tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928771769789533784.post6877766169198830180..comments2023-10-21T04:21:25.200-07:00Comments on Video Junkie Strikes Back from Beyond the Grave: Adrenaline Shot: FIRE, ICE & DYNAMITE (1990)Thomas T. Sueyreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01999827678453063356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928771769789533784.post-14239048692744895412014-03-14T11:03:05.800-07:002014-03-14T11:03:05.800-07:00That's crazy. It would barely even cause a fil...That's crazy. It would barely even cause a film critic to grumble here. Of course our TVs blast commercials at us every 2.75 minutes. Funny you mention Otto Waalkes, Will was telling me about him. I've been trying to find some of his films in English, but I haven't been able to. I have found English language poster and video art, so I know a few of them got translated releases, presumably for the British market.Thomas T. Sueyreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999827678453063356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928771769789533784.post-44255757988466346962014-03-14T09:26:46.607-07:002014-03-14T09:26:46.607-07:00Here is a (German) article from 1991 about the cou...Here is a (German) article from 1991 about the court ruling effectively prohibiting further showings of the movie:<br />http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-9272227.html<br /><br />Germany's most popular comedian of the 70s and 80s, Otto Waalkes, faced a similar problem on his second or third movie. It practically vanished. <br />Torstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808524834075339861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928771769789533784.post-73827275871151279052014-03-14T00:40:20.875-07:002014-03-14T00:40:20.875-07:00Wow, that's really interesting. I was going to...Wow, that's really interesting. I was going to touch on the total overkill of product placement, but the review was running a little long. I love how some of the stars (like Buzz Aldrin) were simply there to appear with a product placement. I didn't realize Germany had laws like that. Here in the US obnoxious product placement is a way of life.Thomas T. Sueyreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999827678453063356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928771769789533784.post-91597456815207986372014-03-14T00:16:57.304-07:002014-03-14T00:16:57.304-07:00This movie has an interesting history - it is so c...This movie has an interesting history - it is so crammed full with product placement that it was actually taken off the theater screens shortly after its original release after massive protests. It is practically never shown on German television because it doesn't adhere to the rules & regulations set up over here. Torstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808524834075339861noreply@blogger.com