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- adjective Of a
motion picture , originally released in a home video format (historicallyVHS ) without being released tocinemas or broadcast on television. Variation: direct-to-DVD.
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Examples
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The Wild Puffalumps was a 22-minute direct-to-video animated cartoon, based on the Puffalump toy line of the same name.
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That pretty much sums up how most outdoorsmen view the suspension on their 4x4 -- until the truck starts bottoming out on rutted trails or groaning like some ghoul in a third-rate direct-to-video horror movie.
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Anyway, I watched this entire trailer for direct-to-video movie called "The Ultimate Champion."
Archive 2009-01-25 Tyler 2009
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Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is set for release direct-to-video sometime next spring.
DC Reveals ‘Crisis’ Animated Feature « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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Anyway, I watched this entire trailer for direct-to-video movie called "The Ultimate Champion."
The worst movie ever made Tyler 2009
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The direct-to-video genre has one goal: show women with their shirts off.
AMERICAN PIE Presents: The Book of Love Blu-ray Review – Collider.com 2010
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Ultimately, exploitation elements were incorporated into big budget theatrical movies, as well as becoming fodder for the direct-to-video market.
Mad Dog Movies « American Grindhouse to premiere at SXSW 2010
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These movies, one step above "direct-to-video," are politely referred to as "rentals."
Dear Hollywood: We Want Our $2 Schlock! Joe Queenan 2011
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Some of the contributors even noted in their justifications that the item they submitted was a television or direct-to-video series.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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Finest has posted the back cover art for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, coming in September, which reveals that the next direct-to-video DC animated movie, will be [...] destruct26 writes:
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies New to DVD in September » DVDs Worth Watching 2009
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