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Post by someoldguy on Feb 1, 2020 21:18:03 GMT -5
Death Comes to Pemberley (2014) JC's The Fog (1980) I have not seen Death Comes to Pemberley. As I understand it, the story takes place in the world of Pride and Prejudice, which is an interesting place to have a murder mystery. Was it good? Carpenter's The Fog is a true classic that I have watched I am not sure how many times. Too bad the remake totally sucked. Irrelevant aside: Maybe someone should make Pride and Prejudice and Werewolves. Who is the werewolf heard howling in the woods outside Pemberley? How to prevent any of the daughters from marrying a werewolf and bringing disgrace on the family while still making the best (most lucrative) matches. Perhaps it turns out it is one of the sisters who gets all furry under the full moon and she kills her husband to inherit the money. Was Mrs. Gardiner's secret that she knew and arranged it all?  |
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Post by ArcLight on Feb 1, 2020 23:45:52 GMT -5
Death Comes to Pemberley (2014) JC's The Fog (1980) I have not seen Death Comes to Pemberley. As I understand it, the story takes place in the world of Pride and Prejudice, which is an interesting place to have a murder mystery. Was it good? Pemberly (and the world of P&P) gets used a bit. One I still need to read is THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE by Philip José Farmer and Win Scott Eckert which places the daughter of Doc Savage...er, I mean, Doc 'Wildman' in the possibly-haunted Pemberley House. The original is fantastic. I try and watch it every April around the anniversary of Antonio Bay's founding. Once P&P AND ZOMBIES took off, LITTLE WOMEN AND WEREWOLVES came out in its wake. I haven't read that one yet, either, but I have it on the werewolf shelf. |
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Post by ArcLight on Feb 2, 2020 0:15:20 GMT -5
A couple of classics with new Blu-rays... My Bloody Valentine (1981) The original classic Canadian slasher. Years after a horrible Valentine's Day murder spree, the town tries once again to celebrate the holiday but *someone* takes brutal offense to the idea. I usually wait until Valentine's Day to watch it, but the weather was lousy yesterday so... I really need to try and find a low-cost, reasonable substitute for the 'miner' outfit so I could not have the nerve to wear it one of the local horror cons. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) Yep, on Blu-ray now, too, courtesy of producer/director Charles B. Pierce's daughter. She gained the copyright and had a full restoration done of this classic 'bigfoot' movie. Definitely different seeing it this way after a literal lifetime of blurry, washed-out prints on VHS and DVD. I've no idea when I first saw the movie, but it seems like I've always known about it and/or had a copy. It probably came to the base theater when I was a kid. I do half-remember going to see the sequel* Return to Boggy Creek, which starred Dawn Wells and Dana Plato.
* Pierce didn't have anything to do with that one and later made his own sequel, though I'm not sure if I've seen it. There's a couple of other 'Boggy Creek' movies based on stories of the Fouke Monster, and now a TV series that just popped up on Amazon Prime recently. Boggy Creek - The Bigfoot Series |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Feb 2, 2020 0:48:42 GMT -5
Overall, I liked Death Comes to Pemberley.
But the plot became a bit convoluted as the miniseries progressed.
