I like that flick too. Me and Crabby are big fans of it.

Last watched:

Feast

This could have done without the dumbass captions under the names of the characters but that aside I thought it was a ok watch. Henry Rollins in pink sweatpants made me laugh. I liked this better than Slither.

Black X-Mas

I avoided watching this for ages and ended up surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Not a patch on the original of course (not point comparing the two) but its a pretty fun slasher with some gory moments. Not nearly enough nudity for a film set in a girls dormitory. It was a lot like People Under Stairs surprisingly enough. But yeh like I said good fun not intended to be taken as seriously as a lot of people have/will do because its a remake of a genre classic.

"Undead Or Alive" (2007)
- Chris Kattan, James Denton, Navi Rawat

Plot:IMDB

Army deserter Elmer Winslow and local cowboy Luke Budd are on the run after robbing the evil Sheriff Claypool, stealing his money and fleeing the town, they find themselves with an angry posse on their trail. Joining Elmer and Luke is an Apache warrior, who's out to wreak vengeance on behalf of her decimated people; her plan is to attack the U.S. Army wherever she can find it, and she takes Elmer up on his offer to go with her to the nearest Army outpost he knows. Their plans become complicated when they discover that, as a result of the great Apache Geronimo's curse on the white man, all the people of the surrounding areas have turned into zombies.


Phantoms Review: If your a fan of Westerns, horror, or comedy then do yourself a big favor and....AVOID THIS MOVIE LIKE THE PLAGUE!! Bad in almost every respect. The western aspect of the film is obviously made by people who should not be making westerns. The attempts at horror fall flat and the comedy is pathetic. The only good thing about this film is a lovely actress named Navi Rawat, but even she can't save this loser of a movie.

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)

>>: C


Alone in the Dark (1982)

Pretty decent slasher with the great casts!

>>: B+

Escape to Athena

Perdita Durango (Dance With the Devil) (1997)

Well, it took me long enough, but I finally got to watch this on Rod's recommendation.
This is super-energetic action/road movie stuff done with a flair of exploitation and some truly excellent performances. It's certainly hyper, cheesy fun.
Interesting cast, by the way: Javier Bardem, Rosie Perez, James Gandolfini, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins in a smaller role.

Dead Like Me: Life After Death

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Wow, what a disappointment.

I was a huge fan of the series and was sad when it ended (quite before its time), so I was pretty excited to see what they would do with the movie. Unfortunately, it came with a number of issues:

1. No Mandy Patinkin and no Rube. I had expected this, knowing that part of the reason why the show ended was Patinkin going on to do other things. But the fact of the matter is: He made the show. He really did. And his disappearance was a vague plot point in the movie with a very dissatisfying result. I was hoping that perhaps they could do Dead Like Me with no Rube, but I was wrong. Dead wrong.

2. No Laura Harris, but still Daisy Adair persisted this time played by the voluptuous and mannish Sarah Wynter. Now, I can appreciate curvy women, but part of Daisy's charm was her waifish narcissistic facade, portrayed with awkward but beautiful earnest by Harris. Wynter, however, was more of a caricature of the facade, throwing away any depth that we had learned about Daisy toward the show's end.

It makes me wonder... If you can't secure Patinkin and you can't secure Harris, why would you push on with the movie? I was so distracted by their absence that I could barely focus on the awful plot.

But anyway...

3. Awkward and bad acting. I've already complained about Wynter's portrayal of Daisy, but even Ellen Muth (George), Callum Blue (Mason), and Jasmine Guy (Roxy) seemed to struggle with their previous Dead Like Me personas. Each seemed to be awkward portrayals of caricatures of the characters I once knew and loved.

4. Poor plot line. The movie felt like an extended episode... One of the bad episodes (hey - every show has them).

5. General sloppiness. The movie felt as though it was thrown together and was riddled with mistakes. From characters wearing different clothes from an earlier scene to a later scene (within the same day, when they SHOULD have been dressed the same) to cause and effect plot holes.



It makes me wonder - Why bother? Oh, wait; just to appeal to the fanboys. I know that I was onboard, but MAN am I dissatisfied. :(

1.5/5

War of the Worlds II: The Next Wave


The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Yeah, I really, really wanted to like it. I kind of forced myself to, actually. In fact, I think I gave it a decent review after I first watched it. But with time has come the realization that it was really quite disappointing. Ugh, and the new Daisy drove me nuts. In the show, she was such a great, complex character and now she's annoyingly flat and irritating. Plus, yeah...Rube's gone. I don't know. I wanted it to feel epic, but I'm afraid you're right.

I felt the same way. I really REALLY wanted to like it. I found myself laughing at bad jokes and getting sappy at manipulative moments... I came out of it thinking, "OK, that was a 2 - 2.5/5," but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how incredibly bad it was.

I'm glad that I wasn't the only one who missed the old Daisy. It's funny; during the show, when they first introduced her, I hated her. But then she grew and developed and I fell in love with her - her facade - her weakness - just, her. I was horrified that the movie did away with all that and completely miscast this womanbeast. There's a certain charm in Daisy's frailty and this brute was nothing but the narcissistic facade. Bleah.

I don't really think they should have made the movie. :(

"The visitors" 8/10


Sweet 'n sour. Especially sour.

Hated how it ended.