tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400483117854542409.post5811503410387342443..comments2023-11-16T04:46:40.010-05:00Comments on Movies At Dog Farm : Noteworthy On Netflix - 7/18/14 - Digging A Little Deeper Than UsualBrandon Earlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400483117854542409.post-18977195487150058312014-07-18T21:11:43.524-04:002014-07-18T21:11:43.524-04:00Wolf Creek 2 was significantly more entertaining t...Wolf Creek 2 was significantly more entertaining than I expected it to be. I was often reminded of The Hitcher (original, of course), and that's a good thing. <br /><br />NOES2 breaks a few of the "rules", but I think it's a lot more interesting for what it is than what it isn't. It's amazing to me how many casual viewers don't see the homosexual underpinnings of it, though once I've pointed it out to them they're usually also surprised that they hadn't noticed it. I think that just goes to show how many viewers are so conditioned to not expect any subtext or depth in a horror movie's narrative that they don't see it even when it's there.<br /><br />I don't dare guarantee that you'll like Gothic any more on the second pass - Ken Russell is an acquired taste. The better presentation is bound to help, though. I'm actually pretty sure that the Mill Creek transfer is the same one on the awful standalone that I own. It's on Chilling Classics, by the way. That's definitely one of the best Mill Creek sets - relatively speaking, of course.<br /><br />Ravenous, however, is a definite keeper. It's entertaining on a variety of levels - another movie with a lot more going on than just what's on the surface.<br /><br />Innerspace was a decent reworking of Fantastic Voyage, but Dana Carvey's incessant mugging grates my nerves after a while. Fantastic Voyage is one movie I actually wouldn't mind seeing remade. With a slightly darker tone, it would make a great horror movie. There's some truly heinous shit going on inside the human body.<br /><br />That cover image for The Evictors - though it depicts, in the grand tradition of great cover images, something that never actually happens in the movie - is probably actually a little too good for the movie it promotes. lol It's a shame Scream Factory didn't just go whole hog, throw in The Legend Of Boggy Creek, and make a "Charles B. Pierce Horror Collection".<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. This was a pretty odd selection of movies this time. Brandon Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400483117854542409.post-64907763255472096742014-07-18T20:43:49.756-04:002014-07-18T20:43:49.756-04:00I am planning on writing a standalone post about A...I am planning on writing a standalone post about American Scream for Pre'Ween, and I'd be happy to participate in another podcast about that or anything else you'd care to discuss. I haven't landed on my "angle" yet, though - as usual - it probably won't be a straight review anyway. If I get it written in advance as I had hoped, maybe we can get that posted first to have the print article to reference in the podcast. Pressure. Now it has to be good. lol<br /><br />It's slowly but surely beginning to look as though we might get a little closer to a full house for the second Virtual Drive-In. Build it, and they will come.Brandon Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400483117854542409.post-52276031906688623932014-07-18T16:15:04.552-04:002014-07-18T16:15:04.552-04:00Brandon,
Are you saving American Scream for PreWe...Brandon,<br /><br />Are you saving American Scream for PreWeen? If so, could we do a podcast reviewing and discussing it as well as a print article?<br /><br />Now I need to go fire up Netflix and get some viewing in. Mighty Peking Man was awesome, and I can't wait for The Stuff!The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997408771115328615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400483117854542409.post-63460811198573869912014-07-18T01:59:58.805-04:002014-07-18T01:59:58.805-04:00Good round-up here! I'll drop in my two cents...Good round-up here! I'll drop in my two cents on each film....<br /><br />Wolf Creek 2: I haven't watched yet. I had figured it was just more of the same, but after reading your thoughts I'll give it a go!<br /><br />Never Sleep Again: This is a fantastic documentary. If you are even remotely a fan of the Elm Street series then you will enjoy this exhaustive look at the franchise. On a side, related note....I've never understood why NOES2 was treated like a black sheep. It's a fantastic entry in the series.<br /><br />Mighty Peking Man: You hit it on the head. It's a wonky, psychotronic giant ape flick! What's not to love?<br /><br />Gothic: I've only seen this one once. I don't remember liking it very much....though back when I saw it, I was younger and perhaps less patient. I'll have to give it another go. I've got it on one of those Mill Creek 50 movie packs, though I can't remember which one at the moment.<br /><br />Ravenous: Another film that I've been meaning to watch but somehow haven't gotten around to. I'll be sure to put it at the top now.<br /><br />Fantastic Voyage: A favorite from my childhood. I watched and rewatched this one over and over again as a kid. While I do enjoy InnerSpace, Fantastic Voyage is heads and shoulders above, I think.<br /><br />The Evictors: I used to see this film at our local Mom & Pop shop in VHS format. The cover gave me the creeps. I forgot about it for a quite a while....until I received it as a bonus DVD in Scream Factory's Town That Dreaded Sundown Blu Ray release.Matthew St. Cyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870183182967553900noreply@blogger.com