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Bloodfest? More like laughfest!

myrdynn — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:45:06 GMT

I have a theory that there is no such thing as a bad horror movie. A horror movie that is truly terrible becomes hilarious, and this one proves my point.

It is badly acted, badly edited and the special effects look like they are lifted straight from a 1980's video game. It is probably the funniest movie I have seen this year (so far - there are many, many horror movies I have yet to see)

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I don't know why Daniel Baldwin is even in this movie. He shows up once at the beginning and once at the end of the movie, and doesn't do anything to advance what little plot there is. I hope he got well payed for what amounts to little more than a cameo appearance.

If you like bad horror movies (like me), watch this. If you don't, don't even bother.

Gangs of the Dead

myrdynn — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:31:39 GMT

Low budget, low class, mildly funny zombie story. Stock characters spouting cliche lines surrounded by poor special effects. What's not to like?

For those who enjoy bad horror, (which includes me!) this is worth a look, if only for the awfullness of it. You have been warned.

Just One Word

myrdynn — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:35:59 GMT

BORING!

Crab Salad Anyone?

myrdynn — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:07:14 GMT

A giant brain eating crab monster, that cannot be harmed by any weapon and communicates in the voices of its victims, and with plans of world domination. Just another one of those "Nature Mutated By Radiation" movies. This is a funny movie now, but is just another in a long line of movies playing on the fears of its time. The fx are cheesy (but probably state of the art in 1957), the giant crabs especially, with their human eyes.

The final demise of the creature is fairly typical. Definately one for those of us who love cheesy horror/sci-fi.

Motorbikes, Cars and Bad Acting

myrdynn — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:53:55 GMT

Like most bad horror movies, this one works best as a comedy. The car chases, explosions and fast food lifestyle do little do elevate this movie above your average schlock horror flick. The acting was the true comedic highlight of the movie with two of the worst stoners I've seen in a long time. For those fans of horror who truly enjoy the awful (Like me) definately worth a watch.

Let's twist Again......

myrdynn — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:51:03 GMT

A strangely compelling, weird little movie. Rickman and Walker play off each other well as a bickering couple. Reedus, the young good looking stranger, is a little obvious, but his Marilyn Monroe impersonation is, well, disturbing.

There are a few good plot twists, a nice primer on mushroom picking and a fairly obvious choice of murder weapon, but the ending is still a bit surprising.

That being said, the movie was well made and well paced and has an interesting feel too it.

Worth a watch.

Touch of Death

myrdynn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:49:43 GMT

The movie opens with Hurt coming home to his wife and child and inadvertantly passing on a deadly disease which kills them within minutes. Fifteen years later Hurt is on the trail of Weller, who is carrying the same plague. Weller had just been fired from his security job and is the cause of an industrial accident which leaves him contaminated. There is the usual government conspiracy, bad guys and love interest. (McElhone is good in this movie, but see her better in Californication), The ending is a little predictable, but the bad guys get what they deserve. Not the greatest movie ever made, but worth a watch.

Ultimate Road Trip

myrdynn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:13:46 GMT

David Duchovney is a writer. He is writing a book about serial killers. He decides to take a road trip with his photographer girlfriend and visit some "murder sites" to better understand the mind of a serial killer. Brad Pitt is a seial killer who answers an ad from David to share the expenses on a road trip and takes his waitress girlfriend along on the trip. As you can guess, there are many adventures, and murders along the way.

This is a story of self discovery for Duchovny who, with the help of Pitt, gets into bar fights and shoots guns and generally discovers his manhood. Worth a watch, if just for the wonderfully psychotic performance by Pitt

This isn't David Soul

myrdynn — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:18:50 GMT

I saw the original film version and have to admit, it wasn't too bad. The mini series, however, blows it away. It seems to me that when Stephen King is more directly involved we get a much better adaptation. This is the story of Ben Mears, a writer who returns to the town he grew up in. There is a creepy old house on a hill overlooking the town of 'Salems Lot and something bad happened to him there when he was just a child, Now he has come back to exorcise a few ghosts. What he finds is that a mysterious stranger has taken residence in the old house and is quickly turning the townspeople into vampires. Soon there is only a handful left to battle the evil that has taken over 'Salems Lot. Look for some great performances from Rob Lowe, James Cromwell, Donald Sutherland and Rutger Hauer. Enjoy.

Give me what I want.... and I'll stay for more

myrdynn — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:54:00 GMT

The people on a small island off the coast of Maine are cut off in a snowstorm. Ultimately this is the least of their worries. Into this community comes a stranger, Andre Linoge (played wonderfully by Colm Feore) who seems to know all the dirty little secrets about the townsfolk. And what a lot of secrets there are! Linoge introduces himself by murdering one of the inhabitants and waiting around for the town constable, Mike Anderson (played by Tim Daly) to arrive and arrest him. Linoge has a mission, he wants a child to raise as his own and gives the town an ultimatum. "Give me what I want and I'll go away". The terror he inflicts on the islanders while they make up their mind is disturbing on many levels. From pure psychological to cold blooded murder he "persuades" the islanders to do what he wants. You have to watch this to believe it, as Stephen King examines what can happen when pure evil infects a town, and the aftermath when it leaves. Enjoy.