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 11:09:30 GMT -5
I have not seen Death Comes to Pemberley. As I understand it, the story takes place in the world of Pride and Prejudice, which is an interesting place to have a murder mystery. Was it good? Pemberly (and the world of P&P) gets used a bit. One I still need to read is THE EVIL IN PEMBERLEY HOUSE by Philip José Farmer and Win Scott Eckert which places the daughter of Doc Savage...er, I mean, Doc 'Wildman' in the possibly-haunted Pemberley House. I loved Farmer’s work which also included pseudepigrapha like The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and Venus on the Half Shell, whose purported author is himself fictional. Carpenter's The Fog is a true classic that I have watched I am not sure how many times. Too bad the remake totally sucked. The original is fantastic. I try and watch it every April around the anniversary of Antonio Bay's founding. I watched it again last night. My copy is an old VHS (!) but I watched it on Shudder this time. In addition to much better picture and sound, I was able to answer a question that always popped up when I watched the tape then promptly forgot. They do say Arkham Reef. Holy Lovecraft, Batman! I may get the disc for April 21. Things sometimes go away on Shudder. Irrelevant aside: Maybe someone should make Pride and Prejudice and Werewolves. Who is the werewolf heard howling in the woods outside Pemberley? How to prevent any of the daughters from marrying a werewolf and bringing disgrace on the family while still making the best (most lucrative) matches. Perhaps it turns out it is one of the sisters who gets all furry under the full moon and she kills her husband to inherit the money. Was Mrs. Gardiner's secret that she knew and arranged it all? Once P&P AND ZOMBIES took off, LITTLE WOMEN AND WEREWOLVES came out in its wake. I haven't read that one yet, either, but I have it on the werewolf shelf. It seems that the idea of horror takeoffs on 19th century novels by women authors has become rather popular. Scroll down a bit here for some additional ones. |
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 11:54:32 GMT -5
A couple of classics with new Blu-rays... My Bloody Valentine (1981) The original classic Canadian slasher. Years after a horrible Valentine's Day murder spree, the town tries once again to celebrate the holiday but *someone* takes brutal offense to the idea. I usually wait until Valentine's Day to watch it, but the weather was lousy yesterday so... I really need to try and find a low-cost, reasonable substitute for the 'miner' outfit so I could not have the nerve to wear it one of the local horror cons. This one was very nicely done. I understand the disc version is partially restored from the original release cut version. A ‘miners helmet’ can be had for $14.95 plus shipping and a ’gas mask’ for $13.85 with free shipping. Add black clothes and you got it. I imagine you could not bring a pick axe into a con. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) Yep, on Blu-ray now, too, courtesy of producer/director Charles B. Pierce's daughter. She gained the copyright and had a full restoration done of this classic 'bigfoot' movie. Definitely different seeing it this way after a literal lifetime of blurry, washed-out prints on VHS and DVD. I've no idea when I first saw the movie, but it seems like I've always known about it and/or had a copy. It probably came to the base theater when I was a kid. I do half-remember going to see the sequel* Return to Boggy Creek, which starred Dawn Wells and Dana Plato.
* Pierce didn't have anything to do with that one and later made his own sequel, though I'm not sure if I've seen it. There's a couple of other 'Boggy Creek' movies based on stories of the Fouke Monster, and now a TV series that just popped up on Amazon Prime recently. Boggy Creek - The Bigfoot SeriesAccording to this there have been five Boggy Creek movies. Sad to say I have not seen any of them. And none of them seem to be available for streaming. Neither are they carried in any store in reasonable driving distance. A DVD/Blu-Ray combo of the original, presumably the restored version, can be shipped from the movie site for 29 bucks. Is it worth it?
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 12:21:19 GMT -5
Overall, I liked Death Comes to Pemberley. But the plot became a bit convoluted as the miniseries progressed. Convoluted plots in 19th century novels and their derivatives? Par for the course. War and Peace and Yetis Field Marshall Kutuzov needs help repelling Napoleon. Enter some experienced winter warriors. Now how to get rid of them? Count Dracula of Monte Cristo Thought permanently dead, the Count resurrects and wreaks vengeance. (Wait...haven't we seen this before?) |
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Post by ArcLight on Feb 2, 2020 14:08:33 GMT -5
According to this there have been five Boggy Creek movies. Sad to say I have not seen any of them. And none of them seem to be available for streaming. Neither are they carried in any store in reasonable driving distance. A DVD/Blu-Ray combo of the original, presumably the restored version, can be shipped from the movie site for 29 bucks. Is it worth it?
If you've never seen it and you're not deeply into either bigfoot movies or really low budget 70s movies...I probably wouldn't pay the money sight-unseen. Could've sworn there were copies on YouTube but they might've been pulled in the run-up to the re-release. Willing to bet it's still floating around some of the b-movie/grindhouse themed Roku channels, tho.
Be advised, while the original is a seriously done faux documentary with re-enactments of encounters, this sequel is a straight kiddie adventure movie
The 2010 Boggy Creek movie is on YouTube, also - youtu.be/VHIrd9tBcqA Nothing to impressive about that one in my view.
