Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (DVD / Blu-ray) and Suburbia (DVD)
are both available for purchase at Amazon.com
These special edition DVDs of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and Suburbia have already seen their street dates (the former is now out on Blu-ray as well), released roughly two weeks ago, and while the screeners didn’t arrive in time for me to provide advance coverage I see no reason not to give the discs the same treatment Shout!’s Gamera, the Giant Monster and Death Race 2000 have received here. As with those, these are merely my first impressions of the discs – more comprehensive coverage of each will follow in short order.
I had the great pleasure of being more or less unfamiliar with both of these films when their screeners arrived in the post. I had heard of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School in passing, having friends who were fans of it and The Ramones, but had seen neither picture. These Roger Corman’s Cult Classics editions make for an excellent viewing experience, particularly for first-timer’s like myself.
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