So, of all the people you've met from horror films, who would you say is the most memorable and why?
Quote from: Reverend on June 09, 2008, 10:14:16 AM
So, of all the people you've met from horror films, who would you say is the most memorable and why?
That is a very tough question to answer as I have met a lot of great people that I respect in the field. I can give you a few high lights though... Ruggero Deodato, director of Cannibal Holocaust... I am a big fan of an Italian horror movies so it was great meeting a director of so many that I enjoy. He did not speak much English but I recall having a laser disc with me "House near the edge of the park" that apparently he had no clue was out on disc. I remember his assistant asking me where I got because he wanted to know. He was not pissed and signed it but I guess it was not authorized. LOL!
James Lorinz from Street Trash was just an all around, down to earth funny guy. He was in Frankenhooker and I remember busting his ass because he was in the Jerky Boys movie and it was such a flop.
None horror movie related, I met all the kids from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a favorite childhood movie of mine. We had the cast quoting lines from the movie which was great, "I want an Oompa-Loompa NOW!" and "Can it you nit!".
Really I could go on and on. I have lots of pictures I should too I should post sometime.
Jason
That's very cool. I don't go to many conventions, so I don't get to meet the people behind the camera. One person I'd love to meet, however, is Clive Barker. I'm a fan of so much of his work--novels, short stories, movies, painting. To me, he's a creative genius.
I've never met him but I did meet Doug Bradley (Pinhead).
Jason
Last San Diego con I met one of the biggies and didn't even know it until he left. At set up Sunday morning, this guy in a wheel chair is brought over looking for the guy set up next to me. I told him the dealer was not there but would be back soon. We chit chatted awhile about the show and then my neighbor came back and had a long conversation with the gentlemen. Then he left. My fellow dealer then mentioned that the guy was Ray Harryhausen. One of my idols. What a kick, and I didn't even recognize him.
Don't feel bad, I would not know it was Ray Harryhausen either cause I don't even know who the hell that is!
Jason
Wait...you're an aficianado of horror films so you must have an inkling about the history of EFX and you wouldn't know who the Godfather is, even by name? Shame on you...that's like showing up on these boards and saying, who's that Corben guy the gooddr. is always mentioning. If you want to see Ray Harryhausen expound at length about his influences, I highly recommend the recently released Criterion Edition of The Thief Of Bagdad. Not only do you get to see a classic, you get a great look at Ray Harryhausen and what he's all about in a highly entertaining 1/2 hour supplement. And if you have a Netflix subscription, you can even get hold of it that way...that's how I saw it, and I'm glad I did. There was also a great fanzine dedicated to Harryhausen called FXRH back in the 60's and 70's and worth tracking down if you have the time. You owe it to yourself to check this guy out, as special effects history basically starts with him and Willis O'Brien, the FX supervisor on the original King Kong.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 09, 2008, 04:19:27 PM
Don't feel bad, I would not know it was Ray Harryhausen either cause I don't even know who the hell that is!
Jason
Surely you must've seen Clash of the Titans or one of the old Sinbad movies!
1,000,000 Years B.C.? It Came from Beneath The Sea?
Who is Corben? :01_wtf:
Just kidding, guys...
Who is guys?
Just kidding Corben.
Who is Nietzsche? God
Quote from: dr_s on June 09, 2008, 08:43:55 PM
Who is Nietzsche? God
Wasn't he on the Packers in the sixties?
then the quesiton would have been: Who is Nitschke? Gaurd
Quote from: Reverend on June 09, 2008, 05:02:10 PM
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 09, 2008, 04:19:27 PM
Don't feel bad, I would not know it was Ray Harryhausen either cause I don't even know who the hell that is!
Jason
Surely you must've seen Clash of the Titans or one of the old Sinbad movies!
Nah... I don't like that crap.
I don't even really like Hammer Films, Godzilla or King Kong... No Frankinstein or any other type monster movies like that.
I like 70s and 80s gore movies.
Lucio Fulci
Dario Argento
Joe D'Amato
Peter Jackson (NOT KING KONG!)
Umberto Lenzi
Movies like Cannibal Ferox, Dr. Butcher M.D., El Topo, Meet the Feebles, Gates of Hell, Suspiria etc... I could go on for DAYS!
Jason
I'm still trying to get over your reply that you did not know Harryhausen. What is the address of that Cave you have been living in? :01_wtf: the Grandfather of the Creature Features . Wow !!!!!!
Quote from: stage52 on June 09, 2008, 10:55:50 PM
I'm still trying to get over your reply that you did not know Harryhausen. What is the address of that Cave you have been living in? :01_wtf: the Grandfather of the Creature Features . Wow !!!!!!
Sorry... Just being honest here.
I mean I guess I have heard of him in general but I don't care for what he has done other than paving the way to greater things.
Like I said, 70s and 80s gore movies. This guy was doing stuff like Sinbad and Clash of the Titans, not a fan... Sorry.
I like giallos, gore movies and kung fu... What the hell does Harryhausen know about that?
Ya like what ya like... It's what makes the world go round!
Jason
I'm with you on the giallo's, man, after all what would the world be without Argento and his ilk, but not to know Harryhausen is a damn shame....I'm sure you know of Tom Savini and George Romero and how they basically influenced giallo, and you can be sure that Savini is aware of and embraces Ray H.
