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« Reply #45 on: June 05, 2007, 12:17:08 PM »

The SciFi channel's version of Beowulf was about as awful as anything I've seen recently, and I saw Bloodrayne just last week.  Seriously, can't anyone do a little research on the story and try to get it right? Is it really necessary to insert a crossbow-come-rocket-launcher into the mix?

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You mean the 1999 film with Christopher Lambert?  Trying to adapt myself to the cyberpunk / medieval setting never worked for me either.  A review of this one is coming in the next few months.  I will say that Grendel's mom is a MILF in that one.
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« Reply #46 on: June 07, 2007, 07:58:24 PM »



But, the DUMBEST MOVIE I'VE SAT THRU in at least A YEAR has to be THE HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK (1980 aka LA CASA SPERDUTA NEL PARCO) as directed by Ruggero Deodato and "starring" David Hess as a sleazy cruel rapist (again).  I will not reveal details in order to avoid *SPOILERS* for anyone interested in looking at this boring trash.  In a psuedo-ripoff of THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) this sexploitative junk tries to palm off a very lame "twist ending" to validate it's cheap and cheesy, no-fun cruelty that thankfully includes equally poor effects.  This lame-ass copycat of LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT fails to register the devastation of that Wes Craven horror that I once again admit to loathing.  But, my loathing is based upon that film's cinematic effect upon me, so I cannot fail to recognize that and also, once again, that LAST HOUSE, the inspiration for this HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK garbage, is a very important film.  This flick does prove that the success of LAST HOUSE was certainly not so much owed to David Hess. 


Saw this one last night. Wasnt nearly as offended as you seem to be, though I havent seen LAST HOUSE, so I cant compare the two. It struck me as nothing more than a cheezy porn film disguised as a slasher flick (notice that, with the exception of the infamous "nude razor" scene, most of the actual sex scenes are consentual and initiated by the woman, female dominance being a popular aspect of 70's porn - see Deep Throat and anything by Russ Meyer).
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« Reply #47 on: June 07, 2007, 08:20:06 PM »

Saw this one last night. Wasnt nearly as offended as you seem to be, though I havent seen LAST HOUSE, so I cant compare the two. It struck me as nothing more than a cheezy porn film disguised as a slasher flick (notice that, with the exception of the infamous "nude razor" scene, most of the actual sex scenes are consentual and initiated by the woman, female dominance being a popular aspect of 70's porn - see Deep Throat and anything by Russ Meyer).
I was offended by LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, but felt that THE HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK was just DUMB.  It occurs to me there could be different cuts.  I could not misunderstand the opening scene where the woman's car is blocked, David Hess enters hers, rips off her clothes, and strangles her during a rape (though thankfully unconvincing.)  The "nude razor" scene should have been when a certain surprise was revealed along with a handgun but that would have spoiled the fun . . . and another half hour of this dumbness.  David Hess' moronic friend does molest the one woman who later seems to take a fancy to him, but I don't need to count that count either.   TeddyR
I cannot recommend LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, but expect if you sat through it, you would see the similarities, and not just the name, but also the key differences.  For one, LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT is seriously disturbing and a landmark film in the history of cinema.  HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF is like something you might step in in THE PARK
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« Reply #48 on: June 08, 2007, 06:33:36 AM »

...see Deep Throat and anything by Russ Meyer.

If one was watching a trailer montage, maybe.  But Deep Throat and the films of Russ Meyer have a distinctly upbeat, humorous quality to them.  The dialog is clever, tongue-in-cheek, and the sex is silly.  It is a disservice to compare them to giallo schlock like House on the Edge of the Park, which use shock and cruelty to compensate for every conceivable budgetary shortfall.  The Ilsa movies are a more logical comparison, and while I never thought I'd say this, they are better done.  Lookingup

My dislike of House is not some prudish objection to its immoral content.  Rather, it is the film's inability to use its tastelessness in conjunction with other story-telling attributes (interesting characters, plot, etc).  And for Deodato, this was simply a miserable effort.  His opus, Cannibal Holocaust, is, if anything, more offensive because the viewer's sense of reality is so much greater.  And really, empathy is the elusive ingredient that most titles in this exploitation horror genre are missing.  People could relate to the parents in Last House on the Left.  Hell, at the midnight movies people cheered as revenge was taken!  The same is true for Craven's Hills Have Eyes, Hooper's Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Meir Zarchi's Day of the Woman, and so on.

Shock is a wonderful and important tool for independent filmmakers.  But as with any recipe, one must balance the ingredients to create a meaningful dish.  Unfortunately, Italian Seasoning is just not as good as minced garlic and fresh oregano.  Mmmm... now I've put myself in the mood to watch Felicia's Journey.  Haha.
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« Reply #49 on: June 08, 2007, 01:54:45 PM »

The SciFi channel's version of Beowulf was about as awful as anything I've seen recently, and I saw Bloodrayne just last week.  Seriously, can't anyone do a little research on the story and try to get it right? Is it really necessary to insert a crossbow-come-rocket-launcher into the mix?

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You mean the 1999 film with Christopher Lambert?  Trying to adapt myself to the cyberpunk / medieval setting never worked for me either.  A review of this one is coming in the next few months.  I will say that Grendel's mom is a MILF in that one.

Not the same film, although I'll agree that the Christopher Lambert film is similarly horrendous.
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« Reply #50 on: June 08, 2007, 11:12:32 PM »

Is that Raul Julia I see TED C? 

