LET’S GET PHYSICAL: CHEEZY ADVENTURE TRAILERS (2007) **

FORMAT:  DVD

Everywhere you look, from the DVD case to the Amazon listing to the DVD menu calls this “Cheezy Action Trailers”, but the actual onscreen title is Cheezy Adventure Trailers.  I have to say, that title makes a lot more sense once you see what movies are actually featured.  When I think of “action”, I think of Enter the Dragon, Die Hard, and Lethal Weapon.  Shit like that.  Cheezy Action… excuse me… Adventure Trailers contains previews for films such as Mogambo, King Solomon’s Mines, and Hatari!  These kinds of flicks would most undoubtedly fall under the heading of “adventure” and not necessarily be regarded as “action”. 

Why the switcheroo with the title?  Who knows.  This is Cheezy Flicks we’re talking about here.  This is the same company that puts out trailer compilations that feature the same trailers within the same collection.  And in true Cheezy fashion, many of the trailers are in rough shape.  The majority of the trailers are faded and worn, and the prints for Morgan the Pirate, Sandakan the Great, and Jungle Gold are extremely jumpy. 

There are some fun bits to be sure.  The Journey to the Lost City trailer features a gold statue with humongous boobs.  There’s a couple of trailers with an exploitation edge like Naked Africa, Man from Deep River, and Nature Girl and the Slaver, but not too many.  Trailers like these make it worth sitting through, but unless you’re a die-hard trailer compilation connoisseur like me, this one will be easy to skip over. 

I can say it delivers on the Cheezy Adventure Trailers.  I can’t fault it for that.  If you like jungle pictures and Tarzan movies, this will fit the bill.  (“Jungle Movie Trailers” would’ve been an even better title now that I think of it.)  However, if you go into this expecting some Cheezy action trailers, you are bound to be disappointed.  Luckily, it’s less than an hour long, so it all goes down pretty smooth, all things considered.  Just know what you’re getting yourself into beforehand and be wary of the bait and switch title, and you should be okay. 

The full trailer list includes:  Morgan the Pirate, Journey to the Lost City, Sandakan the Great, Sword of Sherwood Forest, Safari Drums, Jungle Flight, Hell on Devil’s Island, Mogambo, Tropic Zone, King Solomon’s Mines, Tarzan’s Fight for Life, Jungle Heat, Jungle Gold, Naked Africa, Man from Deep River, She Gods of Shark Reef, Tarzan and the Great River, Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure, Virgin Sacrifice, Watusi, Walk into Hell, Nature Girl and the Slaver, Manhunt in the African Jungles, Jungle Attack, Perils of Nyoka, Hatari!, Two Sane Nuts, Tarzan Goes to India, Zulu, and The Brigand of Kandahar. 

AKA: Cheezy Action.  AKA:  Cheezy Action Trailers.