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Perfect Sunday AKA Walk like a Cholo AKA American Low Rider-DVD

Take Friday change it to a Hispanic neighborhood and lower the budget to 1/100th of Friday.

But hey they got Tiny Lister and Danny Trejo(for 2 minutes of screen time)

Appears to be on TUBI and FREEVEE.

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The Butcher-Lionsgate DVD-2005

Generic as shit backwoods family slaughters college age douchebags horror film.

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Targets (1968). As big of a fan as I am of Boris Karloff, I'm ashamed to say that I'd never seen this before now. Better late than never, though, because this was awesome. Very well made and affecting, with Karloff giving a great performance, as does the director himself. Peter Bogdonavich. Sadly, the subject matter is more relevant now than it was back then. You could easily see someone like Robert Englund appearing in a remake of this.

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(I stupidly put this in the What'd You Get Lately thread, and didn't realize it until just now.)

The Last House on the Left 2009 Arrow Video edition. I've seen, and reviewed, this movie before (as well as the original, of course) and, as much as the rape scene really makes me uncomfortable, I've always liked it and thought, in many ways, it was better than the 1972 original.

If you enjoy this film, than this Blu-Ray release is an absolute must (as is their release of the original). It has an interesting audio commentary by David Flint and Adrian Smith, two British writers who mostly talk about the movie's legacy and influences, and also admit that it's flawed but well-done, nevertheless. It also has some great interviews with Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt (Krug), screenwriter Carl Ellsworth, and producer Jonathan Craven, and most of them are around 30 minutes long, as the little features from the old release.

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Hit a wrestling show Saturday night,so uploading footage. Which means I use this time to work my way thru my unwatched stackk of DVDS.

Asylum of the Damned-2004 Columbia release of a total crap film. Only cast member of note is Tracy Scoggins. Wasn't so bad I couldn't finish it. But was so bad I hate I paid a buck for it and trying to figure out who I am giving this turd too.

Bring it On Cheer or Die-2021 Universal release is I think the 8th film in this long runing franchise. This time to revamp it they made it a horror film. Cheer team that has had a horrible incident decades before ends up practicing for a big meet in an old abandoned school. Feels oddly like RL Stine wrote a Giallo in the modern era.

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X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes. I'd seen this once before, but it was quite a while ago. I remember thinking it was just okay then. However, upon this rewatch, I enjoyed it a lot more. The story is very interesting, Ray Milland gives a great performance, and the visuals are quite trippy (might've been dress rehearsal for Roger Corman's later film, The Trip).

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Hellboy (2004): I've become a big fan of Guillermo del Toro over the last five or so years, but I'd never seen this until just now. As I'm not a comic book person, I never had any interest in it before. But after watching it, I have to say that it was pretty good. It was a little long, a lot of the CGI hasn't aged very well, and I thought the climax was a bit weak, but overall, it was an interesting story, with plenty of memorable characters and creatures, and Ron Perlman, naturally, is awesome in this role.

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Hellboy II is even better.

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Hellboy II is even better.

That's what you've told me. We'll see in a few days.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I swear, every time I see a movie of Guillermo del Toro's for the first time, I love this guy even more. Newt was right: while I did enjoy the first one, this one was an improvement in every regard. It had more of a sense of fun about it, but still managed to be heartfelt and touching at the same time. Plus, I can tell that del Toro had a lot more control with this one. It makes me sad that we didn't get more films in this continuity.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army. I swear, every time I see a movie of Guillermo del Toro's for the first time, I love this guy even more. Newt was right: while I did enjoy the first one, this one was an improvement in every regard. It had more of a sense of fun about it, but still managed to be heartfelt and touching at the same time. Plus, I can tell that del Toro had a lot more control with this one. It makes me sad that we didn't get more films in this continuity.

I think he went downhill after this, with the exception of Nightmare Alley I've not been into any of his subsequent films.

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I think he went downhill after this, with the exception of Nightmare Alley I've not been into any of his subsequent films.

I haven't seen Nightmare Alley yet but I have seen Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, and The Shape of Water, and I enjoyed all of them.

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Teh Ghost and the Darkness-MAX

I Know I saw this not long after it hit home video. Watching it today remembered nothing about it.
Well made and shot drama.

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The Wrath of Becky - This is the much-better sequel to 2020's BECKY that concerns a young teen girl exacting revenge on the guys who fuck with her family. The first one had its moments, but it didn't go far enough with the exploitation elements. The joy in this sequel is that Becky is now completely psychotic and we know what she's capable of, so the director(s) just run with it. It's great because it feels dangerous and transgressive in ways that bigger-budgeted revenge movies haven't been for some time. It's mean, it's funny and Becky delivers some great lines after delivering some brutal, satisfying kills. Sean William Scott is also menacing and effective as the lead villain. He's better than you'd think. Highly recommended for pure, sleazy modern exploitation goodness.

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I think he went downhill after this, with the exception of Nightmare Alley I've not been into any of his subsequent films.

I recently watched his version of PINOCCHIO and, although I was aware that I was watching a good movie, it seemed really pleased with itself in a way that rubbed me the wrong way. Plus it went on forever. Not a del Toro I'd revisit anytime soon.