Check out Knightriders if you have a chance. Good Taiso review about that one.Just watched Dawn of the Dead after watching Day of the Dead two days ago and I really can't get enough of these George A. Romero zombie, or ghoul, movies. I'm gonna watch The Crazies next which seems interesting in its premise, I never watched any of his other movies so lets see how it goes.
Watch the original Crazies before the remake. I did enjoy both.Just watched Dawn of the Dead after watching Day of the Dead two days ago and I really can't get enough of these George A. Romero zombie, or ghoul, movies. I'm gonna watch The Crazies next which seems interesting in its premise, I never watched any of his other movies so lets see how it goes.
His non zombie movies are hit or miss but there are some real gems in there.Just watched Dawn of the Dead after watching Day of the Dead two days ago and I really can't get enough of these George A. Romero zombie, or ghoul, movies. I'm gonna watch The Crazies next which seems interesting in its premise, I never watched any of his other movies so lets see how it goes.
I'm less shocked about his opinion of Re-Animator than I am about the fact it seems like he somehow had never seen it before now. That is wild, considering his fandom of HPL and his taste in movies in general.Dude, seriously?
I think the fast series makes bank especially in China and watch XRandom weird shit I suppose.
Shazam: Fury of the Gods: not bad, but also not anywhere near as charming as the first one. The cameos are by far the best part (both the in-movie one and the credits one, way to shit on the rest of film guys!), and that makes it pretty clear that this will not be much missed in the Gunn-pocalypse. Does make me wanna see Peacemaker S2 sooner than later, though.
The Price We Pay: Hirsch and Dorff cast opposite the usual makes for a decent enough heist/Chainsaw Massacre ripoff. Hirsch, in particular, is clearly very much enjoying chewing the scenery like he's fucking Jaws, and it works, oddly enough. The ending is bonkers and just keeps going and going somehow doesn't outstay its welcome. Worth spending 85 minutes on.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: yeah, still a classic. The final act though, IMO, is easily the weakest part of the movie, when it relies on hammy performances instead of the "holy shit that dude just got murdered in 10 seconds" factor of the rest of the movie. Grandpa rules.
House of the Devil (rewatch): Ti West may be the best horror movie maker going right now, he just doesn't do volume. This, X, Pearl, cameo in You're Next, underrated (though yes unnecessary) Cabin Fever remake, not much else, he makes good stuff. HotD is still really, really good. Third time or so that I've watched it and still not remotely bored. Not a single shot is wasted, excellent sense of escalating tension.
The Endless (rewatch): I ended up appreciating this much more on second watch, had a better feel, I guess, for what they were going for with the story and performances. Really, really good. Will join Convergence, Primer, and Upstream Color on my annual-ish rewatch list (yes I know there are those that might take issue with the last one on that list in particular).
Terrifier (rewatch): I think I left your oven on too. It's bad. The sequel is better, I think, but only because the kills are more creative. Dumb as hell, don't bother once, let alone a second time.
Fast 9: fuck me, people spend time and money to watch these fucking things? Diesel's character is basically Challenger Jesus, Letty is invincible Tec-9 Mary, and everyone that's ever been a bad guy in the series is somehow now on Dom's side. I thought maybe John Cena and Luda and Tyrese could get me through it but no, this is fucking terrible. The series is so, so bad. It's MCU, but also crack addict level of ADHD. Seeing Fast X bomb and lose money like it's currently doing is just nice to see. Will Universal have the balls to tell Vin to fuck off and stop losing their money? Well probably not but we can dream of a just world where Vin Diesel had to keep his birth name.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. He watches a lot of horror and misc. weird stuff. Though I have seen him praise some seriously questionable stuff over the years.I'm less shocked about his opinion of Re-Animator than I am about the fact it seems like he somehow had never seen it before now. That is wild, considering his fandom of HPL and his taste in movies in general.
To be fair, almost all of us are. I say almost because I'm sure there are exceptions, although I can't think of any of the top of my head.Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. He watches a lot of horror and misc. weird stuff. Though I have seen him praise some seriously questionable stuff over the years.
I can understand Re-Animator not living up to the hype and being disappointed but to outright shit on it and Jeffery Combs. I just don't understand how you can not enjoy his performance in that even little.
jro is a weird dude.
Jeffery Combs makes the movie. Love the psycho inspired main theme. I Haven't watch bride of or beyond reanimator, those are on the list.Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. He watches a lot of horror and misc. weird stuff. Though I have seen him praise some seriously questionable stuff over the years.
I can understand Re-Animator not living up to the hype and being disappointed but to outright shit on it and Jeffery Combs. I just don't understand how you can not enjoy his performance in that even little.
jro is a weird dude.
I remember watching Land once and thinking it was alright, but I don't know if I would watch it again these days after getting so familiar with the original trilogy.His non zombie movies are hit or miss but there are some real gems in there.
You can stop with the Dead movies at Land of the Dead which is already a low but after that it gets embarrassing.
It does seem like my kind of movie, I have to check it out.Check out Knightriders if you have a chance. Good Taiso review about that one.
Revenge of the Ninja- The second in Cannon's Ninja trilogy starring Sho Kosugi and maybe the best. It's Cannon so it's cheap, dumb and a little racist. But it's also got tons of action, violence and a goofy 80s charm. Definitely has that classic 80s VHS rental nostalgia vibe. This one goes pretty hard on the actual ninja angle and there's ton of weapons and goofy ninja techniques. Some of the fight choreography is pretty legit. Overall it's pretty entertaining and still holds up a lot better than a majority of 80s ninja movies made in the US. I will say I don't think it's entertaining as Ninja III: The Domination though as that one is just so bizarre and manages to entertains on multiple levels.
Oh man that's lame. It was indeed a proper blood fountain for sure.I remember I found it on VHS when I was probably 15 or 16 and watched it with my friends, and it was actually edited to where the spurting blood was removed, it just showed the initial blow, and cuts to the dude on the floor with blood all over the place, but no geyser.
I think he out oddballed himself with Hudson Hawk... I'm still surprised he did this... although he did appear in North and Breakfast of Champions iirc, neither of which did well at the box office.Great cast, I wish Bruce Willis had done more oddball roles like this.