Comments for Wtf-film: cult cinema and video reviews

Comment on Maya by Jackson

Jackson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:32 +0000

Didn’t bore me either! I quite like the disjointed, nightmarish qualities of so many Italian horror films, including Maya. It’s a pity this was made so late in the game, and that Avallone only made a couple horror films.

Comment on The Alien Encounters by Martin

Martin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:28:22 +0000

I wish it were possible to see this film or even a clip on you tube – sadly, i’ve been looking for this one for years with no luck but at least i’m not alone

Comment on The Madmen of Mandoras by Mike Sturges

Mike Sturges — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:47:24 +0000

You can have “Citizen Kane” and “Grand Illusion”! I’ll take “The Madmen of Mandoras” anytime! Truly one of the all time greats!

Comment on Étoile by Denis Klotz

Denis Klotz — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:13:46 +0000

There’s an Italian DVD out (on Medusa) since 2010 that’s reasonably easy to find in Europe. There also seems to be a Japanese DVD, but I know nothing about that one.

Comment on Étoile by Erik

Erik — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:22:35 +0000

Is this on DVD? I’ve been wanting to see this ever since I came across the score. I thought it was only on VHS (in a Japanese release).

Comment on Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan by carol

carol — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:32:17 +0000

Iemon has been hateful for hundreds of years!

Comment on Production and Decay of Strange Particles by Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:19:42 +0000

Love your reviews of The Outer Limits series. I give this show some more leave-way than you do as it was a rushed monster/sci-fi show with no shortage of problems, but your quite on the money. One of my favorites is (Hope you get to) “Wolf 359″.

Comment on The Clown Murders by Darren89

Darren89 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:53:06 +0000

The movie is restrained and does have a good build-up to the later violence, with a surprise ending to boot.

I wonder if director John Carpenter was inspired by it when he worked on 1978′s HALLOWEEN, when a young Michael Myers, dressed in a clown’s outfit hacks away at his sister… I wouldn’t doubt it .

Comment on A Scent of New-Mown Hay by Kevin Pyrtle

Kevin Pyrtle — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:30:38 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions – I’ll definitely check them out. As I said, I didn’t hate Blackburn’s first book, I was just underwhelmed, but I’m willing to give just about anyone a second chance.

Comment on A Scent of New-Mown Hay by J F Norris

J F Norris — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:35:19 +0000

Blackburn gets weirder and weirder in his later books. He never really escapes the pulp thriller influences but samples similar to that paragraph you quote do tend to be less frequent. You ought to try THE YOUNG MAN FORM LIMA for his prescient X-Files style plot, BURY HIM DARKLY for his outrageous blending of Sax Rohmer master criminal and Lovecraftian horror and BROKEN BOY for a crime thriller that seems like a plot for an episode of "The Avengers." I think he's under-appreciated as far as fantastic plots and thrillers go. I'm willing to overlook pretentious novice writer flaws in his early work. Story means more to me in this genre. Blackburn has the goods. I've reviewed both BROKEN BOY and THE YOUNG MAN FROM LIMA at my own blog.

Comment on No Blade of Grass by Kevin Pyrtle

Kevin Pyrtle — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:28:05 +0000

I could understand a film you’ve never seen, but a film you’ve never heard of? That is a rarity! It’s rough around the edges, as most of Wilde’s directorial efforts are, but you might just like it.

Comment on No Blade of Grass by Denis Klotz

Denis Klotz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:17:23 +0000

It doesn’t happen often, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this one before. Scandalous, really.

Comment on Magic of the Universe by Travis Hosey

Travis Hosey — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:40:35 +0000

Very glad to find NetFlix has this!

Comment on Starcrash by sakara

sakara — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:31:42 +0000

seven hours of info about this movie!—i just might buy it for that reason alone; some documentarys and commentarys are a lot better than the movie itself.

Comment on A Quartet of Corman Classics from Shout! Factory by sakara

sakara — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:26:24 +0000

CRAZY MAMA actually played on HBO in the 1970s !—back when HBO was on from about 8 a tnight to 2 in the morning; around 1976, those were the complete hours of HBO’s daily programing.

Comment on Action Packed Double Feature (Dirty Mary Crazy Larry / Race With the Devil) by sakara

sakara — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:21:43 +0000

it’s a shame adam roarke never got out of low-budget movies.

too bad roarke and nicholson were never reuinited, though nicholson no doubt didn’t want to be reminded of PSYCH OUT or HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS.

adam roarke had bit parts in the STAR TREK tv pilot and even john wayne’s EL DORADO—he died in texas, teaching acting.

Comment on Mysterious Island by sakara

sakara — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:13:24 +0000

This is certainly one of the better cast harryhausen movies, with herbert lom at his phantom of opera piano, and bette davis’ ex also in the cast.

And harryhausen’s old effects are a million times more fun than the computer generated stuff in today’s boring, expensive movies—such as the 200 million dollar kong remake.

I have a $3 big lot version of this movie, which is good enough for cheap, poor, me.

Comment on Mysterious Island by Bruce Crawford

Bruce Crawford — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:14:47 +0000

A brilliant review. The film that changed my life, and pushed me to the work that I still am doing today. This blu ray is a masterwork, and your review confirms what I have seen and heard myself when watching this masterpiece of cinema.

Comment on Ganjasaurus Rex by thingmaker

thingmaker — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:35:07 +0000

About CAMP…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_Against_Marijuana_Planting
It is, of course, funny… from a safe distance. Closer up, the guns and dogs and military hardware made the bastards a lot less amusing.
Think I’ll skip the movie though…

Comment on Horror Express by firetrain

firetrain — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:46:39 +0000

Thanks for this great review!