Quote from: RCMerchant on June 14, 2006, 02:34:16 PM
HOWDY! Sounds like Child Bride(1941). Sinister Cinema sells it...I think Angelo Rossitto has a small ...er...short...uh...part in it. By the way- I'm new here!
Quote from: ER on January 12, 2008, 06:32:14 PM
I don't know if I have a favorite historical picture, but I recently watched David Lean's Doctor Zhivago, and was impressed for far from the first time by what a beautiful film that was. Not only is it a brave subject to have been taken on in the west at the time it was made, and not only does it tell a sweeping story that I think was translated well from the novel, but there are moments of sheer unhurried artistry there that are so impressive.
Take for instance a shot of a moment of brutal conflict during the First World War, and a number of Russian men charge the German lines, and the man who initiates the charge falls, and his eyeglasses spill from his face, and if you look carefully you can see that this was no accident, Lean clearly planned the positioning of the dead soldier and his glasses, because you can see the battle reflected in them, somehow distanced and made almost...lovely, all because it is seen in the way that it is.
What other director would have set up a shot like that? Some, but not many, and I don't if anyone else could have done it so well.
Other historical films I like, in no particular order...
Henry V (1989)
High Noon
Rome
Rome Season Two
Saving Private Ryan
Matewan
The Painted Veil
The Name of the Rose
(2004's) The Alamo
Breaker Morant
Intolerance
My Brilliant Career
Mansfield Park (1999)
Gothic
Titanic
The Emperor and the Assassin
Okay, that's a lot but I am probably leaving so many off that I'll later think, "Man, I should've mentioned that one...!" But that's it for now.
Quote from: indianasmith on June 12, 2007, 12:06:38 PM
B Movies have been a guilty pleasure of mine since I was a teenager. :lookingup: I try to stay away from the really raunchy ones now, but there is nothing like a badly-written, low-budget horror film with an untalented cast to make me break out into torrents of laughter!!!
I have surfed thru some of this forum (not all, that would take a week or more!) over the last couple of days, and I have noticed two of my all-time favorite "Golden Turkey" choices that no one has mentioned, so I thought I would throw them out for consideration by the learned members of this august panel. :twirl:
First of all, perhaps the dumbest, funniest, and all around most awful martial arts/fantasy/sci-fi film EVER made, "The Lost Empire." I'm not sure what year it was made, I first saw it along about 1985 or so and had a copy on VHS for years, until my VCR ate it. This movie had it all:
- a large female cast whose IQ was smaller than their bra size :buggedout:
- a mysterious medallion with supernatural powers :question:
- a prison riot and fight at an all-women's penitentary :wink:
- the cheesiest dialect of all time ("I'll murderize ya!" shrieked the severed head of one villain) :hot:
- a fat bald guy with disappearing and re-appearing bushy eyebrows :question:
- and the best line ever, from a ditzy blonde who has just smashed a tarantula that crawled into her bead, revealing that its insides were made of wire and gizmos: "I hate Robot Spiders!!" :question:
Trust me, if you haven't seen this one, you need to!
Then there is an incredible gem that is simply the worst movie I have ever seen,
"Ninja Bachelor Party". Although this film never actually features a bachelor party, its incredibly dumb plot (Charlie, a recovering teenage Robutussin addict, :question: loses his girlfriend to the leader of a local bicycle gang, and goes to Korea to learn to become a Ninja and defeat the evil bicycle gang leader, who also happens to teach the local karate school) is enhanced by the fact that the whole thing is shot with a camcorder by two high school kids, and that they actually dubbed in their own voices for all the characters! That, and the Korean Ninja Master is an American teenager in a coolie hat with a white cardboard moustache about a foot wide glued to his upper lip. I LOVE this movie! How it made it into the video stores I will never know. :question:
As far as movies that were just honestly painful for me to sit through, my most recent traumatic experience with a mainstream movie would have to be the fashion industry expose, "Ready to Wear", from sometime in the 1990's. It's painfully bad despite an all-star cast. And as for Brain Damage Film's "Pony Trouble" (I think that's the title - it might be "A Pony Problem" - it is simply, unspeakably awful. I needed therapy after that one. :hatred:
Looking forward to a long, fun association with this fine forum. :cheers:
Quote from: Allhallowsday on April 10, 2007, 05:00:03 PM
Watched this the other night on IFC; fast moving trash. Good or bad, it's certainly unforgettable!
