There seems to be an unspoken rule among filmmakers that if you’re completely lacking in talent or budget, H. P. Lovecraft is the writer to go to for your inspiration.  With a few notable exceptions, the movies based on or inspired by his work are pretty awful.  I don’t understand this, as Lovecraft, like Poe, […]

This weekend, I had the opportunity to watch The Strangers.  I remembered seeing the trailers when it first came out and thinking it looked pretty creepy.  It struck me as something that could really give me a good scare.  Realistic horror always scares me more than anything supernatural; Cujo scared me more than any number […]

0.7 Bolls

In my effort to watch movies so you don’t have to, I recently rented the festival of Native American stereotypes called Bone Eater.  Hopefully those of you who follow me on Twitter enjoyed reading me life-blogging the viewing.  I plan to do more of that in the future, as the responses I’ve gotten have […]

I have a Netflix account I use for most of my movie viewing at home.  They have a great selection, far larger than I’ve experienced with Blockbuster and the like, and I’ve been really happy with the service they’ve given me.  What’s more, this fall they are joining with Microsoft to let me view my […]

0.999999999 Bolls

We all know the old adage.  There should have been only one.  For many, there was only one, as they refuse to acknowlege any part of the Highlander franchise after the original 1986 movie.  I thought the first sequel (or anything set after the events of the original film for that matter) was a […]

What would be your first thought if you had 5 million LEGO® bricks, a leather jacket, and a fedora?
Yeah, me too. Use the LEGO® to build a giant boulder, then dress as Indiana Jones and recreate the escape from the temple scene at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. That’s pretty […]

My feelings toward filmmaker Uwe Boll have never been a secret. His films are so execrable that I based an entire film rating scale around them*. I understand how he is able to keep making the movies and destroying everyone’s fond memories of the video games he touches, and it drives me nuts […]

Last month, as part of the promotional excitement leading up to the April 25th release of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, The Bachelor Guy ran a contest to win a H&K prize pack. It had all kinds of cool Harold and Kumar ‘08 election material, as well as a copy of Harold […]

Today over on Middle Raged Punk, Jessika shared a rare piece written by her non-blogging husband. He goes into the deeper meanings hidden within the Bruce Campbell masterpiece Bubba-Ho-Tep (and yes, there are some very deep and relevant themes running beneath what you might write off as a schlock film). I love that […]

With Iron Man opening, I feel I must post this hysterical video yendi shared with his readers:
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If you’re lucky enough to get out tonight and enjoy a midnight showing, have fun! I’ll be […]