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Someone’s bound to lose their heart.
It’s the season of lovin, and I’m looking to fall back on old ways. Sure, we’ve done some horror stuff lately with the Scream franchise, but we need to go further down the dark hole of less refinement. It’s a dirty job, full of often goofy things regardless of intent. Tonight, cupid’s calling for a homicide, and you can be My Bloody Valentine.
Read MoreThis is a story of bloodshed, a story of revenge.
As I pondered what to watch for tonight’s movie, I had a momentary stroke of utter genius. My cousin, whose been joining me for these frequent movie viewings as of late and doing a stellar job of picking out some good stuff to watch within the constraints of “I can’t have already done a write up on it” has done other things with me besides just watching movies, the most note-worthy I would think is our playthrough of Resident Evil 6 - a game that has long been on the “I should have played it and never did” list for me. So it went up on sale, and we have had some jolly good co-op times playing it. Of note, it’s interesting in the dynamic of what is probably my favorite character - Leon - having a chapter as well as his favorite - Chris. So, back to the tie in as to what we are watching, I thought I would give him one heck of a what-it-could-be Resident Evil movie by going not to the Anderson series that could care less about it’s source, but instead to the ones right out of Capcom. Tonight, we look at Resident Evil: Vendetta.
Read MoreThe final act is here as the end of the month draws near. Alright, it’s not quite the final act they implied when it came out - but money has a way of changing that sort of thing. For our purposes though, then end of October does end my excuse for doing horror movies, and it’s been a fun jaunt revisiting these with someone who hasn’t seen them - and getting some extra thoughts on them from an outside source at the same time. Dust off the ghost face and shine your flair, it’s time for Scream 3.
Read MoreThe phone is ringing off the hook. You might want to check the caller ID before picking it, you never know who it is! I said we would continue and that’s what we are going to do gosh darn it. Most would say sequels are what kills a good horror movie, but in the fields of horror we find thinks frequently returning from the grave - so let’s see if our little ghost faced killer can keep his knife up or not, it’s time for Scream 2.
Read MoreI’m easing you into Octo-boo-r nice and easy with a slasher musical. Yeah, that’s right, you heard me - a slasher musical. It’s both parts slasher and musical. You want typical Disney live action if it contained about 80% more blood spray? Better get your rain poncho out of the closet then, you might get splashed! This entry also plays into the ever present fright of memory loss - who ever had “another movie he thought he did but found no trace of doing” on their bingo card better mark that one down, you’d probably be dead if it was a drinking game! Clear those pipes and stick the vibrato, tonight you try and sing your heart out before you get Stage Fright.
Read MoreSo, surprisingly or not I found another movie that I thought I would have done, but in fact through all my checking I have not done. October is around the bend, so I’m still holding off on doing horror this week - but I did find a tale with magic, monsters, and what’s honestly probably a horrible take on another culture that we really didn’t care as much about back in the 80’s because everyone was having too much fun with the beats and the styles. Apologize to your Shirpa friends in advance and get ready for a classic Murphy drive, tonight we rescue The Golden Child.
Read MoreIt’s time to get real - October is just around the bend, and if you know me you know that means I’ll have a legitimate excuse to do nothing but horror movies regardless of how garbage or great they are - so I’m purposely avoiding doing them for the next two entries of “the weekly movie” to give people a breather in advance. I’ve also felt like I’ve been just bludgeoning people over the head with action movies as of late - so I’m aiming for something different. I had thought originally about trying to tie in to the release of Star Wars: VIsions - which unfortunately came out as a serial show as opposed to the “I now have an excuse to talk about it on the movie reviews” anthology format like Halo, Batman, or even The Matrix did when they did the same thing. So what I settled on is a story of a kid looking for a mythical figure where he’s shown holding a samurai sword on the box art, because seems pretty gnarly to me. Don’t think it’s the boy, tonight we look at The Water Man.
Read MoreI’ve seen the entire franchise. I’ve seen multiple entries numerous times. I’ve had numerous occasions in which to do this review and on this day I ask myself one question - again? How are there so many of these that I could swear I’ve done but I haven’t actually done? Will there ever be an end to it? Tonight we’ll look into why you probably should have listened to old Ralph when venturing out to Crystal Lake - tonight we go to the original Friday the 13th.
Read MoreLet’s stick with some action and add in some comedy. We go from a space-based budget to a comic-based modern “budget” A-team. This easily ties into the group of “haven’t I done this before” that seems to crop up ever so often this year, so it feels like a return to all around enjoyment! Well, I suppose enjoyment is a subjective term in this instance, but let’s find out if with the selection of tonight we find ourselves the winners or The Losers.
Read MoreThere was a time when underwater movies were the rage. There was around four of them that I normally remember that all came out in the same relative window, and all have their own little charm in one way or another - and all have at least one actor with which I can recognize. It’s also funny, given that nowadays a lot of people would probably look at them as derivative of other movies - like “It’s Alien underwater” or “The Thing” underwater. Those people might not be entirely wrong -let’s face it, if someone had a good idea, it’s inevitable to influence others whether they intentionally are re-using the idea or it’s just a subconscious play. Well, get on you deep diving suits and prepare for the briney deep - tonight we look at Leviathan.
