DON'T GO NEAR THE PARK

[Clive Smith noodle doodle Find all posts View Profile Close Clive Smith]

I watched this for the first time at the weekend. I've had the Dark Sky DVD sitting around the house for years and I've always managed to put it off.

It's dreadful and a bit of a chore but I managed to succumb to its lunatic charm. Lots of latex, grey hair and even a cheeky street urchin. Poor street urchin, I suppose he was an orphan too.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

I think it may be the best random exploding van movie ever made.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

Don't think I've ever seen it.

Notice how I started this post with "Don't?" Pretty rad, huh?

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[Clive Smith noodle doodle Find all posts View Profile Close Clive Smith]

Well, there was quite a deep carpet in the van which would have been very flammable. It doesn't take much - just a spark.

No, what's rad is that lasers come out of someone's eyes and frighten a dog away. Don't let that put you off, though.

I think the writer and director played the guys in the back of the van just so's they could cop a feel of amulet girl.

[Clive Smith noodle doodle Find all posts View Profile Close Clive Smith]

SPOILER!

That's amulet girl at the top of the slide, tickling the poor street urchin to death.

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

I think the writer and director played the guys in the back of the van just so's they could cop a feel of amulet girl.

That may be the whole reason they made this movie.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

That theory makes more sense than anything in the film.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

Weird box art. Year? Country?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

81. USA.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

USA? Pfft.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

This is a pretty good highlight reel:

http://youtu.be/GGFuuQlooOs

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

And how the fuck did Aldo Ray wind up in that movie? Not that he was the most discriminating when it came to taking parts, but jeez...

[Paul Casey Frito Bandito Find all posts View Profile Close Paul Casey]

It's Wiki, so take it with a grain, but I guess it was to pay for his medical bills.

[Clive Smith noodle doodle Find all posts View Profile Close Clive Smith]

That highlight reel's great, if heavily weighted in the favour of poor street urchin footage.

Aldo only buys flowers from him if they're fresh.