My Name Is Bruce [Blu-ray]: Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Grace Thorsen, Ellen Sandweiss, Dan Hicks, Tim Quill, Taylor Sharpe, Jamie Peck: Movies & TV

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My Name Is Bruce [Blu-ray]: Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Grace Thorsen, Ellen Sandweiss, Dan Hicks, Tim Quill, Taylor Sharpe, Jamie Peck: Movies & TV

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Product Description
Something evil is stirring in the small mining town of Gold Lick, and it’s not happy. Guan-di, the Chinese protector of the dead with a strange affinity for bean curd, has been awakened by reckless teenagers, and now his bloody crusade to wipe out the town’s entire population can only be stopped by one man - Bruce Campbell (the guy who starred in all three Evil Dead movies and Bubba Ho-tep), B-move star and deadbeat ex-husband extraordinaire, who’s recruited to be their unwitting savior. Thinking the whole scenario’s a publicity prank, Bruce is distracted from his mission by a hot mom and fan boys aplenty– but when our hero has to face off against a dark force more fearsome than a Hollywood agent, the laughs and screams start flying!

Includes Collectible 24-page MY NAME IS BRUCE comic book inside

Special Features:
-Feature-length commentary with director/actor Bruce Campbell and producer Mike Richardson
-Documentary: Heart of Dorkness The Making of My Name is Bruce
-Featurettes: Bruce On…, Beyond Inside the Cave: The Making of CaveAlien 2, Kif s Korner, Awkward Moments with Kif, Love Birds, Hard Truth News from Hollywood The Real Bruce Campbell
-CaveAlien 2 Trailer, My Name is Bruce Trailer
-Poster Art Gallery, Props Art Gallery, Photo Gallery

Hail to the B-movie King,

By Dave. K (Staten Island, Ny) - See all my reviews

MY NAME IS BRUCE

**** ½ Out of 5

Release Date- October 31st, 2008

Running Time- 84-Minutes

Rating- R

Screenplay- Mark Verheiden

Director- Bruce Campbell

Starring- Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Taylor Sharpe, Ben L. McCain with Ellen Sandweiss and Ted Raimi

To your average film fan being a B-movie actor may not sound like a big deal, but what some people fail to realize is that for every Brad Pitt you have a whole slew of B-actors and for every B-actor you have people who never go further than being an extra or simply starring in short films made by friends. And the same goes for writers and directors. Fact is Bruce Campbell has gone further in his career than most people do who get involved in film. But who knew back when the Evil Dead came out that it would make Bruce Campbell a cult Icon. Of all the cult actors or filmmakers none have reached the status of Bruce Campbell; he is by far the definition of cult Icon.

There’s a lot of praise among Bruce Campbell fans for My Name Is Bruce and some might wonder is it really that good? The answer is without a doubt yes it really is that good. Sure there are some Bruce Campbell fanboys who will blindly praise anything he does and everyone in film or music or whatever has someone like that who just praises them no matter what. I’m as big of a fan of Bruce Campbell as you’ll find, but that doesn’t mean I have to like everything he has done; and let’s be honest here over the past couple of years his films haven’t been as good with the exception of Bubba Ho-Tep, but My Name Is Bruce again shows why Campbell has legion of fans.

The screenplay by Mark Verheiden is excellent; My Name Is Bruce is a B-movie and Verheiden never tries to make it more than that. He knows what kind of movie he’s writing and he writes one great screenplay. The movie is always funny in a silly way and that is what this movie is all about. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the script, but it was very funny and smart, but always stays true to what it is.

Besides starring and producing, Bruce Campbell also directs and while he’s not exactly Sam Raimi, but in his own right Campbell proves to be just as talented behind the camera. The problem these days with cult cinema is filmmakers try too hard. A lot of those who grew up with cult movies of the 70s and 80s are now making their own films and the problem is can you really make a cult movie on purpose? Grindhouse by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez was excellent, and while they did make a cult flick, but at times that’s the problem, but they got it right where most filmmakers failed.

With My Name Is Bruce, Bruce Campbell sets out to make a B-movie and he gets it right 100%. The pacing of the movie is excellent with never once a dull moment. From beginning, middle to end, My Name Is Bruce is always fun and entertaining and never once will you be bored at all. Campbell sets out to make a cult flick and he delivers big time. Again he may not be Sam Raimi, but he clearly knows what he’s doing and delivers one of the best cult movies of all time. I have no doubt in my mind My Name Is Bruce will be remembered by fans. The only reason I didn’t give this the full 5-stars is the ending was kinda lame, but besides that this movie was amazing.

