tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48580778721146242022024-03-15T20:09:53.636-05:00Rotten Reelz ReviewsThis will be a series of reviews based on popularity, cult classic or just an out and out stinkburger of a film. These blogs are intended to entertain, inform and in general a distraction from the day.
These reviews will extend to films of science fiction and horror, popular TV series as well as various video games of past and present PC and console. So stay tuned and have fun.Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-49550155731306058552022-04-21T14:41:00.000-05:002022-04-21T14:41:51.854-05:00Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hello again, readers of the Rotten and
I realize I have not written anything since February but alas, this
blog does not pay me at all. You can understand how why I would
continue with freelance writing that actually pays the bills. With a
slight lull between assignments, I was asked to take a peek at a fan
film that has had serious buzz about it. A continuation of <b>Part
VII: The New Blood.</b> For those of you following at a distance,
envision an undead, mongoloid hillbilly with a hockey mask fetish and
you'll be right with the rest of us Voorhees fans. This is Rose
Blood: A Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> Fan Film. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgLcem9hH3Dl9nzbvxmAr-34fuUqbKqQ2HUKaIRGmtW2coMD5g_GT8pnKNVGRTtrtW9eO713DA_OxgAL4IwFW0fj9-TuoNOpTuDXIaLEoXxKCAydSDqB7gwAulAW0VFvlX9OVxDuqZeOgR_2TCAHJMebO5I1Rxw7Yn-MZTfouWT_7MGMmt-wfc0pbFA/s1366/Rose%20Blood%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgLcem9hH3Dl9nzbvxmAr-34fuUqbKqQ2HUKaIRGmtW2coMD5g_GT8pnKNVGRTtrtW9eO713DA_OxgAL4IwFW0fj9-TuoNOpTuDXIaLEoXxKCAydSDqB7gwAulAW0VFvlX9OVxDuqZeOgR_2TCAHJMebO5I1Rxw7Yn-MZTfouWT_7MGMmt-wfc0pbFA/s320/Rose%20Blood%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got yer nose!..or throat.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Remember kids, this is a
semi-professional film with no studio backing and solely raised money
for such via Indiegogo.com. Harken with me to the Way Back Machine
as 13 months after the events of Part VII occurred, Jason was dosed in
flames and Tina's dead father <i><b>(yup, never dragged the lake for
his body</b></i>) pulls Voorhees down in the depths rather nicely,
Tina and Nick barely escaped with their lives. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Flashback Tina
(<i><b>Jessica Hottman of And The All Blew Away, Shadow of a Doubt,
Rose Blood: A Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Fan Film, The Perfect Find and Facade</b></i>) was captured and
brought to the newly completed Crystal Lake Research Facility
(<i><b>previously mentioned and outright thrashed by Voorhees in
Jason X</b></i>). Apparently Uncle Sam needs psionic warriors to
keep freedom reigning...probably attack the Russians with
espers(<b>extra sensory projectors</b>), feeding them false info or
assassination via stroke. Hey! It's 1989 and they're spending money
like crazy of defense and offense, so why not on bio-weapons?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnmyvTgtgAfPXYfjvAVDdz6NQz2TsZflD1aLGHfKbnQ18KP-YLVqIh93h8Agq5-UjXofD03PIuTdzqGp99YimlYranRxsf5AFEGHSW2rs9LmTnOyGUAnUeDnXAenBaVZ3h21yhCfZ9xfZrnahQCGnK_PE1HRcgQEOBT3-6jlCmAIr3Gy423LU6I_3_w/s1366/Rose%20Blood%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnmyvTgtgAfPXYfjvAVDdz6NQz2TsZflD1aLGHfKbnQ18KP-YLVqIh93h8Agq5-UjXofD03PIuTdzqGp99YimlYranRxsf5AFEGHSW2rs9LmTnOyGUAnUeDnXAenBaVZ3h21yhCfZ9xfZrnahQCGnK_PE1HRcgQEOBT3-6jlCmAIr3Gy423LU6I_3_w/s320/Rose%20Blood%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your cotton jammies itchy too?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">All this falls under the purview of
General Brackbower (<i><b>actor/writer/director Peter Anthony of
Vengeance, Red Swan, Reflections: Project Chameleon, Rose Blood and Z
Dead End</b></i>) and Dr. Sykes (<i><b>David E. McMahon of NS404:
Provenance, I Am Going to Kill Someone This Friday, Seeing Evil,
10/31 Part 2, Sharp Candy, Obsidian, Teacher Shortage and 13 Slays
Til X-Mas</b></i>).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Flash forward to 30 years later at the
Hodder Mental Institute, Tina (<i><b>Lar Park-Lincoln of Friday the
13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b> Part VII: The New Blood,
Knots Landing, Beverly Hills, 90210, From the Dark, Gravestoned, Sky
Sharks and 13 Fanboy</b></i>) is trying to not use her powers, to not
be extraordinary but to be one of the good norms. Minor problem
there is her former psychiatrist Dr. Crews <i><b>(Terry Kiser of From
a Whisper to a Scream, The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and
the Bionic Woman, Murder, She Wrote, Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Part VII: The New Blood, Weekend at Bernie's, Chameleons, Side Out,
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Walker, Texas
Ranger</b></i>) seems to be haunting her. We know he's haunting her
because Jason diced him like a set of spare ribs. Well...the MPAA
neutered several scenes in Part VII so not sure if it was quite the
spare ribs treatment, but the point is Tina is having a bit of a time
with the dead.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6EcODQ4hO3p2KzJTgQzN4bMyD-vzz8F0qHwIhBicZ8PIZH6OGLkFMThmgPQ1zVP1QVMM0uA9XcOrhrdIqgSLdIrx7okHi5lMEE-x_45c18LKunfgh7nENpC7pPZJe98Ewgo5HpOk0-bnTl5ocgPF3tkA4c9g49YVD6x5yzxXGrrcIPY0MreMmBJf9Q/s1366/Rose%20Blood%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6EcODQ4hO3p2KzJTgQzN4bMyD-vzz8F0qHwIhBicZ8PIZH6OGLkFMThmgPQ1zVP1QVMM0uA9XcOrhrdIqgSLdIrx7okHi5lMEE-x_45c18LKunfgh7nENpC7pPZJe98Ewgo5HpOk0-bnTl5ocgPF3tkA4c9g49YVD6x5yzxXGrrcIPY0MreMmBJf9Q/s320/Rose%20Blood%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This mask is pretty durable.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Flashback Tina (<span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Jessica
Hottman</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span>
is being pushed harder and harder by Dr. Sykes than even Dr. Crews
did but it's more subtle and yes he attempts to be her Yoda. Sith
choke him Tina. She's been held there to "get better" for
over a year, not even allowed to go to her late mother's funeral.
Jason still remains in the lake, for now at least but how long with
that last? Sykes passes the buck, claiming he'll have to check with
the military. Spineless jack rabbit.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Trying to boost her abilities at the
behest of one of the many Jason victims and characters with a stake in it, Creighton Duke (<i><b>Jequient
Broaden of Rose Blood: A Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Fan Film and Slasher Scotty</b></i>), a character from <b>Part
9:Jason Goes to Hell</b> and it was never fully explained but the
fans believed he was related to camp counselor Sissy from Part 6, but
for some reason Jason Goes to Hell never went out of its way to
explain that. Time constrains, budget balancing, body hopping entity
Jason. It was a garbled mess. Maybe this is where Duke learned to
dish out information one broken finger at a time. His phone
conversation made it sound like scholarship boxer Julius from Part 8
was his son. DUN DUN DUN!!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Getting away from the story for now,
let's talk production value. The main story is all based (<i><b>no
pun intended</b></i>) in the facility so less issue with sets. The
flashbacks feel 80s from the chosen music, posters, clothes and
dialogue. This is some actual research. As a child from the 80s I
would have to plow through at least 15 popular TV series and hit the
flicks for lingo and comments so it would feel genuine and this does.
Camera work, lighting and sound all in the green, baby! Only thing
needed now is a slight grain to 35mm film stock and we're watching an
80s film.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_3vXju7fXGSOClFm4rCdEtZxC4FkxWVJ1tUYRTOE3_3es5e-FlmJMd8mbDL4Jl2lSP3yr2ndouKZHDpZFFDduLTywAHnxBe_MHajMiIPn9j3Rgrk3jiwIyHelF3A2Lg1VTQghqRp-bSkETATFne2uhfINMwn-nmAT5alKBtBy1o9wlPvQNvUHcfVTg/s1366/Rose%20Blood%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_3vXju7fXGSOClFm4rCdEtZxC4FkxWVJ1tUYRTOE3_3es5e-FlmJMd8mbDL4Jl2lSP3yr2ndouKZHDpZFFDduLTywAHnxBe_MHajMiIPn9j3Rgrk3jiwIyHelF3A2Lg1VTQghqRp-bSkETATFne2uhfINMwn-nmAT5alKBtBy1o9wlPvQNvUHcfVTg/s320/Rose%20Blood%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what do you mean Nick's fighting vampires with another girl?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">But enough of the raving on excellent
camera work and great sound quality, let's get back to our main
character Rose (<i><b>Sanae Loutsis of The Black String, Beloved
Beast, Vengeance, The Parish, Rose Blood: A Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Fan Film and Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Vengeance 2: Bloodlines</b></i>) who power levels rival that of
Tina's and apparently, she too has a psychic link to the world's most
pissed off goalie from the dead.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Military knuckle knobs apparently
subscribe to the Steele and Captain Rhodes behavior protocol via Day
of the Dead. Yes, they're assholes if that wasn't clear enough. 64
minutes into the film as all this back story and subplots make way
before we see our slasher in act 3 and brother this fella ratchets up
the gore and tension. Understand that I am very partial to both<b>
C.J. Graham</b> of Jason Lives and <b>Kane Hodder </b>of 7,8,9 and
Jason X, so when I say <b>Jason Brooks</b> delivers, I'm not fooling
around. Height wise he is imposing, he adopted that odd head tilt
Hodder always did and gore is being served.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jason (<i><b>Jason Brooks of You Don't
Get Out, Experiment TC-9585, Happy Trails, Vengeance, Up All Night,
Zombiegeddon and Watchdogs</b></i>) is making mincemeat out of the
military and doing that teleportation around the compound like the
good old days. (I'm serious, the game got it right. The dude ports
like Nightcrawler and then turns people into death pinatas)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Just for clarification, these kids are
being held against their will as wards of the state. NO ONE even
knows where they are, who they are with or if they are even alive.
All for a black ops mission to capture the undead, mongoloid,
murderous hillbilly. Which this brilliant general will turn into a
series of bio-weapons. Look I know the Bush administration, coming
off of Reagan allowed for many operations but you're telling me the
Pentagon approved of this?
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The dynamic of Rose and Tina is well connected from the performances. They're almost sisters in a way,
given Tina is very maternal with her and has a near big sister/foster
mom vibe looking out for Rose and the bond is growing fast. Make no mistake, these two steal this movie.<br /></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This most obscure Friday the 13<sup>th</sup>
reference was Dr. Sykes talking about his sister is probably marrying
FBI Mahoney and the only Mahoney I remember is during the gun down
sting operation in Jason Goes to Hell and he was assigned to quote
"Clean that shit up."by the agent in charge, Abernathy. About had a mild stroke remembering that scene. Last time I saw
Jason Goes to Hell was when I reviewed it.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">So what do we have? Impressive cast,
solid story linking previous titles of the franchise and a decent set
of story arcs and subplots giving this credence to be among the
originals. Professional crew managing some difficult shooting in the
space they were allotted but damn if they didn't pull it off.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">For a moment, I did wonder why<b>
Jennifer Banko</b> (<i><b>Friday the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Part 7: A New Blood, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,
Nowhere Man, Barb Wire, Cheerleader Camp: To the Death and 13 Fanboy</b></i>)
wasn't called in to play to reprise Young Tina, annnnd then it dawned
on me that she might have some difficulty passing herself off as a
teen. Curves will do that.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSWKVdm2yT0J3cPZUW_4SaDexL_NcyBMjg8QbPbF9Ky6J9PfS5qEz_VX7W_7QZF-szuIrQ1I20TX2geVwMXDhxjss7gAEccog9q-yL-Jpmb0JsEgE4ry9dn8hBs1djt6VpfRhRTiOOHbK9smhwApt1rrNGTzltj7sBxTUY61HNEFUhZyJYV2z3K9ThA/s1366/Rose%20Blood%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSWKVdm2yT0J3cPZUW_4SaDexL_NcyBMjg8QbPbF9Ky6J9PfS5qEz_VX7W_7QZF-szuIrQ1I20TX2geVwMXDhxjss7gAEccog9q-yL-Jpmb0JsEgE4ry9dn8hBs1djt6VpfRhRTiOOHbK9smhwApt1rrNGTzltj7sBxTUY61HNEFUhZyJYV2z3K9ThA/s320/Rose%20Blood%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine how bad this undead dude smells?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-26164503025429164932022-02-21T22:09:00.000-06:002022-02-21T22:09:34.466-06:00Amityville Uprising<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Good day Readers of Rotten, I was
staying away from Horror until I was looking through IMDB and saw
bombastic and snooty remarks made on Thomas Churchill's creation.
<b>Thomas Churchill</b> as many of you may remember as a writer and
director of the following: <i><b>The Day of the Living Dead, Check
Point, The Emerging Past Director's Cut, The Rack Pack, The Hard Way,
Nation's Fire Xenophobia, and The Amityville Moon</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
So what's with the hatred? With the collective production companies
of </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Action House</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Church Hill
Productions</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Lions Gate
Entertainment</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
we have an environment survival horror/action film. This is
Amityville Uprising.</span></span>
</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpw-nDuI9_OYrtu5d8PI70mZ6ZYdvnHXj2YSlGHtFwVLodfdOZtrWxT7Zf2n9xPgnWN14BDf-aYaPvJF3t_rGvHKL_3J3RcM56CzQ6LayMTdi9LYLoeE363E33VkgxaaAg1sZIF0dPBmCn7FOZmSHPMBA9VeY1Co--bEVSQIRcXJOq_sHyZ8DdUYPYew=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpw-nDuI9_OYrtu5d8PI70mZ6ZYdvnHXj2YSlGHtFwVLodfdOZtrWxT7Zf2n9xPgnWN14BDf-aYaPvJF3t_rGvHKL_3J3RcM56CzQ6LayMTdi9LYLoeE363E33VkgxaaAg1sZIF0dPBmCn7FOZmSHPMBA9VeY1Co--bEVSQIRcXJOq_sHyZ8DdUYPYew=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seriously doc, crack a window in here. Phew.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Yes I know, folks are tired of the title Amityville usage but several
Indie Horror films have managed some clever concoctions, so let's
give it a chance before we have preconceived notions.</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
small town adjacent to an existing military base is going on about
its usual daily activities. Unbeknownst to the townies, the base was
involved in a highly experimental conglomerate of chemicals that
would have dire effects. "</span></span><i><b>He tampered in
God's domain</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">."
So with our plot device into effect, a massive explosion blasting
the town of Amityville. The aerial shots covering this was quite
impressive, as the facility has gone completely tits up, the military
assigned find bodies strewn all about. With this assortment of
chemicals released into the atmosphere, a pending bout of acid rain
will happen, the people have been warned but you have seen how well
Americans reacted to Covid, so expect mass stupidity.</span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioIjbIJj2ruVO-bSQ-8qwGNNTECqMefmro9h-BZaAHcG0mRKDD2FlOfX5LHSY_bFzzwpxpDR_kowvUnXAz9CTpyfBpsTzm8stAzp6WWatz4mWGVzU4SvhnUBdhM3OEG8UjoNM3eDRfP-rYNyqnJlt-gBsttPB61omL8k2_WOD_rcHjulDHejcJH47sAA=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioIjbIJj2ruVO-bSQ-8qwGNNTECqMefmro9h-BZaAHcG0mRKDD2FlOfX5LHSY_bFzzwpxpDR_kowvUnXAz9CTpyfBpsTzm8stAzp6WWatz4mWGVzU4SvhnUBdhM3OEG8UjoNM3eDRfP-rYNyqnJlt-gBsttPB61omL8k2_WOD_rcHjulDHejcJH47sAA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ox Hungry!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Attempting to keep the peace, civilians are running in droves as the
acid rain produced something else. Walking corpses rising from the
ground they dropped on and in the search of fresh meat.
</p>
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</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
With the cops being swarmed by civvies and the undead, our team are
trying to keep their cool and smoke some Zed Heads.
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">With
level headed Sgt. Dash </span></span><i><b>(Scott C. Roe of
Dollhouse, The Stalker Within, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, J.
Edgar, Road to Marakesh, NCIS, General Hospital, Megalodon, Alien
Warfare, The Dawn and Big Freaking Rat</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
Lt. Howie Stevenson (</span></span><i><b>Tank Jones of The Devil's
Tomb, The Broken Hearts Club, Dollhouse CSI: Miami, Breaking Bad,
Easy Rider 2: The Ride Home, The Sparrows: Nesting and Union Bound</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
tattooed bad ass Detective Lance McQueen (</span></span><i><b>Mike
Ferguson of Axegrinder 2, Meathook Massacre Part VI: Bloodline, The
Devils Heist, 5G Zombies, Angry Asian Murder Hornets, The Beast
Beneath, Arachnado and A Cry in the Dark</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and officers Malloy (</span></span><i><b>Troy Fromin of Street
Soldiers, The Perfect Weapon, Saved by the Bell, A Doggone Christmas,
A Doggone Hollywood, Bikini Car Wash Massacre, Horndogs Beach Party,
Killer Waves 2, The Stalker, High Rise and Amityville Uprising</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and Rossi (</span></span><i><b>Kelly Lynn Reiter of Holy Terror, The
Z Virus, Harker: The Awakening, Halloween Pussy Trapp Kill! Kill!,
Dead De La Creme,How to Get Over a Breakup and Nation's Fire</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
are all that can hold back the zombie onslaught.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWVy2zIRPYWPvo85kPLZEMUURyLLGDb7nxZ9RzEncWlronl8odPrANNR69J2J9F15bO8QB9KDJa4PB7KqYNj2O2uQvU1VRrh0I2ICs68-HGj-hNDDLOsWoffsiFxAhrXx3mx6-YYmeTi4TV2XOUIo8wK-2vkrdFitwHly1Tg3QJQsouvkBLUYRUai1bQ=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWVy2zIRPYWPvo85kPLZEMUURyLLGDb7nxZ9RzEncWlronl8odPrANNR69J2J9F15bO8QB9KDJa4PB7KqYNj2O2uQvU1VRrh0I2ICs68-HGj-hNDDLOsWoffsiFxAhrXx3mx6-YYmeTi4TV2XOUIo8wK-2vkrdFitwHly1Tg3QJQsouvkBLUYRUai1bQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aw man, I got brains on my shoes! Damn.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Not
enough crazy in this fustercluck? How about Dash and his son
Jimmy(</span></span><i><b>Kole Benfield of YA Campaign Ambition, The
Rack Pack, Nation's Fire, Amityville Uprising and Devilreaux</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)having
a strained relationship DURING A ZOMBIE OUTBREAK. Dammit boy, keep
that crap down until the crazy is handled. It is an actual
heartwarming performance between the two. I saw something similar in
30 Days and Night but that portrayal came up short compared to the
Dash family. Emoting and having a rapport between a father and son in
the course of virulent epidemic? How many films successfully pull
that off?</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ICdPxf5XzWs" width="320" youtube-src-id="ICdPxf5XzWs"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
biggest complaint from critics of this movie has been the pacing.
God forbid a bit of foreshadow and putting characters together
showing strengths and weaknesses, right? The pace for me felt like
how an 80s action drama was setting everyone, the plot and the major
antagonists into play against our heroes. Personally? I am grateful
of fleshing out the players and allows for more of a connection to
these people, making you wonder who will survive and who will
sacrifice themselves for the good of the others? That's how you
build suspense. </span></span>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
I would like to take the time to point out Thomas Churchill has also
acted. My favorite to date is his fixer/bar owner character from
Syndicate Smasher. The team dropped a couple of keys on his table and
we both screamed "What the F*ck?!" He was genius in that.
His rant would have impressed Joe Pesci. Yes that last tidbit was
really for me.
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Back to his technical prowess, this aerial shots, low pans, looks
like some handheld giving a near claustrophobic sensation as we get
into the police station. Hell even the lighting set an eerie as Hell
mood. Grab your Raccoon City green herbs, boomsticks and flashbang
grenades lady and gents.
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
vibe I got from this flick was a mixture of Romero's </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Dawn
of the Dead</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
and Lucio Fulci/Bruno Mattei/Claudio Fargasso's </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Zombi
3</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
With the outbreak, civilian mass panic and seeking aid from the cops
alone, and yet they question why they aren't doing enough. Ugh.
Poor cops.</span></span></p>
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
So let's look at the overall. Plot device for the pandemic? Check.
Likeable characters? Check. Replay-ability? Check. We got a solid
zombie story with some gruesome gores, next to no lame ass jump
scares and it does grip you. Really think Mike got some of the best
one-liners in this. He delivered. Frankly, I felt the pace was at a
good speed, allowed for a build-up by the 40 minute mark and then
just balls out guns blazing, zombies getting smacked. So naysayers;
if you feel you have to bash a film, give me something more tangible
than it's so slow or this sucks. </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> If you haven't sat through a<b> Jesus
Franco</b> movie, you don't get to tell me what sucked. </p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeiJ_9_N_MFF1k7Pb2WSjPU6L3plql8qTgy2g-Bvsf5fWnu2iGsNanR10wUAva1W5kRvd5S8Xz0s_t5HnlBERzxzieoOMaOAnjn2VAgi8QSzn0hl1B8b3BqrQk2wT-GdfYiIjGrWMoMoI46GwraZfxJp_aKEJsSk1K7G_mp8Ie7ZmAPBKPNyR_pP3t0w=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeiJ_9_N_MFF1k7Pb2WSjPU6L3plql8qTgy2g-Bvsf5fWnu2iGsNanR10wUAva1W5kRvd5S8Xz0s_t5HnlBERzxzieoOMaOAnjn2VAgi8QSzn0hl1B8b3BqrQk2wT-GdfYiIjGrWMoMoI46GwraZfxJp_aKEJsSk1K7G_mp8Ie7ZmAPBKPNyR_pP3t0w=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contortionist zombie! Run!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-59536914086449014702022-02-17T14:41:00.000-06:002022-02-17T14:41:14.126-06:00Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Howdy Rotten Readers! Well I felt we
could stay away from Horror and that means we're gonna dive into some
more Blaxploitation. We will be heading back to the 6'2"
heroine with a mean mule kick and dead eye aim. This is Cleopatra
Jones and the Casino of Gold. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI9mBZQui3w22MOmYOoiij3HkN_JAMtkCecFbweyFCrw_VEK-dO2t7MqrkX-Rfi8WlFznrGkQ9qeh1bFL0A-_0swRyWbbxOXntBY4gz2QgQgdlGSJN43amBWvS_Jt7yymzKkapFdhVu6dz_DFYJelha2ic-4BLGSBVqs_xi0oKo7KE58h4UQNYfqKZRQ=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI9mBZQui3w22MOmYOoiij3HkN_JAMtkCecFbweyFCrw_VEK-dO2t7MqrkX-Rfi8WlFznrGkQ9qeh1bFL0A-_0swRyWbbxOXntBY4gz2QgQgdlGSJN43amBWvS_Jt7yymzKkapFdhVu6dz_DFYJelha2ic-4BLGSBVqs_xi0oKo7KE58h4UQNYfqKZRQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're very tall, Rupaul.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Our amazonian agent Cleo Jones (<i><b>Tamara
Dobson of Cleopatra Jones of Fuzz, Cleopatra Jones, Murder at the
World Series, Jason of Star Command, Buck Rogers in the 25</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>
Century, Chained Heat and Amazons</b></i>) gets a call from her
superiors about a couple of her fellow agents, the Johnson brothers,
Matthew (<i><b>Albert Popwell of The Peace Killers, Dirty Harry,
Night Gallery, Fuzz, Search, Cleopatra Jones, Magnum Force, The
Single Girls, The Enforcer, Steel Cowboy and Sudden Impact</b></i>)
and Melvin (<i><b>Caro Kenyatta of Night Gallery, Trader Horn,
Cleopatra Jones, The Young Nurses, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of
Gold and Uncle Joe Shannon</b></i>), from the first film have been
captured by a notorious casino owner known as the Dragon Lady (<i><b>Stella
Stevens of Say One for Me, The Nutty Professor, The Silencers, The
Poseidon Adventure, Adventures Beyond Belief, Down the Drain, Santa
Barbara, The Terror Within II, Eye of the Stranger, South Beach,
Little Devils: The Birth, Hard Drive, Molly & Gina and Illicit
Dreams</b></i>), a militant lesbian with world conquering objectives.
Again another lesbian drug queen-pin. Yeah even Doctor Doom can't
top that.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFZEzfEwpeZhJQ6oQ_d87_54cYU3d8uUMR0fWApkV9ULMdLCA8DtdNK5S396aKCSoSRwMCD0vNArIiLYkQmR18gKq3kFmcs8yzAEPuIvx9VaGi00ZIAzCOSZYXdaMtvwcWXHgcush_UloYUiyrLJMqFWJNGoDAeKOivV4dy6WPs5vLDc5gSgcTJZ6DgQ=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFZEzfEwpeZhJQ6oQ_d87_54cYU3d8uUMR0fWApkV9ULMdLCA8DtdNK5S396aKCSoSRwMCD0vNArIiLYkQmR18gKq3kFmcs8yzAEPuIvx9VaGi00ZIAzCOSZYXdaMtvwcWXHgcush_UloYUiyrLJMqFWJNGoDAeKOivV4dy6WPs5vLDc5gSgcTJZ6DgQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We get you Happy Ending, no sweat!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ms. Jones finds the boys were
shanghaied in Hong Kong and she'll need local information.
Ultimately she's looking for a guide and not a partner but she's
getting both with Mi Ling (<i><b>Ni Tien of Shui wei cai, My Darling
Slaves, The Rat Catcher, Forbidden Tales of Two Cities, All in the
Family, Wu qi bu you, Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold, Black
Magic 2, Crocodile, Little Dragon Maiden and Edge of Darkness</b></i>)
also known as Tanny, Ling has the goods on the Dragon Lady in knowing
her Macaoian casino is also importing heroin and distribution to the
masses.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Cleo and Tanny whoop some serious ass
in the infamous Walled City, working side by side like true partners
cleaning out a den of scum and villainy. No they're not in Mos
Eisley. The best part of this is a bike gang joins them in their
struggles in order to crash through the casino.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Most of the story unfolds like a Bond
movie, minus Cleopatra isn't seducing women left and right. The
violence levels as well as sex isn't anywhere near a Pam Grier flick.
Dobson refused to do any nudity and overall the film feels like a
spy drama than it did blaxploitation. As for as action and fighting
is concerned, this movie ratchets up the drama. Solid gunfights and
plenty of chase sequences. That even surpasses the original film.
Stevens actually had some training with a sword. Take that
Christopher Lambert!
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicEvJ7gdJ9eg2kQv-HFMrAihB6LQV04m7xXsrK3OA5IdNzwIvlW_NvnyXx3qoXA03bZFz_FGdc6grhcCMrjWdXHhyJ28hgEyjz6SX92Be9Q0gokED9KQR5LEckt8QYv3DEVNAYJ7-JUmswz2S3rDQYHUjYXjcl7bPRONvFw4v75vVyKcJilbxp8x5Sew=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicEvJ7gdJ9eg2kQv-HFMrAihB6LQV04m7xXsrK3OA5IdNzwIvlW_NvnyXx3qoXA03bZFz_FGdc6grhcCMrjWdXHhyJ28hgEyjz6SX92Be9Q0gokED9KQR5LEckt8QYv3DEVNAYJ7-JUmswz2S3rDQYHUjYXjcl7bPRONvFw4v75vVyKcJilbxp8x5Sew=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> It's Cleo. Ms. Jones, if yer nasty.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> We have enough martial arts in this
flick to give it a Hong Kong Cinema vibe as well. The Shaw Brothers
were heavily involved with our movie as they were WB's Hong Kong Kung
Fu flicks go-to guys. To say it is a trifle confusing is like saying
Ghengsis Khan was a bit adventurous.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Between bikes flying around as much as
the lead being spewed, Cleo reminds the kids they aren't Evel
Knievel. Maybe a bit of Steve McQueen via The Great Escape buuuut,
more of the tossing a baseball at a wall rather than the bike stunts.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I still love that her previous handler
Crawford (<i><b>Dan Frazer of Take the Money and Run, Tick, Tick
Tick, Fuzz, Cleopatra Jones and Deconstructing Harry</b></i>)
mattered so little (in spite of helping her in the first movie) that
they don't even go into detail while he wasn't handling her case
files anymore. Instead I got the best laugh when Mr. Roper
(<i><b>character actor Norman Fell of The Good Life, Love, American
Style, The Heist, McCloud, Three's Company, Needles and Pins, Rabbit
Test and The End</b></i>)as Stanley Hagel. If he was any less hip,
his pants would be around his ankles.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>I was a little bummed that Mrs. Johnson
(<i><b>Esther Rolle of Nothing But a Man, The Bold Ones: The Senator,
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!, Cleopatra Jones, Maude, Summer of
My German Soldier, The Incredible Hulk and Good Times</b></i>) wasn't
a reprise. I mean her boys have been abducted for crying out loud!
