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You should read Santa Steps Out.
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New episode is on the fix http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=...11ae5729398008c
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That was Jack Hill's first movie too. Dude went on to do Foxy Brown, Switchblade Sisters, and Coffey. He's a winner in my eyes.
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The OAO TSM "Happy Birthday, you!" Thread
Gary Floyd replied to DrVenkman PhD's topic in No Holds Barred
Kinetic made me laugh pretty hard there. Oh, happy birthday alfdogg. -
I got a 12/20. I don't know if I should be ashamed or not.
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Supreme Court upholds the Right to Bear Arms
Gary Floyd replied to SuperJerk's topic in Current Events
This is just...wow, this is just stupid. I wish could say more, but-damn. -
"Carnival of Souls" is one of the best horror movies of the 60's.
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Didn't Todd Rundgren write a song about him?
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04.) Carnival of Souls (1962) Plot: After a car accident, A woman finds herself in a strange carnival of the undead. Review: One of the best pre Night of the Living Dead zombie movies (yes, the undead existed in movies before that-and they didn't eat human flesh either), "Carnival of Souls" is also a horror classic. Made for about $33,000, and released in drive in theaters with little fanfare, it has sense become heralded as a classic-and rightfully so. The film itself feels like a nightmare meets a Twilight Zone episode, and the zombie make up isn't that great (again, made for $33,000), it nevertheless is a haunting gem, well acted throughout, and containing a killer climax to boot. In an interesting turn of events, the movie was more influenced by the likes of Bergman than the other drive in quickies of the time, which probably explains why it originally went ignored upon it's original relase. If you want to see it, it's public domain, and easy to find. If you want to get it on DVD, get the Criterion Collection 2-Disc version, and while I love MST3K, avoid the version with Mike Nelson on commentary mocking it (seriously Mike, stick to ripping on bad movies.) Verdict: 10/10 A horror classic that deserves to be seen by everyone-even those who normally don't watch horror. Next Time: The Dead Pit.
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http://leonardpart6.muxtape.com/
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_re_us/obit_helms
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Tonight's "Fear Itself" was the best episode of the series so far.
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Can we please kill Glenn Beck? Please?
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That was the Edward Lee/John Pelan novella. Good book. The comic involves a 30's mobster vs. supernatural evil.
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03.) Zombie Bloodbath (1993) Plot: Zombies rise from an nuclear power plant (built on top of an Indian Battle Ground-oh no!) and attack Kansas. Before I get to reviewing this, it's time for a history lesson. You see, in the 80's, we started to see really (and I mean really) low budget horror. Granted, microbudget horror is nothing new. People were churning out cheap exploitation made for crackerjack money back in the 60's and 70's. The 80's though, gave us a new device: the camcorder. That's right,now anyone could do their own backyard effort. Also, it should be known that the 60's-70's microbudget directors at least had some sort of experience in the business of film and television. The folks with camcorders though, didn't. If there is any consolation, the 1982 shot-on-video "classic" Boardinghouse received a theatrical release in Grindhouse theaters, and is watchable in a what the fuck did I just watch way. The 90's were a dark time to be a horror fan. Sure, Scream came out and gave horror another chance, but it unfortunately lead to a series of poor imitators and inferior sequels, giving the movie some unneeded (but predictable) scorn from angry virgins. The Silence of the Lambs won Oscars, but Hollywood didn't want to call it horror, when it clearly was. Oh, and while there were still zombie movies, they were few and far between. So, that lead to the greatest catastrophe to come to horror from the 90's to this millennium(I think they ended in 2002): the Shot on Camcorder zombie movie. These movies offered something studio horror didn't offer: full on hardcore gore, sexual content, nudity, and zombie mayhem. Sadly, they were done by people with no experience whatsoever in the field of film making, which meant that they were all horrible in every conceivable level, and not in a so bad it's good way. I mean in a so bad it's bad way. Imagine watching somebody's home videos/home movies for about 80-90 minutes. There you go. Now, on to our Review: This is actually the first in trilogy of films from "filmmaker" Todd Sheets, who admits his movies are unwatchable. Instead of reviewing it, here's what you have in store: Horrible mullets. Terrible, rubbery gore A man named Sam (modeled after Sam Kinison) doing a speech about his dead goldfish Butthead. The worse handlebar mustache every committed to anything. Horrible attempts at exposition. No real plot to speak of. Terrible music. Bad gore and make up effects. Terrible attempts at gags. The fact that, just like in every other Shot on Camcorder zombie movie, nobody involved had any previous acting experience. I think you get the point. I've already suffered through it. Don't let it happen to you. Rating: 0/10. You'd have more fun watching a home video of a colostomy than watching this. Avoid at all costs. Tomorrow: Carnival of Souls.
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It comes out next week, and I'm sure I'm not the only guy looking forward to it, so here's where we anticipate it/talk about that other comic book movie that's coming out this July. Returning this time around: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones (whose also voiceing Abe this time), Jeffrey Tambour (sic?), and a few others. Oh, and director Guillermo del Toro. New this time: Luke Goss, Seth Macfalene (As Johan Krauss), and a few others Official Site Apple Site. Rotten Tomatoes Site.
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Universal wants to do an adaptation of the comic "The Goon."
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is fucking sad, man. Imagine him sitting there typing all that out and then just letting out a giant sigh while he stares longingly at his half-full shelf of anime DVDs. Reading that is like seeing a dog that's been left out in the rain or some shit. Ughh/ Yeah. I kinda feel the same way on a lot of that stuff (not including the close personal relationships with Mother Nature and Father Jehova) but you just don't say that shit out loud, especially if you're trying to attract someone. Hey, wait one damn minute. I just realized that I live in the same state with the little bastard. Not like it matters ALL that much, since Texas is like the size of the moon and El Paso is about a week's drive from here, but still... The thing is, CronoT's life is a tragicomedy really. He's pathetic, and you laugh at him because of this, but I actually kinda feel bad for him here. Plus, how many hardcore anime fans aren't virgins? Yeah, I thought so. The closest we have to CronoT right now is Deon, and even then they are way too diferent, as you can have at least a little sympathy for CronoT here, while Deon is just a worthless piece of shit who deserves all of the bad things that happen to him. At least he's real, unlike wildpegasus, who took his gimmick into overdrive and drove people crazy via exaggerations and whatnot.
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Supreme Court upholds the Right to Bear Arms
Gary Floyd replied to SuperJerk's topic in Current Events
Has "Dawn of the Dead" taught you nothing? -
Up All Night With MarvinisaLunatic Part 2 Non Gulag Edition
Gary Floyd replied to MarvinisaLunatic's topic in No Holds Barred
That's why this reminds me of the "Astroboy" thread. -
This is probably the most well known zombie movie you'll see me review here. This is mostly for lesser known zombie movies. It wouldn't hurt if you guys added comments to those also.
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Up All Night With MarvinisaLunatic Part 2 Non Gulag Edition
Gary Floyd replied to MarvinisaLunatic's topic in No Holds Barred
Why am I getting flashbacks from the "Astroboy" thread?