Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
GAMBLING WITH SOULS
Guess they called it “White Slavery Rackets” back in the day. Today we call it “Ho-ing”.
The movie starts out with a murder. The shooter is then apprehended and begins to tell her story to the District Attorney about how she became involved in this web of sin.
Martha Chapin, the star of this picture, plays a social-climbing doctor’s wife who is never quite happy with the amount of money her husband is pulling in. A “friend” of hers brings her to a gambling den, and at first, she wins consistently. They always do. She then gets hooked on gambling and soon finds herself 10 grand in debt to the den's gambling boss.
When her markers are called in she, of course, has no money to pay. Turns out her “friend” is working with the boss and his bunch and is, in effect, the Madam (or “Social Secretary”, if you prefer) who doles out the assignments.
Our star then has to sell herself to begin to satisfy her gambling debts, all the while mourning her self-respect. The final straw is when her little sister becomes involved in the gambling den. She, too, gets into debt, and winds up dying in a hospital. In retaliation, our heroine empties the gun into this a-hole.
Didn’t quite know what to make of the ending here. She has told her story to the District Attorney, along with her understanding husband at her side. The DA then tells her that it’s up to the Judge as to whether or not it was justifiable homicide. Fade to black, roll credits.
Dismal story, only made brighter by the fact that Eddie Laughton, a well-known foil for The Three Stooges, has a small role as a foreign restaurant owner. Funny to see him in a drama when all I’m really used to is seeing Eddie get a pie in the face.
The movie starts out with a murder. The shooter is then apprehended and begins to tell her story to the District Attorney about how she became involved in this web of sin.
Martha Chapin, the star of this picture, plays a social-climbing doctor’s wife who is never quite happy with the amount of money her husband is pulling in. A “friend” of hers brings her to a gambling den, and at first, she wins consistently. They always do. She then gets hooked on gambling and soon finds herself 10 grand in debt to the den's gambling boss.
When her markers are called in she, of course, has no money to pay. Turns out her “friend” is working with the boss and his bunch and is, in effect, the Madam (or “Social Secretary”, if you prefer) who doles out the assignments.
Our star then has to sell herself to begin to satisfy her gambling debts, all the while mourning her self-respect. The final straw is when her little sister becomes involved in the gambling den. She, too, gets into debt, and winds up dying in a hospital. In retaliation, our heroine empties the gun into this a-hole.
Didn’t quite know what to make of the ending here. She has told her story to the District Attorney, along with her understanding husband at her side. The DA then tells her that it’s up to the Judge as to whether or not it was justifiable homicide. Fade to black, roll credits.
Dismal story, only made brighter by the fact that Eddie Laughton, a well-known foil for The Three Stooges, has a small role as a foreign restaurant owner. Funny to see him in a drama when all I’m really used to is seeing Eddie get a pie in the face.
THE WILD, WILD WEST (BOOK SERIES)
In the late 1960’s we had a Friday night tradition in our house. Mom made fried chicken, mashed potatoes and French-style green beans (not those crappy waxy kind). Then the boys would retire to the living room and watch THE WILD, WILD WEST on CBS. Those were good times, even though Dad never really cared for Dr. Miguelito Loveless as the villain.
Imagine my joy when I learned that a new series of original novels based on the TV show was being published by Boulevard Books. Now, turn around and imagine how horribly disappointed I was when I got a hold of them and read them. I don’t know who Robert Vaughan is, but it was apparent to me that he either never watched this show or if he did that he didn’t understand the nature of the program.
Aside from that, he spelled Artemus Gordon’s name wrong – “Artemis” is how he had it. None of the geniuses on the editorial staff probably knew it was incorrect, either. To not even know the proper spelling of one of the main character’s names is deplorable.
Because I am an amateur completist when it comes to THE WILD, WILD WEST, I will hold onto these books – and the one Richard Wormser wrote back in the original heyday of the show.
