Welcome to the 364th edition of my series. My Fantasy football team
is now 5-3 and I'm looking to tie for the lead in my division. I am now
second in my division but number one in scoring in my lead. This is
the last of The Madness. It has been a fun time but ready to move onto
my usual selection process. In HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, I got a third
part in the show so I am now in a straight play with three parts so I'm
sure this will be interesting and I hope to rise to the challenge. Now
let me get onto my movie selections.
Green Lantern:
Emerald Knights (2011): I start this week out with this animated DC
movie. In this movie, main Green Lantern Hal Jordan prepares a new
recruit for an upcoming battle. He soon tells her stories about some of
the first Green Lanterns and some of the others. Nathan Fillion voices
Hal Jordan in this film. If you are looking for a movie centered all
around Hal Jordan, this will not be the one but it does go into some
pretty good stories so fans of Green Lantern may enjoy this but should
have some background before watching. Jason Isaacs, Elizabeth Moss,
Henry Rollins, and Arnold Vosloo also lend their voices to the movie.
Halloween
H20: 20 Years Later (1998): This is Jamie Lee Curtis's 1st film in
the franchise since 1981 in HALLOWEEN 2. In this movie, Curtis reprises
her iconic role as Laurie Strode who works at a private school and
under a different name hoping to stay away from her brother Michael
Myers. Myers soon tracks her down there and targets her son John,
played by Josh Hartnett in his debut film. Laurie must soon face her
past and once again stand up to Michael Myers. Michelle Williams,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adam Arkin, Janet Leigh, LL Cool J, and many
others co-star. Steve Miner directed this sequel to what John Carpenter
started. This sequel may not be a John Carpenter film but it gives
respect to what he started and pays homage and is possibly the best
sequel of the franchise.
Let the Right One In (2008):
This is my vampire film for the week and my foreign film. Tomas
Alfredson directs this film which focuses on a boy named Oskar who is
bullied by the kids at school. He soon meets a young girl named Eli who
turns out to be a vampire. They soon form an unusual friendship and
she teaches him to stand up to the bullies. He also understands that
she needs blood to live so he must decide how far he is willing to go.
In 2010, there was a remake called LET ME IN and I will say I liked
that one better but this one is still very enjoyable. This is available
on Instant Netflix and if you can get past the gore and English
subtitles, this might be for you.
Scenic Grandeur
(1941): This is my short film for the week that is from the Traveltalk
series. This one takes a tour through the Northwestern United States
like Mount St. Helens and Spirit Lake in the state of Washington. It
also shows some of Alaska. This is a pretty informative few minutes.
The
Mummy (1932): I now bring you my Univeral Horror classic for the week.
Boris Karloff stars as Imhotep who was condemned to die. In the
modern day, in an expedition, a scroll is found and Imhotep is soon
brought back to life. He then sets out to reunite with his former love
who appears to have been reincarnated. Usually, I favor Hammer films
and even more modern films at times but in this franchise, this one has
not been topped and the best of the Universal horror films in my
opinion. Karloff is very good as the title character who poses as a
scholar named Ardeth Bay. There is also some good use of camera on some
of the flashbacks and one that is being watched in the modern day.
This is available on Instant Netflix
The Noose Hangs
High (1948): This is my Abbott and Costello film for the week. Our
comedy duo are a couple of window washers who are mistaken by a bookie
to be messengers sent to pick up $50,000. With this misunderstanding,
they soon begin to do the wrong thing and are then caught up in a mob
war where the rival gangsters believe they are smart mobsters. There is
a funny bit with Costello at the dentist. This one is not their best
but a good, overlooked effort that is available on Instant Netflix.
The
Hudsucker Proxy (1994): This is a shout out to my good friends Becky
and Ashley who are some very good hula hoopers and this movie gives the
fictional account on the invention of the hula hoop. The Coen Brothers
directed this satire to the working place and the corporate ladder. We
first see Waring Hudsucker, played by Charles Durning, commit suicide
after some bad business decisions. This leaves Sidney Mussburger,
played by Paul Newman, who comes up with a big idea to make a lot of
money by putting a moron in charge and when stock falls low enough they
can buy it back at a cheap price. Tim Robbins stars as an idealistic
college graduate named Norville Barnes who is looking for work and gets
hired there for the mailroom. He soon presents his idea for an
invention and Mussburger believes he is the perfect person to be put in
charge. Jennifer Jason Leigh co-stars as reporter Amy Archer who
investigates Norville's promotion. Bill Cobbs, John Mahoney and Bruce
Campbell co-star in this comedy. This is a very funny movie but even
has a message as to how power can corrupt and how the corporate world is
very cutthroat. The character of Norville Barnes is from my town of
Muncie, Indiana and has a very amusing fight song. I'm not sure if the
Muncie College of Business Administration was ever a real college but
cool to hear the Coen Brothers reference my town.
Eyes
Without a Face (1960): This is Travis's selection for the Co-Op film
series which is a French horror film. A surgeon named Dr. Genessier has
a daughter whose face was disfigured in a car accident. Along with his
assistant Louise, they kidnap young women with the intention of using
their face on his daughter. Each experiment fails resulting in the
death of the kidnapped women but Genessier does not give up. This is a
horror film but in some ways beautiful. Edith Scob plays the daughter
who usually wears a mask and does a good job of conveying her emotions
through that mask. Billy Idol would soon write a song of the same name
which pays tribute to this movie.