It's the trouble with kids these days...no sense of history...I love Lenzi, Fulci, Deodato, the Italian Western and Italian Crime guys too, but it's the history of cinema we're talking here... I mean without the Italians you might not have what's going on in Asia these days like Takashi Miike, or Kinji Fukasaku or the types of films they make which harken back to giallo and it's precursors....I weep for you Visitor Q....embrace it all...it's all good and will lead to better balance in your mind...your chakras and in your breathing habits...you'll find your shits will even be more pleasant! It's true and I'm thinking Stage 52 and the Rev. will back me up on this...and hell, I don't even know them.....see, you've upset me....I'm babbling...I'll just stop and get me some sleep....you heathen, you!
Actually there is a more insidious explanation for Jasons lack of knowledge. We are getting old. One of the first signs of aging is when you speak to a younger person and they stare at you when you mention someone famous in your youth. I once had an entire computer class stare at me with blank expressions when I mentioned Judy Garland and the Wizard of Oz. (Of course they give me the same expressions when I try to teach them programming.)
Now that's really something because I'm 42 years older than my nephew, who can not only identify Judy Garland but is pretty good at remembering the name Margaret Hamilton....but he's not a computer geek yet, so that trivia could fall by the wayside before too long.
I never understood the fascination with gore movies.
Quote from: wpbooks on June 09, 2008, 11:50:39 PM
I'm with you on the giallo's, man, after all what would the world be without Argento and his ilk, but not to know Harryhausen is a damn shame....I'm sure you know of Tom Savini and George Romero and how they basically influenced giallo, and you can be sure that Savini is aware of and embraces Ray H.
It's the trouble with kids these days...no sense of history...I love Lenzi, Fulci, Deodato, the Italian Western and Italian Crime guys too, but it's the history of cinema we're talking here... I mean without the Italians you might not have what's going on in Asia these days like Takashi Miike, or Kinji Fukasaku or the types of films they make which harken back to giallo and it's precursors....I weep for you Visitor Q....embrace it all...it's all good and will lead to better balance in your mind...your chakras and in your breathing habits...you'll find your shits will even be more pleasant! It's true and I'm thinking Stage 52 and the Rev. will back me up on this...and hell, I don't even know them.....see, you've upset me....I'm babbling...I'll just stop and get me some sleep....you heathen, you!
I have met Savini countless times; he is the only one to this day at these conventions that never charges a dime for his autograph.
Italian Western and Italian Crime movies are awesome! I really like the Django movies and Fulci's Contraband.
Takashi Miike is cool, where do you think my nick comes from? ;) He has shit out a lot of really bad movies but Ichi The Killer and say Dead or Alive are some really good ones. I do like Asia cinema but it has really turned to crap of late, ever since The Ring it seems.
Like I said, I have heard the name before Harryhausen but after the prison rape here I looked him up, not my bag.
Have you guys seen movies from Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Jason
Quote from: Reverend on June 10, 2008, 08:48:23 AM
I never understood the fascination with gore movies.
What's not to like? =]
Jason
I'm not trying to knock them--to each their own--but I'm curious to hear from a fan of the genre what the appeal is. I enjoy aspects of gore in horror films, but not gore for gore's sake.
I like to see shit and say, oh my God, you have got to be kiddin' me! Like Braindead by Peter Jackson, a guy takes a lawn mower up right and chops up zombies! CRAZY!!!
I love my Grandfather to death (RIP) and always consider to this day to be one of the strong reasons why I enjoy horror movies so much. We always use to joke around about different things, bunch of inside jokes.
Horror Movies are cool in general but most of the new ones suck. CGI killed horror movies for the most part.
At any rate, I got off track there a little. I'm not sure I guess really why I like gore for the sake of gore. I don't hunt, I don't like to see fights but I guess there is something about human butchery I love. LOL!
Hey Arnold, still want me to come over?
Jason
Interesting.
I'd have to say horror is my favorite genre, too, though I prefer the deeply-disturbing, psychological sort. There are many that fall into this category, but Session 9 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/) is the first that sprang to mind. There's something that darkly fascinates me about insane asylums, abandoned and otherwise.
I'm also intrigued by insane alchemists and cult/serial killers. Cronos (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104029/) and Doctor Sleep (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286594/) (a.k.a. Close Your Eyes) are two that follow those lines.
It's more about the story for me.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 10, 2008, 09:28:34 AM
Have you guys seen movies from Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Jason
Holy Mountain is one of my favorite films ever, and I never hesitate to check out Santa Sangre every once in awhile. I always felt El Topo was a tad overrated and Holy Mountain was by far the superior film and I'm quite happy that Fando & Lis and his first film, La Cravate, were released in that nice box set that came out last year. My wife actually got to meet him at a seminar he did in SF a few years ago and not knowing anything about his film career, found him to be a perplexing character of sorts. I'm not quite so fond of his comic book work, but I do respect his brand of surrealism, and he works well with Moebius....but having said all that, I'd be willing to bet that AJ is a fan and admirer of RH, and should he come through this way again I'll ask him to confirm my suspicions. I love a good gore film as much as anyone, and grew up near a drive-in where I actually got to see 2000 Maniacs and another H G Lewis film when I was a wee lad, but story is indeed paramount when it comes to investing my time with a film these days and I'll take just about any Peter Lorre, James Cagney or Busby Berkeley (check out his Wonder Bar, if you can find it, for some of the most bizarre and twisted non-cgi efx ever in his depiction of Going To Heaven On A Mule, which I'm willing to bet was an influence on R. Crumb, possibly in maybe an unconscious way, on the stereotypes depicted in some of his early comics) film to pretty much anything when it comes to spending my time away from UG. My favorite film is Fritz Lang's M and while the technology may have improved since it's original play date, there's not a better story and the gore is left off camera. Lang says more with a stray balloon than Argento does with his full fledged dose of mayhem.....you'll see. (BTW, anyone here have a line on a watchable copy of the Joseph Losey remake of M starring David Wayne?...if so PM me please!)
