Fool's Views (8/19 – 9/8)

Howdy folks,

Another long patch of time with not as many flicks, but the Doc’s hands have not been idle, I promise. The journey toward the completion of the new book, HIDDEN HORROR, continues to move inexorably forward, which required much of my focus over the past few weeks. But the good news is that things are shaping up nicely and we should have a lovely new addition to your bookshelf sooner than later. Keep you posted!

That said, it was a pretty good stretch of flicks and we’ve done our best to give them all their moment in the sun. I’m not going to give much ink to Edgar Wright’s The World’s End because, well, frankly you can read up on it elsewhere and I’m not feeling all that inspired about or by it. (Sorry, Simon. Being loud and muggy and obnoxious does not necessarily equal laughs. Hell, I liked you more in the Star Trek sequel that I didn’t really like.)

As always, feel free to leave us your two cents worth – we’ll make sure you get some change back.

Enjoy!


HORROR:

Battery, The (2012) (1st viewing) d. Gardner, Jeremy (USA)

No-budget done right
A zombie flick with real brains
Best since Pontypool

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Don't Go to the Reunion (2013) (1st viewing) d. Goltz, Steve (USA)

Cheesehead slasher stuff
Fun clichés but nothing new
Needed better kills

Lords of Salem, The (2012) (2nd viewing) d. Zombie, Rob (USA)

Call it a Witch-Slap
Zombie’s most accomplished film
And still it falls short

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World's End, The (2013) (1st viewing) d. Wright, Edgar (UK)

Slow warm up pays off
But still the least of the three
Frost better than Pegg





NOT YET AT SIXES AND SEVENS:

Scanners II: The New Order (1991) (1st viewing) d. Duguay, Christian (Canada)

Goofy sequel time
So-so morality play
Heads blow up real good


Scanners III: The Takeover (1991) (1st viewing) d. Duguay, Christian (Canada)

Saucy Scanner lass
Killing everyone in sight
Lot more fun this time

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Psycho II (1983) (4th viewing) d. Franklin, Richard (USA)

Superb follow-up
Norman’s back at Bates Motel
So is Mommy dear

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Psycho III (1986) (3rd viewing) d. Perkins, Anthony (USA)

Tony takes the chair
More gore checks in, brains check out
Franchise takes a dive

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CIVILIAN:

Butler, The (2013) (1st viewing) d. Daniels, Lee (USA)

Episodic tale
Exam of race in U.S.
Distracting star cast

World's End: The Making of Day of the Dead, The (2013)
(1st viewing) d. Felsher, Michael (USA)

Solid doc of Day
If only George had stopped there
Choppy but worthwhile


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2013 Totals to date: 207 films, 183 1st time views, 121 horror, 61 cinema