tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post5097026334326917009..comments2024-03-15T20:14:57.052-04:00Comments on Direct to Video Connoisseur: Expect No Mercy (1995)Direct to Video Connoisseurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-53899544184280040532011-08-20T07:59:28.875-04:002011-08-20T07:59:28.875-04:00They keep holding onto them-- They keep holdin'...They keep holding onto them-- They keep holdin' on... holdin', holdin' holdin'bwaaaaaahhhh la la la I say, ooooh yeah...<br /><br />Sorry, had to throw in some Simply Red there.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-76190174667165161702011-08-20T00:30:31.269-04:002011-08-20T00:30:31.269-04:00Wow, it's kind of embarrassing that this is fr...Wow, it's kind of embarrassing that this is from 1995. I thought the 80s were over by then.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-67419681911143491022011-08-17T19:24:00.590-04:002011-08-17T19:24:00.590-04:00I forgot to mention Billy's brother, so thanks...I forgot to mention Billy's brother, so thanks for picking me up there; and that's so awesome that there was a video game for this! Thanks for showing us that!Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-15202759389799944362011-08-17T06:26:25.806-04:002011-08-17T06:26:25.806-04:00Watched this a long time ago. Will have to give it...Watched this a long time ago. Will have to give it another spin. Very fun movie to poke fun at. I love early 90s movies that involve virtual reality. They're always so sleazy.<br /><br />By the way, for those interested they actually made video game tie-in for this movie check it out:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHs0AAV0ggYJack Thursbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101157160144955486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-84789477446831068742011-08-17T01:03:17.630-04:002011-08-17T01:03:17.630-04:00"You surprise me, I didn't know you could..."You surprise me, I didn't know you could think"... Still one of the most ankwarly delivered lines I've ever seen on film! But these Blanks-films are, along with the first Tiger Claws, Merhi's best. Never cared for his directing, but he managed to produce some pretty good stuff. This, I believe, is the only time we see Billy in the same movie with his brother Michael? Billy, of course, found success with Tae-Bo, but Michael would've made a nice "henchman #2" in many films.<br /><br />Virtual reality is kinda scary, isn't it? Guys mowing lawns get weird powers, kids don't watch the news (Cybertracker 2) and Merhi's head might pop up at any time! Perhaps there's a deleted scene of The Lawnmower Man where Fahey is interrupted during that sex scene by Merhi's head? I certainly would want revenge against the world after that!TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02361258547048668035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-36154294605483719262011-08-16T23:27:29.994-04:002011-08-16T23:27:29.994-04:00Sometimes that's the best way to do it with th...Sometimes that's the best way to do it with these ones. I need to start taking notes when I do that though, because sometimes I forget big things.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-73127874909704401062011-08-16T23:20:06.739-04:002011-08-16T23:20:06.739-04:00It won't post for a while, I'm holding it ...It won't post for a while, I'm holding it in reserve for a time when I have brain blockage and am having a hard time writing anything else.The Goodkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294509858220476081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-35531114363450883942011-08-16T17:41:20.174-04:002011-08-16T17:41:20.174-04:00Mr. gable and Karl, I'm pretty certain you guy...Mr. gable and Karl, I'm pretty certain you guys will dig this one, as The Goodkind said, it's not quite TC2000, but it's not bad either. And I'll have to check out your review Goodkind, gotta love Billy Blanks.<br /><br />And thanks for the award Maynard, I appreciate it!Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-43398540852160459972011-08-16T16:14:43.218-04:002011-08-16T16:14:43.218-04:00Nice one. I've been digging a lot on the Blank...Nice one. I've been digging a lot on the Blanks lately and just finished a review of this myself. Not as good as TC2000, but still pretty nice.The Goodkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17294509858220476081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-20031381154459070072011-08-16T15:07:05.732-04:002011-08-16T15:07:05.732-04:00Hey there, I gave you an award!
http://www.horror...Hey there, I gave you an award!<br /><br /><b>http://www.horrormoviediary.net/2011/08/miscellaneous-stuff-about-blog-awards.html</b>Maynard Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484689288762406307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-75741934961626707892011-08-16T14:43:55.300-04:002011-08-16T14:43:55.300-04:00Of course Merhi gets the girl. His character gets ...Of course Merhi gets the girl. His character gets the girl in just about every movie J. Stephen Maunder has ever penned. No wonder they've done so many movies together: Merhi is virtually guaranteed a minimum of one kissing and/or love scene per film.<br /><br />This one is on my roadmap and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Blanks, Merhi's floating head, and bad virtual reality special effects. What could possibly go wrong? Great review.Karl Brezdinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504898646276737567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-40886500992144793662011-08-16T07:58:35.095-04:002011-08-16T07:58:35.095-04:00Only time I've seen this combo was in TC 2000....Only time I've seen this combo was in TC 2000. I'll have to check this out. Love Billy Blanks man.Mr. Gablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10692611832324650463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-9702695360150724472011-08-15T23:03:07.760-04:002011-08-15T23:03:07.760-04:00Can't wait to see what you think Ty! I bet yo...Can't wait to see what you think Ty! I bet you'll like it too.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-3805215986422349512011-08-15T20:21:49.361-04:002011-08-15T20:21:49.361-04:00Great review! Love the disembodied head of Merhi p...Great review! Love the disembodied head of Merhi pic! Also happy to see this is entertaining schlock.<br /><br />We have this in our VHS pile to review for an upcoming Billy Blanks week.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-62717763755914128372011-08-15T19:35:12.066-04:002011-08-15T19:35:12.066-04:00Yeah this was pretty enjoyable, Wolf Larson was al...Yeah this was pretty enjoyable, Wolf Larson was also pretty good in Shakedown(not the one with Sam Elliot, this one was rleeased in 2002)venomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632381738581803935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-71000004733363413762011-08-15T19:26:30.878-04:002011-08-15T19:26:30.878-04:00Yeah, I think you'll enjoy this one, it's ...Yeah, I think you'll enjoy this one, it's just good enough to make the bad parts fun too.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196474091232449207.post-7458367510199232122011-08-15T19:22:39.024-04:002011-08-15T19:22:39.024-04:00I was so close to watching this the other day (I&#...I was so close to watching this the other day (I've got the UK edition you show the cover of) but ended up going with Dog Watch - review coming tonight incidentally. It's been damn ages since I watched a Blanks movie so time to make this happen.Explosive Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443543631273036178noreply@blogger.com