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Games / Re: Movie Title Chains
Last post by bob - September 27, 2026, 04:39:19 PM
#42
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Rev. Powell - September 27, 2026, 11:54:14 AMMY VEGAS EYES (2026): College-aged "Emo Superstar" is left behind in a depraved post-apocalyptic Vegas after the rapture. Experimental film-school type movie with lots of solarization, crazy color grading, and bizarre costuming to disguise its microbudget; its a quite sincere, impressionist movie evoking the disillusionment and angst of your early 20s. 1.5/5.
#43
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - September 27, 2026, 11:25:31 AMTHE SILENT HOUSE (1929):
I thought to myself, "I should really take a break from Roscoe Arbuckle films" and then after half an hour of this (90 minute!) ordeal I was ready to go right back and watch another dozen Roscoe Arbuckle films. What starts as an Old Dark House flick w/ a shadowy murder and an inheritance amd a retinue of glowering servants quickly becomes... a sunlit globe-hopping adventure w/ white guys in pith helmets and non-white guys shlepping stuff around for the white guys and also some white guys in yellow & brown face
and one sinister supporting character who, I dunno who he's supposed to be, but he's got a very anachronistic looking head of cornrows... 
...and generally very little action or interest whatsoever, and then when eventually things return to the redundantly-branded eponymous house, things barely pick up.
In spite of some yucky stuff hidden in a secret chamber beneath a floor in a torture room, SILENT HOUSE isn't a horror movie, it's a Fu Manchu movie except Fu Manchu is called "Chan Fu" and of course he's played by a white guy. There is one other major Asian character played by an actual Asian actor, but that character is so offensively broad and weird that maybe the one other Asian actor the producers had on file read the script and turned down the role of Fu Manchu Chan Fu. 
SILENT HOUSE had money behind it and there are moments of very slick, professional craftmanship - but who cares? There's no Content to carry the Form. I guess I watched this for female lead Mabel Poulton, a winsome starlet who looks a lot like Kirsten Dunst or a super-cute Michelle Williams and who was tremendously winning in THE CONSTANT NYMPH, a thankless vehicle that allowed her to be overwhelmingly appealing though forced her character to be persistently abused and then die slowly.
Mabel somehow has less to do in SILENT HOUSE - her big scene is played unconscious on the floor. There is really nothing positive to say about this interminable slog. 1/5 Okay, one of the actors is named "Arthur Pusey".
I thought to myself, "I should really take a break from Roscoe Arbuckle films" and then after half an hour of this (90 minute!) ordeal I was ready to go right back and watch another dozen Roscoe Arbuckle films. What starts as an Old Dark House flick w/ a shadowy murder and an inheritance amd a retinue of glowering servants quickly becomes... a sunlit globe-hopping adventure w/ white guys in pith helmets and non-white guys shlepping stuff around for the white guys and also some white guys in yellow & brown face
and one sinister supporting character who, I dunno who he's supposed to be, but he's got a very anachronistic looking head of cornrows... ...and generally very little action or interest whatsoever, and then when eventually things return to the redundantly-branded eponymous house, things barely pick up.In spite of some yucky stuff hidden in a secret chamber beneath a floor in a torture room, SILENT HOUSE isn't a horror movie, it's a Fu Manchu movie
except Fu Manchu is called "Chan Fu" and of course he's played by a white guy. There is one other major Asian character played by an actual Asian actor, but that character is so offensively broad and weird that maybe the one other Asian actor the producers had on file read the script and turned down the role of Fu Manchu Chan Fu. SILENT HOUSE had money behind it and there are moments of very slick, professional craftmanship - but who cares? There's no Content to carry the Form. I guess I watched this for female lead Mabel Poulton, a winsome starlet who looks a lot like Kirsten Dunst or a super-cute Michelle Williams and who was tremendously winning in THE CONSTANT NYMPH, a thankless vehicle that allowed her to be overwhelmingly appealing though forced her character to be persistently abused and then die slowly.
