tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1209843768900750792..comments2024-03-29T04:19:43.461-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Junesploitation Day 19: Killer Kids!Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18258581945094295732017-06-27T05:57:24.041-05:002017-06-27T05:57:24.041-05:00The Brood (1979)
Catching up. As someone who is ...The Brood (1979)<br /><br />Catching up. As someone who is in the middle of separation, this movie kind of validates my feelings right now. Cronenberg gets it.Paul Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748440093206090195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89054430138047131002017-06-20T10:46:13.529-05:002017-06-20T10:46:13.529-05:00Plus a lot of people are doubling or even tripling...Plus a lot of people are doubling or even tripling-up the number of movies watched per post (E.S.S.A.D.). Fewer posts, but about the same amount of movies watched as in previous Junesploitation! years.J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/114656828393049850554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-75614532046414309172017-06-20T09:02:25.361-05:002017-06-20T09:02:25.361-05:00Id you do, let me know what you think :)Id you do, let me know what you think :)Gabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38440544598525861862017-06-20T07:57:29.789-05:002017-06-20T07:57:29.789-05:00We've also gone through a few categories in th...We've also gone through a few categories in the last week that are less readily available than others. Code Red and Sybil Danning in particular both had very limited streaming options.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-2684267615346213322017-06-20T03:30:21.951-05:002017-06-20T03:30:21.951-05:00Thanks Gabby, I will check that out.Thanks Gabby, I will check that out.Lindsay Wilkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18418341720079552415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61197279431707537102017-06-20T01:05:40.748-05:002017-06-20T01:05:40.748-05:00The Visitor (1979)
I loved this! Ever since I sa...The Visitor (1979) <br /><br />I loved this! Ever since I saw the cover art on Shudder The Visitor has been in my list and while it didn't have as much psychadelic eyes as I would like it was still awesome. The movie opens of a psychadelic montage of creepy images and children and cuts to an intergalactic Christ figure teaching creepy children about the terrors of a being named Sateen. Yeah. It doesn't quite top that opening scene but it has some awesome imagery and some really interesting ideas. Would definitely reccomend! Chayse Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223479172173446638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46362561424702436862017-06-20T00:55:14.878-05:002017-06-20T00:55:14.878-05:00Hey, man, it's called 'life getting in the...Hey, man, it's called <i>'life getting in the way.'</i> Gotta save some ammunition for Scary Movie Month too. Can't blow it all in one month-long load. Plus the real horror/exploitation show is happening nightly on CNN, MSNBC, Washington, DC., etc. ;-) :'(J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/114656828393049850554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-44719934710186636642017-06-20T00:12:17.756-05:002017-06-20T00:12:17.756-05:00Devil Times Five (1974, dir. Sean MacGregor)
Like...<i>Devil Times Five</i> (1974, dir. Sean MacGregor)<br /><br />Like a lot of people, I finally checked this one out today. I guess I liked it about as much as everyone else. It's a weird movie that feels pretty unfocused, like it can barely bothered to actually be about killer kids. There are all kinds of unnecessary characters and subplots that are introduced and not resolved. I can maybe see myself warming up to it on future viewings specifically because it is so untethered to narrative conventions, but it's also not a super satisfying movie. Still glad to finally check the box and say I saw it, though.<br /><br />Also, our numbers are dwindling. We started the month with over 100 comments on our first post; today we're under 30. Thank you to everyone who is toughing it out and still taking part. You guys are kicking so much ass and I love reading about the movies I love that you're seeing for the first time or the movies you're helping me discover that I'm hoping to love.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38399466389837783982017-06-19T22:17:09.024-05:002017-06-19T22:17:09.024-05:00Seconded.Seconded.J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/114656828393049850554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-25018055041391990152017-06-19T22:14:02.585-05:002017-06-19T22:14:02.585-05:00I love the ending but don't want to spoil it f...I love the ending but don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it. I like the end as a better explanation for why the police don't show up more than the alleged winter storm, which on-screen appears as just a pleasant sunny day,J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/114656828393049850554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48369185410487035582017-06-19T22:05:46.410-05:002017-06-19T22:05:46.410-05:00Battle Royale (2000)
I didn't really like the ...Battle Royale (2000)<br />I didn't really like the hunger games, but I didn't actively dislike it either. However, seeing Battle Royale show just how watered down and unoriginal the Hunger Games series is. Battle Royale is really good, and deserves its spotlight back. Everything is better, and more natural in this. The characters are also likable, and the later deaths become increasingly impactful. The score deserves a shoutout for being great too. All this rambling is to say that if you liked or disliked Hunger Games, Battle Royale is a much better use of your time. Patrick McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606644848650016621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-67314421018632687362017-06-19T21:56:03.801-05:002017-06-19T21:56:03.801-05:00I'm a big Devil Times Five aka Peopletoys aka ...I'm a big Devil Times Five aka Peopletoys aka The Horrible House on the Hill fan. Fifty percent of that is because of the weird androgynous actress with the white hair who plays one of the children, Gail Smale, who was never in another movie. A weird, creepy presence, kind of part Paul Williams and part Janit Baldwin.E.S.A.D.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18214282257870634349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28780214260099708012017-06-19T20:13:02.831-05:002017-06-19T20:13:02.831-05:00RED DAWN (1984)
