Creepshow - Season 1 Review

Shudder put out their 6 episode series of Creepshow, based on the wonderful George Romero / Stephen King collaboration of the EC comics series. Creepshow 1 from 1982 is a horror classic. Every skit in that movie is gold. Creepshow 2 is more of an acquired taste, but I've grown to enjoy it quite a bit. Creepshow 3? Never heard of her... I recall talk of a Creepshow remake for years, but they scrapped that piece of shit in favor of the tv series, produced by Greg Nicotero and with involvement from Stephen King, Joe Hill, and Tom Savini. Oh my... So how does it fare? We'll find out!

Each episode is a two-parter, which gives us 12 20-minute episodes of random horror anthology nonsense. How are they? Well... overall, I think the series was very hit or miss. Some were entertaining, but some were downright bad. In this post, I'll be giving a quick recap with my thoughts on each episode, but since some of them were so lackluster, I'll try to be brief, and I'll try to warn of spoilers, but I'm quite drunk at the moment, so bear with me!

Episode 1:
Gray Matter - Stephen King wrote this story about a kid who has to bring some beer to his dad, but his dad is a crazy drunk who's turning into something else. This one had Creepshow 1 alumni Adrienne Barbeau in it, as well as Tobin Bell of 'Saw' fame. It had potential, but I think it fell flat. Kinda dumb, IMO.
House of the Head - Somehow, this one disturbed me a bit more, even though it also kind of falls flat. A girl gets a dollhouse, puts a few figurines in it, but they start having their own experiences when a dead fucking head appears in the house. A bit unsettling, but ultimately doesn't really do much.

Episode 2:
Bad Wolf Down - Back in WWII, a few American soldiers hold up in a small town prison... with a werewolf! Then comes along Jeffrey Combs as a goddamn Nazi! Jeffrey Combs is amazing in anything he's in. This story was okay.
The Finger - DJ Qualls is a hoarder who finds a finger... Then, it grows into something more, and does things for him! Is it out of love? Who knows. Okay at best.

Episode 3:
All Hallow's Eve - Some kids terrorize the locals on Halloween night. Why though? You'll have to watch and find out. Personally, I wasn't impressed.
The Man in the Suitcase - Now this one was actually kind of funny. A stoner loser picks up his suitcase from baggage claim and there's an Indian man crammed in it who spits out gold when he's in pain. LOL?

Episode 4:
The Companion - This is a bully story about a kid running from his asshole brother who loves to beat the shit out of him. When he's on the run from his sadistic brother, he comes across a scarecrow who seems to have a mind of his own... It's got some good imagery in it. Classic Creepshow material here.
Lydia Lanye's Better Half - This one was downright bad. A lot of horror anthology episodes have a moral compass about them where bad things happen to bad people, but this one was the complete opposite. It seemed like the writer didn't know what they were doing. So a business woman promotes the best man for the job and her lesbian lover takes offense that she wasn't promoted instead. The woman did it because she wanted to spend more time with her because she loved her, but when shit goes south... we're supposed to feel that the bad things happening to her are justified? NO DICE. Stupid fucking story. Dumb as shit.

Episode 5:
Night of the Paw - This is a version of the classic Monkey's Paw story featuring Bruce Davison as a mortician. It has some merit to it, but it ultimately loses steam about halfway through because the writers don't seem to know wtf they're doing on this show.
Times is Tough in Musky Holler - Here's another example of wasted potential. We're vaguely informed that there are zombies about, and the police did something bad. David Arquette is in this, but why pay a relatively famous actor for a bit part of a stupid goddamn story? We may never know. Kind of a revenge story, but mostly a "We don't know what we're doing" episode. Fuck it.

Episode 6:
Skincrawlers - A weight-loss clinic has a revolutionary method to give their clients what they want, and what is it? Some crazy leech that sucks the fat right out of you! Then comes along a solar eclipes with some drastic consequences... This one was stupid, but I enjoyed it.
By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain - Something to do with an abusive step-father and the lochness monster, based on a short story by Joe Hill and directed by Tom Savini. This one didn't seem to have much to say at all, so I zoned the fuck out.

So overall, this series was actually more bad than it was good, but when it's good, it's good enough to keep me clamoring for more. Season 2 is on the way, and I'll watch it.

Tarantino Movies and Hollywood 1969

I just gave Once Upon a Time in Hollywood another whirl, and it's such a love letter to the 60s aesthetic, hippies, Manson shit, drugs, real estate, stunts, filmmaking, spaghetti westerns, and all kinds of other necessary shit for a good period piece.

I feel that Tarantino must have a blast making these movies. Most producers give him free reign to do whatever he wants, so he basically just rambles through character development and dialogue for a chunk of his movies, then gets violent with things.

In this movie, there were a lot of fake movies being made and shown on tv. The look and tone of these movies and shows is pretty spot-on. Tarantino is a man who likes to acknowledge his influences, and there's a lot of nods in this movie. To all sorts of things.

I happen to think that the Bruce Lee controversy is bullshit. They're presenting Bruce as an egotistical knob, but there are also times where he's genuine. Plus, as the ending shows, this movie isn't true. Also, who cares. It was funny.


These kinds of movies are all about attention to detail. Sure, they can deviate from the detail, but they at least need to initiate it properly to give the movie an authentic vibe, but this one felt pretty 60s to me. At almost 3 hours long, this movie just isn't long enough.

