TODAY I WATCHED... (Movies, TV) 2021

Creepshow

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

tohostudios wrote:

I've seen the original Clerks many times (I own it on DVD) and it's still hilarious but it will never be as gut-bustingly, can't-catch-your-breath funny as the very first time I saw it.  So many quotable (and a lot of relatable) lines in it.  I never gave the sequel a shot because I figured I'd surely be disappointed.

The original "Clerks" was lightning in a bottle. Kevin will never recapture that vibe again, no matter how hard he tries. "Clerks II" is still a fun watch, though. I swear it seems like he was going out of his way to make the raunchiest, most foul mouthed movie ever released by a major studio.

Before the pandemic hit, Kev had announced that a script for "Clerks III" was in the can and they were ready to start production, but there haven't been any updates since. If it ever does materialize, though, I'm in.

"Sudden Death" (1995)

It's game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Pittsburgh, with the Vice-President of the U.S. in attendance. When terrorists take over the arena to hold the VP for ransom, his only hope is a firefighter (Jean Claude van Damme) who's at the game with his kids.
Soooo yeah, this is obviously yet another "Die Hard" knock off, but it's one of the better ones, thanks to the unique setting and the impressive stunt work and pyrotechnics. Silly, but entertaining.

Sisterhood Of Murder. A documentary on female serial killers.

"The Blues Brothers" (1980)

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi reprise their musical characters from "SNL" in this frenzied action/comedy. Jake (Belushi) and Elwood (Aykroyd) are on a "mission from God" to re-unite their old band and put on a benefit show to save the Chicago orphanage they grew up in. The process is complicated thanks to constant interference from the Chicago P.D., Jake's well-armed, angry ex-girlfriend (Carrie Fisher) and the Illinois chapter of the Nazi Party.
"Blues Brothers" may be short on plot, but it delivers big time on mayhem (IMDb sez it once held a world record for most cars destroyed during filming), and the supporting cast includes a who's who of blues/R&B legends like James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Cab Calloway. An endlessly quotable demolition derby with a bad-ass soundtrack!

More episodes of Married With Children

Even though the random "hot chicks" all have 80s hair this show is still hilarious. Every episode never fails to elicit a few LOL moments from me.

Kolchak:The Night Stalker

The Horror In The Heights episode, one of the better in the series

"Malone" (1987)

Burt Reynolds is an ex-CIA agent who has car trouble while passing through a small town in the Northwest. While waiting for his car to get fixed, he befriends a local family and gets caught up in their fight with a wealthy businessman who has been buying up most of the town for mysterious, nefarious purposes.
Burt was in a low point of his career when he made this cheap looking butt kicker (and several others like it); compared to other "action" flicksthat were coming out around this same time, it felt like a made-for-TV movie. It was an OK time waster but nothing I would recommend, or ever sit through again.

"George Carlin: Live at USC," his very first HBO special from 1977.
I found it interesting that HBO put this disclaimer on screen at around the 3/4 mark, just before George launched into the "7 Words You Can't Say on Television" bit. I guess since uncensored cable TV was still a fairly new and radical thing at the time, they felt it was necessary to give the audience time to decide if they really wanted to continue.

If that came on the screen in the middle of something I was watching I'd have one reaction: Hell Yeah!!!!! Bring it on!!!!!

It's almost like saying "Please stay tuned because the next part is funny as hell but might upset you if you if you have a stick up your ass."

Slaxx (2020)



Silly movie about killer jeans amok in a trendy vapid clothing store during an overnight lockdown before a huge sale. Despite the rather absurd premise, the movie almost works and is not a total waste of time.

Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1982)



A little boy is orphaned at the age of 3 and is subsequently raised by his nutty overprotective, and murderous, aunt, who will do anything to keep him from leaving her and going off to college. A bit dated, but it's still a pretty decent movie with an interesting cast, including Bo Even son, Julia Duffy and Bill Paxton.

