direct-to-video movies

Nemesis 3꞉ Prey Harder - (1996 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113950/

Like a bad fever dream, even more were sent back in time to collect information on her and possibly kidnap her.

Most scenes have the film equivalent of crayon scribbled over them, the writing is bad, the dialog is bad, the acting is mediocre, the scenery is awful, the effects are overwhelming, the audio is terrible, the music is okay in places.. it's just an hour and a half of suffering.

Original title: Nemesis III: Prey Harder
aka Nemesis 3: Time Lapse
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/
https://starwarsfans.fandom.com/wiki/The_Phantom_Edit
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The Trade Federation blockades a peaceful planet, and decisive action is required to bring political and military strength to bear.

An astonishing improvement on the original. Even though it's lower visual quality than it's original can be, it's worth a watch. Very highly recommended especially to fans of the original trilogy who were disappointed by this new trilogy.

Properly titled Star Wars Episode I.II: The Phantom Edit
Trailer for the original
The Nice Jedi - Trailer
- by Imperator Cuts
This is an edit of Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace - (1999 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3472226/
https://www.kungfury.com/

Kung Fury travels through time to fight the forces of Kung Führer.

A fantastic action-comedy, most especially for people who grew up in the 1980s.

Watch on YouTube

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Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace - (1999 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121765/
https://starwarsfans.fandom.com/wiki/The_Phantom_Edit
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An assassination attempt on a senator gets her two superpowered-bodyguards, one of whom has the hots for her and whose investigation leads to a mystery that has remained shrouded for ten years.

While nowhere near as good as Star Wars Episode I.II - The Phantom Edit - (2000 movie) is compared to its source, Attack of the Phantom is an adequate watch and certainly head and shoulders above its source. Unfortunately this movie also requires Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - (2005 movie) be watched immediately afterwards, and since there was never a phantom edit made of that I don't know if I can recommend this.

It's flagged as disliked, but I don't feel that I wasted my time watching it. I just feel let down by the ending.

Properly titled Star Wars II.I: Attack of the Phantom
The Nice Jedi - Trailer
- by Imperator Cuts
I do not know the release date of this fan edit.
This is a fan edit of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

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Timequest - (2000 movie)

2016-08-16

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238463/

A man travels back in time to save the husband of the woman he grew up idolizing.

Not a terrible movie, but it really breaks down into a confusing mess past the half-way mark. It does make up for things near the end though, which is a good recovery. So for a direct-to-video movie, it does pretty good for itself.

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Starship Troopers 3 - Marauder - (2008 movie)

2016-05-16

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844760/

The war with the bugs rages on, with humanity starting to lose, but something about god and wining and things.

This started off as a great or at lease decent tv-movie, but its "wrap up" took enough of a nosedive to spoil it. It has a much higher budget and is generally better than part two, but.. that ending, man. That ending. This is still worth a once-watch for fans of the original.

Properly titled Starship Troopers 3: Marauder

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Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation - (2004 movie)

2016-05-15

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367093/

Soldiers flee an unwinnable battle, but find themselves trapped in a bunker surrounded by an enemy desperate to get in.

Recommended for fans of the original who can tolerate less character development, story and budget. It's definitely not bad.

Properly titled Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

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The Division - Agent Origins (2016)

2016-03-19

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5354588/

A plague hits New York and then the world, and New York operatives are activated to do stuff and things.

Not bad for a short-ish film. There are some characters who do stuff, and there is some plot-like activity. Recommended for fans of what I call the "ruined world" genre.

Properly titled The Division: Agent Origins
A live action intro to the universe of Tom Clancy's The Division

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One-Minute Time Machine - (2015 short)

2016-03-18

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Every time the beautiful Regina rejects his advances, James pushes a red button and tries again, all the while unaware of the reality and consequences of his actions.

Directed by Devon Avery.

Short and funny.

Watch online
See also 57 Seconds - (2023 movie)

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I've watched this a few times..

2023-05-24
2022-07 or so
2022 sometime
2022-03-18

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The Crown and the Dragon - (2013 movie)

2016-03-05

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1913178/

Something about a coronation, a dragon, a prophesy, a paladin and probably some other stuff.

A solid story, executed well, but something about it seems off to me. Perhaps it's a budget issue. I'd bet the high-budget films have spoiled things for the others. Recommended (only) for fantasy fiction enthusiasts.

Properly titled The Crown and the Dragon - The Paladin Cycle

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All posts tagged direct-to-video movies

Nemesis 3꞉ Prey Harder - (1996 movie)

Star Wars Episode I.II - The Phantom Edit - (2000 movie)

Kung Fury - (2015 short movie)

Star Wars II.I - Attack of the Phantom - (2001 movie)

Timequest - (2000 movie)

Starship Troopers 3 - Marauder - (2008 movie)

Starship Troopers 2 - Hero of the Federation - (2004 movie)

The Division - Agent Origins (2016)

One-Minute Time Machine - (2015 short)

The Crown and the Dragon - (2013 movie)

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