<p>The god awful silver eyeshadow Cleo
wears has been dabbed on by Dobson rather than a proper makeup
artist. No idea why that happened but it did. The film and its
precursor was released on DVD by 2010. WB released it on an inferior
version (looked like a conversion from VHS to DVD) in 2004. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIVUD3K5oBDYfdWqbAPoOs6AArbnXblcozsUU7ga9AfPMiJZ59zuBXxZpomYhmaq6SMrWow2RMLKjsLuKOJsQUXs-l_AKwNXJtuN1Wrpf1GC8vBLbEENxpXXcPNKSJDdS1unomIi_hVVQIXXgCquBad-B1ewwaJ1g492NdGOZqSeJr02Moxc70kvzjsg=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIVUD3K5oBDYfdWqbAPoOs6AArbnXblcozsUU7ga9AfPMiJZ59zuBXxZpomYhmaq6SMrWow2RMLKjsLuKOJsQUXs-l_AKwNXJtuN1Wrpf1GC8vBLbEENxpXXcPNKSJDdS1unomIi_hVVQIXXgCquBad-B1ewwaJ1g492NdGOZqSeJr02Moxc70kvzjsg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey man, this ain't L.A. Knock that off.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Like many sequels they are deemed
inferior to the predecessors. This film has enough going for it but
I do understand why this didn't have the draw as the original did.
Fast paced it may be, but the story felt a bit too close to the
original and really lacked a cohesive story path of its own.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Maybe the audience wasn't digging the
scene as there was a dip in blaxploitation by 1976. So The Mechanic
and Dirty Harry series were more viewed? Cleo is not quite the
anti-hero there so this could be the reason behind that standing.
Overall I felt it could have benefited from a third movie to round
out the series but due to the lack of ticket sales, WB just didn't
see a third film was likely.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAxLHI8K3N4-k2-9qkljnIoqMN0OHNHhWrScK6LTFfZtyt5Yfzo1PUtUDVqFmCiIQUxgdBl15gLsuHvOaS-gveqdnbBpjhjE1HIgH0Kb1p2L2pjdVMY0bgABkN57qgKQhlsXwqy6cJ67Ew-XrHGes-SJXlpNxZBxXGC8mZ75DRvR38eqtGsui0meCwow=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAxLHI8K3N4-k2-9qkljnIoqMN0OHNHhWrScK6LTFfZtyt5Yfzo1PUtUDVqFmCiIQUxgdBl15gLsuHvOaS-gveqdnbBpjhjE1HIgH0Kb1p2L2pjdVMY0bgABkN57qgKQhlsXwqy6cJ67Ew-XrHGes-SJXlpNxZBxXGC8mZ75DRvR38eqtGsui0meCwow=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fine, Mr. Roper. I'll smack Jack.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
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Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-40231390932475994772022-01-31T19:49:00.000-06:002022-01-31T19:49:18.414-06:00Mansion of the Living Dead<p>
What's this? A gaggle of jiggly girls that work at a topless bar? A vacation that may go awry? Gobsmack oodles of nudity, all with a horror theme? Why this has to be the work of prolific pornographer/hardcore/softcore and horror erotica, <b>Jesus Franco</b> (<i><b>White Skin Black Thighs, Ilsa, the Wicked Warden, Kiss Me Killer, Voodoo Passion, Wicked Women, Women in Cellblock 9, Cannibal Terror Hellhole Women, Zombie Lake. Oasis of the Zombies and Alone Against Terror</b></i>). </p><p>Quick question, who in the nine hells requested me to review this?? Well, I suppose it won't be too painful.
This is Mansion of the Living Dead. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7MhLbzWMrrx5dvj8lN6VUjHFZL2d-WAh-nJapLZM_eX8i3NVfWcP12lc4zJuoq4uhTGLCCzqrUc-WCjEE5mFGUmwIQZC6l0BV6luvjLXiCUpJbUZwrSvmMz3YBB9M_Dwt4hhlbpUKpv7J7RXwcs2vx3aOCAkrwUIxg20H87gIWhj_haR5xdSEfwOHUA=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7MhLbzWMrrx5dvj8lN6VUjHFZL2d-WAh-nJapLZM_eX8i3NVfWcP12lc4zJuoq4uhTGLCCzqrUc-WCjEE5mFGUmwIQZC6l0BV6luvjLXiCUpJbUZwrSvmMz3YBB9M_Dwt4hhlbpUKpv7J7RXwcs2vx3aOCAkrwUIxg20H87gIWhj_haR5xdSEfwOHUA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blocking is this way. Hoist those bewbs, girls.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Given the references of Blind Dead characters, I am guessing some folk are feeling this is somehow linked to the Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead quadrilogy. SPOILERS! It's not. I have a feeling whoever requested it, full-on knew it! Yeah I'm a bit irked. </p><p>We open with monks vacating a monastery in orderly fashion.Why they are wearing masks left over from the last Day of the Dead festival, no clue. And then they buggered off.</p><p> Four colleagues, Lea (<i><b>Mari Carmen Nieto of Mansion of the Living Dead, Diamonds of Kilimandjaro, Blood on My Shoes, Alone Against Terror, The Sexual Story of O, Night Has a Thousand Desires, Lilian and Una rajita para dos</b></i>), the constantly randy Caty (<i><b>Elisa Vela of Mansion of the Living Dead, Confesiones intimas de una exhibicionista, Cries of Pleasure and Fury in the Tropics</b></i>), ditzy Mabel (<i><b>Mabel Escano of La promesa, Las camareras, Foul Play, Curro Jimenez, Cabo de vara, Mi adultero esposo and The National Mummy</b></i>) and lovely Candy (<i><b>Lina Romay of Female Vampire, Mansion of the Living Dead, Pick-Up Girls, Oasis of the Zombies, Night of Open Sex, Revenge in the House of Usher, Diamonds of Kilimandjaro,White Cannibal Queen,Fury in the Tropics and Angel of Death</b></i>) all work at the same topless bar and have a fairly tight knit relationship. None of that back stabbing, trying to steal clients away from one another. </p><p> I was stunned to see the girls arriving in what I believe was Franco's fetish: Terrycloth Shorty shorts and high heels. The women in his flicks do seem to almost always wearing them. </p><p> They apparently really put their backs into work that they need a weekend away from Munich and off to Gran Canaria or the Canary Islands via Spain for those unaware of the region. With the recommendation of the travel agency, the girls went to a dream hotel right next to the beach is all the girls could hope for. Given this is an 80s Italian horror jiggly film, they'll need penis and booze before they are sated. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSM_2Au0PJBqAI-gxh6KO91uc3AXcWEzigDcv3lhPSzmK6eOqbULb72iWsSBLZsLDxfSzyp2iOSdOp5cYkjdpcra7reZtE8CJ3MRbGoYQdRc2M1eSDzwU5X0iZ4ehIFWpCQJT6rzuLWEDyKOMwoFfNNgaVbzdIAc9zaHCCMAL4QNJKgvZyTrywqQjDKA=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSM_2Au0PJBqAI-gxh6KO91uc3AXcWEzigDcv3lhPSzmK6eOqbULb72iWsSBLZsLDxfSzyp2iOSdOp5cYkjdpcra7reZtE8CJ3MRbGoYQdRc2M1eSDzwU5X0iZ4ehIFWpCQJT6rzuLWEDyKOMwoFfNNgaVbzdIAc9zaHCCMAL4QNJKgvZyTrywqQjDKA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are the Monks, the Loneliest Monks. huh?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The place seems completely deserted and yet none of these girls' survival instincts are kicking in? And by deserted, I mean the town in question. With all their collective giggling and jiggling, they really hadn't noticed how empty the town appears to be, scoff at it as everyone must be at the beach. A building with more than 300 rooms, the streets on the way to said hotel and COMPLETELY DEVOID OF LIFE!!! Oh I know, they're probably all at the beach. Yes this line is used over 5 times! WAKE UP!!! You're in a bad Twilight Zone episode, your lives are forfeit if you don't act now!! </p><p>With the only person about, the regional manager Carlos Savonarola (<i><b>Antonio Mayans of Emmanuelle y Carol, White Cannibal Queen, Cannibal Terror, Hellhole Women, Zombie Lake, Pick-Up Girls, Emmanuelle Exposed, Revenge in the House of Usher, Alone Against Terror, The Panther Squad, Angel of Death and Fury in the Tropics</b></i>) is giving the ladies the grand tour and leads them all to their rooms. Oh wait, no he doesn't. He gives them their keys and vague directions to their room. Prick. Ladies reading this blog, he is giving either a lecherous eye or a full-on John Carradine creeper eye. Whichever it may be, you'd mace him, knee him in the balls and run, right? </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga7r18j9z3Vym-8nsuzyrxIVXPLyIiNwId7-pMoBFqylW7Ez3-UWALbefP32lJm-ti6S9RBgHJG7AkObStZABVMOzy-u4rsU9x85kchyyHPpw0NiqnNWYfROS-0yZ03Qb3sOLqZ1b2DVapkwz14vu1ZAwyJrYtGJuHUOB4OOiX71yorK1bU-8T8Kq3Rw=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga7r18j9z3Vym-8nsuzyrxIVXPLyIiNwId7-pMoBFqylW7Ez3-UWALbefP32lJm-ti6S9RBgHJG7AkObStZABVMOzy-u4rsU9x85kchyyHPpw0NiqnNWYfROS-0yZ03Qb3sOLqZ1b2DVapkwz14vu1ZAwyJrYtGJuHUOB4OOiX71yorK1bU-8T8Kq3Rw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Udo Walken: for all your creeper needs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The guy looks like a hybrid of Udo Kier and Christopher Walken. Stranger Danger!!! There are more than 600 rooms, but Udo Walken wants the lot of you on other ends of the quad. They're booked solid. Really? Are you? Show me these people! Show me their cars, trucks, jeeps, Hell even those fruity little scooters! SHOW ME EVERYONE!!! </p><p> By this point, the girls should be hitting him with heavy objects and running for their lives. Also, what the hell, German travel agency? This hotel pay you in blood money? 5,000 deutch marks just get slipped your way every month? Was the ramshackle hotel in Eaten Alive booked? Thank goodness. That way the girls don't die via crocodile and the Lord's will. Guess the girls will be bummed knowing that they could have been with Buck and he likes to...fornicate. Yeah this is still a PG-13 blog, get over it. Could have made a stop-off at Motel Hell as well. Farmer Vincent always sets a nice table. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WlZ2l5bwD9Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="WlZ2l5bwD9Y"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>And now my friends, I must appease the male horndog readers. YUP nudity. Buckets of it! Faux lesbian scenes, tanning topless scenes, shower scenes, solo scenes, so much nudity you will forget this is a horror film. Sorry ladies. I felt you should be warned and it starts at the 8 minute and 37 second mark, which is a bit of restraint of Franco's behalf. Just going by Zombie Lake and Oasis of the Zombies time slot for jiggly tits getting freed. </p><p> Shot in Panavision, the sound is sadly in mono, so it dips in and out. Probably an effect corrected with an updated DVD or Blu-Ray version. Sadly, my POS viewing was the direct from VHS to DVD so no one cleaned up the picture or sound. Yay me! I also have the English subtitle not the English dubbed version. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ7m4sZm2r23XEmBBYH4VboTRWok7G5KlJs4OfzZuzPdubA7P32-NQ2FPLqYE7W8b38iCe1cb4mH5j70yRuCyg75XKi284SpvKEVRJNcJNWSTaaFkUyWvHlvobTt8-k5UJWIa5o4EJkMIZPvQPAsKi4j8Xdy881gy88JG7S1BxmUoImEdryjL9D8UFJg=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ7m4sZm2r23XEmBBYH4VboTRWok7G5KlJs4OfzZuzPdubA7P32-NQ2FPLqYE7W8b38iCe1cb4mH5j70yRuCyg75XKi284SpvKEVRJNcJNWSTaaFkUyWvHlvobTt8-k5UJWIa5o4EJkMIZPvQPAsKi4j8Xdy881gy88JG7S1BxmUoImEdryjL9D8UFJg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What does faux lesbian mean?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This movie is an hour and 37 minutes long and you feel every swing of the pendulum like the Sword of Damocles hanging over your tacky head. Also a wide-screen version. Not even sure if this wasn't also a video error via compression. </p><p> Is this a worthwhile film? No. Is there any justifiable reason for watching it? No. Look, if you're horny, there's ridiculous amounts of porn. I'm not judging. These characters are simply too stupid to be alive. They would have been hit by buses, fallen through a uncovered manhole, a sandstorm would have stripped their flesh off. A plague of locusts would have eaten their bits. What I am getting at is, they are less than believable as human beings. I am surprised they don't have to remind each other to breathe in and out.</p><p> We get past the 8 minute mark, the girls are either fooling around with one another, roaming topless or engaged in their faux lesbian shenanigans. </p><p>The plot is more micro-thin than a spandex thong! What's the plot? I'll help you. Titty. Character development? How titties are doing. Character death? Whose titties are no longer available. Potential evil killer cult? Dislikes titties. </p><p> Yeah I really could have done without this flick. PLEASE STOP asking for Jesus Franco film reviews! I beg you!</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR97AAFWjRvJVNNTyq8jNWO9DdBwVc2_bdqg_xDC3OBtJlpsSuGV97b0cZnZQEQKYFBprXYX5uozz0BjmwjUub0T8iRyxF2TiI_M6NjM8FTLRAlQGpqaXchQcKLXT8sT_ustw4ghm5rG4RlveoiPYNUHm-RZ0ht3-fm5DbQw8iuLLlGT7KjDXn6Oma1Q=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR97AAFWjRvJVNNTyq8jNWO9DdBwVc2_bdqg_xDC3OBtJlpsSuGV97b0cZnZQEQKYFBprXYX5uozz0BjmwjUub0T8iRyxF2TiI_M6NjM8FTLRAlQGpqaXchQcKLXT8sT_ustw4ghm5rG4RlveoiPYNUHm-RZ0ht3-fm5DbQw8iuLLlGT7KjDXn6Oma1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hi. We're here for the Scream audition.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-89436581938056666212021-12-23T16:04:00.000-06:002021-12-23T16:04:56.983-06:00Psycho Santa<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hello Readers! Merry Christmas, Happy
Hanukkah, Gracious Kwanzai and Happy Life Day!!!
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As I have been writing freelance I have
been away from the blog for some time. It has been requested by a few
fans that we need a Christmas horror movie review. I shudder to
think that people actually still read this blog but no accounting for
taste I suppose.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Today's movie will be no exception in
taste, poise and grace. We delve into an anthology of horror that we
are supposed to occur in this region of three tales that are loosely
linked to one another. This is Psycho Santa.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaDBzXki6TIOQ-e-wS1OiSx7Tror3UeU3sYHJg7eIi46OddSOvnmIbI8XlTI6JonohiPR2RZzyEXv9LN_3juUicSjmL-aLMjf9EP73HfVANMUKslzOauJ0Kc8d2ZTi0ujJnZU9VvsougC48gNF5ZXw8_kNLpr05At7cvKHrcgl8Edm0vq091kE75Myjg=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaDBzXki6TIOQ-e-wS1OiSx7Tror3UeU3sYHJg7eIi46OddSOvnmIbI8XlTI6JonohiPR2RZzyEXv9LN_3juUicSjmL-aLMjf9EP73HfVANMUKslzOauJ0Kc8d2ZTi0ujJnZU9VvsougC48gNF5ZXw8_kNLpr05At7cvKHrcgl8Edm0vq091kE75Myjg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa's got no time for chimneys!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Filmed via DV tape brought to us This
Is Not a Dream Productions. We have a girl roaming a junkyard as
she's being pursued by a guy in a Santa suit with a serrated blade
and then credits. Thought we are getting our first kill
and...credits. Cut to couple Ron and Jess as they prepare to go to a
Christmas party but Ron seems to have a lack of enthusiasm...for the
party, life, his marriage. Seriously his performance is more wooden
than a pine tree.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ron (<i><b>Jeff Samford of Psycho Santa
and Dead Clowns</b></i>) and Jess (<i><b>Michelle Samford of Cadaver
Bay and Psycho Santa</b></i>) start the typical unhappy married
couple banter of complaining on how long she takes to get ready and
how awful his sweater is. I was hoping for a Kane Hodder smash
through the window and gack them both. C'mon, doesn't anyone want to
see Kane Hodder decked out as a Santa murdering a bickering couple,
dressed as a mall Santa? Instead we are treated to public domain
Santa cartoon as Ron gets off his ass to load up in the truck, where
he can continue to bitch about the length of the drive out into the
boonies to party with HIS BEST FRIENDS. Yeah, he's filled with
Christmas cheer. Ron sensing Jess is not thrilled with his shitball
attitude, lightens the mood telling her a story of a series of murder
in the neighborhood during Christmas of a nutter in a Santa suit.
Yup, that will ease the tension. Guess he didn't know enough
cannibal jokes, small talk or anything of actual use. Just put on
the radio, doughy boy!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">So three girls meet up at a cabin every
Christmas and I guess engage with each other, sacrifice a reindeer to
their dark lord and master or just have to fulfill a nudity film
clause. A Psycho Santa Clause! Trust me, that is a better joke than
I heard in this movie. Two of the girls arrive earlier and their
friend Sarah doesn't appear to be at the house yet but all the
presents are around the tree. So clearly one of them needs a long
shower scene to show off her multiple piercings. PLOT POINT! After
her shower, she and other girl. I'm not even being a jerk, they never
call each other by their names and IMDB lists them both as Sarah's
friend. WTF??!! One of the girls goes outside to get three rocks
while the clearly dye job redhead showers. This goes on for more
than 4 minutes splicing rock finder's searching b-roll footage with
sleazy, poorly lit shower b-roll footage propelling me into a sense
of utter boredom. Clearly it is time to get in our Fredricks of
Hollywood lingerie, telling ghost stories, listening to bought music
and half-ass dance. Because Christmas.
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</p>We get Ron explaining what could have
been done with a few cut scenes but nope this film tells you the
killer came in, killed Sarah, wrapped a few parts in Christmas boxes
and did the same to the two girls. Now while that would have been
mildly gruesome, you place a box over one of the girls' heads, put
some tissue in to cover the hole and put the box lid over it. End
scene. We got none of that. I have to hear everything from crappy
ghost story, how they danced, collected rocks and DID NOT even worry
about Sarah still not being there but get to the potential creepy
gore scenes and that's just given to us via derpy Ron's exposition.
What in the nine hells, movie?
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</p>Our next story involves a couple of
burglars and are they a crackerjack team. By that, I think they were
freaking out on sugar and caramel corn. Taking close to 2 minutes to
pick the locks, our burglars lit by the street lamps and instead of
going through the back door, best to be out front looking very
obvious as burglars. Makes me wonder if they even had permits to
film and the cops got called on them. That would have been
entertaining hearing these two cry out, "We're making a movie!
God please don't shoot us!"
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">No gloves for this crack team of pros
as they go for the picture of the safe. Yeah they couldn't even go
to a place with a safe, so they printed out a picture of a safe to
represent the safe. If we turn off a few lights it will, still look
like picture of a safe. Our homeowner is blind and thus cannot see
the two in the house, in spite she still has ears, a nose smelling
their B.O.and in general the rest of her senses are heightened.
Secretly she's an attorney by day but by night she's Daredevil. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlWlVMgSI03ka6Ph9o8JMG-6olrj9viQZBgGGGcF2k0Fg3Fx2tclT_JvtcBVrFPSOJKDIS0nDmWBuWCvEHEWRePW4CCAO1m2WC4wAPxvrAyLW76X7dbwngee42oGjha__PX3_wGOUbWhTlK4RZRX7_zjlOxL88l8qADEbWuzMq_aPvv6AFdcwuwBRLNw=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlWlVMgSI03ka6Ph9o8JMG-6olrj9viQZBgGGGcF2k0Fg3Fx2tclT_JvtcBVrFPSOJKDIS0nDmWBuWCvEHEWRePW4CCAO1m2WC4wAPxvrAyLW76X7dbwngee42oGjha__PX3_wGOUbWhTlK4RZRX7_zjlOxL88l8qADEbWuzMq_aPvv6AFdcwuwBRLNw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa is burning calories.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Bumble-some burglars decide to drown her in her bathtub because she
could have identified them to the cops. She walked right by them as
they were boosting her stuff. They were perfectly safe. Locked in
a closet, blind woman had a loony locked away and now he's loose with
a craving for blood. No, not really. Burglar #2 gets offscreened to
death and with a crap green filter on the camera we see Burglar #1
speared in the eye with a candy cane sign. With no screams, minor
blood and a crap orchestral music. Chilling. Hubby of blind woman
drops plot point to officer in charge that Chris was locked away for
being a naughty boy but the whacko basket. Sorry, sorry. I mean
insane asylum was conveniently burned down and everyone assumed Chris
burned up with it. How he got the gasoline to do this or his murder sign is a mystery. Yup, no arson case follow-up for this building,
just head up ass vision on how real life operates. Yes, this movie
makes Christmas Evil seem as thrilling and scary as The Exorcist.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Chris has apparently broken into a
random woman's house, due to poor continuity he somehow teleported
behind said woman, which means he had to come in through the bathroom
with no windows. Maybe he came up through the crapper, much like
most of this film. No actual death scene but girl flops on bed with
a head wound. You are making Bloody Murder 1 look like a Friday the
13<sup>th</sup>, movie! Then it's day time and Chris Santa kills a
random kid in the woods but at least we got to see that death scene. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Between the lack of blocking,
direction, audio corrections, proper editing this looks like a high-schooler's attempt at directing a horror film. None of these stories
lineup well and it is a lot of details that Ron would never have had
available because police would have squashed the information on a
on-going investigation. The perfect plot twist would be Ron is
actually Chris but then we would have required Ron to "act"
and that is asking far too much. So they have gas issues, Ron farted
in the truck or they hit a reindeer, they have to stop the truck.
Shocking Chris kills them.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There's no creativity, mystery,
suspense or even intrigue for this movie. POV shots were fair but the
camera made enough noise that it drowns the audio. The actors
couldn't care less about the project and their performances
illustrate that mindset.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I would rather watch paint dry or be
forced to edit Barney the Dinosaur episodes. The only thing this
film is good for is examples how to not recreate this movie.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVG6e3qlW81Ms1BrMGpw2Nxs_D-NuZEhxxrKarKy78a91qwnp73Ip72nvqAFMMs-iNX9cwsXn390U8-9a1XvbqqtCcmJk-M6x9_7j_D9iXpn4yfQaE8u8dQLRtaire-LazNw_DoDjnRel3GrVy1POLhY3EftX-2wPagNNhGQcIYdMuVAkLcoJSjZ8s-Q=s1366" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVG6e3qlW81Ms1BrMGpw2Nxs_D-NuZEhxxrKarKy78a91qwnp73Ip72nvqAFMMs-iNX9cwsXn390U8-9a1XvbqqtCcmJk-M6x9_7j_D9iXpn4yfQaE8u8dQLRtaire-LazNw_DoDjnRel3GrVy1POLhY3EftX-2wPagNNhGQcIYdMuVAkLcoJSjZ8s-Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure hope my shower isn't interrupted with murder.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-68836600624610042202021-10-26T18:07:00.000-05:002021-10-26T18:07:59.046-05:00Night of the Animated Dead<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Howdy readers of the Rotten! Well we
are almost to Halloween and I have had some scouring for different
titles and bizarre stories, when I came across this interesting
little gem. Due to losing all rights to his own intellectual
property; the late <b>George Romero</b> (<i><b>Night of the Living
Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Knightriders, Creepshow, The
Dark Half and Land of the Dead</b></i>) spawned a tremendous love for
the zombie horror sub-genre. Many have used this same time over and
over as homage or a means to get their feet wet in the industry with
these gore-fueled nightmares. Hemisphere Entertainment throws their
hat in the ring with an animated retelling of the 1968 cult classic
with accomplished and enthusiastic voice cast, bringing us back to
that terrifying night. This is Night of the Animated Dead. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-VgtDh8rQZNJoDD1LFfYxYZONKTJPOx_Tuyc9Z7v6GSsJluspnw_ly4srhusOx7eDH0qCF1Yo5c3FVkegoWId23NPPGaVg3ObZpjfwQsCg3dEjbYaDcDjToLy-6KtXKgAoSjHf1L91-P/s1366/Animated+Dead+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-VgtDh8rQZNJoDD1LFfYxYZONKTJPOx_Tuyc9Z7v6GSsJluspnw_ly4srhusOx7eDH0qCF1Yo5c3FVkegoWId23NPPGaVg3ObZpjfwQsCg3dEjbYaDcDjToLy-6KtXKgAoSjHf1L91-P/s320/Animated+Dead+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mob of zombies or disgruntled Packers fans?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With classic hand drawn cells vs the
3-D CGI 2012 creation, the movie unfolds in that faithful cemetery
visit to the grave with Barbara (<i><b>Katherine Isabelle of Ginger
Snaps, Carrie, Stargate SG-1, Freddy Vs Jason, Sanctuary,
Supernatural, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, American Mary and The
Green Sea</b></i>) and anal retentive grump brother, Johnny (<i><b>Jimmi
Simpson of Loser, Rose Red, D.E.B.S., Seraphim Falls, Date Night,
Abraham Lincoln:Vampire Hunter, Westworld and Shriver</b></i>) who
winges on about the drive, how it has ruined his Sunday and in
general, being an ass.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">No sooner has the wreath been delivered
and prayers been said, Barbara is nearly assaulted by a zombie who
Johnny attempts to body check, only to crack his coconut on a marble
slab (First one of you shouts spoilers, I would point out this is
plot based from the 1968 original) and he is down for the count.