Luckily, CBS DVD issued all seasons of THE WILD, WILD WEST on DVD, so if my dearly beloved fries chicken (or we visit the Colonel to bring home a bucket), makes mashed potatoes and French-style green beans, it is sort of like going back in time.
I remain, to this day, a devotee of this show and am still a great admirer of both Robert Conrad and the late Ross Martin. I’m sorry that they weren’t represented better in these books.
This book series failed and died out quickly. Deservedly so, I would say.
Imagine my joy when I learned that a new series of original novels based on the TV show was being published by Boulevard Books. Now, turn around and imagine how horribly disappointed I was when I got a hold of them and read them. I don’t know who Robert Vaughan is, but it was apparent to me that he either never watched this show or if he did that he didn’t understand the nature of the program.
Aside from that, he spelled Artemus Gordon’s name wrong – “Artemis” is how he had it. None of the geniuses on the editorial staff probably knew it was incorrect, either. To not even know the proper spelling of one of the main character’s names is deplorable.
Because I am an amateur completist when it comes to THE WILD, WILD WEST, I will hold onto these books – and the one Richard Wormser wrote back in the original heyday of the show.
Luckily, CBS DVD issued all seasons of THE WILD, WILD WEST on DVD, so if my dearly beloved fries chicken (or we visit the Colonel to bring home a bucket), makes mashed potatoes and French-style green beans, it is sort of like going back in time.
I remain, to this day, a devotee of this show and am still a great admirer of both Robert Conrad and the late Ross Martin. I’m sorry that they weren’t represented better in these books.
This book series failed and died out quickly. Deservedly so, I would say.
ZODIAC KILLER
What a real piece o’ shit this is!
I don’t really know who Ulli Lommel is, but after seeing this, and BLACK DAHLIA (don’t confuse this with Brian DePalma’s film), it’s clear to me that ol’ Ulli should not be allowed to even direct traffic.
I don’t really know who Ulli Lommel is, but after seeing this, and BLACK DAHLIA (don’t confuse this with Brian DePalma’s film), it’s clear to me that ol’ Ulli should not be allowed to even direct traffic.
As with BLACK DAHLIA, I knew I was in trouble right away when the movie started and was shot on a camcorder. That‘s the first clue that what you’re about to see is probably going to be awful.
The next clue, really, was lack of research into what happened with the original true crime cases. Lommel takes great pleasure in showing us chopped up bodies at the beginning that had nothing to do with the Zodiac killings. I suppose it might have a certain Neanderthal appeal to “hard-core” blood addicts. If so, fine, but don’t look for intelligence or good storytelling here because there isn’t any.
You would be better served taking your money outside, laying it on the concrete and throwing up on it rather than spending it renting or buying this garbage.
The next clue, really, was lack of research into what happened with the original true crime cases. Lommel takes great pleasure in showing us chopped up bodies at the beginning that had nothing to do with the Zodiac killings. I suppose it might have a certain Neanderthal appeal to “hard-core” blood addicts. If so, fine, but don’t look for intelligence or good storytelling here because there isn’t any.
You would be better served taking your money outside, laying it on the concrete and throwing up on it rather than spending it renting or buying this garbage.
MEN BEHAVING BADLY
The thing that sticks out in my mind most about this show is that it taught me that guys can use their unclean underwear as a coffee filter if need be. Guess it would give the java a distinct yet mysterious flavor.
NAZI HUNTERS
Although this comes in a big enough DVD case to suggest that there may be several discs enclosed, make no mistake, there is only ONE disc.
Must admit, I find the whole concept of Nazi Hunters to be fascinating. Surely the Nazis were the 1930s/1940s personification of all that is unholy. For concentration camp survivors and children of parents murdered in the Holocaust to become these specific types of manhunters was probably inevitable.
I’ve seen many Nazi documentaries in my time, but this disc contains things these tender eyes had never been exposed to before. I guess it’s good to know that this can still shock me and that it brings a tear to the eye to witness the tragedy of it all. My humanity remains intact. Unfortunately, the humans who ran the Third Reich were anything but humane.
