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- adj. Of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television. Variation: direct-to-DVD.
Examples
“These movies, one step above "direct-to-video," are politely referred to as "rentals.”
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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.”
“Some of the contributors even noted in their justifications that the item they submitted was a television or direct-to-video series.”
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“The direct-to-video genre has one goal: show women with their shirts off.”
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“Anyway, I watched this entire trailer for direct-to-video movie called "The Ultimate Champion.”
“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:”
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“Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is set for release direct-to-video sometime next spring.”
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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.”
“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.”
“So here's hoping that something more -- a movie, a cartoon series, a direct-to-video release, whatever -- happens with "Darksiders.”
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EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
O-ring, B-grade, t-test, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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