{"id":28572,"date":"2018-07-25T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=28572"},"modified":"2018-07-25T11:56:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:56:39","slug":"attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-1978-2-disc-special-edition-blu-ray-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/25\/attack-of-the-killer-tomatoes-1978-2-disc-special-edition-blu-ray-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978): 2 Disc Special Edition [Blu-Ray\/DVD]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Movies like \u201cAttack of the Killer Tomatoes\u201d are virtually bullet proof from criticism. You either go in the movie prepared for the silly, or you can\u2019t quite match the film\u2019s frequency. \u201cAttack of the Killer tomatoes\u201d is one of the earliest known satires of \u201cThe Birds\u201d where it\u2019s about the inexplicable sentience and attack of deadly fruit on a small town rather than pecking deadly birds from the sky. And that\u2019s about where it ends there. You figure with the preamble about \u201cThe Birds\u201d and how this movie is basically the same thing but with tomatoes, we\u2019d have a full fledged spoof of the Hitchcock movie.<\/p>\n

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But John DeBello\u2019s horror comedy surprisingly dodges that attempt. It instead throws whatever seems funny at the wall and sees what can stick. The sequels would further practice that idea of just doing something because, well: \u201cIt seems funny. It could be funny. Let\u2019s try it!\u201d So we have tomatoes stalking swimmers in an ocean like Jaws, and a man choking death on killer tomato juice, and an army fighting a horde of tomatoes while a helicopter spirals out of control in the background for whatever reason. There are also many scenes that are funny despite having nothing to do with anything in the entire movie. During a big meeting between scientists and military officials, they all meet in a very small cramped room with a giant conference table prompting them all to climb over the table and squeeze in to their seats.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know why, but that\u2019s funny. One scene features two characters walking down a military base hall discussing plans to fight the tomatoes and a naked soldier is taking a shower out in the open. That\u2019s funny\u2026? Literally everything about \u201cAttack of the Killer Tomatoes!\u201d is just a random, nonsensical farce (there\u2019s a \u201cYour Ad Here\u201d joke during the opening credits) that it\u2019ll either bring you to tears laughing, or inspire you to storm off angrily. I\u2019m not sure why it becomes a musical mid-way, I\u2019m not sure why the only Asian character\u2019s dialogue is dubbed in bad English, but hey, it\u2019s weird, funny, fun, off the wall cult comedy that only get more and more nonsensical with every passing sequel. I can\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll laugh, but you can at least yourself on the back for having sat through the entire movie.<\/p>\n

The features for the new MVD Rewind Special Edition include \u201cLegacy of a Legend,\u201d a fourteen minute retrospective with great interviews with the cast and crew along with Bruce Vilanch, who is a fan. \u201cCrash and Burn\u201d is a document of the terrible helicopter crash, and of course there are some Super 8 Prequels. There\u2019s \u201cAttack of the Killer Tomatoes,\u201d the seventeen minute rough draft short with optional commentary, \u201cGone with the Babusuland,\u201d a thirty two minute unrelated short that garners a commentary track. \u201cFamous Fowl\u201d is a two minute interview with the San Diego Chicken.<\/p>\n

There are six minutes of deleted scenes, and \u201cKiller Tomatomania,\u201d a four minute segment featuring a Killer Tomato invading Hollywood.\u00a0 \u201cWhere Are They Now?\u201d is a two minute tongue in cheek follow up with various cast members. \u201cWe Told You So\u201d is about an unusual terrifying conspiracy, and there are a slew of sing alongs including0 \u201cSidewalk Sing Along,\u201d the \u201cMain Theme,\u201d \u201cThe Mindmaker Song,\u201d \u201cTomato Stomp,\u201d \u201cPuberty Love,\u201d and the \u201cLove Theme.\u201d \u201cSlated for Success\u201d is about the talents b0ehind the slate clappers, there\u2019s the original trailer for \u201cAttack of the Killer Tomatoes,\u201d and the radio spots for the film. Finally there\u2019s an audio commentary with John DeBello, Costa Dillon and Steve Peace. For collectors, as always, MVD Rewind includes a folded keepsake poster in the case.<\/p>\n