Barbara makes her way on foot to a seemingly empty farmhouse for
shelter, only to run into some more gruesome ghoulies. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu3tw91VL9kY70dqzPGRFPlXYLqwZ5SlHRzZS3WKiUCrxrzTpFxDD1UBJi7RmJkurjdCS3au6sYaOcRRAxt2wlWX6SCnfMCl1zbxGHvX8_L_RxOiz1GakqS48DbZ_JVssJTP80d3OI1Xd/s1366/Animated+Dead+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinu3tw91VL9kY70dqzPGRFPlXYLqwZ5SlHRzZS3WKiUCrxrzTpFxDD1UBJi7RmJkurjdCS3au6sYaOcRRAxt2wlWX6SCnfMCl1zbxGHvX8_L_RxOiz1GakqS48DbZ_JVssJTP80d3OI1Xd/s320/Animated+Dead+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, it's either zombies or beaver pelt smells.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enter Ben (<i><b>Dule Hill of Sugar
Hill, Color of Justice, She's All That, The Guardian, Miss Dial,
Pysch, Doubt, Psych: The Movie, Suits, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home,
Hypnotic, Muppet Babies and Psych 3: This Is Gus</b></i>). Our tall,
gruff protagonist that whoops some undead ass, secures the house and
gets Barbara to realize the object danger that she is in. With
meager barricades, a few Zeds violently dispatched, Ben tries to
reason with Barbara on their level of supplies, weapons and the fact
this house is littered with wood scraps. Previous owner must have
died from sheer exhaustion, collecting all these wood scraps. Or
this house momentarily belonged to a family of beavers. Take your
pick. Make no mistake, folks. This sucker is rated R for the zombie
gore. We're in a medium allowing more visual and visceral goings on. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbqrtinvEUVf83P3Z_Q8zGlTjEm8UTYoc4ccCuRdNwSzA7ZRC0M8FyZb2f4KW6aCtxxjDJvijBwiRwPu8aF4uL6K6iM0NtnkptJVyFxdc3aQXq9Msd7R4koP2YQWc6PmCtnDBkiRHe0Vz/s1366/Animated+Dead+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbqrtinvEUVf83P3Z_Q8zGlTjEm8UTYoc4ccCuRdNwSzA7ZRC0M8FyZb2f4KW6aCtxxjDJvijBwiRwPu8aF4uL6K6iM0NtnkptJVyFxdc3aQXq9Msd7R4koP2YQWc6PmCtnDBkiRHe0Vz/s320/Animated+Dead+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pep Boys' sales pitch just not working.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">There are differences to be sure. Case
in point, we actually get a flashback with Ben making his way from
town. Good ole Beakman's Diner turned into a slaughterhouse but ZERO
CRICKETS CHIRPING, so I was already thrilled to see and hear this. Naturally our four additional survivors make their way up from the
cellar and we get the smattering of dialogue expected. While I am a
huge <b>Josh Duhamel</b> (<i><b>Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!,
Crossing Jordan, Las Vegas, When In Rome, Movie 43, Safe Haven,
Battle Creek</b></i>, ) fan , I loved how <b>Karl Hardman's</b> Harry
Cooper sounded like a pissed off 1930s radio announcer. Sorry Josh. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzWKuDSbC8yjASe_0vvMhLe5j0F514RFaOjoe_b968ZUMm2j_436C1vKsiWn74uSy15ewmJaLCAqHlDbiE2gy_REkSpiv3RAWT9RFI-NVk5seubDNB-7dwCHq3v5PfrnlZqCrnExheOuS/s1366/Animated+Dead+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzWKuDSbC8yjASe_0vvMhLe5j0F514RFaOjoe_b968ZUMm2j_436C1vKsiWn74uSy15ewmJaLCAqHlDbiE2gy_REkSpiv3RAWT9RFI-NVk5seubDNB-7dwCHq3v5PfrnlZqCrnExheOuS/s320/Animated+Dead+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad table manners! Bad girl!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Whether or not Mr. Cooper will hang
with us, we have his wife Helen ( <i><b>Nancy Travis of Three Men and
a Baby, The Vanishing, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Greedy, Duckman,
Almost Perfect, Becker, The Bill Engvall Show, Rose Red, Married
Young and Last Man Standing</b></i>) and hapless (<i><b>not to
mention brainless </b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span>couple
Judy (<i><b>Katee Sackoff of Battlestar Galactica, Halloween:
Resurrection, Oculus, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Don't Knock Twice,
Longmire, The Flash, Star Wars Rebels, The Mandalorian, Robot Chicken
and Another Life</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)</span></span><i><b>
</b></i>and Tom (<i><b>Jame Roday Rodriguez of First Years,
Providence, Miss Match, The Dukes of Hazzard, Psych, WWE Raw,
Baby,Baby, Baby, Christmas Eve, Pushing Dead, Psych: The Movie, Buddy
Games, Psych 2 Lassie Come Home, A Million Little Things and Psych 3:
This Is Gus</b></i>)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>And yes Psych fans, both Shawn and Gus
are voicing in this. Yeah I got a good laugh too.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>The animation style is similar to an
era like the Super Powers days...only with tons of flesh rending and
blood caked gore. Great voice work overall and clearly this was done
with a certain amount of passion for the subject matter. Grey matter
that is.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Ultimately this is a love letter to the
Godfather of the zombies, cherishing the original and another version
of what you have already seen in the black and white. We're not
breaking new ground but it's not meant to. It is meant to showcase
some animation talent and voice cast credentials. For the haters that
complain the pace is too slow, it's duplicating the formula on how
certain film was striding in the day. I guess folk born after 1985
are unfamiliar without a film not relying on an ass-load of jump
scares and two-dimensional, douche dialogue.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">At 71 minutes, the flick delivers what
it set out to do and I had fun making cartoon references and riffs
throughout the movie, but I do that kind of crap through
"A-list"cinema as well. Grab it for a goof, surprise
people with this dark cartoon. Hell, make a drinking game out of it.
I had a blast with it. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> So here's to retouching on a cult classic.
Keep an ear out for MAD TV and Sh*t My Dad Says alumni,<b>Will Sasso</b>
as the Sheriff. The man can deliver.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> FYI, watch the Riff Trax version of
the original Night of the Living Dead. You enjoy the snark and
riffs.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMbA6Ntif7fVveJi9f-kNsAMjbIKZYQBhgeEKwfn7iGsT30fSuAFwrF8jvOMilGRkP-6FppKGxgTvwagZNXB1abrK0dviNooac7CZ5fqt1aFGouU4Yy548VWuP6z6LiEmh3HU0pYx1Pn9/s1366/Animated+Dead+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMbA6Ntif7fVveJi9f-kNsAMjbIKZYQBhgeEKwfn7iGsT30fSuAFwrF8jvOMilGRkP-6FppKGxgTvwagZNXB1abrK0dviNooac7CZ5fqt1aFGouU4Yy548VWuP6z6LiEmh3HU0pYx1Pn9/s320/Animated+Dead+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bit overkill for this squirrel hunt, Sheriff.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-11087038082460573552021-09-23T21:11:00.000-05:002021-09-23T21:11:58.115-05:00Horrortales.666 Part 2<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hey there, Readers of the Rotten! I
was requested by producer/writer/actor/director<b> Phil Herman</b>
(<i><b>Hell on Earth II: The Arena of Death, Burglar from Hell, Tales
for the Midnight Hour, HorrorTales.666, Into the Woods,Sickened and
Morbid Stories</b></i>) with <b>C Word Productions</b> (<i><b>Lycanimator,
Slimoids, Ouija Mummy and Hey Alice</b></i>) along with production of
cult and B movies, <b>The Sleaze Box</b> (<i><b>Amerikan Holokaust,
Cannibal Claus, Chaso A.D., Death-Scort Service, and Earth Girls Are
Sleazy</b></i>) to give today's movie a gander.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This would be an indie horror
anthology. I know that sounds so unusual on my blog he said
sarcastically, but I am more than willing to give it an objective
view. All kidding aside, our story starts with a burglar breaking
into the wrong house with the promise of Hell or journey through dark
tales. This is HorrorTales.666 Part 2.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HAuMq2sH3lds2ukgznbwUtWVVt3Lgvs9LNL5-WVtHRz9TjU0BPtxkNc4KzkTID8ypp8bbrixye6a0UOW6LJayIzKPLhQPTEeFnN5I6bXM8LpPlcV9P7LcWWS1ZucqqjAvFC4-Sodm-gF/s1366/HorrorTales+666+Part+2+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HAuMq2sH3lds2ukgznbwUtWVVt3Lgvs9LNL5-WVtHRz9TjU0BPtxkNc4KzkTID8ypp8bbrixye6a0UOW6LJayIzKPLhQPTEeFnN5I6bXM8LpPlcV9P7LcWWS1ZucqqjAvFC4-Sodm-gF/s320/HorrorTales+666+Part+2+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do farts have lumps?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Our movie opens with a dedication to
the late, great Scream Queen <b>Julie Strain</b> (<b>136 films</b>)
who passed away in January this year and graced the original film
with her role. Our credits with a speed metal number unveiling what
is to come but offers no insight to what the film is going to be
about. I like that as it gives some suspense, instead of those indie
films that use footage of the movie and basically give you a barrage
of spoilers you didn't ask for and ruins the overall vibe of the film.
A quick text side scroll tells us the burglar is back from the
previous film, giving a highlight of what occurred last time.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>18 years prior, a burglar (<i><b>Joel
D. Wynkoop of Wicked Games, Creep, Addicted to Murder: Tainted Blood,
Scary Tales, Evil Tales 3: The Final Chapter, HorrorTales.666, Before
I Die, Joel D. Wynkoop's the Bite and Always Midnight</b></i>) snuck
into a house, found a computer loaded for taboo stories of darkness
and he couldn't look away, reading one after the other. That's how he
got pinched the first time. . 18 years later, that same burglar
broke into yet another house with more disturbing stories for his
reading pleasure. The nagging wife is driving him crackers about
getting a job. Yeah because viable work is always available to
ex-cons. There's...convenience store clerk after midnight,
um...collecting recycling as early as 5 a.m. , maybe mopper at the
nudey booths. Okay petty thievery may be his best option. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilclN7-MuH_XWFXZxij36HIJ34VknbdeVG5-7ceDTMzhSIujS3BHuCaTanUHtV5T5oWv2hEJFYkQbn-q778O65jhf6drosWSwUCHnL5pYafUai8YcwxA2NPx7U6i_Fsswpzhu29qoXsWod/s1366/Horrortales+666+Part+2+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilclN7-MuH_XWFXZxij36HIJ34VknbdeVG5-7ceDTMzhSIujS3BHuCaTanUHtV5T5oWv2hEJFYkQbn-q778O65jhf6drosWSwUCHnL5pYafUai8YcwxA2NPx7U6i_Fsswpzhu29qoXsWod/s320/Horrortales+666+Part+2+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heckraiser.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">However, this time an actual threat
appears in the form of a deranged voice and then he manifests
into...well either a rocker or possibly an evil hippie devil.
(d<i><b>irector/writer/producer/actor Jaysen Buterin of Monster X,
Strange Events 2, Kill Giggles, Doctor Who: The Ginger Chronicles,
Bombshell Bloodbath, Fix It in Post and Hellarious</b></i>) Our
devil taunts him, giving him the choice. Creepy as hell stories or
the eternal agony of Hell itself. With as many options as a fish and
chip shop, our burglar sits down for another round of terror induced
tales.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Our first story is <b>Open House</b>.
No doubt a happy couple trying to get a home of their own and
something goes awry. Yes, yes I know. Jake, don't be so pessimistic.
An absolute doll of a girl is busying herself with some arts and
crafts...while two bodies are laying slump and had plastic bags used
on them. Yes, I think we should question the little girl too but I am
not sure if she didn't have anything to do with it. In walks a
shrouded killer who merely glances at the little girl and walks out.
Yup she'll be fine. A few inexpiable homicides, serious
psychotherapy, eh she'll bounce right back.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvsWF5Xco-PK-2XhW6Z72QwmE9RH0MK-lO48sDVLUo6SaIZYX4WjFJzvIPMi_Df5KlFzf9BPyc2bsAxKqX9yqALOpKy2neObUXMzSsuWqyTvtVJkfZjz7rkgzrjrJN_Wq7oYz7I2Kq3z7/s1366/Horrortales+666+Part+2+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvsWF5Xco-PK-2XhW6Z72QwmE9RH0MK-lO48sDVLUo6SaIZYX4WjFJzvIPMi_Df5KlFzf9BPyc2bsAxKqX9yqALOpKy2neObUXMzSsuWqyTvtVJkfZjz7rkgzrjrJN_Wq7oYz7I2Kq3z7/s320/Horrortales+666+Part+2+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, don't eat Taco Bell.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Sue (<i><b>Noellie Burger of Matthew
and Ophelia's Wonderful World of Fun, Social Distance, Massacre
Academy and 13 Fanboy</b></i>)the new realtor has been tasked to get
that property looking swanky and available for those new potential
owners. I wonder if her firm does full disclosure. "Yes the
kitchen is roomy, great countertops and we had a double homicide here
ages ago." Beth and co-worker Kate start to prep a collective
of pranks that could end badly for all.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Next story is <b>The Last Farewell of
Mr. Perez</b> is a tale of Mr. Perez's final days on Earth. Ordinary
I would expect an expensive bottle of hooch and a myriad of "Woe
is me" when Perez has a true epiphany. An eye-opening
experience, to know what his true purpose in life has always been.
With the minuscule budget our film has, the effects are pretty
impressive for this movie. While it feels more science fiction in
appearance plot-wise, it's still a solid story.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As we move on to the next story, we
gaze into the cheating heart of Mrs. Claus via <b>Slay Ride</b>. Yes
Mrs. Claus is getting holly and jolly with one of Santa's little
helpers. She's claiming his candy cane for the season.
Unfortunately for these merry and bright, Santa is all too aware of
this breaking and entering and seizes the opportunity to put them on
the naughty list. Santa enjoys a wank before his murderous rage.
Yup, you guessed it, there's titty. I know some of you were waiting
to ask that. The gore gags could have been better but it covers it
well enough.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Onto <b>The Present </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">with
Larry (</span><i><b>Kirk Sardonis of Drifter, Horrortales.666 Part 2
and Things 666</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">) heading to
his cellar to find his wife Julia (</span><i><b>Roxxy Mountains of
Drifter, Dark Zone Thirteen, Things 5, Horrortales.666 Part 2 and
Things 666</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">) and boy we
wasted no time at all, right to the sex and the ultra ultra violence.
Yes lady readers, there be even more titty. Yippey. </span>
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
last story, </span><b>My Life</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
this weird meta story line drags Dustin Hubbard and Phil Herman
attempting to get work done on Horrortales.666 Part 2. Everyone
under the sun and maybe a bit of Troma status is hounding the two for
parts in the flick. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Familiar
faces like </span><b>Shawn C.Phillips</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(</span><i><b>MILFs vs Zombies, Director's Cut, Camp Blood 4, Camp
Blood 5, Grindsploitation, The Killer Robots! Crash and Burn,
Allusion , Bloody Island and Witchcraft 16: Hollywood Coven</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
</span><b>Ari Lehman </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><i><b>Friday
the 13</b></i><sup><i><b>th</b></i></sup><i><b>, Night on Has Been
Mountain, The Girl, House of Forbidden Secrets, Easter Sunday and
Cheerleader Camp: To the Death</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
</span><b>Debbie Rochon</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(</span><i><b>Vampire's Kiss, Banned, Black Easter, Broadcast
Bombshells, Santa Claws, Red Lips II, The Vampire's Seduction, In the
Hood and Rage of the Werewolf</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and Debbie D (</span><i><b>Sorority Slaughter 2, Legal Entrapment,
Play Dead, Destiny: Vampire Mermaid, Tales for the Midnight Hour, The
Go-Go Girl Strangler!, Hayride Slaughter, Abducted! And Hayride
Slaughter II</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">).</span></p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With this film tallying out to an hour
and 55 minutes, it does provide plenty eerie and morbid creativity.
This shows clever directors giving it their all with a limited
budget, proving they can compete with big budget horror having to
push the envelope with more imagination. The variety of the films
gives credence to an anthology. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULpODPHGkQprt_YNvSdbP4nSCTfCrU7q4lhMpuWhm7Un4igP4qc70lbe_DQF8RP01S2Xzop2pMFb4yrl7Fue0pmOa0npqyinY0SSgz6noIU4WchnPlncDB4E7NkDT1oNcCdk68yark6_Q/s1366/Horrortales+666+Part+2+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULpODPHGkQprt_YNvSdbP4nSCTfCrU7q4lhMpuWhm7Un4igP4qc70lbe_DQF8RP01S2Xzop2pMFb4yrl7Fue0pmOa0npqyinY0SSgz6noIU4WchnPlncDB4E7NkDT1oNcCdk68yark6_Q/s320/Horrortales+666+Part+2+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey kids! It's Debbie Rochon!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-59503888433803654582021-09-13T13:15:00.000-05:002021-09-13T13:15:07.559-05:00Gunpowder Milkshake<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> How do, readers of the rotten. After
last write up with Italian Post-Apocalyptic goofiness, I thought I
would see what is on Netflix. Yes, thankfully the films made with
Netflix seem to survive. Can't say the same for Marvel cable series
but what do I know? No I thought we'd see what bonny lass <b>Karen
Gillan</b> (<i><b>The Kevin Bishop Show, Dr. Who, The Well, Guardians
of the Galaxy, Oculus, Selfie, 7 Days in Hell, Guardians of the
Galaxy Vol.2, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Avengers: Infinity War,
Avengers: Endgame and Jumanji: The Next Level</b></i>), a young
actress that has seen no less than three predominant characters (<i><b>Amy
Pond of Dr. Who, Ruby of Jumanji and Nebula of Guardians of the
Galaxy</b></i>) that are in cosplay demand, she with a substantial
cast stars in an action-packed, fist fighting and gun play film. This
is Gunpowder Milkshake. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uiovSaOoj9Qd23a8bgDBEIJkDK7j7zOW0AculgR6XjLOr76rUE2f6-mWncwDKdAxW7GNMQ0HCPbQidEnCCUn_tRXvkls2_qzDowcEfvOTyB_49lATNez6yMhLnSTL38EOHIOzBNuYpcB/s1366/Gunpowder+Milkshake+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uiovSaOoj9Qd23a8bgDBEIJkDK7j7zOW0AculgR6XjLOr76rUE2f6-mWncwDKdAxW7GNMQ0HCPbQidEnCCUn_tRXvkls2_qzDowcEfvOTyB_49lATNez6yMhLnSTL38EOHIOzBNuYpcB/s320/Gunpowder+Milkshake+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hands at ten and two.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With an elite status of a professional
assassin, Scarlet (<i><b>Lena Headey of 300, The Red Baron,
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Risen, Dredd, The Purge, The
Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia,
Game of Thrones and Masters of the Universe: Revelations</b></i>) was
catching all kinds of heat, had to leave her child Sam in the care of
others while she went off-grid. Oh c'mon Scarlet, you managed to
care for John Connor during cyborg madness.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Our movie opens credits with a near
Bond orchestral soundtrack that is haunting and invigorating to the
mind. I know I am in for some gratuitous ultra, ultra violence.
Already this movie gives of a vibe of Alan Ladd's This Gun for Hire,
or maybe I am just nostalgic for film noir. Karen is wearing a
trench coat and fedora giving steely eyes, so yeah maybe that's why it
is clicking. Her hovel of an apartment is near Spartan level of
clean and free of real creature comforts, so our hitwoman doesn't
draw attention to herself. Hell bet the neighbors think she's either
a workaholic, closet lesbian or a moody artist. Neighbors are always
nosy. Like her mother, Sam is also working for the enigmatic
organization, "The Firm". Not starring Tom Cruise. Hehe. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3M6E4akwCGXn7h8CQCirxD720HwiZmy0dG8m57tqWht9Vq42gthVmpThRwuWQO6lE7lIdFjPcdfde-CdQDFHfEBdK65z5gHJ1Km6kURW1-eXiRMYLTi6Cab37fEbEOLAHiJzZm2hkj2xW/s1366/Gunpowder+Milkshake+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3M6E4akwCGXn7h8CQCirxD720HwiZmy0dG8m57tqWht9Vq42gthVmpThRwuWQO6lE7lIdFjPcdfde-CdQDFHfEBdK65z5gHJ1Km6kURW1-eXiRMYLTi6Cab37fEbEOLAHiJzZm2hkj2xW/s320/Gunpowder+Milkshake+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BANZAIIII!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Now before we go any further, I want to
talk about the whining man babies commenting all over this film.
Most of them are pissed that a predominant number of women are in
kick ass roles, tackling the same ridiculous odds similar to a male
protagonist in a cheese-ball 80s action movie.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Their insipid point? But they can't do
that. They're girls! Yeah that is the crux of their argument.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> In their tiny brained mindset, women
can be the mothers, the sisters, the prostitutes, final girls in
slasher flicks and the femme fatales buuuuut, they cannot be cops,
firefighters or a bad ass cadre of assassins. I'd flog these morons
but who has the time.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>A good, old-fashioned vanilla milkshake
with an extra scoop is in order since Sam was a little girl waiting
for Scarlet to come back from yet another job. Guess it is hard
being a single mom that gacks people. A flashback interaction with
mom as adult Sam relaxes after whacking that many wise guys. Nathan
(<i><b>Paul Giamatti of Ripper, Donnie Brasco, Private Parts, Saving
Private Ryan, The Amazing Screw-On Head, Barney's Version, John Dies
in the End and Rock of Ages</b></i>) has been watching over Sam since
she was a young girl has to be Sam's handler for contracts. With the
last job looking like the final scene in Resevoir Dogs, Sam's skill
set is needed. Someone stole from The Firm and the boys in charge are
none too happy. But wait! It gets worse! <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTW4IAdIoDxXWYMn9xjvH6jK0aEa5gz9eDPw61iXz8aGqwUsu2iQ-29EEV_-mFnfUXn6S4wRDOEgDouUPwVF9tyfTd9wiisj7kKjvhvZ43ww3Y7anRpyHoGoZ-P3PSs-qrQq4IP7H5ivz/s1366/Gunpowder+Milkshake+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTW4IAdIoDxXWYMn9xjvH6jK0aEa5gz9eDPw61iXz8aGqwUsu2iQ-29EEV_-mFnfUXn6S4wRDOEgDouUPwVF9tyfTd9wiisj7kKjvhvZ43ww3Y7anRpyHoGoZ-P3PSs-qrQq4IP7H5ivz/s320/Gunpowder+Milkshake+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They serve pie here at all?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The 15 or so scumbags that attempted to
ventilate Sam, one of them was son to mover and shaker kingpin, Jim
McAlester (<i><b>Ralph Ineson of The Selfish Giant, Vera, Assassin's
Creed IV: Black Flag, Ambassadors, Inspector George Gently, New
Worlds, Kingsman: Secret Service, The Witch, Bluestone 42 and The
Huntsman: Winter's War</b></i>). Yet another mob kid trying to show
Dad he can move up in the organization on his own, gets popped like a
champagne cork and now Dear ole Da wants blood. Whoopsie!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPo4yYS3MpNesWAIdHA2bvwoeDqorx1yKrKWz6H8X3mjNH_pIui6X__MWTNgZjOevTK-_He8by5Eg7dzosd9liTvwOE21S98M8OmUMFkW-OYhxkf22J3FGOsBYQeTRKQTBOBSpVk7ju7C/s1366/Gunpowder+Milkshake+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPo4yYS3MpNesWAIdHA2bvwoeDqorx1yKrKWz6H8X3mjNH_pIui6X__MWTNgZjOevTK-_He8by5Eg7dzosd9liTvwOE21S98M8OmUMFkW-OYhxkf22J3FGOsBYQeTRKQTBOBSpVk7ju7C/s320/Gunpowder+Milkshake+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure about the whole trench coat look, honey.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Opening an active library account with
former surrogate mothers like accounts Anna May (<i><b>Angela Basset
of Strange Days, Vampire in Brooklyn, Contact, Supernova, The Rosa
Parks Story, Alias, Nothing But the Truth, ER,This Means War, Black
Panther and 9-1-1</b></i>), records Florence (<i><b>Michelle Yeoh of
Super Cop, Super Cop 2, Yes,Ma'am, Silver Hawk, Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, Star Trek: Discovery and Shang
Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings</b></i>) head librarian and
quartermaster (<i><b>Carla Guinano of Watchmen, Race to Witch
Mountain, Women in Trouble, The Might Macs, Elektra Luxx, Sucker
Punch, Man of Steel, San Andreas, Bling and Batman v Superman: Dawn
of Justice</b></i>) is a stickler for rules. Again, with that much
firepower at her fingertips, DO NOT piss off the quartermaster...or
be loud in the library. It's rude.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With clean weapons, Sam is back in
action and makes her way to the hit. Problem is our thief boosted
bearer bonds for four screw-ups in Hollywood Horror masks, the
Universal monsters to be exact because they have his 8 year old
daughter, Emily (<i><b>Chloe Coleman of Glee, Angels and Demons,
Transparent, Puppy Star Christmas, Big Little Lies, My Spy, The
Resident, Kinderwood and Gunpowder Milkshake</b></i>). The Firm is
less than happy with Sam and are leaving her to Jim McAlester and his murderous, malefic moppets. Nathan provides Sam with a leg up and
maybe she'll see another day. Emily is just going with the flow,
considering she just saw three guys whacked and is on the move with
Sam. It's almost like Sam knows what it is to be in Emily's shoes
and now her own mother's as well.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Writer/director <b>Navot Papushado</b>
(<i><b>Rabies, Big Bad Wolves, ABCs of Death 2, and Once Upon a Time
in Palestine</b></i>) sets a tone about duty, obligation, family and
honor in his gunsmoke fueled, dysfunctional family platform.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">FYI, a minor spoiler for you all as Sam
went completely Buffy on the thug in the Dracula mask; staking him
with a broken mop handle through the heart. Yes I laughed profusely.
Serious I do not understand the hate for this flick. We have
gorgeous women whooping ass, getting into gun fights, fist fights and
martial arts galore. Do I feel this is the female Expendables? Not
one bit. Yes they also are hired killers but they have a near family
dynamic, while The Expendables just felt like beer buddies with guns.
Again nothing wrong with either film, but don't compare the two.
Aside from a significant casting, they are nothing alike. The
chemistry between Gillan and Headey does feel like a mother/daughter
relationship...well except all the bodies they dropped. That could
be a weird tradition.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Good cast, awesome effects and decent
dialogue exchange. Solid story done with many a hitman that
rediscovers his humanity, then fights against the very institution he
swore an oath to; so why can't it be said for a woman as well? So
yeah I would recommend this film.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-S9W8IgttsgU2zR_fRWUEZBNMmRdPh0LOgoMFT2Lq2r32x4CtbG9dnqBTFww4vy-MXzqzMQ869gAqUYZ-QdfdnOhReux0MlwhzgfkE-8MzRbnmuZpKqsKEzsBXR1h_fKQ0Rzcr0pUvEa/s1366/Gunpowder+Milkshake+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-S9W8IgttsgU2zR_fRWUEZBNMmRdPh0LOgoMFT2Lq2r32x4CtbG9dnqBTFww4vy-MXzqzMQ869gAqUYZ-QdfdnOhReux0MlwhzgfkE-8MzRbnmuZpKqsKEzsBXR1h_fKQ0Rzcr0pUvEa/s320/Gunpowder+Milkshake+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's got Karen Gillan Eyeeeessss....<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-70008870811006919202021-09-02T19:11:00.000-05:002021-09-02T19:11:42.196-05:00Endgame<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Howdy boys and girls! Well September is
here...Um less heat? With that in mind I felt a need. For Speed?
Nah I have a need for some post-apocalyptic goofiness from Italy.
Yes when you need a bizarre and over the top post-apocalypse, you go
to Italy every time. A mutant needs the aid of a TV game show
Gladiator (Nitro?) to help lead her band of mutants to a safe harbor.
This is Endgame. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7hi0pKaoHMZRF4Zgi4r4EP2cy5hUMNJ__XT3QR_bz5u2hYbSRU1o0LV1KY6LMW0J28bACmkgUIJkh-CjxMA9EUjvMtO9SM-9spzSWkgafF_AzApMIT2EKhhEXcjP-8cj0JPCi55mg7pO/s1366/Endgame+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7hi0pKaoHMZRF4Zgi4r4EP2cy5hUMNJ__XT3QR_bz5u2hYbSRU1o0LV1KY6LMW0J28bACmkgUIJkh-CjxMA9EUjvMtO9SM-9spzSWkgafF_AzApMIT2EKhhEXcjP-8cj0JPCi55mg7pO/s320/Endgame+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post-apocalyptic power couple..<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Brought to us by exploitation and mock-buster director <b>Joe D' Amato</b> (<i><b>Anthroopophagus,
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead, Porno Holocaust, Absurd a.k.a.
Zombi 8, Ator, the Fighting Eagle, Cave Dwellers, 2020 Texas
Gladiators and Zombie 5: Killing Birds</b></i>) and served with a
smile, we catch up with the world post World War III. Um is that the
Star Trek Eugenics Wars? The Apes taking over the planet? Man, this
alternative futures are hard to keep track of.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Opening credits sequence just sounds
like someone bored and noodling around with Casio keyboard. Sorry
but first gripe kicked in already. Lot of mushroom cloud footage to
signify the end of days. The year is 2025 (<i><b>saaaay, that's not
too far away</b></i>) and humanity has been bombarded with nuclear
radiation, the towns and cities are wastelands and some semblance of
order has been established. The big source of entertainment are the
gladiators (<i><b>cue Running Man theme</b></i>), as they slaughter
one another for the spectators' viewing pleasure. So, reality TV
just got a bit darker. Endgame was founded in 2012 (<b>don't remember
that but I don't follow much TV</b>) and the zones change as they
have participants around the world. A simple televised Hunter vs
Prey and the clock is running for 12 hours, so our athletes better
not have skipped cardio or leg day.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZPVVsXFtmZd4TJQFFZSKcvfOszLLZWCa2oj_B-7yvS8UVOp4BCB3NzV8Z0fWrqeAT9Xl1lmX-QCN83OjwraIPP68bB-Fij3CuLS7xrsTpa-5J3jlgvbdHIeXGQiX74JuV7BkjPkNdkrp/s1366/Endgame+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZPVVsXFtmZd4TJQFFZSKcvfOszLLZWCa2oj_B-7yvS8UVOp4BCB3NzV8Z0fWrqeAT9Xl1lmX-QCN83OjwraIPP68bB-Fij3CuLS7xrsTpa-5J3jlgvbdHIeXGQiX74JuV7BkjPkNdkrp/s320/Endgame+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Umbrella Company's Hunks?!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Moving on, the rat population haven't
been altered other than feeding on human cadavers, these may be the
same rats from<b> Bruno Mattei's Rats: Night of Terror</b>. They do
get best Italian knock-off top-billing. A gaggle of storm troopers
(A passel? A herd? A scourge?) in decked out in black gas masks,
helmets and a leather ensemble that was faaaabulous!! Of course
those German MP40 made by <b>Steyr Arms </b>might keep most folk at
bay.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> FUN FACT! MP38s were some of the
first German sub-machine guns during WWII and yet somehow their
successors survived WWIII??? Yeah I am just as baffled as you are
now, folks. They're searching the catacombs and burnt building for
telepaths and other such mutants...so they can kill them. Probably
because they're the baddies. Still they are fabulously dressed in
spite of their gauche behavior. Love they have this weird hybrid of
a gig-counter and Ghostbusters EKG. Oh no, Xavier gave them a
portable Cerebro!!! SELLOUT!!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y2QTtuEi6QAFnrLdyiBLV-XfYtVthYup-r_c0IuXf7xU4z849ZT6HVGlmmBwxamJ05ZK8P0gRRAIxvOx9t3yQHBZwMvhoYwxNEaKsa6evK5T9hZ6S5bXs1nFYzxvbbLrCiM2oB2Nmylg/s1366/Endgame+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Y2QTtuEi6QAFnrLdyiBLV-XfYtVthYup-r_c0IuXf7xU4z849ZT6HVGlmmBwxamJ05ZK8P0gRRAIxvOx9t3yQHBZwMvhoYwxNEaKsa6evK5T9hZ6S5bXs1nFYzxvbbLrCiM2oB2Nmylg/s320/Endgame+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butch fella, ain't he?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Resident Wasteland Champion of
Endgame...Ron Shannon (<i><b>Al Cliver of Black Emmanuelle, White
Emmanuelle,Zombi 2, Rulers of the City, Apache Woman, Blazing
Flowers, Devil Hunter, The Black Cat, 2020 Texas Gladiators, Touch of
Death and The New Gladiators</b></i>). Yeah I gotta pause right
there. Savior of the future mutants is named...Ron. Lacks the
gravitas of Professor Xavier. Well he is the best at what he does
and what he does ain't pretty. (<b>Where have I read that? Oh well.</b>)
Shannon and "Ninja" (<i><b>Hal Yamanouchi of The Humanoid,
Gardenia, I'm Photogenic, The Last Hunter, Hearts and Armour, Sing
Sing, Endgame The Lone Runner and Under the Chinese Restaurant</b></i>)
a fellow gladiator have been recruited by Lilith (<i><b>the forever
gorgeous Laura Gemser of Black Emanuelle, Emanuelle in Bangkok, Black
Cobra Woman, Voyage of the Damned, Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals,
Sister Emanuelle and Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade</b></i>) to
assist her and a gathering of mutants to a safe place free of the
cruelty of humanity.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
Good luck avoiding all of humanity!
