Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012): A Weekend with Father Cummings

In 1977, a group of dumb, horny teens get murdered at a bible camp. In 1984, another group of dumb, horny teens arrive at the same camp for some more murder. The second group's led by Reggie Bannister though, so at least they have that going for them.

For some reason, Father Cummings (Reggie) thinks it would be a good idea for his church to buy the camp. He's warned about the camp's past at a convenience store, but this just annoys him. Continuing on to the camp, he has a weekend of bible stuff planned for the teens in between their confused attempts at getting laid.

The movie doesn't fail to live up to the "bloody bloody" part of its title. Most of the numerous murders feature blood, sometimes a ridiculous amount. The killer is memorable too, Sister Mary Chopper. She's dressed as a nun with a devil mask. It's a simple costume appropriate for the movie it's a part of.

If you're looking for something trashy to watch for the Camp Slasher Challenge, you could do worse than Bloody Bloody Bible Camp. It has a lot blood and bodies. It has humor, poking fun at itself, the slasher genre, and religion. And it has Reggie Bannister, in a bigger role than I expected him to have.

My Rating: 7/10

Jonah Hill takes us to the Mid90s

This is a bit of an unexpected venture from Jonah, but he did a really good job with it. I was a 90s kid and I used to skate, so I see a lot of truth to this movie. Our protagonist is Stevie, a 13-year-old in Los Angeles who lives with his mom and his older, volatile brother Ian. And when I say volatile, I mean it. The movie begins with him beating the hell out of Stevie for going into his room, pinning him down and punching him in the face. This dude is a dick, but Stevie still aspires to get into that room and see what a real man's interests are.

Now this kid was wearing Ren & Stimpy shirts, but he chooses to abandon his childish interests in favor of the skater life he sees in a group of skate-shop hooligans. To Stevie, these guys are the coolest. They can do dope tricks, they smoke, they drink, and they've got this scene all figured out.

Stevie tries to learn how to skateboard, but these things take time. He tries to seem cooler in the eyes of his friends, and the rest of the movie deals with this journey, as well as his rebellious phase toward his family. He doesn't like his brother anymore because he's a loner asshole, and his mom sleeps around a lot.

That's where the influence is cemented. In one particular scene, none other than Harmony Korine walks out of Stevie's mom's room. This movie has Harmony's DNA all over it, reminiscent of "Kids" in the way of having our lead characters aimlessly wandering the city life skating, drinking 40s, and getting in trouble.


When I used to skate, I wasn't good enough to use ramps and gaps and grind. I was a flat-land kind of guy, but I saw the good skaters, and they'd mesmerize me. I was on the outside looking in. I was a square, always wishing my life would be more interesting like it was for the cool kids, but the grass is always greener on the other side, and this movie covers that. It ain't all fun and games, and one of our characters has to sit down with Stevie to put things into perspective for him.

Mid90s is a coming of age story that nails the 90s atmosphere, emulating the skate video look at times, with its full screen aspect ratio and round lens skate footage. It's relatable nostalgia for all those 'member-berries out there, and if Jonah Hill makes more movies like this, I'll be interested.

Trash Alert the Game

So I'm not feeling super creative lately, but I recently developed a nice frame work for a Command and Conquer like RTS system. My struggle has been thinking of good factions and good unique units for those factions. So I figured why not ask the community!

My basic idea is Trash People vs Stellas. Essentially Stellas (Hollywood Disco types) have taken over the world and a collection group of Trash People are waging a war to fight and take back the world in the name of Trash. The two sides will each have a couple of sub-factions with each sub-faction having one or more specialty units specific to them. Any ideas are welcome.

Final Exam (1981) - A heydey slasher flick

1981 was a damn fine year for slasher movies. Everyone was trying to rip-off Friday the 13th, which was ripping off Halloween, and we ended up getting dozens of rip-offs of rip-offs until the genre died for a few years. It was slasher overkill, and that all piqued in 1981.

Our killer is as generic as it gets. He dresses like Jason from F13-3, but he doesn't wear a mask. He looks like some Sonny Landham type, only he sticks to the shadows, because his character is as generic as it gets. He's a Michael Myers rip-off in the sense that he prowls the shadows and uses a butcher knife. I'm not even sure he has a motive. I think they talk about some escaped lunatic, which is enormously original. He kills two people in the opening for no good reason, then proceeds to gets in a van, driving along until he comes across "March College" as it's named, and decides to kill people in this place for no good reason.