Mabel somehow has less to do in SILENT HOUSE - her big scene is played unconscious on the floor. There is really nothing positive to say about this interminable slog. 1/5 Okay, one of the actors is named "Arthur Pusey". #44
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by LilCerberus - September 26, 2026, 09:50:16 PMTonight's Stinker
The Glove(1979)
https://youtu.be/5WZZtS2Ae5I?si=A0KAIQ0hHMnuKvyV OR HERE https://youtu.be/ORIKDF7d_tc?si=lUGyNltD1EcGTg7y
Roosevelt Grier is an escaped con, who dons a riot suit & a five pound gauntlet, which he uses to hunt down a prison guard & bash him to death (along with his car)....
We cut to John Saxon as a down on his luck bounty hunter spending the weekend with his daughter.... He later drops her off at school, as he narrates how he's behind on his alimony, & always on the verge of losing custody.... Of course, it's not coming up with the money that's the problem, but he's got a gamble bug...
Grier finds out that Saxon is looking for him after passing out flyers & taunts him over the phone...
Meanwhile, Saxon gets in a couple fights, shakes down an old lady, & gets burned in a poker game set up by his sleazy bookie, who runs a sleazy real estate agency.......
Mostly about how the bounty hunter's life really sucks, padding what feels like a sub plot about a killer...
The Glove(1979)
https://youtu.be/5WZZtS2Ae5I?si=A0KAIQ0hHMnuKvyV OR HERE https://youtu.be/ORIKDF7d_tc?si=lUGyNltD1EcGTg7y
Roosevelt Grier is an escaped con, who dons a riot suit & a five pound gauntlet, which he uses to hunt down a prison guard & bash him to death (along with his car)....
We cut to John Saxon as a down on his luck bounty hunter spending the weekend with his daughter.... He later drops her off at school, as he narrates how he's behind on his alimony, & always on the verge of losing custody.... Of course, it's not coming up with the money that's the problem, but he's got a gamble bug...
Grier finds out that Saxon is looking for him after passing out flyers & taunts him over the phone...
Meanwhile, Saxon gets in a couple fights, shakes down an old lady, & gets burned in a poker game set up by his sleazy bookie, who runs a sleazy real estate agency.......
Mostly about how the bounty hunter's life really sucks, padding what feels like a sub plot about a killer...
#45
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - September 26, 2026, 05:03:27 PM
Why were you arrested overseas?
#46
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie Doctors
Last post by Rev. Powell - September 26, 2026, 02:29:07 PM1. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
2. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
3. Doctor Dolittle
4. Dr. Butcher M.D.
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. Dr. Strange (2016)
7. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8. Doctor Detroit
9. Dr. No
10. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
11. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
13. Dr Giggles
14. CARRY ON DOCTOR (1967)
15. Dr. T & the Women
16. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991)
17. Doctor in the House (1954)
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
19. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
20. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
21. Doctor Sleep (2019)
22. Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
23. Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (1973)
24. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
25. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
26. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923)
27. The German Doctor (2013)
28, Docteur Françoise Gaillard (1976)
29. Doctor X
27. Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
28. Dr. Plague
29. Doctor Vlimmen (1978)
30. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
31. The Demented Doctor
32. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Movie
33. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.
34. The Good Doctor (2011)
35. Doctor Faustus (1967)
36. Doc Savage: Man of Bronze
37. Young Doctors in Love (1982)
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
39. Doc Holliday (2023)
40. La folie du docteur Tube (1915)
and
41. The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)
2. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
3. Doctor Dolittle
4. Dr. Butcher M.D.
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. Dr. Strange (2016)
7. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8. Doctor Detroit
9. Dr. No
10. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
11. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
13. Dr Giggles
14. CARRY ON DOCTOR (1967)
15. Dr. T & the Women
16. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991)
17. Doctor in the House (1954)
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
19. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
20. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
21. Doctor Sleep (2019)
22. Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
23. Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (1973)
24. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
25. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
26. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923)
27. The German Doctor (2013)
28, Docteur Françoise Gaillard (1976)
29. Doctor X
27. Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
28. Dr. Plague
29. Doctor Vlimmen (1978)
30. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
31. The Demented Doctor
32. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Movie
33. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.
