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[cardero]

Parts: The Clonus Horror (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/ 90 Mins./ R/ 1979
A young man escapes from a govenment run project called Clonus only to find out that Peter Graves (Jeff Knight) a candidate for Presidency is a conspirator to keep Clonus a secret. Top government officials are aware of it and support the super secret project, because they are cloning themselves to live longer and better lives, at the expense of their clone counter-part, who is no more than a "slave" as far as human rights are concerned. The ethical and moral values are explored as the escapee (Tim Donnelly) known as Richard returns full circle back to Clonus, only to find his girlfriend lobotimized for government security purposes.

If the plot sounds familiar it should to people who watched Michael Bay's originally proclaimed feature "The Island". The producers and directors of "Part's The Clonus Horror" were ready to take Dreamworks to court after citing 90 similiar scenes in Bay's "The Island". Dreamworks basically bought the rights and settled out of court with a seven figure deal to "Part's" director Robert Fiveson. "The Island" went on to become a boxoffice flop for Dreamworks.

 

[stacey bo bacey]

Jesus Camp and Pineapple Express.

Haha...they were very different from each other.

Everyone needs to see both, though. Jesus Camp is really very scary and shocking (imho) and Pineapple Express is HIGHlarious.

 

[cardero]

THE SPACE CHILDREN (MST3K version)
DVD/ B&W/ 90 Mins./ NR/ 1958
Nei pressi di una base spaziale, nascosta in una caverna che porta direttamente su una grande spiaggia, vive una creatura extraterrestre. La creatura ha la forma di un cervello umano, ma non è violento, anzi comunica soltanto con i bambini, attraverso l'emissione di onde musicali. Comunicando con un gruppo di bambini, la creatura riesce ad avvisare la popolazione di un esperimento che le autorità militari vorrebbero portare a compimento : far esplodere nello spazio un pericoloso missile nucleare. Grazie all'aiuto ed all'intervento dei bambini, l'esperimento non viene effettuato.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Jesus Camp and Pineapple Express.

Haha...they were very different from each other.

Everyone needs to see both, though. Jesus Camp is really very scary and shocking (imho) and Pineapple Express is HIGHlarious.

I saw Jesus Camp at the Hot Docs festival a few years ago. The scariest part for me was the Q & A session afterward with the filmmakers, when that one woman (can't remember her name now, unfortunately) thought the final product was "too boring" and was upset that they cut out all the "interesting" stuff that the filmmakers had omitted to stop the film from seeming sensationalistic, exploitive and inflammatory.

They said they sent videotapes of the finished product to everyone who was featured in it before the movie was released. Everyone but Ted Haggard responded positively to it.




Last night, we saw Tropic Thunder.

See Tropic Thunder.:yes:

 

[OutOfTime]

how about a 'what movies havent u seen recently thread?

 

[Ezzedean]

I'm a big movie watcher, usually go every Sunday and check one out with a few buddies. A lot of fun movies out right now. Step Brother was pretty funny. Will Ferrell and John C.Reiley are a great pair and and they make it fun. I found that it slowed down a little near the end, but no big deal.

Tropic Thunder has hilarious performances by almost every cast member. Robert Downey Jr is great and plays his character very well, just listening to him talk his funny. Ben Stiller and Jack Black portray their cliche Hollywood actor with great humor. Also, Tom Cruises role which surprisingly wasn't advertised in previews was entertaining. He plays the super rich investor who's paying for the making of the movie. I didn't realize that the character he was playing was even him until my buddy pointed it out. Great satire movie.

I don't think I need to say much about The Dark Knight. Considering it's sold over $500,000,000.00 I think that speaks for itself. Some might complain that it's too long, but it couldn't have been done any other way. I'll say what everyone else has been saying and tell you that Heath Ledger plays the Joker amazingly and that you are entertained everytime he hits the screen, but don't let that steal the thunder of Aaron Eckharts peformance. Watching the birth of two face was pretty cool. Christopher Nolan is bringing us Batman at it's most pure. The comic books are very dark and mean, and the Batmans made in the 90's portrayed a lollypop version of what the Batman series is really like.

Watch out for the next Batman movie which is rumored to have Johnny Depp play the Riddler, and Phillip Seymoure Hoffman play the Penguin.