Bruce Campbell plays an exaggerated version of himself and this is by far his best performance in years! My Name Is Bruce in my opinion is easily in his top 5 performances. Bruce really is an underrated actor and what I love about him is he’s not afraid to ham it up and make a fool out of himself on camera and here Bruce was brilliant! Bottom line is this; no actor can deliver a one liner like Bruce can and here he has plenty of them. Actually this may be in his top 3 performances rather than top 5.

Every year actors get snubbed on an Oscar nomination, but my question is what happened to Bruce’s nomination? All kidding aside this was a brilliant performance. Bruce made me laugh and cry when he sees the error of his ways. Ok so maybe I didn’t cry, but seriously his performance was amazing. Ted Raimi also stars and plays 3 different roles and he was amazing in all 3. I just love seeing Bruce and Ted together again in a movie. These two really work so well together.

My Name Is Bruce is strictly for Bruce Campbell fans I suppose if you don’t know who Bruce is you might get some enjoyment, but odds are not much. But if you are a fan of the cult Icon that is Bruce Campbell buy this movie right away!

As for the Blu-ray; while the picture quality is solid at times you can notice the low budget, but I’ve read some negative reviews on the quality and I don’t think it’s fair. Granted this may not be the best Blu-ray out on the market, but it’s still pretty good. I bought this here on Amazon and at the time it was only $1 more for the Blu-ray so it was more than worth it. The features are solid and are the same as the Blu-ray.

“What would Bruce Campbell do?”,

By N. Durham “Big Evil” (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

B-movie icon Bruce Campbell pokes gleeful fun at his fans and himself in My Name is Bruce, in which the Evil Dead star plays himself and directs. When die hard Bruce Campbell fan Jeff (Taylor Sharpe) unwittingly unleashes a decapitation-happy Chinese demon (James J. Peck) in his small Oregon town, he kidnaps his hero in the hopes that Bruce’s on-screen monster slayings will translate in reality. Naturally, things don’t work out too well as Bruce thinks the whole thing is an elaborate joke, and decides to take more time in wooing Jeff’s mother (Grace Thorsen). Loaded with in-jokes aplenty, appearances from many Evil Dead series vets (including Ted Raimi in three roles), and some great physical comedy from Campbell, My Name is Bruce is frequently funny and makes the most out of its running time. Though there are times when its small budget becomes apparent, My Name is Bruce is a fun blast that finds the Evil Dead icon in great form, and needless to say, this film is a must-see if you consider youself a Bruce Campbell fan in any way, shape, or form. The Blu-Ray also includes a very funny and interesting making-of called “Heart of Dorkness”, which finds Bruce and his cast and crew having some good fun behind the scenes, as well as plenty of other extras including a look at the deliriously bad faux-film Cave Alien 2.

good low budget parody movie,

By Michael P. Dobey - See all my reviews

On the scale of low budget movies that are tongue in cheek this is a good one. Ok, on the regular scale of movies this would make some movie watchers dismiss this as a low budget horror comedy. I don’t think that you have to be a Bruce C fan to enjoy his self parody of a fallen star who is gets some redemption from his disgusting lifestyle. Bruce has always been able to inject comedy into his movies but this time it’s the reason for this movie. There are some people in the film industry that are as loathsome and self destructive as the character that bruce protrays here. But’s It’s not a true picture of the real Bruce C. This character is a total washout as a human being until he finds redemption
and courage due to bravery of one of the characters fans.
This movie is over the top and everything is played to the comedic except of course for bloody violence that is done by the bean curd protecting monster. And Bruce who has done alot of roles that had no campy element in them does excel in this type of comedic role. So this only shows that the man can excel in either field. This movie looks excellent on blu ray so this is the superior
version to have. However if you don’t like low budget horror movies
and bruce has been a few classics of that genre, you may still enjoy this sometimes silly movie because it’s a comedy too.Search Amazon.com: My Name Is Bruce [Blu-ray]: Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Grace Thorsen, Ellen Sandweiss, Dan Hicks, Tim Quill, Taylor Sharpe, Jamie Peck: Movies & TV from AmAzon

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