Crash Course

Final Destination 2 (2003)
Dir - David R. Ellis

Been a while since I'd seen this so I threw it on. Good fun as all the FD are and still love that car crash sequence.

Don't Mess with These Chicks

Switchblade Sisters (1975) aka The Jezebels
Dir - Jack Hill
Weird Wednesday


I saw this trailer on a trailer compilation a while back and had forgotten how much I wanted to see it. I was not disappointed. Some great performances and action involving this teen girl gang. Fun fact: it features Lenny Bruce's daughter as one of the gang.

Can You Dig It?

The Human Tornado (1976)
Dir- Cliff Roquemore
Weird Wednesday


This is only my second Dolomite movie and it's just as fascinating as the other, Disco Godfather. This film has a lot of awesome to it from Rudy Ray's stand-up at the beginning, to the crazy white mafia basement shenanigans, and the clothes. Holy crap, the clothes! Someday I will make millions by releasing the Dolomite Collection and selling exclusively to gullible hipsters.

What Your Mother And I Must Know Is...

Black Christmas (1974)
Dir - Bob Clark

My absolute favorite Christmas flick, and one of my favorite films of all time. This pre-dates Halloween as a slasher film and really creates a highly suspenseful, frightening atmosphere without showing much of any graphic violence. One of the few films to really give me the creeps, and if you know anything about me that's saying quite a bit. I watch this every Christmas and it's one reason to actually look forward to the season for me.

Yes, this is directed by the same guy who made A Christmas Story.

I Want to See Her Nipples

Scrooged (1988)
Dir - Richard Donner

And this is my second favorite adaption. Murray is hysterical and it's a really fun take on the same old story.

Bonus tally: Between this two versions of A Christmas Carol I watched an episode of George Burns Comedy Week from the 80s on YouTube that's called Christmas Carol II: The Sequel. This sees Scrooge go too far on the giving side and is once again visited by the three ghosts who show his the error of his new pushover ways. It's pretty great and the cast includes Roddy McDowell, James Whitmore, Samantha Eggar, Ed Bagley Jr and more. The quality is kind of crappy but you can watch the half hour below.

A Very Green Christmas

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Dir - Brian Henson

One of my two favorite adaptations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol so I decided to start my Christmas Day with a repeat viewing. Some great songs, Michael Cane is wonderful as Scrooge, it has all of your Muppet favorites and Kevin as Tiny Tim!

Mogwai

Gremlins (1984)
Dir - Joe Dante

Another Christmas classic!

Take it Easy on the Pepsi

Home Alone (1990)
Dir - Chris Columbus

Not much really needs to be said about this film, it's just greatness.

I also picked up my own cheese pizza to each whilst watching. It's the only way.

Snowed In

Jack Frost (1997)
Dir - Michael Cooney

Been a couple years since I watched this one but it's still pretty fun and entertaining. A serial killer is turned into a killer snowman who steals kill scenes from Silent Night, Deadly Night and rapes Shannon Elizabeth with his carrot "nose" in the shower. Nothing says Christmas like that!

Boner Jams '03

The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Dir - Judd Apatow

This has become a favorite over the years. Not much really needs to be said about it that others haven't already said. Love everyone involved. Hilarious!

"You're Fucked"

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Dir - John Hughes

This Hughes classic is a must watch for me every Thanksgiving. Martin and Candy are hysterical and their journey is wonderfully frustrating. The F-word laden exchange between Martin and Edie McClurg is one of the best things ever! I do hate how "real" the film gets in the last few minutes... but only because it gets me every time.

Zack's Zombies

Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dir - Zack Snyder

When I saw this on opening night I was ready to hate. Still, I let my mind open and enjoyed what I saw. Romero's original is my favorite zombie film and one of my all time favs so it could never live up to this. Snyder's version, written by James Gunn, is way more action than horror and the only real connection to the original is that it's set in a mall. It is fun to see Modern Family's Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) as a dirty, sex obsessed asshole.

I'm not even going to get into the whole fast vs slow zombie debate. Because the winner is obviously slow.

Plane Prophecy

Final Destination (2000)
Dir - James Wong

This revisit just reminds me how great this movie is. The kills are awesome and fun. At least every entry has something of worth. Forgot that Sean William Scott is in this, playing a character that's not really obnoxious at all. Shocking!

Death, Death, and More Death

Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011)
Dir - Robert Hall

Some great gore and a few interesting ideas.

Read my full thoughts HERE on Horror's Not Dead.

Sil-ver Shamrock

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dir - Tommy Lee Wallace

Ending my Halloween with a late night viewing of one of the most underrated Halloween flicks out there. Yes, this is a departure from Michael Meyers but it more than makes up for the lack of The Shape with awesome masks, Tom Atkins, a catchy TV jingle and a nefarious Irishman. Someday this will get the Blu treatment and I will be stoked. I also hope to see this on 35mm at some point in my life, but that's probably not going to happen.

Trippy

Horror (2002)
Dir - Dante Tomaselli

I've had this DVD for years and finally got around to watching it. This is a fairly short, 75 minutes, surreal horror trip. As for a narrative it kind of drifts in and out but some of the horror imagery is damn cool. This is the kind of movie you kind of have to be in the mood to see, maybe I'll give it another go to see if it hits me harder/better.

Bonus: The Amazing Kreskin of Johnny Carson fame has a role in the film!

Telekinetic Slasher

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
Dir - John Carl Buechler

This might not be the best entry but it still has some great moments. In fact, one of my favorite kills from the series is here. The one where he smacks the girl in the sleeping bag against a tree. Yes, they upgraded that kill in Jason X but this one still rocks. Not a bad film for what many people call the Jason vs Carrie installment. Heh.

Slasher Classic

The Burning (1981)
Dir - Tony Maylam

The second of our summer camp slashers and it's one of the best. Though there are a few slow moments everything in this movie is wonderful. Also the standard DVD of this from MGM looks fantastic, probably more so that it has a right to. Great stuff.

You're Just What I've Been Looking For

Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Dir - Robert Hiltzik

Took this over to Micah's because he and Melissa wanted to watch it and neither had ever seen it. Such a great movie, one of my all time faves. I love Angela and Ricky so much - and the crazy mother/aunt even more!

Best. Ending Shot. Ever.

Big Brother is Watching You

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
Dir - Rudolph Cartier

I had never heard of this version but a friend bought a bootleg of it at a recent comic convention so we gave it a go. Originally made-for-TV by the BBC for their program BBC Sunday-Night Theatre this is a fantastic telling of Orwell's classic tale. Cushing is fantastic and it proves that TV movies can be awesome.