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Ravage (1997) is another Salt City offering of high caliber. This action/horror film by Ronnie Sector has a very "Michael Mann" feel to it and we could easily see this as one of the best airings of Miami Vice (This is a good thing, believe us). The 85 minute film features very high-quality scripts, editing, music and stunts. The acting is fair and the basic storyline is excellent. We were enthralled from start to finish while watching this film, especially the two brothers and their battle with one another. The action sequences were some of the best we've seen. The picks for location are well-chosen and this film shows you quite a bit of surreal imagery to help accent the best of buzzes. You can visit the Ravage Website for more information. This is a must-have video and would accent the best of home-video collections.

It's long overdue for a review of Day of the Dead (1985) by the excellent George A. Romero. Many people feel that "Day" is the best of Romero's "Dead Series" because of its ease to watch. We can't agree that it is the best (we'll leave that honor for the original, Night of the Living Dead) but we can say that the characters are some of the most memorable of the entire series. Our review source was the original formatted Media release, while in excellent quality, we wished it was widescreen (It has just been released this way for VHS). This cult-classic contains a great storyline with an admirable cast. Sherman Howard plays "Bub the Zombie" and does a most-excellent job at doing so. This 102 minute film, perhaps, is the only one of the series that actually makes you feel sorry for the zombies. A complete classic!

After such a plethera of fine independent films, we returned to a classic. Anchor Bay reissued Mark of the Devil (1970) aka Hexen bus aufs Blut geqialt, in all its splendid, uncut glory. And Widescreen to boot! The 90 minute film is basically a German docu-drama, depicting the stories of three people who are falsely accused of Witchcraft during the Inquisiton era. Hold onto your tongues, this film has some of the most gruesome torture scenes ever! The location of the film is breathtaking as is its lead character Vanessa. The movie combines tragedy with an ethereal 70's-type soundtrack, that really makes your buzz sink in. Leave it to the Europeans to pull off another terrifying classic.The remastering job is excellent on the Anchor Bay copy and we suggest you add it to your collection as soon as possible!