Movie Belch
Having movies show up in your mailbox almost every day is a lot of fun. Even more so when they are not run of the mill blockbuster films with robot actors and a plot you can fit in five lines on one page. Sorry, I really do think Kill Bill could have been a short film and been just as good.
So what I thought I would do is share a few of the recent views and point you to some interesting and some really strange things that have come through the dead tree inbox.
First, I gotta say it again, Django is freekin amazing.
Django (1966) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=689
For those of you that got to sample it at the last meeting, you know what I mean. Nothing says good movie like one that opens on the strange man coming to town dragging a coffin behind him. The soundtrack is great, especially the music for the Mexicans' arrival. Surreal, great sets, Resevoir Dogs challenging violence. * * * * *a full five Belligeratis
Rat Pfink and Boo-Boo (1966) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=30201
So this kind of rockabilly singer guy's girlfriend gets kidnapped by these guys that seem like they drank way too much coffee. So the rockabilly guy and his gardener go in to a closet and come out as Rat Pfink and Boo Boo. Sort of like Batman and Robin, but none of the good sound effects or acting. If you like films shot on a budget of whatever they had in their pockets you will dig it.
Part music video, part action crime thing, totally goofball * * * Belligeratis for the b-grade entertainment.
Shadows (1959) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=4731
Hey, you don't like John Cassavetes and I probably don't either. His first work as a director, Shadows looks in to the lives of three siblings of African decent and wildly differing skin tones. You got racism, interacial dating, discontent with the crappy world they live in. These people were probably just dragged off the street because the acting is way off. People repeat their lines for no apparent reason. * * Belligeratis for the heavy tense vibe of the film. Almost enough to drive me from viewing.
Ultrachrist! (2003) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=100922
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter it ain't but for some reason there are a lot of lesbians in this one too. I guess Jesus just digs the lady on lady action. Apparently a larger film and gear budget than JCVH, but all the bad acting and senseless dialogue. Jesus comes back and figures the only way to catch peoples attention is to don a spiffy spandex get up and change his name to UltraChrist. Low on the kung fu, but plenty of musical numbers to keep you toes tapping.
Gonna have to give this one * * * * Belligeratis, just one shy of a full five because it didn't have Santo or vampires.
The Apostle (1997) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=6243
Ok, so I do watch normal movies once in a while. Robert Duvall is great in this movie about a southern preacher man who has to go on the lamb after going upside his wife's lover's head at a little league game. Farrah Fawcett is still pretty hot, but she is a cheating bitch and eventually puts the final nail in Duvall's coffin. The last scene of the movie is gut wrenching. Yeah, I cried. Four * * * * Belligeratis for Duvall's portrayal of a constantly jabbering jesus freek that looks like he was going to get away with it.
Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=28103
There is no use trying to explain this one. Japanese people are just plain nuts. Directed by Takashi Miike of Audition and Ichi the Killer fame. This story of a nutty family running a nutty guest house is freekin loaded with karaoke grade outbursts of song and dance. The opening claymation scene really caught me off guard. Who expects claymation to just be injected in to a film like that. Gonna have to go five * * * * * Belligeratis for the sheer loon factor and the fact that I just can't get enough of completely bizarre stories with completely bizarre musical qualities. Walk don't run. Then start running.
So what I thought I would do is share a few of the recent views and point you to some interesting and some really strange things that have come through the dead tree inbox.
First, I gotta say it again, Django is freekin amazing.
Django (1966) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=689
For those of you that got to sample it at the last meeting, you know what I mean. Nothing says good movie like one that opens on the strange man coming to town dragging a coffin behind him. The soundtrack is great, especially the music for the Mexicans' arrival. Surreal, great sets, Resevoir Dogs challenging violence. * * * * *a full five Belligeratis
Rat Pfink and Boo-Boo (1966) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=30201
So this kind of rockabilly singer guy's girlfriend gets kidnapped by these guys that seem like they drank way too much coffee. So the rockabilly guy and his gardener go in to a closet and come out as Rat Pfink and Boo Boo. Sort of like Batman and Robin, but none of the good sound effects or acting. If you like films shot on a budget of whatever they had in their pockets you will dig it.
Part music video, part action crime thing, totally goofball * * * Belligeratis for the b-grade entertainment.
Shadows (1959) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=4731
Hey, you don't like John Cassavetes and I probably don't either. His first work as a director, Shadows looks in to the lives of three siblings of African decent and wildly differing skin tones. You got racism, interacial dating, discontent with the crappy world they live in. These people were probably just dragged off the street because the acting is way off. People repeat their lines for no apparent reason. * * Belligeratis for the heavy tense vibe of the film. Almost enough to drive me from viewing.
Ultrachrist! (2003) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=100922
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter it ain't but for some reason there are a lot of lesbians in this one too. I guess Jesus just digs the lady on lady action. Apparently a larger film and gear budget than JCVH, but all the bad acting and senseless dialogue. Jesus comes back and figures the only way to catch peoples attention is to don a spiffy spandex get up and change his name to UltraChrist. Low on the kung fu, but plenty of musical numbers to keep you toes tapping.
Gonna have to give this one * * * * Belligeratis, just one shy of a full five because it didn't have Santo or vampires.
The Apostle (1997) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=6243
Ok, so I do watch normal movies once in a while. Robert Duvall is great in this movie about a southern preacher man who has to go on the lamb after going upside his wife's lover's head at a little league game. Farrah Fawcett is still pretty hot, but she is a cheating bitch and eventually puts the final nail in Duvall's coffin. The last scene of the movie is gut wrenching. Yeah, I cried. Four * * * * Belligeratis for Duvall's portrayal of a constantly jabbering jesus freek that looks like he was going to get away with it.
Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) http://www.greencine.com/webCatalog?id=28103
There is no use trying to explain this one. Japanese people are just plain nuts. Directed by Takashi Miike of Audition and Ichi the Killer fame. This story of a nutty family running a nutty guest house is freekin loaded with karaoke grade outbursts of song and dance. The opening claymation scene really caught me off guard. Who expects claymation to just be injected in to a film like that. Gonna have to go five * * * * * Belligeratis for the sheer loon factor and the fact that I just can't get enough of completely bizarre stories with completely bizarre musical qualities. Walk don't run. Then start running.
