Can't seem to find anything to rent, but here are my upcoming viewings.
Cable Hogue (Western)
Mountain Men (Western)
Purgatory (Western)
Yojimbo (Kurasawa)
Kugemesha (Kurasawa)
Vamp (Grace Jones)
Birth of a Nation (Film History)
John Wayne Films
Basket Case II & III
Puppet Master III & IV
Jason Goes to Hell
Phantasm III (and maybe part II, kinda forgot how that goes)
Searching For These:
El Topo
Django
I won't be too much help here Scott, but I have seen Basket Case II and Jason Goes to Hell. I remember surprisingly enjoying Basket Case II, despite it being slammed over at IMDB.com. Then again, I haven't seen the first Basket Case, which is supposed to be really good. All I remember about part II (I saw it a long time ago) is that it's campy as hell, but in a funny way. As for Jason Goes to Hell, I personally wasn't a huge fan, but some people are. I think the lack of Jason being in the movie is what killed it for me. The whole body-switching thing didn't fly with me personally, but that's just my opinion. The beginning of the movie is good, but it goes downhill after that. Still a decent timewaster, though.
Good luck finding those films to rent. Do you have a smaller local video store around you that has those movies? Or are you surrounded by chains?
Nick
Cable Hogue is good, but don't expect another Wild Bunch.
I got DJANGO fairly cheaply on EBay.
THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE is a very enjoyable, non-violent, Peckinpah film. I highly recommend it.
I saw BIRTH OF A NATION in a film class. Everyone should see it at least once. But beware . . . it is LONG and often SLOW . . . but still fascinating.
John Wayne films - you can't go wrong with these. I just watched THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER over the weekend. It has a great supporting cast including STROTHER MARTIN, JAMES GREGORY, GEORGE KENNEDY (!), and DENNIS HOPPER (!!!!!!!).
BASKET CASE was great. I hated part II and didn't bother watching part III.
Good luck with your viewing . . .
>Phantasm III (and maybe part II, kinda forgot how that goes)
Don't forget Phantasm IV: Oblivion. Shows the origin of the Tall Man and has some interesting developements. I hope DC finally gets around to making a fifth part. Not just to make another movie, but to tie up the loose ends.
>Then again, I haven't seen the first Basket Case, which is supposed to be really
>good.
I didn't like the first one that much. Maybe it was because I'd heard it described as shocking and disturbing, but the Belial scenes were hilariously bad claymation. It looked like a student film made with Play-Dough.
Hello Nick. My list is based on what I know is available at local video stores. I have a couple small independent video stores near me and a Blockbuster (not much of a selection) and Hollywood Video (this is a good store). My only other options are buying films over the internet or renting from Netflix (good selection).
By the way I just bought a batch of westerns and DJANGO is included.
Scott,
Yeah, Hollywood Video is a godsend compared to Blockbuster. A much better selection, at least the one near me has a great selection of old and crappy action movies. At least you have some small independent places near you - almost all the ones around me have been run out by Blockbuster. It's a shame, really.
Anyways, I've heard tons of great things about Django. Let us know how it turns out - I know I might be interested in checking it out 'cuz I've heard so many good things about it.
Nick