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  1. lol ich hatte eben gerade die Assoziation von "Die Odyssee" Zu "Die Ostsee", vielleicht ideal als deutscher #BMovie Version von Odyssee? aber vielleicht besser die Finnen machen das...

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  2. lol ich hatte eben gerade die Assoziation von "Die Odyssee" Zu "Die Ostsee", vielleicht ideal als deutscher #BMovie Version von Odyssee? aber vielleicht besser die Finnen machen das...

    #Film

  3. lol ich hatte eben gerade die Assoziation von "Die Odyssee" Zu "Die Ostsee", vielleicht ideal als deutscher #BMovie Version von Odyssee? aber vielleicht besser die Finnen machen das...

    #Film

  4. lol ich hatte eben gerade die Assoziation von "Die Odyssee" Zu "Die Ostsee", vielleicht ideal als deutscher #BMovie Version von Odyssee? aber vielleicht besser die Finnen machen das...

    #Film

  5. lol ich hatte eben gerade die Assoziation von "Die Odyssee" Zu "Die Ostsee", vielleicht ideal als deutscher #BMovie Version von Odyssee? aber vielleicht besser die Finnen machen das...

    #Film

  6. We thought we should let you know that coming to the show will be another 'MST3k:Unriffed' episode where we will review 1964's HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
    Unfairly maligned, or well deserving of the MST treatment?
    #MovieReview #Bmovie #MST3k #Podcast
    youtube.com/watch?v=GSdD5OeL5h8

  7. We thought we should let you know that coming to the show will be another 'MST3k:Unriffed' episode where we will review 1964's HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
    Unfairly maligned, or well deserving of the MST treatment?
    #MovieReview #Bmovie #MST3k #Podcast
    youtube.com/watch?v=GSdD5OeL5h8

  8. We thought we should let you know that coming to the show will be another 'MST3k:Unriffed' episode where we will review 1964's HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
    Unfairly maligned, or well deserving of the MST treatment?
    #MovieReview #Bmovie #MST3k #Podcast
    youtube.com/watch?v=GSdD5OeL5h8

  9. We thought we should let you know that coming to the show will be another 'MST3k:Unriffed' episode where we will review 1964's HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
    Unfairly maligned, or well deserving of the MST treatment?
    #MovieReview #Bmovie #MST3k #Podcast
    youtube.com/watch?v=GSdD5OeL5h8

  10. We thought we should let you know that coming to the show will be another 'MST3k:Unriffed' episode where we will review 1964's HORROR OF PARTY BEACH.
    Unfairly maligned, or well deserving of the MST treatment?
    #MovieReview #Bmovie #MST3k #Podcast
    youtube.com/watch?v=GSdD5OeL5h8

  11. The Creeps (2025)

    The Creeps (2025)

    Nothing to do with Night of the Creeps (1986), mind you! Nor with The Creeps (1997).

    Two American friends head to the Vuokatti ski resort in Finland to celebrate Monsterfest. They pick up Jaakko, a Finnish outsider who wants only one thing: to make friends. Their party plans are, however, thwarted when a mysterious portal unleashes a horde of mischievous little creatures onto the resort. As chaos breaks out, the pair must dig deep to channel the heroes of 1980s horror films in order to combat this threat and survive the night.

    This film won’t recapture the fun of Gremlins 1 & 2. Yet that was the plan! Even Joe Dante has a small role. That says it all!!! It must weigh heavily on him never to have recaptured the success of the 1980s.

    This time, it’s murderous snowmen who are brought to life by scientists who’ve crashed the party. Besides, it’s not clear why these ridiculous heroes start calling them ‘The Creeps’ as if it were obvious! We were dreaming of a Gremlins 3, but all we get are flops like Slotherhouse (2023) or Critters Attack! (2019), which is the fifth instalment.

    Only the first half-hour of this film offers a glimmer of hope… but you soon realise that this rubbish combines the worst of Critters and Ghoulies.

    When the main character goes to the loo, the words ‘Gremlins Rocks!!!’ are scrawled on a wall alongside a middle finger. He then asks someone on the phone, ‘What on earth is going on???’ and the reply is something along the lines of: ‘It’s Gremlins!!!’

