06/10/2012: Death Race 2000 [1975]

Why is it all dystopian fiction seems to set itself only about 25 to 50 years in the future? Do they really imagine that such radical change will happen that rapidly? I for one hope not, and I can safely say we are not any closer to the dystopian world of Death Race 2000 than we were back in 1975. Yet, it still remains a very entertaining movie that can still make you think about society and many of the questions it raised are still relevant today. So maybe they just got the date wrong.

25/08/2012: Porky's [1982]

Porky's is the original raunchy teen sex comedy, the movie that starts with morning wood and ends with cherry popping. Released in 1982, Pork's predates the movie many see as the start of the sub-genre of teen sex comedies, American Pie and in my opinion Porky's is actually superior to American Pie.

30/08/2012: Iron Sky [2012]

When I first watched a trailer for a movie called Iron Sky in which the Nazis had hidden on the dark side of the moon sine 1945  I'm not sure what I thought. It was an intriguing concept, and the trailer had a lavish display of special effects, but I just added it to my watchlist and figured it would be just another sci-fi comedy B-movie I might one day get around to seeing. After watching it, I would say that Iron Sky is at the forefront of a new era in cinema, where original independent movies should be able to easily compete with and dominate any large budget Hollywood CGI fun-fests.

18/08/2012: The Five-Year Engagement [2012]

Remember two days ago when I asked "what two names would make me watch a rom-com?" Didn't take long to find out. The Five-Year Engagement has a lot of things going for it. The two stars are some of my current favourite comedians, relative newcomers Jason Segel and Emily Blunt. Also the trailers looked promising and things seemed about as original as they could get.This time, it wasn't a disappointing let down.

16/08/2012: Wanderlust [2012]

A Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy. Honestly, I don't think there are any two names you could put to headline a rom-com that I would be like "This is gonna be awesome".  But it was set in a commune full of weird modern day hippies and that meant it could be possibly decent, or at least funny so I took the chance.

14/08/2012: The Rocky Horror Pictures Show [1975]

So, by accident, I happened to watch the very definition of cult classic on it's 37th anniversary, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. It must have been destiny. That's right, I just used the word destiny. Even 37 years later, TRHPS remains the biggest cult classic in cinema, still played in midnight screenings around the world, and with a dedicated fanbase more than willing to dress up in drag and bring props to a theater. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is more than a movie, it is an experience.

12/08/2012: Repo! The Genetic Opera [2008]

Everyone knows that the biggest cult movie phenomenon is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. For over 35 years it has been the horror rock musical of choice, attracting many a costumed viewer to it's midnight showings. However, in 2008 the guys responsible for Saw gave the world a new rock opera horror musical. One they hope will become as big a cult phenomenon as The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While it is to early to tell, I think it has a decent shot. Because it was pretty damn awesome.

11/08/2012: The Fearless Vampire Killers [1974]

After watching Young Frankenstein I thought that The Fearless Vampire Killers would be a good follow up. Now, I honestly am not sure which one I enjoyed more. The Fearless Vampire Killers shows us that not only can Roman Polanski both direct and write a great horror comedy but can also star in one as well. Never has there been a more bumbling duo of vampire hunters since Professor Abronsius and his assistant Alfred.

10/08/2012: 21 Jump Street [2012]

I was disappointed with myself when, after 15 minutes of looking at my collection of amazing movies I need to watch, I couldn't fight off the urge to watch 21 Jump Street. All my movies, and I chose the new comedy about a pair of cops who go undercover at a high school to uncover the source of a new drug. Well they were undercover and they uncovered that I really enjoyed this.

10/08/2012: Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal

The other day someone asked me how I choose what movies to watch. I told them that just about anything could be the cause, from a director to a poster or an actor. Once in a while I will discover someone new who I just decide to watch the entire filmography of. I added Eddie to my watchlist after watching Pontypool, not because of Stephen McHattie, but Georgina Riley. I’m not sure if I would have stumbled on Eddie any other way, but that would have been a shame because it is a nice entertaining Canadian horror comedy.

