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Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman herself

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Femme Fatale Friday

Friday, February 5, 2010 6:12:10 AM

Femme Fatale Friday, Christina Lindberg

The mesmerizing Christina Lindberg...

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Time to grab a Twinkie and nut up or shut up!

Monday, February 1, 2010 3:18:52 AM

Review, Zombieland, DVD review

Zombieland (2009) Director: Ruben Fleischer Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Amber Heard, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin "You're like a giant... cock blocking robot, like developed in a secret fucking government lab."

I loves me some zombies. I've watched so many freaking zombie movies and I have yet to tire of them. And now days there seems to be no shortage of films featuring the flesh-eating undead. With Shaun of the Dead and the return of George Romero and now this film's success zombie films appear to be a hot ticket for the time being. So is Zombieland any good? More on that in a minute.

After a really decent opening telling us how the world fell apart. And a sweet credits sequence featuring "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica we're introduced to Columbus (Eisenberg) nerdy collage student and loner by choice. On the road he meets Tallahassee (Harrelson) another surviver. Tallahassee on a quest to find some Twinkies whilst kicking lots of zombie ass. Pretty soon they run into con-artist sisters Wichita (Stone) and Little Rock (Breslin) who steal the guy's car and guns. Eventually they decide it would be better to team up and the four head off cross country trying to live through the zombie apocalypse.

That's basically the story in a nutshell. Four people on a road trip during a zombie apocalypse. There's not much more to it then that. That in and of it's self would not be all that bad, but midway through the film that's not a whole lot of zombie action. The beginning and the end a brimming with it, and it's really well done. But it would have been nice to maybe have some zombie action during the midsection. That being said I liked the characters, Harrelson's Tallahassee steals the whole damn movie. Emma Stone while being incredibly gorgeous also holds her own as a streetwise con-artist looking out for her younger sister. There's also a great cameo that comes close to making up for the slow middle. The zombie effect a well done and there's some zombie gore, nothing on a par with an Italian gut-muncher though.

The DVD features a commentary with actors Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, director Ruben Fleischer, and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. A couple of short but good behind-the-scenes featurettes, seven deleted scenes and five theatrical promo trailers.

Seeing the television promos and the trailer I thought this would be a film I'd really love. And I wanted too, but in the end it's a good not great zombie flick. I liked it. Wasn't wowed by it. But a good zombie film is always welcome. Zombieland doesn't take you anywhere new but it's fun while it lasts.

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I'm gonna jam it up your...

Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:25:55 AM

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After Dark Films Horrorfest 4

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:15:26 AM

After Dark Films Horrorfest 4

This years titles are: Dread, Lake Mungo, The Reeds, The Graves, Zombies of Mass Destruction, The Final, Kill Theory and Hidden. The Ultimate Horror Event HORRORFEST 8 FILMS TO DIE FOR—In Theatres January 29th-February 4th.

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Trick or Treats: A few thoughts on Rob Zombie's Halloween films or how I learned to stop bitching and enjoy Rob Zombie's

Friday, January 22, 2010 7:00:45 AM

ROB ZOMBIE, REVIEWS, H2, HALLOWEEN

I'd been putting it off for a long time, dreading it. Having seen the trailers, read about all the changes and after reading many negative reviews, I figured It'd be nothing but pain. But after reading some really good analysis of the second film. Here and here. I decide to give them both a try in a one night back to back viewing blitz. I never saw the original Halloween till after the second. I came across Halloween II on HBO way back in the 80's and loved it. Wasn't till a few years later that I saw John Carpenter's original. It may be blasphemy but I still like Halloween II better. Carpenter's is great and all but it's not my favorite film of his or of the Halloween franchise. I love the hospital and full on rambling Loomis of part two. The whole sister thing never bothered me because this was my first dip in the Halloween pond. I really dig the Mikeless third for it's own charms (Silver Shamrock!) and four is a pretty sweet return to Myersville. Five has actually gotten better over the years. Six, well it depends on the mood I'm in. H20 is fair (Too many cheap jump scares though.) and Resurrection...well mostly sucks ass. When I heard they were remaking the first thought was really? Is that needed? As far as Mr. Zombie goes? I'm not a Rob Zombie hater. Far from it. I got hooked on his music back in the White Zombie days. His music and love of horror was the right combo for this Fango loving fiend. When he went solo, I was right there. I've seen him in concert a few times and bought more then my share of Rob Zombie stuff. I liked his first two cinematic outings, though I haven't watched them in years. But when I heard he was remaking Halloween and making all these crazy changes. A white trash origin? Making The Shape human? No thanks. So I stayed away. Because I'm a completest with stuff I love. Be it TV or film series. I have to get the whole damn thing. So I bought both of Zombie's Halloween films when they came out. Never really sure if I'd watch them or just own them as part of the Halloween series. After October I'm a bit burned out on horror for a few months. But like one some slasher movie killer it always comes creeping back to me. So as I said after some reading I actually got a bit excited to see Zombie's second Halloween film. And of course that meant watching the first one. I was prepared to be mad, to curse Rob Zombie's name and to be generally disappointed. But I wasn't mad after seeing them, nor disappointed. There was no cursing. No, while there was enough, especially in the first film I could have done with out. The consent swearing, I'm no prude but c'mon. I've never meet anyone that cursed that much. Could have done without the redneck rapists as well was the whole white trash Myers clan. Humanizing Myers into a serial killer takes a bit away from his menace and mystique. I always liked the fact that he just snapped, no reason, no explanation. Of course the later films came up with some bullshit reasons themselves. In H2 as it's sometimes called I found the white horse dream thing got a tad overused. But a bunch of credit has to go to Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Danielle Harris and Brad Dourif for really making the most out of their roles in both films. McDowell's Loomis is totally different then Loomis of old. His scenes with young Micheal Myers in the first film were pretty damn good. The surrogate father angle was something new that I'm surprised was never used before in the series. Danielle Harris really made me care for the Annie character, especially in the 2nd film. Speaking of the 2nd film, Dourif made the sheriff an incredibly human character. I liked Scout Taylor-Compton's Laurie and her arc in both films. Making her a totally messed up and having her scared in H2 was an interesting story idea that isn't used enough in horror sequels. While far from perfect I found that I sort of like the first Zombie Halloween, though it's got more then a few warts. And the second one I found myself digging on. I've had my faith somewhat renewed in Zombie as a filmmaker and wouldn't mind seeing him take a third swing at old Micheal Myers.