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This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at various Blu-ray compilations of movie trailers and TV spots, most notably Umbrella Entertainment's Drive-In Delirium series and Garagehouse Pictures' Trailer Trauma series. Today's review details Drive-In Delirium (6): The Final Conflict. Read on to find out more...

As the title implies, this is likely to be the final release in the Drive-In Delirium series. For their final hurrah, Umbrella Entertainment presents SEVEN HOURS of HD trailers (and TWO HOURS of VHS trailers) from the 1950s through the 1980s, with a myriad of genres being covered, such as horror, thriller, blaxploitation, action, adventure, western, martial arts, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and erotica. Horror is the most prevalent genre here, especially crappy Italian-made horror films and crime thrillers of the 1960s and 1970s. There is a fair amount of mainstream Hollywood motion pictures, though the majority is still B-movie fare. As with the other releases, there is a great amount of nudity and mature content, which would garner this disc a R rating, if it were rated in the U.S. None of the blue/green/red "bands" are included before the trailers, which is fine with me. I couldn't imagine sitting through them before each and every trailer.

The trailers are not shown alphabetically or chronologically. I'm really not sure what the order is, though some similar-themed films are kept together, such as all creature features, and all disaster films. There is one trailer per chapter. All of the movie years for the HD trailers come from the list printed inside the case, while all of the years for the VHS trailers come from the IMDB and are assumed to be correct.

The image and sound quality is very good, with 95% of the trailers being in great shape. There are only a few that were sourced from film prints with scratches and dirt in them. However, I have to point out that the GHOSTBUSTERS (1984) trailer (Part 2, Chapter 80) is the FAKE trailer that was created for the 2014 Blu-ray. I detail the differences on Spook Central here, but in short, Sony used the trailer audio and replaced the video with HD footage from the final movie. Since Peter's "I'm the chairman of the largest paranormal removal company in America" line was from a deleted scene, Sony had to substitute other footage for it (the shot of the "Ghostbusters" sign on the firehouse), which is the most telling giveaway that this is not the original theatrical trailer. Also, Ghostheads take note that a clip from Ghostbusters appears in the RCA/Columbia Home Video "Can You Remember Every Movie Ever Made?" promo at start of the VHS compilation section.

All of the vintage TV and theater ads shown in the Pre/Post Show and Intermission segments are framed inside a black round-edged border or on a drive-in theater screen, with cuts from various angles. They are not shown fullscreen like the trailers. This makes them useless from a "collector's" perspective. You might as well just look for them on YouTube and download the videos from there and save them for your collection.

-- SPECIFICATIONS --

The trailers are shown in two themed "parts". The full chapter/trailer list is below, following this review. All content is presented in English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo. There are no subtitles, but were you really expecting any?!? All trailers are shown in full 1920x1080 high definition, with various aspect ratios per each film. Although this is an Australian import, the disc is region-free and plays fine on U.S. Blu-ray players.

-- SPECIAL FEATURES --

The Curse of VHS Delirium section (2:03:43) (detailed below, after the review) consists of Australian VHS trailers, presented in a 4:3 aspect ratio, pillarboxed into a 16:9 frame, shown in 1280x720. The VHS trailers are each in their own chapter. The volume is a littler lower than the HD movie trailers, though a lot of tape hiss is present, of course.


-- PACKAGING --

The single disc comes inside a standard 14mm blue Blu-ray case, which is slightly thicker than what's typically used here in America (aside from Criterion and PlayStation 3 games). The reverse/inside of the case artwork is an ad for the previous Drive-In Delirium releases on the left side and on the right, under the disc, is an accurate trailer/chapter list (which includes the film years). There is no chapter list for the VHS trailers.

-- CONCLUSION --

I thought this was a good final hurrah for the series, though I wish there were far less Italian Horror films, and more mainstream films. After six volumes, there are still lots of mainstream films that are not represented. Ghostbusters II comes instantly to mind. Ideally, I would love it if these releases could replace all of my old self-made trailer compilation VHS tapes, but that's not likely to happen since none of these compilation Blu-rays include trailers for films past 1989.

• Drive-In Delirium (1): '60s & '70s Savagery
• Drive-In Delirium (2): Maximum '80s Overdrive
• Drive-In Delirium (3): The New Batch
• Drive-In Delirium (4): Dead By Dawn
• Drive-In Delirium (5): With A Vengeance
• Drive-In Delirium (6): The Final Conflict
• Drive-In Delirium: The Ultimate Dusk-Till-Dawn-Till-Dusk Trailer Marathon (contains all six discs in one set)

The Blu-ray set was purchased with my own money and was NOT provided to me by anyone involved in the production or distribution of it.