09/08/2012: Young Frankenstein [1974]

Yong Frankenstein is a classic comedy that never gets old. Gracing Top 10, 50 and 100 lists for the comedy genre for 38 years now, Young Frankenstein isn't just scraping by at the bottom. While those lists are filled with almost all of Mel Brooks works, Young Frankenstein is by far my favourite of his, as he spoofs classic horror movies.

07/08/2012: Slither [2006]

Once in a while a horror movie comes along that is made for horror movie fans. It may not contain anything overly new or original with which to entice new fans, but it has every element a horror fan is looking for and will undoubtedly be a fun ride. While I may have let Slither slither by for almost 6 years, I finally saw it and got so much more than I expected.

24/07/2012: Blazing Saddles [1974]

It’s been a slow week after The Dark Knight Rises, but that trilogy was a lot of movie to digest. My movie loving friend had recently suggested that I check out Blazing Saddles, and was so adamant they went and dug out their copy for me a few days later. By then, I had pretty much forgotten why I was supposed to watch it or what it was about. Turns out that Blazing Saddles is a Mel Brooks spoof western, which many argue is better than Spaceballs. I say that after watching it, there is little wonder it makes it onto so many top comedic movie ever lists.

14/07/2012: Big Trouble In Little China [1986]

After watching John Carpenter and Kurt Russell team up for 1982’s The Thing last night, I thought I’d continue with the pairs works with Big Trouble In Little China. Big Trouble in Little China is one of Carpenter’s forays out of horror, like Escape From New York, which also starred Kurt Russell. I was always curious as to why Big Trouble seemed to have such a cult following, however small it was, as it was definitely a strange piece of work. Then again all cult favourites are a little quirky and that is why they are cult favourites.

23/06/2012: Heathers [1988]

Heathers is once again a movie that surprised me immensely. I had picked it up mostly because it was The Lamb’s movie of the month two months ago, and it had Christian Slater in it. I put it on finally because I wanted a change from the continuous cycle, of James Bond, B-movie, horror movie that I had fallen into that last week or so. I thought hey, let’s get a high school romance movie to lighten the mood, and relive the good old days of cliques and bullies. Instead, I learned just why this had been picked as movie of the month.

17/06/2012: Picasso Trigger [1988]

It is time for round 3 with Andy Sidaris, as I set out onto unviewed ground with Picasso Trigger. Or at least I thought I hadn’t seen it before. According to my IMDb ratings, and some fuzzy memories I have in fact seen it before. Unfortunately it clearly wasn’t as memorable as the first two, but Picasso Trigger still has its moments, be they humorously bad or terribly good.

14/06/2012: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 [1986]

Last night I had the urge to dig out and put on my Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 DVD. While it doesn't have anything close to the serious and realistic feeling of terror that the first one does, TCM 2's craziness gives us a sequel different enough from the original that we don't feel that standard feeling we get when a sequel isn't up to par with the original.

07/07/2012: Moonrise Kingdom [2012]

So yesterday I headed out to the theater with my friends to spend the entire day watching movies. I had not really planned anything and had simply been told that we were heading out after lunch and they had arranged it so we could watch as many movies as possible for the rest of the day. The first movie on their billet was Ted, but when we arrived, I saw to my surprise Moonrise Kingdom was playing and while I was five minutes late, I figured I’d only miss the previews. 

10/06/2012: Hard Ticket To Hawaii [1987]

I really can’t believe that I have now watched Hard Ticket To Hawaii three times. It was the first Andy Sidaris I watched, and I had watched it once again in with my friends after a couple of us had watched it individually. Now that I have the whole Andy Sidaris collection, I refrained from skipping it and watched it over for the nostalgia. After this, all of the Andy Sidaris movies will be no ground, and I have no idea what to expect.

02/06/2012: Malibu Express [1985]

I have until this point only seen two Andy Sidaris movies in my life. However, watching those outrageous movies with my friends is some of my fondest movie memories. So, when I saw Girls, Guns and G-Strings on Amazon for $5, I did not hesitate to throw it in my cart and pick up all 12 of Andy Sidaris's B-movies. Now I will spend the summer sharing them with some new friends, and hopefully they will enjoy them as much as I did years ago.