Hey Rev,
Have you ever seen Seconds with Rock Hudson...I think you'd dig that if you like your horror psychological....it's got what may be the most horrifying final sequence just by the way it's shot, in the history of 'horror'. It's a near forgotten classic by the great John Frankenheimer, and while it's usually not listed as a horror film, I always felt that was it's proper classification. I picked up Session 9 a few years ago and for some reason it didn't leave much of an impression...I think I liked the description on the case better than the way the film unfolded, but I did like the setting a lot, and would have been happy to watch ol' David Caruso just do general janitorial maintenance on the place for an hour or so!
Quote from: wpbooks on June 10, 2008, 11:51:50 AM
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 10, 2008, 09:28:34 AM
Have you guys seen movies from Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Jason
Holy Mountain is one of my favorite films ever, and I never hesitate to check out Santa Sangre every once in awhile. I always felt El Topo was a tad overrated and Holy Mountain was by far the superior film and I'm quite happy that Fando & Lis and his first film, La Cravate, were released in that nice box set that came out last year. My wife actually got to meet him at a seminar he did in SF a few years ago and not knowing anything about his film career, found him to be a perplexing character of sorts. I'm not quite so fond of his comic book work, but I do respect his brand of surrealism, and he works well with Moebius....but having said all that, I'd be willing to bet that AJ is a fan and admirer of RH, and should he come through this way again I'll ask him to confirm my suspicions. I love a good gore film as much as anyone, and grew up near a drive-in where I actually got to see 2000 Maniacs and another H G Lewis film when I was a wee lad, but story is indeed paramount when it comes to investing my time with a film these days and I'll take just about any Peter Lorre, James Cagney or Busby Berkeley (check out his Wonder Bar, if you can find it, for some of the most bizarre and twisted non-cgi efx ever in his depiction of Going To Heaven On A Mule, which I'm willing to bet was an influence on R. Crumb, possibly in maybe an unconscious way, on the stereotypes depicted in some of his early comics) film to pretty much anything when it comes to spending my time away from UG. My favorite film is Fritz Lang's M and while the technology may have improved since it's original play date, there's not a better story and the gore is left off camera. Lang says more with a stray balloon than Argento does with his full fledged dose of mayhem.....you'll see. (BTW, anyone here have a line on a watchable copy of the Joseph Losey remake of M starring David Wayne?...if so PM me please!)
Holy Mountain and El Topo are my two favorites followed by Santa Sangre.
Never met AJ but would like too. I have seen and read interviews with him, seems like a strange guy.
Not a fan of Moebius either.
Jason
ps. Man we really got off topic in this post!
Sorry i'm late for the beat-down.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 09, 2008, 04:19:27 PM
... Ray Harryhausen ... I don't even know who the hell that is!
Jason :loser:
:laughing4:
:newbie:
Shame On You :01_bitchslap: . :twak:
:damnmate:
:violent1: .
:icon_axe:
Man FUCK Ray Harryhausen.:monkey_piss:
:monkey_poo:
Ray Harryhausen
Jason
You do guys in wheelchairs?
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 10, 2008, 12:11:58 PM
Quote from: wpbooks on June 10, 2008, 11:51:50 AM
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 10, 2008, 09:28:34 AM
Have you guys seen movies from Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Jason
Holy Mountain is one of my favorite films ever, and I never hesitate to check out Santa Sangre every once in awhile. I always felt El Topo was a tad overrated and Holy Mountain was by far the superior film and I'm quite happy that Fando & Lis and his first film, La Cravate, were released in that nice box set that came out last year. My wife actually got to meet him at a seminar he did in SF a few years ago and not knowing anything about his film career, found him to be a perplexing character of sorts. I'm not quite so fond of his comic book work, but I do respect his brand of surrealism, and he works well with Moebius....but having said all that, I'd be willing to bet that AJ is a fan and admirer of RH, and should he come through this way again I'll ask him to confirm my suspicions. I love a good gore film as much as anyone, and grew up near a drive-in where I actually got to see 2000 Maniacs and another H G Lewis film when I was a wee lad, but story is indeed paramount when it comes to investing my time with a film these days and I'll take just about any Peter Lorre, James Cagney or Busby Berkeley (check out his Wonder Bar, if you can find it, for some of the most bizarre and twisted non-cgi efx ever in his depiction of Going To Heaven On A Mule, which I'm willing to bet was an influence on R. Crumb, possibly in maybe an unconscious way, on the stereotypes depicted in some of his early comics) film to pretty much anything when it comes to spending my time away from UG. My favorite film is Fritz Lang's M and while the technology may have improved since it's original play date, there's not a better story and the gore is left off camera. Lang says more with a stray balloon than Argento does with his full fledged dose of mayhem.....you'll see. (BTW, anyone here have a line on a watchable copy of the Joseph Losey remake of M starring David Wayne?...if so PM me please!)
Holy Mountain and El Topo are my two favorites followed by Santa Sangre.
Never met AJ but would like too. I have seen and read interviews with him, seems like a strange guy.
Not a fan of Moebius either.
Jason
ps. Man we really got off topic in this post!