Granted the population has gone down due to nuclear holocaust, you're
still going to need trade, commerce, bartering and farming. Not to
mention if the radiation effected insect life like in Damnation
Alley, yer gettin' giant bugs! </p><p></p><p> Lilith pleads for Shannon's help for
not just her sake or the mutants, but maybe to give Shannon something
other than blood rending slaughter. Peace of mind perhaps.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>A few notes of interest, officially
sponsoring the Endgame is Life/Plus. Increases muscle fibers and
sexual prowess. Yup ,Boner Biscuits. Sorry if I spoiled that for
you but when we have been subjected to 25 years of boner pills and
aphrodisaics as a paid for advertisements, it didn't seem that off
putting. Plus Yosamite Sam has something else to scream when things
go awry. Aw, boner biscuits!
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Wanting Shannon's head on a pig pole
for the world to see is Kurt Karnak (<i><b>Writer/actor George
Eastman of Django Shoots First, The Cobra, Django Kills Softly, Baba
Yaga, Anthropophagus, Porno Holocaust, 1990: The Bronx Warriors,
Absurd, 2019: After the Fall of New York, Hands of Steel,
Blastfighter and The Barbarians</b></i>), a dude who I am convinced
between his Kenny Loggins' good looks and the snarling drool foaming
on his face, homie may O.D. On Life/Plus Boner Biscuits. It is hard
for me to take the hunters serious when their war paint looks like
Bowie's glam rock era or the Kiss Army of the Apocalypse, "Oh
Hell, Tim. Let's run! Ziggy Stardust is back on our trail!" A
sentence uttered by no man...ever.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As Shannon is listed as prey this game,
he is doing everything to sway the hunters. False trails, hidden
traps and straight-up ambush attacks. While the general populous is
glued to Not Deathrace 2000, the government is meeting secretly to
plot and exterminate (<i><b>EXTERMINATE!!!</b></i>) the mutant
community buuut no big, hulking sentinels. Just the previous kill
squads in their fabulous leather numbers. Also according to these
heads of...state or county, the community viewing the show is no more
than 5 million people. Um, aren't there close to 7 billion living on
this planet right now?!!
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Math is not my strong suit but that
would mean more than 1 billion, 1 hundred thousand were wiped out in
the initial bombing alone. Add nuclear winter, starvation,
inadequate irrigation, no healthcare and less food means almost 3
billion starved or killed one another.
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Back to the film, Lilith and Shannon
start trying to come to terms with each of their life choices, and
while Lilith is by far the more noble of the two, we are seeing
Shannon finally believe in something other than himself. The karate
chop of death Shannon keeps using was cracking me up. I guess they
were going for Dim Mak or Touch of Death if you prefer. The facial
expressions the guys chose though. Yeesh. One guy looked like he
climaxed...IN HIS PANTS!!! Shannon puts together a team of mercs
with promise of two pounds of gold as payment if they can help
transport the mutants 200 miles in the badlands.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Yes lady readers, there's a rape scene
in Act 2 buuut it isn't a ton of nudity. The dialogue used was
pretty foolish but again I always feel I have to warn readers of such
if you feel the need to watch the movie in question.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>With a Joe D' Amato film, expect over
the top dialogue delivery, fight and gun fight scenes (<i><b>the
exception being the Sci-Fi Fantasy films</b></i>), a handful of
sexual content (<i><b>See what I did there?</b></i>) and story about
the human condition.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Is this a brilliant movie? No. Is it a
bad movie? Not really. Feels more like a lazy Saturday flick for the
fellas and maybe some violence enthusiastic ladies. Overall, the
film keeps to the Post-Apocalypse route of the end of civilization,
humanity rearing its head back into the world full of devastation and
how they overcome those desperate odds. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdr5SlwjRuuOsII_sGTewnH8169ssQd_BPMTo2-qMxWQ-lcMVLOfgYAtcjAsBvTyy5Wb5gTqPoaHmDUbLZqyDxjrmYemA6cLbj1_K-t3bdpEEzAcNgiVeln8jDZL_oXKxpiKdX6K5XSOe/s1366/Endgame+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdr5SlwjRuuOsII_sGTewnH8169ssQd_BPMTo2-qMxWQ-lcMVLOfgYAtcjAsBvTyy5Wb5gTqPoaHmDUbLZqyDxjrmYemA6cLbj1_K-t3bdpEEzAcNgiVeln8jDZL_oXKxpiKdX6K5XSOe/s320/Endgame+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, I think the writer is giving us crap.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-36456132422006147882021-08-03T11:12:00.000-05:002021-08-03T11:12:53.074-05:00Black Widow<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hello all. Welcome back to the blog.
Well this review has become a mixed bag, with the impeding lawsuit
for the House of the Mouse, plenty of fellow reviews have been rude
and awful or felt like fluff pieces. So I will delve into today's
movie with objective eyes. Catching up with her after the Civil War
among the supers, Romanoff is done. Done with the games, the fights
and the secrets. This is Black Widow. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObNrUAEO13mKK5cgzVOWpzwDgrbijE_gQpQ_zJrHnBo3D42ewB6oLadKlgdeXRKSz7RxZBHLStR9IPd5q1_r8Kl70vaeMr6Lvm089dg9k4YlT79RXN-_erbnUut9P1URO0hnQM76cINMr/s1366/Black+Widow+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObNrUAEO13mKK5cgzVOWpzwDgrbijE_gQpQ_zJrHnBo3D42ewB6oLadKlgdeXRKSz7RxZBHLStR9IPd5q1_r8Kl70vaeMr6Lvm089dg9k4YlT79RXN-_erbnUut9P1URO0hnQM76cINMr/s320/Black+Widow+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yer gun is digging in my hip...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Natasha (<i><b>Scarlett Johansson of
Ghost World, Lost in Translation, In Good Company, The Nanny Diaries,
Robot Chicken, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter
Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War,
Avengers: Infinity War and Captain Marvel</b></i>) is tired, hurt and
running out of friends. Thor's in Space, Hulk disappeared and several
of Captain America's allies are jailed in a super-max prison.
Secretary of State, former General Thunderbolt Ross (<i><b>Altered
States, Broadcast News, Until the End of the World, The Plague,
Michael, Dark City, Dune, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Changing
Lanes, Mr. Brooks, The Incredible Hulk, The Host, Captain America:
Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War</b></i>) is hunting down all
those that may break or bend the Sokovia Accords. With no port of
harbor, family or friends to rely on, Nat goes back to her old school skill-set and goes off grid (<i><b>no permanent address, phone number
or billing address under her actual name</b></i>). People somehow
forget that Nat was former Spetnaz(<i><b>Soviet Special Forces</b></i>)
and a former widow of the Red Room. Honey pot traps, espionage and
assassination along with her math, science, Russian and English
lessons, ballet and gymnastics. My schools never taught me how to
garotte someone. Typical.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZYloewQnR80BCFO_SQ11EXJkgZwoOF_D0EPD8AWYkqwd5uGfB-GJHbp_YIP43qd-5sC04wlHYZh3REm3xbNQopVkYuRvDnpDHHOIc_x626fL2yBoc1OXMZZzfcXORMtzB2uN4KiHl7H/s1366/Black+Widow+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZYloewQnR80BCFO_SQ11EXJkgZwoOF_D0EPD8AWYkqwd5uGfB-GJHbp_YIP43qd-5sC04wlHYZh3REm3xbNQopVkYuRvDnpDHHOIc_x626fL2yBoc1OXMZZzfcXORMtzB2uN4KiHl7H/s320/Black+Widow+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting fun back into dysfunctional family!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A flashback establishes Natasha having
a family in Ohio. Her "father" Alexi (<i><b>David Harbour
of Parkland, Rake, The Equalizer, The Newsroom, State of Affairs,
Suicide Squad, Human Affairs, Hellboy, Stranger Things and Black
Widow</b></i>), her "mother" Melina (<i><b>Rachel Weisz of
Inspector Morse, Death Machine, The Mummy, Sunshine, The Mummy
Returns, About a Boy, The Shape of Things, Runaway Jury, The
Fountain, Eragon, Agora, The Deep Blue Sea, Youth, Complete Unknown,
and The Light Between Oceans</b></i>) are undercover agents operating
long-term on U.S. Soil. Natasha and her "sister" Yelena
operate as concealing the agents and then after escaping to Cuba, the
girls are placed in the Red Room. Man, 1995 could get kooky.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTVz9xMpymoqHeMo7KOiUHdSHLlrAchjPozSjieyR5UqdeWUkV6aPJVMoyA2rFIH81Iz_3oa_Y8zl4mntjbW_f_ggpnccTPD7QvtcVa40LkD0FwiipdtEZLEZvDhBEOeLUqdH3f1mc4ro/s1366/Black+Widow+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTVz9xMpymoqHeMo7KOiUHdSHLlrAchjPozSjieyR5UqdeWUkV6aPJVMoyA2rFIH81Iz_3oa_Y8zl4mntjbW_f_ggpnccTPD7QvtcVa40LkD0FwiipdtEZLEZvDhBEOeLUqdH3f1mc4ro/s320/Black+Widow+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attack of Project: Runway!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nat's low-key trailer has been outfitted
for her needs. Getting weapons for anyone a seasoned spy isn't really
difficult. She goes into town to be attacked by an armored clad
person that moved like Cap or Hawkeye and even Spider-Man. After a substantial beating, she escapes with a container that was brought
to her by her friend/fixer Mason (<i><b>O-T Fagbenle of As If,
Marple, Grownups, Breaking and Entering, Little Miss Jocelyn, Radio
Cape Cod, Doctor Who, FM, The Reeds, Material Girl, Double Wedding,
Thorne: Scaredycat and Quick Cuts</b></i>)which was at a safehouse in
Budapest and heads out there.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUW774spbL8J2SLXG_d5aSJJ77q9KkMVZ5FadPNwB5fCW1-FgDvGZijHvZYLiMXPQ-m96z92HTgZRta5ZBNCuVMy_gMMTXdlMWw9NjioPXZgaNyxAMUta5ZczWX2MYe8rllpyHnDH_fH/s1366/Black+Widow+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUW774spbL8J2SLXG_d5aSJJ77q9KkMVZ5FadPNwB5fCW1-FgDvGZijHvZYLiMXPQ-m96z92HTgZRta5ZBNCuVMy_gMMTXdlMWw9NjioPXZgaNyxAMUta5ZczWX2MYe8rllpyHnDH_fH/s320/Black+Widow+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir, wouldn't it be safer to go after the Hulk?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With a quick encounter with "sister"
Yelena (<i><b>Florence Pugh of The Falling, Studio City, Marcella,
Lady MacBeth, The Commuter, King Lear, Outlaw King, Malevolent, The
Little Drummer Girl, Fighting with My Family, Midsommar, Little Women
and Black Widow</b></i>) and by that I mean a severe beating on each.
Yelena tells Nat that the Red Room is back in operation, their old
handler Dreykov (<i><b>Ray Winstone of Mr. Right, Fairly Secret Army,
Robin Hood, Minder, The Bill, Thief Takers, The Very Thought of You,
Woundings, Ripley's Game, The Proposition, All in the Game, Beowulf,
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Devil's Tomb
and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll</b></i>), a man that Nat
thought she already killed as her way into S.H.I.E.L.D.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The girls need some back-up. So off to
find dear old "pop" Alexi a.k.a. The Red Guardian, a Soviet
super-soldier whose sole goal was to challenge Captain America to a
death bout. I mean it's good to have goals but still, yikes. With a
gulag prison break, the girls acquired dear old dad. He and Dreykov
were thick as thieves but he too was betrayed by him as well. The
only one with close enough ties is still Melina. As a behaviorist
scientist, electronic engineer and cybernetics understanding, is
essential to the Red Room's existence. Between pheromone suggestion
and implants, the widows are fluid, effective and ruthless. Giving
them no conscience whatsoever makes them the most effective assassins.
In order to stop Dreykov, this dysfunctional family has to unite,
work side-by-side and maintain their objectives. Can Natasha and
crew handle this mission? Can Dreykov be stopped?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO9lVHn8jUwceY0OrA6HaOdako6XZJ6D8eUze04nSJc_ik0NTyf2HJsNOt0p9A8fTBG-lqej6cMYH-jKPaYURbJkiMH8Su0D26OuMoKlZRavN7WDgAdK42_i14WxbcRHz0qWCj-Sdsw5l/s1366/Black+Widow+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO9lVHn8jUwceY0OrA6HaOdako6XZJ6D8eUze04nSJc_ik0NTyf2HJsNOt0p9A8fTBG-lqej6cMYH-jKPaYURbJkiMH8Su0D26OuMoKlZRavN7WDgAdK42_i14WxbcRHz0qWCj-Sdsw5l/s320/Black+Widow+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outfit...bunching up...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A few comments to make on the film now.
The sister dynamic between Scarlett and Florence seems so spot-on as
bickering siblings but at the end of the day they truly do care for
one another. A bear of a muscle bound man and a clinical scientist
for a mother, these people are the closest thing to a real family
that either girl every had. The stunt work between fight scenes, gun
fights, car chases siege battles, this feels like The Bourne
Identity. You got conspiracy, spy-craft and camaraderie. Proper use
of tactics, distribution of skill-sets and compartmentalization. You
have the harsh cruelty of their training, to how it had strengthen
both young women into weapons of their own choosing. For this one
time, they truly have their own objective and they will see it to the
end.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The story is there but ultimately it
feels like Yelena is taking on her sister's responsibilities,
obligations and commitments. As much as this tale is for Natasha
showing her past, it does seem to be a lot about of Yelena's origin
story as well. With the typical dragging the retired gunfighter back
into one more adventure, rejoining a crew that has ill feelings and
past hurts, yes it does collectively give a past, present and hints
to the future. This is technically not a prequel as it is more of an
untold tale for Natasha before the Infinity War. Does it deserve a
fraction of the negative reviews? Not really. I can understand how
it does feel like the movie got wedged into the continuity of the
last ten years but honestly it does feel like it can be a stand alone
story. We have elements of family, obligation, honor and duty.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Also can we stop trying to compare the
comic book version to the cinematic version. If you want for that
all to work story wise, Natasha is over 70 years old, former KGB,
S.H.I.E.L.D. Spetnaz and frankly more retconning at ridiculous
levels. By that same level of reasoning, comic book Natasha was
married to a Red Guardian and had a romantic relationship with the
Winter Soldier because Bucky was responsible for her training in the
Red Room. Can you imagine how many films it would take to make all
that work?!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>All in all, I am satisfied with the
film. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjosWzch3rr1-ZzIRfGOcqNgABCQLJf1gZ_89avPt58wN8sXHupQiYXcseV2SQ3qSKscFfMWT6maFhIIQ4cUdzqeVK0G3CixDYKAZRHpHF6xmFro7FnmyyPHIgThAVucXBwCucYPLKRyHu/s1366/Black+Widow+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjosWzch3rr1-ZzIRfGOcqNgABCQLJf1gZ_89avPt58wN8sXHupQiYXcseV2SQ3qSKscFfMWT6maFhIIQ4cUdzqeVK0G3CixDYKAZRHpHF6xmFro7FnmyyPHIgThAVucXBwCucYPLKRyHu/s320/Black+Widow+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pew! Pew pew pew!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-23122702295297095752021-07-14T20:18:00.000-05:002021-07-14T20:18:55.576-05:00Deadpool 2<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Howdy campers! Welcome back to the
slow crawl that is Rotten Reelz Reviews. So hope you have enjoyed
using up all your fireworks, scaring the crap out of your neighbors'
dogs (Serious note: PLEASE DO NOT BLOW UP your veterans. PTSD is not
something to joke about.) as well as drank responsively. Yeah folks
hoard their explosives like squirrel do nuts. Anywho, considering
the previous film I reviewed it after the Christmas festivities and
DID NOT want to wait until next Christmas for the sequel; I thought
we would come together and take in the furthering wacky adventures
with the Merc with the Mouth. This is Deadpool 2: The Quickening.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVWXQSqO_anRpuA1k03eW-D1-Fp6WVA1bBZZt2uDaXjvve3zZ19lzJ67LjheIV41_tVbvVOeEbz2Xzlbm2lT6Jp5DPBZmxFfApJOv2qsSOdKY72tE9D_-N9Eyl31AtHyscz9CMNNLBUZ/s1366/Deadpool+2+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVWXQSqO_anRpuA1k03eW-D1-Fp6WVA1bBZZt2uDaXjvve3zZ19lzJ67LjheIV41_tVbvVOeEbz2Xzlbm2lT6Jp5DPBZmxFfApJOv2qsSOdKY72tE9D_-N9Eyl31AtHyscz9CMNNLBUZ/s320/Deadpool+2+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really love the gelled look. You wear it well.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Relax! I was kidding about the
subtitle. No one wants to be reminded of that Highlander sequel.
"OoOoo we made immortal warriors from every walk of life and
continent. How do we screw that up? I GOT IT! ALIENS!" That's
a whole other rant of which I will be avoiding like the plague right
now. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">No,instead we focus on Freddy Kruger with an 8 pack, Wade
Wilson (<i><b>Ryan Reynolds of Van Wilder, Blade: Trinity, The
Amityville Horror, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Proposal, Green
Lantern, Safe House, R.I.P.D. And Deadpool</b></i>) after the
substantial success of the first movie, Deadpool is off doing what
only he can do best. Dick and fart jokes while either gunning down a
contract or running them through with a ninjato (<b>movie concept
sword, not a real blade</b>). He reaches a snag with his last
contract as his future deadie locked himself in a panic room.
Heading back to the crash pad with the lovely Vanessa (<i><b>Morena
Baccarin of Firefly, Serenity, Justice League Unlimited, Stargate
SG-1, Stargate: the Ark of Truth, V, Back in the Day, Son of Batman
and Batman: Bad Blood</b></i>), future deadie tracks Wade down and
alas Vanessa is caught in the crossfire. Being basically immortal
due to his healing factor, Wade cannot drink himself to death, being
hit by bus or blown up without coming back to life. Bit of a down
note when you lose your love.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNqIfG113Muv3nkJ08veHPOTpl1JKQFgoHs2M_cnASIPgGBtlnEZmUZaoSUQkV5dnaJtgFyYitvHbzKNQouA4Y9ad-NKXj2Hf7Tn61B37i0r2Hf8_8z0Fzs84KxAMHr0PGsi-MBJZLXQt/s1366/Deadpool+2+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNqIfG113Muv3nkJ08veHPOTpl1JKQFgoHs2M_cnASIPgGBtlnEZmUZaoSUQkV5dnaJtgFyYitvHbzKNQouA4Y9ad-NKXj2Hf7Tn61B37i0r2Hf8_8z0Fzs84KxAMHr0PGsi-MBJZLXQt/s320/Deadpool+2+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's my spleen, you ass!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">After being rescued from himself by
Colossus (<i><b>Stefan Kapicic of Almost Ordinary Story, Slobodan
pad, Mali polozajnik, The Brother Bloom, Big Miracle, One Shot,
Deadpool and Love,Death &Robots</b></i>), Wilson ends up living
at the X-mansion which seems to only really consist of Colossus,
Negasonic Teenage Warhead (<i><b>Brianna Hildebrand of Prism,
Deadpool, Tragedy Girls, The Exorcist, Love Daily, Momster, Playing
with Fire and Runt</b></i>), a kinetic absorbing and re-channeling
teenager with the most lengthy name and Nega's girlfriend Yukio
(<b>Shioli Kutsuna of A Boy and his Samurai, Beck, Detective Conan:
Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary
Strange Bird, Girl's Compass, My Back Pages, Detective Conan:
Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge, Working Holiday and Bitter Blood</b>),
an energy projector and martial artist prowess. Prowess. A word I
hardly ever get to use. Sorry, still stewing over Highlander 2.
Planet Ziest can kiss my ass!!!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTqppbvuFlgzCP8va_bDK-6NR6AIKNxZMMv2MSjDYy93ddBf3YcoCr1u4OvqsO39ltxA4OCaNqZ0EN4kfGs5x5pw9C3uaCTc9G-OuLco2YNxngKY8UE1DZFEc1TvsYWWQtWQS6TbL_dY5/s1366/Deadpool+2+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTqppbvuFlgzCP8va_bDK-6NR6AIKNxZMMv2MSjDYy93ddBf3YcoCr1u4OvqsO39ltxA4OCaNqZ0EN4kfGs5x5pw9C3uaCTc9G-OuLco2YNxngKY8UE1DZFEc1TvsYWWQtWQS6TbL_dY5/s320/Deadpool+2+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pew pew! Pew pew pew!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">a mission of mercy comes the X-Men's
way as this will help Wade get out of his funk, saving a young delinquent, Russel Collins a.k.a. Firefist (<i><b>Julian Dennison of
Paper Planes, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Love and Time Travel,
Deadpool 2, The Strange Chores and Godzilla vs. Kong</b></i>) from
himself and his um...fiery temper? Wade figures out quickly the guy
running this orphanage is more Uncle Touchy and less Oliver Twist, he
ventilates one of the staff, dropping his cantankerous cancerous self
into a supermax prision. No sooner than you can prision shank, a
cyborg warrior with the moniker of Cable (<i><b>Josh Brolin of The
Goonies, Thrasin', Prison for Children, The Road Killers, Nightwatch,
Mimic, Hollow Man, No Country for Old Men, Planet Terror, Jonah Hex,
Men in Black 3, Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2 and Avengers:
Endgame</b></i>) is hell-bent to punching Russel's clock. Deadpool
intervenes and well a substantial prison riot and smack-down fight is
on. Free for good behavior (No,he escaped. Are you even serious
with that look?!), Deadpool decides he'll need a crack team of
badasses to deal with Cable and keep Russel from dying. It has
become his mission. He is...well kinda Sarah Connor in these
circumstances. Meh, could be worse. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUenVcJ5WVgVDwL_XC4_qbkhqN9l3Udkwmci-ZIpdzueIpphNRinQ_uqV-4BQuTWfw4i-gdXF82crWTAiy0cr-YJVutqmuM6yQdSK6iKoNaeHWuMYrP7I2psD7Pvqz_2cXzUmKRymTu7kB/s1366/Deadpool+2+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUenVcJ5WVgVDwL_XC4_qbkhqN9l3Udkwmci-ZIpdzueIpphNRinQ_uqV-4BQuTWfw4i-gdXF82crWTAiy0cr-YJVutqmuM6yQdSK6iKoNaeHWuMYrP7I2psD7Pvqz_2cXzUmKRymTu7kB/s320/Deadpool+2+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catch that taco truck!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With his recruitment drive along with
wisecracking sidekick Weasel (<i><b>T.J.Miller of Carpoolers,
Extract, She's Out of My League, How to Train Your Dragon, Gulliver's
Travels, T.J. Miller: No Real Reason and T.J. Miller: Meticulously
Ridiculous</b></i>), the boys of blam put a team together for the
gig.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Shatterstar (<i><b>Lewis Tan of NCIS:
Los Angeles, 10,000 Days, Sacrifice, Mortal Kombat X: Generations,
Hawaii Five-0, Iron Fist, Den of Thieves, Deadpool 2 and Into the
Badlands</b></i>) an alien warrior from a land far, far away. Bedlam
(<i><b>Terry Crews of Serving Sara, Deliver Us from Eva, Starsky &
Hutch, White Chicks, Balls of Fury, The Expendables, Scary Movie V,
Ultimate Spider-Man, The Expendables 2, and Reach Me</b></i>)
disrupts electrical fields (Wonder if he could fire the electrical
synapes of the brain...) Zietgiest (<i><b>Bill Skarsgard of Simon &
the Oaks, Allegiant, Atomic Blonde, IT, Battlecreek, Assassination
Nation, Deadpool 2, IT Chapter Two, Nine Days and The Devil All the
Time</b></i>) a being able to regurgitate acidic vomit and SWEET
MUPPETITY ZEUS, That's New Pennywise! NOPE NOOOPE! ALL THE NOPES!
NO FRICKIN' CLOWNS! NEXT! And lucky born, gun wielding Domino (<i><b>Zazie
Beatz of Applesauce, Wolves, Sollers Point, Geostorm, Deadpool 2,
Wounds, Easy and Joker</b></i>), where luck seems to make everything
go her way, in spite of DP's insistence that luck isn't a superpower.
I would have mentioned Vanisher but it's Brad Pitt having a goof.
Last but certainly not least...Peter (<i><b>Rob Delaney of Wild Girls
Gone, Mash Up, Key and Peele, Bra League, Funny as Hell, Deadpool 2,
Trust, Bitz and Bob, The Hustle, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs &
Shaw, Last Christmas, Bombshell and Tom and Jerry</b></i>). Uh no
powers, abilities or even a particular set of skills. He was bored
and answered the ad. So of course he's a go! Again, did we not
establish Deadpool is batshit crazy?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With mission a green light...spoilers.
It ends in tears. Domino, Deadpool and Cable play less grab ass and
more team-up to deal with Russel and his new bosom buddy the
Juggernaut?? No worries, it's not Vinnie Jones this time but really
obvious CGI and voiced by that hack Ryan Reynolds. Who let this
guy...what? Oh he's been Deadpool all along? Where was my head? Oh
yeah...Highlander II: The Crappening. Getting word to Nega, Yukio
and Colossus on a much needed Juggernaut trouncing, the mutant
misfits make their way to the orphanage of ill-repute (<i><b>Running
gag in the X titles, you'll see the name Essex in corporations,
foundations and yeah it all leads back to a mad scientist genetist,
Mr. Sinister. SPOILER!)</b></i>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Can Deadpool reason with Russel? Will
Cable give him the boomstick business? Will Vanisher ever reappear?</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Now I had seen the original theatrical
release which had plenty of rank jokes, gore laden gunfights and
general squirrelly behavior you would expect in anything associated
with Deadpool. There is also the PG-13 re-shoots with abducted and
beloved child star actor, Fred Savage. That I have not seen.
Buuuuut, I am reviewing the Unrated version of the jokes they weren't
able to put in front of world viewer because it would make them
question their moral compass or cause them anal fissures. Hell, I
don't know other than some of the jokes and graphic deaths were a bit
awful. Seriously, my country is now known as the Land of the Butt
Hurt.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Anyway, the Unrated version is 15 additional minutes of very
wrong and nuttier than squirrel poop (<b>Three different squirrel
references! Were you even counting?</b>) and I had a blast with it.