It is said in the Bible that God takes no pleasure in the deaths of the wicked. I, however, could and did take pleasure in seeing Nazis executed after the war in 1945 and in the aftermath of the Nurnberg Trials. If I am wrong for that, so be it.
Must admit, I find the whole concept of Nazi Hunters to be fascinating. Surely the Nazis were the 1930s/1940s personification of all that is unholy. For concentration camp survivors and children of parents murdered in the Holocaust to become these specific types of manhunters was probably inevitable.
I’ve seen many Nazi documentaries in my time, but this disc contains things these tender eyes had never been exposed to before. I guess it’s good to know that this can still shock me and that it brings a tear to the eye to witness the tragedy of it all. My humanity remains intact. Unfortunately, the humans who ran the Third Reich were anything but humane.
It is said in the Bible that God takes no pleasure in the deaths of the wicked. I, however, could and did take pleasure in seeing Nazis executed after the war in 1945 and in the aftermath of the Nurnberg Trials. If I am wrong for that, so be it.
HOLLYWOOD GOES TO WAR
This one is worth having if you don’t already own the Frank Capra “Why We Fight” series. I believe that the entire set is included here.
These all appear to be documentary films except for THIS IS THE ARMY with Ronald Reagan.
A must for those of us still proud of our country and fascinated with an era where the lines of right and wrong were more clearly defined.
These all appear to be documentary films except for THIS IS THE ARMY with Ronald Reagan.
A must for those of us still proud of our country and fascinated with an era where the lines of right and wrong were more clearly defined.
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
Herk Hervey himself introduces this particular copy of CARNIVAL OF SOULS. He talks about how he wanted to make an eerie film, perhaps in the style of Cocteau. Not having seen any Cocteau films, I can’t say how close Hervey came to succeeding, but this IS a haunting film.
This movie went into public domain some time ago, so you can find it on DVD for as little as one buck. Recommended, even though the ending is completely obvious.
This movie went into public domain some time ago, so you can find it on DVD for as little as one buck. Recommended, even though the ending is completely obvious.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
WARREN MURPHY - AN APPRECIATION
Amongst the general reading public, many may not know the name Warren Murphy. However, to those of us who’ve followed his books (series or stand-alone novels), the man is – simply – priceless.
Warren is loved and respected by his peers as well and why not – in a lot of cases it was Warren who either inspired them to become writers in the first place or he, in fact, gave them their start in the book biz.
THE DESTROYER is probably Warren’s best-known book series. The initial Destroyer concept was co-created by his late writing partner, Richard Sapir. It was a mix of martial arts, larger-than-life plotting and VERY heavy on the “wiseass-ness”. An only-OK movie was made from the books in 1985 called REMO WILLIAMS – THE ADVENTURE BEGINS, but it failed to completely capture the correct relationship between the Korean father-figure mentor, Master Chuin, and his adopted son, the aforementioned Remo. Too, the movie dropped the ball by not utilizing any one of dozens of more interesting villains than the one they wound up creating from whole cloth. Ho-hum.
The Destroyer book series is on a temporary hiatus now after years of going from publisher to publisher. Another movie may be in the works and there is reason to hope that this time it will be done right. Or as right as Hollywood can get anything.
Another of Warren’s series, DIGGER, lasted only four books and was another set of very funny stories. Julian “Digger”Burroughs was an insurance investigator and was reincarnated as Devlin Tracy in the TRACE books a few years later. Only names changed; the series remained fresh and funny. Any of who you may remember the short-lived MURPHY’S LAW TV series with George Segal and Maggie Han might also recognize that this was inspired by Warren’s DIGGER and TRACE books.
Speaking of which, another of Warren’s book series, RAZONI & JACKSON, was the inspiration for the original LETHAL WEAPON movie. Riggs and Murtaugh were, indeed, Razoni and Jackson. The screenplay was written by Shane Black. He freely admitted that he used the Razoni and Jackson characters. When Warner Brothers asked him to do a LW II, Black agreed only on condition that Warren be brought on board to co-write it as a way to acknowledge that Warren’s characters had been pilfered for LETHAL WEAPON.