It was the word 'alternative' in the title to this thread that attracted me. I'd say this thread has taken an alternative path, at the very least...and no, don't fuck RH...fuck ignorance of RH...the man is an efx god!
Speaking of wheel chairs, check this movie out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwBN7ggX6FQ
My type of movie and part of my collection of course. ;)
Jason
Arnold's cool with it, right Arnie!?
RIGHT!!!
Jason
I haven't seen Seconds, but I'm going to add it to my queue!
In a lot of ways it's like a really intelligent EC Comics-style story with what may be the most intense use of a fish-eye lens ever! Hope you like it as I'd hate to have steered you wrong.
I added it to my queue and bumped it up to the top. I see that they (Blockbuster) shipped the Troll 1/Troll 2 DVD. LOL! Do any of you remember those godawful movies? They're so bad, they're good. I rented them just for the "RAT BURGERS!" scene in the first one.
I remember Troll 1 and 2.
How about Munchies?
Jason
I recognize the poster, but I can't recall if I've seen it. For some reason, I'm now reminded of C.H.U.D. and Critters. Good ol' '80s horror! It's amazing how many B movies made it to the big screen in those days.
Well Jason I did not mean to sound like i was dissing you. Your comment of not knowing R.H. really took me by surprise. I guess some of us older geriatrics here have a special place in our hearts for Harryhausen because it was in many cases our 1st encounter of the strange kind for us. I think my 1st was probably King Kong on TV at 4 years old. When I was 6 in 1958 my Grandmother took me to see "7th Voyage of Sinbad" at Radio City Music Hall with its huge screen. I was fascinated by the SPFX Harryhausen did. "Mysterious Island" was another favorite of his.
Those were much simpler times . Its sort of like the 1st space missions when everyone watched in awe because of the unknown. You hardly get a yawn out of people with a shuttle take off now. I think one has to appreciate how hard it was for those creators to do what they achieved with so few people & resources. I look at the list of 100s of SPFX /CG people on a film now and laugh because the story sucks & the actors are usually worse and too many of these films leave me cold. I think the older posters on here know what I am talking about. God I don't feel that old. There are people in the film industry that are very talented with Special Effects but its the content of the story thats the most important part. It's hard to appreciate what has passed if you missed it but it is important to know what you missed.
Someday Jason you will be talking to some young whippersnapper and say to him I remember when. It is then you will understand. Whatever floats your boat is fine with me. There I have vented, that feels better. I hope I don't sound like Father Time here. I think I appreciate what they did way back when because I have spent my life in the Entertainment/Film/ Concert production Field and have 1st hand knowledge of how hard all this work is.
Quote from: stage52 on June 10, 2008, 05:33:38 PM
Well Jason I did not mean to sound like i was dissing you. Your comment of not knowing R.H. really took me by surprise. I guess some of us older geriatrics here have a special place in our hearts for Harryhausen because it was in many cases our 1st encounter of the strange kind for us. I think my 1st was probably King Kong on TV at 4 years old. When I was 6 in 1958 my Grandmother took me to see "7th Voyage of Sinbad" at Radio City Music Hall with its huge screen. I was fascinated by the SPFX Harryhausen did. "Mysterious Island" was another favorite of his.
Those were much simpler times . Its sort of like the 1st space missions when everyone watched in awe because of the unknown. You hardly get a yawn out of people with a shuttle take off now. I think one has to appreciate how hard it was for those creators to do what they achieved with so few people & resources. I look at the list of 100s of SPFX /CG people on a film now and laugh because the story sucks & the actors are usually worse and too many of these films leave me cold. I think the older posters on here know what I am talking about. God I don't feel that old. There are people in the film industry that are very talented with Special Effects but its the content of the story thats the most important part. It's hard to appreciate what has passed if you missed it but it is important to know what you missed.
Someday Jason you will be talking to some young whippersnapper and say to him I remember when. It is then you will understand. Whatever floats your boat is fine with me. There I have vented, that feels better. I hope I don't sound like Father Time here. I think I appreciate what they did way back when because I have spent my life in the Entertainment/Film/ Concert production Field and have 1st hand knowledge of how hard all this work is.
It's all good and like I said, it's not that I don't like what the guy has done for the industry, it's just that I don't like those movies.
Never was a fan of monster movies like King Kong, Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman etc... Although I do like Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein and Teen Wolf... LOL! Hell toss them altogether cause I like Monster Squad as well. What can I say, 80s were my growing up days!
Jason
"...I think one has to appreciate how hard it was for those creators to ...
"...I think the older posters on here know what I am talking about....
"...Someday Jason you will be talking to some young whippersnapper and say to him I remember when...."
The age diffrence thing.
I bought most of my comix for cover price in head shops. So i bite my tounge a lot around here.
When Jason said he didn't know RH, I couldn't resist a chance to pick on a young whippersnapper, and know he wouldn't get TOO pissed off. :icon_madu:
:hhgg:
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 11, 2008, 09:35:13 AM
Quote from: stage52 on June 10, 2008, 05:33:38 PM
Never was a fan of monster movies like King Kong, Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman etc... Although I do like Blood for Dracula, Flesh for Frankenstein and Teen Wolf... LOL! Hell toss them altogether cause I like Monster Squad as well. What can I say, 80s were my growing up days!