Animation: Character Edition! Final Round

Homer Simpson vs. Sylvester

Animation: Character Edition! Round 4

1.) Homer vs. Woody
2.) Daffy Duck vs. Sylvester

Animation: Character Edition! Round 3

1.) Bugs Bunny vs. Sylvester

2.) Homer Simpson vs. Genie

3.) Wile E. Coyote vs. Woody

4.) Daffy Duck vs. Donald Duck

Animation: Character Edition! Round 2

1.) Homer Simpson vs. Mickey Mouse
2.) Tweety vs Woody
3.) Daffy Duck vs Elmer Fudd
4.) Remy vs Sylvester
5.) Timon vs Wile E. Coyote
6.) Genie vs WALL-E
7.) Sebastian vs Bugs Bunny
8.) Tow Mater vs. Donald Duck

Official 2020 Animation draft sign up/rules 

Hey guys. I know I posted earlier about trying out an Animtion draft, so here are the rules I have for it.

This will be an Animated Charcater Draft, so we will all take turns picking our favorite animated characters. Any animated character from Movies, Tv Shows, and Video Games will count. But if someone, has picked a character you wanted to pick, you will have to pick another!

So for this draft, I am hoping to get at least 8 participants, but more is definitely better! I, as the Host would not be participating, unless it's absolutely necessary. This way I can be a tie breaker if need be.

In the draft, we will be picking 10 characters each, and then of course we will have match-ups during the knock out round. The order we pick will be randomized.

I do have a couple of rules:
1.) During the drafting stage, you will have 12 hours to make your pick, or you will be skipped until we have gone through the line. This is to keep the draft running in a timely manner.
2.) During the voting rounds, each round will last 12 hours.
3.) Everyone on the site gets to vote, even if they are not participating in the draft. The only exception is if your list is one of the list in the round. No one is allowed to vote in their own KO round.

I know sometimes structure can be not as fun, honestly I am just trying to organize a bit since I have never hosted a draft.

Now, I know before that the drafts on this site usually end in drama. In an attempt to make this year less dramatic there are a couple behavior rules I would like to implement.




1.) No one can call out a person because of how they vote.

2.) No acting like a sore loser because someone didn't vote for you
3.) No assuming you know how someone is going to vote, and then upset because they didn't vote the way you wanted.

4.) If you truly have a problem, or what to question why someone voted the way they did, then PM them.
5.) Lastly, this is supposed to be fun, so have fun!

I know a couple people have said they would participate, but I will let them sign up here officially!


Participants:
Ballz
Gymnopedie
OnyxHades
Tromafreak
Box_a_Hair
Johan_WoW
Snowy_Owl
Bambithedeer

Animation: Character Edition! 

Okay guys, this is the last Knockout vote game I have for the month. @johan has an awesome idea of a dark animation vote and I can't wait to see what he comes up with. This one will be all characters from animated movies and shows. Kids and Adult animation. Hope y'all have fun! I used a randomizer to create the pairs. If you have any questions just ask.


1.) Genie(Aladdin) Vs. Stan Smith(American Dad)

2.)Bugs Bunny Vs Fritz the Cat

3.)Taz vs. Sebastian(The Little Mermaid)

4.) Goofy vs. Daffy Duck

5.) Flik(A bug's life) vs. WALL-E

6.) Hank Hill Vs. Tweety

7.) Homer Simpson vs.Roger Rabbit

8.) Eric Cartman Vs. Wile E.Coyote

9.) Sylvester vs. Dory(Finding Nemo)

10.)Woody vs. Peter Griffin

11.)Rick Sanchez vs. Tow Mater

12.)Donald Duck Vs. Jack Skellington

13.)Timon Vs. James P. Sullivan (Sulley)

14.)Jack-Jack Parr Vs. Mickey Mouse

15.)Bender Vs. Remy(Ratatouille)

16.)Elmer Fudd Vs. Road Runner

V-Wars

Has anyone on here watched V-Wars on Netflix? I just finished the first season, and I actually thought it was really good. I loved the story, and loved how it was a different take on Vampires. Now I knew going into this that I was going to be biased because 1.) I used be, and still am I guess, obsessed with Vampires. And 2.) I love the actor who portrays the main character. Anyway, I don't want to give too much away, in case you all decide to watch it. But I hope there is a season 2, because I was left wanting more after the finale!

Send in your dark animated movies

Well everyone gets a chance to send in a list of dark animated movies so we can have a KO later on. Hopefully we can compile a list of 32.


1) The Black Cauldron (1985)
2) The Secret of NIMH (1982)
3) The Last Unicorn (1982)
4) The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
5) Fire and Ice (1983)
6) Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
7) Coraline (2009)
8) Watership Down (1978)
9) Perfect Blue (1997)
10) 9 (2009)
11) Waking Life (2001)
12) Fantastic Planet (1973)
13) Ghost in the Shell (1995)
14) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
15) A Scanner Darkly (2006)
16) Rock and Rule (1983)
17) Heavy Metal (1981)
18) Vampire Hunter D (1985)
19) The Plague Dogs (1982)
20) When the Wind Blows (1986)
21) Ringing Bell (1978)
22) Seoul Station (2016)
23) Anastasia (1997)
24) Vampires in Havana (1985)
25) The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
26) Barefoot Gen (1983)
27) Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
28) ParaNorman (2012)
29) Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
30) One Night in A City (2007)
31) American Pop (1981)
32) Fritz the Cat (1972)
33) The Nine Lives Of Fritz The Cat (1974)
34) Coonskin (1975)
35) Wizards (1977)
36) Terror Toons (2002)
37) Where The Dead Go To Die (2012)
38) Felidae (1994)
39) When Black Birds Fly (2015)
40) City of Rott (2006)
41) The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (1979)
42) Animal Farm (1954)
43) Extraordinary Tales (2013)
44) Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
45) Wicked City (1987)
46) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
47) Cool World (1992)
48) Corpse Bride (2005)
49) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
50) Monster House (2006)
51) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
52) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
53) Frankenweenie (2012)



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