Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Fool's Views (9/9 – 9/30)


They warned me that my eyes would fall out someday if I kept watching this crap...

My friends!

Another slow month, but rehearsals for The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail down in WV have kept me occupied during the times when I wasn’t bashing away at HIDDEN HORROR (which is taking shape slowly but surely, and a shapely lass she is). But for the most part what we saw was worth seeing, and now it’s time to clear the plate before diving into the abyss that is the October Movie Challenge! I don’t expect this year to be nearly as bonkers as the past two (where I topped the century mark both times) – too much on the plate these days to do a full-on Scare-A-Thon, although I might take a stab at it in an alternate month in 2014, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, as always, feel free to leave your two cents worth – we’ll make sure you get some change back.

Enjoy!


HORROR:



Adam Chaplin: Violent Avenger (2011) (1st viewing) d. De Santi, Emanuele (Italy)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW**





Bunny Game, The (2010) (1st viewing) d. Rehmeier, Adam (USA)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW**





Mirror Mirror (1990) (1st viewing) d. Sargenti, Marina (USA)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW**





Prince of Darkness (1987) (3rd viewing) d. Carpenter, John (USA)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW**





Resolution (2012) (2nd viewing) d. Benson, Justin / Moorhead, Aaron (USA)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW**





Villa Captive (2011) (1st viewing) d. Silvestre, Emmanuel (France)

**FULL REVIEW COMING SOON**





ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A HOUSE...


Amityville Horror, The (1979) (4th viewing) d. Rosenberg, Stuart (USA)





Amityville II: The Possession (1982) (2nd viewing) d. Damiano, Damiani (USA)





Amityville 3D (1983) (2nd viewing) d. Fleischer, Richard (USA)

**CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW OF TRILOGY**




CIVILIAN:


Diary of a Chambermaid (1964) (1st viewing) d. Buñuel, Luis (France)

Le sex politics
Gorgeously shot and performed
Sharp and chilly fun





Fight Club (1999) (5th viewing) d. Fincher, David (USA)

I am Tyler's Jack
Career bests from most involved
Never fails to please





Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) (1st viewing) d. Fickman, Andy (USA)

Cumming comes to town
Spreads fiery fear about weed
Great flick deserves views





Righting Wrongs (aka Above the Law) (1986) (1st viewing) d. Yuen, Corey (Hong Kong)

Rothrock is tough cop
Tracking Yuen’s idealist
Wow-worthy fight scenes


2013 Totals to date: 220 films, 190 1st time views, 130 horror, 61 cinema

2 comments:

  1. Glad you enjoyed Diary of a Chambermaid. Late-period Buñuel is pretty unbeatable.

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    1. I wouldn't say I loved it though. Left me a little cold, but then again, so does most Bunuel. Appreciated but not impassioned by.

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