The 'pocalypse is cumming!

I know we all hate to discuss politics on here, but the North K situation is very frightening. That little fat guy is ready to nuke us, and we're ready to go to war over it. It's a reality we'll all soon face as the moment of truth happens in a week or less, when Guam gets bombed. We're all fucked. 😟

Might as well go out talking about our favorite apocalypse scenarios. Which are your favorite scenarios? Which do you think are the most plausible?

I think the tech-pocalypse is very likely. Skynet already exists, and the nukes are already in play. Zombie apocalypse is often considered to be the most fun, because people want to smash in the skulls of mindless villains, but there's not a lot of grounded fact to sustain the idea.

I've also grown really fond of the Ape-pocalypse recently, but that's also pretty out there.

Thoughts on dystopias and your favorite apocalypse scenario?

Scars and Bone-Breaks

I was watching The IT Crowd, season 2 episode 2, and when Matt Berry came on-screen, I got so excited, I brought the bottle of whiskey to my mouth too fast and chipped my tooth. I'm going to have that for the rest of my life now! 🥴

Do you have any good stories for your scars and bone-breaks?

What movies did you buy or watch this week?

There was a poster on the old board who had a thread like this at the end of each week. She must not be here but it seems like somebody should be doing that here. Since no one is, I thought I'd do it.

I haven't had much time for movies lately but I just recently bought Murder Set Pieces and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times.

Donkey Bong

🙂 A little Saturday morning (joe)cartoon.

The Black Room (2016)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5431600/

I just watched this movie and was an hour into it when I realized it's not a horror comedy, but an actual horror. It reminded me of a Naked Gun movie.

Is there anything funnier than?

Dead babies. Pure comedy gold!😄

RIP Chantek

Chantek an Oranutan who could communicate through sign language has died today age 39. Star of TV documentary 'The Ape Who Went to College' also became adept at cleaning his room and using tools and enjoyed dining at Dairy Queen. Bless 'im.

Spanish Horror/Exploitation

Italian Horror always gets so much credit, figured I'd give Spain a little love, as it has given us some truly unique gems over the years. Any fans of this stuff? I've seen quite a few, but mostly 70's Franco. Feel free to add any recs or opinions.


Loved

Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1972)
A Vigrin Among The Living Dead (1973)
Countess Perverse (1974)
Lorna The Exorcist (1974)
Vampyres (1974)
Female Vampire (1975)
White Cannibal Queen (1980)

Liked

Return of The Evil Dead (1973)
Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973)
It Happened at Nightmare Inn (1973)
The Ghost Galleon (1974
Cannibal Terror (1980)
Bloody Moon (1981)
The Hot Nights Of Linda (1975)
Exorcism (1975)
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)
The Hanging Woman (1973)
Count Dracula's Great Love (1973)
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Curse of the Devil (1973)
Night of the Howling Beast (1975)
Inquisition (1978)

Disliked

Venus In Furs (1969)
Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
Night Of The Seagulls (1973)
Devil Hunter (1980
Vampire Junction (2001)

Movies about Charles Manson

Today is the date of the Manson Family murders. So how many Manson-themed movies are there? I've only seen the original 1976 TV movie Helter Skelter, and another one called The Helter Skelter Murders that I never could find out anything about. I found it in a grocery store video rental section when I was in college in the 90s. It appeared to be very low budget and I can't find it listed anywhere. I'm not sure when it was made but at that time I assumed it was fairly new, but by the look of it it could've been made in the early 70s.

There's a bunch of others I only recently found out about and have not seen:

The Manson Family
Manson Family Movies
Manson
Six Degress of Helter Skelter

Are any of these worth seeing?

Best acting in a terrible film

American Honey has plenty going for it, beautiful cinematography, great naturalistic acting, dogs & mescal. However it also has, for me, a lot of negatives: a bum numbing 163mins with dozens of shots that are minutes longer than they need to be. An inordinate amount of musical sing along dance numbers that grate more an more as the film goes on. And a repetativeness in general as the story goes nowhere, seemingly recycling events every half hour or so.

I'm a fan of Andrea Arnold's work, love Red Road (2006) and Fish Tank (2010) was a decent effort but AmHon just frustrated. Almost every actor turns in a good performance, from newcomer Sasha Lane to modern dance loving Indy Jr wierdo Shia LeBeouf. Yeah i said it, he is pretty good in this. While it's a little unfair to call this a 'terrible' movie (it isn't) it did get me thinking about the best acting performance in the worst film.

I thought Da Vinci Code was an absolute mess, but Paul Bettany's flagellant monk was awesome. Jodie Foster in Elysium, or The Brave One, or Panic Room... thinking about it i reckon Walken & Henriksen must've been in a few.

Top spot has to be Gary Oldman in Tiptoes (2003), where he plays a dwarf alongside Peter Dinklage. Oldman spent the shoot on his knees or in the sofa (see below) giving Day Lewis a run for extreme method staying in character.

Soooo... which shitty films have the greatest performances in your opinion?