31 October 2004

SWH: 2004 (week 6)

My Choice


Shorts & Trailers
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  • Tales from the Crapper
  • Virgin Witch
  • The Simpsons: "Time and Punishmen"
  • A Personal Greeting from Mr. Dom DeLuise
  • Candy is Delicious Eat Some Every Day
  • Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
  • King Kong
  • Mickey Mouse: "Lonesome Ghosts"
  • Hookers Revenge / The Photographer's Model
  • Igor and the Maniacs
  • Biozombie
  • Assault on Precinct 13
  • Frankenstein (1910)

Carpenter (1974-1976)

Earlier this year, I completed my Carpenter DVD collection. Now, I'm gonna watch all of his films in chronological order. I only allow myself to watch Halloween on the night of Oct 31st, so I'm just starting my project tonight with his first two films. I'll be posting mini-reviews as I go. Should be good for a couple months of fun.

1974 - Dark Star - I feel like this is more Dan O'Bannon than John Carpenter. Certainly, the director's cut (AKA the 68-minute "Special Edition") is a much better movie than the tedious theatrical cut (with 16 minutes of added scenes), but neither version really worked for me. The humor didn't tickle my funny bone at all. However, the frozen Commander Powell was very cool and quite disturbing.

1976 - Assault on Precinct 13 - Excellent action movie. I love the faceless, silent gang. They were essentially a Michael Myers split into dozens of bodies, or like a swarm of animals, or just a force of nature; distilled film-evil. I loved the silenced gun battle. I loved the characters, from the cheeky Napoleon to the cool-as-ice Leigh. A thoroughly entertaining film.

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23 October 2004

SWH: 2004 (week 5)

Slasher Part Twos

  • Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
  • Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (1985)

Shorts & Trailers
  • A Personal Greeting from Mr. Dom DeLuise
  • Surf Nazis Must Die
  • The Simpsons: "The Shinning"
  • Freaks
  • Monsters Crash the Pajama Party
  • Blood Spattered Bride / I Dismember Mama
  • The Devil's Rain
  • Doctor Mordrid
  • Merrie Melodies: "Scaredy Cat"

16 October 2004

SWH: 2004 (week 4)

Redneck

  • The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
  • Deliverance (1972)
  • Redneck Zombies (1987)

Shorts & Trailers
  • Dagon
  • Blood Feast
  • The Simpsons: "Homer3"
  • Jacktown
  • Carnival of Blood / Curse of the Headless Horseman
  • Buttcrack
  • Frankenpimp
  • I Am Weasel: "I Am Vampire"
  • Class of Nuke 'Em High

09 October 2004

SWH: 2004 (week 3)

Splatter

  • Evil Dead II (1987)
  • Dead-Alive (1992)


Shorts & Trailers
  • The Simpsons: "Clown Without Pity"
  • Alien
  • The Wicker Man
  • Sealab 2021: "Predator"
  • Nightbreed
  • The Simpsons: "The Thing and I"
  • Shrunken Heads

02 October 2004

SWH: 2004 (week 2)

Serial Killers

  • Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
  • American Psycho (2000)
  • M (1931)

Shorts & Trailers
  • The Simpsons: "Attack of the 50 ft Eyesores"
  • God Told Me To
  • Basket Case
  • Courage the Cowardly Dog: "The Demon in the Mattress"
  • Scream Blacula Scream
  • The Simpsons: "The Bart Zone"
  • Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except