Jason
As a fan of Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein, you obviously have a taste for 'cheese', shall we say, so liking RH product shouldn't be too far afield....it's obviously not the same gorewise, but there is a certain quaintness to be found in both types of film. Did you ever see Flesh For Frankenstein when it was in 3-d and titled Andy Warhol's Frankenstein....may be the best use of 3-d ever,especially when the heart gets burst through the chest and right into the audience. Too bad it's not available in that form on dvd...someday perhaps! BTW, count me in as one just giving you some uneccessary shite...I'm sure there are a lot of gore-meisters I'm unfamiliar with and you've been kind enough not to taunt me or my ilk...once you've had your fill of UG I'd suggest collecting back issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland and Castle Of Frankenstein....even though they were 'overground' publications they do have a hint of the forbidden in them that really appealed to the youngsters of the 60's and 70's...COF especially, because every once in awhile there was a picture of a nekkid lady! Both were heavy in the RH realm of EFX and that's where I first learned of him, as well as others like him. And sometimes both featured sections on comics and comix. (always trying to bring the diatribe back on course...)
What, don't you like Blacula (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068284/) and Blackenstein (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069795/)?
Never saw it in 3D.
Always wanted to start a collection of Creepy's but don't own a single issue. =[
Jason
Quote from: Reverend on June 11, 2008, 01:03:10 PM
What, don't you like Blacula (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068284/) and Blackenstein (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069795/)?
Blaxplotaion is awesome but I don't like either one of those movies.
As far as that those go hmmmmmm... Sugar Hill is cool for a horror movie and Black Devil Doll From Hell.
BTW... They are remaking BDDFH and it looks like utter shit!
Jason
I'll have to check those out. I've only seen a handful of blaxploitation movies.
Changing gears for a moment . . . There was a horrendous sci-fi movie back in the mid-eighties about some sort of wormlike alien creature terrorizing a group of people. A scientist among them devised a way of killing the foul beast, which was to feed himself to the monster. He was an alcoholic, you see, and had a "bad" liver, which the monster would have a toxic reaction to and die. I can't recall the name of the movie . . . sound familiar to anyone?
Edit: I found the title. Forbidden World (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083959/). Now I'm going to have to rent it. Wow, that was a bad one.
FYI... Black Devil Doll From Hell is pretty hard to find.
Jason
I always thought Saturn 3 was a good Sci-Fi/Horror movie when I was young.
Saturn 3 is a good movie in my book. For some reason, the scene that always stands out in my mind is when the robot removes the chip from the woman's eye.
Not much for Sci-Fi unless it is horror related like say, Event Horizon.
Jason
You'll probably like Sunshine, that newer one that reminded me of Event Horizon.
Saturn 3 was a mix of Horror and Sci-Fi.
Saw a movie called "Blue Sunshine" but never saw just Sunshine. You guys should look up Blue Sunshine it's right up your alley... ;)
Jason
I enjoyed Sunshine, and Solaris, too, for that matter, which had a similar feel.
I just could not get into Solaris. <shrug>
As far as old SciFi movies go, I really liked Silent Running (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067756/).
Silent Running was great. But having watched it a couple years ago I noticed how dated it was. Still good though. An oldie Sci-Fi also is Dark Star that I loved as a kid, but haven't seen it in a long time.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 11, 2008, 04:05:10 PM
Saw a movie called "Blue Sunshine" but never saw just Sunshine. You guys should look up Blue Sunshine it's right up your alley... ;)
Jason
I actually saw that the day it opened and never forgot it, as my pals and I were doing a lot of acid at the time, and even sat through it tripping our asses off because we thought it'd be more The Trip than an "acid leads to chromosome damage leads to psychotic reaction and rapid hairloss" exploitation classic. We howled all the way through and proceeded to see it again the following night! Seemed like a lost classic until it resurfaced on DVD, which even included it's original score on a separate cd. I think I even have a copy of the novelization somewhere! A classic indeed! Thanks for bringing it up as the UG board is a place where this film would be appreciated, to be sure!
Love Blue Sunshine! Have you seen Jeff's other movie Squirm?
Jason
ps. Figured I would get this over to the right section of the site. :glasses9:
I've always been kind of curious about it but have not seen it. Does it compare to novelty of Blue Sunshine? Not too many films like it out there, even with the hilarious cheese effects of the bald wigs and bad toupees, eh? Maybe I'll add Squirm to my Netflix cue and check it out in the future. Right now I'm going through the second season of The Fugitive which just got released this week, and some Alex Cox films I haven't seen from his post-Walker period when Hollywood pretty much banished him. Got "Three Businessmen" and "Death And The Compass" in the next batch along with William Friedkin's recently released on dvd for the first time, early film, "The Night They Raided Minsky's". Always been curious to see that as I'm a huge fan of French Connection, Exorcist and Sorcerer. Have you ever seen Alex Cox's Straight To Hell? An acquired taste, to be sure, but excellent if you are fan of Spaghetti Westerns and can handle chaos in your narrative. Thanks for the Squirm tip!
Squirm is good but not as good as Blue Sunshine. However, if you do like Squirm I can recommend another movie called "Slugs". ;)
I have not seen Straight to Hell.
I do enjoy Spaghetti western. Fulci made a few good ones and I am pretty found of the Django movies. Have you seen any of those?
Jason
I've only seen the original Django which I liked a lot, but all of the so-called 'sequels' I have not seen. From what I understand Django is in the Italian equivalent of Public Domain so there are tons of films with that word in the title but really aren't part of the original. So I've tended to avoid them because my interest in Italian Westerns is more for the classics rather than the whole kit and kaboodle. As far as Fulci, I've seen a few of his horror films but none of his westerns, at least that I am aware of. I do like the Italian crime films the best as they mostly seem influenced by The French Connection meets Rolling Thunder and taken to weird extremes. I especially like the ultra-violence they sometimes imbue the bad guys with....