Read MoreYou probably thought I was going to skip kid-friendly movies this entire month, didn’t you? Well, surprise! I may not be a connoisseur of Hanna Barbera, but honestly I can sit down and watch some Scooby-Doo. So gather the kids and keep an eye on your sandwich, tonight we check out Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.
Read MoreOne of the things i loved watching that unfortunately isn’t really going on this year is Monster Madness - a thing they do over at Cinemassacre - because it introduces plenty of different spooky themed movies that I may not have seen before, and plenty of times olden ones. Although this doesn’t particularly fit into that - it does tie into that Angry Nerd tagline of “taking you back to the past” - to be specific, we are gonna hop back to old 1977. That’s old enough to be before even I, and a movie that’s based on something we still have totally all over now - cars! To be honest and specific, more like ghost cars! Look, spooky car’s isn’t an unheard of genre, heck, we’ve even done one over in the TISR section of here where we watched some dude get terrorized by an evil car in a parking garage. This time, we check not just a car, but The Car.
Read MoreIt’s that month of the year again where it’s totally okay for anything costume or spook related in the mainstream! To start it off, and also while following in line with the last movie we watched - tonight we go classic. Well, at least a classic tale - that of one headless horseman. Of course, this time it’s a take by resident flavor-man Tim Burton, so buckle up for a little fun jaunt in the country side and try not to lose your head, tonight we look at Sleepy Hollow.
Read MoreThe original Black Christmas is up there as one of the original slashing flicks out there. It’s also particularly old. As it turns out, someone decided it needed a remake - kind of. Look, every good remake can’t just be a carbon copy of the original - art reflects the times, and there’s no point in simply just retreading an identical story. The story needs to be made one’s own. Of course, the times can bring with it some shifts in perspective that won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s really only one way to find out, and I’ve been out of the slasher field for a while, so let’s see what happens. In a complete farse of seasonal planning, tonight we check out Black Christmas - from 2019.
Read MoreDo you want a family movie that’ll potentially scar your kids forever? Well I tell you what, they don’t make them like they used to! Tonight’s little tale will have you second guessing that next candy bar, wondering if it’s the witches or the diabetes that’s going to get you. Of course, as a grown person perhaps you won’t be nearly as effected as you may have once been when seeing this one - maybe it’s actually not good at all, and just that coating of nostalgia causing you to hold it higher in regards than it actually deserves. There be but one way to really find out, so steel yourself for The Witches.
Read MoreLast entry we took a dive into the infuriating and supposedly scary Paranormal franchise, so this week I think we could all use a little relief. Well, lucky for you a friend recommend I check something out that promises to be a bit more entertaining, better acted, and all around not as much of an assault on the senses. It’s part romance, part spy thriller style mystery - and it’s got Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in it! Right about now everyone would like to travel, so why don’t we go and check out The Tourist.
Read MoreI couldn’t stomach doing these as individual entries. If you’ve listened to any of the Watch-Alongs I’ve done of three of these things, you’d also be fully aware that my overall opinion of the franchise is negative. Still, perhaps it’s about time I gave the franchise an acknowledgment since it seems to be popular enough that it keeps getting more - so maybe, just maybe, we can consider this a learning experience, because there are certainly some things I wouldn’t mind talking about. Tonight, we talk about the Paranormal Activity franchise.
Read MoreIs there any way tonight’s movie can possibly live up to the hype? I mean, it’s not that everyone has been saying raving things about it or something like that - more just I’ve wanted to see it since I saw a trailer in the theaters, and that’s a pretty lengthy amount of time after numerous thwartings in the mail-roulette. The trailer tells me to expect some good fun like in Clue, and the cast tells me it should be pretty good acting - but will the mystery hold up? Will there be surprises and fun? I guess there’s only one way to tell - it’s time for Knives Out.
Read MoreSo this is going to be a bit different, as it’s a bit of a joint review. See, VR users have had access to a program called Bigscreen for a while - formerly Bigscreen Beta, currently Bigscreen VR I believe. As you might guess from the name, it’s got a bit of a movie theater vibe to it - and at some point they managed to get a deal with Paramount that allows them to sell tickets to digital showings - so, for example, you pay 5 bucks for a ticket, and then get to go watch tonight’s movie for example. I figured that it’s time to get into it a bit, because one of the big punchilnes of it is 3D showings - and my little eyes tend to get more from 3D when in VR for some odd reason, and tonight’s movie is said to have some good 3D effects, so it all just sort of aligns. Get yourselves all cranked up, it’s time to go check out Hugo.
Read MoreTime for an old twist. It’s okay to laugh at that, it’s actually a pun! Alright, so perhaps he isn’t heralded as the same mastery of the twist as he once was, but M. Night had a run back in the day where he was non-sarcastically tied to the moniker of “twist king” and for a decent reason. Sure, maybe it was just an unassuming populace not scouring every scene and moment to read ahead twelve steps, but be it what it may have been things still played out in that certain way. Of course, here I am watching a movie more than a decade after it was released as if any sort of spoiler wouldn’t exist for it - but memory is fickle as glass, and the cinema, well, the cinema is Unbreakable.
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