April 26, 2009

DVD Review: One-Eyed Monster (2009)

To say that I was totally surprised by this one is a gross understatement... Oh, and this review contains just a bit more vulgarity than usual, so be warned...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988043/
Cast Members of Note- Ron Jeremy, Ron Jeremy's penis, Amber Benson, Charles Napier and Veronica Hart.

Ron Jeremy's dick has been terrorizing the Porn world for over four decades now, and finally we have proof that it can kill. The crew of a porn shoot heads into the deep woods to make their movie called "Animatronic Donkey Blues." They're full of energy and ready to tap little Johnny behind the ear all weekend.

The face of a sex murderer!
A Celestial event sends a shooting star blazing towards earth, and naturally it takes aim at Ron Jeremy's penis; where else would you want to strike if you were a shooting star, other than maybe Bea Arthur's vagina? (Oddly enough, I wrote the Bea Arthur bit before I heard of her death today. R.I.P. Bea, thank you for being a friend.)

He's got "the glow," just like Taimak did in The Last Dragon!
The now "possessed" RJ heads inside to do his scene, and nearly screws Veronica Hart to death; luckily the guys rig up a super tampon made from 6-8 smaller tampons, and save her from bleeding to death. They can't save poor RJ though, as his penis rips free from his droopy body and decides to go on a rape/murder spree. From this point forward it's the unsuspecting porn crew against an Intergalactic-mutant version of Ron Jeremy's joint; and something other than the shit hits the fan. I won't spoil what happens next for you here, but suffice it to say that they don't call it a trap for nothing.

This is a trap, not the trap I was cleverly referring to above.
I absolutely laughed my ass off during this movie, and wasn't at all embarrassed that I did. It's got such a cheesy premise, and stars such B-list talent, that I was expecting another cringe-inducing pile of dung, but I was very pleasantly surprised to find it totally entertaining. Just imagine John Carpenter's The Thing, but with an Alien Cock causing all of the mayhem, and that's basically what you get here. The great part about this movie is that it doesn't take itself seriously at all, but they play it serious. If you've seen the 2006 Horror Comedy gem Black Sheep, then you'll have an idea of what this movie is like.

I've also got to take a minute to talk about Ron Jeremy: He can't act for shit, but he has a really endearing human quality about him that really makes me like him. The MEGA-HUGE porn icon has wanted to be successful in legitimate film for a long time, but he just doesn't have the chops. Still, movies like this make me cheer for him, and his dream.

Until that day Ron, here are Amber Benson's panties. Not a bad trade-off.
Ladies of the world, please let me warn you about the hazards of the penis; it's dangerous, and it can potentially kill you. And while we all love Porn (and the fact that you're enough of a Whore to make it and document your sex on video for us), the fact of the matter is that penis kills. Is it really worth your life? I hope this movie will make you think about that.

That's deep, man...
Ron Jeremy has had sex with more women than every other man alive... put together! It's a wonder his wang hasn't turned on him before this.

Yes, Ron, you're a whore.
There's some gore and blood in this, but there's also a lot of... um... well... sperm too. Either way, it gets pretty messy.

That certainly should count as gore...
It's a movie about a Killer Dick killing the cast & crew of a porn shoot, you would think it would have had more in the way of T&A, wouldn't you? Well, not so much. We did get some nakedness, but it was mostly courtesy of Ron Jeremy's sweaty man-boobs.

Guess which one we get to see naked?
I could list them all day, as this movie was full of great lines:
  • "With the added weight and the back pains, all I can do is kiss the tip."
  • "We're gonna need a bigger tampon."
  • "I know you dug him, but that's his dick out there, and it's a mass-murderer!"
  • "Wanna know what hell sounds like? I think it sounds like 30 men getting massacred by a dick!"
  • Director: "Ok Ron, take off your sweater." RJ: "I'm not wearing a sweater."

This movie was funny as hell.

Veronica Hart, a true Hall of Famer.
Lidocaine... who knew? Also, "Suzy Chang's Crab Roll" is an actual film. Again, who knew?

Look at her pretending she can read. How sweet.
This movie is funny as hell, and works perfectly as a Horror Comedy. Just like Black Sheep, Shaun of the Dead, or Slither, it's played almost totally for laughs while fitting neatly into the Horror framework. Don't expect perfection, and I think you'll really enjoy this one.

