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Being British, the concept of the Drive-in theatre never really caught on in this country, which is a real shame. There seems to be something a little magical about using your car as your cinema seat, having the windows down in the summer and having them closed up tight in the winter. It's a concept that has now almost become extinct, but with the help of Elite's 'Drive-In' series of DVD's you can again sample what it was or must have been like back in the day.
This DVD contains two classic b-movie features, I Bury the Living (IBTL) and The Hand, both shot in black and white. Although IBTL only runs at about 70 minutes it does a good enough job at creating an haunting atmosphere with some pretty fine technical's. The story is actually quite clever with the discovery that by placing a black pin into the map of a cemetery the living owner of the plot will be killed. The Hand, although less entertaining is deliberately billed as the second feature and tells the story of a group of British soldiers having their hands chopped off during a war time interrogation. We then jump to 'present day' which see's the city streets terrorised by a stalker that likes to remove peoples hands, even sometimes paying the victims for the pleasure. Both these movies are presented in what Elite Entertainment have labeled 'Distorto Sound' which in basic terms means that the soundtrack comes out of the front left speaker in an attempt to recreate that drive-in feeling. It's another great little touch that displays Elite's passion for this type of DVD compilation.
To keep these two movies company we have a host of interesting little extras including two shorts based on 'Gumpy the Robot', a couple of movie trailers and a host of classic advertisements typical to the drive-in era. Altogether this DVD is solid fun entertainment that will bring a nostalgic tear to the eye of many who remember the drive-in period and is worth checking out if you, like me, missed out on the open air fun.
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