Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Blood Sucking Freaks
Something recently has clicked with the world of entertainment...vampires are cool again. Some keen writer recently rediscovered that the struggle vampires face in trying to find true love in life (without eating and butchering everyone that come in contact with) is a pretty complex and timeless one. The best part is they discovered that they can market it to just about anybody! They can sell the romance and moral dilemma of temptation tweens...and middle aged women(Twilight,
The Lost Boys (1987)
My cousin from Arizona was visiting when I was maybe six. We went to the video store and this is what he rented and subsequently made me watch with him. Pretty much I shit myself. At the time Keifer, the Corey's and that guy from "Speed 2: Cruise Control" eating maggots scared the living poop out of me. Watching it now it's hilarious 80's cheese. And looking back on it, its probably one of the films that is single handily responsible for getting me into schlocky horror and horror in general. These are some glamorized vamps, but shit it's a fun flick. That said though I think i still have nightmares about the dude on the boardwalk playing psuedo-new wave/ glam-jazz shirtless with a alto-saxophone. See below...more terrifying then vampires could ever be.
Fright Night (1985)
This film was one that was actually supposed to be comical, and once again probably single handily contributed to my obsession.
Near Dark (1987)
A vampire movie in which, they never utter the word. I wouldn't say its high brow, but its a "serious" movie about vampires, with a more shall i say "scientific" solution...staring most of the cast of "Aliens." God damn I love 80's Bill Paxton.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
I think a lot of people wrote this one off as a big pile of shit upon its release. But Tarantino and Rodriguez were so far ahead of this Grindhouse film revitalization well before they actually made "Grindhouse." Amazing cast, great FX, awesome over the top action, and it never takes itself seriously. Damn fun movie.
The New Shit:
True Blood
I'm only four episodes into this show and I'm oddly intrigued. Its full of pulpy goodness, once again never takes itself too seriously, and likes to really fucking gross out and appall its audience in a way only HBO could pull off. Psychic Bar Maid Sookie Stackhouse finds love in "Vampire Bill" her very first vampire patron, in a world where everyone knows of, and mostly discriminates against vampires. Apparently vampires are fucking horny, cause this show is full of the most ridiculous sex scenes and just straight up absolutely bizarre shit i've seen on television. But like I said i'm oddly intrigued, and its from Alan Ball, writer of American Beauty and creator/writer of Six Feet Under. Shits getting good. True Blood vocab word of the day: Fangbanger - a woman who likes to have sex with vampires. Enough said.
Thirst (2009)
Park Chan-wook follows up his revenge trilogy (Lady Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) with a film about a priest turned blood sucker. The trailer is what inspired me to write this blog. The Chan-Wook has an eye for visuals and violence, and doing so in the most intriguing, non-offensive way possible. I'm excited for this film quite a bit.
The Lost Boys (1987)
My cousin from Arizona was visiting when I was maybe six. We went to the video store and this is what he rented and subsequently made me watch with him. Pretty much I shit myself. At the time Keifer, the Corey's and that guy from "Speed 2: Cruise Control" eating maggots scared the living poop out of me. Watching it now it's hilarious 80's cheese. And looking back on it, its probably one of the films that is single handily responsible for getting me into schlocky horror and horror in general. These are some glamorized vamps, but shit it's a fun flick. That said though I think i still have nightmares about the dude on the boardwalk playing psuedo-new wave/ glam-jazz shirtless with a alto-saxophone. See below...more terrifying then vampires could ever be.
Fright Night (1985)
This film was one that was actually supposed to be comical, and once again probably single handily contributed to my obsession.
Near Dark (1987)
A vampire movie in which, they never utter the word. I wouldn't say its high brow, but its a "serious" movie about vampires, with a more shall i say "scientific" solution...staring most of the cast of "Aliens." God damn I love 80's Bill Paxton.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
I think a lot of people wrote this one off as a big pile of shit upon its release. But Tarantino and Rodriguez were so far ahead of this Grindhouse film revitalization well before they actually made "Grindhouse." Amazing cast, great FX, awesome over the top action, and it never takes itself seriously. Damn fun movie.
The New Shit:
True Blood
I'm only four episodes into this show and I'm oddly intrigued. Its full of pulpy goodness, once again never takes itself too seriously, and likes to really fucking gross out and appall its audience in a way only HBO could pull off. Psychic Bar Maid Sookie Stackhouse finds love in "Vampire Bill" her very first vampire patron, in a world where everyone knows of, and mostly discriminates against vampires. Apparently vampires are fucking horny, cause this show is full of the most ridiculous sex scenes and just straight up absolutely bizarre shit i've seen on television. But like I said i'm oddly intrigued, and its from Alan Ball, writer of American Beauty and creator/writer of Six Feet Under. Shits getting good. True Blood vocab word of the day: Fangbanger - a woman who likes to have sex with vampires. Enough said.
Thirst (2009)
Park Chan-wook follows up his revenge trilogy (Lady Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) with a film about a priest turned blood sucker. The trailer is what inspired me to write this blog. The Chan-Wook has an eye for visuals and violence, and doing so in the most intriguing, non-offensive way possible. I'm excited for this film quite a bit.
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