B+

One-Eyed Monster is available now on DVD and VOD.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q8FSOS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001Q8FSOS&linkCode=as2&tag=thehorclu0a-20&linkId=5NG63AXL4ZXGNRTC

Amber Benson really neds to be in more movies.

April 23, 2009

Poltergay- This movie actually exists

While looking for pictures on google, I found this poster for Poltergay; a movie about a straight guy haunted by fabulously gay ghosts. Check out the trailer if you want proof that the French are truly out of their minds. And what's with the cat meowing throughout the trailer? I'm guessing he's gay too.

April 20, 2009

Quick Review: Virus Undead (2008)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0938347/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
"An infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrounded by zombies, with nowhere to run."

As someone of German heritage, it pains me to bash a movie made in The Hinterland, but this one was just horribly bad. Maybe they should have stuck to filming it in German as opposed to English, as most of it came of really cheesy and awkward. I guess the best way to describe the movie is that it's a really weak version of 28 Days Later? Bad, bad, bad. What the hell just happened?

Avian Zombie Flu?
  • Evil birds? What?
  • Did they plan on the opening credits sequence to be a rip off of 2004's Dawn of the Dead?
  • It takes about 42 minutes for anything to happen. Then, nothing really good happens.
  • The Wilhelm Scream was at least fun.

Yeah, that was pretty much us while watching this movie.
If you're looking for a good zombie/infected flick to get your blood going and entertain you, keep looking.

Anna Breuer is one sexy madchen.

Quick Review: Ghosts of Goldfield (2007)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494228/
"A group of five led by Julie set up their filming equipment in the hotel of the derelict town of Goldfield, hoping to capture footage of the ghost of Elisabeth Walker, a maid tortured and killed in room 109. Troubled by visions, Julie discovers that a necklace, handed down to her from her grandmother, is somehow connecting her to this tragedy."

What a waste of Rowdy Roddy Piper; that guy usually tends to rule (re: They Live), but here he's doing the job to a crap movie. Aside from some cute girls, this movie really has nothing to offer in the way of story, acting and above all, scares. Jump scares and quick cuts do not = scary.
Marnette Peterson is hot, though.
  • What was with the lame "ghost voices?"
  • Did we mention that Marnette Peterson is hot?
  • Poor Rowdy Roddy Piper... They absolutely wasted him here. Hot Rod deserves better than this!
  • Do cell Pphones ever get signals in Horror movies? EVER?!?

Hot.
This one wasn't "horrible" horrible, but it was pretty bad, especially considering that the cast had some decent talent among them.

Once again, Marnette Peterson is hot.

Quick Review: The Death Factory Bloodletting (2008)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155637/
"Death Factory: Bloodletting (Saw meets Hostel) is a horror film about a group of online deviants who are invited to an abandoned factory to witness a "bloodletting", an event displaying the torture and murder of an innocent person. Once inside, they soon realize that they have been lured into a trap by a self-righteous madman who uses the factory and its bloodthirsty inhabitant as his own personal version of Hell."

Combine elements of Feast, The Devil's Rejects and a kiddie pool filled with week-old vomit, and you have Death Factory: Bloodletting. I had high hopes for this one, but it totally failed on too many levels to be redeemable. On the blood and boobs front, it delivers. As far as the script, the acting, the story, the acting, the "edgy" style, the story, and the acting go, this one is a fail.

Hey man nice shot.
  • One character hides a 9mm gun and some extra bullets in her hoo-ha.
  • Were treated to such witty dialogue as "I'm on the rag. Happy trails, fucker!" and "If you try to leave the premisis, you die."
  • The characters are named White Manson, Slutty Baby, Rubber Love, Black Johnson, Gretel and Hansel, The Cock-Master, Massive 9, and Crazy Fucker. Yeah.
  • Looking like Jesus and acting like Charles Manson doesn't make you compelling.

Another nice shot. There was potential here.
Next time maybe try making an effective Horror movie instead of trying to be hip and "on the edge," or whatever the hell it was that the producers trying to do.

Michelle Mousel is a lovely, lovely girl, and we enjoyed her part in this movie.