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[Rev. Powell]

Buffet Frauds > Buffet Froid

If Asylum remade French art films from the early 80s I'm sure they would have made BUFFET FRAUDS, alongside THAT OBSCENE OBJECT OF DESIRE.

[FatFreddysCat]

"AC/DC: Dirty Deeds" (2012)
The history of the Thunder From Down Under (from their early days on the Aussie pub circuit, thru the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson eras and ending with 2008's "Black Ice") is told via vintage video and live clips, photos and interviews.
This is another one of those cheap "unauthorized" music documentaries that are all over Amazon, all of which seem to feature commentary from the same group of British rock journalists (Malcolm Dome, Dave Reynolds, etc.). Long time fans won't learn anything new, but it's a nice little trip down memory lane.

[Rev. Powell]

RIFFTRAX: SHORTS TO GO: Eight shorts. One on seat belt safety, one about a kid obsessed with growing a plant, and a couple of really odd ones: one about a boy who really wants to own a doll, and a 1930s public safety short warning housewives not to wash their clothes in gasoline. Yes, some people actually did this as a cheap DIY form of dry-cleaning in the 1930s; natural selection took care of them very quickly. Even though I'd seen one of these last week (it was a bonus on another disc), I laughed out loud several times. These shorts comps are always a worthwhile pickup. 3.5/5.

[FatFreddysCat]

"The Slumber Party Massacre" (1982)
The girls' basketball team assembles for an all-night party, which is rudely interrupted by an escaped maniac whose weapon of choice is an absurdly large power drill. Hilarity ensues.
A pretty typical slab of '80s T&A slasher junk, followed by two sequels (of course).

[Rev. Powell]

THE SIGNAL (2007): A mysterious signal broadcast through television distorts people's thinking and turns an entire city into a bunch of homicidal maniacs. Sectioned among three directors (the middle is done as black comedy, while the opening and closing are straightforward horror), this is a curious experiment that dives into the characters' deluded psychologies and has you completely baffled as to what's real and what's imagined by the end. 3.5/5.

[Svengoolie 3]

I'm seeing this movie as soon as I can.

https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/17/hail-satan-documentary-penny-lane/?utm_content=link&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_term=4537179A-6144-11E9-91A8-7BCF984234C2&fbclid=IwAR2h-PmDMOVLdrKKnOnDiP7fy-_2ERLiVxPaSoLWANud8GUocjOckEBImXI

I watched the preview and saw one particularly chilling thing:

An anti satanist protestor held a sign that said "Satanism is evil. Evil has no rights!"

That is chilling because this woman was essentially saying that people who disagree with her views -and are therefore automatically evil in her view- have no rights.
 

BTW, the satanists in this movie are more of a political movement than an actual satanic religious organization. They admit to basically seeing satan as essentially a troll and are trolling with their movement.

It can take so,me time to get to the link, possibly because some people are trying to use DOS attacks on it.

[Rev. Powell]

It can take so,me time to get to the link, possibly because some people are trying to use DOS attacks on it.

What link? It hasn't been released on home video yet, it's still in theaters. I can access the official page fine: https://www.hailsatanfilm.com/

[FatFreddysCat]

"The Predator" (2018)
An Army sniper, a lady scientist, and a crew of misfits get caught in the middle of a battle between two new Predators, as well as some shady U.S. government types who only care about getting their hands on the aliens' technology.
This latest addition to the Predator saga starts off well enough but eventually it falls apart under too many sub plots and moving parts. It was better than the last reboot attempt (2010's "Predators," with Adrien Brody) but that's not saying much. A resounding "MEH."

[Svengoolie 3]

"The Predator" (2018)
An Army sniper, a lady scientist, and a crew of misfits get caught in the middle of a battle between two new Predators, as well as some shady U.S. government types who only care about getting their hands on the aliens' technology.
This latest addition to the Predator saga starts off well enough but eventually it falls apart under too many sub plots and moving parts. It was better than the last reboot attempt (2010's "Predators," with Adrien Brody) but that's not saying much. A resounding "MEH."

I heard they ruined the predator concept . after the reviews I saw I didn't see it.

[Archivist]

Avengers Endgame (2019). Oh hell yeah.  See main threads.

[Rev. Powell]

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018): Unstoppable bad guy Thanos gathers six infinity stones so he can kill half the world's population; Earth's superheroes try to stop him. So over-the-top and ridiculous that I was swept up despite myself. 3.5/5.

[FatFreddysCat]

"Bohemian Rhapsody" (2018)
Hit docudrama detailing Queen's ascent to rock royalty and the effect that stardom had on their brilliant but troubled front man, Freddie Mercury.
I've never been much more than a casual Queen fan but this was an entertaining, absorbing flick, worth seeing just for Rami Malek's excellent performance as Freddie. Good stuff.

[FatFreddysCat]

"The Predator" (2018)
An Army sniper, a lady scientist, and a crew of misfits get caught in the middle of a battle between two new Predators, as well as some shady U.S. government types who only care about getting their hands on the aliens' technology.
This latest addition to the Predator saga starts off well enough but eventually it falls apart under too many sub plots and moving parts. It was better than the last reboot attempt (2010's "Predators," with Adrien Brody) but that's not saying much. A resounding "MEH."

I heard they ruined the predator concept . after the reviews I saw I didn't see it.

Yeah, they pretty much screwed the pooch for any further installments.
Not that I'm expecting there to be any further installments, cuz this movie tanked at the box office anyway.

[FatFreddysCat]

"Operation Kid Brother" (aka "OK Connery," 1967)
A certain world-famous secret agent (who is never mentioned by name, of course) is unavailable when the criminal organization THANATOS begins a plot to take over the world... so his lookalike younger brother is pressed into service and becomes a reluctant spy.
This silly Italian James Bond knock-off is mostly remembered for its ballsy stunt casting, as it stars Sean Connery's younger brother Neil, who had never acted before he made this film. Several other cast members also have 007 connections, like Lois "Miss Moneypenny" Maxwell, Bernard "M" Lee, and Daniela "From Russia With Love" Bianchi.
The story is a mess and the dubbing is awful (Neil Connery didn't even dub his own dialogue for the English language version!), but there are lotsa pretty girls and plenty of gorgeous European scenery, so if you're curious about the Eurospy genre, you could do a lot worse than this flick.

"Secret Agent Fireball" (1965)
Richard Harrison is Agent Bob Fleming, aka "077," who travels from Paris and Hamburg and finallly to Beirut as he tries to recover a stolen microfilm from Russian spies. Nothing special, just your basic cheap cloak-and-dagger stuff from Italy.

[FatFreddysCat]

Lazy Saturday Double Feature:

"Operation Lady Chaplin" (aka "Special Mission Lady Chaplin," 1967)
Third and final film in the series of Spanish/Italian 007 knock offs starring Ken Clark as CIA Agent Dick Malloy, aka "077" (groan!), who travels across Europe on the trail of some nuclear missiles stolen from a sunken U.S. submarine. The "Lady Chaplin" of the title is a femme fatale fashion designer/arms dealer (!) played by Italian hottie Daniela ("From Russia With Love") Bianchi. One of the better "Eurospy" entries of the 60's.

"Bury Me An Angel" (1971)
A shotgun toting biker chick hits the road with two goofy male sidekicks to track down the rival gang member who killed her brother. The trailer and posters promise something way sleazier than the movie delivers. This is essentially "Easy Rider" with better cleavage. Watchable nonsense with a rockin' soundtrack, but not a must see.