Quote from: Trevor on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Hi, great site. This film was banned in South Africa (along with "Born Losers" and "The Trial of Billy Jack"). We really had the most wonderful :( censorship system in the world!
Quote from: bob on February 15, 2011, 07:06:57 PM
I've bought Robot Monster, Bride of the Monster, Glen or Glenda, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Hobgoblins, Leonard Part 6, Manos: The Hands of Fate, and Santa Claus Conquers the Martains all within the past year.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on October 04, 2007, 11:32:08 PM
I didn't see a thread devoted to this seminal silent science fiction epic, I'd like to introduce myself and extend the right hand of love to this board by starting one devoted to Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS.
(http://www.students.bucknell.edu/rnakahar/metropolis2.jpg)
This one has been on my "must see" list for almost 20 years, and I just got around to watching it, which means either that I watch too few movies, have too long of a list, or that there are so many worthwhile films to see it can take a lifetime to watch them all. It got pushed ahead in my queue because it came in the Mill Creek "Classic Horror" 50-pack. (Paired on the same disk with Dwain Esper's crazed exploitation film MANIAC: a double-feature that would be the ultimate mind-bending trip from the ridiculous to the sublime). This public domain version whets my appetite to see the restored version with the original score.
The usual disclaimers about silent films apply; slow paced, melodramatic emoting, good long attention span needed.
PLOT (minor spoilers): Set in a mythical, industrialized city of the future called Metropolis. The city is ruled by a capitalist Master (a combination dictator and CEO) named Joh Frederson. His son Freder becomes aware of the plight of the exploited workers when he ventures into the bowels of the city and witnesses several of them scalded to death while working on the mysterious machines that run the city. Freder also falls in love with the beautiful Maria, a sort of prophetess of the working class who preaches a message of peace and the coming of a "mediator" to the masses. Meanwhile, the Master visits a cranky old "inventor" (mad scientist) who has created a robot that can not only replace the workers, but can also assume the appearance of a human being. (Sound like a B-movie plot yet?) The Master and the inventor kidnap Maria, transfer her form to the robot, and send her out to preach a message of rebellion to the workers. The fake Maria advises the laborers to rise up and destroy the machines, which causes a flood that destroys their houses. The real Maria escapes and chased to the top of a cathedral by the inventor and the son, and they engage in a climactic rooftop battle while the distraught and repentant Master looks on.
The movie has a minimalist, mythical plot and is loaded with memorable, iconic images: the art-deco robot surrounded by levitating rings of light, and absurd clock-like machine with heavy arms that must be rotated in seemingly random directions when a bulb lights, a recreation of the Tower of Babel story, the false Maria imagined as a belly-dancing Jezebel, and death playing a femur like a flute, just to mention a few. The mixture of high art and surreal spectacle has probably never been equaled.
It's also interesting to think about the political climate in Germany when this film was made: the Communists had thrown out the Russian czar ten years earlier, and the Nazis, positioning themselves as a "workers party," were rising to power. The movie features a devilish demagogue who leads a worker's revolt that ends in ironic tragedy and destruction. Hitler would be elected chancellor six years after the movie's release.
Quote from: claws on March 07, 2010, 02:32:26 AM
1. No
2. No idea
3. OD
4. Yes
Quote from: FatFreddysCat on August 03, 2011, 12:26:01 PM
My most recent purchase was the 2009 "remake/reboot" (whatever you want to call it) of "Friday the 13th" ... it was in the bargain bin @ the supermarket and was only five bucks so I went "ehhhhh, what the hell."
For five bucks, it wasn't a bad watch. If I'd paid more than that I might not be so charitable.
Quote from: Some dumbass high school student on April 19, 2009, 02:32:59 PM
I do expect good things from BioShock. True... Most video game movies aren't very good at all...
