Stranger Things Season 2

Anyone else binge it already? If so, what did you think?

I thought it was a very worthy follow up to the first season and even better in certain respects. They did a great job of further developing the characters from the first season (El especially) as well as introducing some memorable new characters. Paul Reiser and Sean Astin were perfect in their roles as Dr. Owens and Bob respectively. Also, it was super depressing that Bob died such a gruesome death as well considering his character was so nice and likeable. There were some surprisingly great emotional moments throughout the season as well, especially in the final episode. And what about that Carpenter-esque music once again!?!?

2016

I was watching Evil Dead 2013 the other day...

The movie isn't terrible, but it's definitely not perfect. My main issues are the same ones I had with my first viewing of it.

The intro scene is entirely unnecessary. I wish more horror movies wouldn't jump at the chance of showing you right away that they're a horror movie by starting off with a bang. The original didn't do that, but this one shows you right away that there are blood-thirsty demons possessing people, burning away in obvious CGI.

And then... of course... the movie jumps to the scenic drive to the cabin, which is where the movie should have started. It felt like it was trying to emulate The Shining at that point, with the music and whatnot, but The Shining wasn't stupid enough to start the movie with random, pointless bloodshed.

I don't know why, but it always bothers me when a horror movie demeans itself by trying to jump into the action without any buildup, just to assure the impatient fans that there will be blood. I watch that scene and roll my eyes. Others might roll they're eyes and turn it off, because they know the movie is already going in a dumb direction. If you take the time to build it up more, without showing your main threat right at the start... I think it can keep you invested longer. Again, I don't know why this particular movie's shitty intro bothers me so much, but I feel like it holds the movie back.

If I could make a better cut of the movie, I'd cut that scene entirely, as well as all the shots of ghosts that look like they're straight out of a Japanese horror like The Ring. Get rid of all that shit, because it's showing too much (just like the damn Amityville Horror remake). In the original Evil Dead, Sheryl was running from the evil in the woods and came to a stop to see if it was still following her. Then, you only see the tree come crashing down. You don't see some Samara-looking looking bitch pushing it down.

It all goes with the idea that less is more, and they should've cut out some of those scenes to make the movie better. That's all I'm saying.


Also, Lou Taylor Pucci takes one hell of a beating in that movie. 😄

Mark Wahlberg hopes God will forgive him for Boogie Nights

That's the trending news for Marky Mark. He hopes God will forgive him for his best movie? What the fuck is wrong with Hollywood these days?

What is everyone going to watch/do on Halloween?

This topic is probably a little premature with like a week and a half to go, or so, but what the hell. I will probably go with just some re-watches for the day, having seen all FTV's that appeal to me so far. I will probably do a all day Halloween marathon. Provisionally I will probably go with these:

Sole Survivor (1983)
They Have Changed Their Face (1971)
Don't Go to Sleep (1982 TV Movie)
I Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain (1998)
The Demon Murder Case (1983 TV Movie)
The Addiction (1995)
Ghosthouse (1988)
Messiah of Evil (1973)

Anyone have any idea of what they are likely going to watch/do that day?

The works of Jack Ketchum

Just finished my October Challenge with my final FTV, Offspring (2009).

Holy hell, is this guy a twisted writer. So far, I've seen The Girl Next Door, which was a totally depressing misogynistic tale of a 1950s family with a dark secret, and the guilt of never speaking out about it. I also watched The Woman, which was about another twisted family that keeps a savage girl they find in the woods. In Offspring, there's more savages, but these ones are violent instigators of brutal dismemberments. Seriously, that movie was fucked!

What do you think of Jack Ketchum? I'll be making an effort to see his other works. I want to see Red, but every time I searched for it, I only got streams for that shitty Bruce Willis movie.

Creep 2

For those of you that enjoyed Creep (2014).





To be released on 24th of October (VoD).

Odd choices to play cops?

I'm half-watching Child's Play on AMC. Chris Sarandon always seemed like an odd choice to cast as the cop (detective) in that movie. He does a good job, I'm not saying he fails in the role. But, it just seems strange to me, to hear him talk like a cop, and have cop mannerisms, etc. I guess he made too much of an impression on me in Fright Night, and in The Sentinel.

Does anyone come to mind for anyone here, as someone who played a cop but just didn't seem like one, for whatever reason?

Videos of stuff - vs - Words of stuff

Imagine googling something, in hopes of getting an explanation. Do you prefer a video response, or a textual response? Is society so against reading that they'd rather watch someone explain something, regardless of how graceful said person is? Or does society prefer cultured, well worded thoughts on the matter?

Personally, I think words are probably best, because they can mask my insecurities and come out as I intend them. I can go back and edit out a mistake if I want, but you can't do that in a video (without an obvious cut). I don't know what I'm getting at. I drank a lot, in honor of Mr. Lahey, and I'll post whatever I damn well please! Expression and angst is good for the soul. It proves you're alive.

Plus, you don't have to scroll and navigate to a point in the video where he talks about what you want to hear. Your brain is far more capable of skipping through words than fast-forwarding through video to find a point of interest, don't you think?



I'm not as photogenic as some people say. I have't made any videos in a long time because I don't see the point, seeing as how I'm not so charismatic. I say things on here that come off offending to some people, apparently, which means I'm clearly not good with words, but I damn well strive to be!

I wish I could get more videos made for Trash Epics, but my priorities are wak. I love using this site, and I love everyone on it, and I want to make it even better. I kinda wonder if videos are the way to go, but I really don't know what people would like to see in a video.

Crack open a beer, or a bottle of wine, and ramble about shit. Get off-topic if you must. I feel like there will probably be bias in these answers, since we all obviously love message boards enough to be here, but I drank a fair amount tonight, if I say so myself, and I don't give a fuck.

Playing football at age 47

Sorry, this is completely OT, but it's just interesting. This guy is from my hometown in Massachusetts. He has been working as an actor for many years, and has just started going to college, near Los Angeles, in his late 40's. He's playing college football! 47 is not just his jersey number, it's also his age. He turns 48 in a couple weeks. Isn't that amazing? He's not even a particularly huge guy, he just stayed in shape, over the years. I am not supporting the fact that he has decided to embrace brain damage as a lifestyle at his age, but Jesus Christ, playing football at 47 is pretty impressive.

https://www.hudl.com/profile/9971026/rc-everbeck/about

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263472/?ref_=nv_sr_1