While sasquatch will never be as cool as werewolves, of course, I've always had a soft spot for the big, hairy lugs. Given the year it came out and my feeling that I've just always known of the movie, The Legend of Boggy Creek might be the reason for that.
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 17:27:48 GMT -5
I made the mistake of watching Return to Boggy Creek. That was about as bad as it gets in terms of acting, dialog and music. Kiddie adventure is right, with a predictable silly ending. To make it worse, it was a transfer from an old VHS tape. Full screen was terribly blurred and grainy even on my 17" laptop, which has really great video potential, so I watched it on the little YT default.
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 19:01:46 GMT -5
The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) Weirdness and murder by strange creature on a south sea island. Production values not bad. Decent scenery. Competent camera work. Dialog and acting...meh. FX are cheap. Rather tedious plot with 'the secret' obvious a mile away. Partly redeemed by some nudity and gore. An early example of an 'it aint over' ending. |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Feb 2, 2020 19:43:52 GMT -5
The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) Weirdness and murder by strange creature on a south sea island. Production values not bad. Decent scenery. Competent camera work. Dialog and acting...meh. FX are cheap. Rather tedious plot with 'the secret' obvious a mile away. Partly redeemed by some nudity and gore. An early example of an 'it aint over' ending. Have you seen Brides of Blood? That's my fave of the Eddie Romero Blood Island series. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) Sylvia (2003) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 21:32:37 GMT -5
Boggy Creek (2010) A reboot, not a sequel to any prior Boggy Creek movie. Bigfoot creatures kill men and abduct women for ... you know. Despite the many murders and disappearances in the area and the warnings given them, some young people decide it would be a good idea to go spend some time at this cabin deep in the woods and even camp out. When I see movies like this, I always think of Larry Niven’s “Think of it as evolution in action.” Very decent practical monster appearance for the Bigfoots. Bigfeet? Although near the end one camera angle made me imagine I was seeing a Rastafarian Klingon.  Ignore that, overall the hairy nasty looking things are pretty scary, especially if one imagines them doing you know what to the cute babes. No, you do not get to see that.  Really nice gore. There is a bit at the beginning then a bunch more later in the movie. Good stuff. Acting and dialog would be fine if this were a soap opera or something like that. Except soap operas are more speedily paced. And far too much time is spent on one girl's internal psychodrama. If all this were a setup for later revelations related to the plot, it might be OK. But none of it has anything to do with the horror angle. It is almost as if there were two movies here. Production values are pretty good concerning camera work and such. Too bad there are plot holes and unanswered questions galore in the last part where the horror action is. Bottom line: Good premise, good monsters, good gore. But overall the film is a patchwork of not very related pieces. |
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 2, 2020 21:40:43 GMT -5
Have you seen Brides of Blood? That's my fave of the Eddie Romero Blood Island series. I have not seen that one but the Prime Video blurb for it sounds interesting. I will not be watching it tonight. The snowstorm, forecast as a measly 0.2 inch turned out to be twenty times as big. Not catastrophic but annoying enough to shovel. And tiring. Oops, forgot to mention earlier, watched Groundhog Day today as I do every year. BTW the Merriam-Webeter Word of the Day, which I subscribe to, today was 'prognosticate'. Today was also Candlemas and Imbolc but I am not aware of any movies about them. UPDATE: There is an Imbolc movie |
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Post by silverbullet63 on Feb 3, 2020 19:48:22 GMT -5
Late Phases: Night of the Wolf (2014)
Howl (2015)
Watched these two again recently, I'll never get tired of them.
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Post by someoldguy on Feb 3, 2020 20:30:51 GMT -5
Late Phases: Night of the Wolf (2014) Howl (2015) Watched these two again recently, I'll never get tired of them. Yes, two really good ones. Very different from each other, of course. But that is what makes the world go around. So I watched Brides of Blood as you suggested. Saw that one coming too. Fun stuff though. The monster is dead! Let's have an orgy! |
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Le Loup-Garou Qui Rit
Ignore that, overall the hairy nasty looking things are pretty scary, especially if one imagines them doing you know what to the cute babes. No, you do not get to see that. 