This is the best poster I've ever bought.

hahah awesome picture

Pretty much agree with noisereductions on this. A real gem. Although no love for The Roost?

The Roost was so-so. I shouldn't say I hated it. But I didn't think it was too great. I don't think I"d bother watching again.

fuck derek i have wanted that hanabi poster for FOREVER. ebay?

anyway:
where goes layed his shoes - 8/10
i can no longer hear the guitar - 8/10
emergency kisses - 8/10

yeah.

I watched this recently too and was also pretty floored by it. It captured the 80's vibe perfectly and managed to be quite compelling as well.

I watched Old School last night. I laughed several times.. but it suffered from Will Ferrell Syndrome, where the last fifteen minutes or so are almost unbearable because they realize they have to give the movie some semblance of a plot to satisfy their mostly idiotic audience.

Will Ferrel is intolerable.

forgot, I watched these last week:

adrenaline drive - 8/10


dangerous game - one of the most underrated movies you'll see; why is this universally HATED?/10. ... I think critics of the time were resistant to anything with Madonna in it. She spends the movie crying, being yelled at, yelling, laughing, and being slapped around. So, uh, if you hate Madonna, you should like this film. Oh, and it's good. I mean, Abel Ferrara... DRILLER KILLER, MS. 45, THE ADDICTION, THE FUNERAL, this film, and of course BAD LIEUTENANT are absolute classics. Too bad half of his films are absolutely terrible (NEW ROSE HOTEL, 'R X-MAS.. which also gets the vote for "worst title of a movie ever".. I get it .. Rx... RX... like.. pills and shit... why not call it RX-Mas? Why is 'R X-Mas? Anyway...)


desparate hours - 7/10 ... first of all, it's really strange to see Mickey Rourke look like this, since I'm so used to how he's looked for the last 13 or so years. Anyway, this is a surprisingly clever, decent little film. If you see it on tv, watch it.

amazing abel ferrara interview: http://www.avclub.com/articles/abel-ferrara,13793/

Whoa, I JUST found out Sidney Lumet died. One of my all time favorite directors... fuck!!!!!!!!

I highly reccomend watching PRINCE OF THE CITY and NETWORK and experiencing pure bliss....

Watcing Back To School right now.
I love Rodney Dangerfield.

 

 

I love Nausicca. So underrated in America.

DAMON PACKARD's spot on remake of NAUSICA is pretty mindblowing and worth a look, if only to see how a no budget auteur would do a live action version of an animted classic...

Looks interesting.

House of the Devil is very, very, very good. I can't believe how spot-on he captured, and blended the 80's made for TV/70's Satanic horror vibes. The Roost is alright, it's very obviously a first effort though.

Supposedly his new one, The Innkeepers, has a pretty similar vibe to HOTD. Here's a Bloody Disgusting interview, and a Youtube interview w/ Ti about it, for anyone who's interested:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/23911
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4slJuiX0s7k





This looks pretty cool.

And I will be the one voice of dissention and say that -- as a fan of 80's horror (it used to be ALL I WATCHED) -- I thought HOUSE OF THE DEVIL was about as boring as a film can get. It had a sort-of similiar atmosphere to some of those films, I mean he definitely captured that okay but geez. Just didn't find much to like in it, nor CABIN FEVER 2. But, yeah, speaking of Damon Packard again, he totally nailed the made-for-tv's horror thing in REFLECTIONS OF EVIL (and did something way, way more with it to boot). HOUSE OF THE DEVIL interests me only to the extent that it's aesthetically pleasing, what with its "limited edition big box vhs release" and all that stuff, which is pretty cool/funny (though TRASH HUMPERS was released on recycled VHS also, which kinda lessens the gimmick -- either way, both films aren't ones I'd want to own, on DVD or VHS!).

As for DANGEROUS GAME, the movie is basically for people who like a) Abel Ferrara at his darkest, most bleak/depressing/drugged-out/absurd/ridiculous and b) those who like James Russo screaming about "cocksucking" and "motherfucking" for about 20 minues of the film (his ENTIRE PERFORMANCE is him screaming and crying, and I'm not kidding. I seriously can't think of a part of the film where he isn't screaming and/or crying and/or praying) and c) those who think Harvey Keitel is the best actor ever. I'm one of those people who enjoys all 3, especially c. I love Keitel. CITY OF INDUSTRY, ULYSESS GAZE, BAD LIEUTENANT, THE PIANO, LULU ON THE BRIDGE, his roles in various Tarantino-related films (he is what makes RESERVOIR DOGS imo).... amazing dude.


I just watched "The Films of Jeff Krulick and Friends". Get this rare-ass vhs off of cinemageddon. This is the reason to be on that site -- I'm not kidding, this thing is rare, one of those limited-to-10 dubbed-VHS things, with all of Krulick's films. You all know him as the guy behind HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT, well this thing is his entire filmography to a point, including his interview with that guy who owns literally like 30,000 porn VHS's and stuff. Really fascinating no budget underground shit.

I'm in it for the Madonna. :)

But, you have to admit The House of the Devil takes 13 gallon diarrhea dumps on Trash Humpers. When I look at TH, I see a product of shameful self-parody released by a superbly talented filmmaker, that breaks no new ground whatsoever, and seems to have more fun poking its audience with a stick instead.

On the other hand, I look at a film like The House of the Devil, by a talented rookie; which has the potential to really be a game changer in its genre.

With THOTD, West romanticizes the forgotten horror gems of the 70s/80s with an amount of respect that I don't think I've ever seen matched in any similar homage. It chooses to be low-key rather than kooky, and at the same time perfects the craftsmanship of tecniques like the freeze framed opening credit sequence, and 80's dance sequence, with a true sense of beauty.

It's a methodically dry, slow burner that should be compared to something like Rosemary's Baby, or To the Devil a Daughter rather than 976-Evil, or Chopping Mall. It's a 2009 80's period piece done in a 70's style. I think Cabin Fever 2 was his 80's gross out tribute before the studio butchered it to death. He's abandoned it since though -- DUNE STYLE.

Sorry for the rant, I'm just a big fan. I'm glad West found a style that really works for him.