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An interesting array of genre titles hit home video this week including the long awaited release of Howard McCain's outrageous Vikings vs. Alien flick, Outlander, coming from Weinstein Company. The theatrical mis-treatment of this film caused a bit of a fanboy furor so it'll be interesting to see how well it does on home video.

Speaking of fanboys, Kyle Newman's loving ode to the Star Wars generation, Fanboys, which is also arriving courtesy of Weinstein Company, drops today. Loaded with inside jokes that only someone with too many 12 inch action figures would truly find endearing, Fanboys may not have been the comedy of the year, but it sure took me back to 1999 when, as a complete Star Wars freak, there was only one film that really mattered.

Coming from Magnet Releasing this week is a film that truly brings a tear to my eye when I think of how great it could have been, but just isn't. That film is, of course, Franck Vestiel's Eden Log an intriguing but not at all entertaining French scifi film about a man who wakes up with no memory in an underground city that's been destroyed and is now crawling with monsters. Eden Log may look beautiful but it is a textbook case of missed opportunity. It had the potential to be a post-apocalyptic Dark City crossed with Memento and The Descent, but ended up being a plodding, pretentious, piece of crap (which is why I decided not to endorse the film too strongly by leading this post with it). Of course that's just my opinion.

On the horror front we've got some interesting titles as well. Lionsgate's My Bloody Valentine 3D (review here) is out and, lo and behold, the 3D works pretty darn good in the home environment. Also out this week is an interesting British horror film called Bane which has been described as torture porn meets the Twilight Zone. While not much for the straight up torture porn genre, the word on Bane is that it's got brains so I'll probably be checking this one out. Coming from Anchor Bay this week is also Michael Bafaro's Devil's Ground.

On the tv front, the first season of HBO's vampire drama, True Blood, is finally out this week. For some strange reason, the boxed set is reasonably priced ($32.99 on Amazon), something extremely uncharacteristic for HBO boxed sets. Season two starts in June. Can't wait.

Trailers and links after the break.


Outlander
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During the reign of the Vikings, Kainan, a man from a far-off world, crash lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator known as the Moorwen. Though both man and monster are seeking revenge for violence committed against them, Kainan leads the alliance to kill the Moorwen by fusing his advanced technology with the Viking's Iron Age weaponry.


Fanboys
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It's the Halloween party they've all been waiting for, to have fun with friends and hang out with fellow Star Wars fans and partners in crime. However, events take a turn when one of their bunch who long ago outgrew his old gang and took on adult responsibilities is suddenly in their midst again. Reconnecting is not easy. But soon, Eric, Windows, Hutch and Zoe realize that Linus will not live long enough to experience what's been on their minds for ages: The long-awaited theatrical release of Star Wars - Episode I, which is still several months away. Linus once again suggests to his friends what he's been scheming since fifth grade: Breaking into Skywalker Ranch, this time to steal a print of the movie. Crazy, right? But it might be the only way for Linus to see the movie before he dies. So as insane as it sounds, they take Hutch's van and embark on a mission to drive across half the country to the Ranch.


Eden Log
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A man wakes up deep inside a cave. Suffering amnesia, he has no recollection of how he came to be here or of what happened to the man whose body he finds beside him. Tailed by a mysterious creature, he must continue through this strange and fantastic world. Enclosed, Tolbiac has no other option to reach the surface than to use REZO ZERO, secret observing cells in this cemetery-like abandoned mine. He embarks upon this journey guided by the roots of a plant, leading the way and the main subject of attention of the REZO.


My Bloody Valentine 3D
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Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes he's innocent.


Bane
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Katherine awakes in an underground cell with three other women; Jane, Natasha and Elaine. With complete amnesia Katherine and the other women have little time to wonder where they are before the arrival of the sadistic Dr Murdoch and the mysterious Handsome Man. The women soon discover they are part of a gruesome experiment with no obvious purpose. That night, Jane stays awake long enough to witness the first visit to their cell by the terrifying figure of the blood splattered Surgeon. One by one the Surgeon cuts a number into each womans skin, a four digit number, the exact time he will return to kill them.


Devil's Ground
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While unearthing an ancient burial site, a group of archeology students may have triggered an earthquake. The tremor is a harbinger of the evil lurking below. Stalked by a deadly presence who mirrors their every step, the students fight to survive. The lone survivor will hold the key to the mystery of the Devils Ground.


True Blood Season 1
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The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people's minds, and how her life is turned upside down when the Vampire Bill, walks into her place of employment two years after vampires 'came out of the coffin' on national television.


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