The Hunt (2020)

Inspired by The Most Dangerous Game and the crazy political environment we have today. We have a movie where twelve "Deplorables" are kidnapped by "Liberal Elites" and are placed in the woods with weapons but heavily disadvantaged as many are quickly and unfairly snuffed in a gory, fun mess. Of course one of the Deplorables turned into a Rambo style badass and plenty of carnage ensues.

The movie have some good dark comedy moments. I find the political satire to fall flat though. I believe they are going for a both sides are wrong slant, but I feel like they tried to play the satire part of this film a little too safe and too far down the middle. This movie was funny with over the top gore and great action. The main character did a great job in making the audience care for the character. The plot twists were simple and easy to catch but still kept the movie interesting. Overall, I enjoyed this and will probably watch it again. It is the kind of movie that entertains people who like watching a bunch of mindless gore.

Confederate States of America (2004)

This was some funny shit. This is a mockumentary about how the confederates won the civil war, and how that difference ripples through history. People still own slaves and a lot of history still happens, only somewhat different.

The narration and presentation is great. This laughable premise is taken seriously as if it were a real history channel documentary, and the best part are the commercials. Every few minutes, we're given a commercial break with some super racist gags.

Sit back and watch some racist commercials:

Misty Brew's Creature Feature

I just discovered this. Does anyone here already know about Misty Brew? Apparently she was sort of an Elvira or Rhonda Shear type of character, on local television in Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky, back in the 80s. She seems more like Elvira than Rhonda Shear, I think... I haven't watched enough of her shows to be sure. Anyway, I am watching her presentation of The Legacy (1978), and she does a pretty good job. Google away, if you want to find out more. No, I'll just post it, here is her Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MistyBrewTV/videos

Corona: Beer and Viruses

This shit about the Corona virus is the absolute hogwash. I have two jobs that are negatively affected by this tripe, and for no good reason.

Job A is a stockboy at the local dollar store. People come in buy more toilet paper than they would need in a month. But truth be told, they're probably buying it because they know everyone else is panic-buying it because they're dumb fucking cunts. Of all things to stockpile on, why does the world think it's going to shit itself unrelentingly over a virus that people seem to be recovering just fine from? I heard Tom Hanks is doing just fine.

Some dude at work was explaining viruses to me and said that my excessive drinking wont kill Corona virus, because the virus itself isn't technically alive. What kind of shit is this? There's only one way to seek the truth in this case, and it's to drink more of @der's whiskey. You know, just to be sure...


Can you believe how far these assholes are going with this? Not only are people buying up every bit of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol, and bottled water that we have, but they've complained so much that it's become a movement. Businesses are following in the masses' need for redundant precautions and the result is mind numbing: Businesses are closing down over this virus, and it's crippling the economy. Trump might start paying us all thousands of bucks just because of everyone's ignorance, but you know what? I'll take it. I get the feeling that a lot of the overblown nature of this "pandemic" is just a scheme. A scheme that's backfiring hardcore on the perpetrator, because smart people will see through this bullshit.



Corona Brewery must be writhing in pain from this. There are actually some imbeciles out there who are attributing the beer to the cause of this. I don't know about you, but I like Corona. They're a damn fine beer.

America is acting really stupid right now. Anyone want to weigh in on this Corona crap?

The Loves of Count Iorga

Around 15 years ago, MGM had their Midnite Movies catalogue in full swing, with 60s to 70s (and sometimes 80s) classics brought to home video, finally. My mom bought one of her old favorites, "Count Yorga, Vampire" on VHS, and I had to see what the big deal was. Was it a big deal, though? Really?

Count Yorga... Vampire! AKA "The Loves of Count Iorga", originally conceived to be a porno, but toned down by the actor's request in favor of making it more legit. At least there's still implied lesbian sex in the film.

The movie plays out like your average vampire-in-the-real-world story does. Vampiric shit happens, nobody believes it, until there's nothing left to salvage. It's a modern-day take on the old story, but it works because the characters go along with it, and always doubt that this kind of thing could be real.

Robert Quarry is fantastic as the Count, playing the role as both charming AND annoyed. This dude is stuck-up and snooty as shit, but his look and mannerisms are perfect. He's even got a big brute for a familiar, played by the hideous Edward Walsh. The mythology and cliches are strong in this movie, and the moody music makes it a definitive vampire tale.



There is a sequel, which barely has a reason to exist, but it also exists on a high note. It looks almost like a Hammer movie, set in a gothic mansion with even more crucifixes in your face. It's kind of like a rip-off, but in many ways, an equal to the original (even going as far as to feature certain cast members in near identical roles).

I think Yorga is the coolest.

Ash vs Evil Dead

When I searched TE for this show, I got a bunch of articles from Feedproxy and Dreadcentral. I'm pretty sure there have been threads here about it, weren't there?? I guess I could be remembering stuff from the shout box. Anyway, Box, if you want to attach this post to any pre-existing thread about the show that you can find, that's fine by me.

