Fool's Views (12/1 – 12/15)

We're here for the Old Year....

Howdy, folks,

Well, with the self-defense schedule relatively clear after the first week, December provided rich and varied cinematic terrain to explore and celebrate with others. Just in the nick of time, I held my first official Share the Scare of 2019, during which we knocked out eight, count 'em, EIGHT flicks in the course of one afternoon. I also started notating which years had been thus far neglected and rented accordingly from the local library shelves: 2005 (Tsotsi), 1963 (Bye Bye Birdie), and 1951 (A Place in the Sun). Sometimes – nay, usually – my OCD tendencies yield interesting fruit and these were no exceptions.

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Enjoy!

October Movie Challenge 2012 (10/20)

Remember, if you would like to make a pledge toward Scare-A-Thon 2012 (benefitting FRIENDS OF CHILDREN) at any time, drop me an email at drach101@gmail.com to let me know how much you would like to pledge per film. Your donation is tax deductible, 100% of goes directly to aid the kids, and seriously, even a penny per film helps. Thanks in advance!

Spookies (1986) (1st viewing) d. Joseph, Eugenie (USA) 85 min.

What a wacko little film. Or rather should I say, what a wacky couple of films, since it’s clear that there are two completely different artistic visions going on in two completely different storylines married together after the fact (to whomever’s credit, pretty seamlessly). It’s a pretty standard haunted house flick in the spirit of the original Night of the Demons, with some pretty solid and/or charmingly goofy rubber monsters and gore. I’ll be interested to do a little more research on the behind the scenes story here, since I’m sure it’s a good one.

Bog (1983) (1st viewing) d. Keeslar, Don (USA) 85 min.

Oh, man. One of those low budget guy-in-a-suit monster movies along the lines of Horror of Party Beach or Octaman or Zaat, only with an even worse looking creature costume and zero dramatic momentum. Should have saved this one for Turkey Day.


Total Movies: 62
First Time Views: 62
Money Raised for Friends of Children: $609.00