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Review Caroline Moran 3 Apr 2014 - 07:32

Forces from outer space bring metal to life in Metal Shifters. And you know what? It's not bad...

Welcome back to Mystery DVD Club. The idea behind this is simple: we went and bought a whole host of films that we hadn't heard of before, none of which cost us more than a few pounds. Then, we sent them to a bunch of our writers, without telling them what 'film' they were going to receive. Could we unearth a hidden gem? Actually, we might have done...

It's a tale as old as time. A junk-yard owner builds a 20-foot fully-articulated human-like statue from scrap metal and car parts in a small Idaho town. Meanwhile, some bacteria falls to earth on a crashed satellite and turns out to have a physics-defying ability to move metal. Bacteria 'possesses' statue. Chaos ensues.

At first, Metal Shifters looks...

Originally titled Iron Invader, which may have been a self-conscious throwback to now gleefully cheesy monster flicks of the 1950's, Metal Shifters offers little in the way of mass monsterdom, instead focusing on one hunk of metal infected by outer space bacteria. That's the least of the film's problems really, as this SyFy channel production belongs on a long list of films that are long on ambition and woefully short on just about everything else. Wasting little time in setting up the story of a very, very small town and two brothers, Jake (Kavan Smith) and Ethan (Colby Johannson) scoring a quick buck while dumping some satellite scrap metal with Earl (Donnelly Rhodes), the town nutcase. Earl is working on a metal "golem" to commemorate the town's centennial, but when space bacteria grabs hold and enlivens the metal beast, the creature hungers for some iron-rich blood (yes) and goes on the hunt.

Title: Metal Shifters (Aka Iron Invader) Directed by: Paul Ziller Starring: Kavan Smith, Colby Johannson and Nicole de Boer Running time: 90 minutes, Rated PG-13, Available on DVD Space debris crash lands on a farm, coated with some sort of alien bacteria. Two brothers witness the crash and decide to cash in the metal to a junk yard owner who is in the process of creating a metal golem sculpture for the town’s centennial. The bacteria is attracted to metal, and attaches to the statue, bringing it to life and wreaking havoc on the small town. The special features includes a behind the scenes featurette, where the actors themselves subtly [ Read More ]...

We all know the world is going to end next year, so what better way to get in the mood than with these two upcoming releases from Anchor Bay. Set to hit early next year on DVD and Blu-ray, Ice Quake (January 3rd) and Metal Shifters (February 7th) both debuted on the Syfy channel, so now you’ll be able to embrace the end of the world at your own convenience!

In Ice Quake, we witness nature’s unforgiving power unleashed, as melting Alaskan permafrost is about to drastically alter a tranquil Christmas Eve. The permafrost thaws underground rivers of volatile liquid methane and creates a succession of violent and destructive earthquakes. The crack now leaks a deadly gas from deep within the earth’s core, and the world could end before New Year’s Eve! It’s up to a single geologist and his family to save the world...

In a few days, the 2010 Leo Awards will take place. This event aims to celebrate the talent in the film and television industry of British Columbia, a province of Canada on the West Coast. The following is the schedule of this event.

Celebration Awards Ceremony - Friday, June 4th

Reception: 4:30 pm

Awards Show: 6:00 pm

Dinner: 8:00 pm

Gala Awards Ceremony - Saturday, June 5th

Red carpet / reception: 4:00 pm

Awards show: 6:00 pm

Gala dinner: 8:00 pm

Event: 2010 Leo Awards Red Carpet Ceremony

Date: Saturday, June 5, 2010

Time: 4:00pm–6:00 pm

Location: Westin Bayshore Hotel (1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver)

Finally, the Leo Awards Red Carpet will feature some of this year's Presenters and Nominees including Steve Bacic, Michael Eklund, Matt Frewer, Colby Johannson, Erin Karpluk, Kristen Kreuk, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ryan Robbins, and Amanda Tapping to name a few.

A few months ago, the CW announced that Reaper would return on March 17th at 9pm. They've now announced that the show will return even earlier, on March 3rd at 8pm. Great news, right? More than likely it's a nail in the show's coffin.

Reaper centers around Sam Oliver (Bret Harrison), a slacker who works at a home-repair superstore alongside friends Sock (Tyler Labine) and Ben (Rick Gonzalez). Sam's life gets turned upside down when he learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil (Ray Wise). As a result, he has to work as a bounty hunter to recapture evil souls. This puts a serious crimp in his efforts to date his crush, Andi (Missy Peregrym). Others in the series include Andrew Airlie, Donavon Stinson, Valarie Rae Miller, Christine Willes, Allison Hossack, Ken Marino, Jessica Stroup, Colby Johannson, Michael Ian Black, Kandyse McClure, and Eriko Tamura.

The supernatural...