This school is no different from any other. We have Radish, the optimistic effeminate nerd who's confident in his abilities, and he has no worries on his final exams. This guy is a dork, but he's accepted in this society because he can help people with... the final exam.

There's another^a girl who's clearly set up to be the final girl, and we can take her or leave her. Her friend is the ditz in the red sweater, who's going out with Gary, the guy trying to get in the frat house by stealing the final exam questions, but he only manages to get hazed to a tree by the big dumb jock named Wildman.

Now this guy sucks. He's dumb as fuck brute who can't do his own tests and he gets outed in his criminal efforts. He hazes people, and drinks, gets himself filthy, and he's hot-headed. Suffice to say, whatever happens to Wildman is rather satisfying.

The big thing that stands out to me is one particular subplot of the movie... The school shooting. This wasn't a common thing back then, so it is rather original for its time, but it's quite funny to think that this movie's narrative wouldn't be acceptable in this day and age.

You know what happens, right? A van full of masked assailants pulls up to the school and sprays the crowd with automatic rifles. Some are hit, and their bodies are taken... because it's all a fraternity prank. 😐

What's particularly amusing about it is the aftermath, and how people react. A disgruntled sheriff is mad that someone wasted his time, and Radish has to explain to him that it seemed like genuine peril, but nah... sheriff is an irritable prick. Coach laughs it all off, even saying he thought the whole thing was kind of funny. Just like this movie. There's no real motive for the killings, and it's only loosely about any "final exam". That's what links the characters though. They're all still around to study for the final, or cheat, or make plans to screw their professors. You know... regular old college stuff.

It takes a while to get going, and it doesn't really know where it wants to go, either. Somehow, it's quite interesting to follow anyway, acting as mostly a regular story, with a few reminders throughout to tell you that the horror part is coming, because there's a lot bit in the middle without any action from our so aptly named "Killer". Even he doesn't know what's going on in this movie, and that's why he wants to kill everybody in it.

Somehow, it's actually quite decent. The structure consists mostly of the misadventures of our happy-go-lucky students as they strive to pass a final, sandwiched between a very uninspired slasher film. Not that I'm complaining. I don't look for too much logic in a slasher flick, and this one's lack of it is balanced nicely by the feeling that this movie is a little off. Like it has a screw loose, but it doesn't know whether to tighten it or loosen it more.

I would like an A.

John Connor is Dead!

Well, it ain't the first time, but it might be for real. The character of John Connor is said to only have a minimal appearance in the new film, and I think it's safe to assume that it's his "Dark Fate" that he doesn't make it too far after T2.

Basically, we only have Sarah in this movie, trying to protect John's successor. I read somewhere that another attempt was made shortly after T2, where some article said a machine was sent back to kill in him 1998. That might explain Arnold's involvement, if he was sent back as a protector and failed his mission, becoming some sort of recluse in the woods. Perhaps Sarah reprogrammed him, since she knew how to get to his CPU when they went to reset his read/write mode in T2, and she'll deem it necessary to bring him out of retirement to combat this new adversary.


So John is (probably) dead again. Just like in T3's future, where the T-850 had killed him on July 4th, 2032. Hell, he nearly died in T4 from getting stabbed in the damn heart. In all honesty, he should have died from that, but that movie had no idea what it was doing, or where it wanted to go.

I still prefer the un-used treatment for T4, in which Connor wasn't even in the movie except at the end, where he does die, only to get replaced by a re-skinned Marcus who takes up his mantle as savior of the human race. Bleak as fuck, and oh so ironic that humanity would be saved by a machine. Too bad they didn't use that idea, because the movie might have been good if producers didn't play it safe as they often do.

Then, of course... John does die in Genysis. He claims to be more than human, but he really doesn't know what he's doing in that movie, because he has ample opportunities to kill both Sarah AND Kyle, but then on his "dice roll", he decides to kill them. Not well thought out, if you ask me...

It's a bit strange that the most important character in the Terminator universe has been phased out, but I think the character's inconsistencies might have done that. After all, he was recast in EVERY movie. It's hard for fans to feel connected with someone who isn't consistent.

