God Told Me To

"When Blue Underground set out to release a Larry Cohen collection, they did it right, with the spotlight on the cult classic Q -- The Winged Serpent and the equally worthy but sadly underrated gems Bone and the quasi-religious alien tale God Told Me To. Available earlier on DVD from various bootleg companies (including two times by the kings of unofficial box sets, Brentwood) with shameful quality and means, God Told Me To thankfully has now been given a beat-down by this director-certified special edition. Technically, the print shows its low-budget grit and brilliant colors for all they're worth, while the audio is a knockout punch, which can only be expected from this genre-loving company. 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX and 6.1 DTS-ES tracks pound your speakers, while the standard Dolby 2.0 and Original Mono track fill the archival niche in the disc. Extras come fast and furious with the fluid and entertaining commentary with Larry Cohen and Blue Underground's main head honcho (and frequent collaborator), William Lustig. Long-time friends, these two expose the production's underbelly through various talk of casting troubles, camera techniques, and the director's infamous kamikaze approach. Just like the commentaries on the other Larry Cohen Collection releases, the talk is the highpoint of the disc and would undoubtedly make anyone's appreciation of the film grow after viewing. Also supplied are the original creepy theatrical trailer and an amazing array of seven TV spots, seething with incredible '70s exploitation advertising schtick (including a couple with the alternate title ""Demon!""). Posters and stills are next, and are chock-full of images from the film in the way of various posters, novel artwork, publicity stills (one of which ended up mysteriously on their Q disc!), behind-the-scenes stills, the U.S. press book, and finally a couple of VHS and laserdisc covers. An in-depth Larry Cohen bio awaits those who notice, while an Easter egg uncovers an interesting fan-filmed Q & A session with the director at a 2002 screening of God at New York's Lincoln Center. From menus to cover art, each detail of the disc exudes the class that the flick, and Cohen himself, deserves."