There were disagreements over the script between Black and Warren, mostly due to the fact that Black had the character of Martin Riggs dying at the end of the movie. Warren said to Black that he couldn’t do that because Warner Brothers were going to want LETHAL WEAPONS 3 and 4 and so on. The scripting job was then turned over to Jeffrey Boam, while Warren and Black got story credit for the finished product. This was not Warren’s first Hollywood scripting job; some years earlier, he wrote the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s THE EIGER SANCTION from Trevanian’s book of the same name.
I’ve had the great good fortune to meet Warren, sit down, chat with him and yes – he IS every bit as funny and charming as you would picture him while reading one of his books. Later on, he co-dedicated one of his TRACE books, TOO OLD A CAT, to me. It also had the return of Razoni and Jackson, so it was a double treat.
Warren’s in semi-retirement now, or would be if he could ever get around to it. I guess he feels that there are more stories to tell and who knows, maybe he’ll even get involved in some more Hollywood projects – remaining safe from the Tinseltown madness at his Virginia Beach home while doing so.
All I can really say for sure is that he has a nice sized fan base, is one of the sweetest guys you’d ever meet and those of us who love books are far richer for knowing Warren and being entertained by him lo these many years.
Thanks, Warren!
For more information on Warren Murphy, his books and his life, visit www.warrenmurphy.com . Tell him Mike Madonna sent ya.
Warren is loved and respected by his peers as well and why not – in a lot of cases it was Warren who either inspired them to become writers in the first place or he, in fact, gave them their start in the book biz.
THE DESTROYER is probably Warren’s best-known book series. The initial Destroyer concept was co-created by his late writing partner, Richard Sapir. It was a mix of martial arts, larger-than-life plotting and VERY heavy on the “wiseass-ness”. An only-OK movie was made from the books in 1985 called REMO WILLIAMS – THE ADVENTURE BEGINS, but it failed to completely capture the correct relationship between the Korean father-figure mentor, Master Chuin, and his adopted son, the aforementioned Remo. Too, the movie dropped the ball by not utilizing any one of dozens of more interesting villains than the one they wound up creating from whole cloth. Ho-hum.
The Destroyer book series is on a temporary hiatus now after years of going from publisher to publisher. Another movie may be in the works and there is reason to hope that this time it will be done right. Or as right as Hollywood can get anything.
Another of Warren’s series, DIGGER, lasted only four books and was another set of very funny stories. Julian “Digger”Burroughs was an insurance investigator and was reincarnated as Devlin Tracy in the TRACE books a few years later. Only names changed; the series remained fresh and funny. Any of who you may remember the short-lived MURPHY’S LAW TV series with George Segal and Maggie Han might also recognize that this was inspired by Warren’s DIGGER and TRACE books.
Speaking of which, another of Warren’s book series, RAZONI & JACKSON, was the inspiration for the original LETHAL WEAPON movie. Riggs and Murtaugh were, indeed, Razoni and Jackson. The screenplay was written by Shane Black. He freely admitted that he used the Razoni and Jackson characters. When Warner Brothers asked him to do a LW II, Black agreed only on condition that Warren be brought on board to co-write it as a way to acknowledge that Warren’s characters had been pilfered for LETHAL WEAPON.
There were disagreements over the script between Black and Warren, mostly due to the fact that Black had the character of Martin Riggs dying at the end of the movie. Warren said to Black that he couldn’t do that because Warner Brothers were going to want LETHAL WEAPONS 3 and 4 and so on. The scripting job was then turned over to Jeffrey Boam, while Warren and Black got story credit for the finished product. This was not Warren’s first Hollywood scripting job; some years earlier, he wrote the screenplay for Clint Eastwood’s THE EIGER SANCTION from Trevanian’s book of the same name.