Just watch Django, kill. It has exploding horses in it! Honestly it's like my favorite one...
Massacre Time is a good Fulci western.
Rolling Thunder is a great fucking movie BTW.
Jason
I'm right there with you on Rolling Thunder...it's a lost gem. Happily someone recently posted a decent dub on usenet so I at least have a copy I can watch until some studio sees fit to give it a proper release. It's almost become a lost classic. I'll look for your suggestions from above. Thanks for the tips.
That maybe the copy I have on DVD, it's actually a pretty nice copy.
Have you seen "A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE"? I think that is one of my all time favorite westerns. I really need to buy that on DVD.
Jason
I got it last year when they released that Sergio Leone Box under the title Duck You Sucker, and you'd be a sucker NOT to pick it up, and I highly suggest the 2 disc version with all the supplemental hoo-hah. I love Leone, and I waited patiently for this one....It's way too hard to describe, but it's a really great film and probably my 2nd favorite of his after Once Upon A Time In America....I know it's sacreligious to prefer the gangster over the western when it comes to Leone, but I'm more of a fan of that genre than I am of the Western, and I break out the Eastwood's every once in awhile, and of course Once Upon A Time In The West has to get a viewing every year or so, but run for DYS (AFOD), it's a crazy piece of Leone, especially in the extended cut that's out there now....it plays much better than I remember when I saw it as a kid!
I link the Terrance Stamp Blue and the Terrance Hill Nobody and Trinity stuff
I remember seeing the latter films as a kid at the drive-ins with my folks and enjoying them then. Haven't seen Blue but have heard other good things about it. Perhaps I'll see if I can track down a dvd. Thanks for the tip.
They are all on DVD, Try Half.com or Amazon used. Trinity has a 3 dvd set for about $10-$15.
Of course I assume everyone has seen "once upon a time in the west"
Yeah "Duck You Sucker"! HAH!
I'll order it up here soon.
LOL! Sorta off the path here but did you see Student Bodies came out on DVD. LOL!
Jason
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 12, 2008, 11:49:08 PM
LOL! Sorta off the path here but did you see Student Bodies came out on DVD. LOL!
Jason
A Classic. "Melvert pee red."
hahaha
Yeah I really like Student Bodies a lot.
Did you know Richard Belzer did the voice for The Breather?
Jason
Nope, didn't know that.
Speaking of 80's Sci-Fi and Horror movies, I can't but mention two of my all time favorites: Night of the Comet and Evil Dead 2. If you haven't seen either, which I doubt, I suggest you put those on your queue. Android with Klaus Kinski deserves a mention as a low budget Sci-Fi if you like Saturn 3.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 14, 2008, 12:01:07 PM
hahaha
Yeah I really like Student Bodies a lot.
Did you know Richard Belzer did the voice for The Breather?
Jason
I hated that movie, thought it was the stupidest piece of crap I ever saw...
Speaking of Evil Dead, I saw the off-Broadway play about two years ago. The first two rows (I sat in the first) were the designated "splatter zone," where stage blood would spurt onto the audience. I went to the first public preview, so they were still working out the spurting part, which is to say that not much of the blood made its way to the audience, much to my shagrin. I did, however, swipe one of my Playbills through a puddle of it that was sitting on the stage on the way out. Talk about a fun time!
I probably mentioned it on one of the other forums, but I was lucky enough to go to an advance screening of Evil Dead 2 as USC through being a member of the Academy of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror when I was in high school. The president or vice-president of the Academy remembered how much I loved this movie, so he sent me the press pack for it. I took a group of my friends to the Friday midnight opening night showing at the theater in Westwood were the cast and crew (including Bruce) did signings to see it a second time in the theater.
I have met Ted Raimi and Bruce Campbell, never met Sam though.
Jason
Quote from: Brother J on June 14, 2008, 03:07:07 PM
I hated that movie, thought it was the stupidest piece of crap I ever saw...
:01_thumbdown:
How can you say that, it's like Airplane the horror movie!
Jason
Before i ever knew about Evil Dead 2....
I play "Theif" a 3D first person shooter.
About 2 years ago i played a fan made mission called ED2.
It was set in a shack out in the woods, really weird, had a walking hand, self-rocking chair, trap door, and other stuff that i didn't get the point of.
6 months later i saw the movie.
Wow! Creepy, it was so dam framillier. I felt like it was happening in a place i had actually been in real life. My skin crawled. :chainsaw:
Now i'm a big fan. :happy1:
One of my favorites just came out on bootleg DVD on eBay. Get Crazy. This is about a stupid a movie as you get, but great fun.
I enjoy the Evil Dead movies but I have seen then sooooooo many times they are wearing a little old with me anymore.
Jason
Quote from: dr_s on June 16, 2008, 02:18:29 PM
One of my favorites just came out on bootleg DVD on eBay. Get Crazy. This is about a stupid a movie as you get, but great fun.
Is that the film with Malcolm Mcdowell as a psycho rock star and takes place mostly in a club. I have the vhs of that which I haven't watched for years....so someone went and bootleged it. Is it widescreen or do you have any idea of the source...it is kind of a guilty pleasure classic, eh?
Sad news regarding Sci-Fi / Horror movies today...
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37106
The other Stan The Man...too bad.
Monster Squad was another great guilty pleasure. The Get Crazy is the rock movie but not widescreen. Probably duped off the VHS. But, even though I have the tape, I am trying to cut down on space so I bought the DVD until a real one comes out.