Established R rating from the get-go like the original. Did you guys
even read how many lawsuits were attempting to be filed from the
original flicks? Kids wanted to see Deadpool! TOUGH TITTY! R
Rating was quite obvious to anyone with ears or eyes. So plenty
fourth wall breaks, in-jokes and other such pop culture references to
make most of the geeks happy. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkErQbZWyxSVj7WnyLNMs1BfBO4AKW9R0gCq0QsMDtrMahviCKZ0vbtTX2j6VHz5nK1uFRJ9GrJZW4H1QQv78HJADCa5mkGkE4hJOGZbaG3sYi5FX5j5puZ6Uy2aZoL9OC25_nFUBhLb2R/s1366/Deadpool+2+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkErQbZWyxSVj7WnyLNMs1BfBO4AKW9R0gCq0QsMDtrMahviCKZ0vbtTX2j6VHz5nK1uFRJ9GrJZW4H1QQv78HJADCa5mkGkE4hJOGZbaG3sYi5FX5j5puZ6Uy2aZoL9OC25_nFUBhLb2R/s320/Deadpool+2+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cable doesn't do dub-step. Apparently.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-68892659126346130102021-07-02T15:37:00.001-05:002021-07-02T15:37:31.997-05:00The Return of Swamp Thing<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Welcome back Readers of Rotten. I am
trying to get more blogs out this summer, while looking for more
writing work. Any freelance writing suggestions, feel free to toss
them my way. Today I wanted to continue a tragic hero of the DC
Comics universe. Now I know that is extremely vague and doesn't help
anyone but I am getting to the character. For a couple of actors,
they will be reprising roles in the continuation of the harrowing
adventures of Doctor Alec Holland. This is The Return of Swamp
Thing.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j9pEyEb5c9KCVxQ5ZT46uvUzPcS88hGh3OjU0nUqnNi33F66SW0YX84ktweq7KZMWLoiIEbtcGuJ3T2qDoAsjYVRlfzgbnSybuI1N12Hs2Vxy0m4_uJh4xzKDoblFTH9lmpov4qRJPaM/s1366/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j9pEyEb5c9KCVxQ5ZT46uvUzPcS88hGh3OjU0nUqnNi33F66SW0YX84ktweq7KZMWLoiIEbtcGuJ3T2qDoAsjYVRlfzgbnSybuI1N12Hs2Vxy0m4_uJh4xzKDoblFTH9lmpov4qRJPaM/s320/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ayyyy....</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With the recurrence of this noteworthy
and dark storyline based character, Doctor Holland a.k.a. The
plant/man hybrid known as Swamp Thing (<i><b>Dick Durock of Stand By
Me, Swamp Thing, Runaway Train, Return of Swamp Thing, Delirious,
Swamp Thing TV series, Die Hard with a Vengeance and The Hunted</b></i>)
has a life filled with agony and loss. <b>Wes Craven's</b> original run
gave us his humble beginnings as a passionate scientist, whose only
concern was to aid his fellow humanity with his restoration formula
that would magnify both plant and animal. This time however, we get
a more tongue in cheek story with <b>Jim Wynorski</b> (<i><b>The Lost
Empire, Chopping Mall, Sorceress, Hard Bounty, Demolition High,
Against the Law, Raptor, Busty Cops and The Curse of the Komodo</b></i>)
at the director's helm. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24nw5mA8wrZq1YFkxvSKZuow3hASYTJyxSOAtEZ0R4arreo3yOVL6OxHDdtxk3JX9dX5WkkeQp6QUphr4NAOPkPw4yX8pF1yvlRxaC3i2Sdk1ySHU4Y0rMgewq8xv4dSGjqurfB2n31Vx/s1366/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24nw5mA8wrZq1YFkxvSKZuow3hASYTJyxSOAtEZ0R4arreo3yOVL6OxHDdtxk3JX9dX5WkkeQp6QUphr4NAOPkPw4yX8pF1yvlRxaC3i2Sdk1ySHU4Y0rMgewq8xv4dSGjqurfB2n31Vx/s320/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First, kippers and then take over the world!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> With our film opening with bubbly
Abigail Arcane (<i><b>Heather Locklear of City Killer, T.J. Hooker,
Dynasty, Melrose Place, Double Tap, Spin City, Scrubs and Looney
Tunes: Back in Action</b></i>) who is bustling about finishing her
packing and heading out to attend her mother's funeral. A somber
event no doubt. With that she visits her stepfather Dr. Anton Arcane
(<i><b>Louis Jourdan of Letter from an Unknown Woman, Gigi, The Swan,
Escapade, The V.I.P.s, The Young Rebel, Swamp Thing, Octopussy and
Counterforce</b></i>), who Abby hasn't really seen since she was a
little girl. The "good" doctor has always been consumed by
his work. After a near death experience, Arcane wishes to make
amends to Abby and assure her she is the most important thing in her
life. Abby strikes me as a tad naive. How can I say such? Well her
dad has a private mercenary army at his fingertips. Seriously this
cat has more protection than Dr. Quest. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoSHBAOy4VwtoKZNqvDNVOWI3TKY5Cvbcz9Rq1WIAYocEOB9IDkxhjvoKVL_nS71uNbWThUG-X4pI69IxL2WQ3MbmTrfwIIK8l-3pb4BerhbKbQGKCRfC7TbDdw-Wg6HvG516O-kjNQqb/s1366/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoSHBAOy4VwtoKZNqvDNVOWI3TKY5Cvbcz9Rq1WIAYocEOB9IDkxhjvoKVL_nS71uNbWThUG-X4pI69IxL2WQ3MbmTrfwIIK8l-3pb4BerhbKbQGKCRfC7TbDdw-Wg6HvG516O-kjNQqb/s320/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Shatner, you go too far!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Of his gunsels...hmm thugs? Mercs? Oh I
got it! Lickspittles! Head of security <b>Lickspittle!</b> Mr. Gunn
(<i><b>Joey Sagal of World War III, Final Jeopardy, Quiet Cool, The
Hidden, Out for Blood, Bloodfist VII: Manhunt, Barb Wire, Whatever It
Takes, Lost Treasure and Retrograde</b></i>) and Ms. Poinsettia (<i><b>the
lovely Monique Gabrielle of Deathstalker II, Bachelor Party,
Emmanuelle 5, Amazon Women on the Moon, The Big Bet, Not of This
Earth, Hard to Die, Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger,
976-Evil II, Evil Toons and Angel Eyes</b></i>) have enough sexual
tension between them, pretty sure the rest of the guards are
chuckling and commenting quietly, "Just screw already."
Now I am certain some of you are confused. To recap, Dr. Acane had
Swamp Thing flogged, netted and then chained up. He attempted to
duplicate Holland's formula, had a goof and morphed into a chitinous
mutant pig monster that Swampy dispatched. Soooo...what in the
cheese and crackers is a-going on?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4ux6-MaGZDH0LykPoO31AXgvFnx8tLKwYELIDUfPbUvOzZpP0TGVuc_grwCfacF1V0hHgizigouDaoAUjkNJ38mgkOTky4oDNFLmGLnbbpRSIK8PBKwcuSrikL5bB7ku06PJ4mDbNBGS/s1366/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4ux6-MaGZDH0LykPoO31AXgvFnx8tLKwYELIDUfPbUvOzZpP0TGVuc_grwCfacF1V0hHgizigouDaoAUjkNJ38mgkOTky4oDNFLmGLnbbpRSIK8PBKwcuSrikL5bB7ku06PJ4mDbNBGS/s320/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With the assistance of Dr. Zurrell (<i><b>The
stunning Sarah Douglas of The People That Time Forgot, Superman,
Thundercloud, Superman II, Conan the Destroyer, Falcon Crest,
Beastermaster 2 Through the Portal of Time, Return of the Living Dead
III, The Demolitionist, Stargate SG-1 and Heavy Gear: The Animated
Series</b></i>) whom Arcane has been seeing and Dr. Rochelle (<i><b>Ace
Mask of Big Bad Mama II, Not of This Earth, The Return of Swamp
Thing, Transylvania Twist, 976-Evil II, Munchie, Sins of Desire,
Ghoulies IV, Victim of Desire,Babylon 5 and Buffy the Vampire Slayer</b></i>)
have been working on these various mutations trying to re-create the
formula and flooding the swamps with mutants. They tampered in God's
domain and Gunn's men haven't really busted their collective butts to
capture them all. C'mon, Doc. Ya gotta pay the overtime.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Let's not forget those darn, pesky kids
Darryl (<i><b>Daniel Emery Taylor of The Return of Swamp Thing, Road
Trip, Hell-ephone, Hell House, The Legacy, Resurrection, Night of the
Cannibals, Mountain Mafia, Camp Massacre and For a Few Zombies More</b></i>)
and Omar (<i><b>RonReaco Lee of The Return of Swamp Thing, Career
Opportunities, Paris Trout, How I Spent My Summer Vacation,
Sister,Sister, Girlfriends, Committed and The Shield</b></i>) whose
parents clearly are not watching them AT ALL. Yes they are a bit of
comic relief, kid hi-jinks and an element of the big green's humanity.
At 6'6", I think we can call him a jolly green giant.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Swampy spends a little time with these
two, saves them from a few mutants and even poses with them for a few
pics. Pre-Selfie! What we have here is a superhero story of Swamp
Thing falling for Abby and vice versa. Arcane is being a typical mad
scientist and control freak and some good fight sequences and
explosions. Hell we even get Swamp Thing getting behind the wheel of
a jeep. Not to mention CCR (<i><b>Creedence Clearwater Revival for
you younger readers</b></i>) Born on the Bayou as opening credits
intro. Flawless victory!!</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Is it a bit goofy? Yes. Does that
bother me? Hell no. We got mutates, Swamp Thing getting to smack
creatures and mercs around like tennis balls and maybe even get a
girl. Anything's possible. For me I saw this when I rented it from
Blockbuster in the day. We got it and had no expectations, only to
be pleasantly surprised. I loved it and have it in the collection.
So yes, old school superhero fans grab a copy, you'll thank me. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivldG663OZir1TvdUoz3uqp76wITGV59nd-ssl92kBxDZqEufQKaF0-ikKwMG8m0QaBDlyYnf5LrE4G-6Z_xm-TBardNOP7K4FvJQ7_XAf8RPuvRjKrue3ieZfdweQzkPPKI53kX092Bl/s1366/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivldG663OZir1TvdUoz3uqp76wITGV59nd-ssl92kBxDZqEufQKaF0-ikKwMG8m0QaBDlyYnf5LrE4G-6Z_xm-TBardNOP7K4FvJQ7_XAf8RPuvRjKrue3ieZfdweQzkPPKI53kX092Bl/s320/The+Return+of+Swamp+Thing+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hehe, I'm high on...me.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-91735270186373040732021-06-30T13:05:00.002-05:002021-06-30T13:10:23.312-05:00The Misfits<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Greetings, Readers of the Rotten.
Today is a recent release because I needed a break from the typical
stuff I view. A mixture of a heist movie worthy of Ocean's 11 and
The Italian Job with the stunt work car chases of a Fast and Furious
flick. Round that out with a decent cast along with the charm of
Pierce Brosnan. This is The Misfits.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-uwkRVQKfV8_PyYSyGjl2XP50lfD8XFqsu53oLFTNfIi6lQzn88DlvgS76HMP87g9rxBOIOpaLp33P21yR4ER-Vu5YlgT8DnJE4fmfdq_MR50byKo7zSNq6LDLJlw8bm0D2aMpqxek10/s1366/The+Misfits+1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-uwkRVQKfV8_PyYSyGjl2XP50lfD8XFqsu53oLFTNfIi6lQzn88DlvgS76HMP87g9rxBOIOpaLp33P21yR4ER-Vu5YlgT8DnJE4fmfdq_MR50byKo7zSNq6LDLJlw8bm0D2aMpqxek10/s320/The+Misfits+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vodka martini? Stop copying me.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A quick heads up for potential viewers
of this movie. Nick Cannon does a lot of narration voice over in
this film. You have been warned if you're not a fan of his voice.
If this isn't a problem then disregard the warning.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A gentleman thief, Richard Pace (<i><b>Pierce
Brosnan of Remington Steele, Noble House, The Deceivers, The
Lawnmower Man, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Thomas Crown
Affair, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Laws of Attraction
and Momma Mia</b></i>) breaks out of a maximum security prison, his
fourth one in fact and is off to acquire ill-gotten gains. With a
bit of detail, he knows of a fat cat Kuwaitti prince with a
collection of expensive time pieces, making him easy pickings. No
sooner has he snatched up the watches, the local police, FBI and the
creator of said private prison Shultz (<i><b>Tim Roth of Resevoir
Dogs, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Pulp Fiction, Rob Roy,
Four Rooms, No Way Home, Planet of the Apes, The Musketeer, The
Incredible Hulk, Lie to Me and Broken</b></i>). Shultz may be a
trifle miffed with Pace. There's the escaping his prisons and making
him look professionally like an ass but Pace also plowed Shultz's
wife soooo...yeah, that could be motive.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheddEI95SR6amfN1uQU6WsVzELCK5Ar3Ft-hY-VbQMDAtMtW8ruYa0qXexG49lK2t0x_8YWOpMpRm3HuCOz4bzirfWyMCC4Y1vdUIubTqRVO3XbHTwZngfTEtmI8UxVP7ik2eFhAFLmmD5/s1366/The+Misfits+5.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheddEI95SR6amfN1uQU6WsVzELCK5Ar3Ft-hY-VbQMDAtMtW8ruYa0qXexG49lK2t0x_8YWOpMpRm3HuCOz4bzirfWyMCC4Y1vdUIubTqRVO3XbHTwZngfTEtmI8UxVP7ik2eFhAFLmmD5/s320/The+Misfits+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, I know Tarantino.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With watches in hand, the authorities
hot on his heels, Pace accepts a lift from his mark, simply known as
The Prince (<i><b>producer/actor Rami Jaber of 2 Hours 2 Vegas, Fate,
Tough Love, The Misfits, Last Man Standing, WarHunt and The Good
Neighbor</b></i>). A con man, fixer and wheeler and dealer of
justice.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">His crew, the Misfits deal justice to
people cheating the system, swindlers, deadbeat dads and general
scumbags. The Prince's face, Ringo (<i><b>Producer/writer/actor
Nick Cannon of All That, Shall We Dance, Roll Bounce, Even Money,
Monster House, Weapons, Day of the Dead, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Berserk
and The Misfits</b></i>), hardass strong armViolet (<i><b>Jamie Chung
of Samurai Girl, Dragonball Evolution, Sorority Row, Sucker Punch,
The Hangover Part II, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Gotham, 1985, The
Gifted, Sherwood and Dangerous Lies</b></i>) and explosives expert
Wick (<i><b>Mike Angelo of Full House, Surprise, Raak Boon 2, Wuxin:
The Monster Killer, Kiss Me, My Little Princess and Mr. Swimmer</b></i>). </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEZkpV9OZcNKscXmGWLF-C9efdPREw-z9nD4Zmd_P6-dBIKOVHzQIpUE44SAQbw-etdYl4GgcL06OyVBt8-aGIYOeThGd2M6Sb_aO72vtJNlKrVpEMYOEwesidUG0KC1h4G6b8MLEy08l/s1366/The+Misfits+2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEZkpV9OZcNKscXmGWLF-C9efdPREw-z9nD4Zmd_P6-dBIKOVHzQIpUE44SAQbw-etdYl4GgcL06OyVBt8-aGIYOeThGd2M6Sb_aO72vtJNlKrVpEMYOEwesidUG0KC1h4G6b8MLEy08l/s320/The+Misfits+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WHAT?! WE CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This crew brings Pace a chance to pull
a major heist. In one of the prisons outside Dubai is devices set
aside for terrorism campaigns. 35 million in gold bars. The thing is
they want to steal the gold and do good with it. Pace has been
looking out for himself since he started being a thief. It has
costed him a marriage and a strained relationship with his daughter,
Hope (<i><b>Hermione Corfield of 50 Kisses, Mission: Impossible-
Rogue Nation, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Fallen, xXx: Return of
Xander Cage, The Halcyon, Bees Make Honey, Star Wars: Episode VIII-
The Last Jedi, Rust Creek and Slaughterhouse Rulez</b></i>), a UNICEF
worker and may have learned a fair amount of skills from her father
at an impressionable age. Bumping into Hope, the alarm bells go off
in my head. An impressive caper, the random encounter with his
daughter and Shultz hot on his heels?? C'mon Pace, there are no coincidences.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hope still holds out...well hope that
her father can be altruistic and do some good by removing this gold
to avoid future terrorism. The crew is solid, the plan is feasible
but there is a lot of planning and prep. Thankfully "The
Prince" has deep, deep pockets. Think Tony Stark mixed with
even more connections and contacts. Less armored suits of course.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Will Pace and crew pull this off? Will
Shultz have them all in the slammer?</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">So overall, it is a pretty predictable
story but I have seen enough heist flicks that the formulae is easy
enough to create. The dialogue feels dummy down to appeal to a
larger audience but it doesn't detract from the full staple in the
film. Six individuals doing good and is loving every minute of it.
It didn't blow me away but it was well-executed.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Pierce and Jamie
have a bit of sexual tension there and that felt like they just
wanted the same effect of <b>Grace Kelly</b> and <b>Cary Grant</b>
via <b>To Catch a Thief </b>with a mixture of <b>The Italian Job</b>
car stunts and <b>Ocean's Eleven</b> worthy con jobs. As a whole, it
was an enjoyable film and I could watch again. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8WY80jpPkMy_wqDzQkKeRCdQfPA_hN7AL8W0pqafi1HD1Yc_R1LLMvRkV7pPGqNnmadfJh7oCnHA-SXMCIXF7FBE-ikc_PtJyNtaqxvbKHYAyGNtkk9AIZVV7uBrLAt-MzKX5E5xCM6E/s1366/the+Misfits+4.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8WY80jpPkMy_wqDzQkKeRCdQfPA_hN7AL8W0pqafi1HD1Yc_R1LLMvRkV7pPGqNnmadfJh7oCnHA-SXMCIXF7FBE-ikc_PtJyNtaqxvbKHYAyGNtkk9AIZVV7uBrLAt-MzKX5E5xCM6E/s320/the+Misfits+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I miss teleporting.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-29206226007921929422021-06-22T11:31:00.000-05:002021-06-22T11:31:22.722-05:00Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> What's going on kiddies? We're back
with the day of June 22<sup>nd</sup> is the birthday of
actor/writer/producer <b>Bruce Campbell </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span><i><b>The
Evil Dead, Moontrap, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, Lois & Clark: The
New Adventures of Superman, Tornado!, Escape from L.A., Ellen,
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Bubba
Ho-Tep and Burn Notice</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">).
From the humble Super 8 beginnings to three novels, this actor boy
has been a Three Stooges fan as a lad and got the acting bug roughly
about the same time. Today's movie gives us a glimpse into Burn
Notice character, Sam Axe and what brought about his mustering out of
rank and military clearance. This is Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam
Axe.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ye3HyXUCcyneWhBiKS8XXbh8jXooK23JCNdQ6PyfjAa8P3pIjx96jeP6kzP0qrgkKZRxqeHriH0b2xEnESYbBMscX2l-PVgHiiPAqzn8H2H_rPnPooEBGUg8FY7Ew31C5XJIAKOIxMFN/s1366/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ye3HyXUCcyneWhBiKS8XXbh8jXooK23JCNdQ6PyfjAa8P3pIjx96jeP6kzP0qrgkKZRxqeHriH0b2xEnESYbBMscX2l-PVgHiiPAqzn8H2H_rPnPooEBGUg8FY7Ew31C5XJIAKOIxMFN/s320/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ash and the Mandalorian side-by-side<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> As
our film opens, Sam (</span><b>Bruce Campbell, in case you missed
that</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">.) is in his dress uniform
and being brought before a military hearing for his conduct of his
last "fact finding" mission in Columbia 3 years prior to
the series. The fact this hearing is even happening means everything
went pear shaped or SNAFU. Admiral Lawrence (</span><i><b>John Diehl
of Stripes, Miami Vice, Fail Safe, Lost Souls, The Zeros, Pearl
Harbor, Jurassic Park III, The Shield, Land of Plenty, Point
Pleasant, Gary's Walk and Gabe the Cupid Dog</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
wants Sam to walk him through all these events that lead up to the
flaming dumpster fire of a mission.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d6VfbxsTMUu1OCmcR_FHB1x_3aJ4NAvQlXhXGgjhIDCIQU5eHUVoCWne0Qiw5zkJrIRX5nzf4AtuRY5i2LKmrSZr01P4I0F8el3v-wkubKV9qpfNfq8ibkFi4W1nhY-yyHr_B2ORpczF/s1366/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2d6VfbxsTMUu1OCmcR_FHB1x_3aJ4NAvQlXhXGgjhIDCIQU5eHUVoCWne0Qiw5zkJrIRX5nzf4AtuRY5i2LKmrSZr01P4I0F8el3v-wkubKV9qpfNfq8ibkFi4W1nhY-yyHr_B2ORpczF/s320/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What do you mean "sidekicks"?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">As
Sam re-accounts his actions bringing him to his mission, he was doing
a bit of reconnaissance... or spot the submarine with a rather dishy
blonde, Donna (</span><i><b>Chandra West of Universal Soldier II:
Brother in Arms, Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business, NYPD
Blue, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, The Gates, Z and
Spiral</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">). The downside to
this lover connection? She happens to be the wife of his superior
officer, Admiral Maitland (</span><i><b>Alex Fernandez of F.E.A.R. 3,
Driver: San Francisco, NCIS, Dallas, Killer Women, Devious Maids,
True Detective, Stevie D, Lucifer and Christmas Crime Story</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">).
Talk about not taking in your surroundings.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDGOtpCPqsKg0bPjTbA22JFeQc8yXkvA6PbhkxUsw2_2KaZrnCJda7GUM_TyCX3Ou2vtfhEchO9ohyPOrxYIgvfx_CpSpPf80HefK2EvThjjllAnwIgFZ1zIt9N_sQoTXEfHcT5T_bGEn/s1366/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDGOtpCPqsKg0bPjTbA22JFeQc8yXkvA6PbhkxUsw2_2KaZrnCJda7GUM_TyCX3Ou2vtfhEchO9ohyPOrxYIgvfx_CpSpPf80HefK2EvThjjllAnwIgFZ1zIt9N_sQoTXEfHcT5T_bGEn/s320/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't help you, Sam. I'm just a cameo.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
near miss with Maitland, Sam leans on his buddy, Michael Westen
(</span><i><b>Jeffery Donovan of Bait, The Blair Witch Project 2:
Book of Shadows, Touching Evil, Hitch, Crossing Jordan, Burn Notice,
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, Sicario, Shut Eye and Wonder Woman:
Bloodlines</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">) back between
missions in Afghanistan, takes in Axe's blunder and gives him the
advice to lay low and avoid the whole mess.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> No
sooner does Sam leave the bar hopping, he is picked up by the SP
(Shore Patrol) and delivered to Maitland. Rather than hanging Sam
from a yard arm, Axe is given a mission to Columbia to observe the
accounts of a rebel movement, Espada Adriente (Flaming Sword,
gringos) and work with army liaison Comandante Veracruz (</span><i><b>Pedro
Pascal of The Good Wife, Lights Out, The Adjustment Bureau, Sweet
Little Lies, Red Widow, Game of Thrones, Graceland, The Mentalist and
The Mandalorian</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">) then
report back their findings. As time passes, Sam feels this is no
milk run and uncovers the Colombian army under Veracruz seems to be
heavily involved in cocaine trafficking. Ho boy. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52fHJ5f7CSXLrkTd-r6n_KAUp0vOUkgaxfCK5R5ExIpr_Lo7pLi5rdu3Q4N4kFG3VkBnle6elRA7NSmzY6UFLwEM_GmtHsbYXIZTyCbkmv9BGdW74VGAewR1Mu5XtQ2ZEaW0O-XcQN2DA/s1366/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52fHJ5f7CSXLrkTd-r6n_KAUp0vOUkgaxfCK5R5ExIpr_Lo7pLi5rdu3Q4N4kFG3VkBnle6elRA7NSmzY6UFLwEM_GmtHsbYXIZTyCbkmv9BGdW74VGAewR1Mu5XtQ2ZEaW0O-XcQN2DA/s320/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, kid. Look. I just like Boba Fett more.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Meeting
with a relief aid worker, Amanda Maples(</span><i><b>Kiele Sanchez of
Married to the Kellys, Related, Lost, Football Wives, Samantha Who?,
Insanitarium, A Perfect Getaway, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, The
Glades, The Purge: Anarchy and Kingdom</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and only doctor in the region, Ben Delaney (</span><i><b>RonReaco Lee
of Man of Your Dreams, Madea Goes to Jail, Worst Week, In the
Motherhood, The Good Guys, Let's Stay Together, Complications, We Are
Family, The Quad and Running Out of Time</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
along with seemingly lost orphan Beatriz (</span><i><b>Ilza Ponko of
La Teacher de Ingles, Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, Burn Notice,
Lynch, The Darkness, Hands of Stone, La Piloto, Ruta Madre and La
Reina Soy Yo</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal;">). The Colombian army is coming down on Sam's head and all the people he may
have interacted with. Armed with peasants, farmers and locals, Axe
is feeling the hurt and running out of ideas and gas. All must be
made silent. Kinda getting the vibe they have mass burial sites at
the ready for such an occasion.</span></p>
<p>Beatriz wants to
fight along side Sam but he wants her to do something to give them an
edge instead. Sam has to get the good guys on his side against
Veracruz, who is claiming anything he chooses to discredit Sam and
then go mop them up. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dWXxgpyIm2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="dWXxgpyIm2I"></iframe></div><br /><p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">With directorial
by <b>Jeffery Donovan</b>, he and<b> Matt Nix</b> (<i><b>writer and
creator of Burn Notice</b></i>) got Bruce's speech patterns and
dropped a bit of dialogue that worked well with him. A few spoilers
is Bruce getting the use of a chainsaw and yes Deadites, we do get a
groovy in there. A few goofs I noticed and only because I am a
military brat, I give you the following: Naval officers wear white
shoes not black ones with dress uniform and he wasn't wearing his
SEAL trident.
</p>
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>As far as film
goofs of continuity, I couldn't help but notice Sam had his sidearm
the whole time, including being kidnapped prior. Overall, the
Campbell fans and Burn Notice fans will appreciate this TV movie. I
think Matt Nix might have been a Get Smart fan as the opening
sequence was similar to the hallway walk through.
<p style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Happy
63</span><sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">rd</span></sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">
birthday, El Jefe!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJltwW4ZjQVOGX1Xm_4fZxMGLkXShYw6UzRTfrK4Hoa7lMRcxW6CwMX6dPo5Z7FiIuPa5_7pqE_mxhIpqZi__VoQkrPvLjmXo5FGphEB7WT9jiOijlFvZzSro7izRu-KnscpNRLckFblH/s1366/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJltwW4ZjQVOGX1Xm_4fZxMGLkXShYw6UzRTfrK4Hoa7lMRcxW6CwMX6dPo5Z7FiIuPa5_7pqE_mxhIpqZi__VoQkrPvLjmXo5FGphEB7WT9jiOijlFvZzSro7izRu-KnscpNRLckFblH/s320/Fall+of+Sam+Axe+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soooo...no beer then?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-35247584927220047492021-05-31T14:00:00.000-05:002021-05-31T14:00:47.441-05:00Justice Society: World War II<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hey all and welcome back to the blog.
Today is Memorial Day and we are staying away from the typical Indie
films and gore fest horror flicks. I thought we'd make our way back
to Warner Brothers and enjoy an animated film. With the fate of the
world in the balance, a traveler will be witness to these events and
help where he can. This is Justice Society World War II. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfeGKVDS-yKfq_Dr_Lia7X5fngZMCMb8gp3v7Lj_sCfMgrGfG_j6tJp3q4UkMNrwNc1mr2QAfRWbCySvXSREOV6-ua9yCYFEO2oIQcIwJIk7Inr7UhNh8up5XHuxsW6nmWOpnifiMwSYs/s1366/Justice+Society+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfeGKVDS-yKfq_Dr_Lia7X5fngZMCMb8gp3v7Lj_sCfMgrGfG_j6tJp3q4UkMNrwNc1mr2QAfRWbCySvXSREOV6-ua9yCYFEO2oIQcIwJIk7Inr7UhNh8up5XHuxsW6nmWOpnifiMwSYs/s320/Justice+Society+6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pilot and the princess.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With something as simple as a picnic
out of town, Barry Allen a.k.a.the scarlet speedster, The Flash
(<i><b>Matt Bomer of Tru Calling, Traveler, Chuck, Superman: Unbound,
White Collar, Will & Grace and Doom Patrol</b></i>) is on a date
with his long-time girlfriend Iris West (<i><b>Ashleigh LaThrop of
Sirens, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, The 100, The
Kominsky Method and Utopia</b></i>). Barry is nervous and still not
exactly how to balance being a hero, a forensic officer and
boyfriend.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Granted I could slap Barry for
choosing Metropolis for a picnic in the park. METROPOLIS?!!! What's
a matter, Barry? Gotham at midnight was already taken? Iris makes
her point, stresses her love and want of growth with Barry but isn't
certain if he wants the same thing. An explosion occurs and Barry
runs into action, teaming up with Superman (<i><b>Darren Criss of
Glee, American Horror Story, Supergirl, The Flash, Transformers:
Robots in Disguise, American Crime Story, Batman vs Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles, Midway and Superman: Man of Tomorrow</b></i>)against
the cybernetic organism known as Brainiac.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With a series of McGuffin events tied
together, Barry gets chucked into the speed force, transporting him
into another place and time. Clad in his suit and getting bounced
about, Flash lands in front of all people during civilians being shot
at by Nazis..? Confused but being the good man he is, Flash
proceeds to take the soldiers down, leaving them unconscious when he
is violently grabbed and slammed against the wall by the Amazon
princess herself, Wonder Woman (<i><b>Stana Katic of ER, 24, Quantum
of Solace, The Spirit, Castle, Batman: Arkham City and Absentia</b></i>).