I Spit on Your Grave
(1978): Camille Keaton stars as aspiring writer named Jennifer who
moves to a cabin to finish her work. She is soon raped and humiliated
by four of the local men. When she recovers, she sets out to get
revenge on the people who wronged her. This is an exploitation film to
the core and is by no means for everyone. The rape is very graphic and
holds nothing back which could be good in some ways to show that the act
of rape is very wrong. When Jennifer goes on her killing spree, those
scenes hold back no violence and revenge. Camille Keaton is the great
niece of the legendary Buster. This movie is available on Instant
Netflix and can be enjoyable if you like this type of film.
Zombieland
(2009): I start this week out with this zombie comedy. Jesse
Eisenberg stars as a shy college student who believes he is the only
survivor and explains what rules you must go by to survive the zombie
apocalypse. He soon meets a gun-toting no-nonsense survivor in Woody
Harrelson who refers to himself as Tallahassee and refers to Eisenberg
as Columbus. They soon meet two female survivors in Emma Stone and
Abigail Breslin who are very resourceful in their survival. I admit, I
have taken a liking to Emma Stone lately with her acting and personality
so I enjoyed her as Wichita. They soon all team up hoping to get to an
amusement park they believe is free of zombies. This is a good zombie
film which has some great comedy including a hilarious cameo with Bill
Murray.
Well, that is it for this week. Stay tuned
for next week. Keep reading for the last week of the Madness which so
far includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Donnie Yen, Buster Keaton, and many
others.
The Madness: Week 5
This is
the last week of the annual contest and I always enjoy doing these and
it is a good way to clean out my Netflix queue. As always, I use the
four 6 system.
The Amazing Screw-On Head (2006, 22
minutes, 666): This is an adaptation of Mike Mignola's comic book
series. Screw-On Head is Lincoln's number one adviser and must take on
Emperor Zombie. This has zombies and even vampires and is a pretty fun
22 minutes. I now propose that next year we make Abraham Lincoln a wild
card so any movie that features Lincoln counts. (2.5 points)
-Bonus point: Vampire
-Bonus point: Vampire to bat
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009, 90 minutes, 666): Bruce Campbell animated loophole. (2 points)
Eyes Without a Face (1960, 88 minutes, 666): This is a foreign horror film so it should count (2 points)
Fight Club (1999, 139 minutes, 666): This is my Rob Bottin Loophole. (2.5 points)
Green
Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011, 84 minutes, 666): This comic book
movie should qualify because it has a lot of sci-fi elements. (2
points)
Gremlins (1984, 106 minutes, 666 1/2): Another good horror comedy. (2 points)
Halloween
Dinner Theater (2012, 2 hours, 666 1/2): This was a play put on in
Farmland and was a cabaret style show that features the Wolf Man,
Dracula, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein's monster, and many others. It
also has scenes where they act scenes of Edgar Allen Poe. This show
was very enjoyable an well put together by Darrin. My facebook friends
Tom, Sean, Jessie, Julie and Barry were some of the actors featured. (2
points)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998, 86 minutes, 666): No explanation needed here to qualify this one. (2 points)
The Howling (1981, 91 minutes, 666): This werewolf movie with Dee Wallace needs no explanation. (4 points)
-Bonus point: Werewolf
-Bonus point: Man to wolf and vice versa
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994, 111 minutes, 666): This one counts because of Bruce Campbell. (2 points)
I
Spit on Your Grave (1978, 101 minutes, 66 1/2): This exploitation film
is billed as horror and has some very graphic violence. (2 points)
Let the Right One In (2008, 115 minutes, 666): This is a vampire film so qualifies. (3 points)
-Bonus point: Vampire
The Mummy (1932, 73 minutes, 666 1/2): Boris Karloff makes this count no matter what but no explanation is needed. (2 points)
-Bonus point: 1932
The Noose Hangs High (1948, 77 minutes, 66 1/2): This is my Abbott and Costello loophole. (3 points)
-Bonus point: 1948
The
Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012, 102 minutes, 666 1/2): I'm just
going to give this a shot to being a loophole. This is a really good
independent comedy/drama. What I want to argue is that there is a play
within the movie of ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW which also has movie
clips. (2 points)
Se7en (1995, 127 minutes, 666 1/2): This should count because of a serial killer. (2 points)
Seven
Days (2010, 105 minutes, 66 1/2): I feel this foreign film should
qualify due to the torture elements of him torturing the man who killed
his daughter.
Train (2008, 94 minutes, 66 1/2): Thora
Birch stars in this film as part of the college wrestling team and go
to Europe for a meet. They soon miss their train and board a train that
turns out to be the wrong train as soon they many are captured,
tortured, and killed and must fight for survival. (2 points)
X-Men:
First Class (2011, 132 minutes, 666): This should count for the
mutants and such. This is a good origin story centering around
Professor X and Magneto and their lives they were destined for. (4
points)
-Bonus Point: Shapeshifter in Mystique
-Bonus Point: I think Hank McCoy's transforming from Man to what we know now as Beast should count.
Zombieland (2009, 88 minutes, 666): This zombie comedy should qualify with no problem. (2 points)
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