One of my favorite movies that isn't available on DVD is Mother Lode (1980) with Heston. I've got a bootleg copy of this on DVD I bought off eBay. Great movie.
Quote from: dr_s on June 16, 2008, 09:27:27 PM
Monster Squad was another great guilty pleasure.
I met the guy that did the special effects for that movie and he also plays The Creature from the Black Lagoon in it. Nice guy, grew in a town about 1 hour away from me.
"Whoa. Wolfman has Nards!"
EXCELLENT MOVIE!
Jason
To those of you with TCM, tonight the ultra-rare The Oscar is being shown penned by Harlan Ellison. It's a film that totally earns it's one-star status and worth seeing....after all how can any film that stars Tony Bennett playing a cat named Hymie Kelley be all bad....watch at your own risk!
TCM?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre?? :chainsaw:
Jason ;)
ps. Evil Dead Stuff
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 17, 2008, 08:33:08 AM
TCM?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre?? :chainsaw:
Jason ;)
Turner Classic Movies
Quote from: wpbooks on June 17, 2008, 09:46:34 AM
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 17, 2008, 08:33:08 AM
TCM?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre?? :chainsaw:
Jason ;)
Turner Classic Movies
Yeah? I liked mine better. =]
Jason
In the olden days I probably would have agreed with you......
Anyone like Trilogy or Terror?
Jason
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Quote from: Visitor Q on June 17, 2008, 11:17:57 PM
Anyone like Trilogy or Terror?
Jason
Saw it when it originally aired on The ABC Tuesday Movie of The Week and thought it was great as a pre-teen, but when I revisited it a few years ago, I was bored even by the pygmy segment. Just didn't hold up for me....but I do like Karen Black from that era...especially in Five Easy Pieces.
The original Trilogy of Terror is one of my favorite movies, just for the Fetish Doll sequence. An ex-boss of mine gave me a bootleg DVD for Christmas and we watched it at the office. Everyone was in hysterics watching the doll grunt and stab.
When one of my co-workers was leaving for another job, we got her that very Doll (posted above) as a going-away present. We had lunch at a Japanese restaurant and got there ahead of time to ask them if they could bring the doll out on a platter for dessert. You should have seen the look on everyone's faces when three waiters came out of the kitchen holding a silver tray with the Zuni Fetish Doll and rice noodles for garnish.
Yeah Karen Black is pretty cool, as you can see I have met her by my signed figure above. The strange thing about her is that she will only allow herself to be photo from one side... I found that to be strange but my friend said that he has met other scarlets that are the same way. Shrug
Ok... I got one for you guys. Check it out, for everyone who likes the Zuni Fetish Doll.
I present, Attack of the Beast Creatures!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGO5EWP7y0
ENJOY!!
^^^ I love this movie BTW.
Jason
At least Barbarella had nudity.
Barbarella :love4:
Jane Fonda :bebored:
Jason
Quote from: wpbooks on June 10, 2008, 02:52:45 PM
In a lot of ways it's like a really intelligent EC Comics-style story with what may be the most intense use of a fish-eye lens ever! Hope you like it as I'd hate to have steered you wrong.
Well, I watched Seconds this morning. I'm really surprised I haven't heard more about this film before. I loved it. Thoroughly suspenseful and quite depressing, too. Ahead of its time, in 1966. This is one that will haunt me for the next couple of days.
Trust me....I haven't seen it for a few years and I still think of it a lot. It's a movie with many scenes that are easily triggered by common associations just wandering through life. It's one of my favorites and really should be more well known....best use of Rock Hudson, eh?
Best use of Rock Hudson, indeed! I was going to say that I've never been much of a fan of his. The scene in the end, where he's thrashing in his restraints . . . wow!
I'm with you on that. The wide angle lens really completes that scene!
Let's get back to the good stuff...
Anyone see "I drink your blood"? That's another good hippie movie where this pack of hippies gets rabies and goes on a killing spree. LOL!
Jason
Saw it on it's original run at a drive -in in Columbus, Ohio when it doubled with I Eat Your Skin. Another one I remember liking at the time...much better than it's co-feature, but find that I'm not so much enamored with it these days....but I do love the concept of Rabid Meat Pies and the use of Alka-Seltzer in special effects....and Seconds is indeed 'Good Stuff' in fact having seen both I'd say it's 'Better Stuff'....You're probably a guy who likes Last House On The Left better than the film it ripped off, Bergman's Virgin Spring....Heathen!
Yup!
Last House On The Left = good times but I rather House Near the Edge of the Park, have you seen it?
Jason
Not a Horror movie, but probably my most recommended movie for those that haven't seen it. Polanski's Bitter Moon. One wild ride...
I got into a major argument with a friend of mine over Bitter Moon. I think it's a truly hilarious film and he thought it was one of Polanski's worst. Peter Coyote is really great in it and it's about the only thing I can watch Hugh Grant in (Lair Of The White Worm is his other useful film). Are you a fan of other obscure Polanski? I'm a total fan of all his apartment films (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby and especially The Tenant), but I find something to dig in all of them! Glad to see someone else appreciates an obscure treat!
How about Pier Paolo Pasolini? Salo, now that's a good dinner date movie!
Jason
They sell Salo boots at NYC comic shows.
I don't know what that is
Quote from: dr_s on June 24, 2008, 07:09:24 PM
They sell Salo boots at NYC comic shows.
