Steven Seagal is Against The Dark
I learned a long time ago that Steven Seagal was used up pretty much after his second film, Hard to Kill. Not that he was good in those first two flicks, but rather that he was sort of good looking, could pull off fight scenes believably, and did not come across as being the arrogant prick he does now. Sure it'd be one thing if his arrogance was justified, but does he seriously think he's that good of an actor that his mere presence in a movie makes... [Read More...]
Phil Claydon’s 2009 Lesbian Vampire Killers
Ah yes, English movies (English as in the UK, not as in the USofA.) Why is it British comedic type horror movies always leave me laughing? Dead Alive, Shaun of the Dead, Boy Eats Girl.... all dark horror comedies that I love, and all greatly entertaining. So it's pretty much safe to say that once I added the video clip of the British gem "Lesbian Vampire Killers" to my sidebar I had no choice left but to rent it. Epitomizing everything B and then... [Read More...]
Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight: New Moon
My husband twisted my arm to go see this one a few Saturdays ago. I did not want to go. Not because I did not want to see the movie; I would love to see it once out on video. It's just that the lead, Bella, or more accurately Kristen Stewart, turned me off to wanting to pay to see it in the theater. [Read More...] Share this post! Read More →
IRS and Monsters That Suck
Taxes. Anyone out there delay the inevitable besides me? Two extensions are allowed, but unless you want the wrath of the IRS Nazi police knocking down your door, at some point you have to file your damned taxes. Well I for one don't want those Nazi Police knocking down my door so I filed my taxes, and I realized something in doing so. The IRS are a bunch of life draining sucking monsters. Here's why. vampires Vampires are a class of undead who... [Read More...]
HBO’s True Blood
I love books. Worked in a bookstore for 11 years, so needless to say, I've heard the name Charlaine Harris, and knew she wrote a vampire series. The problem is that I typically don't like female authors because no matter how gritty their novels can be, there is always an element of romantic love that rings too much like a Barbara Cartland romance novel. Not that I am opposed to romance and love, just not the sappy "he looked at me as though he... [Read More...]
Near Dark: “We Keep Odd Hours”
Set in the American Southwest with a romantic feel of the western days of yore, Kathryn Bigelow’s yarn of vampire angst is anything but elegant when youthful Caleb (played by Adrian Pasdar) falls for a cute little chippy of the night named Mae. The only problem is that this cowboy has never met the likes of his new girlfriends “friends” and soon he begins to think that perhaps he has “bitten” off more than he can chew. Cause & Effect A... [Read More...]
Bloodsucking Fiends – A Vampires Love Story
I was doing my usual blog hopping as per the alphabetical listing on my blogroll (although I don't visit them alphabetically since I like to "mix it up" most days) and noticed on Ryne's blog over at The Moon is a Dead World that he is compiling a really cool gathering of sorts for those with a certain affinity to vampires, called the "Review A Vampire Movie/Talk About Vampires for An Unstated Length of Time Blog-A-Thon" (Ryne fully admits this is... [Read More...]
“Go To” Movies…..
Any of you out there have what I call your "go to" movies? You know, movies that you have seen 100 times , can recite the lines word for word, but still watch over and over when nothing else in on? From a comedy standpoint, I love Adam Sandler. His movies are a riot. As well, Empire Records & Valley Girl are staples of my DVD selection. But inevitably, when my husband doesn't get a sayso, I go for the blood and gore and bugs. One of my favorites... [Read More...]