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Blood and Bone (USA, 2009) 8/10 **
The fights are the draw of the film and they don’t disappoint. They are some of the most impressive I’ve seen in this type of film. The story isn’t identical but follows a similar pattern to Lionheart. Michael Jai White is a specimen. He is huge but moves so incredibly quick. I really dig his mysterious, quite stranger wanders into town, character. Certainly has a Fistful of Dollars vibe. I love that he’s an unstoppable force that never comes close to finding an equal. Eamonn Walker is an exceptional villain. He plays it quite but incredibly intense with eyes that stare daggers. His chiseled features give him a great villain look. There isn’t any sleaze in the film but it doesn’t need it. It keeps a good pace and has compelling characters.

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Nightmare Alley. Didn't know what to expect from this, as it was so different from anything else Guillermo del Toro had ever done. Watching it, you can definitely tell it is him, as his style is unmistakable, but there's nothing fantastical about it. All in all, it is an interesting story, and the movie is full of great actors who give really good performances, but my favorite part was the first act, set entirely at the carnival, which gave me vibes of Freaks. Also, I didn't quite care for it being 150 minutes long, but it wasn't a big deal.

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Nightmare Alley. Didn't know what to expect from this, as it was so different from anything else Guillermo del Toro had ever done. Watching it, you can definitely tell it is him, as his style is unmistakable, but there's nothing fantastical about it. All in all, it is an interesting story, and the movie is full of great actors who give really good performances, but my favorite part was the first act, set entirely at the carnival, which gave me vibes of Freaks. Also, I didn't quite care for it being 150 minutes long, but it wasn't a big deal.

There's a very good 40s noir version with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell as well.

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There's a very good 40s noir version with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell as well.

As much as I like the del Toro version, the original is far more efficient. I've never read the book, but del Toro always said that the original version missed a lot out. However, I was quite surprised when his version came out how close they were. I was expecting the extended running time to add a lot of things.

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As much as I like the del Toro version, the original is far more efficient. I've never read the book, but del Toro always said that the original version missed a lot out. However, I was quite surprised when his version came out how close they were. I was expecting the extended running time to add a lot of things.

Exactly. The remake adds a huge amount of running time but I didn't feel like I gained anything new on the story. The Del Toro version is acceptable but the 40s version is better in all respects but budget for me.

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Along Came the Devil - Pretty blah possession movie that feels like it's missing footage and doesn't have an ending that makes sense. It also feels like it's going for some religious angle that never really goes anywhere and they sprinkled in some Evil Dead and The Exorcist references. Had to finish this tonight because I fell asleep watching it last night.

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So its funny that back in June I was kinda bitching about spending too much money on Vinegar Syndrome porn and re-releases like Bat Pussy and Miami Connection.

Buying Miami Connection on UHD prompted me to re-visit it and I ended up loving it even more the second time. I do love Vinegar Syndrome's VSU packaging but the PQ and AQ are a massive upgrade and did add to my enjoyment.

Stiff Competition was one of my favorite first time viewings of 2023. Its hilarious and looks stunning in 4K.

But last night I watched Bat Pussy for only the second time, since the sealed release was sitting on my watch pile, and Holy Shit! Goddam motherfuckers making a sex film in my Gotham City. And they definitely do not know how to fuck. They wouldn't know how to fuck, even if they were fucking their grandmother. Wow! Bat Pussy is truly the mountaintop of the genre film fan experience. You can watch a lot of so called 42nd street, grindhouse, drive-in trash, but nothing can prepare you Sam and Buddy. Thank god the endless stream of insults and profanities is broken up by the serene view of a woman riding a hippty-hop while wearing homemade Batgirl PJs and peeing in the woods. As I watch this film I struggle to calm my mind as it floods with questions and nearly short circuits as I try to comprehend how and why Bat Pussy exists. Its the worst cocaine fueled amateur sex tape and should have been destroyed the next morning. But it someone choose to edit this footage into a film and project in a movie theater. And why? Did some Texan in 1972 rub one out to this in public? I get why someone years later would run this for laughs. But.... I'm so confused. And I'm so glad there isn't just one commentary track, but two. So after I was done, I watched it two more times with commentary so I didn't feel like I went through the experience alone. Cocaine, its a hell of a drug kids.