I don't know what that is but I can't come to think that has anything to do with the movie I am refering too.
Jason
I bought a legit copy of it when I was living in Amsterdam. Movie is just bad taste (pun intended) in my opinion. I didn't find it worthwhile to watch.
Quote from: wpbooks on June 24, 2008, 06:14:54 PM
I got into a major argument with a friend of mine over Bitter Moon. I think it's a truly hilarious film and he thought it was one of Polanski's worst. Peter Coyote is really great in it and it's about the only thing I can watch Hugh Grant in (Lair Of The White Worm is his other useful film). Are you a fan of other obscure Polanski? I'm a total fan of all his apartment films (Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby and especially The Tenant), but I find something to dig in all of them! Glad to see someone else appreciates an obscure treat!
I haven't caught Polanski's earlier stuff (Knife in the Water, etc.), but will someday. I do like is work from th 80's on, Frantic, 9th Gate, Pianist, etc.
Rosemary's Baby is one of my all-time favorites. Polanski did such a good job with it that he made the unbelievable seem so very real. I wonder if he'll ever bring the sequel, Son of Rosemary, to the big screen. Ira Levin practically wrote the damned thing as a screenplay.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 24, 2008, 07:16:16 PM
I don't know what that isQuote from: dr_s on June 24, 2008, 07:09:24 PM
They sell Salo boots at NYC comic shows.
I don't know what that is but I can't come to think that has anything to do with the movie I am refering too.
Jason
Duh,,, bootleg copy of the movie
Download at http://thepiratebay.org/search/salo/0/99/0
Ahhh... I see.
When you said "boots", I guess I was not thinking.
Either way, great movie. ;)
Jason
Quote from: Reverend on June 24, 2008, 08:47:04 PM
Rosemary's Baby is one of my all-time favorites. Polanski did such a good job with it that he made the unbelievable seem so very real. I wonder if he'll ever bring the sequel, Son of Rosemary, to the big screen. Ira Levin practically wrote the damned thing as a screenplay.
There actually was a sequel in the 70's that was a made for TV film, if I remember correctly, titled Look What Happened To Rosemary's Baby...but none of the original makers had anything to do with it.....and 50, you really should see Polanski's pre-80's output, it's by far his best....Knife, Cul-De-Sac, Repulsion, Fearless Vampire Killers, What?, The Tenant and especially Chinatown are all fantastic films and classics...As a LA resident you owe it to yourself to see Chinatown, just because...and VQ I'm an admirer of Salo but find it hard to watch these days because once you know what's what it just becomes somewhat tedious. Definitely Pasolini's best film, imo, but I've never liked the rest of the films of his I've see....much, with maybe the exception of Pigsty. My favorite directors....Polanski, Welles, Kubrick, Ozu, Ken Russell, Lindsay Anderson, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Godard (pre-1971) and a toss up between Fritz Lang and Billy Wilder.
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 24, 2008, 10:05:00 PM
Ahhh... I see.
When you said "boots", I guess I was not thinking.
Either way, great movie. ;)
Jason
Criterion is re-releasing it next month in an enhanced and seriously upgraded 2-disc version....the collector's market on this title in about to go south big time!
Quote from: wpbooks on June 25, 2008, 04:41:21 PM
Quote from: Visitor Q on June 24, 2008, 10:05:00 PM
Ahhh... I see.
When you said "boots", I guess I was not thinking.
Either way, great movie. ;)
Jason
Criterion is re-releasing it next month in an enhanced and seriously upgraded 2-disc version....the collector's market on this title in about to go south big time!
That original release was the highest DVD I ever saw sold when it hit it peek price, 300 bucks!
At any rate, I'm already pre-ordered but with that said, I own the import which was missing a scene from the Cit. release. I am hoping that the rerelease is intact.
Jason
What scene was missing? I saw it on it's first run and I own the original Criterion Laserdisc, and I never noticed anything missing...of course there were many years between viewings, but you've piqued my curiosity!
I think there is an old thread over at dvdtalk.com forums that covers it.
Saw the Strangers this past weekend. Actually thought it was pretty good. Reminded me of another horror movie from France I saw called High Tension. I recommend that also to horror fans...
If you're a fan of TTCM (the Texas Chainsaw Massacre), the you might like an Australian horror movie called Wolf Creek, not as good, but a lot better than much of the junk I've seen...
Is it the return of the 3-D movie genre? Journey to the Center of the Earth, Biowolf, and this obvious soon to be classic... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464154/
Quote from: wpbooks on June 25, 2008, 06:18:29 PM
What scene was missing? I saw it on it's first run and I own the original Criterion Laserdisc, and I never noticed anything missing...of course there were many years between viewings, but you've piqued my curiosity!
The Criterion DVD omits a short 25-second sequence during the first wedding ceremony, where one of the masters quotes a poem by Gottfried Benn. The sequence is intact on the R2 BFI DVD.
Jason
Quote from: 50Cent #II (1st print) on June 25, 2008, 08:53:14 PM
Is it the return of the 3-D movie genre? Journey to the Center of the Earth, Biowolf, and this obvious soon to be classic... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464154/
Documentrys aren't filling the seats at Imax theaters anymore.
I saw Biowolf at our local imax.
The theater is about 10 years old. and the're still introducing us to Mr. Speaker before the show.
A friend of mine reminded me of this site he did some work on that is kind of related.
http://www.trailersfromhell.com/
Quote from: 50Cent #II (1st print) on July 05, 2008, 05:07:19 AM
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http://www.trailersfromhell.com/
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