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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 10, 2023 23:34:22 GMT -5
Mad Foxes Eurotrash about ninjas vs a nazi biker gang vs a sex addict. What did you make of it? I thought it was an over-the-top satire of outlaw biker flicks. But people tell me it's sincere. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on May 11, 2023 12:41:08 GMT -5
Renfield Wow, that was really something. In a good or a bad way? |
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Post by Deeky on May 11, 2023 14:22:07 GMT -5
I loved it. And Nic Cage is in a supporting role, so he's not in it a lot.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 11, 2023 14:26:14 GMT -5
I have the weirdest case of deja vu right now.
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Post by Deeky on May 11, 2023 14:31:29 GMT -5
Mad Foxes Eurotrash about ninjas vs a nazi biker gang vs a sex addict. What did you make of it? I thought it was an over-the-top satire of outlaw biker flicks. But people tell me it's sincere. I was dubious because someone* recommended it as a "shitty movie" and I assumed it would be a Sharknado-type "bad movie." But he really established his B-Movie creds. That said it was pretty terrible and didn't feel like satire to me, but what do I know. A lot of cheap exploitation. Tons of muff and over-the-top violence. And the hero was as unlikable as the nazis. * A potential suitor**.** I'll probably fuck him tonight. 🤞 |
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Post by Deeky on May 11, 2023 14:31:53 GMT -5
I have the weirdest case of deja vu right now. 😆😆😆 |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 11, 2023 23:25:27 GMT -5
"End of the Line" (2007) was crazy great from start to finish. I was told it's sort of like "The Descent" but in a subway, which doesn't do either movie justice. I have to admit, I was wondering how things would resolve themselves, but it all makes sense by the end. AND, I read an intriguing factoid about the muffins on the IMDb that just made me appreciate it more.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 15, 2023 12:00:43 GMT -5
"Air" (2023) was surprisingly good. I didn't think I'd care about the details of how Nike wrangled Michael Jordon into their shoe contract. Matt Damon is a genuinely gifted actor, and it was good seeing Chris Tucker again. I literally wouldn't have recognized him were it not for that voice. Hats off to Ben Affleck for his directorial skills, too.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on May 15, 2023 20:06:57 GMT -5
"End of the Line" (2007) was crazy great from start to finish. I was told it's sort of like "The Descent" but in a subway, which doesn't do either movie justice. I have to admit, I was wondering how things would resolve themselves, but it all makes sense by the end. AND, I read an intriguing factoid about the muffins on the IMDb that just made me appreciate it more. Sounds like it would make a good double feature with C.H.U.D... |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 15, 2023 20:55:02 GMT -5
Something good or bad? I have a low Nickolas Cage tolerance so... I loved it. And Nic Cage is in a supporting role, so he's not in it a lot. That was fun! And Cage was actually perfect in it. Man, if I was a producer and if somebody pitched me a storyline where Renfield is a superhero, I'd laugh them out of my office. But, here we are with a really fun flick. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 16, 2023 23:40:43 GMT -5
"End of the Line" (2007) was crazy great from start to finish. I was told it's sort of like "The Descent" but in a subway, which doesn't do either movie justice. I have to admit, I was wondering how things would resolve themselves, but it all makes sense by the end. AND, I read an intriguing factoid about the muffins on the IMDb that just made me appreciate it more. Sounds like it would make a good double feature with C.H.U.D... Add this one and make it an all-nighter!
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 17, 2023 19:00:25 GMT -5
Today’s rainy afternoon view was George Zucco in “Fog Island” (1945). Fun atmospheric whodunit that combines two of my favorite thriller subgenres: The old dark house and an island setting! Instead of the usual gathering of relatives for the reading of the will, Zucco hosts a gathering of former associates and colleagues who got him sent to the big house for five years. They all greedily believe he’s summoned them to share some secret trove of wealth he stashed away prior to being incarcerated. Lots of crossings and double-crossings, sneaking around in the dark, and discovering secret hallways and traps. It’s formulaic and might have been a stage play prior to hitting the big screen, but it was just what I was in the mood for today.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 18, 2023 10:52:33 GMT -5
“The Mad Doctor of Market Street” (1942)
This one combines another favorite trope, mad scientists, with island horror! Lionel Atwill is a researcher who will stop at nothing to prove his hypothesis on regenerative medicine. His experiments kill a man and he is forced to flee the authorities. He changes his appearance and embarks on a cruise ship bound for New Zealand. En route, he’s forced to kill an investigator who believes he is aboard the ship.
Then, the ship catches fire and everyone aboard is forced to flee in lifeboats. Atwill and a small group of survivors land on an island with fierce natives and are about to be burned to death when he manages to revive a native woman from a coma. Now the natives take him for a god and bow down to him. He goes power mad, sinking the lifeboat so the survivors of the sunken ship can’t leave, and intending on marrying one of them. The rest is the survivors plotting how they can escape the island while Atwill continues his bizarre experiments.
Another solid 1940’s offering, and they manage to pack all that into an hour runtime.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 20, 2023 16:34:25 GMT -5
“Dead Men Walk” (1943) - Decent little vehicle for George Zucco to display his prestigious acting chops. He plays a kindly old small town doctor AND his wicked brother who uses the black arts to return from the grave as a vampire. Certainly not the first movie (or even the first vampire movie) to utilize the warring good/bad siblings and mistaken identity tropes, but it’s got lots of spooky night and graveyard scenes with the fog machines running overtime; and Zucco gives a really menacing, Aleister Crowley’ish performance as the vampire brother. I’m having a blast with these old 1940’s horrors, regardless.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 20, 2023 23:07:34 GMT -5
This earlier. Second time watching. I think it's unfairly neglected and should be in the conversation as one of the best witch movies ever.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 22, 2023 10:51:17 GMT -5
Absolutely brilliant animated film featuring three separate, distinct stories. By the genius behind "Akira". |
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Post by Deeky on May 23, 2023 20:57:02 GMT -5
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves That was super fun!
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 24, 2023 18:28:04 GMT -5
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves That was super fun! Wasn't it though? Just enough D&D lore/canon to keep the fans happy, but enough things that anyone would enjoy in a good fantasy/adventure/comedy. I honestly haven't seen the other D&D movies, but as a former game geek from way back, I never expected to see displacer beasts or an owlbear. Loved the gelatinous cube scenes and sharp eyed viewers might've noticed the rust monsters scurrying around in one early scene. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 25, 2023 12:16:31 GMT -5
“The Creeper” (1948) is a sub-par whodunit about some scientists and researchers returned from a trip to the West Indies where some sort of tragedy occurred. One of the scientists wants to continue their apparently dangerous experiments, while another (with a terrorized daughter) does not. People start dying and it’s a question of who – or what – is doing the killing. It wasn’t all that bad until the big reveal at the end. It kind of spoiled it for us.
“The Cat Creeps” (1946) – Another average whodunit utilizing the island and everyone gathering in one creepy old house tropes. I found it on a Wikipedia list of 1940’s horror movies, but it’s really more of a mystery/thriller with some comedy thrown in to relieve the tension. Kind of meh like “The Creeper” above, but both feature black cats in prominent roles, so I gave `em a shot.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on May 26, 2023 11:32:57 GMT -5
This anonymous summary (from the IMDb) probably does a better job of explaining last night's watch better than I ever could:
BEING IN THE WORLD (2010) takes us on a journey around the world to meet philosophers influenced by the thought of Martin Heidegger, as well as experts in the fields of sports, music, craft, and cooking, in a celebration of human beings, and our ability to find meaning in life through the mastery of physical, intellectual, and creative skills. |
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