I’ve had the great good fortune to meet Warren, sit down, chat with him and yes – he IS every bit as funny and charming as you would picture him while reading one of his books. Later on, he co-dedicated one of his TRACE books, TOO OLD A CAT, to me. It also had the return of Razoni and Jackson, so it was a double treat.
Warren’s in semi-retirement now, or would be if he could ever get around to it. I guess he feels that there are more stories to tell and who knows, maybe he’ll even get involved in some more Hollywood projects – remaining safe from the Tinseltown madness at his Virginia Beach home while doing so.
All I can really say for sure is that he has a nice sized fan base, is one of the sweetest guys you’d ever meet and those of us who love books are far richer for knowing Warren and being entertained by him lo these many years.
Thanks, Warren!
For more information on Warren Murphy, his books and his life, visit www.warrenmurphy.com . Tell him Mike Madonna sent ya.
BARF-O-RAMA: THE GREAT PUKE-OFF
If you’ve ever wondered what has replaced The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew as reading material for the All-American boy or girl, here’s your answer.
I saw this somewhere and knew, once again, that if I didn’t pick it up to show people, no one would believe that I’d found something like this.
I think I read this when I had about 45 minutes to kill one time, but, surprisingly, I don’t really remember that much about it. I do know that the second book would have been something to find: THE LEGEND OF BIG FART.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this series died an early death as this didn’t really create much of a splash.
I saw this somewhere and knew, once again, that if I didn’t pick it up to show people, no one would believe that I’d found something like this.
I think I read this when I had about 45 minutes to kill one time, but, surprisingly, I don’t really remember that much about it. I do know that the second book would have been something to find: THE LEGEND OF BIG FART.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this series died an early death as this didn’t really create much of a splash.
THE MEN WHO KILLED KENNEDY
An absolutely fascinating 6-part documentary on the President’s 1963 assassination in Dallas.
Part 2, “The Forces of Darkness” reveals the existence of “Badge Man” who was behind the wall on the grassy knoll. So much for the “just one gunman” theory.
Recommended.
Part 2, “The Forces of Darkness” reveals the existence of “Badge Man” who was behind the wall on the grassy knoll. So much for the “just one gunman” theory.
Recommended.
THE SECRET NASA TRANSMISSIONS
I love a good conspiracy/cover-up, don’t you? Well NASA has what appears to be “space dust” and other odd shapes and sizes on film that appear to have purpose, design and the mode of intelligent, “at-will” travel. That, or the “Pong” people were just beginning to cut their chops on video game design. Either way, it’s an interesting tape from those boys at “The Smoking Gun” – the same fellows who bring you shows like “The World’s Dumbest Partiers”, ad nauseum.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
DOYLE'S SHERLOCK HOLMES
Just look at that cover – how could anyone possibly resist Sherlock Holmes AND Dinosaurs/Flying Thingamajics all in the same film? What we have here, folks, is a very entertaining combination of Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne and the larger-than-life plotting of “The Wild, Wild West” (the tv show, not that shitty Will Smith movie).
It seems that a T-Rex is on the loose in London’s Whitechapel District. Whitechapel sound familiar? It should – this where Jack The Ripper’s crime spree once took place. I figured that this was going to turn out to be an alternative explanation for the Ripper killings, but luckily I was WAY wrong.
Can’t say too much about this one because I don’t want to give away plot details and what happens to whom, but I WILL say that amongst the things you will learn in this movie is Holmes’ real first name – it isn’t Sherlock.
For a very enjoyable evening, I highly recommend this one.
It seems that a T-Rex is on the loose in London’s Whitechapel District. Whitechapel sound familiar? It should – this where Jack The Ripper’s crime spree once took place. I figured that this was going to turn out to be an alternative explanation for the Ripper killings, but luckily I was WAY wrong.
Can’t say too much about this one because I don’t want to give away plot details and what happens to whom, but I WILL say that amongst the things you will learn in this movie is Holmes’ real first name – it isn’t Sherlock.