DOOM
Super Mario Bros.
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Double Dragon
Final Fantasy
Uhhh... You get the idea... But there are some good video game movies out there. At this time I'm expecting more from VGM type productions. Not all of them are bad.
Quote from: Alex on October 16, 2014, 02:00:54 AM
Wonder if that one will make it to People of Walmart?
Quote from: El Misfit on June 01, 2009, 10:44:15 AM
this movie is so bad, that, to me, Manos is better. Why, you con clearly see that the "eye creatures" have a heavy duty zipper in the back, they wear regular shoes, and one of them is wearing a dress. What the flip side of the head?! also, look at the sky, part time it's day time should be night time. One more thing, how can smooching teens still be making out in the movie's time? The movie starts out with them and during the movie, they are still making out!
Quote from: Gabriel Knight on July 27, 2012, 05:45:43 PM
Hi everyone! I'm a big fan of the site, and with my dad we used to watch some reeeally old and BAD movies on TV. Love the reviews and mostly when it's a movie that i already saw (can't believe you gave 3 slimes to Army of Dakness - it's the best bad movie ever!!!!!)
There is one film than doesn't show up in the list and wanted to share it with you: it's called Jack'O, directed by Steve Latshaw in 1995. It's about a wizard who, long time ago, gets killed and then comes back to seek revenge to the descendants of his murderer. He chooses the form of a man with a pumpkin instead of head, and weilds a scythe.
:cheers:
I saw it with all my friends when i was a kid in 1996, and we all remember how funny it was. 15 years later i managed to get a copy and we laughed like hell watching it again.
The effects are extremely bad, the acting is the horror in the film, the plot... ugh... and there is random gratuitous breast shots!
Yet, it's funny how the basics of the horror movies are there: girl escaping and twisting her anckle, cool boyfriend who only wants sex get chopped off, a million of deaths but nobody seems to give a damn about it, etc. I mean, if you watch things like "Scream" or similar, you won't find many differences. Well, except for a dude with a pumpkin instead of head.
I would make a review myself but my english sucks! :teddyr:
(New thread because the other was in the wrong section)
Quote from: HappyGilmore on August 01, 2007, 08:30:24 PM
I watched Power Rangers for quite a few years. From it's debut until early 1999. At about that time, they pretty much finished up 6 years worth of storylines by killing Zordon (the big floating head.) I still watch it from time to time.
It was a bad show, but that gave it it's appeal. They tried to use the Japanese footage.
Quote from: Bushma on January 23, 2013, 11:04:50 PM
You didn't mention anything about zombies, but I'm going to throw this out. Could it be Video Dead?
You can find it on YouTube. Jump to the 36 minute mark.
Quote from: WingedSerpent on January 17, 2007, 08:18:08 PM
I've given thought to the remake of Manos: the Hands of Fate Please forgive any spelling mistakes.
Torgo: Vince Vaugn (Wedding Crashers) He always looks like he spent the night drinking. Perfect for Torgo
The Master: Sam Neil (Jurassic Park) I think he's a great actor who doesn't get enough roles in movies
The Husband Michael: Greg Kanier (Talk Soup,Mystery Men) Micheal was overconfident, smarmy but ultimatly and ineffective dolt. Tha'ts every charachter Greg Kanier ever played.
The Wife: Sela Ward An attreactive older woman, about Greg's age. Doesn't make much sense if she was much younger.
Daughter: Dakota Fanning: Simpley because she is really the only big child actor right now.
Quote from: lester1/2jr on June 10, 2005, 03:39:08 PM
I was gonna see it even though I'm not that in to south park, but then someone told me it had all this republican s**t in it. I've had enough of that in the newspaper every day
Not sure what possessed me to make this. Maybe make some people here nostalgic? The users I chose are people who have been here a long time and are still active today.
Sorry if I forgot anyone.
Interesting! :thumbup:
Paquita!
on: January 15, 2003, 01:05:33 AM
"well none! butt im just saying!
edward penishands or the layin king cos they sing vagina matata
love colleen"
Trivia: Before claws I was hellbilly. I think my first post was in August 2007.
