Dark Force Entertainment Discussion Thread

[Frightener22]

"Dark Force will be launching a new line of releases under DARK FORCE PREMIERE which will consist of new movies that will be made available at all major stores and streaming platforms via our distribution partner MVD. The line will have it's own separate spine numbers apart from the Drive-In series and the main Dark Force releases. They will be new cutting edge indie movies hand selected exclusively by Dark Force Entertainment. Stay tuned from more details:
darkforcesuperstore.com"

[JasonMichael]

Originally Posted by Davidian

Not every movie can be ‘The most anticipated release for Dark Force’...

And yet, they are.
How do they do it?

[Christophah Maghen]

My giant spider / jailbait hitchhikers order status changed to out for delivery, I'll put it in the unwatched pile, might get to it in 3 years.

[bsend]

Originally Posted by bsend

Mine has been in pre-shipment since Saturday, so you got that going for you.

Mine showed up yesterday. Pretty fast shipping.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by Christophah Maghen

My giant spider / jailbait hitchhikers order status changed to out for delivery, I'll put it in the unwatched pile, might get to it in 3 years.

Got my turnaround time beat.

[Christophah Maghen]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Got my turnaround time beat.

I just threw out 3 years since I just watched Devil's Wedding Night like a few weeks ago and have had the Blu Ray for around 3 years.

Some stuff I've had for longer.

[indravayu]

DEATH RAGE is up now.

[KimNewmansBeard]

Anyone had any issues ordering from the store? I tried to order Death Rage and got through to the PayPal page and I selected to pay the merchant - I then got returned to the Darkforce store and it said my cart was empty. Had an email from PayPal asking me if I want to complete my payment but when I go back to the Darkforce site I’m unable to do so as my order doesn’t show anywhere. Any ideas?

[The Great Owl]

I ordered Death Rage on my mobile phone with no issues.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by KimNewmansBeard

Anyone had any issues ordering from the store? I tried to order Death Rage and got through to the PayPal page and I selected to pay the merchant - I then got returned to the Darkforce store and it said my cart was empty. Had an email from PayPal asking me if I want to complete my payment but when I go back to the Darkforce site I’m unable to do so as my order doesn’t show anywhere. Any ideas?

Had the exact same issue. Had to sign in with PayPal from the start to avoid that from happening.

[KimNewmansBeard]

Thanks for the replies. Tried it again and was logged in to PayPal before I placed the order but it’s just done the same again. Have sent a message to them to see if they can help me.

[The Great Owl]

Nobody in a rural Wisconsin community is happy when a meteorite crashes on the outskirts of town and unleashes a giant 25-foot spider that consumes every human in its path. A NASA scientist and a local astronomer, played respectively by Steve Brodie (Out of the Past) and Barbara Hale (Perry Mason), determine that the crash site has become a mini-black hole that has caused the massive queen spider and countless killer tarantulas to enter our world. In order to close the intergalactic gateway, however, they must risk becoming the latest flesh delicacy on the predator's plate.

The 1975 sci-fi horror outing, The Giant Spider Invasion, directed on a $300,00 budget by regional filmmaker Bill Rebane (The Alpha Incident, Blood Harvest), is best known these days because of its featured episode on Mystery Science Theater 3000, where the presence of Alan Hale Jr., who played the Skipper on Gilligan's Island, as a local sheriff was a source of endless comedic jabs from the hosts. That particular bit of casting does not even scratch the surface, however, when it comes to the grindhouse appeal of this endeavor. Robert Easton, a master of dialects who appeared in Working Girl and Red Heat, stars as a hillbilly farmer on whose property the meteorite crashes, while Leslie Parrish (The Manchurian Candidate) plays his alcoholic wife and Dianne Lee Hart (The Pom Pom Girls) plays his teenage stepdaughter. Christiane Schmidtmer (The Big Doll House) appears as the farmer's mistress.

The titular giant spider was created by using a Volkswagen Beetle chassis as the main body, while seven teenagers operated the legs from inside. The end result of this ingenuity is not entirely convincing, but it does make for some unforgettable scenes, namely one where the creature goes nom nom nom on spectators at a local Little League game during the final half hour.

