First appearance: Death Race 2000 (1975)
I've always found this movie entertaining. Its like the 70s version of Arnold Schwartzenegger classic The Running Man only slightly less silly. Even though Frankenstein is the coolest looking racer, I think Joe Viturbo (Sylvester Stallone) is more fun. Why they haven't made a videogame that follows the rules of this movie is beyond me. Also why did they decide to make the remake less awesome?
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Greedo
First appearance: Star Wars (1977)
At least that's what it shows in the movie. If you are remembering something different happening it might be a problem with your brain or something.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Him, Madman
First Appearance: I, Madman (1989)
A woman who wants to be an actress works in a used book store, dates a stereotypical detective and really gets into the pulp horror novels she reads gets menaced by a mutilated maniacal mutilator straight out of the book she's currently reading. Is he real? Is she actually killing off all the annoying people in her life? Is it the insane author of the novels who died in the 50s? Who cares! Surprisingly good flick. I also just found out that it was made by the same guy who made one of my favorite movies, THE GATE. It would make a half decent double feature with In the Mouth of Madness.
The movie was originally going to be called HARDCOVER, good thing it wasn't. I never would have bothered trying to find Hardcover.
A woman who wants to be an actress works in a used book store, dates a stereotypical detective and really gets into the pulp horror novels she reads gets menaced by a mutilated maniacal mutilator straight out of the book she's currently reading. Is he real? Is she actually killing off all the annoying people in her life? Is it the insane author of the novels who died in the 50s? Who cares! Surprisingly good flick. I also just found out that it was made by the same guy who made one of my favorite movies, THE GATE. It would make a half decent double feature with In the Mouth of Madness.
The movie was originally going to be called HARDCOVER, good thing it wasn't. I never would have bothered trying to find Hardcover.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Ashley J. Williams
First appearance: The Evil Dead (1981)
Five friends have a lousy time at a cabin in the woods. Miserable time can be blamed on a book (The Evil Dead). The next night something horrible takes over our hero (Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn) making even more people miserable. In the end everything turns out OK when Ash gets sucked back in time by a giant vortex and is revealed to be the Chosen One.
The geek in me is always annoyed by "fans" who don't seem to know there's a difference between Evil Ash and Bad Ash. Evil ash is the guy Ash turns into after the evil got into his hand. Bad Ash is what happened when one of the mini-Ashes got inside Ash and grew up, eventually getting killed and then coming back from the grave. Evil Ash is possessed Ash, Bad Ash is a magical evil clone. Note Evil Ash's missing hand and the fact Bad Ash has two hands. Yeah I know "Nerd".
Five friends have a lousy time at a cabin in the woods. Miserable time can be blamed on a book (The Evil Dead). The next night something horrible takes over our hero (Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn) making even more people miserable. In the end everything turns out OK when Ash gets sucked back in time by a giant vortex and is revealed to be the Chosen One.
The geek in me is always annoyed by "fans" who don't seem to know there's a difference between Evil Ash and Bad Ash. Evil ash is the guy Ash turns into after the evil got into his hand. Bad Ash is what happened when one of the mini-Ashes got inside Ash and grew up, eventually getting killed and then coming back from the grave. Evil Ash is possessed Ash, Bad Ash is a magical evil clone. Note Evil Ash's missing hand and the fact Bad Ash has two hands. Yeah I know "Nerd".
Matt Cordell
First Appearance: Maniac Cop (1988)
Another weird slasher flick from the '80s. I've only ever managed to watch the first Maniac Cop flick. It was about a cop who goes around killing people. The police arrest the wrong guy, who is also a cop, who then spends the rest of the movie trying to prove his innocence. Its got Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell and Robert Z'Dar in it, is directed by the guy who made Maniac, and written by the guy who wrote It's Alive! That's all I really know about it. Maybe one day I'll get around to seeing the sequels.
Another weird slasher flick from the '80s. I've only ever managed to watch the first Maniac Cop flick. It was about a cop who goes around killing people. The police arrest the wrong guy, who is also a cop, who then spends the rest of the movie trying to prove his innocence. Its got Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell and Robert Z'Dar in it, is directed by the guy who made Maniac, and written by the guy who wrote It's Alive! That's all I really know about it. Maybe one day I'll get around to seeing the sequels.
Labels:
1980s,
Andrew Barr,
maniac,
Maniac Cop,
Monster,
Slasher
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Principal Gerald Strickland
First Appearance: Back to the Future (1985)
This guy has to be some kind of monster, doesn't he? He seems so single minded in terms of what he finds acceptable you could just see him snapping and cleaning up all the "Slackers" he sees around him. Not to mention the guy doesn't age between the years 1955 and 1985! Back to the Future is the second best time travel movie series so I wanted to pay some kind of tribute to it. (not to mention my sister requested I draw Strickland)
Now back to work slacker.
This guy has to be some kind of monster, doesn't he? He seems so single minded in terms of what he finds acceptable you could just see him snapping and cleaning up all the "Slackers" he sees around him. Not to mention the guy doesn't age between the years 1955 and 1985! Back to the Future is the second best time travel movie series so I wanted to pay some kind of tribute to it. (not to mention my sister requested I draw Strickland)
Now back to work slacker.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
They Live 2011?
I'm not trying to make any kind of statement with this so don't infer anything. Its just an obvious gag I'm surprised I haven't seen anywhere yet, especially with the number of hipsters and young folks involved in the Occupy movements.
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