You forgot to add
Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on December 13, 2017, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: FatFreddysCat on December 09, 2017, 09:23:51 PM
"Krampus" (2015)
When a young boy loses faith in Christmas, his bickering family's dysfunctional holiday gets crashed by the Yuletide demon of German folklore.
Director Michael Dougherty's festive horror comedy isn't quite on par with his prior cult Halloween classic "Trick r' Treat," but it's got cool creature effects and a mean streak a mile wide, making it a nice antidote to all the shiny-happy holiday movies that take over at this time of year.
Yeah, krampus kinda lost me early on when an innocent deliveryman was murdered by the titular character. I mean if he punishes bad kids, well, OK, but he was going beyond that and becoming just another super psycho killer a'la Freddy, Jason, etc.
Quote from: Rev. Powell on November 04, 2019, 01:13:11 PM
You forgot to add
Quote from: Svengoolie 3 on December 13, 2017, 04:33:07 PM
Quote from: FatFreddysCat on December 09, 2017, 09:23:51 PM
"Krampus" (2015)
When a young boy loses faith in Christmas, his bickering family's dysfunctional holiday gets crashed by the Yuletide demon of German folklore.
Director Michael Dougherty's festive horror comedy isn't quite on par with his prior cult Halloween classic "Trick r' Treat," but it's got cool creature effects and a mean streak a mile wide, making it a nice antidote to all the shiny-happy holiday movies that take over at this time of year.
Yeah, krampus kinda lost me early on when an innocent deliveryman was murdered by the titular character. I mean if he punishes bad kids, well, OK, but he was going beyond that and becoming just another super psycho killer a'la Freddy, Jason, etc.
Yeah. "Forgot".
2006! Wow! :cheers:
WOW :buggedout: :buggedout: :buggedout:
since that post I've had to throw out that specific copy of Hobgoblins because it got scratched to hell and became unwatchable with constant skipping issues after the halfway point
I still need to get a replacement for it
and bonus points to AJ for calling himself some dumbass high school kid
Quote from: bob on November 04, 2019, 03:45:29 PM
and bonus points to AJ for calling himself some dumbass high school kid
Well, I WAS. You read any of my early posts from high school days?
They're absolutely hideous. I'd beat the s**t out of high school me.
Quote from: A.J. Bauer on November 04, 2019, 04:32:07 PM
Quote from: bob on November 04, 2019, 03:45:29 PM
and bonus points to AJ for calling himself some dumbass high school kid
Well, I WAS. You read any of my early posts from high school days?
They're absolutely hideous. I'd beat the s**t out of high school me.
can't say as I have
Good memories!
good lord, i can't remember if the first post was from me or curtis, but i THINK it was in what is this film? and i don't think it ever got solved, lol! something about people riding giraffes on the moon, i can't recall for sure, it was at least 12 years ago...
It's always funny to read those, it's like a photo album.
Funny enough, my actual first post was with another account. I posted with that one for a while but then I forgot it and couldn't recover it.
I didn't know you'd been here seven years, Gabriel. Huh....
Do you know why there are no werewolves in Argentina?
Quote from: ER on November 06, 2019, 12:24:58 AM
I didn't know you'd been here seven years, Gabriel. Huh....
Do you know why there are no werewolves in Argentina?
Because we have lobizones, they're not the same. :wink:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luison
Because it has silver in its name. "Argent." :wink:
Quote from: ER on November 06, 2019, 09:19:04 AM
Because it has silver in its name. "Argent." :wink:
The name is, indeed, based on the insane trading of silver during the XVI century. We even have the Río de la Plata (River of the Silver), which is the widest of the world, and goes through many countries.
So yeah, werewolves aren't a problem, sorry for not following the pun. :tongueout:
So that was, uh, I guess 12 years back. And since then I've actually gotten back into Power Rangers as a fan. They've since had a 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary season and I bought the box sets of the first 17 series of it. Now my cousin's kids are into it and watch the new series on Nickelodeon and I've gone back and shown them the earlier stuff on Netflix, etc.