    So, you get the sense that it’s meant to be a tribute and that it’s also set in winter… but all they’ve done is sully the masterpiece, and nothing more. As mentioned before, this is much closer to Critters. So… a Critters-style winter horror film. Basically, I’d say “Why not?”, but it’s a bit too low-budget, it’s not that funny, it’s not at all gripping and… poor Christophe Lambert! What on earth are you doing here? So far from home, in the cold…

    Yes, you can really sense the end of his career! Christophe Lambert for yet another rainy Sunday! Even his famous laugh doesn’t work anymore.

    There are also continuity errors and poorly executed action scenes, which are quite laughable given how many botched cuts there are. I don’t like the Critters films to begin with, but making a Critters knock-off is really not great.

    A special mention for Finnish Lapland, which might remind some people of their holidays!!!

    I found this review to be fairly comprehensive, concise and spot on: “Zach plans to celebrate his birthday quietly, but his friends – and, above all, some killer snowmen – have other plans for him… The Creeps is, in a way, a cross between Gremlins and American Pie, with horny teenagers on one side and little creatures on the other. Marko Mäkilaakso delivers a film packed with references that has a distinct 80s feel without quite capturing its charm. All the ingredients are there – plenty of references, even if they’re thrown in a bit haphazardly without really being integrated, some enjoyable cameos and a brisk pace… but nostalgia alone wasn’t enough to make me enjoy the film. The creatures are too incidental and the humour didn’t work for me. It doesn’t take itself seriously, but that doesn’t make it funny either. In short, it’s not great and quickly becomes repetitive.”

    The central character is called Zach… whilst the lead actor in Gremlins 1 and 2 is called… Zach Galligan! Yes, it really does go that far!!!

    There are some pretty mad moments, but I wouldn’t call them incredible. Like the bit where the characters are inside a video game.

    The plot is weak and it quickly drags on, despite a concept that could have been fun. The special effects are deliberately rubbish, because it’s always been clear that if the Gremlins were to return, the same effects would have to be used so as not to lose any of the charm. But here, it clearly hasn’t worked.

    A totally bonkers horror B-movie: a few rare enjoyable moments, some rather cringe-worthy sex scenes and nods to the 80s, with uneven humour and a plot you’ll quickly forget.

    It’s got that Gremlins vibe with gore and snow; it certainly doesn’t lack effort or twists and turns, but it’s a complete flop.

    Rating: 1 out of 5. #BMovie #comedyHorror #film #horror #movieReview #theCreeps #thriller
  12. #NowWatching

    Curse of the Komodo (2004)

    Dir. Jim Wynorski

    It's turned into Rocky DeMarco Appreciation Day, apparently.

    #Filmsky #Horror #Monsters #BMovie

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  23. Do you enjoy movies that leave you feeling confused and befuddled? Boy, do we have a film for you! Death Dimension stars Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, and the guy who played Oddjob in Goldfinger. What little plot it possesses is just a flimsy excuse for fight scenes. #podcast #movies #bmovie #martialarts

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  24. Do you enjoy movies that leave you feeling confused and befuddled? Boy, do we have a film for you! Death Dimension stars Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, and the guy who played Oddjob in Goldfinger. What little plot it possesses is just a flimsy excuse for fight scenes. #podcast #movies #bmovie #martialarts

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  25. Do you enjoy movies that leave you feeling confused and befuddled? Boy, do we have a film for you! Death Dimension stars Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, and the guy who played Oddjob in Goldfinger. What little plot it possesses is just a flimsy excuse for fight scenes.

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  26. Do you enjoy movies that leave you feeling confused and befuddled? Boy, do we have a film for you! Death Dimension stars Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, and the guy who played Oddjob in Goldfinger. What little plot it possesses is just a flimsy excuse for fight scenes. #podcast #movies #bmovie #martialarts

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  27. I could be doing anything with the waning hours of my evening as I've taken my sleeping pills and got a couple hours left. I am instead watching Albert Pyun's Captain America movie from 1990 which is free on YouTube, the most communist way to watch a Captain America movie.

