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Prometheus

OK, I’m going to talk about “Prometheus” as if it has nothing to do with the “Alien” quadrilogy. Similar to how I feel about “Alien 3“, if this movie is looked at as a stand alone movie, it is pretty good. Continue reading Prometheus

Conan the Barbarian

“Wrong! Conan, what is best in life? Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of their women! This is good.” Best fucking line in cinematic history! Maybe a slight overstatement but I’m all about the John Millius‘1982 version of “Conan the Barbarian” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I’ve watched this on tour more times than I can remember with the fellas and I always either leave it on or break out the digital copy and start it from the beginning. Continue reading Conan the Barbarian

Aliens

In 1986 alien movies were taken to a new level. James Cameron’s “Aliens” is a masterpiece that in my eyes blows away the original. Blasphemy you say? Maybe. They’re really two totally different movies. “Alien” is more a man in a rubber suit monster movie where as “Aliens” is more of a military vs. alien infestation movie. Continue reading Aliens

The Arrival

The 90’s brought an invasion of alien films that were quite worthy of notice. “The Arrival ” is one of them. Long before Charlie Sheen was “winning“, he was actually a good actor… if you needed someone to act like a paranoid douche. Continue reading The Arrival

Prince of Darkness

Ahhhh… 1987’s “Prince of Darkness” from John Carpenter. I fucking love this movie. This is one of those one’s I will always just leave on if it’s on cable. Continue reading Prince of Darkness

The Devil’s Rejects

This sequel to “House of 1000 Corpses” is one of my favorite horror films. I really dig Rob Zombie’s style, dirty, shocking and real. “The Devil’s Rejects” abruptly starts with sheriff Wydell (William Forsythe) and his deputies about to face of with the murderous backwoods Firefly family led by Otis (Bill Moseley) who’s enjoying a nice little nap with a dead female. Continue reading The Devil’s Rejects

Lucky

“Lucky” is a killer (pun intended) little black comedy that I enjoyed quite a bit. I knew nothing about this movie going into it, which I like. Too many trailers ruin the movie, often giving away too much and sometimes even the end! Continue reading Lucky

Star Wars Episode IV “A New Hope”

Well, what can I say. I saw Star Wars when it first came out in the theaters in 1977. I actually was one of the few people who was aware of this film coming out. I used to read Starlog and magazines like that as all good little nerds do. I also used to go down to NYC with my mom every once in a while and we found several B&W promo photos for sale on the street, no doubt bootleg. Continue reading Star Wars Episode IV “A New Hope”