A military outfit of special forces and metahumans code-named Justice
Society with archelogist/reincarnated warrior prince, Hawkman (<i><b>Omid
Abtahi of My Own Worst Enemy, Brothers, Last Resort, The Hunger
Games: Mockingjay, DuckTales, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, The
Mandalorian and American Gods</b></i>), the martial artist with a
sonic cry, Black Canary (<i><b>Elysia Rotaru of iZombie,
Supernatural, Countdown, Arrow, Reapers, Mass Effect: Andromeda,
Residue, Lone Echo, Dead Again in Tombstone and The Age of Adulting</b></i>) </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmKigUsGN0WJ0G6_ECNkXkIazP00r5hw4R5RQOivwPnBc-jVq-iNTd8MYVj0FpLmby-crS5mej1FiZxqQK-_f53o8zaYrbwijTLQq1eCAnWRbTL7HnBeIKfxfhxpPqnb5Sf9O6BcHzLMm/s1366/Justice+Society+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmKigUsGN0WJ0G6_ECNkXkIazP00r5hw4R5RQOivwPnBc-jVq-iNTd8MYVj0FpLmby-crS5mej1FiZxqQK-_f53o8zaYrbwijTLQq1eCAnWRbTL7HnBeIKfxfhxpPqnb5Sf9O6BcHzLMm/s320/Justice+Society+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying the not so friendly skies.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The chemist/physicist and speedster Jay
Garrick/Flash (<i><b>Armen Taylor of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Rage
2, One Punch Man, Crystar, Call of Duty: Mobile, Wicked Woods: A
Descendants Halloween Story, Kingdom Under Fire II, Asgard's Wrath,
Super Wings!, Darksiders Genesis, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and The Seven
Deadly Sins</b></i>), chemist/physicist and strong man Hourman
(<i><b>Matthew Mercer of Resident Evil: Damnation, Fire Emblem:
Awakening, Fallout 4, Overwatch, Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell
SAC_2045, The Last of Us: Part II and Blood of Zeus</b></i>) and USAF
Colonel and liason for the team, Steven Trevor (<i><b>Chris
Diamantopoulos of Family Guy, Skylanders Academy, Voltron: Legendary
Defender, Go Away, Unicorn!, Disney Mickey Mouse, Silicon Valley,
Harley Quinn, Dirty Diana and American Dad!</b></i>).</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qsA5cbduofDC_m6vwcXYW7EqtOR-fLbg8OFNlpOQn5OonKd_o-sa9JoBRVzp0E6nu3B1rtzEyc-HRWdPkCDqkA717bsso_eLQ7TCNUTG9u8kjg7K-sDPcNTUS4klRNOVjmGomio52jsW/s1366/Justice+Society+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qsA5cbduofDC_m6vwcXYW7EqtOR-fLbg8OFNlpOQn5OonKd_o-sa9JoBRVzp0E6nu3B1rtzEyc-HRWdPkCDqkA717bsso_eLQ7TCNUTG9u8kjg7K-sDPcNTUS4klRNOVjmGomio52jsW/s320/Justice+Society+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TOO MUCH COFFEE!! Gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The overseas combat stretches around
the world (as the name World War would indicate) and our service men
are hard at work. Their war correspondent dubbed Shakespeare
tabulates their stories but has to keep the team out of the headlines
as they're a secret weapon against the Axis powers. With Hitler's
forces encroaching throughout the world, trying to claim religious
artifacts for further the Reich, our heroes must work together,
putting aside their differences and join in this struggle as one.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With Trevor being smitten by the Amazon
princess, there is also a bit of sexual tension between the Canary
and the Egyptian war prince. Hourman and Jay have common ground as
scientists. Barry also connects to both scientist heroes. With all
that is going on, the Alantians are also throwing in their weight to
the surface world. With a few examples similar to Barry's time, he
notices this isn't simply the past but a different world. An Earth-2
if you will.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0bSD95Oe2iUvbTpurRUPmT5gY6Cq8wEFsI3IwQhLT8gvIkPe0BdWvSkRd6lNTE3_xD_q5TsZJQCqFYAvczKRF3RngkmuXcrk0BJglmC7kBcX0Ha4pqzwyAUM9zN6lDCEn_id-ra7R0hd/s1366/Justice+Society+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0bSD95Oe2iUvbTpurRUPmT5gY6Cq8wEFsI3IwQhLT8gvIkPe0BdWvSkRd6lNTE3_xD_q5TsZJQCqFYAvczKRF3RngkmuXcrk0BJglmC7kBcX0Ha4pqzwyAUM9zN6lDCEn_id-ra7R0hd/s320/Justice+Society+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AMAZON FURY!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Can the heroes stop the awaiting
onslaught? Can good triumph over evil?</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This story gives credit to DC comics
writing as far back as the early 60s when the JSA (Justice Society of
America) and the JLA (Justice League of America) were establishing
timelines and continuity. These stories are older than I am and this
film tips its hat to, really projecting the Golden and Silver Age of
DC Comics. Did I enjoy it? Yes, very much. Was there anything to
complain about? A few things but not enough to give credence too.
I know, me not complaining about a flick is almost unheard of. Young
and old will enjoy the action-packed film and have a good time with
it as well.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKxtB4m4kOsoRh62pnkQPQqXlQZfiOuAQ9D5gIYwSg0u0VmI4mDR_PeDjyzPvCXPWOyDtIFHdFRbdJnXyLOCM_-KquULT0UInRmuViPbeihP_YLSEiF0Apo0e1Q-HEfnslxbVjMURvNV/s1366/Justice+Society+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKxtB4m4kOsoRh62pnkQPQqXlQZfiOuAQ9D5gIYwSg0u0VmI4mDR_PeDjyzPvCXPWOyDtIFHdFRbdJnXyLOCM_-KquULT0UInRmuViPbeihP_YLSEiF0Apo0e1Q-HEfnslxbVjMURvNV/s320/Justice+Society+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another budget meeting.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-23218025201246858992021-05-12T15:49:00.000-05:002021-05-12T15:49:11.217-05:00The Mandalorian Season 2<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Welcome back oh Readers of said
Rotten. I thought we would take a small break from Indie Horror and
Indie Action and go the franchise that many new and old fans are
enjoying this particular creation of <b>Jon Favreau</b> (<i><b>Swingers,
Made, Zathura, Iron Man, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens</b></i>)
as Disney carries on the galaxy far, far away.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This is The Mandalorian Season 2.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrPHRfc1GjNFi5z3ex7eokTXuFEN0dSk6ztPslk1NJp9JLxuRZUuf5zaExRrNRErsiwJENu-GYrIO-dpsT8eOvbhijD0Iq-usDefcvU1YFKtT25N53ghtjNyvGtTZscgaOsELC_fcyLOG/s1366/The+Mandalorian+S2+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrPHRfc1GjNFi5z3ex7eokTXuFEN0dSk6ztPslk1NJp9JLxuRZUuf5zaExRrNRErsiwJENu-GYrIO-dpsT8eOvbhijD0Iq-usDefcvU1YFKtT25N53ghtjNyvGtTZscgaOsELC_fcyLOG/s320/The+Mandalorian+S2+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, this is another fine mess you have gotten us in, Mando.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Catching back with the Mando (<i><b>Pedro
Pascal of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sisters, The Good Wife, Lights
Out, The Adjustment Bureau, Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe, Sweet
Little Lies, Red Widow, Game of Thrones and Graceland</b></i>) as he
is now a clan or tribe of two. His mission is to watch over the
child and bring him to his own people. To do this, he will have to
find fellow Mandalorians and his best best is hitting the Outer Rim
systems. With hunters chasing the Razorcrest down, plus Remnants
of the Empire in full swing, the sky is getting crowded.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Moff Gideon (<i><b>Giancarlo Esposito
of Miami Vice, Sweet Lorraine, School Daze, Do the Right Thing,
Malcolm X, New York Undercover, Big City Blues, Homicide: Life on the
Street, The $treet, Girls Club, Chupacabra Terror, South Beach,
Breaking Bad and Payday 2</b></i>) current commander of the former Imperial sector has need of the child as he has exhibited a high
degree of natural force control. Most likely another means to an
end.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6w6UWZk84JlL1V2RNJ-CC30B4n8ghe6pkqlBZLAAKU8K_q8lfUs8tnN-tU-gGuTH6czGXgRDUM_Fkcs5PVvbYmIPXpMx2xYMjbRhv8vKNcCOHzi3oFj-zlzkSEYn3LwBrPj0DvNHjGSq/s1366/The+Mandalorian+S2+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6w6UWZk84JlL1V2RNJ-CC30B4n8ghe6pkqlBZLAAKU8K_q8lfUs8tnN-tU-gGuTH6czGXgRDUM_Fkcs5PVvbYmIPXpMx2xYMjbRhv8vKNcCOHzi3oFj-zlzkSEYn3LwBrPj0DvNHjGSq/s320/The+Mandalorian+S2+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beskar's chafing my ass, Phil.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Mando can't always be the lone
gunfighter. He has made quite a few enemies but thankfully he also
has allies. Greef Karga (<i><b>Carl Weathers of Rocky, Rocky II,
Death Hunt, Fortune Dane, Predator, Action Jackson, Tour of Duty,
Street Justice, In the Heat of the Night, Happy Gilmore, Assault on
Devil's Island, Brothers and Magnum P.I.</b></i>) running the
township of Nevarro, alongside former Rebel ground trooper Cara Dune
(<i><b>Gina Carano of Blood and Bone, Haywire, Almost Human, In the
Blood, Heist, Deadpool, Daughter of the Wolf, Mandness in the Method
and The Mandalorian</b></i>) With the shadow of the Empire's end and
the light of the New Republic being formed, the galaxy is quite busy.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This season pushes the conventional
story telling bringing in new threats, new character and reprise
characters you have encountered before. Guaranteed to offer
something you may have or not seen before.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nN4lwOyxRrryjMKsUu7Hq4ZdJbyj5N1DGguq-lxSUBvvyFjRH8XgHI2UhwwfxgCyRe9AlvRYPQqqNs51SwC0fyzpYXp-KBU10K9MMiZPelk4znOS3pKr_VWn381y3MYjJhaDmv8UV87l/s1366/The+Mandalorian+S2+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nN4lwOyxRrryjMKsUu7Hq4ZdJbyj5N1DGguq-lxSUBvvyFjRH8XgHI2UhwwfxgCyRe9AlvRYPQqqNs51SwC0fyzpYXp-KBU10K9MMiZPelk4znOS3pKr_VWn381y3MYjJhaDmv8UV87l/s320/The+Mandalorian+S2+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mon Calmari's tough on drunk spacing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Following a trail of bread crumbs,
Mando is trying his level best to watch over the child, contact those
that could instruct the boy in the Force and handle bounties as
always. Going from being a manhunter to being a guardian is a shift
in his character's dynamic and he wears it well, in spite of being
out of his element.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>What makes this series highly
enjoyable, is the simplistic writing but complex characters. Almost
every facet of it feels like the proverbial Spaghetti Western. The
lone gunslinger helping the helpless, facing bandits, back shooters
and existing government men. All the while, it incorporates the Star
Wars legacy of stories yet to come. From effects, costumes and
vehicle set and planetary set designs, you cannot help but feel you
have sat through a Star Wars mini-movie. Heroes, villains and
everyone caught in-between, this is the Star Wars continuation that
you look forward to.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>As a child of the original era, I can
say I have thoroughly enjoyed these two seasons and really look
forward to seeing the next adventures to come. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGn_S12qy9EmABJErx4oengdU3cWsznV2th199AyDCth1STIl-RUfKh59UC2Fy-fNUTiC_Upin4GkN2CBfbZi7j3N8buDQD379EFWHEywkYlKCmFDDo06MsEe5DKqB_8H5r4AGoLFeBGz2/s1366/The+Mandalorian+S2+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGn_S12qy9EmABJErx4oengdU3cWsznV2th199AyDCth1STIl-RUfKh59UC2Fy-fNUTiC_Upin4GkN2CBfbZi7j3N8buDQD379EFWHEywkYlKCmFDDo06MsEe5DKqB_8H5r4AGoLFeBGz2/s320/The+Mandalorian+S2+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm still adorable, right?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-47508864457212675042021-04-28T13:23:00.000-05:002021-04-28T13:23:54.402-05:00Assault on VA_33<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Howdy all! Freelance work is coming
in bursts so to speak and I have been neglecting the Readers of
Rotten and I apologize. Today's film gets a lot of negativity due to
be low budget and a "knock off of Die Hard". Look, I can
direct you to close to 25 films using this particular formula,
coupled with the fact is the talent that went into our movie of the
day did a bang up job. I have one nitpick about the flick but we
will get to that later. This is Assault of VA_33. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRf9UdB9EbYmPHUXTJZVrJ4Xhg4cyO9KHP1UKMVtAloCTcopGbKKgrhottwo0tZH0ONTnxuAfxV39ecgbwMAhbju4i0zGL8Biuji_TdGPB6REopal-gpHOc08LhlikKxkiOVd-jwhZiSX/s1366/Assault+on+VA_33+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRf9UdB9EbYmPHUXTJZVrJ4Xhg4cyO9KHP1UKMVtAloCTcopGbKKgrhottwo0tZH0ONTnxuAfxV39ecgbwMAhbju4i0zGL8Biuji_TdGPB6REopal-gpHOc08LhlikKxkiOVd-jwhZiSX/s320/Assault+on+VA_33+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C'mon out to the VA, do some tests, have some laughs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jason Hill (<i><b>Sean Patrick Flanery
of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Suicide Kings, Best Men,
Simply Irrestistible, The Boondock Saints, The Strip, Dead Lawyers,
Demon Hunter, The Insatiable, Savage Planet and The Boondock Saints
II: All Saints Day</b></i>) is a highly decorated vet suffering from
PTSD (<b>Post Tramuatic Stress Disorder</b>) is meeting his sessions,
dealing with the stress and the freaking out, trying to be a civilian
for the sake of his little girl Sara (<i><b>Sarah Elizabeth Jensen of
Homicide City, Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Almo,
Assault on VA-33 and Jungle Room</b></i>) and his wife Dr. Jennifer
Hill (<i><b>Gina Holden of Final Destination 3, Psych, The Butterfly
Effect 2, Blood Ties, Flash Gordon: A Modern Space Opera, Screamers:
The Hunting, Harper's Island, Saw: The Final Chapter, Dear Santa,
Sand Sharks, The Exorcism of Molly Hartley and Boy in the Attic</b></i>)
who specializes in treating Vets that have suffered mentally and
physically from foreign wars. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iTMkchNldOGwlyZJ_nB2OD_jcA8fsQiOVNsWWf3vVY5MY-Bw7rkeIgQRrOwtK2g2EAMM5TV6ewlYYJ0pOOS4sL16Bixga5iUGWQd43gbO7BBJ9hfaQ4p3BuIZDix9ueLlOVvtmiVY4kG/s1366/Assault+on+VA_33+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iTMkchNldOGwlyZJ_nB2OD_jcA8fsQiOVNsWWf3vVY5MY-Bw7rkeIgQRrOwtK2g2EAMM5TV6ewlYYJ0pOOS4sL16Bixga5iUGWQd43gbO7BBJ9hfaQ4p3BuIZDix9ueLlOVvtmiVY4kG/s320/Assault+on+VA_33+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do NOT interrupt Sudoku time!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jason and Sara have a lunch date with
Jennifer but she gets a last minute arrival patient that needs to be
evaluated for the Pentagon's satisfaction, the head of Joint Chiefs
of Staff, General Welch (sOooooo many grape jelly references to be
had) (<i><b>Gerald Webb of The Stalker Within, In My Sleep, Megashark
vs. Crocosaurus, Camel Spiders, Battle of Los Angeles, Almighty Thor,
2012: Ice Age, A Haunting in Salem, Zombie Apocalypse, Super Shark,
Lizard Man, Hold Your Breath and Android Cop</b></i>) who is torn
from his last mission and how his men were put into the equivalent of
a wood chipper and he is messed up from it.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>While he is in session, a collective of
mercenaries are assembled under the command of Adrian Rabikov (<i><b>Weston
Cage Coppola of Lord of War, Raven, Rage, As Night Comes, Undercover,
Circus Kane. NCIS: Los Angeles, D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach, Get
Gone and Assault on VA-33</b></i>), a Brativa Captain and looking for
revenge for his imprisoned brother. He is our Hans Grubber if you
will. The man with the plan. FYI, son of this Nicholas Cage guy. I
hear his dad has done some movies here and there.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>The mercs move in, secure the building,
load it with explosives and have men at key entry points assuring no
interference. Hill heads out with his daughter but his trained eyes
senses something is off and proceeds to call the cops. Chief Malone
(<i><b>Michael Jai White of Silverhawk, Spawn, Universal Soldier: The
Return, Exit Wounds, Justice League Heroes, Tyler Perry's Why Did I
Get Married?,The Dark Knight, Black Dynamite, Blood and Bone, Mortal
Kombat: Legacy, Falcon Rising and Skin Trade</b></i>) tries to talk
down Hill with a bit of condescension and hangs up on him. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhKVrOKU8iaInnCmgMHk6oPfOsX3-xZQFJ1Y2w2TJPZ5xsG9K5N4LKJY9cbVlHBIGs4HEf2NQxRTXUjISFqRudVdWe2Vl2GEJYfb9TTieHQUBmh3eKVtzYcRJjw-wbuDPaYbPZ_ATKwoL/s1366/Assault+on+VA_33+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhKVrOKU8iaInnCmgMHk6oPfOsX3-xZQFJ1Y2w2TJPZ5xsG9K5N4LKJY9cbVlHBIGs4HEf2NQxRTXUjISFqRudVdWe2Vl2GEJYfb9TTieHQUBmh3eKVtzYcRJjw-wbuDPaYbPZ_ATKwoL/s320/Assault+on+VA_33+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Healing is a slow process and it can.. Hey! Eyes up here!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Their main sniper Jackson (<i><b>Marc
Dacascos of Only the Strong, Drive, The Crow: Stairway to Heaven,
Brotherhood of the Wolf, Cradle 2 the Grave, I Am Omega, Wolvesbayne,
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. And John Wick:
Chapter 3- Parabellum</b></i>) is topside and takes care of the
roving cop checking on the VA, only to get smoked like salmon.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The chief is required to get the lead
out of his ass and the crap out of his brain. He sets up a command
center only to be swayed by the FBI telling him the old song and
dance, " We do NOT negotiate with terrorists."</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hill dealing with his demons and the
mercs is making his way to his wife, using weapons tactics and some
solid martial arts. If anything, watch this for Dacascos and
Flanery squaring off. AWESOME SCENE!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Vlkyekz8jNzp4m1kwxbXOjpK8MnHgmYm_DP35rLTPV-Ye2tLBF_KyzbbgvdBweLHHAL3Yn7G1D8lKjk5dO4H5AhfYElYcDo_1pN9PfIfiK2NQelW01VmCtl1XfYOvxFOPEPsUEM78hh/s1366/Assault+on+VA_33+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2Vlkyekz8jNzp4m1kwxbXOjpK8MnHgmYm_DP35rLTPV-Ye2tLBF_KyzbbgvdBweLHHAL3Yn7G1D8lKjk5dO4H5AhfYElYcDo_1pN9PfIfiK2NQelW01VmCtl1XfYOvxFOPEPsUEM78hh/s320/Assault+on+VA_33+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I will get Nicholas Cage's autograph for you.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Will Hill save the people in the VA?
Will he lose his wife or daughter? Will Zero get out of the van?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Okay for those having an issue with the
budget, shaddup! Solid stunt people co-ordination, airsoft guns and
rifles with post-production instead of blank guns? Boo hoo! It is
capable work, good cast and crew and gave it a concrete standing. My
lone complaint? Michael Jai White NOT getting to whoop some ass. Oh
sure, he got a gun fight but I didn't get to see him uncork and break
out his substantial collection of martial arts. It's a popcorn
flick! Don't look for a deep meaning or extensional philosophical
mindset. All in all, a fun film and was well put together.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhKp6AiY0G5ykPpZYLQkUFbaU_zvyC4suijaoEYKTj0Owbk1ZwTFvmVlu6K9N-jcys_TlZvtSMClGdZA_XKljQkPQE5XVB-zI-aCF0bSYbktsVBWBm8ZXnTPR8JzRS1WKrPvu_D3SCMpV/s1366/Assault+on+VA_33+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhKp6AiY0G5ykPpZYLQkUFbaU_zvyC4suijaoEYKTj0Owbk1ZwTFvmVlu6K9N-jcys_TlZvtSMClGdZA_XKljQkPQE5XVB-zI-aCF0bSYbktsVBWBm8ZXnTPR8JzRS1WKrPvu_D3SCMpV/s320/Assault+on+VA_33+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When paintball games go bad...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-54221223350786581982021-04-08T11:19:00.000-05:002021-04-08T11:19:26.578-05:00Rattlers 2<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hello there Readers of the Rotten! So
I received a few films courtesy of The Williamson Management Company,
it was at the request of an old friend that I could give a review.
Well considering I thought I was only getting a screener, I think I
can get started on this.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>So a sequel to a TV movie in 1976, thus
putting 45 years since the previous outbreak; who could have seen a
return of a creature feature? Why, the director/producer <b>Dustin
Ferguson</b> (<i><b>Camp Blood 4, Camp Blood 5, Nemesis 5: The New
Model, Runaway Nightmare, Meathook Massacre II, Horndogs Beach Party,
House of Pain, Aliens in LA, Axegrinder 2 and Tales for the Campfire
3</b></i>) is bold enough to try. This is Rattlers 2. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQNeVUvRgvjLjorODYhrZ2WGs8PAhTRH2LNLexf3wx4AAxNbNycDLod_cxEzpnnTd5tLWh2FH1GvanRIZtTErwE-w4oBltRajeAx-2QR1rHl1yAtrijMHvNsc0wQTvaFPvSZAv-qC1dMM/s1366/Rattlers+2+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQNeVUvRgvjLjorODYhrZ2WGs8PAhTRH2LNLexf3wx4AAxNbNycDLod_cxEzpnnTd5tLWh2FH1GvanRIZtTErwE-w4oBltRajeAx-2QR1rHl1yAtrijMHvNsc0wQTvaFPvSZAv-qC1dMM/s320/Rattlers+2+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just wanted a bath!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Giving you a bit of continuity; in 1976
deep in the Mohave Desert, a town was infested by a plethora of
rattlesnakes due to an experimental nerve gas that the government
cancelled for use. It was buried into an abandoned mine that the
snakes just happened to been dwelling in and they went mad, attacking
people left and right. A cover-up, a military tribunal and a lunatic
major was the order of the day, along with bell bottoms, dated
dialogue, a misogynistic herpetologist (study of reptiles) and a very
angry feminist photographer. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IKiIlWhyphenhyphen-yvRlUL2V6nPwxewm85QGTSAcJ999hofCwRPtJWLBRvY6WD3aFFCa_5QwRXq7lPVFfZiuvWc034a1B7JRyLDThOj4Apvw8KAMwIpaS77T4l8iBKGJeBWez9g2jdj-V1HjCNw/s1366/Rattlers+2+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IKiIlWhyphenhyphen-yvRlUL2V6nPwxewm85QGTSAcJ999hofCwRPtJWLBRvY6WD3aFFCa_5QwRXq7lPVFfZiuvWc034a1B7JRyLDThOj4Apvw8KAMwIpaS77T4l8iBKGJeBWez9g2jdj-V1HjCNw/s320/Rattlers+2+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Killer snakes? This is what you bother me with?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Penned by <b>Josh Price </b>(<i><b>After
Hours Cinema, Rattlers 2 and Lone Star Horrors</b></i>) and <b>Lee
Turner</b> (<i><b>Shadowmarsh and Rattlers 2</b></i>) tells the tale
of 45 years later, a small town in California has been having a rash
of snake attacks. Our film opens with a series of establishing shots
that says... yes this is Southern California, possibly the Mohave.
Some wonderful drone shots on the very rattlers in question. Enter
our hapless photographer on a quest to be first one attacked. Taking
snaps of rattlesnakes and getting closer and closer to them. Yup
can't foresee anything bad happening there.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>From the title card, it really feels
like a throwback to the 1970s TV creature feature era, which I love.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>The Sheriff's station is going to get
more than a few concerned citizens calling in, but I don't think
he'll have enough deputies at hand for this potential crisis.
Sheriff Wilson (<i><b>D.T. Carney of Cold Blood Canyon, Forbidden
Border, Transmorphers: Fall of Man, John Dies at the End, Garlic &
Gunpowder, Moon of the Blood Beast and Tales for the Campfire 3</b></i>)
has got his work cut out for him. With a minor amount of exposition
and flashback footage of the original film, Josh Price and Lee Turner
manage to connect the two films without it feeling like it was forced
down your throat.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">It feels like a natural progression and
catches folks up to speed.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GexLYcNHlKVgIPp527TmVH9sPfM9FasiR7CPqKO1DOdCgBuJyP8N0ct9gBaxMAkFmM7DmQV4B54TejWkovGq5VdxJyRa-oeMyES_uQHiyHtlnJqJCLaSHmTXrP3CDvFTh-9DeZZZvX35/s1366/Rattlers+2+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GexLYcNHlKVgIPp527TmVH9sPfM9FasiR7CPqKO1DOdCgBuJyP8N0ct9gBaxMAkFmM7DmQV4B54TejWkovGq5VdxJyRa-oeMyES_uQHiyHtlnJqJCLaSHmTXrP3CDvFTh-9DeZZZvX35/s320/Rattlers+2+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SNAKE HICKEY!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>With all the blasting around the
rattlers and given their mutations from the first film, 4 decades
could easily create new hybrids ready to reek havoc on the town.
Commissioner Lewis isn't going to close the beaches..er wait. No,
sorry that's Jaws. My bad. The tearing up and rebuild will bring
revenue to the town and this talk of roves of killer snakes is
poppycock. Dare we even say balderdash?
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We do have more than a few familiar
Ferguson faces attached to our feature. The original Scream Queen
herself, <b>Brinke Stevens</b>, amazing character actor <b>Mel Novak</b>,
the wonderful <b>Dawna Lee Heising</b>, the very comedic <b>Shawn C.
Phillips</b>, the tattooed beauty horror actress <b>Julie Anne
Prescott</b> and Malvolia: The Queen of Screams herself <b>Jenn
Nangle</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">. I really enjoyed
</span><b>Mercedes Peterson's </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">performance
as Dr. Kaye and cannot wait to see what she does next.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</p>You'll have to bear with me as I had
only seen the original twice in my life. Once when I was all of 5,
and later about 42 when <b>Cinematic Titanic</b> was teasing and riffing
their way through it.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Naturally I feel the name of
Professor McCauley is a nod to writer/director <b>John McCauley</b>
(<i><b>Rattlers and Deadly Intruder</b></i>) and the film truly feels
like an homage to the original. This was clearly a labor of love and
well executed. It's almost reminiscent of<b> Richard Franklin</b>
tackling Psycho II to <b>Hitchcock's</b> original, in the sense a fan
made film did as well; if not better than the previous movie. Once
again, Dustin knocks another one out of the ball park. </p><p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyIuC0KvIXKzl6ZGaMg0N6g32Ognj6mSIN6mwVjXRjHlaukiiRlGIDyFAsnUheVmGd65ER7xJpyFsRnTERiwLu9ijP04kx9xF-_bwH1G1fVg36w0MpMAtQj9KZjtoISVhPAwvOFjZ6HJk/s1366/Rattlers+2+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyIuC0KvIXKzl6ZGaMg0N6g32Ognj6mSIN6mwVjXRjHlaukiiRlGIDyFAsnUheVmGd65ER7xJpyFsRnTERiwLu9ijP04kx9xF-_bwH1G1fVg36w0MpMAtQj9KZjtoISVhPAwvOFjZ6HJk/s320/Rattlers+2+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damn snakes even attacked my paperwork!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-87025750052424736322021-03-31T20:22:00.001-05:002021-03-31T20:22:48.415-05:00Camo vs Genevieve<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Welcome back Readers of the Rotten.
