{"id":12772,"date":"2012-10-29T18:58:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T07:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=12772"},"modified":"2012-10-30T06:42:54","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:42:54","slug":"millennium-bug-infests-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2012\/10\/29\/millennium-bug-infests-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Millennium Bug Infests DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More horrifically excellent news this Halloween as a genre-classic-in-the-making comes to DVD, heralded by great cover art and a fantastic new trailer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-front.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12776 aligncenter\" title=\"m-bug-cover-front\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-front.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-front.jpg 620w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-front-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Millennium Bug<\/em> (US-2011; dir. Kenneth Cran) is a dark, raging powerhouse of a movie &#8212; an independent film that truly delivers on its promises. Though heralded on the\u00a0 DVD artwork as &#8220;JIM HENSON meets THE EVIL DEAD!&#8221; (honouring its use of puppetry and miniatures, and its almost slapstick gore), I&#8217;m much more inclined to describe it as &#8220;GODZILLA meets ROB ZOMBIE&#8221;, in reference to its central giant monster (created using practical FX rather than CGI) and its exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek and bloody redneck nastiness. Either way, I can guarantee that it exploits all these influences with aplomb &#8212; creating an exhilarating rush of horror-drenched entertainment. It&#8217;s suspenseful, funny, gory, atmospheric, imaginative &#8212; and extremely well made, with excellent special effects and good performances. If any of the influences mentioned above rock your boat, you MUST see it. Seriously, I love this film, blood-drenched warts and all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-back.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12775 aligncenter\" title=\"m-bug-cover-back\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-back.jpg 620w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/m-bug-cover-back-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, check out the trailer below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0[youtube D3fdzbA7dME]<\/p>\n<p>The DVD is due out very soon (though not in time for Halloween unfortunately), so keep an eye or three open for news of it. And check back here on a regular basis, because the Backbrain has some very exciting, and suitable HUGE, news to share and you won&#8217;t want to miss out&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>And by the way, if you&#8217;re feeling impatient while waiting for the DVD and cable release of <em>The Millennium Bug<\/em>, you can catch the film on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/movie\/the-millennium-bug\/id557424750\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Spotlight Pictures via Avery Guerra. Text and layout by Robert Hood.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?s=millennium+bug\" target=\"_blank\">Previous relevant articles on Undead Backbrain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More horrifically excellent news this Halloween as a genre-classic-in-the-making comes to DVD, heralded by great cover art and a fantastic new trailer. The Millennium Bug (US-2011; dir. 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