34. The Good Doctor (2011)
35. Doctor Faustus (1967)
36. Doc Savage: Man of Bronze
37. Young Doctors in Love (1982)
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
39. Doc Holliday (2023)
40. La folie du docteur Tube (1915)
and
41. The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)
#47
Off Topic Discussion / Re: NFL 2026
Last post by bob - September 26, 2026, 02:06:26 PM.....
embarrassment surrounds the green and gold after Thursday
embarrassment surrounds the green and gold after Thursday
#48
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Movie Doctors
Last post by Rev. Powell - September 26, 2026, 02:00:16 PM1. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
2. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
3. Doctor Dolittle
4. Dr. Butcher M.D.
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. Dr. Strange (2016)
7. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8. Doctor Detroit
9. Dr. No
10. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
11. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
13. Dr Giggles
14. CARRY ON DOCTOR (1967)
15. Dr. T & the Women
16. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991)
17. Doctor in the House (1954)
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
19. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
20. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
21. Doctor Sleep (2019)
22. Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
23. Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (1973)
24. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
25. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
26. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923)
27. The German Doctor (2013)
28, Docteur Françoise Gaillard (1976)
29. Doctor X
27. Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
28. Dr. Plague
29. Doctor Vlimmen (1978)
30. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
31. The Demented Doctor
32. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Movie
33. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.
34. The Good Doctor (2011)
35. Doctor Faustus (1967)
36. Doc Savage: Man of Bronze
37. Young Doctors in Love (1982)
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
39. Doc Holliday (2023)
40. La folie du docteur Tube (1915)
41. The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)
2. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
3. Doctor Dolittle
4. Dr. Butcher M.D.
5. Dr. Strangelove
6. Dr. Strange (2016)
7. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8. Doctor Detroit
9. Dr. No
10. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
11. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
12. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
13. Dr Giggles
14. CARRY ON DOCTOR (1967)
15. Dr. T & the Women
16. DOC HOLLYWOOD (1991)
17. Doctor in the House (1954)
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
19. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
20. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
21. Doctor Sleep (2019)
22. Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
23. Doctor Death, Seeker of Souls (1973)
24. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
25. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
26. The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu (1923)
27. The German Doctor (2013)
28, Docteur Françoise Gaillard (1976)
29. Doctor X
27. Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
28. Dr. Plague
29. Doctor Vlimmen (1978)
30. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
31. The Demented Doctor
32. Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Movie
33. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao.
34. The Good Doctor (2011)
35. Doctor Faustus (1967)
36. Doc Savage: Man of Bronze
37. Young Doctors in Love (1982)
38. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
39. Doc Holliday (2023)
40. La folie du docteur Tube (1915)
41. The Curious Dr. Humpp (1969)
#50
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - September 26, 2026, 12:07:45 PMLOVEMANIA (1924):
Al St. John was Roscoe Arbuckle's nephew, which seems like pure nepotism if you watch half a dozen Arbuckle films where Al appears (often in beards and wigs) but doesn't do much, but then eventually if you watch a bunch where Roscoe gives Al a lot to do, you realize Al was a capable physical comedian on his own, as well as being a lot better looking than either Roscoe or Buster. To the best of my knowledge, LOVEMANIA was Al's biggest bid for leading man stardom (or at least the one that's survived and/or been remembered). He's top-billed and also credited as writer/director, though the publicly-banished Roscoe helped him in both departments and his touch is clearly felt.
Al gets home from his secret wedding to receive a classic BREWSTER'S MILLIONS-style letter from his rich uncle, a weird dude who "hate(s) women" (that's a direct quote) and will happily give Al a check for one million dollars if Al promises to never get married. Since Al likes his new wife and her family, they contrive the kind of scheme that only (barely) makes functional sense in a dumb comedy - they transform her family's (already large) estate into a mental institution and invite the uncle over to the house to get a load of his nervously broken down nephew, who is so tragically in love he has gone hopelessly mad. That's about the last part of the story that made any sense at all to me.