For a very enjoyable evening, I highly recommend this one.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
THE BOGUS WITCH PROJECT
Pauly Shore and the word “hilarious” don’t go together well. Luckily he’s only in one short segment here. The rest of this video, though, is hysterical.
It’s a series of short films, all various parodies of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. They are linked together by several vignettes.
The Witch parodies are called:
THE WATTS BITCH PROJECT
THE GRIFFITH PARK WITCH
PAULY SHORE’S BOGUS WITCH PROJECT
THE BLAIR UNDERWOOD PROJECT
THE BEL AIR WITCH PROJECT
THE WILLIE WITCH PROJECT
My favorite of all is THE WILLIE WITCH PROJECT. Special props go out to actor Thomas Miles, whose over-the-top, stereotypical performance as the gay hairdresser, Eugene, pretty well steals the whole WILLIE WITCH segment.
I’m disappointed not to have found this one on DVD yet.
It’s a series of short films, all various parodies of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. They are linked together by several vignettes.
The Witch parodies are called:
THE WATTS BITCH PROJECT
THE GRIFFITH PARK WITCH
PAULY SHORE’S BOGUS WITCH PROJECT
THE BLAIR UNDERWOOD PROJECT
THE BEL AIR WITCH PROJECT
THE WILLIE WITCH PROJECT
My favorite of all is THE WILLIE WITCH PROJECT. Special props go out to actor Thomas Miles, whose over-the-top, stereotypical performance as the gay hairdresser, Eugene, pretty well steals the whole WILLIE WITCH segment.
I’m disappointed not to have found this one on DVD yet.
KISS ME QUICK/HOUSE ON BARE MOUNTAIN
KISS ME QUICK & HOUSE ON BARE MOUNTAIN appear together for the first time on DVD. There were what was known as “Nudie Cuties” and generally played in low-rent movie houses. They must have been quite successful because there were lots more of these movies made in the 1960s.
By then, people (make that “men”) were wanting to see anything naked. This is why the nudist camp films were so popular at that time. Full frontal female nudity was rare for these types of films – that would come later.
Extras Include the Featurettes HOT HOT SKIN and THE NUDE WATUSI.
Plus Short Subject Films:
NATASHA’S SUBURBAN SEXERCISE
STRIP TEASE QUEEN
WEREWOLF BONGO PARTY
THE VAMPIRE AND THE VIXEN
There are also commentary tracks and a gallery of 60s exploitation art and radio rarities.
All silly little comedies with lots of lady parts.
By then, people (make that “men”) were wanting to see anything naked. This is why the nudist camp films were so popular at that time. Full frontal female nudity was rare for these types of films – that would come later.
Extras Include the Featurettes HOT HOT SKIN and THE NUDE WATUSI.
Plus Short Subject Films:
NATASHA’S SUBURBAN SEXERCISE
STRIP TEASE QUEEN
WEREWOLF BONGO PARTY
THE VAMPIRE AND THE VIXEN
There are also commentary tracks and a gallery of 60s exploitation art and radio rarities.
All silly little comedies with lots of lady parts.
EDGE: VENGEANCE AT VENTURA
This entry in the series hearkens back to a story in the Bible.
It’s about a man named Aristotle “Telly” Attinger who is building an ark (as in Noah’s Ark) in the desert for what he believes to be an upcoming deluge.
There is some killing over Telly’s stolen money and yes, a rain does come. It does not, however, have the same effect as Noah’s flood.
The tradition of chapter-ending puns and/or wiseguy comments is alive and well in this story.
It’s about a man named Aristotle “Telly” Attinger who is building an ark (as in Noah’s Ark) in the desert for what he believes to be an upcoming deluge.
There is some killing over Telly’s stolen money and yes, a rain does come. It does not, however, have the same effect as Noah’s flood.
The tradition of chapter-ending puns and/or wiseguy comments is alive and well in this story.
DERANGED/MOTEL HELL
DERANGED is a peripheral re-telling of the Ed Gein legend. Roberts Blossom turns in a memorable performance as Ezra (Ed, really).
