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#21

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by FatFreddysCat - September 10, 2026, 08:11:12 PM

"The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" (1988)

After examining the L.A. hardcore punk scene in the first "Decline," documentarian Penelope Spheeris returns to the Sunset Strip at the height of glam metal mania. Interviews with elder metal statesmen like Lemmy, Ozzy, and Alice Cooper mix with young hopefuls like Odin, Seduce, and Faster Pu**ycat. A late inning appearance by Megadeth represents the thrash contingent, and they come off as the most intelligent and with-it band in the whole movie, which is ironic since that particular Deth lineup imploded shortly after the film's release due to big time drug/alcohol issues.
"Decline II" is not just a headbanger time capsule, it's a masterpiece of unintentional comedy.

#22

Good Movies / Re: Have you seen any South Af...

Last post by Archivist - September 10, 2026, 06:53:42 PM

Folks of a certain age will never forget Lost In The Desert aka Dirkie (1969). Saw it on TV as a kid in the early 80s and was scarrrred. Not scared, but scarred.

Trevor's review from 2007:

https://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php?topic=116246.0

My post from 2017:

https://badmovies.org/forum/index.php?topic=149689.0

Full movie here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Cklyn3voE

#23

Good Movies / Re: Citizen Vigilante (2026)

Last post by Archivist - September 10, 2026, 06:46:38 PM

The Armie Hammer reference was a coincidence, jounin posted a spam link.

So life imitating art imitating life, then. 

[DID]

#24

Off Topic Discussion / Re: Gloomy Question For Vetera...

Last post by Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan - September 10, 2026, 05:36:49 PM

Rumors have persisted that Bush plans to bomb Iran at the very end of his presidency.

The government has denied that they plan to bomb Iran... but they also denied that they would invade Iraq.

Guess what?  They DID invade Iraq, and it's very likely that Bush may attack Iran, just before Obama becomes president.

I have a strong feeling that a nuclear war may start with Iran.

Really what this is is basically a silent movie and we are segwaying to a new Teddy. Taking a crap. I am one of those weirdos who believe that morality is still something. Not memorizing how many baseball players are able to speak perfect english, which is a "miracle" based on where they are from — this is the Hawaiian islands in the pliocene and we are waiting for Pat Robertson to get his love Dove head on and get us ready for the new armageddon.
Where I am from. Elongated Skull land apparently. A-Louie, Louie, no, no, no, no. That is a good song by the way, the conclusion is the Queen of the Gorgons is making a comeback. Sergeant Richard Swain fight me! And prove to me that virtual urban warfare is some sort of hasbendish deal, like listening to Jessie Jane Duff talk about brain tumors in veterans. Because you know this Derek dude would be all over it. He can tell you how elongated skulls solved the problem of brain tumors and

Ah, Sturgeons law. 90 percent of everything is crap. Ok I used crap maybe a couple too many times in this post. But I wonder sometimes who would win in a quotes war The Amazing Criswell or Theodore Sturgeon. Because a lot of both of those guys quotes are like common sense.

The Iran War is basically just like the game Killer Instinct. It rises. And then it falls and disappears completely. And then wait like ten or twenty years later and it is resurrected. Ok I will go with Sturgeon's Law. No offense to Amazing Criswell fans afficionados. The strait of hormuz or George Strait. Do people really know or care?

#25

Humorous Captions / Re: Hey, how do I access that ...

Last post by Rev. Powell - September 10, 2026, 05:07:04 PM

Like my new haircut? I call it the space mullet.

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Humorous Captions / Hey, how do I access that one ...

Last post by sprite75 - September 10, 2026, 05:00:47 PM

Hey, how do I access that one holodeck program?  You know, the one where you strangle me?  I really want to try out that program for myself.

#27

Games / Re: Answer the question with a...

Last post by bob - September 10, 2026, 04:42:33 PM

Who shot me?

#28

Games / Re: Movie Title Chains

Last post by bob - September 10, 2026, 04:40:17 PM

#29

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by lester1/2jr - September 10, 2026, 04:02:42 PM

True Nature (2010) - What a conundrum this presents. One the one hand: The acting and dialogue are clearly b level. On top of that, the story itself is absurd. A woman goes jogging and gets kidnapped (or something?) then comes back with no memory of where she was. She isn't found, she shows up at her parent's house where she left a year before. She was somehow down the street and also somehow has no memory of where she was for a year and no one seems to be particularly curious about it.

And yet, there is the seed of an idea in there. It just badly needed some sort of sci fi or folk horror element to help make it work, and probably an entirely different setting, as well. This got terrible reviews on Letterboxd except one person gave it a 5/5. True Nature could work with a radical mega overhaul. It is, in most measurable ways, a real turkey, though.

3.99/5 but it was compelling for what the plot sort of could be!

#30

Off Topic Discussion / Re: The New Happy Birthday Thr...

Last post by Ed, Ego and Superego - September 10, 2026, 04:00:47 PM

Happy Birthday to YOU old Uncle Z. 
Ed