This movie was robbed at the Academy Awards ceremony that year, but it thankfully stands the test of time as a wildly entertaining feature that hits the sweet spot with regard to my love of drive-in cinema from decades past. For those brave enough to venture to this one without the MST3K commentary to guide your way, I guarantee that you will never be bored.

My favorite dialogue excerpt from The Giant Spider Invasion takes place when Brodie's NASA scientist, Dr. Vance, meets Hale's female astronomer, Dr. Jenny Langer.

Dr. J.R. Vance: “Hi!”
Dr. Jenny Langer: “Hello.”
Dr. J.R. Vance: “Hi, I'm Dr. J.R. Vance from N.A.S.A.”
Dr. Jenny Langer: “Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Doctor. I'm Jenny Langer.”
Dr. J.R. Vance: “Nice to meet you. I have an appointment with your father.”
Dr. Jenny Langer: “Oh, no no. He passed away in 1962.”
Dr. J.R. Vance: “Oh, I'm so sorry, then the appointment must be with your husband.”
Dr. Jenny Langer: “I'm not married.”
Dr. J.R. Vance: “I'm NOT sorry. Then it's probably with your brother.”
Dr. Jenny Langer: “No, my brother's an interior decorator in Oshkosh. You see, Doctor... Vance. I'm afraid your appointment is with me. I'm DOCTOR Jenny Langer.”

This Dark Force Entertainment Blu-ray looks pretty wonderful to my eyes, and it goes leaps and bounds above its VCI predecessor, which I've already sold off. Interviews with Bill ReBane and Robert Easton seal the deal, along with a Giant Spider music video.

Well done, Dark Force!

[DukeTogo84]

Any updates on Redneck? One of my favorite Telly Savalas performances.

[cloudnine]

I strongly urge Dark Force to release at least 2 new titles at a time. It saves time, money and shipping.

[Zarak]

The director of the film Her Name Was Christa posted this on Facebook:

A major boutique cult film company has expressed interest in HER NAME WAS CHRISTA. Not a distribution deal, but as a sub-distributor, which financially would probably work out more in our favor anyway. This would be huge deal in the sense that if we can make this happen, it would mark the first time this company has released a "non-classic/post 1990's" film in their catalog.

I wonder if this is under consideration for the Dark Force Premiere line?

[lilboyblu]

Originally Posted by Zarak

The director of the film Her Name Was Christa posted this on Facebook:

it would mark the first time this company has released a "non-classic/post 1990's" film in their catalog.

I wonder if this is under consideration for the Dark Force Premiere line?

DF has already released non-classic post 1990's films though...i.e. Point Doom, Chaos, and Backlot Murders

[Zarak]

Originally Posted by lilboyblu

DF has already released non-classic post 1990's films though...i.e. Point Doom, Chaos, and Backlot Murders

Those are certainly non-classics, but at a glance DF seems to specialize in '70s/'80s movies. Dark Force is the only boutique label of which I know that expressed any intention of releasing new independent horror movies.

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Hope this doesn't take away from all the classic shit they release.

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx

Hope this doesn't take away from all the classic shit they release.

Maybe they've changed strategies and plan on becoming the 2020's DTV graveyard equivalent of the 90's where pretty much every new movie went straight to video. We've had Vestron resurrected, VHS nostalgia reproduced (Mill Creek) and even Laserdisc-style packaging brought back (at least in the UK) so why not a label dedicated to bringing back DTV junk?

[xXx$uicide_Ma$terxXx]

Originally Posted by Cinema84

Maybe they've changed strategies and plan on becoming the 2020's DTV graveyard equivalent of the 90's where pretty much every new movie went straight to video. We've had Vestron resurrected, VHS nostalgia reproduced (Mill Creek) and even Laserdisc-style packaging brought back (at least in the UK) so why not a label dedicated to bringing back DTV junk?

Pretty hard to bring back a movie that came out in 2020