MOTEL HELL is the crown jewel of the set here. Rory Calhoun and the wonder Nancy Parsons are terrific as Farmer Vincent and his unpleasant sister. You may remember Ms. Parsons as “Coach Balbricker” from the PORKY’S films.
Anyway, this is more of a bloody comedy than anything else. The plot is really summed up well by the tagline on the poster: It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent’s Fritters.
Best line in MOTEL HELL is given to Vincent: “Another spotcheck there, Bob?”
Both movies well worth having – glad they came together as a set.
MOTEL HELL is the crown jewel of the set here. Rory Calhoun and the wonder Nancy Parsons are terrific as Farmer Vincent and his unpleasant sister. You may remember Ms. Parsons as “Coach Balbricker” from the PORKY’S films.
Anyway, this is more of a bloody comedy than anything else. The plot is really summed up well by the tagline on the poster: It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent’s Fritters.
Best line in MOTEL HELL is given to Vincent: “Another spotcheck there, Bob?”
Both movies well worth having – glad they came together as a set.
THE CORPSE GRINDERS
The drive-in class finally came to DVD.
This one is about two businessmen who get the idea to grind up corpses (hence, the clever movie title) to make cat food out of ‘em. Talk about the American Entrepreneurial Spirit!
The kitties like the food a little TOO much and the cat food company has more order requests than they can keep up with. Cats start attacking live people.
Despite the lurid cover of the DVD (which was also the movie poster), no one alive goes through the grinding machine, so if that’s what you’re looking for, it’s a bit of a cheat. Some grisly sequences, so this is not for weak stomachs. If memory serves, a nurse was on hand at theaters if anyone became ill from watching this.
This one is about two businessmen who get the idea to grind up corpses (hence, the clever movie title) to make cat food out of ‘em. Talk about the American Entrepreneurial Spirit!
The kitties like the food a little TOO much and the cat food company has more order requests than they can keep up with. Cats start attacking live people.
Despite the lurid cover of the DVD (which was also the movie poster), no one alive goes through the grinding machine, so if that’s what you’re looking for, it’s a bit of a cheat. Some grisly sequences, so this is not for weak stomachs. If memory serves, a nurse was on hand at theaters if anyone became ill from watching this.
HARDWARE WARS
“You’ll Laugh! You’ll Cry! You’ll kiss three bucks goodbye!”, so says narrator Paul Frees for this spoof of an extended movie trailer.
This is pure brilliance, even to someone like myself who doesn’t particularly care for “Star Wars”.
You WILL have a good time with this one.
This is pure brilliance, even to someone like myself who doesn’t particularly care for “Star Wars”.
You WILL have a good time with this one.
TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN
Actually this should have been called TALE of Frankenstein, because it turned out to be only a British pilot that never sold here or there.
There’s not much interesting at all about TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN.
THE TERROR is only slightly more interesting because it is Jack Nicholson’s first starring role. Other than that, there’s not much to recommend this, either.
Good artwork on the cover, though.
There’s not much interesting at all about TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN.
THE TERROR is only slightly more interesting because it is Jack Nicholson’s first starring role. Other than that, there’s not much to recommend this, either.
Good artwork on the cover, though.
THE RUTLES
Eric Idle’s dead-on perfect satire of the Beatles.
As with most films involving Monty Python members, you have to watch this one several times to get all the jokes.
Eric is the narrator of the film, along with playing Stig, the Paul McCartney-like character.
The whole movie is peppered with in-joke cameos, including the Saturday Night Live bunch who were popular at the time this was made.
If you can still find this and were a fan of the Beatles, this will no doubt make you laugh.
As with most films involving Monty Python members, you have to watch this one several times to get all the jokes.
Eric is the narrator of the film, along with playing Stig, the Paul McCartney-like character.
The whole movie is peppered with in-joke cameos, including the Saturday Night Live bunch who were popular at the time this was made.
If you can still find this and were a fan of the Beatles, this will no doubt make you laugh.
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