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[alandhopewell]

     STING OF DEATH (1966)

     This movie makes DEATH CURSE OF TARTU look well put together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjfYKA1pBE

Neil Sedaka didn't even have the nerve to show his face....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzadUo474Lo

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059756/

[tracy]

     STING OF DEATH (1966)

     This movie makes DEATH CURSE OF TARTU look well put together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjfYKA1pBE

Neil Sedaka didn't even have the nerve to show his face....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzadUo474Lo

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059756/

One of the things that got me was the biologist's disappearing/reappearing/growing/shrinking spot on the forehead. WTF was that about?

[lester1/2jr]

One thing that got me about Sting of Death was how amazing the print looked. super colorful

[FatFreddysCat]

"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) - Indy's third go round reunites him with his estranged father (Sean Connery) and pits him against the Nazis in a race to find the Holy Grail. Much of the flick feels like "Raiders" all over again, but most viewers will be having too much fun to mind.

[indianasmith]

I think it is my favorite of the franchise!

[FatFreddysCat]

"Step Dogs" (2013) - low budget talking-animal kid stuff about a pair of mismatched pooches (a hillbilly German shepherd and a spoiled princess Pomeranian) who must learn to get along when their masters get married. Some "Home Alone" style hijinks come along in the second half as the dogs defend their home from a doofus pair of burglars.

Nothing spectacular, but the kids enjoyed it.

[VenomX73]

     STING OF DEATH (1966)

     This movie makes DEATH CURSE OF TARTU look well put together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjfYKA1pBE

Neil Sedaka didn't even have the nerve to show his face....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzadUo474Lo

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059756/

I kinda want to watch the movie... I was wondering tho... is that a monster or a guy with a bag on his head that kills people? - as in the video I can clearly see a human face and swimming flippers lol...

[FatFreddysCat]

 "Stake Land" (2010) - a teenage vampire slayer in training and his bad-ass mentor battle their way across a post apocalyptic America plagued by bloodsuckers in this gritty, gory road movie. Intense!

[fulci420]

Evilspeak (1981)
Clint Howard gets a rare lead role in this cheapo horror obscurity that found its way onto the Video Nasty list. Clint plays a student at a military academy who is a constant victim of bullying. Even the coach of his soccer team seems to encourage torment of this poor kid. Thankfully Clint comes into contact with a spooky ancient book and his own primitive PC. By entering the ancient latin phrases of the book into the computer Clint is able to harness the powers of satan and get the bloody revenge he desires.

There is some potential here but for the most part this film is kind of a drag. Clint certainly makes a believable misfit but there is just not much happening of interest until the final 10 or so minutes. It's the finale where we find out why this is on the video nasty list as it really goes for it on every level. Multiple decapitations, floating Clint Howard and wild vicious pigs are just a few things they pack into the memorable finale. This one has all the ingredients of a classic b movie but for me it the overall poor pacing let it down for me.

[Jack]

Stranded (2013) - so there's this little moon base that gets hit with a meteor shower, destroying just about everything (life support, power, communications). The four crew members run around trying to fix this stuff, and also notice that one of the meteors has some sort of spores on it. Of course the female crew member manages to get herself infected by it, gets mysteriously pregnant, and gives birth to an alien which soon takes on the form of another member of the crew. This is just another Alien-type movie and not a good one by any means. The main problem is that none of the cast is really likable, so it never manages any suspense because A) I didn't care if they all died and B) I was too busy noticing how every scene had been lifted from some other movie. They should have cheesed it up a bit, at least it would have been entertaining then. 2.5/5.

[Rev. Powell]

THE TRUTH ABOUT EMANUELE (2013): A troubled teenage girl becomes obsessed with the single mom who moves in next door, who has secrets of her own. A bit slow and heavy-handed at times, but generally an effective female-centered psychodrama about maternal love. 2.5/5.

[alandhopewell]

     STING OF DEATH (1966)

     This movie makes DEATH CURSE OF TARTU look well put together!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjfYKA1pBE

Neil Sedaka didn't even have the nerve to show his face....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzadUo474Lo

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059756/

I kinda want to watch the movie... I was wondering tho... is that a monster or a guy with a bag on his head that kills people? - as in the video I can clearly see a human face and swimming flippers lol...

     That would be telling, Venom.

[JaseSF]

Shanghai Noon (2000): A bumbling Chinese Imperial Guard named Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) reluctantly teams up with an incompetent outlaw named Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) as he tries to rescue a kidnapped Chinese Princess named Pei Pei (Lucy Liu) from a nasty traitor named Lo Fong (Roger Yuan).

While certainly not too bad of its type, this plays out in fairly predictable buddy movie fashion. It does feature some great fights and stunts from the one and only Jackie Chan. The story though is nothing one hasn't seen before. Entertaining enough way to kill a couple of hours and the lead characters do prove somewhat likable which is a plus. I'd say it's one of the better Americanized films featuring Chan. ***1/2 out of ***** stars.

[Bella]

Friends With Benefits-Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis on and off sexcapades doesn't make for a great film. I have to give this film a 4/10.

[FatFreddysCat]

"Dead Snow" (2009) - this Norwegian horror hit is kinda like a snowy take on "Evil Dead" with some bonus Nazism. When a gang of twenty somethings head to a secluded mountain cabin for some wintry fun, they inadvertently awaken a squad of frozen Nazi zombies which also call the mountain home. Bloody mayhem follows, naturally.
This one took a while to get going, but once it did it was a stone cold hoot. It's also the goriest movie I've seen in quite a while!!!