What follows, though, is about fifteen minutes of unrelenting Arbuckle/St. John-style mayhem - very enthusiastically and amusingly executed. Al learned well at Buster's side and is eager to demonstrate as many Keatonesque leaps, lunges, pratfalls, and other unwise stunts as possible. None of the action is remotely motivated by plot or logic, which in this kind of action showcase....... is just fine! There are two moments that stand tall in the Arbuckle filmography. One is a running head-first leap out a second-floor window that terminates in Al landing directly on his head, then immediately stands up and runs away. Amidst raucous laughter, I had to wind this back and watch it three times to recognize clearly that a dummy was used in conjunction w/ a pretty decent jump cut in the wide shot. GREAT GAG. The second standout moment is easier to figure out in real time - Al intermittently drives a car (poorly) but repeatedly climbs into the backseat to hector his uncle. But it's still executed beautifully.
The rich uncle, who looks and acts like Buffalo's foremost theatre critic, nevertheless declares that he's actually a heterosexual at the denouement. If LOVEMANIA came out in the 80s, reviewers would universally harangue it as being terminally brainless, like they did w/ stuff like WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S and POLICE AVADEMY 4. Children (of all ages, myself included) would still laugh. 3.5/5 Maybe reviewers and audiences in 1924 didn't take to LOVEMANIA, though. Al never became a leading man, though he did eventually parlay his gifts into playing sidekick "Fuzzy Saint John" in many dozens of westerns through the early 60s. I hope that was a comfy and pleasant life for him.
Al St. John was Roscoe Arbuckle's nephew, which seems like pure nepotism if you watch half a dozen Arbuckle films where Al appears (often in beards and wigs) but doesn't do much, but then eventually if you watch a bunch where Roscoe gives Al a lot to do, you realize Al was a capable physical comedian on his own, as well as being a lot better looking than either Roscoe or Buster. To the best of my knowledge, LOVEMANIA was Al's biggest bid for leading man stardom (or at least the one that's survived and/or been remembered). He's top-billed and also credited as writer/director, though the publicly-banished Roscoe helped him in both departments and his touch is clearly felt.
Al gets home from his secret wedding to receive a classic BREWSTER'S MILLIONS-style letter from his rich uncle, a weird dude who "hate(s) women" (that's a direct quote) and will happily give Al a check for one million dollars if Al promises to never get married. Since Al likes his new wife and her family, they contrive the kind of scheme that only (barely) makes functional sense in a dumb comedy - they transform her family's (already large) estate into a mental institution and invite the uncle over to the house to get a load of his nervously broken down nephew, who is so tragically in love he has gone hopelessly mad. That's about the last part of the story that made any sense at all to me.
What follows, though, is about fifteen minutes of unrelenting Arbuckle/St. John-style mayhem - very enthusiastically and amusingly executed. Al learned well at Buster's side and is eager to demonstrate as many Keatonesque leaps, lunges, pratfalls, and other unwise stunts as possible. None of the action is remotely motivated by plot or logic, which in this kind of action showcase....... is just fine! There are two moments that stand tall in the Arbuckle filmography. One is a running head-first leap out a second-floor window that terminates in Al landing directly on his head, then immediately stands up and runs away. Amidst raucous laughter, I had to wind this back and watch it three times to recognize clearly that a dummy was used in conjunction w/ a pretty decent jump cut in the wide shot. GREAT GAG. The second standout moment is easier to figure out in real time - Al intermittently drives a car (poorly) but repeatedly climbs into the backseat to hector his uncle. But it's still executed beautifully.
The rich uncle, who looks and acts like Buffalo's foremost theatre critic
, nevertheless declares that he's actually a heterosexual at the denouement. If LOVEMANIA came out in the 80s, reviewers would universally harangue it as being terminally brainless, like they did w/ stuff like WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S and POLICE AVADEMY 4. Children (of all ages, myself included) would still laugh. 3.5/5 Maybe reviewers and audiences in 1924 didn't take to LOVEMANIA, though. Al never became a leading man, though he did eventually parlay his gifts into playing sidekick "Fuzzy Saint John" in many dozens of westerns through the early 60s. I hope that was a comfy and pleasant life for him.