packaging like this is cool on the retail shelf, but then it sucks on my shelf at home. I wouldn’t be able to fit this on my DVD rack! It will have to sit stacked on top of the DVD player with my Simpsons disks…
What happened to the sequel? Was that for real or just a rumor?
It was real. They’re really working on a script and getting the money for it. Paul Giamatti has shown interest in playing Colonel Parker. True story.
I loved this movie. Hopefully “Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires” actually happens.
The frakin’ black leather “Grease” jacket was horrid enough. Now comes the same bad marketing idea from another studio, only more prettier.
Oh? NO new features???
And this is worth getting all excited about?
If you got a copy of the masterpiece, there is no reason to rush out for this. None.
Man, I love Campbell in some of the movies he’s done but I tried to watch “Bubba” on IFC one night and couldn’t make it past the first 10 minutes of the movie.
Vic