The Last Boy Scout
and one episode from season one of 'Friends' and one episode from the season 2 of 'Kung Fu'

007 wrote:

Slaxx (2020)



Silly movie about killer jeans amok in a trendy vapid clothing store during an overnight lockdown before a huge sale. Despite the rather absurd premise, the movie almost works and is not a total waste of time.

That looks like a hilarious waste (or "waist" ) of time.  You know Freddy and I are all over it (except FF has probably seen it already)

^^ actually I've never heard of "Slaxx" but I must admit, I'm slightly intrigued now...

*Edit: dang it, "Slaxx" is a Shudder original. I'm not a Shudder subscriber.

Apollo 18(2011)-yet another "found footage" film, this time a team of astronauts go back to the moon's South Pole and discover the remains of a dead Russian astronaut and his craft. They also find out that there is life on the moon and it's not very friendly. Interesting concept and pretty well made, although it can get a little dull at times. I've seen worse "found footage" films, but I've seen better. 2/5

Pagan Metal. A 2009 documentary on the pagan/folk metal scene.

Creepshow

Walker

Paranormal Caught On Camera

The Adventures of Captain Marvel (serial)

Blackhearts. 2017 documentary of three unknown black metal bands who want to play a black metal fest in Norway. One from Greece whose drummer was arrested during the filming because of ties with a Nazi type movement. One from Colombia who actually make a pact with the devil to be able to get to Norway. The third an Iranian musician who fears for his persecution when he tries to return home.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier

Today on the elliptical I watched the Twilight Zone episode "Third From The Sun" which was written by Richard Matheson.

This is typical TZ.  Through the whole 30 minutes you can tell something is "off"; weird camera angles, everyday things like phones and cars sound different and then in the end you find out you haven't been viewing life on Earth but rather life on a planet whose inhabitants are about to destroy themselves and the protagonists are fleeing to Earth.

Classic Twilight Zone with a "twist" at the very end. Good stuff!

"Final Destination 5" (2011)

After narrowly surviving a catastrophic bridge collapse, a group of twenty somethings start to meet grisly ends one by one. Eventually they realize that they were all supposed to die on the bridge that day, leading to the usual panicked speeches about "how to defeat Death's plan!"  
...in other words, there's nothing here that you haven't already seen in the other four "FD" movies, but the special effects are top notch and the elaborate death scenes are as hilariously brutal as ever.
As an added bonus, a montage of kills from the entire series plays over the end credits, accompanied by AC/DC's "If You Want Blood."

Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Mr. R.I.N.G. episode.
A military robot goes amok once it learns it's to be deactivated.

"Haunted Hollywood" (aka "The Dead Want Women", 2012)

In the Roaring 20's a silent film actress, distraught at the end of her career due to "the talkies," kills several of her associates and then herself during a party at her swanky estate. In the present day, a pair of real estate agents tasked with cleaning the house so it can be sold discover that the spirits of those who died there are still hanging around the place... (bwa-ha-ha)
This is a Full Moon Studios movie, so of course it's cheap, silly, poorly acted junk. However, there are a lot of pretty girls in it and they're frequently undressed, therefore I was entertained... even if it was for the wrong reasons.

"Heavy Metal" (1981)

A trippy animated anthology flick based on stories from the French science-fiction adult comic magazine (aka Metal Hurlant), all revolving around various creatures' encounters with a source of cosmic evil called the "Loch-Nar."
This cult flick was pretty notorious in its day due to its R-rated depictions of cartoon boobs and gore... which were, of course, its main selling point for '80s teens (the soundtrack, which features heavy hitters like Dio-era Black Sabbath, Sammy Hagar, Stevie Nicks, Devo, and Nazareth also helped), but it hasn't aged all that well. Some segments are better than others and most of the animation is still pretty nice, but overall I liked this flick a lot better back when I first saw it in my college dorm after a few bong hits.