RIP Wes Craven

Well this sucks. I'm bummed out about this one. I know he was 76 but he always seemed so healthy. I had no idea he even had cancer.

But what a career he had. I enjoyed most of his movies, even My Soul To Take and Shocker. What are your faves?

I am a Grand Piano!

A total King Farouk! The one and only Sanjak of Novi Bazaar, and if you don't like that, you can go fuck a duck!

#LeoDechamp

Purchase a little bit ago.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TSMO70?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

just picked this set up, guys. Deadly Friend was on my mind tonight. With Wes dying, my mind went back to my childhood immediately. Lots of TBS watching this movie, when I didn't watch it when it was on HBO.

Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival Viewings

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This past weekend I was fortunate enough to attend Bruce Campbell's Horror Film Festival as part of the Chicago Wizard/Comic Con and see some horror flicks. Here are my brief thoughts on the films I saw:

The Green Inferno (2013)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403021/

Got to see a special advanced screening, which also included an introduction by writer/director Eli Roth and star Lorenza Izzo! Much influenced by the Italian cannibal films, it also has the perfect dose of dark humor that Roth is known for. You find yourself horrified and humored as the film is spot on with its critique of social justice warriors. Overall, it's a lot of fun and right up there with Cabin Fever as Roth's best work.

Turbo Kid (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672742/

The ultimate 80's throwback flick! It's essentially a super gory post-apocalyptic film with romance that feels genuine and not hokey or forced. Also, Michael Ironside makes for one hell of a great antagonist!

Body (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3732950/

It's a well-paced and well-acted film that starts off light hearted, but shifts gears about halfway through and becomes dark. There's never a dull moment and it doesn't fall into the trap of becoming predictable like a lot of modern day thrillers do. The three main actresses, Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina are all great and have perfect chemistry and Larry Fessenden is solid too. It also happens to be set on Christmas, which will make it a required Christmas horror viewing here in the future.

Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281686/

It's been out for a while and isn't a new release, but it was shown at the festival and remains an awesome flick. It's a smart horror comedy that addresses the issue of growing old and wanting to end on a high note as opposed to dying in an undignified manner. Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis are both phenomenal as Elvis and JFK respectively, who team up to take down the ancient mummy that is terrorizing their nursing home and give the little time they both have left some meaning. Bruce Campbell did a brief Q&A after the film and the universe proceeded to implode, at least for me.

Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3375286/

A half man, half rabbit creature goes around killing people in Finland with his penis. yeah, that's pretty much the entire film right there. A real trash epic!

Some Kind of Hate (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3698558/

It's an okay slasher film with a strong premise that could've been so much better. It's a little too dark for its own good, although there are some cool kills and gore effects. It also suffers from being the sort of horror film you'd only watch on Netflix by accidently stumbling upon it.

Synapse (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2747766/

Essentially, it's a low budget mash up of Looper and Total Recall (the original, not the remake!). For what it is, the film's entertaining and well made. Some of the cast & crew did a Q&A after the screening and it was both informative and inspiring to hear all the hell they had to put up with to make the film with practically no funds and limited time.

Sun Choke (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3395582/

It's easily the most artsy film that was screened, and the film unfortunately suffers because of it. It's a lot similar to May, featuring a psychologically damaged female protagonist, which is cool, but because of the way they approach it, you only get a vague sense of story and narrative coherence and don't find yourself sympathizing with her much at all. Had the film not taken that approach, it would've been so much better. On the plus side, it's a well shot and edited film and features yet another great performance from Barbara Crampton.

#BruceCampbell #FilmFestival #Horror

Fuck a Duck

Who will do this gross deed? None other than...

Is there such a thing as an underrated remake?

If there is, The Blob remake would get my vote.

I think it was sicker than I was expecting, per se.
It probably didn't hurt that they kept the 1958 setting, as opposed to trying to make it contemporary.
My two cents.

What is YOUR background image?

The pink flamingos are the default background on this site, in honor of John Water's film of the same name, but I realize that it's a pretty fucking stupid background. If anyone didn't know it already, you can change your preferred background on the site's footer. Mine is Danielle Harris, because she's hot as fuck. I'll never get tired of looking at her.

What are you using as your background? And is there anything you'd prefer to see here instead? Cuz I can always add more options.

Dumber than a Mullet

It'll be tough to be stupider than @TheMulletKid100, but someone's gotta do it!

Scarecrows (1988)



This movie is far from perfect, but in some ways it really blows me away. I think the scarecrows are as creepy as you could possibly want them to be. The way their voices, speaking right into the minds of their victims, can be confused with the voices of the other soldiers, on the audio headsets, is also pretty freaky. Also, I enjoy a good old fashioned military horror movie now and then, like Dog Soldiers, Day of the Dead, etc.... good stuff.

Clint Eastwood

I just watched Thunderbolt and Lightfoot for the first time, and it's a pretty damn good movie. Then again, is anything of his not good? He's pretty much the greatest man who ever lived.

Are you in love with Clint Eastwood?
Well... you should be.

Acting or directing, what are your favorite Clint Eastwood movies?

My Top 5:

Every Which Way But Loose (1978) https://trashepics.com/forum/534/ - You know, the one with the monkey, the inept cops, and the crappy biker gang? Clint tries his hand at comedy and it's pretty damn funny, because you know he'll always come out on top.

Escape From Alcatraz (1979) https://trashepics.com/forum/547/ - An extremely tense film that had me on the edge of my seat. People seem to love Shawshank Redemption, but this movie blows it out of the water.

Any Which Way You Can (1980) https://trashepics.com/forum/535/ - The sequel to the monkey movie, which is equally entertaining, with an epic fight scene finale. Right turn, Clyde!

High Plains Drifter (1973) https://trashepics.com/forum/564/ - A supernatural western that's borderline horror. Plus, Clint Eastwood rapes this chick, but she can't complain. Everybody wants to make it with Clint Eastwood!

Dirty Harry (1971) https://trashepics.com/forum/541/ - I couldn't figure out anything more iconic than this, which may be his definitive bad-ass performance. Don't get in his way, because he follows no rules. He'll fucking throw his badge in the river if it gets in the way of him taking out the bad guy.

What say you?

#DirtyHarry