WOLVERINES!!!!!!!RED DAWN (1984)<br /><br />WOLVERINES!!!!!!!AJ Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987730338809078456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71525808626080929792017-06-19T19:58:32.372-05:002017-06-19T19:58:32.372-05:00This is a really underrated, great Horror film wit...This is a really underrated, great Horror film with amazing atmosphere. I bought it blind on DVD when it was released as one of those Ghosthouse Underground titles. I actually like the ending as well which I think has mixed feelings for most who have seen it. Chaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696179838579647187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-38119668345721220822017-06-19T19:55:56.776-05:002017-06-19T19:55:56.776-05:00Children of the Corn (1984): I think the first hal...Children of the Corn (1984): I think the first half does a really good job of creating suspense. Two of the children are very creepy! The last act falls apart. The B movie aesthetic is all over this, but the lead up to the two visitors meeting the leader is really effective I think. Gabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84468740068727668252017-06-19T19:51:15.789-05:002017-06-19T19:51:15.789-05:00That score is great! I think one that is similiar ...That score is great! I think one that is similiar to both Village of the Damned movies is The Damned (1962), which I remember really liking. But sadly this one gets overlooked a lot. I want to re-watch it to make sure it still holds up, bjut it is worth a watch!Gabby Ferrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953028733362435557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-90197260957093931782017-06-19T14:42:42.598-05:002017-06-19T14:42:42.598-05:00THE CHILDREN (1980)
Kids get exposed to radiation...THE CHILDREN (1980) <br />Kids get exposed to radiation and become zombie-like tykes who kill with radioactive hugs. They should have called this DEATH HUG. I enjoyed this on a camp level, especially the ridiculously phony gore effects. <br /><br />DON’T GO TO SLEEP (1981) <br />A family is haunted by the spirit of their dead child, who may or may not have possessed the youngest sibling. Slow moving at first, it eventually ends with some horror movie cheese at its cheesiest. Diehard horror fans know this movie as “the one with the pizza cutter.” Recommended. <br /><br />THE DEVIL TIMES FIVE (1974) <br />Five homicidal kids survive a car crash and then terrorize some vacationers at a nearby lodge. This one is long stretches of the characters just hanging out, not really becoming a horror/slasher until the last 15 minutes -- and even that doesn’t have much of a wow factor. A real yawner. <br />Mac McEntirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04665675426679622487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74024245961059802232017-06-19T14:07:51.250-05:002017-06-19T14:07:51.250-05:00Nice to see other people also choosing Bloody Birt...Nice to see other people also choosing Bloody Birthday<br /><br />I love it, the Vhs Art is burnt on my brain foreverDennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13900651640246375537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-4777032448779213832017-06-19T13:43:34.183-05:002017-06-19T13:43:34.183-05:00I may be spoiled with the five previous movies I w...I may be spoiled with the five previous movies I watched being Italian. They don't usually make you wait for the crazy.Mikko Viinikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045016331246302112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-77966222904150520562017-06-19T13:28:50.201-05:002017-06-19T13:28:50.201-05:00The Brood (1979, dir. David Cronenberg)
Wanna see...<b>The Brood (1979, dir. David Cronenberg)</b><br /><br />Wanna see a director working out his frustrations after a messy divorce and custody battle? Maybe not the best tagline for a movie.<br /><br />I have to say, I'm a bit disappointed. The movie's well put together and it's not like it's boring or anything, but I was expecting something gnarly and disturbing, and the movie only really delivers that in the final moments. But that's obviously more my fault than the movie's.Mikko Viinikkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045016331246302112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5375080544760551922017-06-19T12:43:41.134-05:002017-06-19T12:43:41.134-05:00BLOODY BIRTHDAY (1981)
I've only seen this on...BLOODY BIRTHDAY (1981)<br /><br />I've only seen this once, and that was last year. Found it to be a wonderful surprise & damned effective at what it does.AJ Mullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987730338809078456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-1308391754150957992017-06-19T12:35:29.792-05:002017-06-19T12:35:29.792-05:00RoboCop 2 (1990)
I admit this is a bit of a left-...RoboCop 2 (1990)<br /><br />I admit this is a bit of a left-field choice for today's theme, but I hadn't seen it in over a decade and my memory of it was pretty much limited to a creepy turn by Tom Noonan and the presence of a pre-teen drug lord. It turns out the kid doesn't actually kill anyone (though he shoots at people plenty, so I'm still counting it. Also I don't feel like picking out another movie) but he's still a violent little shit, and there is a scene where a Little League team loots a store and beats the owner within an inch of his life so hey...kids be crazy.<br /><br />The kid stuff is actually pretty distasteful, and the movie as a whole truly doesn't work. It takes the ultraviolent satire of RoboCop and keeps the ultraviolence but ditches the satire for a more forced style of humor (which, I admit, was actually pretty funny in some spots). While it's nowhere near as good as the first, it's still watchable and Peter Weller is still solid in the lead. It's certainly better than the overblown toy commercial that is RoboCop 3, but it doesn't have enough going on to move out of the shadow of the excellent original and stand on its own. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867827164062216789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-30201106368874321372017-06-19T11:59:25.585-05:002017-06-19T11:59:25.585-05:00Bully (2001) (First Time Viewing):
This is like t...Bully (2001) (First Time Viewing):<br /><br />This is like the teenage version of Sexy Beast. Only instead of stylish and funny, it's depressing and sleazy. Nick Stahl is surprisingly good in the Don Logan role, the monstrous bully who terrifies everyone. The rest of the kids plot to kill him. Larry Clark is always trying to provoke, but where "Kids" was unique and sobering, Bully seems somehow more exploitative. His inappropriately roving camera bothered me. Skip it unless you are a Nick Stahl completionist. Matt Sollenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088555561067804979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11206669552177684242017-06-19T11:37:42.458-05:002017-06-19T11:37:42.458-05:00I so wanted to watch it today but couldn't sec...I so wanted to watch it today but couldn't secure a copy in time. Another day then!Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49680740643527400682017-06-19T11:16:37.794-05:002017-06-19T11:16:37.794-05:00The Brood (1979):
This one is gnarly. I'd lo...The Brood (1979): <br /><br />This one is gnarly. I'd love to pair it with Silent Hill. Rob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.com