PART ONE: THE HERETIC (3:27:50) 01. Pre Show - Title / Drive-In Welcome Instructional Promo / Alfred Hitchcock Universal Studios Tour Promo (1977) [featuring the Six Million Dollar Man / Bionic Woman attraction] / Charlie's Angels Dolls / Attend Your Place of Worship Regularly / Don't Steal Our Speakers / Previews of Coming Attractions. 02. Queen of Outer Space (1958) 03. The Lost Continent (1968) 04. Godzilla Vs Megaton 73) 05. The Final Programme (1973) 06. Dark Star (1974) 07. Invasion: UFO (1974) 08. Alien Attack (1976) 09. Star Wars (1977) 10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 11. Superman II (1980) 12. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 13. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 14. The Dark Crystal (1982) 15. Conan the Barbarian (1982) 16. Conquest (1983) 17. Fire and Ice (1983) 18. Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984) 19. Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home (1986) 20. Defcon-4 (1985) 21. Star Crystal (1986) 22. The Falling (1986) 23. Remote Control (1987) 24. Bug (1975) 25. The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) 26. Squirm (1976) 27. Empire of the Ants (1977) 28. Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) 29. The Uncanny (1977) 30. Prophecy (1979) 31. Swamp Thing (1982) 32. Link (1986) 33. Uninvited (1987) 34. The Captive Female (1972) 35. Axe (1974) 36. Race With the Devil (1975) 37. Burnt Offerings (1976) 38. The Evil (1978) 39. The Fury (1978) 40. Magic (1978) 41. Dracula (1979) 42. Beyond Evil (1980) 43. Watcher in the Woods (1980) 44. Phobia (1980) 45. Nightbeast (1982) 46. Julie Darling (1983) 47. Re-Animator (1985) 48. Street Trash (1987) 49. The Hitcher (1987) 50. Scared Stiff (1987) 51. Fright Night Part II (1988) 52. Black Veil for Lisa (1968) 53. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) 54. Who Saw Her Die? (1972) 55. Knife of Ice (1972) 56. All the Colours of the Dark (1972) 57. A Candle For the Devil (1973) 58. Lisa and the Devil (1973) 59. The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (1974) 60. Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976) 61. The Cat's Victim (1977) 62. The Chosen (1977) 63. Killer Nun (1979) 64. Macabro (1980) 65. Tenebrae (1982) 66. A Blade in the Dark (1983) 67. Paganini Horror (1989) 68. Beyond the Door III (1989) 69. Scream of Fear (1961) 70. The Sorcerers (1967) 71. The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967) 72. And Soon the Darkness (1970) 73. Fright (1971) 74. I, Monster (1971) 75. From Beyond the Grave (1974) 76. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) 77. Satan's Slave (1976) 78. Inseminoid (1981) 79. Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) 80. Kiute (1971) 81. Marathon Man (1976) 82. The Deep (1977) 83. The China Syndrome (1979) 84. Body Heat (1981) 85. The Fan (1981) 86. The Seduction (1982) 87. The Star Chamber (1983) 88. The Osterman Weekend (1983) 89. The Mean Season (1985) 90. D.O.A. (1988) 91. Dead Calm (1989) 92. Death on the Nile (1978) 93. The Mirror Crack'd (1980) 94. Ordeal By Innocence (1984) 95. Murder By Decree (1979) 96. Intermission - United Artists' Drive-In Refreshment Time UFO Promo.

