Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone can give me their opions and/or summary of these movies. I was checking out amazon.com's big clearance thing. You all can e-mail me or just follow up on here. But these are all out of the horror section (yeah i'm a sucker for blood) anyways, here's the list, movies that intrigued me but i wanted to find out more before i ordered.
Lisa and the Devil
Zombie Island Massacre
Bucket of Blood
Rabid Grannies
Horror Hospital
Dead Hate the Living
Oasis of the Zombies
Prime Evil
Def by temptation
Mother's Day
Blades
Vamp
Mirror Mirror
and any of the Freddy's Nightmares tv show
sorry for the long post, but hopefully someone has some interesting input for me.
Thanks,
Deena
Bucket of Blood-Stars Dick Miller about an artist who makes art of of real people the kind of sucess through murder story which was used with little shop of horrors both roger corman movies.
Rabid Grannies-A bunch of relatives are chased around a huge dimly lit house by their demon possessed great aunts. Pretty good if it's the uncut version
Mother's Day- Funny but still only recommended to those who aren't easily offended. contains a lot of cruel rape where the two brothers tell ther girl to pretend she's shirley temple then attack her and rape her and she eventually dies. but it was made by loyd kaufman's brother and has that same kind of tromatic essence.
Vamp- These guys are looking for a stripper and go to a strip club inhabited by vampires and get chased around blah blah blah. the plot is simple but it's still fun to watch.
Your questions are always answered quickly at this site. If "Bucket of Blood" is indeed Corman's "Bucket of Blood," it is worth seeing for Corman's (an underrated director [IMHO]) directing, in his minimalist school of directing. It is also noteworthy for having Ed Nelson and Bert Convy appearing as undercover cops. This was one of the few theatrical films Convy would appear in before his death and only his second film. And a camerashot that has become something of a cliche. The one where someone bumps into a light hanging down from the ceiling and all the shadows are sent swriling across the walls.
Like Trevor the Rat, the only other one I have seen is "Vamp," and that one depends upon a certain extent as to how much you like to see Grace Jones in the title role. Enjoy both!
Lisa and the Devil - Classic Mario Bava, I would recommend this one.
Zombie Island Massacre - A boring waste of time with some lame washed up model.
Bucket of Blood- A decent flick
Rabid Grannies- haven't seen it yet
Horror Hospital - haven't seen
Dead Hate the Living- A decent attempt by full moon pictures at a zombie film several references to Lucio Fulci's films and others, I would say it's worth it.
Oasis of the Zombies- One of the worst zombie films ever made
Prime Evil- Haven't seen
Def by temptation- Haven't seen
Mother's Day- Haven't see
Blades- Haven't seen
Vamp- Haven't seen
Mirror Mirror- Haven't seen
and any of the Freddy's Nightmares tv show- haven't seen
I remember staying up late on certain nights to watch the Freddy's Nightmares tv show but for the life of me I can't remember what happened on a single episode of the series. I was tempted to buy one of the tapes when I was at a local used video place but I didn't have cash on me when I saw it at the store.
Lisa and the Devil -- This is a strange Mario Bava film dealing with a lost tourist who may not be what she seems, a twisted family, several unpleasant people, and the Devil. I liked it, but my tastes are, quite frankly, bizarre. Not the most coherent film in the world, either, but...
Bucket of Blood -- I've heard good things about the original version, but I haven't seen it yet. It's about a budding sculptor who uses the dead in his works. A comedy, believe it or not...
Prime Evil -- I watched this one a long time ago and have forgotten ever single detail except that it was a very dumb film. Very dumb. Dealt with a nun battling demons, I think. Watch a Hammer flick; they're better for you.
Def by temptation -- A divinity student is tempted by a she-demon. Again, it's been a while since I've seen this one, but I don't think it was that good.
Blades -- I know nothing about this one at all, but wasn't there a Jaws parody done once with a riding lawn mower at a golf course that had had that title?
Mmmm... From all the titles you list, I have only seen this one. It was a TV series produced by Wes Craven (Not sure) in wich Freddy Krueger hosted suposedily frightening stuff. I did not watch many episodes, but everything looked poor, cheap and not very scary. In fact, as it was made for TV, anything too scary seemed to have been discarted. Stories were all phantastic, but each episode was independent, a la "Twilight zone". If you want a good substitute for TZ, watch instead the last seasons of "The outer limit". They are much, much, better.
You HAVE to see Rabid Grannies then. It's just awesome. The begining before the grannies become rabid is my favorite part where there's just a bunch of brits talking about nonsense and trying to set the stage for the plot. The rest of the movie after the grannies become rabid is pretty much your normal "Rabid Grannie trying to kill everyone in the house and noone can leave the house for some reason" type of movie.