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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 1, 2022 10:38:46 GMT -5
Well, I made it through "Repossessed" (1990) with Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, and Ned Beatty. Love Beatty, but no idea why he was second billed under Blair. Nielsen had a much larger role. Kudos to Blair for reprising her role as the possessed girl, now a young woman. Not much to recommend it besides that. Tries for that "Airplane" level of wacky sight gags and rapid-fire puns. Just feels clunky though. Took me three separate tries to finally finish this.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 5, 2022 11:42:13 GMT -5
I went on a "House"* kick after Deeky had mentioned a while back that he'd seen the first one. Turned out I had already seen the first and second ones before, but it was still fun revisiting them. Watched the third installment "House: The Horror Show" (1989) last night. Even though it's a totally different vibe than the first two, still good gory fun.
*Not the TV show or the Japanese horror film.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 5, 2022 11:44:02 GMT -5
I also watched "The Magic Christian" (1969) the other night. Didn't really do it for me. Oh, it had some shining moments, but all-in-all was kinda bored. Great damn title, though.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 5, 2022 18:00:49 GMT -5
I also watched "The Magic Christian" (1969) the other night. Didn't really do it for me. Oh, it had some shining moments, but all-in-all was kinda bored. Great damn title, though. I find this one has grown on me over time. I keep meaning to read the book. There's always more in the book... |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Aug 6, 2022 4:48:19 GMT -5
I know I saw Magic Christian ages ago, but I don't remember a damn thing about it, other than Mr. Starkey's presence.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 6, 2022 11:04:31 GMT -5
Saw an episode of HBO's "Barry" on Marxo's recommendation. Crazed antics as a murder-for-hire goes absurdly wrong. After seeing so many YouTube clips of Bill Hader cracking up during SNL broadcasts, I had to imagine the guffaws in between takes on this thing.
Also saw "House 4: Home Deadly Home" (1992). It's not on par with any of the previous three, but I don't know that it was as awful as the marks it gets on the IMDb.
Also, "Crimewave" (1985). A weird attempt at a crime/comedy that doesn't quite pan out. Sure, it's got Sam Raimi directing and the Coen Bro's writing, but that shouldn't automatically guarantee it decent marks.
Here's probably my favorite scene from the "Barry" episode:
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 8, 2022 13:05:13 GMT -5
I know I saw Magic Christian ages ago, but I don't remember a damn thing about it, other than Mr. Starkey's presence. Interesting, as he had the smallest role of all. |
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Post by Deeky on Aug 8, 2022 13:11:03 GMT -5
Rambo III Rambo buddies up with the mujahideen (yikes!) to defeat the Russians in Afghanistan.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 8, 2022 22:54:24 GMT -5
I also watched "The Magic Christian" (1969) the other night. Didn't really do it for me. Oh, it had some shining moments, but all-in-all was kinda bored. Great damn title, though. I find this one has grown on me over time. I keep meaning to read the book. There's always more in the book... And I'm a really moody viewer. Alot of times my enjoyment in a watch depends on my mood sitting down to a film. The right night and I might have thought "The Magic Christian" was the best thing I'd ever seen. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 8, 2022 23:09:27 GMT -5
I know I saw Magic Christian ages ago, but I don't remember a damn thing about it, other than Mr. Starkey's presence. It has it's moments. Raquel Welch as the whip-wielding task master on a slave ship rowed by topless beauties was enough to raise it a full extra star out of five in my estimation. The painting purchase only to destroy it was memorable, too. Ringo gets to mumble some whimsical lines throughout, but Peter Sellers only got to shine a couple of times in his role. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 9, 2022 6:52:00 GMT -5
I know I saw Magic Christian ages ago, but I don't remember a damn thing about it, other than Mr. Starkey's presence. It has it's moments. Raquel Welch as the whip-wielding task master on a slave ship rowed by topless beauties was enough to raise it a full extra star out of five in my estimation. The painting purchase only to destroy it was memorable, too. Ringo gets to mumble some whimsical lines throughout, but Peter Sellers only got to shine a couple of times in his role. The standout moment for me, at least right this second, is Christopher Lee as the ship's vampire. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 11, 2022 11:28:34 GMT -5
It has it's moments. Raquel Welch as the whip-wielding task master on a slave ship rowed by topless beauties was enough to raise it a full extra star out of five in my estimation. The painting purchase only to destroy it was memorable, too. Ringo gets to mumble some whimsical lines throughout, but Peter Sellers only got to shine a couple of times in his role. The standout moment for me, at least right this second, is Christopher Lee as the ship's vampire. That was great! And so random! |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 11, 2022 11:33:42 GMT -5
I watched "Port Sinister" (1953) and "Journey to the Lost City" (1960) here recently. The former was great considering the B-film budget, and the later was great because Debra Paget.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 11, 2022 20:51:37 GMT -5
Oh, I also watched "Love Duro e Violent" (1985) recently. It's an Italian mondo documentary whose title translates as "Hard and Violent Love". I watched the English version, which features even more grotesqueness than the original Italian. As with any good mondo movie, pretty sure some of this was staged, but there's also some tough surgical procedures to squirm through, among other cringe-worthy fare. Of course, nowadays you can see atrocities online committed to HD video, but there's something still eerie about seeing this sort of stuff in weird green and orange tones from it's origins on VHS.
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Post by Deeky on Aug 14, 2022 0:21:37 GMT -5
Rambo 4 Holy shit! A grim affair as Rambo fucks up Burma pretty bad.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 14, 2022 6:43:53 GMT -5
Rambo 4 Holy shit! A grim affair as Rambo fucks up Burma pretty bad. Keep this up and you'll be all Ramboed out... |
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Post by Deeky on Aug 14, 2022 9:22:20 GMT -5
Only one more to go!
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 14, 2022 17:50:13 GMT -5
Already done with the Fast & Furious franchise, I take it? |
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Post by Deeky on Aug 14, 2022 17:58:47 GMT -5
Already done with the Fast & Furious franchise, I take it? Yes. The Rambo series was our follow-up. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 14, 2022 21:58:22 GMT -5
Already done with the Fast & Furious franchise, I take it? Yes. The Rambo series was our follow-up.  You should gently nudge things in the direction of Charles Bronson's "Death Wish 1,2,3,4" now! |
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You should gently nudge things in the direction of Charles Bronson's "Death Wish 1,2,3,4" now!