Eve of Destruction is another one of these early nineties movies, that’s actually a leftover eighties movie in disguise. Scream Factory is almost specializing in this type of movie at this juncture. It’s actually pretty familiar to their Blu-ray release of I Come In Peace. It’s an obscure enough title that virtually no behind-the-scenes footage or any kind of footage that could use used as supplemental material for the disc is in existence, but the fact that it has been released to Blu-ray is an impressive enough accomplishment. I’m not going to sit here, like some would do, and exclaim that Eve of Destruction has always been my favorite movie. In fact, I think I had only seen it twice prior to my Blu-ray viewing. Back in the early days of HBO and Cinemax, of course. But, I did have fond memories of the times that I did see it. And, I was always a fan of Gregory Hines when I was younger. Maybe it was just because it was his time, and he had tons of movies that would be played on the premium channels, such as Running Scared, White Nights and of course this. But, did this film stand the test of time, or would it be placed in the pile of films that I enjoyed when I was younger, but found difficulty enjoying it as an adult? Thankfully, I think I found an even deeper appreciation of the film viewing it as a grown-ass man.  Continue reading →