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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: Vampire Flicks: The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: Vampire Flicks: The Return of the Vampire (1943): Finally, we have an entry in this marathon that's not a Universal movie! Aren't you happy? In any case, the first time I became aw...
31 Days of Horror Day 11 The Ghastly Ones AKA Blood Rites
TITLE-The Ghastly Ones AKA Blood Rites
FORMAT-Something Weird Video/Image DVD
Before watching this the only Andy Milligan film I had seen all of was Guru the Mad Monk. Which I had obtained on some cheap PD collection of 50 Horror movies.The film was low low budget but entertaining.
I had grown up hearing how bad Milligan's films were. And how they were the worst movies to ever get a theatrical release.Sometime in the late 90s/early 2000s Video Watchdog did a 3 issue long review of all of Milligan's films and peaked my interest in seeing them. Back at that time the only way was to either find long out of print VHS releases or pay 20 bucks and wait 3 weeks for a grey market VHS copy. Thankfully now lots of Milligan's horror films are out from Something Weird Video and other companies. I think there is even a few of Milligan's films out on Blu Ray.
3 couples go to the wives dead father's house. If they spend 3 nights in sexual harmony they will inherit a bunch of money. But of course there is someone running around killing people. The killer wears a cloak and puts an X on the victims before killing them in fairly gruesome ways.
The DVD is packed with extras. Trailers for what I assume is most of Milligan's horror output. A commentary on The Ghastly Ones by actor Hal Boske. Then two versions of the film Seeds of Sin. One is a workprint and the other is what got a theatrical release. Plus a trailer that contains scenes that aren't in either print.
The Ghastly Ones gets a B+
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944): I knew virtually nothing about this film when I first saw it other than its mere existence, thanks to the index in the back of that book, ...
31 Days of Horror Day 10 Piranha DD
FORMAT-Anchor Bay DVD
Yeah a few years ago I did a short review of this when I covered all 5 movies in the official Piranha franchise. Since then I have watched Piranha DD at least 3 more times.
The movie is stupid as fuck.Danielle Panabaker,yep all the talent left her after Sky High it seems,and this bald comedian fucker I know but can't remember his name are co owners in a big water amusement park. The bald fuck adds an adult only area,fills it with hookers and strippers and it looks like the park will be a huge hit and manage to stay open.
But then piranhas from 3D show up and people start to die. Yeah we never get a resolution to the ending of the film before this. All we learn is the town around the lake is a ghost town now.
While the original was filled with fart humor and abundant topless women,this one triples the amounts.The gore isn't as good. But the part with the piranha being stuck in a woman's vagina and biting off this guy's dick was fairly well done.
Ving Rhames comes back for a small role. Yep he survived the previous film.The dorky guy from the League and the previous film is back as Ving's care giver.
This bombed. I think it might have played 200 theaters. The dvd isn't in 3D.I have never seen a home video 3D release of this film. But yeah was barely worth the 4 bucks I got it for.
Piranha DD/3DD gets a C.
Monday, October 9, 2017
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: The Invisible Man (1933)
Cody's Film, TV, and Video Game Blog: The Invisible Man (1933): Like the Mummy, the Invisible Man was one of the classic monsters that I never had much interest in when I was a little kid. In fact, unli...
31 Days of Horror Day 09 Color Me Blood Red
FORMAT-Something Weird Video/Image Blu Ray
Got this great and cheap pack of the Blood Trilogy on Blu a few years back. But never really paid much attention to Color me Blood Red.I might have watched it 2 times,and both times got bored and turned the commentary on,which is amazing,but more on that later.
The film has a crazy artist using his blood,and blood from others,to paint. Imagine Bucket of Blood with the gore taken up to 11.Out of all of Lewis and Friedman's collaborations this is the most boring of the ones I have seen.
So yeah a stinky movie,but the other two on the set are great and both have great commentaries. And Color Me Blood Red has a amazing commentary. I knew before listening to it that Dave Friedman and HG Lewis split years ago and always wondered why. The commentary on this set reveals what sounds to me to be the honest answer.
Looking around online you can get this for about 7 bucks plus shipping. If you are a horror fan and can handle gore this is one of the best Blu Ray Horror releases so far in the history of the format.
Color Me Blood Red gets a D-.But with the commentary on it rises to a B.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
31 Days of Horror Day 08 In the Land of the Cannibals
Source-Russian R0 DVD
Sometime in late 2006 I got lucky and found the Russian Region Free DVD release of this Bruno Mattei. Wanting to see more cannibal madness from one of my favorite lower tier Euro Horror/Sleaze directors. I had avoided the few reviews that were floating around. So went into this just knowing it was a cannibal film by Mattei that was made cheap in the Phillipines.
Back in the 60s thru 80s lots of Italian made horror movies were just ripoffs of bigger US films. With piles of Jaws and Dawn of the Dead ripoffs floating around. This time Mattei rips off Predator. Replace the Predator with a group of cannibals and you got In the Land of the Cannibals.
Thankfully to make up for the ripoff plot the FX work is at least practical. And looks pretty good.The people playing the cannibals look like real cannibals. And our soldiers aren't totally horrible in their roles.
In the Land of the Cannibals gets a C+
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