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Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #6: John Carpenter’s The Thing (Blu-ray)

What it says on the back of the plastic, environmentally irresponsible packaging:

Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape From New York) teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antartic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror, and becomes one of them.

What it should say: Continue reading Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #6: John Carpenter’s The Thing (Blu-ray)

Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #5: Hard Rain

What it says on the back of the case:

Get swept up in the action as Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Randy Quaid and Minnie Driver race against time and the elements in this high-energy thrill ride where survival and money are at the core of it all. Continue reading Rewriting DVD Marketing Blurbs #5: Hard Rain