    #comicbook #comicbooks #bmovie #movies #movie #film #films #cinema

  28. I could be doing anything with the waning hours of my evening as I've taken my sleeping pills and got a couple hours left. I am instead watching Albert Pyun's Captain America movie from 1990 which is free on YouTube, the most communist way to watch a Captain America movie.

    #comicbook #comicbooks #bmovie #movies #movie #film #films #cinema

  29. I could be doing anything with the waning hours of my evening as I've taken my sleeping pills and got a couple hours left. I am instead watching Albert Pyun's Captain America movie from 1990 which is free on YouTube, the most communist way to watch a Captain America movie.

    #comicbook #comicbooks #bmovie #movies #movie #film #films #cinema

  30. I could be doing anything with the waning hours of my evening as I've taken my sleeping pills and got a couple hours left. I am instead watching Albert Pyun's Captain America movie from 1990 which is free on YouTube, the most communist way to watch a Captain America movie.

  31. I could be doing anything with the waning hours of my evening as I've taken my sleeping pills and got a couple hours left. I am instead watching Albert Pyun's Captain America movie from 1990 which is free on YouTube, the most communist way to watch a Captain America movie.

    #comicbook #comicbooks #bmovie #movies #movie #film #films #cinema

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  42. Mein Samstags-Morgen Ritual: Einen schlechten Monsterfilm gucken und per Daumensprung abschaetzen, wie weit das Monster noch entfernt ist und wie schnell es sich naehert.

    Heute "Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus": Megalodon naehert sich einem New Mexico Klasse Schlachtschiff (Laenge etwa 200 m), Daumensprung sagt mir Entfernunng etwa 8 km, Entfernung halbiert sich in etwa 4 s, v_Megalodon als etwa dreifache Schallgeschwindigkeit.

    Ich bin auch jeden Fall im Team Hai!!

    #BMovie #CreatureFeature

  43. Mein Samstags-Morgen Ritual: Einen schlechten Monsterfilm gucken und per Daumensprung abschaetzen, wie weit das Monster noch entfernt ist und wie schnell es sich naehert.

    Heute "Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus": Megalodon naehert sich einem New Mexico Klasse Schlachtschiff (Laenge etwa 200 m), Daumensprung sagt mir Entfernunng etwa 8 km, Entfernung halbiert sich in etwa 4 s, v_Megalodon als etwa dreifache Schallgeschwindigkeit.

    Ich bin auch jeden Fall im Team Hai!!

    #BMovie #CreatureFeature

  44. Mein Samstags-Morgen Ritual: Einen schlechten Monsterfilm gucken und per Daumensprung abschaetzen, wie weit das Monster noch entfernt ist und wie schnell es sich naehert.

    Heute "Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus": Megalodon naehert sich einem New Mexico Klasse Schlachtschiff (Laenge etwa 200 m), Daumensprung sagt mir Entfernunng etwa 8 km, Entfernung halbiert sich in etwa 4 s, v_Megalodon als etwa dreifache Schallgeschwindigkeit.

    Ich bin auch jeden Fall im Team Hai!!

    #BMovie #CreatureFeature

  45. For the final movie in this month of 1970s monster flicks, Geoff picks a good one to have some fun with. This week's Monster Mondays discusses Zaat!

    Listen to the new episode at wp.me/p9Tw3k-1P9

    #podcast #moviediscussion #bmovie #horror #sciencefiction #zaat #bloodwatersofdrz #monstermondays #70s

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  51. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is Double Entendres Galore 🧙‍♀️

    After our review of Cassandra Peterson’s excellent 2021 autobiography, we decided to give Elvira: Mistress of Darkness (1988) a watch. We rented it for £1.99 and then realised it’s actually available on YouTube for free. DAMN!!!

    Anyway, despite the extreme cost, we really like this camp, tongue-in-cheek fantasy comedy horror film. It was directed by James Signorelli, Peterson had a hand in writing the script, and it all plays out as a lovingly crafted B movie homage.

