Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)



I watched this last night. It was nothing special, just your typical run-of-the-mill horror movie. It was better than the original, but that's not saying much, as that one was garbage. This one is just less garbage. I liked the retro feel to it; a throwback to the 70s. The acting was good, but there were some cringe worthy performances as well. The pacing was slow. I felt bored at some parts. The jump scares worked for the most part but the overall movie wasn't scary. It did have some creepy moments but nothing to write home about. It was better than the original, but that's not saying much, as that one was garbage. This one is just less garbage. 4/10

Jeepers Creepers 3, and Moby Dick

I was just wondering if there could be a connection between those two stories, the movie JC3 and the novel MD. The black sheriff dude is named Tashtego, which is an extremely unusual name. When I google it, most of the hits have something to do with the character from Moby Dick, or things that might be derived from that character. Also, his buddy, the white sheriff, is named Tubbs. This is reaching, but I wonder if Tubbs is an anagram for Stubb, the second mate from MD? I'm almost sure there has to be some connection with the Tashtego name... I'm much less sure about Tubbs, but it's possible.

A couple of characters in JC3 actually did seem a little like Captain Ahab. It is possible that the writers were trying to make some kind of statement here. Anybody have any thoughts on this?

Browser Rant

If I'm about to go on a rant about browsers, then you know I've got nothing better to do with my life!

What browser do you all use?
Ramble on about this question in your response.

I saw that Edge is at version 80 something, so I updated my 40 something version and all those little changes are blowing my mind. Standard features are actually working? What?! I know I should be on top of this stuff already, but you should never underestimate my laziness to catch up with modern times!

As a web programmer, I love when my code is actually supported by a browser. Certain versions of certain browsers will ignore code entirely, but when it becomes standardized, I can actually make something functional. While I can appreciate the compatibility aspect of using older browser versions, I prefer to use the new and supported features of newer ones because I get more bang for my buck and I don't have to worry about all that backwards-compatibility bullshit. Polyfills are a bitch.


Users might think I've been picking my butt for a while as nothing new has come about in these last few minutes, but I've been developing a few cool features. Pointless, but cool. I've been learning a lot of new crud that I can implement in TE, and if you know me by now, then you know that I have the most fun when I use my favorite movies as the basis for things. I'm currently in RoboCop/Terminator mode on my new endeavor, which some of you may have previewed already in some of the TE themes, but I'm onto some retro-tech shennanigans for TE. You'll see them implemented soon.

I have been working on various projects, but my mind wanders and I never get one thing done before I'm onto another thing. Building TE has been a crazy experience. I build and update modules left and right, and while most people don't notice the little tiny details I rack my brain thinking about, I think/hope that most of the core userbase here can appreciate to some extent. Because remember people: It's all for you Damien!

Thoughts on browsers? What browser do you use? Do you ever update your browser? Apparently, I don't.

JCVD in a Trash Can

In this video, you get to see Jean-Claude Van Damme in a trash can. If that's not a Trash Epic, I don't know what is.

Not exactly Horror, but MONSTERS

Not sure where to post this, it's just sort of interesting. This guy apparently tracked down the origin of some of the more obscure monsters in the Monster Manual, in Dungeons and Dragons. Like, the owlbear, the rust monster, and the bulette. Apparently they got started as cheapo little rubber and plastic toy monsters, made by some company in Hong Kong for little kids back in the early 70's. I think it is interesting that the company apparently just made up their own freaky little monsters, they gave their creative guys free rein to just have some fun and just go wild. I think in more modern times, there would probably be pressure to just make little toy versions of recognized, pre-copyrighted franchise monsters that are already very popular... Anyway, the Hong Kong company monsters just came all together in groups of ten or fifteen, in plastic bags, and they didn't even name the monsters. Then, it sounds like when Dungeons and Dragons was getting started, they were looking for new kinds of monsters they could stick in the games, and somebody literally just went to the 70's equivalent of the toy aisle in a modern CVS store, bought a bag of rubber and plastic monsters, took it home and made up background stories, traits, hit points, etc for all the monsters. If anyone here ever went through a D+D phase in your life, you might find this interesting.
https://diterlizzi.com/essay/owlbears-rust-monsters-and-bulettes-oh-my/

Dead Set (2008) British zombie apocalypse series, set amongst the former cast and tech support of a

..... (title of this post continued): of a Big Brother show.

