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I Am The Video Word Made Flesh
My goodness, how do you sum up a film like this? This is a shocking horror movie that provides satire on the power the media has over humanity. David Cronenberg does an incredible job of melding reality with hallucination. The audience doesn't know any more than James Woods does on what Videodrome is and exactly what they hope to accomplish. The story is very complex and you're left with a lot of unanswered questions. One thing's for sure, once you see this movie, you will never ever forget it.

As for the DVD, well it's just fair. The video could have used more restoration and an anamorphic transfer. The mono sound is really lacking in my opinion and needs to be remixed into 5.1 so the hallucination sequences can be more enveloping. For example, when James Woods puts his head in the tv to kiss Deborah Harry, it would have been nice to hear her breathing panning in and out of all 5 channels. The extras are almost nonexistant, but you do get the trailer for the movie which is strange to say the least. The trailer is mostly underground punk rock animation with no footage from the movie and a punk song in the background about watching tv and how tv watches us. The DVD is good enough though because the movie is so good and so disturbing, you won't pay attention to anything else. Five stars aren't enough for this movie.

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Videodrome....whoa
I can't believe nobody knows about this film! This wonderful trip into violence on television really stuck in my mind a long time after viewing. James Woods is excellent as Max Renn, the cable station programmer who's violent program lineup "provides an outlet for the viewers frustrations." He believes his search for the perfect show is complete when he accidentally taps into a program called 'Videodrome' on a pirate satellite. Mesmerized by the display of graphic violence, Max sets out to find the person behind Videodrome, but not before it's deadly side effect takes over his life. This movie, althought semi-dated and cheesy at moments, it quite visually spectacular and a top notch, ahead of it's time psychological thriller, not to mention extremely graphic in a few scenes. Definately worth seeing.

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David Cronenberg Scores Again With Videodrome!
David Cronenberg is one of the greatest horror film directors to come on the scene. His stylish mix of science fiction and horror gives us surreal films easily compared to directors like David Lynch amoung others. Videodrome is probably my favorite Cronenberg film.

The film is about a television station that specializes in showing softcore pornography and other disturbing types of film. Max Renn, played wonderfully by James Woods, has people go out and find new footage for the network to play. In his search, Renn comes across a video entitled Videodrome, which contains footage of a brutal torture of a few woman. The video becomes an obsession of Renn's and begins to control his life.

An incredible film, with amazing performances from Debrah Harry, singer for the band Blondie, and Woods. The film gives a surreal look at how what we see on television can control our lives. I recommend it to anyone who loves Sci-Fi or horror movies. Definately a classic.