There are dozens of great Bat Pussy moments, but one of my favorites is:
Buddy: "Darlin', would you like to be fucked in the ass?"
[long drunken, disinterested pause]
Sam: Nope

This was another sale where I started to regret how much I was spending. When I think about the films I'm getting, it just doesn't seem worth it. But then the box gets here and I'm blown away by the quality of the physical product. And it's a given that the transfers will far surpass what the these films require to enjoy. It boggles the mind that films like THE ABYSS can't get a decent release, but we have THE INVISBLE MANIAC and SEX WORLD on UHD.

I wish all of my favorite films got the Vinegar Syndrome Ultra treatment. Road House and Showgirls are two of my favorites so its still hard to believe.

Bat Pussy and Miami Connection were the titles that prove I got a problem though. I thoroughly enjoyed both films but I didn't need an upgrade of either. Certainly not UHD or Extended versions. That said, I now have an even more amazing release of two decent flicks. They are really nice to look at it. But damnthat wasn't cheap.

Also bad is that I can't stop buying their 70's/80's porn. I don't watch them very often and I rarely find a "must have" when I do. But the slip covers are stunning (some of the best). And it is cool to see grimy porn look so great on screen. It is obnoxious that it feels like its the same dozen performers in all of them.

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They wouldn't know how to fuck, even if they were fucking their grandmother.

Wait....... what?

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Originally posted by Jason C View Post
They wouldn't know how to fuck, even if they were fucking their grandmother.

Wait....... what?

When she took her teeth out, Granny was the Knob Goblin of the trailer park.

I think I just made myself sick.

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Wait....... what?

Sam says "You don't even know how to fuck. You wouldn't know how if you was doin' yor grandmother." to Buddy. Very sexy stuff.

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Bat Pussy would be a great double feature with Warhol's Blue Movie.

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Hannibal (2001): Had seen this once before a few years ago, on Hulu. Definitely an inferior sequel to The Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins is great, as always, and Julianne Moore is pretty good as Clarice, and the movie is definitely memorable and freaky (Gary Oldman's character is really nightmarish), as well as well-shot, thanks to Ridley Scott, but it's too long and doesn't leave that much of an impression when all is said and done.

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Mississippi River Sharks

Fun to watch something shot down where I am now almost once a month. Sharks are coming up the river and attackign people. Fishing rodeo is going on in a small town. Jason London is here playing "Star of Shark Bite 1,2,4,5,6" Jason London. Cassie Steele is the lead. And all the FX work is cheap CGI.

Not bad. Not worth paying for. It's on TUBI.

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The Iron Claw

No theater near me was showing it. Hit VOD and good film but I wonder how this plays to someone that doesn't know the story. So much is left out. Not just removing one of the brothers from the story. But more like stuff like Kerry losing his foot in a motorcycle accident. Or plenty of other stuff.

Any of yall seen this and dont already know the story,how did it work for you?

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The Iron Claw

No theater near me was showing it. Hit VOD and good film but I wonder how this plays to someone that doesn't know the story. So much is left out. Not just removing one of the brothers from the story. But more like stuff like Kerry losing his foot in a motorcycle accident. Or plenty of other stuff.

Any of yall seen this and dont already know the story,how did it work for you?

I haven't seen it yet, but it's one of the very few modern films I'm interested in seeing. (With new mainstream films, I wait until my library gets a copy and check it out for free.)

Which brother did they remove from the story?

I have incredibly fond memories of being a kid in the 80's and watching WCCW on Friday nights. We'd get fried chicken with honey dipping sauce and fried chicken livers with grilled onions from some mom & pop restaurant whose name I can't recall, and watch wrestling. WCCW was my favorite promotion (way better than AWA or WWF) until UWF came along a few years later.