42nd Street Forever: Blu-Ray Edition

Release date: 2012-05-08
Votes: 4
Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Horror
Synapse Films’ best-selling 42ND STREET FOREVER series has been a favorite of grindhouse and exploitation fans around the world. Presented here for the first time on Blu-ray, this colossal “best of” collection combines a selection of vintage theatrical trailers from the first two DVD volumes of the series, and mixes them up with some all-new selections! Remastered in true 1080p high definition, this mind-numbing dose of classic original coming attractions will have your Blu-ray player exploding with more than three and a half hours of sex, exploitation, action, horror and science-fiction advertisements from around the world!
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A well-assembled compilation of the most humorously entertaining trailers committed onto disc. 42nd Street Forever focuses on the absurd and envelope-pushing tastelessness of grindhouse films. In some cases, the trailers are more worth your time than the films themselves.
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