    Let’s GO GOTH for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    This is a film you don’t take seriously to get the most out of. Reviews online we’ve seen have been a bit snotty, but you really need to understand this is a very self-aware romp with the purpose of being ridiculous.

    But some people (in 1988 and the modern era) have taken Mistress of the Dark the wrong way. You can see that in the late ’80s reaction, with Peterson nominated for a Best Actress gong at the Saturn Awards and also a Worst Actress gong at the Golden Raspberry Awards.

    If you’re happy to enjoy Peterson hamming it up to the extremes, plus a never-ending series of double entendre (almost like it’s an episode of ’90s sitcom Bottom), then you’ll have a blast.

    The film brings to life Elvira, who previously was a sardonic and sassy film review horror hostess for a TV show. Mistress of the Dark begins with that premise, but Elvira quits her job as her new boss is a pervert. She plans to head out to Las Vegas and open a stage act at the famous Flamingo Hotel. It is her dream.

    The narrative then deliberately ramps up the contrivances so Elvira learns she’s a beneficiary of her great-aunt’s fortune. She travels out to Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, which turns out to be a large mansion and an enigmatic cookbook.

    Elvira also starts outraging local Conservative members of the community who view her as a witch (because of stuff like this).

    Yeah, from the above clip the handsome bloke is Bob (Daniel Greene), whom Elvira immediately tries to start dating. She invites him round to her home for a romantic meal.

    Romance goes hellishly wrong when she cooks up something from her aunt’s mysterious cookbook, which unleashes a crazed monster into the situation.

    The narrative winds its way to a merry conclusion, with Elvira getting her dream scenario in Las Vegas. Overall, though, the film is an opportunity to get a bunch of corny one liners together and other silly stuff.

    Yeah, so it’s all very absurd. Peterson had already had years of improvisational comedy acting on stage for experience, so we think she did a fine job here. The acting is exactly what it needs to be. Lots of sass, deadpan one liners, and some slapstick when necessary.

    She really threw herself into it all (including a song and dance number at the close of the film). Considering the lack of experience for many involved in the production, making their first film, it’s all very well made. But that slight twinge of amateurishness adds an extra sense of B movie fun.

    It’s camp to the extreme, very ridiculous, arguably the most self-aware film in history, and it’s lots of fun.

    The Production of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    There was a surprisingly impressive budget for the film, highlighting how big a deal the Elvira character had become. With $7.5 million to play with, that’s why the production values ended up surprisingly excellent.

    Unfortunately, the film was a flop with a $5.5 million global box office return.

    Not a total disaster, but no profit either. This appears to be down to the bankruptcy of distributor New World Pictures at the exact moment of the film’s rollout in the US. That financial problem meant Mistress of the Dark’s theatrical run went from 3,000 cinemas to 150.

    A bugger, then, but the film has since reached cult classic status. It’s available to watch on streaming and has an official Blue-ray that launched in December 2018. There are even action figures popular with collectors based around this film, so in the long-term Mistress of the Dark will have made a profit.

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    Cassandra Peterson co-wrote the script with John Paragon and Sam Egan. Peterson also included several cast members from her improvisational comedy troop The Groundlings who’d been on the fringes of the LA comedy scene in the late ’70s.

    The shoot itself was over eight weeks and had a few issues. One was the on-set dog Gonk (real name Binnie) who was only friendly towards its owner. The owner was also very uptight about the dog, so it had to go through make-up everyday rather than having long-term makeup applied.

    There’s a scene where Peterson is about to be burned at the stake by outraged Conservative locals. This took some five days to shoot, which left the lead actor tied up there for hours at a time covered in flame-resistant retardant.

    Difficult at the time, we’re sure, but she has fond memories of it all.

    Also, on a final note, a pre-fame Brad Pitt was almost in this film! He was to star as a local youth, but Peterson didn’t cast him as he was too good looking. She felt Elvira would be more interested in Brad Pitt’s character over her in-film love interest Bob.

    Oh well, Mr. Pitt, these things happen. Sure you’ll get another opportunity at some point for a film career.

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