Yes I have been pounding the virtual pavement and getting a handful
of freelance gigs but nothing continuous writings. But enough of that, today
we have a reprising director/writer <b>Nicholas Michael Jacobs</b>
(<i><b>Night, Urban Fears, Tales from Six Feet Under, Genevieve,
Genevieve Wreaks Havoc and Twisted Tales</b></i>), who has asked me
to review his horror/comedy continuing the legacy of the warped
little doll and the monstrous behavior that we are accustomed from
her. This is Camo vs Genevieve </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRoWZtUBSZladjSU2buL3IpvgfgHJJ4M3DMLuPDMLZzezytqkI9bIRkl8OKESgitLFG_ZH1hlwRRhkDav3mmi8Qinnl0FXE_FDi9Ec8i42h_zqfiV7XB-BXrtsS8Dj-kRVl7pDWcyNjA1/s1366/camo+vs+genevieve+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRoWZtUBSZladjSU2buL3IpvgfgHJJ4M3DMLuPDMLZzezytqkI9bIRkl8OKESgitLFG_ZH1hlwRRhkDav3mmi8Qinnl0FXE_FDi9Ec8i42h_zqfiV7XB-BXrtsS8Dj-kRVl7pDWcyNjA1/s320/camo+vs+genevieve+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genevieve is a messy eater...of souls.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So back again from NMJ Films request to
gaze further into the warped world of Genevieve. We last we looked
in on Genevieve; our little murderous moppet, she had just dispatched
David (<i><b>actor/producer/director Nicholas Michael Jacobs of
Puppet Master X:Axis Rising, Night, Urban Fears, Tales from Six Feet
Under and Genevieve</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
and was found roaming about by Ted Morris, (</span></span><i><b>Shawn
C. Phillips of Camp Blood 4, Camp Blood 5, Grindsploitation, Killer
Waves, Witchcraft 16: Hollywod Coven, Cannibal Cop, Urban Fears,
Axegrinder 2 and Camp Blood 8: Revelations</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
home owner and distraught father who had just returned home from his
son's funeral. It is unclear if he knew Genevieve's dark past or
her homicidal tendencies but boy you'd think you would want to keep a
close eye on that or the cops are going to wonder why there are so
many dead mail carriers on your front porch.</span></span>
</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Alas this good wisdom will not been carried out by Ted as Genevieve
decides she is better off without Ted and turns on him as well.
Given the sheer convenience of having Ted out of the house while is
attending his late son's funeral, this critic wonders if it was in
fact, the dark doll doing in Ted's son.
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOv8llpOhGyVtZGmgzoFxQ6v4b4aspYec_Tzn3aE-95jLYoo8ap19_taJVTcin6JeW5vfTqyUmqu-U9bGUkX6kjZ8mPyo84rnz-R9SCFmITGcHdHeipec7Ue1BFa14d-fZBlN7EIgwgMv/s1366/camo+vs+genevieve+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOv8llpOhGyVtZGmgzoFxQ6v4b4aspYec_Tzn3aE-95jLYoo8ap19_taJVTcin6JeW5vfTqyUmqu-U9bGUkX6kjZ8mPyo84rnz-R9SCFmITGcHdHeipec7Ue1BFa14d-fZBlN7EIgwgMv/s320/camo+vs+genevieve+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying Squirrel Attack!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">No
sooner has Genevieve dealt a death blow to Ted, a camouflaged
jumpsuit and hockey wearing, knife wielding individual makes his way
into the house. Given this is in the middle of the morning, my
question should stand when I ask, "What the hell did the
neighbors think seeing this garbed guy with a butcher knife?!"
What went through their heads? Hmm, is that a cosplayer? Maybe a
Friday the 13</span></span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">th</span></span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
fanboy? A disgruntled paintballer by chance?</span></span></p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Our
lurking hulk is known only as Camo (</span></span><i><b>actor/producer/director
Nicholas Michael Jacobs of Puppet Master X:Axis Rising, Night, Urban
Fears, Tales from Six Feet Under and Genevieve</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">),
as he purposely came to the house in search of what or whom? Could
Camo be after Genevieve? Perhaps they have crossed paths before. Is
Genevieve responsible for some tragic event that created Camo? Can
Camo end Genevieve and her evil ways or is he simply mad at her for
taking his chosen kills?</span></span></p>
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</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8eF9O5AYR6vo0NLizwwf1iEFSDiuZF5nhNV0pTHUu7hP1QQYL_g7-geHKS_yVax4zvzhOadmSHUHQLgiaOho8HhUf9FVsrdnKigE_jyO9WdkXIyCixpGCy1a7ExBc5-OfzCr33NXr3q/s1366/camo+vs+genevieve+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8eF9O5AYR6vo0NLizwwf1iEFSDiuZF5nhNV0pTHUu7hP1QQYL_g7-geHKS_yVax4zvzhOadmSHUHQLgiaOho8HhUf9FVsrdnKigE_jyO9WdkXIyCixpGCy1a7ExBc5-OfzCr33NXr3q/s320/camo+vs+genevieve+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genevieve's previous address was Amityville.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<br />
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Scouring the house trying to find Genevieve, Camo realizes there are
plenty of places for her to hide, given she is about 24 inches tall.
Before any of you scoff at that, keep in mind she could bite into a
calf muscle, that nerve cluster up the outside your calf or just
slash open the Achilles tendon and watch Camo flop to the floor.
</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p>Camo and the murderous, malefic moppet do battle. Genevieve seeming
to have the upper hand but Camo stabs her to the level worthy of
Norman Bates. One would conclude the fight has ended and Camo may
want to tend to his minor wounds. But is Genevieve finally over?
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Again the synthesizer score brought by Nicholas Michael Jacobs
ratchets up the tension well and gives it an old school slasher vibe
about the movie. The impeding battle score to the lulling persons
into a false sense of security, mellow chords. All this is
accomplished on a meager budget, with good camera and lighting
techniques, that makes me wonder what could be captured with a large
funding.</p><p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP88DvbohsPkoDA4PyVT3G2F_4VW8cXI-OSqMNAtcf4pBWjwOBgG5Gw8mNjm4AFt3I26_yuvzEf8afMmZSJVFzETsc69Ae4yCFnM_U6H6-uSGT7xpLUnS7yRC_j8k6O-cOX7Z8d7gSDjgU/s1366/camo+vs+genevieve+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP88DvbohsPkoDA4PyVT3G2F_4VW8cXI-OSqMNAtcf4pBWjwOBgG5Gw8mNjm4AFt3I26_yuvzEf8afMmZSJVFzETsc69Ae4yCFnM_U6H6-uSGT7xpLUnS7yRC_j8k6O-cOX7Z8d7gSDjgU/s320/camo+vs+genevieve+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having Sockmonkey murder flashbacks...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-54473458850971918502021-03-09T16:50:00.000-06:002021-03-09T16:50:26.625-06:00DC Showcase: The Spectre<p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hidey-ho, Readers of the Rotten!
Sorry but I had to change up that intro, otherwise it gets rather
dull. Today, I wanted to look at some of DC Comics animated
showcase. What I thought was going to be a fairly longer and more
played out story line turned out to be a short. That will not
detract my want to write this but it won't be all that detailed aside
from my knowledge of the existing character. This is The Spectre.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2qxGFWK6ufWd4wT9YmLHKDuJ8So3BWA8IUwsoD6-8UGLPxxz9adEUDEwXsKxv1ctyi6Uv4B8xt_QLa7kPNCIeUA-yZqVxKjunjf5VQZGest_JzmVsRrnX5yvNbDo7LlX2JSMCf_kucpq/s1366/The+Spectre+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2qxGFWK6ufWd4wT9YmLHKDuJ8So3BWA8IUwsoD6-8UGLPxxz9adEUDEwXsKxv1ctyi6Uv4B8xt_QLa7kPNCIeUA-yZqVxKjunjf5VQZGest_JzmVsRrnX5yvNbDo7LlX2JSMCf_kucpq/s320/The+Spectre+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dreaded Emo!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Not to be confused with the alternative
title to the 1963 Riccardo Freda's <b>The Ghost</b> ( <i><b>A common
misconception, I know.</b></i>), the short film in question can be
found on the 2010 release for <b>Justice League: Crisis on Two
Earths</b>. An early morning in the hills of Los Angeles, a movie
mogul name of Foster Brenner (<i><b>Jeff Bennet of Johnny Bravo, Star
Wars: Jedi Knight- Jedi Academy, Looney Tunes: Back in Action,
Striperella, The Powerpuff Girls, Dave the Barbarian, Duck Dodgers,
The Batman, Saul of the Mole Men, and Justice League: The New
Frontier</b></i>) lands a blockbuster and decides to take an 9
a.m.dip in the pool, only to have an explosion and shock-wave send him
into the hereafter. Well at least his last flick wasn't something
like Ishtar or Gigli.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTc-Nf71s3EON66V5goFG7d8nXhqfLxNGdvv8BF0KGjxWZkb3QxI3UfZlZuzIyPN_j-7uoYSwjO_Jld6kGIAEc0niD_crKG4YCeT6oFNAajS3c0DKtTEJmoyCxaSNGejnQD8De0ENUPiO/s1366/The+Spectre+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTc-Nf71s3EON66V5goFG7d8nXhqfLxNGdvv8BF0KGjxWZkb3QxI3UfZlZuzIyPN_j-7uoYSwjO_Jld6kGIAEc0niD_crKG4YCeT6oFNAajS3c0DKtTEJmoyCxaSNGejnQD8De0ENUPiO/s320/The+Spectre+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Told you that Michael Bay kid had moxy!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Police are notified by the butler (<i><b>also
voiced by Jeff Bennet</b></i>) and homicide and probably the bomb
squad's expertise is on the scene, along with veteran detective, Jim
Corrigan (<i><b>Gary Cole of Office Space, Crusade, Vamp U, The
Penguins of Madagascar, An Officer and a Murderer, 30 Rock,
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Archer, The Good Wife, Justice
League Action, and F Is for Family</b></i>) who is friends with the
family, decided to survey the blast site and offer condolences to
Aimee, (<i><b>Alyssia Milano of Who's The Boss, Commando, Fear,
Embrace of the Vampire, Deadly Sins, Charmed, My Name Is Earl, Hall
Pass, Romantically Challenged, Tempting Fate and Insatiable</b></i>)vowing
to right this tragic wrong.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Things and people aren't always what
they seem to be in this crazy town and...okay I have to tone this
down or it's going to sound like a knock off of Mickey Spillane or
Raymond Chandler. Sorry about that. Our detective is no slouch in
the powers of observation, primarily around the wages of sin. You
see, Corrigan has a little secret he has kept quiet for some time. He's been dead for quite a few years. I know the whole inert
investigator, the ghost gumshoe sounds awkward at best but he has been chosen by a
higher power to redeem his soul. This is the portion of the review
of a bit of exposition dump. I normally don't do such a thing
buuuut, our short is 13 minutes long so we need a little background.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNRat88RD43vJvuTbVTK-QKUMvebzbVdJuBoOw8kv2E5xiGRQaY1_tzQplHi6-8HHQCTb-_s1zlnf6cdHGwLiDHoTnNUcj2bFtBTOuaAwwP1ybJ-nZIE7p1b8DfSaT02c4UBmvHBCn341/s1366/The+Spectre+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNRat88RD43vJvuTbVTK-QKUMvebzbVdJuBoOw8kv2E5xiGRQaY1_tzQplHi6-8HHQCTb-_s1zlnf6cdHGwLiDHoTnNUcj2bFtBTOuaAwwP1ybJ-nZIE7p1b8DfSaT02c4UBmvHBCn341/s320/The+Spectre+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah? What about the rights of that little girl?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jim Corrigan was LAPD detective 2<sup>nd</sup>
class before mobsters dropped him in an oil drum filled with cement
and into the bay to sink. Given he was a hard nosed cop, he may have
beaten a confession out of a few suspects in the day or threaten
their rights so he is a soul that should head to redemption. His
soul is linked to an ancient power. The Wrath of God known as The
Spectre. (<i><b>Not KHAAAAAAAN!!</b></i>) He can be a physical
person when he wants to and he can go ghost if needs be. Manifests
over objects, warps reality and can do serious damage to the living
and the physical plane. Hell, in the comics he ate the souls of the
damned and sent them to judgement. Technically he has been with the
department since 1932 when he got gacked but hey, who's really in
charge of record keeping, right?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The police captain (<i><b>Voiced by the
late great character actor Jon Polito of C.H.U.D., Remo Williams: The
Adventure Begins, Highlander, Crime Story, The Equalizer, Barton
Fink, The Rocketeer, Homicide: Life on the Street, Lands of Lore III,
and The Tailor of Panama</b></i>) is looking to bust Corrigan's chops
for stepping into an investigation that isn't his, nor can it really
be due to his personal involvement. The captain wants Corrigan to
look into the sudden death of one of the suspects into the Brenner
murder. Yup so go investigate the murder of one of the potential
murderers of your family friend. Um, isn't that still a no-no due to
personal involvement of the victim's potential victim?</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Jim starts nosing around in these
suspects' lives to come up with the clues needed to close his case
and God's will. Unlike anyone else kicking this dirt clod of a
planet, Jim is focused, capable and not easily distracted by Life's
pursuits or fancies. That helps keep a sharp mind and well you
can't very well bribe, cajole or distract with jiggly girls to a guy
that pushed off the mortal coil.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Overall, while brief this short is got
that gritty L.A. Noir vibe of the dogged detective, maybe a femme
fatale and more than a few homicides. The music score sounds like something out of Dirty Harry or The French Connection. While I wish it was a longer
story, it had a great vo cast, gorgeous music score and the animation
was top notch. Yes I would love a Spectre series Live Action or
animated but so far, that is not in the works. C'mon DC! The fans
would love it.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Additional; holy crap Gary Cole did
awesome voice work! Keep tossing him in front of the mic!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiyxOY7ECCYAuq9RlafP_DZOGwZMrjxvO9oiQz9u6Ggs7cno48GL5q31WkTjxCdUKJw6h_nCLpBkbw22DY0WZs78usdWS_8SuF6xPXSxJ-hd5jmHGYz-QcSYdKQ7rncIFcFKdxx7v22hr/s1366/The+Spectre+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiyxOY7ECCYAuq9RlafP_DZOGwZMrjxvO9oiQz9u6Ggs7cno48GL5q31WkTjxCdUKJw6h_nCLpBkbw22DY0WZs78usdWS_8SuF6xPXSxJ-hd5jmHGYz-QcSYdKQ7rncIFcFKdxx7v22hr/s320/The+Spectre+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stop crowding and just go around me!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-22395981495432705402021-02-26T16:09:00.000-06:002021-02-26T16:09:09.911-06:00Ten Minutes to Midnight<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Hey folks, welcome back to reading
some rotten. This last year has been a rough patch. Reviewing films
strictly from home and not a theater operational, putting jobs on
hold and some outright terminated. We can only hope to get through
this pandemic.
</p><p>And now away from that bit of morbid
and on to what we are up to this day. Today I have heard nothing but
good things for your soon-to be reading pleasure. A veteran Punk
Rock DJ (<b>Caroline Williams</b>) dealing with being on the way out
and her plucky replacement (<b>Nicole Kang</b>) being all sorts of
bubbly, it's enough to break the spirits. This is Ten Minutes to
Midnight.</p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUlNJbnBXW6WZR8nf8CPal4FkBcShvpc6hTSv9rrciGqUyC2yxpFGp38gHM1SuvwBD-wcyv4SFaKNKXZ2qzFRsqsd-2vnUQeiDVAXeYS-u5XeqBObz596SAUI0aR2D3mma9SgW7q1FmiI/s1366/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+3.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUlNJbnBXW6WZR8nf8CPal4FkBcShvpc6hTSv9rrciGqUyC2yxpFGp38gHM1SuvwBD-wcyv4SFaKNKXZ2qzFRsqsd-2vnUQeiDVAXeYS-u5XeqBObz596SAUI0aR2D3mma9SgW7q1FmiI/s320/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terribly pleased or waiting to eat your soul? Who can say?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Shock jock Amy Marlowe (<i><b>Caroline
Williams of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Stepfather II, Days of
Thunder, Leprechaun 3, Halloween II, The Unleashed, Hatchet III,
Blood Feast and Greenlight</b></i>) has ruled the graveyard shift for
some time, being more diva than DJ, she's has stepped on more than
toes and rubbed people the wrong way. As if her mood wasn't foul
enough, a storm is brewing out in the night, she's been attacked by a
bat and feeling a bit weird.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Front desk/security drone, Ernie
(<i><b>Nicholas Tucci of Choose, You're Next, Chilling Visions: 5
Senses of Fear, Faults, Wolfenstein: The New Order, The Cobblestone
Corridor, Daredevil, Person of Interest, Quantico and Wolfenstein II:
The New Colossus</b></i>) warns Not Stretch that if it was a bat
bite, she could have rabies. He offers her a lift to the hospital
but the roads are completely thrashed and she is too professional to
miss a show. Ernie has the awful job of informing Amy that "Bob"
wants to see her in his office. Yeah being called to the mat is
never a good sign before you punch in. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaVN2p6JO6V1wphCGK89NRLxTqlF3n-2_HPNwasOGXSahQ4TqYEnyp7_PJyv6JuODvD4esrZdf2EqIY4ki6-7SfMXwmRTvxn_ym0_lGZAg-V0jaa1REGsWgL1r81s_E1JqCtWgZNdArSX/s1366/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+2.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaVN2p6JO6V1wphCGK89NRLxTqlF3n-2_HPNwasOGXSahQ4TqYEnyp7_PJyv6JuODvD4esrZdf2EqIY4ki6-7SfMXwmRTvxn_ym0_lGZAg-V0jaa1REGsWgL1r81s_E1JqCtWgZNdArSX/s320/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totally BFFs with Batwoman. For realzy.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Station Manager Bob does not have bitch
tits (<i><b>Yes, a Fight Club reference. I couldn't pass it up</b></i>)
but he certainly has something in his craw about Amy. He is also a
skirt chaser with a bit of a belly and enough clout in the
station to make or break a career. You know, a local base, but I
suppose enough slander on a former employee might cause hell for any
future prospects. Amy meets with a young, perky girl Sienna (<i><b>Nicole
Kang of You, The Social Ones, Swallow, Orange Is the New Black,
Instinct, Acting for a Cause and Batwoman</b></i>) plans on sitting
in on Amy's show and all starry-eyed at what will be her new job. Clearly Bob is hoping to plow her like the back 40 but hopefully
Sienna doesn't fall for the casting couch.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Sound producer Aaron (<i><b>Adam
Weppler of Twelfth Night, The Cobblestone Corridor, Groove, Long Lost
and Alien Warfare</b></i>) is fully aware that Bob is being a
horndog, agrees with Amy that Sienna is pretty much eye candy but she
has some good range and pitch for vocals. I daresay kittens on not
on Aaron's mind but a certain blonde cougar on the other hand, yeah
boy has the hungry eyes for her.
<p>Amy is already in a mood and decides
she's gonna cut loose so callers beware when you "Ask Amy".
After dropping enough "F-bombs" that would have made even
comedian/pod-caster Joe Rogan a bit uncomfortable, Bob steps in the
booth to chew some hinder. Amy responds with a savage series of
retorts and ends up biting the hell out of Sienna's hand, growling
and fleeing to the bathroom. She's hearing voices, hallucinating
scenarios out of the norm and frankly kinda going a bit bat-shit
crazy. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7W6s9YT5z4X0_YLM2pShUVqaOHGF4k7TlNtwfnSfnFhLrS83HaYH05coRax9JoGUUXQqoXGTNCovLP9yJgD8XKgVJ4DeQZmewamxWUllmqnrxPlcVkJDx2zXfEi8ERUX53gHsuwI6AEF/s1366/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+5.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7W6s9YT5z4X0_YLM2pShUVqaOHGF4k7TlNtwfnSfnFhLrS83HaYH05coRax9JoGUUXQqoXGTNCovLP9yJgD8XKgVJ4DeQZmewamxWUllmqnrxPlcVkJDx2zXfEi8ERUX53gHsuwI6AEF/s320/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I make this same face after Taco Bell.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Now it could have been linked to the
bat bite oooooor...Sienna dropped acid earlier and it is floating in
her bloodstream because Amy is tripping BALLS!!! Convinced she is
getting a bit "close" with Bob (<i><b>Greg Balla of A Crime
to Remember and Ten Minutes to Midnight</b></i>) looking young and
dapper but a bit of a sleazy attitude, is giving Amy the eye. Yup
little bit of make-out or DID IT REALLY HAPPEN??!!!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> This flick just jumps ten hellfire-imbued flaming sharks over Coppersnake Canyon and baffles
the crap out of me, more so than that explanation did for you. A veritable Behind the Looking Glass via Lewis Carrol vibe happening
and it is bizarre. To be shocked by a film is so damn uncanny any
more; especially in Horror films this day and age. When we have so
many existing tropes to lend a hand, so to see something with a small
cast, a normal environment and watch it go off the rails is a rarity
to behold.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Produced by Mainframe Pictures (<i><b>The
Cobblestone Corridor, Ghost Tour, Intermedium, She Came from the
Woods, Long Lost and Weekenders</b></i>), this movie embraces a
myriad of vampire mythology, a woman's mind frame about aging, goals,
friends, family and love all changing over time and how we see
ourselves year after year. Between the two women, I cannot say who I
enjoyed more, Caroline or Nicole. Both brought their ""A-Game"
and both delivered. What I thought was going to be a hybrid of From
Dusk 'Til Dawn meets Play Misty for Me turned out to be wildly
entertaining, very bloody and just downright creepy. This is not a
typical vampire flick, nor could I put this in a per-designated
category as I normally can.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p><p>Director <b>Erik Bloomquist</b> (<i><b>The
Cobblestone Corridor, Ghost Tour, She Came from the Woods, Long Lost
and Weekenders</b></i>) spins a macabre tale of aging, feeling
obsolete, craving youth and being young with dreams on the rise.
With enough blood and gore to satisfy most horror fans but enough
story to bring a wide array of viewers to stay in front of the
screen; this movie delivers the goods. I was happily surprised and
frankly, I am wanting it for my collection. Hell, I want the
soundtrack too. </p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dLDhrn79tNOcmVxIR4VPn75cu4nO_KTnQUROCUYsaYjQ0GeUihBTHY-1IKBn2UF04NZtSfqkBPllly4Ae-BVeZRWLEnFYGf05QQ7WVrafG0o35MEaJNTXnGJfRRHy8kZVYZTI3fL7vb/s1366/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dLDhrn79tNOcmVxIR4VPn75cu4nO_KTnQUROCUYsaYjQ0GeUihBTHY-1IKBn2UF04NZtSfqkBPllly4Ae-BVeZRWLEnFYGf05QQ7WVrafG0o35MEaJNTXnGJfRRHy8kZVYZTI3fL7vb/s320/Ten+Minutes+to+Midnight+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really? A Leatherface joke? Really?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-13968597422663141002021-02-11T14:47:00.004-06:002021-02-11T14:47:39.707-06:00The Butchers<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Greetings Readers of the Rotten. Well
I'm back with a much requested horror movie. Yeah I'm thrilled to be
diving back into this genre (<i><b>he said with the greatest amount
of sarcasm</b></i>), so we will see if this is remotely entertaining.
A gathering of strangers on a bus having their bus break down,
brings them to a house and yes THEY READ FROM THE BOOK! This is The
Butchers a.k.a. Death Factory a.k.a. The Factory </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT-ofvleBMN6lcK2YdrWeCT_Zg2AqhRzE7_gcw8xWP_ELss0zKThTdSn2S2dna5WdarWfx-yf3aLyzxnbpjfRbgVRwbMIuFNZN6DNa062djESccWYENuC3pBgUVucuwWDirqOyFFK0kig/s1366/The+Butchers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT-ofvleBMN6lcK2YdrWeCT_Zg2AqhRzE7_gcw8xWP_ELss0zKThTdSn2S2dna5WdarWfx-yf3aLyzxnbpjfRbgVRwbMIuFNZN6DNa062djESccWYENuC3pBgUVucuwWDirqOyFFK0kig/s320/The+Butchers+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silent but deadly...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Now the film I found had the title
"Death Factory" but it was not the Brad Sykes 2002 movie.
So it is a film of alternative titles!!! YAY! Always a good sign!
Yes we have the trope goodness of young teens to 20 somethings recipe
of disturbing the dead, the monster, the ancient curse. Those pesky
kids with their boozing, fornication and loving life. Our opening
credits look like a combo platter of Super 8 movies, old stills, TV
static and an acid trip. Combining eerie chamber music with these
visions makes this flick already bizarre. Oh and I forgot the
biggest spoilers of them all, the fricking serial killer trial
publications. Way to let that one slip out of the bag.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Brothers Simon (<i><b>Damien Puckler of
666: The Beast, Death Racers, Camel Spiders, Grimm,Chase and Redwood
Massacre: Annihilation</b></i>) and Brian (<i><b>Cameron Bowen of
Blue's Clues, Touched by an Angel, Fraiser, Disney Golf, American
Dreams, Seabiscuit, Mystic River, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Young
Justice, and Young Justice: Legacy</b></i>) are stuck on a bus, Simon
relives a nightmare of him killing his father after his father slain
his mother. Always a classic, right?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33VmbeMBlgDUHmCy_P3bUJAhxyDdFVIH2YJCVYEwtLJxDCXjZV0VdetIIKbarrsMCfH0DR2q7Ixit6GR41Jma4tp7_5fedJGXsyfeuHqIw8r2a4d7fZhRe-8jX0LC3l4Y18I053Q_6RZF/s1366/The+Butchers+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33VmbeMBlgDUHmCy_P3bUJAhxyDdFVIH2YJCVYEwtLJxDCXjZV0VdetIIKbarrsMCfH0DR2q7Ixit6GR41Jma4tp7_5fedJGXsyfeuHqIw8r2a4d7fZhRe-8jX0LC3l4Y18I053Q_6RZF/s320/The+Butchers+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That chick in the earlier picture float an air biscuit?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Meanwhile a eerie looking lawyer JB
(<i><b>Semi Anthony of Circle of Influence, Against the Grain, The
Chosen Ones, Death Factory, Modern Family, Triumph, Abby Grace and
Headgame</b></i>) is "hell bent" to purchase this a museum
honoring serial killers or edifying them. The landowner on the
other hand, he doesn't feel like selling in spite of the generous
offer by JB. JB decides to fall back on his second offer and stabs
said landowner to death and get on about his business. His business
is reading from THE BOOK OF THE DEAD??!!! He get that from Ashley J
Williams??! Ash drop that on eBay?! Actually, that does sound like
a bonehead move Ash would do. Don't forget to say every, tiny
syllable.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The museum happens to hold the blood
samples of all said serial killers. Hold up. Suspending disbelief
here. Since when did this particular ghoulish effect occur in
forensics? Why would law enforcement as far back as Albert Fish
a.k.a. The Cannibal Vampire would have blood samples and how on God's
green Earth and convoluted plot line would this dinky museum have the
money, power and connections to acquire their blood???</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TpYwWMzUb4XwDOnAHDDkg8Gup8Gp_8DNauFuQ-VQB2skJu3SITPORQ_9N-C67KqfXGLDbf5grIQXIWts0HeO6GHfQcWn4v925GEZIF6Wpdk4dDV3vALf9DJH2IPYiBcZW0aX_ozHEK5T/s1366/The+Butchers+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TpYwWMzUb4XwDOnAHDDkg8Gup8Gp_8DNauFuQ-VQB2skJu3SITPORQ_9N-C67KqfXGLDbf5grIQXIWts0HeO6GHfQcWn4v925GEZIF6Wpdk4dDV3vALf9DJH2IPYiBcZW0aX_ozHEK5T/s320/The+Butchers+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daggum CGI fires!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">At this point, the bus breaks down in
the same dinky, ghost town and our passengers are forced off the bus
for repairs. PLOT POINT!!! Let's get a Mouseketeer line-up of
our soon-to-be deadies. There's plucky Nicole (<i><b>Ire Wardlaw of
Leverage, Hopelessy in June, Blackstar Warrior, Gone Girl, Intruder
and State of Desolation</b></i>), premiscous Candi (<i><b>Charito
Mertz of Passions, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Greek, Days of
Our Lives, Trapped: Haitian Nights, Next Stop fo Charlie, CityBird
and FCU: Fact Checkers Unit</b></i>), steadfast Star (<i><b>actress/stunt
person Tonya Kay of The Muppets, Fully Loaded, Silverwood: Final
Recordings, Raze, The Lone Ranger, Dark Space, The Kill Corporation,
Nightmare Code, Bastard, The Other Wife, The Amityville Terror, The
Fosters and A Better Place</b></i>), doofus horndog Kip (<i><b>Jacob
Hobbs of Almost a Woman, Hercules, Death Factory, Headgame and Army
of One</b></i>), bellicose Ren <i><b>(Jeremy Thorsen of America's
Court with Judge Ross, Decisions, Tosh.0, Girls of Sunset Place, B4,
Deadly Wives and Hotels Secrets & Legends</b></i>), Daisy (<i><b>Mily
Sanders of Profiler, Boyz Nite Out/Grrlz Nite in, The Removals,
Humbug, Sunday Driver and Here Piggy Piggy</b></i>) and...Bill
(<i><b>Braxton Davis of Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, The Ghetto,
WEAPONiZED, A Weekend with the Family, Let It Bleed, Causal
Encounters, Better Criminal, The Aliens and American Exorcism</b></i>).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Off the bus and screwing around, Ren
and Star find the Book of the Dead and OF COURSE they read from it,
thus resurrecting six nutter butters to a night of holy terror. SMOOOOTH!!! Your encore is what? Bad touching someone's mother
while simultaneously pouring sugar in my gas tank??!!</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3jMKqGihyaLSi7_5UxR3HrVEDA6MomwIAKiXsjJhSjmVPVawWLE-KTpLDnVnvUNZ0P8My7Rgih5WNRDCTYdBAt7TapIAztstaYydNcWi1b1zp4nPkka0W0qHj9n9vsPG8zT9IulhMjl4/s1366/The+Butchers+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3jMKqGihyaLSi7_5UxR3HrVEDA6MomwIAKiXsjJhSjmVPVawWLE-KTpLDnVnvUNZ0P8My7Rgih5WNRDCTYdBAt7TapIAztstaYydNcWi1b1zp4nPkka0W0qHj9n9vsPG8zT9IulhMjl4/s320/The+Butchers+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tee hee. Plot development.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">And yes, yes yes fellas, there's titty.