I just wanted to call attention to a great moment in the show: when Ash meets his daughter Brandy, in the first episode of season 3, called "Family." Within just a couple of minutes, his poor daughter has to deal with meeting him (which is a lot to deal with), and also seeing both her mom and her best friend brutally slain by Deadites. Well, Ash sort of kills her best friend, but the friend was already possessed/killed by a Deadite, so... but, whatever, I just wanted to call attention to the way Ash introduces himself to her. Just think about it for a minute. He's MEETING HIS DAUGHTER for the first time ever, having had no idea she even existed until this episode. MEETING HIS DAUGHTER. So, how does he introduce himself? Does he invite her and her mom out to a nice restaurant, to get acquainted in a civilized manner? NO. He says to her, "I'm your Pop. Father dearest. The old sperm shooter." Yes, that's right, that's exactly what he says to his daughter, he calls himself "the old sperm shooter." Then he says "But you can call me Dad! Unless you're a Deadite... then, you can go fuck yourself. So come on now, Demon Spawn! Show Daddy what you got!" as he brandishes his chainsaw. That's just such an absolutely priceless moment. I fucking loved this show. If I ever meet a daughter I never knew I had, I hope I remember to say exactly what Ash says. God bless him... what a truly great man. Here, you can see him say it at about 19:00 in this clip:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6q610g?retry

Local expressions that have gone global

I don't know how to title this post, and I'm not really sure this is even the section it belongs in, soooo I'm off to a HELL of a great start here.

Anyway, I was just thinking about how online communications has taken some local expressions that were once only used in certain countries, or even just in parts of certain countries, but now can be used by anyone.
For example, I have seen people on Twitter say "y'all" even though I know for sure that they are not from the American South (that's the southeastern US, really, for anyone from other parts of the world reading this).

I have also seen people from the US say "for fuck's sake," or just FFS, although I'm pretty sure that was just a British expression until pretty recently. I think I first heard it in Shaun of the Dead, personally.

Or, how about when people say "legendary," meaning... you know what it means, like historically awesome, sooo amazing that, whatever it is, it instantly attains mythic proportions. I think the first time I heard anyone say that, it was the great Kiwi, Zoe Bell, in Death Proof. You see people from all over say it now, now and then... not daily, but it comes up sometimes. I am guessing that that may have been a Kiwi expression originally, but I'm not even sure.

Or how about saying "wicked" as a synonym for "very." I grew up around Boston, so I have always known a lot of people who use the word in that way, and it just sounds normal to me. But sometimes you see it online, being used by people who I'm pretty sure have never been to Boston. Maybe they picked it up from Boston-based movies, of which there have been plenty since Good Will Hunting.


I bet there are some slang words from Trainspotting that might have caught on, although obviously the internet was in a very primitive stage at that point.

Does anybody have anything interesting that comes to mind, when you think of this general topic?? It could be anything... maybe Scottish or Canadian expressions from Mike Myers movies (Austin Powers, etc, THAT Mike Myers)... or maybe Texas slang that might have caught on because of South by Southwest, or for some other reason.... Anyone?

The Beyond (1981, Fulci)

Could The Beyond have been influenced by Phantasm?!? I know, that sounds a little crazy, but just think about it the next time you watch either movie.

The music often sounds very similar, in both movies. Also, both movies are surreal in a similar way... they don't really make total sense, except when considered as dreams or nightmares. Also, that place where they go at the very end of The Beyond makes me think of how the brothers and Reggie get a glimpse of that other planet, through the tuning fork doorway, in Phantasm. Also, there isn't exactly a tuning fork doorway in The Beyond, but that whole hotel, and maybe even that whole town, was supposed to be a portal to... well, to Hell, not to another planet, but... well, it's still sort of a similar type of deal.

There might be other things too... I read that Fulci and his crew made up a lot of things on the spot, as they were filming The Beyond. I just wonder if any of them had seen Phantasm, when it came out, the year before they did their filming. Maybe their memories of it were part of their creative process, maybe even unconsciously.

Anybody have any thoughts?

Damien: Omen 2

I can't sleep because I can't stop laughing. (Also because I haven't adjusted to setting the clocks forward yet, probably). Anyway, someone at XFinity has a sense of humor. Damien: Omen 2 is on their menu of free movies, and the little caption they gave it says "A couple sends the Antichrist to military school." I'm lying here in the dark, cracking up. What a great description. "Honey, let's send the Antichrist to military school! What could go wrong?" Then, later on, after a shitload of carnage: "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time."

Anyway, that cracked me up.

It is interesting, by the way, that Omen 2 was clearly trying to send the franchise in the direction of a militaristic Damien fucking up the world via armies and war. Someone must have changed their mind between Omen 2 and Omen 3, because in the third one he wasn't militaristic at all. He was CEO of Thorn Industries, and also some sort of a rather beloved figure on the world stage, if I recall correctly, appointed to run some kind of world youth organization by the United Nations.

Silver Bullet (1985)

I just noticed the poster of the solar system on the wall, in Corey Haim's character's bedroom. I had that exact same poster on my bedroom wall, when I was a kid! I also had a jet-powered super-wheelchair with cool red flames painted on the sides, so that was fun too. (My last statement is significantly less accurate than my first statement). Anyway, you can see the poster when he sits on his bed after crawling through his window, right after getting home after he hits the werewolf in the eye with the firework/rocket thing. Here's the poster:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/622622717205625825/