BlackArt
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The film is a parody of Slasher films made in 1981. (Which was in the early days of slasher flicks and the inevitable sequelitis.) The last time I saw it on cable they rated it one star. It is much funnier than that.
The film starts with the obligatory babysitter left alone to babysit the child who is never seen. Every plot point has large arrows pointing to it to make it even more obvious. The murder weapons are beyond absurd. (The first one is a paper clip.) The killer is a guy wearing rubber boots known as the "breather" who disguises his voice by talking through a rubber chicken. The plot is ripped from the type of movies that were popular in 1981. (The first murder happens on Jamie Lee Curtis' birthday.)
If you have a choice watch the 'R' rated version. It is not for nudity or violence. It is for one gag to intentionally get an R rating. (I won't spoil it. It is my favorite gag in the film.)
If you are in the mood for something totally absurd and there is alcohol involved, it is worth an evening.
The film starts with the obligatory babysitter left alone to babysit the child who is never seen. Every plot point has large arrows pointing to it to make it even more obvious. The murder weapons are beyond absurd. (The first one is a paper clip.) The killer is a guy wearing rubber boots known as the "breather" who disguises his voice by talking through a rubber chicken. The plot is ripped from the type of movies that were popular in 1981. (The first murder happens on Jamie Lee Curtis' birthday.)
If you have a choice watch the 'R' rated version. It is not for nudity or violence. It is for one gag to intentionally get an R rating. (I won't spoil it. It is my favorite gag in the film.)
If you are in the mood for something totally absurd and there is alcohol involved, it is worth an evening.
Back when National Lampoon made records (remember those?) and had a magazine, they did a parody of Woodstock called "Lemmings". In it are some of the names that went on to become famous in Saturday Night Live and films.
This video is a recording of the stage production of the album.
Lemmings (The festival of "sex, love and death") is aout a bunch of young folk getting together to listen to music and off themselves. It is very politically incorrect humor these days. (And probably was in the 70s as well.) Everyone gets skewered. The fans, the musicians, politics, as well as the culture of the 60s.
Highlights include a Motown version of the communist manifesto, The band "Megadeath" (probably where the other band got the idea), parodies of many of the artists who played at Woodstock (including one by John Belushi), and some great quotable bits.
"Long hair... Short hair... Whats the difference once the heads blown off!"
"Power to the correct people!"
"For the benifit of those who have just paid, the Woodshuck Festival of Peace, Love and Death is now a free concert. That does not mean you can do what you want. it means you have to do as your told."
If you can find the movie or the record, get into it. Its killer stuff!
This video is a recording of the stage production of the album.
Lemmings (The festival of "sex, love and death") is aout a bunch of young folk getting together to listen to music and off themselves. It is very politically incorrect humor these days. (And probably was in the 70s as well.) Everyone gets skewered. The fans, the musicians, politics, as well as the culture of the 60s.
Highlights include a Motown version of the communist manifesto, The band "Megadeath" (probably where the other band got the idea), parodies of many of the artists who played at Woodstock (including one by John Belushi), and some great quotable bits.
"Long hair... Short hair... Whats the difference once the heads blown off!"
"Power to the correct people!"
"For the benifit of those who have just paid, the Woodshuck Festival of Peace, Love and Death is now a free concert. That does not mean you can do what you want. it means you have to do as your told."
If you can find the movie or the record, get into it. Its killer stuff!
The film is not really a documentary.
The movie was voted as the best film of the festival by a large margin. (And there were some excellent entries this year.)
As far as I am concerned this is the best Lovecraft adaptation I have ever seen.
The film is an adaptation of a number of H.P. Lovecraft's storys intercut with some very realisting looking film footage of "HPL". (Actually an actor who does a remarkable job with the part.)
The film is an exploration of Lovecraft's motivations behind the stories, why he wrote, and what he thought of his own efforts -- intertwingling with his own stories and themes. (Especially the dreamlands stories of Randolph Carter.)
All of this sounds kind of hokey, but it works. Through the Dreamlands, the film mixes modern day and Lovecraft's 20s, among others. (One scene has Lovecraft meeting a modern fan and wondering why his face is on a t-shirt.)
If you can find this playing somewhere, by all means see it! It is an impressive piece of film making.
The movie was voted as the best film of the festival by a large margin. (And there were some excellent entries this year.)
As far as I am concerned this is the best Lovecraft adaptation I have ever seen.
The film is an adaptation of a number of H.P. Lovecraft's storys intercut with some very realisting looking film footage of "HPL". (Actually an actor who does a remarkable job with the part.)
The film is an exploration of Lovecraft's motivations behind the stories, why he wrote, and what he thought of his own efforts -- intertwingling with his own stories and themes. (Especially the dreamlands stories of Randolph Carter.)
All of this sounds kind of hokey, but it works. Through the Dreamlands, the film mixes modern day and Lovecraft's 20s, among others. (One scene has Lovecraft meeting a modern fan and wondering why his face is on a t-shirt.)
If you can find this playing somewhere, by all means see it! It is an impressive piece of film making.