Death Race 2000/ The Howling

KYGOTC · June 28, 2008, 03:51:50 AM

I saw most of both of these movies on tv tonight. (Death Race 2000 was on Turner Classic Movies, which I found amusing), and both kicked ass from what I saw. I need to go get them both so I can watch the whole thing of both of them. I particularly liked the make up and transformation effects on THE HOWLING. i forget the guys name who did it, (Roger Corman? No, thats probobly not it). Anywho, thats my 2 cents.

Jack · June 28, 2008, 08:03:49 AM

I noticed those were on last night. I set the DVD recorder and got Madman off IFC. Can't remember if I've seen it before, if I have it was really, reeeeeeeeeeeeally cheesy and stupid. Then I got the immortal Yor, Hunter of the Future . My DVD collection just isn't complete without that one

AnubisVonMojo · June 28, 2008, 08:26:46 AM

Sounds like an excellent night of viewing KY! I love both of those movies for very different reasons. The Howling is still my favorite werewolf flick (though The Company of Wolves comes in a close second) and unless you hate goofy violent vehicular homicide, you can't go wrong with Death Race 2000!

Doc Daneeka · June 28, 2008, 08:30:10 AM

Quote from: KYGOTC on June 28, 2008, 03:51:50 AM
I particularly liked the make up and transformation effects on THE HOWLING. i forget the guys name who did it,

Rob Bottin? I heard he was involved. He also did The Thing and The Fog.

KYGOTC · June 28, 2008, 02:07:38 PM

Quote from: Jack on June 28, 2008, 08:03:49 AM
I noticed those were on last night. I set the DVD recorder and got Madman off IFC. Can't remember if I've seen it before, if I have it was really, reeeeeeeeeeeeally cheesy and stupid. Then I got the immortal Yor, Hunter of the Future . My DVD collection just isn't complete without that one

Yea, i noticed Madman was on last night and it is a movie that Ive been wantin gto see for a looooong time, but then i saw that The Howling was on, and Ive heard good things about that, so I watched it. Madman will have to wait for a different night.

Shadow · June 28, 2008, 02:31:45 PM

I had flopped into bed and was perusing channels, seconds away from drifting off to sleep. I came across Death Race 2000 and left that on, even though I own the DVD. Just as I was about to succumb to sleep, I figured I'd see what was on afterwards. When I saw the listing for Yor, I immediately jumped up, found a blank tape and set the VCR. Since who knows how long it will be before Yor hits DVD (if ever), I had to record it.

Ash · June 28, 2008, 03:14:16 PM

Quote from: Shadow on June 28, 2008, 02:31:45 PM
When I saw the listing for Yor, I immediately jumped up, found a blank tape and set the VCR. Since who knows how long it will be before Yor hits DVD (if ever), I had to record it.

Ha! Same here.
I was flipping through channels late last night and when I got to TCM, I saw the Paramount logo come onscreen so I decided to see what movie it was.
It was Yor!

I hadn't seen that movie since I was a kid growing up in the 80's.

Sadly, I watched the first half hour then drifted off to sleep in the big black leather recliner I was sitting in.
I woke up to see the last few scenes and then the credits rolled. Darn...

KYGOTC · June 28, 2008, 04:47:28 PM

YOR, huh? Ill have ta look that one up.

Jack · June 28, 2008, 06:20:51 PM

Andrew's got a review right over here: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/yor/

KYGOTC · June 28, 2008, 07:24:00 PM

Quote from: Jack on June 28, 2008, 06:20:51 PM
Andrew's got a review right over here: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/yor/

Hmm...looks interesting, but Im not too big on caveman movies.

AnubisVonMojo · June 28, 2008, 07:55:08 PM

But it stars Reb Brown, hero of such "epic" films as Space Mutiny, Howling II, and those two amazing Captain America flicks in the late-70s.

Jack · June 28, 2008, 09:29:23 PM

The second half of it is a sci-fi movie. Yeah, I don't quite understand it either

Warp Ninja X · June 29, 2008, 12:23:17 AM

I remember when Yor came out the soundtrack and the commercial made me want to see the movie but I forgot to go. Then later HBO started to played it all the time I watched it then. Yor is pretty good movie but they should did better with the plot.

The Dungeonmaster · July 02, 2008, 03:06:58 AM

I bought my copy of Deathrace 2000 from a $1.00 bin at Walgreens. At every chapter point, the movie reverts to the "chapter selection" menu and I have to select the next chapter in line manually. It's annoying as all hell! But the movie is worth it. Especially to see Stallone punch a chick in the face, haha.

KYGOTC · July 07, 2008, 04:35:07 PM

Hey, does anyone know what the deal is with those happy face stickers that are all over the place in THE HOWLING?