The late, the great, saw him on stage in MAN OF LA MANCHA.  Probably my favorite actor and I admire many.  Let me be the first to applaud you.  Welcome!  Smile
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« Reply #51 on: June 20, 2007, 07:10:04 PM »

The worst movie ive seen in a while was Team America. Granted, it was funny, but it has no point.
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« Reply #52 on: June 20, 2007, 07:35:45 PM »


What's the matter? You come to fight a madman, and instead you find a god?!


Who's going home...and who's coming with ME?!?!


I don't care, Street Fighter kicks ass!


Back on point, I remember the Garbage Pail Kids Movie was one of my favorites when I was a kid. I rented it around two months ago, and it was truly the dumbest and most disappointing movie possibly ever.  Why don't they remake that, and leave Near Dark alone?

Also, The House at the Edge of the Park was better than Hostel. You may all boo-hiss me now. Eli Roth is a disappointment. Potential coming out of his ears and nothing. A pretty cool trailer for a movie that doesn't exist. Oh, and BloodRayne...


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« Reply #53 on: June 20, 2007, 09:31:48 PM »

For a bad dumb movie, it was THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL. I had to watch it with a cousin once, and I was cringing. I know it's for kids, but kids' movies should be enjoyable for adults, too!

A good dumb movie for me was BASKET CASE. The premise is silly, but it's very fun to watch. I haven't seen the sequels yet, though.
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« Reply #54 on: June 20, 2007, 10:50:25 PM »

[Back on point, I remember the Garbage Pail Kids Movie was one of my favorites when I was a kid. I rented it around two months ago, and it was truly the dumbest and most disappointing movie possibly ever.  Why don't they remake that, and leave Near Dark alone?

 


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Ive been going back and fourth on buying this. Its at a mall by my house. I would have bought it already, but its 20 bucks! With all the bad things im hearing about it, im NOT paying 20 bucks for it, but id still like to see it.
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« Reply #55 on: June 21, 2007, 07:55:32 AM »

I've recenyly started watching some of the releases from Brain Damage Films.  They are pretty much hit or miss - a couple of gems (DEATH FACTORY and CADAVERELLA), and a lot of dreck.  But the WORST of the lot was a truly atrocious film called PONY TROUBLE - it is one of the dumbest and most pointless movies  I have EVER seen!  Please, for the love of B-movies, avoid this film at all costs! hot
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« Reply #56 on: June 21, 2007, 02:26:42 PM »

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Definitely DON'T spend $20 on Garbage Pail Kids. It's got a little, tiny bit of charm to it if you were into the trading cards when you were a kid, but...eh... The last scene is decent, and there are a few small sporadic laughs here and there. There is just too much waiting for anything remotely cool or funny to happen. I would rent it first if you're at all interested. Still, I don't think anyone in their right mind should pay anything close to $20 for it.

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« Reply #57 on: June 21, 2007, 02:35:20 PM »

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Definitely DON'T spend $20 on Garbage Pail Kids. It's got a little, tiny bit of charm to it if you were into the trading cards when you were a kid, but...eh... The last scene is decent, and there are a few small sporadic laughs here and there. There is just too much waiting for anything remotely cool or funny to happen. I would rent it first if you're at all interested. Still, I don't think anyone in their right mind should pay anything close to $20 for it.

I agree, this one is terrible.  My review for it is coming, probably in August.  You can tell that people who normally make baseball cards and stuff gum into wrappers suddenly lost their mind and tried to make a movie.  In some ways, a bunch of high school students could have made a better film using bobble heads.  The characters would have looked the same.

Oh, and I spent the entire film in terror.  I feared that Anthony Newley was going to put his bare a** in the camera.

(You'd have to have seen "Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?" to understand my fear.)
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« Reply #58 on: June 21, 2007, 03:10:44 PM »

I also just remembered another childhood favorite gone horribly wrong.


About two months ago I caught The Last Unicorn on Showtime. There were three animated movies from my youth with similar animation styles: The Flight of Dragons, The Hobbit, and The Last Unicorn. I remember seeing them a lot and really liking all of them. I own The Hobbit and Dragons (which is my favorite animated movie) but I hadn't seen TLU in over a decade. Man... I wish I hadn't. I almost cried it was so utterly atrocious. The script was the most inane piece of dribble conceivable. It made Ishtar look like Citizen Kane. Despite having a cast of Alan Arkin, Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, and Christopher Lee, the voice acting was duller than a crack-head with safety scissors. Stephen Hawking could have voiced it with more feeling. Oh, and the music... huarggggghh... vomit inducing.

I guess the movies you remember seeing as a child are always hit or miss.
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« Reply #59 on: June 21, 2007, 03:20:34 PM »

For a bad dumb movie, it was THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL. I had to watch it with a cousin once, and I was cringing. I know it's for kids, but kids' movies should be enjoyable for adults, too!

A good dumb movie for me was BASKET CASE. The premise is silly, but it's very fun to watch. I haven't seen the sequels yet, though.


Does anyone else find it a bit odd that Spike TV gave a lifetime achievement award for horror to the man who directed Shark Boy and Lava Girl, a one Robert Rodriguez? I thought that was pretty funny seeing as, at the time, he had only one horror film under his belt and now, after Grindhouse has two.

Basket Case is phenomenal. Frank Henenlotter is a friggin' b-movie genius. I can't get enough of that movie. I already wore out my VHS, had to get the DVD. Ah, I was going to anyway. If you liked that one, check out Brain Damage (it's a bit hard to find, but very well worth it) and Frankenhooker. They're both reviewed quite well on the site. I recommend Basket Case 2, the third one...eh...kinda weak.
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