FORMAT: BLU-RAY
The fiends at the American Genre Film Archive have teamed up with the weirdos of Something Weird to bring to Blu-Ray the entire collection of the Hey Folks! It’s Intermission Time series. This mixtape was included on the set and it’s a breezy and fun compilation of the six volumes of intermission ads and drive-in snipes. If you don’t have time to watch all six entries, you can check out this compilation and catch many of the highlights in just about an hour’s time.
It’s more than just a Greatest Hits package though. Throughout the presentation, the folks at AGFA show their mischievous side by taking their scissors to some of the commercials and concession stand ads and re-editing and redubbing them for comedic effect. These moments kind of reminded me of the stuff they used to do on Night Flight back in the day. I’m not saying all the jokes land, but the running gag of the local ad for “Cox Motors” cropping up at inopportune moments certainly had me laughing.
All of this is done in good fun. However, If this sort of thing ruffles your feathers, and you would just rather see non-stop drive-in ads and concession stand commercials in their original and unaltered form, there are still plenty of fun clips to enjoy. (The jaw dropping short film about milk featuring a milkman and his obnoxious alien hand puppet is worth the price of admission on its own.) Besides, there are six whole collections in the set. If you don’t feel like watching some of the comic additions, just skip this one and dive right into the other compilations instead. If you’re like me and are a die-hard Something Weird fan and AGFA aficionado, or if you just love these old kinds of compilations, this will be a lot of fun. Either way, this set will be the perfect addition to your home video collection.
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