Ten Little, Nine Little, Eight Little Indians

Oh man, two posts within a week! It's a total breakdown and collapse of society! Total anarchy!

Okay, let me collect myself.....

I'm better now. Anyway, you may be wondering if I've actually went out and did anything. I did! I went to see Identity on Saturday. You may have seen the ads for it on TV, and it's the number one movie in America right now. Basically, the film is about a group of ten people that get stranded at a hotel, they discover they're all connected somehow, and they all start dying (it was loosely based on Agatha Christie's novel Ten Little Indians, if the plot sounds familiar).

Want a review? Here's one. The movie starts out being awesome, and then it starts sucking once the major twist is revealed. It just stops making sense once that's given away. As for the acting, Ray Liotta is awesome in his role, but John Cusack should stick to his usual "normal dude" roles, and the rest of the cast was just bleh.

And if you plan on seeing it and want to figure out who the killer is, remember Roger Ebert's "law of character dynamics": the killer is the one character that neither the other characters or the audience cares about.

Anyway, that's all for now. Just wanted to give that little review. Thanks for reading.

"Do you like what you see?!"

I saw House of 1000 Corpses yesterday afternoon, and all I can say is "holy crap." This has to be one of the craziest movies I've ever seen. Imagine if The Texas Chainsaw Massacre traded its chainsaw for a very heavy dose of LSD. That is House of 1000 Corpses. Oddly enough, the film stars Bill Mosley, who appeared as Chop Top in the second Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie.

Basically, this is Rob Zombie's homage to the gritty, blood-and-guts horror movies of the 70s. Nobody makes movies like this anymore. House of 1000 Corpses is a stark reminder that before Hollywood forced watered-down fluff like I Know What You Did Last Summer down the throats of today's youth, films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I Spit On Your Grave, and The Last House on the Left were horror. And now, Rob Zombie has brought fear back into the genre. With House of 1000 Corpses (and hopefully 28 Days Later, Cabin Fever, and Freddy vs. Jason, which will all be released later this year), the horror genre is finally getting a much-needed look at what made it great in the 70s and 80s.

House of 1000 Corpses is absolutely nothing like what today's youth knows about horror. The film is brutal, violent, disturbing. The main characters are not the only victims of pain and suffering; the audience is too. Once the movie gets going, it never stops torturing the senses. In one scene, the film absolutely stops dead in its tracks just before a cop meets the business end of a villian's handgun. It just prolongs the agony we see on screen, making it seem like it'll never end.

The film is only playing on a few hundred theaters, but if you can find one near you that's showing it, go see it. If you can't find a theater showing it, rent the video when it comes out.

DVDs, Music, and Movies

Never fear, because just like Underdog, an update is here.

Picked up a new CD and DVD on Tuesday, so yay me. Added to the DVD collection is a Canadian film called Cube, and the CD is "Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild" by CKY.

I also saw the new film Anger Management, starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, last Friday. Quite the funny film it is. I recommend it. I really wanted to see House of 1000 Corpses, but I guess I'll wait for the DVD because I can't get a ride to Lexington to see it. :(

Thanks for reading, and I'll see you in the funny pages!

Blog Feedback, Film At 11

Time for some blog feedback!

Libby says she likes Anna Ferris. Well, Libby, I suggest renting May. Great little flick that should have gotten a bigger theatrical run. And as for best Jason movie, I'll say that's the sixth one (Jason Lives). The first one and part four (The Final Chapter) are also quality. And I will agree with your opinion that the original Nightmare is the best.

Nick Dinsmore is good. "Eugene Dinsmore" is not. Though the Bushwhacker reference was funny until the face licking. Ew.

On another wrestling related note: You know how I mentioned that spinning suplex neckbreaker move? Mike's right, Rob Conway does do it. It's the same as La Resistance's finisher, only with the guy's feet on the ropes instead of on Sylvan Grenier's shoulders.

Anyway, I'm all tapped out of stuff to say. Sutton out