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• Actors: Meat Loaf, Link Baker, Emilio Salituro, Elise Lew, Shawn Hall
• Directors: Dario Argento
• Writers: F. Paul Wilson, Matt Venne, Mick Garris
• Producers: Adam Goldworm, Andrew Deane, Ben Browning, John W. Hyde
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007
• Run Time: 59 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000KJTFBG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,765 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Masters of Horror: Pelts" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Over-The-Top Meatloaf Plus Enchanted Raccoons Equals The Latest Dario Argento Epic, December 6, 2006

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K. Harris "Film aficionado" (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of Horror: Pelts (DVD)

The second season of Showtime's "Masters of Horror" has had more than its share of inauspicious offerings. So I was intrigued and delighted when Italian horror legend Dario Argento was invited to the party again. Season One's Argento was "Jenifer" which, to me, was more of an oddity than an entertainment. But I never count Argento out. To be honest--I hadn't seen Argento around in the few years prior to "Masters," but his early Giallo-style influence on modern horror is undeniable. And while nothing in "Pelts" come close to his lyrical and haunting masterpiece "Suspiria," it is still a demented bit of fun (and a big improvement over "Jenifer."

Meatloaf (I will do anything for pelts, but I won't do that!) stars as a fur trader looking to cash in on some quality skins. With a big score, he hopes to win the love of a most unpleasant stripper. John Saxon is a trapper who ensnares a whole slew of beautiful raccoons. For reasons that aren't particularly important (just go with it) they are mystical and guard something vaguely supernatural. Anyone who comes into contact with the pelts from these beasts can expect to meet with a little nastiness.

Buoyed by a great, over-the-top performance by Meatloaf--I had a lot of fun with "Pelts." I never connected with the supernatural angle, but I didn't try to overthink it either. There are some good effects, a decent amount of gore, and a playful tone. The ending, in particular, reaching a crescendo that is almost operatic in scope. One of the more interesting entries into a very hit-or-miss anthology. KGHarris, 12/06.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Argento presents you with gore and lots of sleazy nudity...YAY!, April 24, 2008

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M. B Cole "Kegrun" (Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of Horror: Pelts (DVD)

This is my first Masters of Horror movie I watched due to such bad reviews of almost every one of them. I read good things about this one (hi Chris and M!) so I decided to pick it up. And boy am I glad I did. If you want to sit back and enjoy a good gore fest then I would definitely recommend this. Argento definitely does not hold back with the grossness. I haven't been happily goriefied in quite some time. And not only that... we are also blessed with a ton of nudity. So much nudity that I actually kind of felt bad about our main actress cause I think she was topless for about 90% of her scenes. And then we have Meatloaf. You can never go wrong when Man-Boob Bob is in your movie. He played his part wonderfully in Pelts as a horny, sleazy, and uncaring fur coat maker looking for a big paycheck.

Oh... the story is about some raccoons with some guardian spirits in them. They die and get skinned. But their guardian spirits live on and get revenge. Sounds dumb I know, but the story isn't THAT bad. But, like porn, are you really watching this for the story or are you watching this for something else!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Probably the Sickest Masters of Horrors Film to date..., September 3, 2007

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Robert Lopez (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masters of Horror: Pelts (DVD)

Dario Argento knows Horror. Dario Argento knows gore and blood. And he knows how to do it in style.

Fast paced and interesting plot. Gruesome, agonizing and jawdropping deaths. Pelts is graphic gore, blood spattering, vomit inducing entertainment to the extreme. Masters of Horrors scored big with this one.