I have mentioned this before, but it was quite awhile back... probably on IMDB, actually. Anyway, I think they did a good job on this. Some of the people on the Big Brother show come across as total idiots, but most of them eventually show that they do have some semblance of a brain, if they are given a chance to use it. Of course, even if they do use them, most of their brains get eaten eventually anyway, by the hordes of ravenous undead that overrun the show. Damn.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Set


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285482/

The New Invisible Man

Everybody knows that Universal has been fucking up on their Dark Universe reboot, but that's because they're not even trying. This time around, they decided to give Leigh Whannell a shot, because at this point, what have they got to lose?

Now right off the bat, I can tell you I like Leigh. "Upgrade" was a kickass movie, and this recent effort is also a pretty solid one.

Invisible Man movies are usually about a scientist who takes some sort of drug to become invisible, and while this is partly true for this case, it partly isn't. The best thing to do is shut the fuck up about the specifics and let the viewer go into this deciding if our protagonist is crazy or legit.

There are good special effects and good slow-burn psychological drama. What a mix, huh? Go see it. Or don't. You probably wont, am I right?

Friday - Series Review

In the last 24 hours, I've watched all three of these films, which are quite reputable in blaxploitation and stoner comedy circles. For some reason, I simply never got around to them, but obviously, if I'm binging the trilogy, they must have hooked me at some point or another.

I rank the series in descending order. The first one was pretty amazing as a ghetto California tale of suburban youth. It's fucking funny and it's well written. After that one, they get a bit more gimmicky, but people will eat it up if it features established characters that they all found endearing in the past.

The characters are pretty great. Ice Cube is always annoyed that people and circumstances are getting in the way of his mere existence, but that's typical Ice Cube, right?

Chris Tucker is one that I'm surprised that I missed in the sequels. He never appeared in any sequels because according to imdb trivia, he had become a born-again Christian. Some bullshit, if you ask me. These movies are dirty, but they're not that dirty. Basically no nudity and minimal blood/violence, but he felt this type of movie was beyond him, I guess.

Mike Epps is his scaredy cat replacement, and he has his moments. John Witherspoon plays the dad, and he's always taking stinky shits and that becomes his gag throughout the series. A lot of these characters have gags, because that's what this series becomes after a while. There's always a bully, too. Tiny Lister in the first two is always trying to muscle them out of money, and Terry Crews (who is prison gay in this) wants to oblige his landlord mother to get her rent money.

The scope of the series is pretty interesting. The first movie was on one day in the neighborhood, and the sequel was set a week later, and things quickly went over the top. By the third one, time wasn't essential, and they said, "Fuck it. Let's set this one on a Friday before Christmas."

They were all pretty fun. I got high and drunk as fuck for all of them, and it was worth it. IMDb lists "Last Friday" slated for a 2021 release. Some original cast is listed, but no Chris Tucker.


Thoughts on any of these movies?

Dolemite is My Name - A Trash Epic

While I have heard of Dolemite before, I seemed to forget about it. A lot. It always seemed like a premise with some of the right ideas, but it never quite phased me on how perfect it could end up being. Dolemite is a legitimate Trash Epic about a guy who's got nothing who becomes a cult icon.

I'm glad Eddie Murphy finally went back to being raunchy. He plays it great and I love his arc. He dreams big and works shitty jobs, but then something about him snaps and he becomes something out of nothing.

I also love that this was a real story about a real guy who released albums, did photoshoots, created production companies and made shitty movies, and got his inspiration from bums on the street. If that's not the makings of a trash hero, then I don't know what is.


They really went all out for the time period, though. It feels authentic, and it was such a weird and wonderful time for art and pop culture. Our protagonist Rudy Ray Moore isn't the most convincing leading man, but he somehow convinces his producers that he is, and he gets away with anything and his ego doesn't take no for an answer. Somehow, these companies follow his directives, and the results are pretty shitty.


I followed the movie up with some Black Dynamite, because this is probably the kind of movie Rudy envisioned making. Black Dynamite is a perfect movie. I followed up that movie with the original Dolemite, and the execution leaves something to be desired, but the story behind it sure is wonderful.

National Lampoon's Dirty Movie

This was a hunk of shit about making a bad movie comprised of several skit comedy jokes. Christopher Meloni plays a big-toothed producer who tries to make a great dirty movie with a LOT of bad taste jokes.

With that said, Christopher Meloni is great. I could ramble on about how cool that man is. He's played intimidating characters in shows such as OZ as well as comedic fucks in shows like Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer. Solid actor, and he plays a man without a moral compass here who is adamant on making a movie about tasteless jokes.


National Lampoon is a rather hit-or-miss brand. I love some of their movies like Animal House, Loaded Weapon, and Van Wilder. Probably could stand to watch a few more of their movies, but then comes along this piece of racism propaganda! Funny shit! Watch it if you want some absolute trash.