Elvira, Mistress of the Dark/Transylvania 6-5000

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Summary: One great film and another that is not so great
Review: I will admit that I bought this dvd just for the Elvira film. It is a great cult flick that I have liked ever since I saw it in it's original release back in 1988. There were quite a few cheap version of this dvd floating around and although Anchor Bay did release it by itself a few years ago, I did not buy it because it was about $14.99 and only had the trailer and a teaser as extras. I saw this version for under ten dollars so decided to buy it even though I had never seen Transylvania 6-5000 before. Elvira is very funny, but the same cannot be said about the second film. Transylvania 6-5000 tries to be a spoof of old horror films, but this was done much better by Young Frankenstein over ten years earlier. There are some funny moments, but largely it is full of cliches and some really stupid humor. It does boast a talented cast that includes Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, Michael Richards, Jeffrey Jones and John Byner but the script leaves them with little to do. Still this dvd is worth it for Elvira alone.