Here’s a cool teaser/trailer from Larry Doyle. In his own words: “What if the movies that glowed from drive-in screens from the ’50s and ’60s weren’t fantasies but really happened? In Go, Mutants!, Larry Doyle has created a world populated with the monsters, aliens, and mutants of B-movie legend, with all the beach parties, dances, fist fights, and hotrod races of classic teen dramas. An unforgettable era of pop culture is brought to life in an uproarious mash-up filled with Romance! Danger! Intergalactic Conspiracy! Molting!
Larry Doyle is the author of “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” which won the 2008 Thurber Award for American Humor. “Go, Mutants!” has been acquired by Imagine Entertainment and Universal pictures. Doyle, a former Simpsons writer, is writing the screenplay.”..
Boy, I really had to force my way through this piece of crap; but because I luv you guys, I manned up, gritted my teeth, and sat through one of the longest 93 minutes of my life.
So 2010 has started with a cold snap here in the land of Monster Shack. Temps of -20 c. have kept my fingers frozen, and review typing is slow, but progress is steady. To top things off, 3 of 4 family members have the flu…Huzzah! Such fun. Hoping to have something new posted in a bit…January is always rough for me, so hang in there folks.
Otherwise, it’s snowing now at around 7:30 am. I’ll be driving my kids to school in about a half hour then back home to work. (Thank goodness for Remote Desktop…sorry for geeking out.) We have about 2 feet of snow, which is fine by me: I love snow.
Hope everybody is doing well, drop in a comment and let me know how you’re doing so we can fill these long, dark January days.
Yes, Sean sneaks one past the goalie and grabs the coveted Last Review of the Year award. Damn. I thought I had it sewed up for sure.
It’s a recent film by the guy whose name I can never remember, and can certainly never spell. Something with “Night” in it. You know. The guy behind “Signs” and “The Sixth Sense”. Yeah. Him. Well, this movie has monsters, a Lady, and, er, some water. How should I know? I didn’t see it. I’m just taking Sean’s word for it.
Anyway, thanks again Sean for using your valuable free time to help out this odd little site. Always appreciated.
Now that the holidays are just around the corner, I’ll be busy eating too much, drinking too much, and staying up too late. Perfect!
I hope to be seeing everybody in 2010 for yet another year of crappy movies!
Cheers!
The Capture of Bigfoot
Thanks to Karl for sending me a fresh set of crazy sci-fi DVDs to take a look at. I just couldn’t resist taking a closer look at this one:
The Day Time Ended
Thanks again, Karl, for the new material to dig through!
Thanks to Brian for sending this link to me; it looks like Brain and the Guys have put together a cool homage to all the crappy movies we love. In his words:
“”Monsters on the Way” is an original tribute song to b-movies from
Scotland by VBF and Neil Robertson. Fron Ed Wood to the 50ft [...]
I was getting sentimental for my all time favorite MST3K shorts. The opening skit from their “War of the Colossal Beast” episode. Yes, it’s Mr. B Natural: The weirdest, creepiest, most adrogynous character ever conceived.
Here’s part 1 for your enjoyment,
What happens when a successful filmmaker gets $75 million to do a movie that began as an inspirational bedtime story to his children? The Monster Shack finds out and tackles the Lady in the Water. (Don't worry, she wasn't hurt.)
Make sure to check out Bill Rebane's forlorn attempt to cash in on the Bigfoot craze of the 70s. Featuring guys in fuzzy 'Bigfoot' suits, cheap effects, and a convoluted plot, you don't want to miss this lovely addition to the Bigfoot Terror DVD boxed set of doom!
A soggy 80's rip-off of 'Close Encounters' that has nothing to do with time ending, but you will end up losing about 90 minutes of your life if you watch it.
Sean delivers yet again with a great review of Latitude Zero. If you like futuristic civilizations, brain transplants, monsters, and explosions, go ahead and check this one out.
As one astute IMDB commenter notes: "What the hell did I just sit through?" Timelock is a limp prison-planet-escape flick that is a struggle to get through, and even if you do, you'll be wondering why in the hell you bothered.
Peter Jackson's cool new sci-fi flick District 9 will leave you with a lot to think about. But hey, isn't he supposed to be busy making the new Hobbit movie?
Let the Japanese madness continue! Huzzah! This time Gamera is back and goofier than ever. Did I really need to mention that? Anyway, a couple of kids are whisked into space where aliens are going to eat their brains. But they're saved by a giant space turtle but not before a Ginsu-knife headed monster nearly Ninja-stars Gamera to death. Makes complete sense...right? Attack of the Monsters.
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