Every friggin' time I review a slasher film, it is almost always
asked so yes bewbs are a happenin'. They can't further the plot, but
they can momentarily distract you.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Let's not make this out like all I am
doing is bashing the film. This was a professional crew, lighting,
sound and film all commercial grade, the cast did their best with the
given dialogue and money was made. Thing is I simply was not
captured by it. So at the end of the day I was not emotionally
invested in the film and this is just my opinion. Would I advise
people to watch it? No. That doesn't mean someone else won't watch
and take away from the movie what I could not.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Overall, there is some clever ideas
like what was done with Jack the Ripper, the SFX gore and a bit of
CGI is feasible but it boils down to gore gags, less than stellar
dialogue and two-dimensional characters. That's not to say this was
a bad film, it just lacked cohesion. A lot of ideas and a limited
ability to house them all. I have seen better movies but again
this wasn't crap. A lot of thought went into it but clearly this was
a real difficult one to pull off well.</p>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMp7wWvnHQ_LLfG4GBBfGiol8R4juuY3_zuO0Yz0sSz59A424cG68xgaspZQhUf0X2k0P20f7N9UzPfs4K2MNN3HRSmcaJy2Esdtjl8RwYqbLYtSUSyXwryvUcE5q1VhrLfM9p6pX13EjV/s1366/The+Butchers+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMp7wWvnHQ_LLfG4GBBfGiol8R4juuY3_zuO0Yz0sSz59A424cG68xgaspZQhUf0X2k0P20f7N9UzPfs4K2MNN3HRSmcaJy2Esdtjl8RwYqbLYtSUSyXwryvUcE5q1VhrLfM9p6pX13EjV/s320/The+Butchers+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your weapons, your clothes, give them to me.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-54805996920798681942021-02-03T14:23:00.000-06:002021-02-03T14:23:56.831-06:00Chopper Chicks in Zombietown<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">How do Readers of the Rotten. Well,
it's time once again for a fan request and yeah it's a Troma movie.
I'm not pleased at that but I will let it go and not vent my spleen.
Yeah we are back in B-movie territory so buckle up, brace yourself
and make peace with your dear and fluffy lord. This is Chopper
Chicks in Zombietown a.k.a. Chrome Hearts a.k.a. Zombie Town a.k.a.
Cycle Sluts </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2glZVgiw44-xixLTO830g2q96nI_LwdKy9jxLkbsNQrGu5F5pr91-echTA_lZHS-UMQh4gjDLDMEZKqt9NkUvuMLtB3ZHNPBMB05-7P61Bwci6zNyGpT7a8uscADNjj3W-MwNykFBjtOw/s1366/Chopper+Chicks+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2glZVgiw44-xixLTO830g2q96nI_LwdKy9jxLkbsNQrGu5F5pr91-echTA_lZHS-UMQh4gjDLDMEZKqt9NkUvuMLtB3ZHNPBMB05-7P61Bwci6zNyGpT7a8uscADNjj3W-MwNykFBjtOw/s320/Chopper+Chicks+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like they just barely "Escape From the Bronx!"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Yup right off the bat, we got
alternative titles with writer/director <b>Dan Hoskins</b> (<i><b>Pretty
Smart and Chopper Chicks in Zombietown</b></i>) seemed to wanted some
dark humor with his horror film and I believe he managed it.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Our opening title card begins with
"Life's a bitch and then you die. Usually." Followed by a
maniacal cackle, I think that sets a tone. Cut right to the girls on
bikes zooming along. Hey! California is a helmet law state! Rule
breakers!
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>A gang of biker chicks are out raising
hell and giving it their all. They screw around in this remote
California town Zariah, scaring the locals and creating all sorts of malarkey. Heavens! They could ratchet it up to tomfoolery. These
girls are far less intimidating than The Switchblade Sisters and I
love the serious tone the film is trying to put out. <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMD1M-t8krDfUVkwc0vZaFFZsQ6ezaVf4_X0n05o1wOYtChE-F3GYif3Gr_qgD92WawBzMyEwYsX_vqPvWkYMl_GZ36EhHkMjVL76uMN38-at2bm5WGSGe67DAVOuwGsjIpkOJ941aQim/s1366/Chopper+Chicks+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMD1M-t8krDfUVkwc0vZaFFZsQ6ezaVf4_X0n05o1wOYtChE-F3GYif3Gr_qgD92WawBzMyEwYsX_vqPvWkYMl_GZ36EhHkMjVL76uMN38-at2bm5WGSGe67DAVOuwGsjIpkOJ941aQim/s320/Chopper+Chicks+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Thorton's Casting Couch.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">These group of Jezebels are ran by Rox
(<i><b>Lyica Naff of St. Elsewhere, The Clan of the Cave Bear, Fame,
Lethal Weapon, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Return to Green Acres,
Total Recall and The Flash (1990 version)</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
this brunette smoke show and IMDB is showing her as T.C. Sooooo
somebody screwed up and I don't think it's the film. Getting back
to our opus of a film, the girls had an encounter in the last town
and gave exposition about a member name of Candy, stating we don't
need any more heat on us. FYI, their gang is called The Sluts. Not
exactly terrifying. Might I make a few suggestions that won't get
you laughed at? The Vipers? The Ball Breakers? The Insanguinators?
Hoes of Death? Just mull those over. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Feels
like I just stepped into some 70s biker exploitation movie and got a
little bit of zombie on my boot. Big surprise is the local yokels
don't take kind them there biker trash. The local mortician just
removed a body and replaced him with sand bags in the coffin.
Foreshadow perhaps? Or maybe he's either a </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>necromancer</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(</span></span><i><b>mage with powers over the dead)</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
or a </span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>necrophile</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(</span></span><i><b>man or woman with obscene infatuations for the
dead</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">).
Either way, I am sure it will progress the story. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br />
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W5ujv-_vUyKVbeFWO58hUVLkVfupNpevOMKs3KeuPuo1xBDkecoBypoP_sa1wTS-ZdA6-RqHKdTyMriqfEvF9ZCSpJpcyGvgRw9VMXeD0A2bnMjEbaoufFqe3qUiY4wXIlPCJdAHHdbh/s1366/Chopper+Chicks+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7W5ujv-_vUyKVbeFWO58hUVLkVfupNpevOMKs3KeuPuo1xBDkecoBypoP_sa1wTS-ZdA6-RqHKdTyMriqfEvF9ZCSpJpcyGvgRw9VMXeD0A2bnMjEbaoufFqe3qUiY4wXIlPCJdAHHdbh/s320/Chopper+Chicks+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob's gotta roscoe now, see? Meh.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
local dwarf, Bob Littleton (</span></span><i><b>Ed Gale of Howard
the Duck, Phantasm II, Child's Play, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey,
Dolly Dearest, Land of the Lost (1991-1992 version) and O Brother,
Where Art Thou?</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">)
is in charge of population. That is he and his chalkboard establish
the live ones accounted. Bob Littleton. They really just gave Bob
the shaft there, didn't they? Guess Seymour Butts was too classy.
FYI, Ed there is credited as Chucky's stunt double in Child's Play.
Does that mean they tossed him into fireplace or the wall? One
wonders.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The town Sheriff Not Wiggum (<i><b>Lewis
Arquette of The Real Ghostbusters, A Pup named Scooby Doo, Tango &
Cash, Tales from the Crypt, Book of LoveYo Yogi, Hypernauts and
Mojave Moon</b></i>) and his mustache might not care for these
chippies in his here jurisdiction. And yes he is father of Patricia,
Rosanna, Alexis and David Arquette. Even stars in Scream 2 as Chief
Hartley.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnu1seQU22tvnjEqmCxkSVAtLwk6X7meTCuifDQb0SH5YYCD7KR8sYepBaCiN-8nspuzrMk8wx6EYVGUBT3UP8OHnte53rkeshe2NpSnYGK9ksVl9wNrU7_JRFeCZAX8tgDupL_v7xxAW/s1366/Chopper+Chicks+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnu1seQU22tvnjEqmCxkSVAtLwk6X7meTCuifDQb0SH5YYCD7KR8sYepBaCiN-8nspuzrMk8wx6EYVGUBT3UP8OHnte53rkeshe2NpSnYGK9ksVl9wNrU7_JRFeCZAX8tgDupL_v7xxAW/s320/Chopper+Chicks+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ernie?!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Shockingly enough, our mortician is
also a mad scientist name of Ralph Willum (<i><b>Don Calfa of 1941,
The Return of the Living Dead, Weekend at Bernie's, Bugsy, Doctor
Dolittle, Downward Angel, Night Creep and Sharkskin</b></i>) is
responsible for all this mayhem to even happen. Shame on you, Ernie!
Didn't you learn from The Return of the Living Dead?
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Naturally the best way to not provoke
the undead, the supernatural or demons is to STOP PESKY KIDS. You
all know what I am talking about. They read from the book, they
trash the cemetery, they take a crap in your refrigerator's crisper
bin. KEEP an eye on these little chaos factories.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">As luck or plot point would have it, a
bus full of blind orphans (<b>many of which are smoking</b>) has been
stalled out not far from the abandoned zombie mine. Uh-oh
Spagetti-Os! By the way, as a subplot, no I have no idea why the
blind orphans are doing out in the heated two lane blacktop. Traveling to go see The American Gladiators? That may require
sight. Um...off to hear New Kids on the Block? No wait, that would
require wanting to listen.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Well, the cat or in this case, the
scourge of zombies? Maybe a plethora of zombies? A mass of zombies?
Well however you want to quantify it, the ghouls are loose and
looking for flesh.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Sheriff Not Wiggums asks for the Sluts'
help in saving those blind orphans and defending the town. The
proper answer is NOPE. ALL THE NOPES! Alas the Sluts may have
hearts of gold and join in the fray. With the populous be zombie
food? Couldn't they call in the National Guard or Raccoon City's
S.T.A.R.S.?
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>We have a quote from the Austin
Chronicles via its VHS box cover claiming, "Shades of Night of
the Living Dead and a bit of The Seven Samurai, Chopper Chicks in
Zombietown is a very smart and very funny movie." Hmm, late
80s...beating the deadlines. AHA! Cocaine was the deciding factor! It all makes sense now.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">What did I take away from this picture?
Well the humor was dark to the level of Night of the Creeps, some
decent tongue-in-cheek gags and the zombie FX was fair for this low
budget job. Gorgeous girls beating the crap out of zombies. Sorry
fellas there is absolutely no titty in our flick today WHATSOEVER.
I too, was stunned at this. Guess they were going more for female
empowerment rather than give off a jiggle fest. Now use those
McDonald's napkins and dry your tears, boys. At the end it was
gory and goofy. Felt like I took my brain offline and just had a few
laughs.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcOLWhqgyNQhFwU98M2y33-xNe-P4S7xZawXt2dF3oO1MNLc36-055x2UsJ-1MqcAvAKSIzWEyXE_FJcM8wD0MVoS4pQs-tMigMXYSBjpYRujiC0QOK-VYSzicEgTCcNo9Vac5MxQFXAZ/s1366/Chopper+Chicks+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcOLWhqgyNQhFwU98M2y33-xNe-P4S7xZawXt2dF3oO1MNLc36-055x2UsJ-1MqcAvAKSIzWEyXE_FJcM8wD0MVoS4pQs-tMigMXYSBjpYRujiC0QOK-VYSzicEgTCcNo9Vac5MxQFXAZ/s320/Chopper+Chicks+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She really likes that jukebox.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-8656023928973540662021-02-02T13:00:00.000-06:002021-02-02T13:00:52.904-06:00Batman: Year One<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Welcome back, Readers of Rotten. This
time around we are going back to animated movies. Yes apparently
saying Adult Cartoon sounds vaguely pornographic, so with that in
mind we look at another WB creation. Before the crusade began, the
training and the will had to be forged in order to save Gotham.
Before the legend of the dark knight, Bruce Wayne had to become
something else. This is Batman: Year One. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsK9EBqzAqFvPfuK-krwNjgI9hhFoOxKOqR-t3r5X_4ncP-tQuim23vfAzT4_P7hMmzkZ7advcfa-5TjeWGYZnR-9LAxDiE5-sun7SbKGrOX1Sw_rNBP_bINHMvqifK9hSorb10zMrbQK/s1366/Batman+Year+One+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSsK9EBqzAqFvPfuK-krwNjgI9hhFoOxKOqR-t3r5X_4ncP-tQuim23vfAzT4_P7hMmzkZ7advcfa-5TjeWGYZnR-9LAxDiE5-sun7SbKGrOX1Sw_rNBP_bINHMvqifK9hSorb10zMrbQK/s320/Batman+Year+One+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sure hope that's not The Spectre.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">12 years after Bruce Wayne (<i><b>Ben
McKenzie of Junebug, 88 Minutes, The O.C. Southland and Gotham</b></i>)lost
his parents, he has returned to his hometown to find it rife with
corruption. From the City Hall to the organized mob, there will have
to be a serious culling before the streets are safe for the decent
people of this city. But Wayne is not the only new arrival to this
abysmal burg, a newly appointed GCPD Lieutenant James Gordon (<i><b>Bryan
Cranston of Armitage III, Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, The
Fallen, The Cleveland Show, Breaking Bad and Godzilla</b></i>)
expected to tow the company line, look the other way and not make
waves in Gotham like he did in Chicago. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBee4bsweZzJ6X2vHLaDjiJ1Lsf5kxNIQn7IVk3GhxYbV1OBYR1RPnSMg2R0VPtmAIFK0gYIFR5Z8VnFbw5uxTcOrfuBF8tjCqimTkpAIOwbFIvYWCUNDaW68pZa-PC7vOceWSIIFKT0uB/s1366/Batman+Year+One+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBee4bsweZzJ6X2vHLaDjiJ1Lsf5kxNIQn7IVk3GhxYbV1OBYR1RPnSMg2R0VPtmAIFK0gYIFR5Z8VnFbw5uxTcOrfuBF8tjCqimTkpAIOwbFIvYWCUNDaW68pZa-PC7vOceWSIIFKT0uB/s320/Batman+Year+One+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't think I like Gotham's AAA service.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Commissioner Loeb <i><b>(character
actor Jon Polito of Highlander, Dream Lover, Critical Condition,
Miami Vice, The Equalizer, Homicide: Life on the Street, NightMan,
The Big Lebowski and Tale of the Mummy</b></i>) along with his head
thug, Detective Flass (<i><b>Fred Tatasciore of Ultimate Avengers,
The Wild, Ultimate Avengers II, Justice League Heroes, The Invincible
Iron Man, God of War II, Ben-10, Wolverine and the X-Men and God of
War III</b></i>) expect good things from Gordon. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVHo2qpy1XonYeRCETQWRk8bZGHWeHW1ty_fT7xyhFRPOHspL3KVvezm0wjE8C9UFbsj_PnLAvwMtiHSLQBE0fgk4aOEwmnBk8gj358ZwQHOykEMu-7SGMCEPC_4r_AEPyYi1l-B5893k/s1366/Batman+Year+One+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVHo2qpy1XonYeRCETQWRk8bZGHWeHW1ty_fT7xyhFRPOHspL3KVvezm0wjE8C9UFbsj_PnLAvwMtiHSLQBE0fgk4aOEwmnBk8gj358ZwQHOykEMu-7SGMCEPC_4r_AEPyYi1l-B5893k/s320/Batman+Year+One+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Save me, Jenny Craig. Yer my only hope.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">With mob infesting the Gotham elite and
controlling lawmakers and legislators, what hope does anyone have of
survival? Bruce attempts to infiltrate the streets as a Vietnam vet
but none of the thugs are impressed and attack him outright. With
his skill set and substantial strength, he makes his way back to the
manor. He has to recreate himself, to give him an edge against
criminals.
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Gordon is shaking loose some of his own
dead weight, i.e. cops on the take, thugs with guns and more of
Loeb's informants, so he can run a department people won't be afraid
to call for help. His latest hire, Detective Essen (<i><b>Katee
Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica, Halloween: Resurrection, 24,
Spider-Man: Edge of Time, Riddick, Star Wars Rebels, Longmire and The
Flash</b></i>) is smart, resourceful and dedicated to the job.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEIUGijihm0zVmak62A2RRyP9ZxSHoLR6u0Se_eonivdAggI2Lmam2xWnqt4bUfFqP7Vs5FZ5ITvscRP8zfEvjDpemGwzn5wfNIdbLQK_75_dj_q4NWuezWj2dSirBGQhL3QSoYEebN5v/s1366/Batman+Year+One+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEIUGijihm0zVmak62A2RRyP9ZxSHoLR6u0Se_eonivdAggI2Lmam2xWnqt4bUfFqP7Vs5FZ5ITvscRP8zfEvjDpemGwzn5wfNIdbLQK_75_dj_q4NWuezWj2dSirBGQhL3QSoYEebN5v/s320/Batman+Year+One+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey, Rock Hudson! Stay for a picture?!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Rumors of a giant bat is plaguing the
underworld, leaving suspects and skells unconscious and scared out of
their minds. This "Bat-Man" amuses the upper crust until
he gives them a visit and delivers his ultimatum. One of the
greatest written lines for Batman hails from Frank Miller's Batman
Year One. "Ladies, gentlemen, you've eaten well. You've eaten
Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. But your feast is nearly over, From
this moment on, none of you are safe." </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The seemingly untouchable mafioso,
Falcone (<i><b>character actor Alex Rocco of Motorpsycho!, Wil
Riders, The Godfather, Detroit 9000, Three the Hard Way, Starsky and
Hutch, The Entity, T.J. Hooker, Return to Horror High, The Facts of
Life and Lady in White</b></i>) starts to experience serious
liquidity issues thanks to Batman breaking up drug sales, trashing
racketeering and a cat burglar in a cat suit known as Catwoman (<i><b>Eliza
Dushku of True Lies, Bye Bye Love, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring It
On, Angel, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Wrong Turn, Tru Calling
and Dollhouse</b></i>) has been looting Falcone as well.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Making allies out of Gordon and Harvey
Dent D.A., charges are being made and arrests are happening. This
will not finish overnight. This is no longer a matter of a few
strategic moves here and there, this is a crusade. Can Batman purge
Gotham of its evils? Can Gordon truly trust a man in a mask?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWb6ac4Z7soyuBFNFwJnLkCC9Wdx-w0cMvzzgHCS4XZWJ1GHXSkC0dj8BkD1KYjLAj-2r1Ok226VO3CgJTr-i8VrnjU7vd8O9Oh-G4hEI623ABf02Mx7cKYsJ10LAFca2EgDI3fjc2Xp_G/s1366/Batman+Year+One+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWb6ac4Z7soyuBFNFwJnLkCC9Wdx-w0cMvzzgHCS4XZWJ1GHXSkC0dj8BkD1KYjLAj-2r1Ok226VO3CgJTr-i8VrnjU7vd8O9Oh-G4hEI623ABf02Mx7cKYsJ10LAFca2EgDI3fjc2Xp_G/s320/Batman+Year+One+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm Batfflack!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Fun film fact, Ben McKenzie who is
voicing Bruce Wayne/Batman plays James Gordon on Gotham. Well, it's
a fact even if you don't find it that fun.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">From the get go, this film follows the
graphic novel verbatim. There are two narratives that make up so
much of this story, Wayne and Gordon each have their views for Gotham
and their best intentions for the town; even at the expense of their
own lives. This is everything I had hope Batman: The Dark Knight
Returns would be. It completely impressed me on all accounts. A
superb voice cast, excellent animation and still entertaining even
though I have read and re-read this particular story many times.</p>
Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858077872114624202.post-38187399675179639022021-01-21T15:04:00.000-06:002021-01-21T15:04:58.767-06:00The November Man<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Greetings and salutations, Readers of
Rotten. Yeah that still sounds iffy at best. Seriously, someone
workshop a better fan base name. I am coming at you with NOT a horror
movie. Shocked? I can only imagine. Instead I recently had the
good fortune to sink my teeth (metaphorically) into a decent
spy/thriller/action film starring that Pierce Brosnan fellow. Yeah
you may have heard of him from time to time. A retired spy, a long
standing conspiracy, war crimes and student versus the master. This
is The November Man. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlyZnEvAM3srSlll_VdkI33Tr8mk6BNKr2V0JpI_9C1rR-quwOa9GSDkPO0utCN3c0ra4K7v1LqR8fdmjq_cVj00uikPQY3ya6ZIH45IAIhprmkiIlHU3lWRyTRNY9BSS2D6v1upv8Rc4/s1366/November+Man+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlyZnEvAM3srSlll_VdkI33Tr8mk6BNKr2V0JpI_9C1rR-quwOa9GSDkPO0utCN3c0ra4K7v1LqR8fdmjq_cVj00uikPQY3ya6ZIH45IAIhprmkiIlHU3lWRyTRNY9BSS2D6v1upv8Rc4/s320/November+Man+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These prices are outrageous!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Based on the novel, "There Are No
Spies" by the late Bill Granger; our titled movie is actually
the 7<sup>th</sup> novel of 12 and yes this writer is telling anyone
that loves a good spy game to go and pick those books up.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Our story follows veteran CIA
handler/operative Peter Devereaux (<i><b>Pierce Brosan of Remington
Steele, Noble House, The Lawnmower Man, Live Wire, GoldenEye,
Robinson Crusoe, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Thomas Crown Affair, The
World Is Not Enough, The Tailor of Panama, After the Sunset, The
Ghost Writer and I Don't Know How She Does It</b></i>) grooming his
protege, David Mason, sharpshooter, hand-to-hand and follows orders
(<i><b>Luke Bracey of</b></i> <i><b>Home and Away, Dance Academy, Monte Carlo, Amensia, G.I. Joe:
Retaliation, Westside, Point Break, Hacksaw Ridge and Lucky Day</b></i>)
until he jumps the literal gun and a civilian is caught in the line
of fire. Devereaux retires five years later and is free of the CIA's
black bag ops, running a small cafe off of Montenegro and living
life. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeTKl6FXnMXn-hqhyphenhyphen77Hs9rmoj-57X9cYz6BGt4C21-Ujca_sSog0_vU4Tnp2nG1Utd7vPILQbwtk8cvtQ6kD7nPFL_1TkI-wogZ8JRzmmZ9mVWqdhJkFw6MZSyKSliD6eN2EU03dO2B4/s1366/November+Man+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeTKl6FXnMXn-hqhyphenhyphen77Hs9rmoj-57X9cYz6BGt4C21-Ujca_sSog0_vU4Tnp2nG1Utd7vPILQbwtk8cvtQ6kD7nPFL_1TkI-wogZ8JRzmmZ9mVWqdhJkFw6MZSyKSliD6eN2EU03dO2B4/s320/November+Man+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Die, squirrel die!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">A visit from an old colleague, John
Hanley (<i><b>Bill Smitrovich of Miami Vice, Band of the Hand,
Manhunter, Crime Story, Life Goes On, The Phantom, Ghosts of
Mississippi. Batman Beyond, Nash Bridges, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, The
Practice and The Event</b></i>) drops Devereaux intel that former
General soon-to-be President of Russia, Arkady Federov (<i><b>Lazar
Ristovski of Svetozar Markovic, Terasa, The Way Steel Was Tempered,
Underground, Rage, Balkan Rules, Midwinter Night's Dream, The White
Lions and On The Other Side</b></i>) has serious dirt that the CIA
wants and they are using an operative that Devereaux recruited.
Hanley says that she will only come in if Devereaux is there for the
extraction.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The op goes down, car chases ensue and
bullets start flying. Yeesh sounds like a hybrid of Jason Bourne and
James Bond happening in Belgrade!! The asset dies, Devereaux is
pissed and Mason left with the smoking gun. This huge amount of casualties and property destruction all for one name. Mira. A girl
that has been missing since 1999 at age fifteen. While FSB and the
CIA are all scrambling around with girls on their brains and heads up
their asses, the President elect sends a wet work assassin to find
anyone with the whereabouts of Mira and remove her.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> Devereaux uses his skill set and finds
a case worker that deals with refugees, Alice Fournier (<i><b>Olga
Kurylenko of The Serpent, Hitman, Max Payne, Quantum of Solace,
Tyranny, Erased, To the Wonder, Seven Psychopaths, Magic City,
Vampire Academy and A Perfect Day</b></i>) whose every day life of
shuffling papers, placing displaced girls and giving them a better
life just went rocky. With more chases, fist fights and a bit of
John Woo inspired Gun Fu, Devereaux and Alice get out alive but for
how long?</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRf8Bc5CW6L-ZmkoTM9i5BG1eAEw78j9_kKdz9x7b9wfs3V2Rmnw4z2ZAzh62dhfJQMY-ovgX_0piC6HyCiEASHHZEBr0PFUrRGKhdUDrcNfGJoFzO0tqgnNTzEjEpGt2kp_6KL0LV6hY/s1366/November+Man+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRf8Bc5CW6L-ZmkoTM9i5BG1eAEw78j9_kKdz9x7b9wfs3V2Rmnw4z2ZAzh62dhfJQMY-ovgX_0piC6HyCiEASHHZEBr0PFUrRGKhdUDrcNfGJoFzO0tqgnNTzEjEpGt2kp_6KL0LV6hY/s320/November+Man+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Popeye's packin' a rod!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Calling this a political SNAFU is
similar to calling the meltdown of Chernobyl a minor inconvenience.
Players on all sides are looking for this girl Alice now and the
objectives are not clear if she is to be interrogated, tortured,
murdered or in general; have an unpleasant weekend.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The clock is ticking and Devereaux is
not the young man he was but by God he is going to make retirement
rather interesting.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Will the Russians get the girl? Will
the CIA give her asylum? With either put a bullet through her?
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jREIRTyj9Mk" width="320" youtube-src-id="jREIRTyj9Mk"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Let me go on the record of saying that
Devereaux is a fairly dark character. If you were expecting shaken
martinis, glib lines and gentleman's rule of fisticuffs. WRONG
MOVIE. Yes, we do have a former Bond but Brosnan is so far removed
from that bit of double o, you start to fear for the girl's safety in
even his hands.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Director <b>Roger Donaldson</b> (<i><b>No
Way Out, Cocktail, Dante's Peak, Species, The Recruit, Thirteen Days,
and The Bank Job</b></i>) wanted an older Bond for this role, give
him a near sinister way of doing things. Daniel Craig was originally
cast but prior commitments made him bow out. Donaldson opted for Sir
Sean Connery, who flat out said, "I'm too old to be running
around with a gun." and then remembered the rapport he already
had with Pierce courtesy of Dante's Peak.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This is moody, rough and tumble. Gun
play and yes fellas, there's some titty scenes. No ladies, I don't
even wait for them to message me any more. Anytime I get hyped up
about a compelling story or clever character arc; the almost
automatic response is, "Uh yeah. So there's titty, right?"
Apologies for my gender's behavior once again, ladies.
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The overall vibe of this flick?
Gritty, badass fights, good story and a really bang on cast for this
spy thriller. Hell, I can easily watch this again.</p>
<p> </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGk5XYBwkeXyFkv7fJCjQPjahUf9Hs07J_BwRaIOQZwo_HElzt8dlCReVzFOayFEjkNohNEMA7F5Ed3XBqPtYOSpUEMML1FfDqHrv6SWOUELeehzESSntV4qeoQB4D-goA1895HUNMMYw/s1366/November+Man+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGk5XYBwkeXyFkv7fJCjQPjahUf9Hs07J_BwRaIOQZwo_HElzt8dlCReVzFOayFEjkNohNEMA7F5Ed3XBqPtYOSpUEMML1FfDqHrv6SWOUELeehzESSntV4qeoQB4D-goA1895HUNMMYw/s320/November+Man+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like my Ghost in the Shell cosplay?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p>Rotten Reelz Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02434643244182671459noreply@blogger.com0