PART TWO: THE QUEST FOR PEACE (3:31:49) 01. Pre Show - Title / United Artists Theater Promo with Chevy Chase (1993) / Chilly Dilly the Personality Pickle Snack Bar Promo / Mega Star Trek Toys / And Now On With The Show. 02. Ransom (1974) 03. Juggernaut (1974) 04. The Towering Inferno (1974) 05. The Hindenburg (1975) 06. Rollercoaster (1977) 07. Airport '77 (1977) 08. Airport '79 - The Concorde (1979) 09. The Delta Force (1986) 10. Sister Street Fighter (1974) 11. Kill or Be Killed (1976) 12. Shaft's Big Score (1972) 13. Shaft in Africa (1973) 14. Cleopatra Jones (1973) 15. Friday Foster (1975) 16. Death Occurred Last Night (1972) 17. Caliber Nine (1972) 18. The Death Dealer (1974) 19. The Tough Ones (1976) 20. Point Blank (1967) 21. P.J. (1968) 22. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) 23. Midas Run (1969) 24. Villain (1971) 25. Prime Cut (1972) 26. Hickey & Boggs (1972) 27. Bonnie's Kids (1972) 28. The Candy Snatchers (1973) 29. Badge 373 (1973) 30. The Klansman (1974) 31. The Killer Elite (1975) 32. Street People (1976) 33. The Enforcer (1976) 34. The Silent Partner (1978) 35. Cruising (1980) 36. Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) 37. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 38. Malibu Express (1985) 39. Commando (1985) 40. Wanted Dead or Alive (1986) 41. Blind Fury (1989) 42. The Cycle Savages (1969) 43. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) 44. White Line Fever (1975) 45. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 46. Act of Vengeance (1974) 47. Angel (1984) 48. Savage Dawn (1985) 49. The Annihilators (1985) 50. 3:15 (1986) 51. A Dandy in Aspic (1968) 52. Some Girls Do (1969) 53. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) 54. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) 55. A View to a Kill (1985) 56. Hopscotch (1980) 57. Duel at Diablo (1966) 58. Death Rides a Horse (1967) 59. Soldier Blue (1970) 60. The Spikes Gang (1974) 61. The Green Berets (1968) 62. The Bridge at Remagen (1969) 63. Zulu Dawn (1979) 64. Uncommon Valor (1983) 65. Hell Camp (1986) 66. Little Faus and Big Halsey (1970) 67. Junior Bonner (1972) 68. The Longest Yard (1974) 69. Big Wednesday (1978) 70. Skatetown USA (1979) 71. Victory (1981) 72. Rocky IV (1985) 73. Windrider (1986) 74. The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) 75. FM (1978) 76. The Muppet Movie (1979) 77. Meatballs (1979) 78. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) 79. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) 80. Ghostbusters (1984) (Fake 2014 Blu-ray Trailer) 81. Top Secret (1984) 82. Spies Like Us (1985) 83. Vampire's Kiss (1988) 84. Nurses For Sale (1971) 85. Percy's Progress (1974) 86. Sunset Cove (1978) 87. Felicity (1978) 88. Fairy Tales (1978) 89. Post Show - Clean-Up & Replace Speaker / Good Night. 90. Also Available - Drive In-Delirium Volumes 4 and 5 Trailer.

01. Faux VHS Tape / Title. 02. RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video Promo: "Can You Remember Every Movie Ever Made?" (1989) 03. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) 04. The Incredible Melting Man (1977) 05. The Humanoid (1979) 06. Bronx Warriors 2 (1983) 07. Starman (1984) 08. The Blob (1988) 09. My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) 10. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) 11. The Confessional Murders (1976) 12. Grizzly (1976) 13. Piranha II (1981) 14. Creepshow (1982) 15. Mortuary (1983) 16. Phantom of the Opera (1989) (Robert Englund) 17. Dark Tower (1989) 18. Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974) 19. Odds and Evens (1978) 20. Who Finds a Friend, Finds a Treasure (1981) 21. Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (1981) 22. Things Are Tough All Over (1982) 23. No Sex Please - We're British (1973) 24. The Van (1977) 25. Stir Crazy (1980) 26. Stripes (1981) 27. The Toy (1982) 28. Hanky Panky (1982) 29. Spring Break (1983) 30. Screwballs (1983) 31. One Night Stand (1984) 32. Big Trouble (1986) (Falk & Arkin)

33. Erik the Viking (1989) 34. Enter the Ninja (1981) 35. Ninja III: The Domination (1984) 36. Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) 37. Rappin' (1985) 38. Doctors' Wives (1971) 39. The Burglars (1971) 40. Gloria (1980) 41. Escape From El Diablo (1983) 42. Thunder (1983) 43. The Siege of Freebase Gloria (1989) 44. Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) 45. Hells Angels Forever (1983) 46. RCA/Columbia Pictures Hoyts Video Pty. Ltd. Logo 47. Thorn EMI Video Promo 48. Holocaust 2000 (1977) 49. Suspiria (1977) 50. Brutes and Savages (1978) 51. The Jupiter Menace (1982) 52. Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981) 53. The Bushido Blade (1981) 54. Ator (1982) 55. Death Vengeance (1982) 56. Rottweiler 3-D (1983) 57. Superman III (1983) 58. Carry On Up the Jungle (1970) 59. Carry On Abroad (1972) 60. Carry On Girls (1973) 61. Percy (1971) 62. Bullshot (1983) 63. My Tutor (1983) 64. Thorn EMI Video Catalog Promo

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