TODAY I WATCHED... (Movies, TV) 2017

Leatherface wrote:

Maniac(1980)- A serial killer(Joe Spinell) stalks the streets on NYC looking for young women to add to his growing scalp collection.  This was extremely controversial when it was first released and was included on the infamous "Video Nasty" list in England back in the 80's for it's gory violence and misogynistic tone.  Spinell (who also co-wrote the film) is great as the killer along with some cool gory effects supplied by Tom Savini.  Directed by Bill Lustig who would go on to directed the Maniac Cop series.  I give it 4 out of 5 bloody scalps.

That one has to be in the gorehound pantheon of "must see" movies.  Granted by today's standards it's relatively tame but even all these years later it still just "feels" sleazy.  And as usual the gore FX from Savini are outstanding.

Savini's the man!

Started Arrow season 2.

"American Ultra" (2016)


A small town slacker (Jesse Eisenberg) is actually a top secret deep cover CIA operative - but he's so well programmed that he doesn't even know it, till a squad of assassins show up to erase him and his girlfriend (Kristen "Twilight" Stewart).
This action comedy was probably written on a 3x5 card but it's an entertainingly silly, ultra violent shoot'em up anyway.

"Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four" (2016)



In the early 1990s, WAY before Marvel Comics' characters were sure-fire box-office powerhouses, B-movie king Roger Corman's studio co-produced a low budget version of "The Fantastic Four." Fanboy anticipation was high for the flick but it was unceremoniously shelved just prior to release, leaving the stunned cast and crew high and dry. This entertaining documentary unravels the bizarre saga of this missing piece of Marvel movie history, which has still never officially seen the light of day - a victim of behind the scenes maneuvering between Marvel and the film's producers.

Curse Of The Werewolf (1961)

Hammer Films first and I believe only werewolf movie stars Oliver Reed as a man with violent origins cursed with lycanthropy. I always liked this movie and didn't realize til I saw this yesterday that you don't see the excellent werewolf makeup until the last 15 minutes of the film.

Funny Games (1997 version)
Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (1979)

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016)


Prequel to "A New Hope" tells the tale of the Rebel spy mission to infiltrate the Empire and steal the top-secret plans for the still-under-construction Death Star. Essentially, this a good ol'fashioned shoot em up war movie ala "The Dirty Dozen," in Star Wars wrapping.
This old fanboy was very pleased by this kick-ass addition to the saga. Bring on "The Last Jedi!"

Rise Of The Zombies(2012)-A small group of survivors in San Francisco fight to survive the zombie apocalypse while a scientist desperately tries to come up with a vaccine to put a stop to the plague. While this wasn't a great movie , it was a decent 90 minute time killer. This wasn't Dawn Of The Dead in terms of quality, but I was expecting worse and the movie has a decent cast as well.

I love zombie movies but any recent ones I avoid. They are all pretty run of the mill anymore.

"Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders" (2016)

Batman and Robin battle their four biggest foes - the Joker, Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman - in a kitschy-cool animated homage to the classic '60s Batman TV series. Even cooler, three of the show's original cast members (Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar) reprise their roles, and the result is lots of goofy, tongue-in-cheek throwback fun. Viva nostalgia.

"Hatchet" (2007)


A group of Mardi Gras tourists take a "Haunted Swamp Tour" and get stranded in the Louisiana bayou, where they meet Victor Crowley... a legendary backwoods mutant who enjoys ripping people who intrude on "his" territory limb from limb. You can probably figure out the rest.
...an affectionate homage to '80s style slasher flicks ("Crowley" is played by Kane "Jason" Hodder, and Robert "Freddy Krueger" England has a brief cameo), "Hatchet" is fast moving, frequently funny and doesn't skimp on the red stuff. Silly splatter fun.

That's one of the few movies where I enjoyed the sequel more than the original.

Metal Mayhem on Mtv Classic

X Files season 4 episodes 7&8

Babylon 5 - Season 5, episode 512

Almost done with this series.  After the series I'll watch the B5 movies then I think I'm going to re-watch all the Stargate SG1 episodes.

Rogue One


Fantastic. Great little prequel with plenty of action that leaves me wanting more. Can't wait for the Last Jedi.

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

A mad scientist turns his assistant into a zombie-like creature as part of a plan to steal his assistant's lover. Standard fare from the era.

"Danny Says" (2016)

A profile of music-industry legend Danny Fields, the promoter/manager who championed off-the-wall acts like the MC5, the Doors, the Velvet Underground, and the Ramones. Lots of cool clips and interesting stories.

"Doctor Strange" (2016)

A brilliant but arrogant surgeon, seeking a cure for his seriously-injured hands, discovers his latent talent for magic and sorcery and is recruited into a secret order that defends the world from other-dimensional baddies.
Marvel Comics' Sorcerer Supreme makes his cinematic debut in an action packed flick with way-cool reality-bending special effects ala "Inception."

Fat Freddy wrote:

"Danny Says" (2016)

A profile of music-industry legend Danny Fields, the promoter/manager who championed off-the-wall acts like the MC5, the Doors, the Velvet Underground, and the Ramones. Lots of cool clips and interesting stories.

So that's what "Danny Says" off The Ramones "End Of The Century" is about.  I had no clue.

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So that's what "Danny Says" off The Ramones "End Of The Century" is about.  I had no clue.

Yep, he's the guy.

Bob's Burgers

Started getting caught up on Agents Of SHIELD

Finished getting caught up on Agents Of SHIELD

Last new movie i saw was Independance Day Resurgance it was alright

Long weekend led to some binge watching:

Deep Water season 1
The Young Pope season 1