*ehmmm* SO...blurbs?
 

So, not to be a prick (okay, I'm being a prick) but is anyone going to volunteer to write blurbs for the new HDC 100? I'll go ahead and declare it open season on blurbs now. Take your time, though. It's not like the 7 of us spent a month and a half painstakingly arguing over your submissions to give you the best list we possibly could, even though we all have jobs or school. We understand.

(and yes, I know a few of you volunteered your time already.) Aside from the judges, a few of you have free reign. You know who you are. Just write a few and send them. The others will have to fight you for them...

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

You never put my Opera one up for the last one :(

My bad, and to be remedied right now, along with Returns Wickerman blurb.

hey did you get the ones for Street Trash and Bad Taste i sent a while ago?

What the fuck is a blurb??

Street Trash just posted. Bad Taste pending.

awesome. thankyou.

It's a bit about a movie, whether it be a review, a reflection or just a random thought on a certain flick. Check out the original HDC Top 100 for a good range of different blurb types. They range from a sentence to entire dissertations:)

say, does anyone wanna do Man Bites Dog? if not, Ill do it.
( i dont wanna be a greedy blurb-hound)

It's so tough because I'd love to write a couple, but on the other hand I really enjoy reading what others think about the movies.

The ones I would be most interested in (assuming input would be accepted from a n00b like me) were already claimed by Rod, and I'm sure he'd do a better job anyway.

dont be shy, write some.

you've been here since '03. making you hardley a "noob"

You're not a n00b, you're a very respected member of this society (at least by me, anyway) and I'd love to hear what you'd like to say about any of these movies. If you have something to say, spit it out, man! If not, well, um, you should still watch Psycho Beach Party because I think it's awesome and it never makes it past the first round in any tournaments!

(notice, like a drunk male fawning over a chick, I get sentimental about PBP for some reason when I'm tossed. And I am. Drunk, that is)

Pretty decent flick....Tom Hanks and Bruce Dern were very good.Reminded me of "Neighbors".

I sent my blurbs two seconds ago. I wish I was in a better state of mind than I am in, I've been at work nonstop for a few days and my brain is a bit cloudy. so sorry if they sound disjointed or anything. I attempted to hit the high points of each.

Here is my imdb review for "Horror Express," which I thought I saw listed on one of the things. Thanks to anyone who voted this movie onto the list...it is really deserving of attention, and thanks to cheap public domain dvds, it is also fairly easy to find!


HORROR EXPRESS

It's got a stylish, modern title, and its opening titles are in a slick, hyper-modern font...from the opening moments, this is clearly a film for the modern mind. But it's actually a period film...and it closes with a rock music version of its theme...I guess we could call this Period Cool!

A frozen ape creature dug up in an archaeological expedition comes to life and begins killing the passengers of the Trans-Siberian Express. That may sound like sufficient material for a low-budget horror piece. But two sparring scientists on the train quickly discover that much more is going on. The enigmatic creature appears to be getting smarter with each person it kills--indeed, it appears to be draining the minds of its victims and absorbing their intelligence. There's more, much more--and you're going to have to watch the film to find out what happens.

This is one of the best horror films of the 1970's...featuring many creative ideas and a fine cast including Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas (who steals the show during his brief appearance) and Silvia Tortosa. Everyone is lots of fun, and while this film is fairly gory, it's no mere bloodbath. It requires constant attention from the viewer as the story is actually rather complex. And unlike the characters we find in most current horror films, the characters in "Horror Express" are intelligent people, and their attempts to analyze the strange science-fictional situation in which they find themselves are most engrossing. Heck, even the monster in this movie is smart.

It's strange to consider that, though it features all the trappings of a horror film, it has little of the conventional atmosphere...it's very thinky, and so cleverly funny that the word "giddy" can be used to describe it. The cast seems to have enjoyed the opportunity to work with such an interesting story. It transcends its genre.

So much fun that the rough edges from its low budget are easy to ignore. One of the most enjoyable things Lee and Cushing did together.

Flayed, if they're free, I'd love to do any of these:

The Brood

M

The Blob (1958)

The Killer Shrews

Teenagers From Outer Space

@crabapple - awesome blurb! I stuck it in the list. Actually, the one I expected you to want is Lemora (which is still open)

@alky - I know you've been dying for The Brood, so go ahead and take it! I award you M as well!

@urge - Got time to do Time After Time & The Keep;)

@zero - Go ahead and take Lady in White. You'll probably end up getting the other two you requested

@dude guadalupe - Banana stickers are totally fucking metal!

@Doc Faustus - Get on in here and grab some of these! You need to write at least a few blurbs!

@bwind - waiting patiently......:D

@anyone I missed - WRITE SOME BLURBS!

what about one word blurbs ? (good....sick....watchable...overrated :p )...just kidding you gonna get a whole sentence from me...

Right on! I'll have 'em to you ASAP.

Any of these available, Flayed? I m ready to write em.

Profondo Rosso,
Danza Macabra,
Monster Squad,
Nightbreed,
Santa Sangre,
Spoorloos.

Go for this one at least. You'll probably get at least one, if not two, more on that list

Right on. Thanks mate.:)

One hot steaming Blurb coming right up.:cool:

do 'em! I'd love to hear what you have to say about The Incredible Shrinking Man.

I'll grab a few later.

I'll do WILD ZERO and VIDEODROME if they're still free

i'll get Lady to you soon - (and thanks for acknowledging that some of us aren't pricks, we were just being ignored by our fearless leader!)

I liked that scene at the end where "The Captain" steals some of Guitar Wolf's rock 'n' roll energy and starts shooting things with his laser-beam eyes.

If any are still open, I'd take one or two of these:

Vidocq
The Amazing Mr. X
Trilogy of Terror
Society
Cube
Creep

Whatever you'll give me I'd be happy to do:)

I would love to tackle Spider Baby, but I think Rod called it already.

All yours - do it!

Anyone can submit, or?

Lmao...was that a joke? :p It's blurbs, not The Burbs :)

@Rod - Go for Videodrome now. You'll probably end up with Wild Zero as well

@Return - I think Vidocq was yours before we even started:p Go ahead, and you're probably going to score Trilogy of Terror as well:)

@knife_fight - You heard Rod! Get on it, bro!

@XtRaVa - Yes sir! Pick a flick or two that hasn't been written about and request! Then get writing! It's always a pleasure to see someone who isn't a vet of the first list want to get involved in this one!

I'll take Incredible Shrinking Man as per Rod's suggestion. I won't be able to get to it till this coming week though, if that's okay.

I could possibly submit one for The Monster Squad if no one else is doing it? If no one is but someone else wants to as well maybe you could just pick the best/one you prefer? :)

In any case I will need to watch it again to familiarise myself with the movie that brings back childhood memories ;)

a feeble attempt at best.:(

Ah. Wasnt sure if it was, or just a mis-read. I laughed though if that makes you feel better. :)

My job is done here.:D

You'll have to fight bwind for that one.