Ma, you crazy bitch!

Ma (2019) is a new horror movie by Blumhouse, because if a movie comes out theatrically, there's a good chance it's made by Blumhouse. They've become a rather solid company these days, and they yield generally positive results, IMO.

Teens need to party, and a woman lends them her basement. However, this woman is mentally unbalanced for generic reasons you've all seen before, and voila! There's a premise to abide by.

Again, it's nothing you guys haven't seen before. Bullies made her psycho and it's only a matter of how far she goes with it. Fortunately, the performances are pretty good, so you can bear with, and there are a few decent scenes of "horror". You might even get a good squirm out of them, too.

Not bad.

Roky Erickson passed away

https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20190531/roky-erickson-texas-psychedelic-music-legend-has-died

This one sucks 😥

If you like Todd Sheets,

then this is the short for you.

Literary Challenge

May 1st- May 31st

Hey guys, this month the challenge will be a literary challenge. This means that any movie based on a novel, novella, poems and short story will count. Graphic Novels, and Comic Books will not count, but they will be covered in a different month.

The book must be the basis of the movie, and not the other way around. Books spawning from movies, like Star Wars, will not count.

There will be several ways you can earn points
**1 point if the movie is based on a book
1 point if it is a First Time Viewing
1 point if the author Cameos in the movie
1 point if the author is a screenwriter for the movie
1 point if the author directs the movie
A bonus point if the author Cameos, Screen writes, and directs the movie**


This challenge will also have trifecta points:
**Three movies based on books by the same author
Three movies in the same series
Three movies of books you have read**

Movies can only be counted for one trifecta and must be watched three movies in a row.
Double and triple trifectas are in effect but can be completed at a later time. It does not have to be right after the first trifecta
**Single Trifecta: 3 points
Double Trifecta: 6 Points
Triple Trifecta: 9 points.**

At the end of the challenge:
1 point per movie if you have read the book.
A book may only be counted for one bonus point at the end of the challenge. For example, Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2 will only count as one point, since it is only one book.

Grab your spots guys! And have fun!

Bully - Larry Clark's True Story of High School Revenge

Loosely based on a true story set in 1993, the book was written in 1998, and the movie came out in 2001. As most of you know, Larry Clark movies often feature delinquent youths as the main characters, and these ones are the worst, and I mean that in a narratively sound manner. The acting in this movie is wonderful, and so is the cast. There are a lot of recognizable names, and it's all about the performances.


Brad Renfro is Marty, the surfer stoner who is often abused by his "best friend" Bobby, played by Nick Stahl as a closet homosexual who uses Marty as a punching bag for his sexually frustrated insecurities.

Rachel Miner plays Lisa, Marty's new girlfriend who is clearly fucked in the head. She starts the whole scheme and even gets off to the idea of murdering somebody.

Bijou Phillips plays her kinky friend Ali, an irresponsible young woman who lets her parents raise her baby son while she goes off to bang all sorts of young guys, such as Donny, played by Michael Pitt as the sexy and dumb stoner dude who gets reeled into this for no other reason than his girlfriend asking him to help.

Kelli Garner plays Heather, another damaged youth who joins in for the fuck of it. Daniel Franzese (who is in a handful of my favorite movies) plays Lisa's big brother Derek who reluctantly gets involved in his sister's defense.

And finally, we have that McLovin looking motherfucker from "Kids" Leo Fitzpatrick, who plays another guy named Derek, who claims to be a hitman. Larry Clark himself plays this Derek's dad, and on a funny side note, some kid in that family looks like a young Ron Perlman, almost hilariously so.


The rebelious teenage recklessness never ends. This movie has sex, drug use, masturbation, homo lovin', rape, and brutality. It's raw, and these characters are real. I really love movies like this. Movies that are dark character studies of damaged young minds pushed into dire circumstances.

At the end, it tells you what fate had fallen upon our protagonists^antagonists, and you can spoil that for yourselves here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bully_(2001_film)

Damn good movie. I've been meaning to watch more Larry Clark movies for years now, as I've only see "Kids" and "Ken Park", but I loved all of them. They're a little hard to come by, but I need to find them.