Pineapple Express will make you laugh, and you don't have to be a stoner to enjoy it, eventhough I'm sure it helps. Seth Rogan and James Franco play well together, and it almost seems as if they're not reading out lines and instead are doing improv in a lot of the scenes. probably because they were actually really high. Also, it's surprisingly violent. Funny violent, but still violent. Don't take the kids.

Lastly, I will have to say check out War Inc. Not a huge blockbuster and playing in select theaters. Political Satire movie starring John Cusack and Ben Kinsley. Funny movie, with a message.

That's all for now.

 

[cardero]

Zaat a.k.a. The Blood Waters Of Dr. Z (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/90 Mins./ PG/ 1975
A mad scientist (and apparent former Nazi) unleashes his master plan: to transform himself into a mutated walking catfish, gain revenge on those who have spurned him, and kidnap nubile young women to similarly transform so that he can breed. Or something like that.

 

[cardero]

The Robot Vs. The Aztec Mummy a.k.a.
Momia azteca contra el robot humano, La (MST3K version)
DVD/ B&W/ 65 Mins./ NR/ 1958
A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries old living mummy.

In all it’s honesty, with a title like this, you know what you’re going to get.

 

[cardero]

THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH (MST3K version)
DVD/ B&W/ 90 Mins./ NR/ 1964
Radioactive waste dumped off the coastline creates mutant monsters. The beasts attack slumber parties, beaches, tourists, and terrorize a waterfront community as a scientist, his daughter, her boyfriend and the local police try to find a way to stop them.

Two great genres (Beach Party and cheesy monster movie) that play great together and the MST crew is chewing it up.

 

[Jeremy Mason]

OK, I know it has been out for quite some time, but I just saw What the Bleep Do We Know. I have to say, I found it throughly enlightening and I think I should see it again.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

The Lost Boys:
Definitly not the best vampire movie I have seen, but far from the worst. I found it to be just a little too corny at times.

 

[cardero]

Time Of The Apes (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/ 97 Mins./ NR/ 1987
A scientist and two kids cryogenically freeze themselves. Several thousand years later, they are revived in a strange future where monkeys live as humans and where the only human left is Gono, some sort of hunter. With a vengeful monkey and the rest of the ape government on their tail, the gang must find a way to get home.

 

[NoahideHiker]

I finally saw The Dark Knight. I generally hate hype movies like this. All the hype about Heath Ledger's performance had me under whelmed. I can honestly say that his performance lived up to the hype. Amazing...

 

[DallasApple]

1408..

Weird is all I can say..

Love

Dallas

 

[Yes Man]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

 

[cardero]

Catalina Caper (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/ 84 Mins/ NR/ 1967
A beach movie. A scroll is stolen from an art gallery and taken to Catalina Island, where the thieves plan to use it to swindle Lakopolous, a Greek art collector. They plan to show him the real scroll, then deliver a fake. Lakopolous, however, turns out not to be rock-stupid, and tries to steal the scroll himself. Meanwhile, the thieves' son figures out what his folks are up to and cooks up an improbable scheme that will allow him to steal the scroll back and return it. During this, the whole troupe are under surveillance from a mysterious guy who keeps pulling prat falls. All of which is *completely incidental* to the story of the love interest between Don and Katrina, the blonde guy who always has women flocking to him for no perceptible reason, and the "spontaneous" music and dance numbers

 

[cardero]

Moon Zero Two (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/ 100 Mins./ G/ 1969
A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. The only place that they can bring the asteroid down without drawing attention to themselves is a far side mining claim. But first they must dispose of the miner. Little known to them, however, is the fact that the miners sister has hired the same salvage team to help her locate her missing brother.

A weird British outing with 60’s women dressed in futuristic costumes (guilty pleasure) and “moon-jazz” in the soundtrack.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I saw Tropic Thunder tonight.

Fabulous.

 

[cardero]

Devil Fish (MST3K version)
DVD/ Color/ 90 Mins./ R/ 1984
Several boats are torn apart, badly wrecked corpses are washed ashore... something horrible is out in the Caribbean sea. The teeth marks on the bodies don't lead to any known animal, so scientist Dr. Stella Dickens suspects it's a so far unknown life form and strives to catch it alive. She doesn't know yet that ruthless scientists have genetically created this creature as a bioweapon, or that it has been designed to reproduce by asexual means. And that the company she works for created the creature and will stop at nothing to keep their secret.

 

[Yes Man]

Mall Rats and Cutthroat Island.